Online poker room giants, Full Tilt Poker, are to be investigated by a Grand Jury on money laundering charges. According to the UK's Financial Times; "A federal grand jury in Manhattan had taken up the case."
The article in Monday's FT read; "A federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating one of the largest internet poker sites serving U.S. gamblers and could bring indictments against some of the world's best known professional players, according to people familiar with the case and a subpoena issued to a witness this week."
The players in question are thought to be Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson. However, the pair's legal representitive in a seperate civil case refused to pass comment on the suggested story. Eric Jackson said; "We are not going to comment about a speculative grand jury investigation that we are not aware of."
The investigation appears to be latest round of attacks from US authorities on onlinw poker rooms. Recently, players in the state of Maryland found themselves concerned about local authority comments regarding playing poker online. Authorities sought a civil forfeiture of funds destined for online poker players. The forfeiture documents single out four online poker sites – Absolute Poker, Bodog, Full Tilt, and
Full Tilt is also in hot water in the state of Kentucky. The state’s Justice and Public Safety Cabinet seized the rights to 141 internet gambling URLs, including those belonging to PokerStars and Absolute Poker. The latter site has taken steps to preserve its domain name in a U.K. court, but FullTiltPoker.com is still identified by name in the ongoing legal action.
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