|
Unspecified criminal charges have been brought against more than two dozen individuals and corporations in four states in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling Web site, according to Associated Press reports. The announcement came from the Queens DA Office and is probably connected with earlier unconfirmed reports at the ‘Gambling911’ portal that 32 sportsbook agents had been raided in New York on Tuesday.
Kevin Ryan, Queens District Attorney spokesman, said one of the corporations is an offshore Internet company with an American counterpart, but he was not more specific in identifying the corporation concerned. Ryan added that the case is “One of the first times that a Web designer corporation and the companies that maintain the Web sites have been charged.”
Ryan said that the arrests by the DA’s office and the New York Police Department represent the first time that Internet gambling charges have been brought since President Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act into law last month. Authorities declined to name any of those charged.
Ryan added, “Arrests have been made in four states, and we have initiated a $500 million asset forfeiture case. This follows a two-year international investigation that focused on Internet gambling.” This represents one of the largest in state history.
The Queens DA Richard Brown and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly have scheduled a midday news conference at which the seized cash and assets - including artwork, jewelry, gold coins and sports memorabilia - will be displayed.
Back to Lastest Gambling News
Back to Gambling
News Archive
Back to Gambling News - November 2006 Archive
|
7Sultans
Casino
