Six Gambino e-porn thugs jailed - GoFuckYourself.com

BlueQuartz · 02-15-2005, 01:56 PM

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Six of New York City's Gambino mobsters began serving prison terms Tuesday for the biggest consumer fraud in U.S. history involving Internet pornography.

Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Roslynn Mauskopf said thousands of customers in the United States, Europe and Asia were victimized by the vast $650 million operation between 1996 and 2002.

The six men made last-minute deals where racketeering charges were dropped in exchange for guilty pleas, the New York Daily News said.

Mauskopf said the pleas will ensure the defendants "will serve significant time in prison, but they also will forfeit the spoils of their crimes, including luxury homes and other significant assets, which will be used to compensate the victims."

Under the deal struck Monday just hours before jury selection, one defendant agreed to the harshest sentence of 10 years in prison and forfeiting $15 million.

Operating behind a maze of 64 companies, they lured surfers to X-rated Web sites promising "free tours" of the lurid content. The viewers were required to give their credit or debit card numbers as proof of age and the unwitting victims were hit with charges of up to $90 on their card, the report said.

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anyone know who this was?

AdultNex · 02-15-2005, 01:57 PM

What were the websites?

Just curious.

Manowar · 02-15-2005, 01:58 PM

Didnt you read the bradshaw thread ?

Spunky · 02-15-2005, 01:58 PM

Crime doesn't pay yo

BlueQuartz · 02-15-2005, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manowar

Didnt you read the bradshaw thread ?

got a link man?

Rand · 02-15-2005, 02:03 PM

$650 million?

They lived large for a while but look where it got them.

Play straight and play longer.

swedguy · 02-15-2005, 02:03 PM

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=432125

BlueQuartz · 02-15-2005, 02:05 PM

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6928696/

BlueQuartz · 02-15-2005, 02:07 PM

"Bank, phone company purchased
The elaborate scheme brought in so much money that the defendants and various co-conspirators were able to purchase a telephone company and bank in Missouri, according to court documents. They also created at least 64 shell companies and opened a host of foreign bank accounts through which to pass their ill-gotten gains, the documents said. "

holy fuck they didnt mess around lol

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 02-15-2005, 02:07 PM

The funny thing is, they never had to have a racket to make money!

Its Sad, smart guys going out like that...

Manowar · 02-15-2005, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueQuartz

got a link man?

https://gfy.com/fucking-around-and-business-discussion/432125-serge-birbrair-mentioned-msnbc-article-helping-scam-customers-millions.html

Rand · 02-15-2005, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlienQ

The funny thing is, they never had to have a racket to make money!

Its Sad, smart guys going out like that...

If only you could turn the criminal mind into legitimate thinking.

ytcracker · 02-15-2005, 03:40 PM

digital gangster

Greg B · 02-16-2005, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueQuartz

"Bank, phone company purchased
The elaborate scheme brought in so much money that the defendants and various co-conspirators were able to purchase a telephone company and bank in Missouri, according to court documents. They also created at least 64 shell companies and opened a host of foreign bank accounts through which to pass their ill-gotten gains, the documents said. "

holy fuck they didnt mess around lol

This is too funny. They got away with this for YEARS and made cosmic loot at it too. Looks like another case of the cops so busy chasin' black guys in nice cars they couldn't see this for what it was.

Same thing with 911. Where was their attention?

They should make a movie about these guys and their scam. America needs a new gangster movie.

Greg B · 02-16-2005, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rand

If only you could turn the criminal mind into legitimate thinking.

They've already done that. It's called Politics.

Chris · 02-16-2005, 12:15 PM

anything to get rich

atleast it is catching up to some of these guys

hmmm

SpeakEasy · 02-16-2005, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manowar

Didnt you read the bradshaw thread ?

Usually BradShaw threads are

skipped over

DarkJedi · 02-16-2005, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spunky

Crime doesn't pay yo

you're wrong.

gdog · 02-16-2005, 12:31 PM

$90 a pop, that is classic. I wonder how much of this still goes on each day, in the so called legit manner.

Sorry surfer the $90 was for porn taxes, the site is a free site though.

Interesting reading the last few days here on GFY, lots of shady shit being brought to the surface.

G

MikeVega · 02-16-2005, 01:38 PM

I'm glad to say that none of the mobbucks boys are involved in this ....

WarChild · 02-16-2005, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mvega325

I'm glad to say that none of the mobbucks boys are involved in this ....

And here I thought for sure you guys were jacked in with the Gambinos. It pisses me off when a book is nothing like it's cover

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