Chinese-born businessman Zhenli Ye Gon in interviewed in his lawyer's office in Queens, N.Y., Thursday May 17, 2007. In what was the largest seizure of cash in the history of drug enforcement: $207 million, mostly in crisp $100 bills, was found stuffed into walls, closets and suitcases in the Mexico City home of Ye Gon. He told The Associated Press that most of the money belonged to Mexico's ruling party. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (RICHARD DREW)
The married Ye Gon squired his mistress around in a Lamborghini. During frequent trips to Las Vegas, he said he bet $150,000 a hand in baccarat, and authorities say he lost more than $40 million to U.S. casinos. He was such a treasured customer that The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino gave him a Rolls-Royce