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Rhesus · 01-25-2007, 05:59 AM

Neteller official pledges to fight charges

John Lefebvre, the co-founder of Neteller who stands accused of laundering billions of dollars in illegal online gaming proceeds, plans to fight all of the charges against him, according to his lawyer.

"He's going to be contesting everything we know about the charges right now," said Vincent Marella, his attorney, on Wednesday.

Stephen Lawrence, the other founder of the London-listed online money transfer company who is charged alongside Mr Lefebvre, last week confirmed that he would also contest the allegations.

Mr Lefebvre is on $5m bail and has had his passport confiscated after being arrested in Los Angeles last Monday. At the hearing on Wednesday, he appeared confident and relaxed. He refused to comment on the charges against him, and spoke only to say "end global warming".

The judge ruled that his travel should be restricted to the central district of Los Angeles and the southern and eastern districts of New York, where the charges against him are filed.

His lawyer described the circumstances of his arrest as a surprise and said the US authorities were trying to send a message with the recent spate of arrests in the online gambling industry. "I think they want to stress the point that they are serious about enforcing gaming laws."

The US justice department considers online gambling to be illegal although it is an established and regulated industry elsewhere in the world. David Carruthers, former chief executive of Betonsports, is awaiting trial in St Louis on fraud and racketeering charges related to his role at the internet gaming company.

But some US lawyers have questioned whether criminal prosecutions are likely to be successful because the companies involved are not based in the US.

Mr Marella questions the validity of the charges. "I don't know why the [US authorities] are bothering with this now, or why at all. It's not clear that this is a liable area of law enforcement."

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Anyway, I'll be very interested in hearing the verdict.

01-25-2007, 05:59 AM
Rhesus Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,009	Neteller co-founder, unlawfully arrested by american goverment: "end global warming" Neteller official pledges to fight charges John Lefebvre, the co-founder of Neteller who stands accused of laundering billions of dollars in illegal online gaming proceeds, plans to fight all of the charges against him, according to his lawyer. "He's going to be contesting everything we know about the charges right now," said Vincent Marella, his attorney, on Wednesday. Stephen Lawrence, the other founder of the London-listed online money transfer company who is charged alongside Mr Lefebvre, last week confirmed that he would also contest the allegations. Mr Lefebvre is on $5m bail and has had his passport confiscated after being arrested in Los Angeles last Monday. At the hearing on Wednesday, he appeared confident and relaxed. He refused to comment on the charges against him, and spoke only to say "end global warming". The judge ruled that his travel should be restricted to the central district of Los Angeles and the southern and eastern districts of New York, where the charges against him are filed. His lawyer described the circumstances of his arrest as a surprise and said the US authorities were trying to send a message with the recent spate of arrests in the online gambling industry. "I think they want to stress the point that they are serious about enforcing gaming laws." The US justice department considers online gambling to be illegal although it is an established and regulated industry elsewhere in the world. David Carruthers, former chief executive of Betonsports, is awaiting trial in St Louis on fraud and racketeering charges related to his role at the internet gaming company. But some US lawyers have questioned whether criminal prosecutions are likely to be successful because the companies involved are not based in the US. Mr Marella questions the validity of the charges. "I don't know why the [US authorities] are bothering with this now, or why at all. It's not clear that this is a liable area of law enforcement." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16795861/ LOL! Anyway, I'll be very interested in hearing the verdict.