Former Absolute Poker co-founder Scott Tom is a step closer to resolving his outstanding criminal charges filed by US prosecutors in the 2011 Black Friday online poker indictments.

On May 31, Tom (pictured) reached a deal with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge in connection with Absolute Poker’s US-facing operations in the years prior to the April 15, 2011 indictments issued by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Tom, who returned to US shores in February nearly six years after being indicted, originally faced multiple felony charges of illegal gambling and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

According to documents filed with the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Tom agreed to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor count of being an accessory after the fact to the transmission of wagering information. Tom waived his right to a jury trial and consented to proceed to trial, judgment and sentencing by US Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses.