Tierney Court Case

January 9, 2012

Daniel Eremian and Robert Eremian are the brothers-in-law of Congressman John Tierney, who according to prosecutors operated a huge illegal gambling, racketeering, money laundering and tax evasion scheme collecting between $32 Million and $44 Million from 1997 through 2005. Prosecutors say the business actively operated from before the time of John Tierney's 1996 election, and continuously, through 2010. Active members of the Eremian / Patrice family included Patrice Tierney, her father and her son, and her two brothers.

In 2006, Congressman John Tierney voted in Congress against HR 4411, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which expressly made this type of activity illegal. This and other laws are now being used to prosecute his brothers-in-law.

Facing a maximum penalty of 12 years (3 years for each of 4 counts) and a $400,000 fine, Patrice Tierney pled guilty in exchange for agreeing to cooperate with authorities regarding her brother's tax evasion. She served time in prison in 2011, and remains on probation. Patrice Tierney in November, 2011, testified concerning her role in this "family business" during Daniel Eremian's trial. Robert Eremian remains a fugitive from justice.

John Tierney claimed he "knew nothing" of the $7 Million Dollars his wife admitted by her guilty plea she managed as part of her brothers' business. When finally forced to testify, his wife admitted John Tierney visited the Gambling Parlour in Antigua twice, that she received $223,000 in ill-gotten gains from his business, and refused to answer whether it was included in their tax returns.

Demands have been made that Congressman Tierney produce his income tax returns to verify he and his wife paid taxes on the $223,000 income she received, and all of the bank records concerning his wife's management of the $10 Million Dollars she handled, but he has so far failed to do so. Daniel Eremian was found guilty by the jury, and is awaiting sentencing.

Click below to read the brief filed by the prosecution in USA vs. Daniel Eremian, the transcript of Patrice Tierney's sentencing hearing held on January 13, 2011, Patrice Tierney's Plea Bargain of September 20, 2010, and John Tierney's 2000 - 2010 Financial Reports filed with Congress. There is also a summary of her Testimony on November 21, 2011; the transcript will be posted when it becomes available.