NBA Star Facing Bad Check Charges in Vegas

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Former NBA star, Antoine Walker is facing bad check charges in Vegas for writing bad checks in three casinos.

I guess Walker wrote checks that added up together to one million dollars and the funds were not there.

He is set to be arraigned on June 14th.

Walker did file for Chapter 7 in mid-May. He claimed $12.7 million in debts and $4.3 million in assets which includes the Championship ring he won in 2006.

If convicted of the charges he can get probation at a minimum and up to 12 years in prison.

The criminal case stems from $1 million in casino markers, or promises to pay, that Walker racked up between July 2008 and January 2009 at Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood and the Red Rock Resort. Nevada treats unpaid markers as bad checks that can be can be turned over to the district attorney for prosecution.

Walker repaid $178,000 before charges were filed, and agreed last November to pay a total of $905,050 in restitution, court fees and penalties. He forfeited toward that amount the $135,000 cash bail he posted following his arrest at a celebrity golf tournament last July in Lake Tahoe.