https://wptdownload.com/players/shawn-sheikhan/ Recent content in Shawn Sheikhan on WPT Global App Download Hugo en-us Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://wptdownload.com/news/202310/shawn_sheikhan_asks_for_probation_amid_illegal_cannabis_conviction_sentencing/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://wptdownload.com/news/202310/shawn_sheikhan_asks_for_probation_amid_illegal_cannabis_conviction_sentencing/ <p>Attorneys for Shahram &ldquo;Shawn&rdquo; Sheikhan have pleaded with a Federal court judge to sentence the poker pro to probation instead of prison more than a year following a conviction for conspiracy to distribute marijuana.</p> <p>&ldquo;Sheiky,&rdquo; who competed in a few 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) events, entered a guilty plea on June 30, 2022 in the United States District Court Southern District of California. His admitted crime, related to an illegal cannabis business he operated, carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in Federal prison and a $5 million fine.</p>