Friday, February 09, 2007

FBI Seize NETeller Accounts

The USA's FBI have seize an unspecified number of NETeller accounts for use in evidence against the company, NETeller had already banned US customers from using its online payment services, but now the FBI has seize these accounts for use as evidence in their case against John Lefebvre and Stephen Lawrence founders of Neteller, the two Canadians who stepped down as executive directors last year. Lefebvre and Stephen are being charged with money laundering and promoting illegal gambling.

Initially when NETeller pulled out of the US market it issued a statement saying “the funds of U.S. resident customers are held in segregated trust accounts and will be available for withdrawal for customers on demand”.

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