funds that according to this complaint were wired to maguire through bank transfers.that since the games were technically illegal and not licensed maguire and the other defendants have no right to keep the money they won. cnn reached out to maguire's reps for comment, but they say they are not responding at this time. now, there's also been a lot of speculation about other high-profile celebs who may be involved in this, in the scheme. the lawsuit also names two others. actor and director nick casavette, who corrected "the notebook" as well as "welcome back kotter" star gape kaplan. we've reached out to boast these actors, and they have yet to comment. now i should also note that none of the defendants named in the lawsuits are facing any kind of criminal charges here, but they do have to return any of their alleged gambling winnings or make the case for the money in court. gambling sill legal here in california. we reached out to the los angeles district attorney's office, and they tell us at this time there is no criminal investigation under way. kareen wynter, cnn,

maguire is sued by the trustees of those who lost money in the scheme.legedly won from rudeman that he wired through wires. the suit contends that since these games were technical illegal and weren't licensed maguire and the other defendants have no right to keep the money that they won. cnn, by the way, reached out to maguire's reps for comments and we are told they are, quote, not responding at this time. guys? >> besides tobey maguire, are there any other hollywood celebrities, any other big names being sued? >> reporter: well, you know, there has been a whole lot of speculation about other stars allegedly involved in the poker ring but cnn confirmed that actor and director nick cassovetti and former "welcome back kotter" star gabe kaplan is already being sued. we reached out to both of these actors for comment and they have yet to respond. >> this is some pretty high stakes stuff here if you're talking about $73,000 in winnings, 300,000. can they get into trouble with the law for gambling? >> reporter: that's the big question we have been digging. no

. >>> and now to the web of lies and lawsuits entangling spider-man star tobey maguire.ker scam. our andrea canning has the story. >> reporter: you may know tobey maguire as spider-man, but he's also a superhero at the poker table. according to lawyers, maguire has won hundreds of thousands of dollars in a roving high stakes poker game. "star" magazine obtained this $70,000 check written to the actor, just part of his winnings, but it turns out the poker parter who gave him that check, former hollywood hedge fund manager, bradley ruderman, allegedly used stolen cash to repaid his gambling debts. ruderman was sentenced to over ten years in prison for embezzling more than $25 million from his clients in a ponzi scheme. $5.2 million, according to the fbi, went to cover his poker debts. now, tobey maguire and several other celebrities have been named in numerous lawsuits in an attempt to reclaim victims' money. >> the allegation is that they knew that they were playing in an illegal game and now that it turns out that the money they got for their winnings were from the ill-g

they claim he then lost the money in a high stakes poker game involving maguire and other celebritiesncluding ben affleck and matt damon. they demand maguire pay back more than $300,000 he won in the game. >> in all the complaints i filed we allege there was about $5 .2 million of monies paid by him to pay his gambling losses. >> maguire hasn't commented. ruder man is serving 10 years in federal prison for the ponzi scheme. >>> they moved in and now it's time to take them out. what's being done about all the gophers popping up in golden gate park? ken bastida with tonight's "good question." >>> reporter: i see ya you little rat! well, actually that's not a rat. it's a gopher. >> gophers are a problem. they are rodents. they are a pest. they're naturally occurring. >> reporter: and they have taken up residence in san francisco's golden gate park. park and rec's director of operations says they have always been here but seems to be a war right now. >> it's a pretty steady population which, you know, we are, you know, fighting man and beast back and forth on. >> reporter: and this is how

tobey maguire is caught in a high stakes poker playing.or he was slapped with a lawsuit claiming that a former hedge fund manager by the name of bradley rudderman who is serving a 1-year federal prison sentence for wiretaps and wire fraud convictions he took place in games in several luxury hotels in beverly hills. rudderman reportedly lost money to maguire and other celebs who weren't named in the lawsuit but allegedly toort in thet gambling events. rudderman alleged to get a ponzi scheme. now the investors who allegedly lost money are going after maguire and $311,000 he allegedly won from rudderman that he wired to ma gur through bank transfers. since the game were technical illegal and maguire and the other defendants have no right to keep the money they won. we reached out take maguire's representatives but did not hear anything. there is so much speculation about other stars allegedly involved in this poker ring. we can confirm the director of "the notebook" and "welcome back kotter" star gabe kaplan are also being sued. we reached ou

according to the suit, tobey maguire won $311,000 in 2007 and 2008.efendants include billionaire alec gores, being sued for $445,000. and director nick cassavetes, for $73,000. his attorney says he engaged in no wrongdoing and may try to settle the case for a reduced amount or fight it. the suit alleges the defendants improperly received funds in clandestine, high-stakes games that were operated without any licenses or permits. using a professional-type poker table and hired dealers. there is no comment from the hotels allegedly involved including the peninsula, the four seasons, and the beverly hills hotel. this is miriam hernandez reporting for abc news. >> ruderman, the big loser, seeks $4 million from his poker competitors. while there have been no arrests the fbi is investigating. >>> and the home of the kentucky derby is now littered with debris after a powerful line of storms spawned tornadoes. about five barns at churchill downs were badly damaged and the horses were running loose. powerful winds hit the famed track but no races were going on

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. >>> and very happy birthday to actor tobey maguire who turns 36 today. happy birthday. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. >>> tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. after the judge in the casey anthony murder trial abruptly called for a recess over the weekend, could a plea deal be in the works? and the fonz himself, actor henry winkler shares some of the most humorous and heartfelt stories from his new book. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a great monday.

