Convicted poker player’s son sues AIB for fraud

Lender was once tricked into lending a poker-playing fraudster €865m

Achilleas Kallakis is known as ‘The Don’ on the international poker circuit. Picture: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

AIB Group plc, once tricked into lending a poker-playing fraudster £740m (€865m), is now being accused by his son of fraud and wrongly selling his assets to recover the ill-gotten gains.

The Irish lender was sued in London by Michalis Kallakis, son of Achilleas Kallakis, who is known as ‘The Don’ on the international poker circuit.