been linked to illegal sports gambling rings. he reportedly transferred $2.75 million to a man who reached a plie agreement with prosecutors in which he revealed mickelson s identity as a client. a gambling client known as mickelson has gregory sylvara transfer the money from account to account. this is a practice known as money laundering. he wouldn t be the first to be em broild in a gambling scandal. antoine walker found himself buried in a gambling debt. olympic gold medallist phil mccover rewas sentenced in a . michael vick for dog running operation. even referee tim donahee for betting on basketball games. dykstra admitted to losing thousands of dollars in an