US Government Dismantles $2.5B Online Gambling Operation
A newly unsealed 12-count indictment filed April 7 accuses William Scott and Jessica Davis of illegally enticing gamblers to send funds from the United States to the Caribbean island of Antigua for wagers over the past eight years.
Gamblers placed the bets by toll-free telephone numbers and through Internet sites run by WorldWide Telesports Inc. The indictment alleges the defendants violated the Wire and Travel Acts and engaged in a money laundering conspiracy. The indictment says Scott used a shell company called Soulbury Limited to hide personal profits.
The U. S. government obtained the assistance of the government of the independent state of Guernsey off the coast of France to locate $7 million in gambling proceeds, the department said.
May 18, 2006
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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