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priest · 08-28-2002, 10:24 AM

From Yahoo PRNews:

Attorney General Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that her office has issued cease and desist orders to six website billing companies, demanding that they stop facilitating the promotion and distribution of child pornography over the Internet.

"BillCards," "CardBilling," "CCbill," EAN Enterprises d/b/a "LancelotSecurity," "iBill," and "Trust-Bill" were each notified that their actions in providing access to and collecting proceeds from members on behalf of "fee-based" child pornography websites constituted aiding and abetting child porn distribution, in violation of Michigan law.

Granholm said: "These Internet billing companies are greasing the wheels of the Internet's global child porn industry. Their ability to turn a blind eye toward their clients' exploitation of children is about to come to a screeching halt. These companies are acting as the keepers of the keys to child porn websites across the globe -- they're now on notice that if they choose not to take responsibility for their actions, we'll take them to criminal court."

You can read the entire press release at:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020827/detu013_2.html

08-28-2002, 10:24 AM
priest Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 139	Michigan After Internet Billing Companies From Yahoo PRNews: Attorney General Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that her office has issued cease and desist orders to six website billing companies, demanding that they stop facilitating the promotion and distribution of child pornography over the Internet. "BillCards," "CardBilling," "CCbill," EAN Enterprises d/b/a "LancelotSecurity," "iBill," and "Trust-Bill" were each notified that their actions in providing access to and collecting proceeds from members on behalf of "fee-based" child pornography websites constituted aiding and abetting child porn distribution, in violation of Michigan law. Granholm said: "These Internet billing companies are greasing the wheels of the Internet's global child porn industry. Their ability to turn a blind eye toward their clients' exploitation of children is about to come to a screeching halt. These companies are acting as the keepers of the keys to child porn websites across the globe -- they're now on notice that if they choose not to take responsibility for their actions, we'll take them to criminal court." You can read the entire press release at: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020827/detu013_2.html