The feds pretend they’re pursuing criminals while prosecuting honest businessmen for providing services Americans want. The money laundering charges against Lawrence and Lefebvre — which carry prison sentences of up to 20 years, 10 times the maximum penalty for the offense they supposedly facilitated — are based on the government’s claim that Neteller transferred money into and out of the United States “with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity.” BS!
What unlawful activity? taking online bets from Americans? Most Americans see Neteller as a legitimate business unlike certain lobbies that can’t stand the idea of somebody playing poker in his pajamas. Last year’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which forbids processing payments for illegal online gambling but does not say which forms of online gambling are illegal, did not clarify matters.
As far as the federal government is concerned, no matter what people involved with online gambling say about the industry’s legal status, it proves they’re guilty. It is merely acknowledging that some people entrusted with government power may abuse it in a vain attempt to police the recreational choices of their fellow citizens. We agree with Jacob Sullum of humanevents.com
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