Originally Posted by Rhesus

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".