i hope western union and moneygram are next. as far as i can tell, they're just facilitators for crime.
On Jul 21, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Paul Ferguson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Via PC World. > > [snip] > > E-Gold, an Internet-based payment service, and three owners have > pleaded > guilty to criminal charges related to money laundering, the U.S. > Department > of Justice said Monday. > > E-Gold, based in Nevis, West Indies, and corporate affiliate Gold & > Silver > Reserve each pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of > Columbia to conspiracy to engage in money laundering and conspiracy to > operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. > > Douglas Jackson, 51, of Melbourne, Florida, the principal director of > E-Gold and CEO of Gold & Silver Reserve, pleaded guilty to the > charges, the > DOJ said in a statement. > > E-Gold's other two senior directors, Barry Downey, 48, of Baltimore, > and > Reid Jackson, 45, of Melbourne, each pleaded guilty to felony > violations of > District of Columbia law relating to operating a money transmitting > business without a license. E-Gold, Gold & Silver Reserve and the > three > company directors were charged in an indictment returned by a > federal grand > jury in April 2007. > > [snip] > > Much more: > http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148720/internet_currency_firm > _pleads_guilty_to_money_laundering.html > > - - ferg > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) > > wj8DBQFIhSkTq1pz9mNUZTMRAtYgAJ4yG44iQYDe3pgooInUDw8tzq3vbwCeO8jh > hbDfJk2qGd/QSKF24RVYBVU= > =Op5a > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson > Engineering Architecture for the Internet > fergdawg(at)netzero.net > ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
