{"id":5269,"date":"2023-03-08T11:58:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=5269"},"modified":"2023-03-08T11:58:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:58:38","slug":"former-wsop-finalist-shawn-sheikhan-pleads-guilty-to-running-drug-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/former-wsop-finalist-shawn-sheikhan-pleads-guilty-to-running-drug-farm","title":{"rendered":"Former WSOP Finalist Sheikhan Pleads Guilty To Running Drug Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/shawn-sheikhan.jpg\" alt=\"Shawn Sheikhan\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5270\" title=\"Former WSOP Finalist Shawn Sheikhan Pleads Guilty To Running Drug Farm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/shawn-sheikhan.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/shawn-sheikhan-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shawn Sheikhan made the final tables at the 2005 WSOP Main Event <\/li>\n<li>Sheikhan is being prosecuted for running an illegal drug farm<\/li>\n<li>Sheikhan could receive up to 40 years in prison if found guilty <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The poker world may not be familiar with poker pro <strong>Shawn Sheikhan<\/strong> as he hasn\u2019t been very active or consistent on the poker circuit in recent years. Shawn Sheikhan made news in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\">world of poker<\/a> back in 2005 when he qualified for the final tables of the <strong>2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikhan made headlines not only for making the final tables but getting into a verbal spat with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/mike-matusow-called-out-for-presenting-incorrect-2021-wsop-profit-stats\">Mike \u201c<em>The Mouth<\/em>\u201d Matusow<\/a><\/strong>. Sheikhan ended up exiting in 11th place and pocketed a cool $600,000.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZ5VeLPvXlM?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"shawn-sheikhan-could-face-up-to-40-years-in-prison\">Shawn Sheikhan Could Face Up To 40 Years In Prison <\/h2>\n<p>Shawn Sheikhan is once again in the news but this time it isn\u2019t for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/blog\/five-things-to-avoid-doing-while-playing-at-poker-tables\">exploits at a poker table<\/a>. Sheikhan is facing criminal charges for running an illegal cannabis farm along with <strong>Sabriana Williams<\/strong> who is named as a co-defendant in the criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>two of them have pleaded guilty to running a drug farm from 2019 to 2022<\/strong> to grow cannabis illegally. They ran \u2018<em>Cannaland<\/em>\u2019 without a license and supplied other unlicensed cannabis vendors with weed. Cannaland also ran its own dispensary and sold directly to customers mostly in the San Diego area in California.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the guilty plea deal made by Sheikhan and Williams, they have <strong>admitted to supplying over 3,000 kgs of cannabis during this 3 year period<\/strong>. Due to the serious amount of drugs sold, <strong>Sheikhan is facing a minimum jail term of 5 years and a maximum term of up to 40 years along with a fine of $5 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Cannaland was investigated by both state and federal authorities before a raid was conducted on Spring Valley, California outlet! Authorities discovered over 3 thousand pounds of cannabis that had a $6 million street value to it and 5 illegal firearms. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"shawn-sheikhan-been-in-trouble-with-the-law-before\">Shawn Sheikhan Been In Trouble With The Law Before<\/h2>\n<p>This is not the first time that Shawn Sheikhan has been in trouble with the law. The poker pro who has over $1.5 million in prize money based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/player.php?a=r&amp;n=9902\">Hendon Mob<\/a> was <strong>convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery in 1995 on a minor<\/strong> and spent nine months in jail and got five years for probation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Shawn Sheikhan made the final tables at the 2005 WSOP Main Event Sheikhan is being prosecuted for running an illegal drug farm Sheikhan could receive up to 40 years in prison if found guilty The poker world may not be familiar with poker pro Shawn Sheikhan as he hasn\u2019t been very active or consistent&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1,11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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