US swoops on Internet gamblers
The indictment unsealed in Washington this week against the operators of WorldWide Telesports, Inc. charges two companies and two individuals with violation of US money-laundering laws, the Justice Department said in a statement.
"This indictment underscores the Justice Department’s commitment to attacking illegal Internet gambling concerns by using federal anti-money laundering laws," the agency said in a statement.
Charged in the indictment, filed in April 2005 and unsealed on Tuesday, were 65-year-old William Scott, who renounced his US citizenship and had been living in the tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda; and Jessica Davis Dyett, a 35-year-old US citizen alleged to have authority over various bank accounts of the operation.
Both are fugitives, according to the Justice Department, which noted they were indicted on similar charges in 1998.
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