16 January 2007

US arrests former Neteller officials

The Wall Street Journal is reporting the US has arrested two former Neteller officials and will charge them with conspiracy to transfer funds with the intent to promote illegal gambling. Stephen Eric Lawrence, former chairman of the board, was arrested Monday in the Virgin Islands. John David Lefebvre, former president and board member, was arrested in Malibu, California. Neither man has any current connection to Neteller other than as a stockholder.

The full article is here, though a subscription is required to view it in its entirety. Most of the article is the usual stuff when these things happen -- a bit of background, with which we're all very familiar, a lot of "no comments" from company insiders, etc.

I'm afraid it's going to get a lot darker before we have any hope of seeing the dawn.

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