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 Ira Rubin, one of the five alleged payment processors to have been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Black Friday was arrested in Guatemala and detained in Miami earlier this week. Rubin appeared in court on Wednesday but his defense attorney failed to show because he had yet to be paid and the hearing was rescheduled for May 2nd.
Rubin is the fourth arrest to have been made since 11 people were indicted by the DoJ. Chad Elie and John Campos were arrested on Black Friday and Bradley Franzen turned himself into authorities on April 18th. Neither Elie nor Campos entered a plea and both were released on bail leading some to suspect that they entered a plea agreement with authorities. Franzen on the other hand pleaded "not guilty" to all of the charges.
Rubin is being charged with nine counts including conspiracy to violate the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA); three counts of violation of the UIGEA, three counts of operation of an illegal gambling business, conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering conspiracy. The government is seeking $3 billion in forfeitures and penalties.
To make matters worse, many suspect that Rubin is the same man convicted of cross-border telemarketing scams back in 2008. A person of the same name was arrested in 2006 for telemarketing fraud, was let out on bail, and then failed to appear for a hearing. A warrant was issued for Ira N. Rubin's arrest but he was never seen or heard from since. So far there is no concrete evidence that it is the same man but if the rumors prove to be true he is definitely in a lot of hot water.
Seven of the men indicted on Black Friday are still at large include PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg, Full Tilt Poker founder Ray Bitar, and Absolute Poker co-founders Scott Tom and Brent Beckley.
As always, stay tuned to Casinofan for more news and updates.
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