Paul Phua hit with conspiracy charge, gov’t says evidence “more than sufficient”

Someone in the US Department of Justice really wants to keep Paul Phua’s private jet.

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors in Nevada charged the Malaysian businessman with conspiracy, a side dish to his existing charges of operating an illegal gambling business and transmission of wagering information. Phua has a May 20 court date to answer to the new charge.

Phua is the last man standing of the eight individuals arrested in July 2014 for allegedly running an illegal online sportsbook out of three luxury villas at Caesars Palace. The other accused have either seen their charges dropped or have reached settlements with the feds, as Phua’s son Darren did in March.

Phua has refused to cut a deal and has spent the last year under house arrest in Vegas while his lawyers did battle. Phua’s resolve appeared to have paid off last month when a federal judge declared the bulk of the FBI’s evidence inadmissible due to some epic Fourth Amendment trampling.