David Carruthers, the CEO of the online gambling company, BetonSports Plc, was detained last night by US authorities while changing flights in the US en route from the UK to Costa Rica. He is being held in Fort Worth, Texas, along with four others. The US Department of Justice apparently released a statement saying that a grand jury in Missouri returned a 22-count indictment charging 11 individuals and four corporations, including BetonSports Plc and three companies based in Florida, on various charges of racketeering, conspiracy, tax evasion and fraud. The indictment was returned by the grand jury on June 1, 2006 but was kept under seal because many of the defendants were offshore.
The United States has also filed a civil complaint to obtain an order requiring BetonSports Plc to stop taking sports bets from the US and to return money held in wagering accounts to account holders in the US. To view the press release from the Department of Justice explaining the indictment, Download here.pdf.
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