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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Carruthers, the former Director and CEO of BetonSports, a large illegal offshore sports wagering business, was sentenced to 33 months in prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Michael W. Reap for the Eastern District of Missouri announced today. This sentencing concludes a lengthy investigative and prosecution effort by several law enforcement agencies, including the IRS and the FBI. Mr. Carruthers was the first major defendant in the case to plead...
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gary Stephen Kaplan, founder of BetOnSports, a large illegal offshore sports wagering business, was sentenced to 51 months in prison on multiple federal charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Michael W. Reap announced last night. Pursuant to a complex plea agreement, on Aug. 14, 2009, Gary Stephen Kaplan, 50, entered pleas of guilty to charges of conspiracy to violate the RICO statute, conspiring to violate the Wire Wager Act and violating the Wire Wager...
ST. LOUIS, April 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Carruthers pleaded guilty today to a racketeering conspiracy that resulted in a loss of between $7 million and $20 million and involved more than 250 victims, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Catherine L. Hanaway announced. "Illegal sports gambling across state and international borders by telephone or internet is a crime," said Hanaway. "Misuse of the Internet to violate the law can ultimately only serve to harm...
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday extended for a second time her order barring BETonSPORTS Plc from taking wagers from U.S. bettors. Prosecutors suggested the extension until August 14 while they answer questions posed by U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson concerning whether the online bookmaker was served with the charges correctly at its offices in Britain and Costa Rica. The U.S. attorney in St. Louis had asked the judge to make the ban on U.S. bets permanent....
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Several figures indicted in the U.S. crackdown on online bookmaker BETonSPORTS Plc pleaded innocent in U.S. District court on Monday to racketeering, fraud and other charges. But David Carruthers, the fired chief executive of BETonSPORTS who was arrested earlier this month, did not appear in court to face charges as originally scheduled. The U.S. attorney's office in St. Louis said the timing of Carruthers' arraignment had been changed, adding it may be later....
By John McPhaul SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Online sports betting firms employing thousands of Costa Ricans could turn away U.S. gamblers after the arrest in Texas this week of a leading industry executive, but for now it remains business as usual. A crusade by U.S. prosecutors against the $12 billion a year Internet betting industry may be enough of a headache for international bookies to give up the United States, their largest market. On Monday, U.S. authorities detained David...
Corrects headline By John McPhaul SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Online sports betting firms employing thousands of Costa Ricans could turn away U.S. gamblers after the arrest in Texas this week of a leading industry executive, but for now it remains business as usual. A crusade by U.S. prosecutors against the $12 billion a year Internet betting industry may be enough of a headache for international bookies to give up the United States, their largest market. On Monday, U.S....
By John McPhaul SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Online sports betting firms employing thousands of Costa Ricans could turn away U.S. gamblers after the arrest in Texas this week of a leading industry executive, but for now it remains business as usual. A crusade by U.S. prosecutors against the $12 billion a year Internet betting industry may be enough of a headache for international bookies to give up the United States, their largest market. On Monday, U.S. authorities detained David...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to ban Internet gambling faces opposition in the U.S. Senate, but backers still hope to win passage of it within a few weeks, a top aide to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Thursday. "We are trying to get something done before the August recess," set to begin on August 4, said Eric Ueland, Frist's chief of staff. Earlier on Thursday, another Frist aide said lawmakers were still working on the bill, but would not be able to vote on it before...
WASHINGTON - A bill to ban Internet gambling faces opposition in the U.S. Senate, but backers still hope to win passage of it within a few weeks, a top aide to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Thursday."We are trying to get something done before the August recess," set to begin on August 4, said Eric Ueland, Frist's chief of staff.Earlier on Thursday, another Frist aide said lawmakers were still working on the bill, but would not be able to vote on it before the Senate...
