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...high-profile arrest of the head of a online gambling firm may be just the beginning of a major U.S. crackdown, but the legal case against the increasingly popular offshore-based betting sites is far from a sure thing...
...Reed's future, he's still the owner of the consulting and lobbying firm Century Strategies, though landing work for a political candidate could be tricky this season if Abramoff talks or Reed is called before Congress. But a campaign staffer said that possibility hasn't stopped Reed from trying to line up work. "He's working it. He's working it harder now," said a campaign staffer...
...Attorney in St. Louis - where the undercover investigation began when a Western Union office reported to the feds that customers were sending large sums of cash to offshore gambling services - accused BETonSPORTS founder Gary Kaplan, 47, of tax evasion, and issued a warrant for his arrest. The firm was also ordered to suspend sports betting from the U.S., and return money held by its U.S. account holders. The company said it was reviewing the indictment, and has since shut down its website, BETonSPORTS.com...
...INDICTED. Chao Chien-ming, 34, son-in-law to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian; on charges of insider trading; in Taipei. Prosecutors say Chao, an orthopedist, reaped huge profits by investing in a troubled land-development firm after learning of a plan to rescue the company. If found guilty, he could face up to eight years in prison and a $925,000 fine. Chao, who maintains his innocence, is one of several associates of the President caught up in recent scandals, sparking demands for Chen's resignation and a legislative attempt to recall him in June...
...case that has sparked controversy in the U.K. over U.S. extradition powers; to Houston, Texas. Known as the "NatWest Three," the men are accused of conspiring with Enron executives to defraud their employers through the sale of a stake the bank held in a unit of the collapsed energy firm. All three pleaded not guilty...