Las Vegas man sentenced for threats to NYS Gaming Commission

A man from Las Vegas has been sentenced in connection to allegedly threatening the New York State Gaming Commission.

Brent Carter, 73, was sentenced Tuesday to time served. He admitted to lying about sending white powder letters and threatening employees at the commission’s Schenectady headquarters.

Carter also admitted that between 2019 and 2021, he mailed four letters containing white powder and other substances to the Gaming Commission. He also admitted to threatening the commission as revenge for suspending his license for horse racing.