Neteller Mystery
Did Lefebvre and Lawrence agree to a further delay in
the hearing?
Neteller founders Stephen Lawrence and John Lefebvre have
still not had their day in court despite being arrested and
bailed some time ago in January this year by the FBI. The
case against the two Canadians, who were detained on US soil
by FBI agents on allegations connected with Neteller's
online gambling business despite no longer holding executive
positions in the company, has now been postponed twice, with
the latest hearing scheduled for April 16. It appeared
this week that a further extension - to April 27 - has been
granted, according to posters on the Neteller Coalition
message board, although there has been no news agency or
other confirmation. This in itself is unusual, given the
widespread media interest in the case and the negotiations
between the US Department of Justice and Isle of Man-based
Neteller. Following the
arrests of
its founders, Neteller withdrew from the US market and
blocked all US accounts, depriving thousands of American
players of control over their balances estimated to total
tens of millions of dollars. The e-wallet also suspended
trading in its shares on London's AIM, a situation that
pertains to this date. Posted: April 19, 2007
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