[ClearCase_guy]

If the guy had embezzled money and then bought a yacht, and if the yacht had subsequently been sunk because he was a bad sailor, would these lawyers be suing the yacht maker?

The guy stole, and he spent money badly. What does any of this have to do with poker players?

[SJSAMPLE]

I don’t know about yachts, but consider homebuilding.

If you pay a contractor to build you a house, and that contractor takes your money, builds you a house, but does not pay his suppliers (brick, tile, services, etc.), those supplies may place a lien on your property, even though YOU paid the contractor. The house is the expression of the fraud.