US Arrests 7 in Online Gambling Sting
The US Department of Justice has struck another blow in its war on Internet gambling by indicting seven people and four companies for attempting to circumvent the controversial UIGEA.
Investigators claimed that ‘purposefully misclassified credit card transactions to fool banks into processing Internet gambling charges.’ The prosecution will initially secure all available profits, thought to amount to at least $150m, real estate, and vehicles. Defendants are due in court on May 30.
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