Former Med Exec and Tax Evader Caught at Atlantic City Casino with $400K Cash

Alex Kleiman, 44, from Long Beach, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to tax evasion after failing to pay nearly $3 million in federal income taxes. As part of his plea agreement, he was required to stop gambling and participate in addiction counseling. However, just one month after entering the plea, he went to the Ocean Casino Resort carrying a shopping bag with $400,000 inside.

Kleiman Caught in Casino Despite Court Orders for Addiction Counseling

Video footage from the casino’s security cameras, presented to the court by federal prosecutors on Tuesday, led US District Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury to raise Kleiman’s bond to $350,000. To remain free until his June 1 sentencing, the bond must be secured by three guarantors.

Prosecutors argued that the casino visit contradicts Kleiman’s earlier claim that he had stopped gambling “cold turkey” in 2022 after learning he was under federal investigation for tax evasion. Kleiman had previously been released on a $100,000 bond while awaiting sentencing.

Kleiman’s attorney, Mark J. Lesko, explained that his client is a diagnosed gambling addict and his addiction is quite severe. “Gambling addiction is a disease, and he suffered a massive relapse,” Lesko said. 

However, prosecutors had much more different thoughts. They said the Atlantic City visit was not an isolated event, alleging in court filings that Kleiman made multiple trips over the past year to Ocean Casino Resort and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, where he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Despite the government’s request for stricter monitoring, the judge declined to rule on electronic tracking of Kleiman. Instead, under the court order, he must obtain advance permission before traveling outside Long Island or New York City.

How Did Kleiman End Up in Court?

Before his legal troubles, Kleiman built a highly profitable career in the medical-supply industry. In 2015, he joined Reliable Healthcare Solutions, a Jacksonville, Florida-based supplier. In the years following, it helped grow to around $60 million in annual sales with about 50 employees, according to court filings cited by Newsday.

The business was sold last year, although Kleiman has continued to manage it under contract. Federal filings also show that he personally earned about $7.7 million between 2018 and 2021 but failed to file W-2 forms for that income and underreported earnings in earlier years.

Prosecutors say he owes roughly $2.9 million in federal taxes in total, which is the source of his legal troubles. About $300,000 are paid as of January this year.