. >>> court records show spider-man star tobey maguire and other celebrities have been named in lawsuits seeking to reclaim more than $4 million won during an elicit invitation-only poker matches. it's being brought on by victims of an imprisoned ponzi schemer who allegedly used their money to pay off his gambling debts. >>> actress lindsay lohan has been ordered back to court today so a judge can consider whether she violated probation while serving house arrest. tmz reports the "mean girl" star tested positive for alcohol last week. lohan's publicist had no comment. >>> this comes to us from knop news 2 in north platte, nebraska, where some sheep became bullish with a group of pint-sized rodeo stars. the mutton busting competition turned into a bumpy ride for a few wranglers in the making. these are tough kids. the competitors cling to the sheep holding on as long as they could. look at them doing a good job. the event featured a number of nasty spills, but all the youngsters were able to shake it off with smiles on their faces. look at that little girl, yeah, i got this covered, no pr

you love that movie "jerry maguire" right? it's one of your favorite films?ter ] anybody here have a car? [ scattered cheers ] yeah. that's what i figured. one of my friends told me to get a car. he said, "you've got to get the ford fiesta." i took one drive in this thing, it's more like ford siesta! even horn's like -- honk, honk -- [ snores ] [ laughter ] cop pulls me over. "you know how fast were you going?" "yeah, fast asleep, offisnore!" [ snores ] [ light laughter ] just kidding around here. hey, jimmy you know i like to joke around. where you from, anyway? >> jimmy: i'm not going to tell you where i'm from. clearly, you're just going to snore or something. >> i wouldn't dare. >> jimmy: all right. i trust you. i'm from saugerties, it's a town in upstate new york. [ laughter ] nothing to say about that? >> oh, sorry, jimmy. i fell asleep with my eyes open. [ laughter ] a wonderful story, though, or should i say "snorey!" once upon a -- [ snores ] >> jimmy: all right, very good. thank you. tony zizz, everybody! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: from cla

. >> reporter: spider man star tobey maguire caught in a bit of a legal web.lapped with a lawsuit, claiming a former hedge fund manager, brandly runnerman, who is serving a ten-year sentence, that he took part in secret high stakes and elite poker games at several luxury hotels in beverly hills. he reportedly lost money to mag wire and other celebs who it's important to point out were not named in the lawsuit, but allegedly took part in the event. the suit claims that rutterman devised a ponzi scheme to pay off the debts. there were big bucks in that scheme. the investors who allegedly lost, they're going after mag wire to the tune of $311,000. that's how much they claim the actor allegedly won from rutterman, funds that were wired to mag wire from bank transfers. the suit contends since these games were technically illegal and not licensed, mag wire and the other defendants have no right to keep the money they won. cnn reached out to maguire's represents, and they are not responding at this time. there's allegations about other high-profile celebs that might

. >> jimmy: is it like "jerry maguire" at all? is it anything like that? be the new york knicks? [ cheers and applause ] or go to brooklyn? >> that would good too. >> jimmy: the mets, come on. that would be fun. you have no hints, no spoiler alerts? >> none. no idea. >> jimmy: i don't believe you. [ laughter ] here you go, you're a great new york city point guard. and now you're going to be testing your shooting skills right now, "late night" style with a random object shootout. here's the way it works. we're each going to be shooting five objects, and we're going to keep the score on the screen. here's the first object here. it's a pizza. [ laughter ] you'll be shooting that. here's a mannequin head with a yankee cap on it, because i know you're from the bronx. this is a bowl full of dog biscuits, because the uconn huskies. [ light laughter ] this is an extra-extra large cherry slurpee, just 'cause it's a good summertime treat. and for the money ball, worth two points, it's a table lamp. [ laughter ] very, very good. all right, here we go. since you're my

you're geting in this new version of spiderman is something that's very, very similar to the toby maguirehe story line almost tracks directly with that. you see more of aunt may and uncle ben and a lot of these characters that people like to go to the theater and sort of see what they're expecting. so there's some sort of pleasure in that. the big question though is whether the music has improved, whether the sort of plot line and the love story is that much more interesting or engaging to people. a lot of people found it very sort of predictable or boring the first time around. you know, we'll also see how the integration is between julie taymor's version, the first version, and the second version that stripped away a lot of what she brought. it is sort of melding, you know, d.n.a.-1 and d.n.a.-2. do they fit together? does it feel like just sort of a monster. >> brown: what is riding on it... going back to the money here. the $70 million spent and counting. you said crowds come but some of them are paying discounted tickets. have they been making money? what do they need to do to earn t

. >> ah, jerry maguire would be proud. it is time to show you the money. where is it?illion worth of them out there that have already reached their maximum value but have not been claimed that our consumer correspondent elisabeth leamy is back to tell us how we can cash in. this was huge yesterday when you did it, eli. >> here we go again. you may wonder how somebody could lose track of an investment like this but the thing is, it takes savings bonds 20 to 40 years to mature. so people sometimes just forget about them. but it is worth checking because the average successful search turns up bonds worth about a thousand dollars. like this. ♪ bonds get freedom that's what i'm selling bonds today ♪ >> jerry williams of pennsylvania remembers seeing patriotic promotional ads like this as a girl. ♪ some today >> reporter: so when she became a young working woman she started buying savings bonds. it was like an old-fashioned 401(k). >> it's just been a blessing in our lives. >> reporter: when jerry saw a "gma" link about unclaimed savings bonds she didn't think she'd find any