Feds Indict Betting Site for Money Laundering
The Department of Justice (DoJ) raised the stakes in its campaign against online gambling sites yesterday with money laundering indictments against Antigua-based Worldwide Telesports (WWTS) and its operators. William Scott and Jessica Davis, already U. S. fugitives stemming from a 1998 illegal gambling indictment, are charged with laundering approximately $250 million worth of Internet-based wagers.
According to the DoJ, Scott and Davis, through their gambling site, illegally enticed bettors to send funds from the United States to Antigua with the intent that the funds would be used for wagers on Internet casino games and sporting events. "This indictment underscores the Justice Department's commitment to attacking illegal Internet gambling concerns by using federal anti-money laundering laws," the DoJ said in a statement.
May 19, 2006
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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