FBI arrests Brits for running gambling operation
TWO FORMER NETELLER executives who were just passing through the United States on a flight transfer have been arrested by the FBI. Stephen Lawrence and John Lefebvre, who are British and have not broken any UK law, were arrested in connection with what the FBI claims was laundering billions of dollars of Internet gambling proceeds. According to Cardplayer.com, NETELLER allows people to transfer money directly from their bank accounts to other parties. Online poker players and gamblers use the service to transfer money in and out of their preferred sites. The US has been getting its knickers in a twist about online gambling lately, but the arrest of the pair is a little odd. NETELLER said that while Lawrence and Lefebvre were still shareholders in the company they do not hold any positions. They do not run any gambling sites either. The US government had not bothered to contact the company about the arrest or warn it that it was breaking any law either.
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