US Department of Justice Seize $9.25 million from Citadel Commerce

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<TABLE width="90%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=title align=middle>US Department of Justice Seize Funds from Payment Processor</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Author align=right>By Miriam H</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Content><TABLE height=120 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=120 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
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</TD></TR><TR><TD class=caption></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Canada based online payment processor Citadel Commerce has announced that the US Department of Justice had seized $9.25 million of its funds, the majority of which derived from its Internet gaming merchants.

According to ESI Entertainment Systems, a fraction of the seized funds, $941,000, is made up of Citadel’s own capital and does not belong to Internet gambling businesses. The firm’s funds had originally been frozen in late April by Citadel Commerce's financial transaction processor in the United States.
‘The company is continuing to work with the DOJ through its legal counsel to resolve the situation,’ confirmed ESI.
Citadel’s announcement closely follows the DOJ's recent indictment of seven individuals and four companies involved in online sports gambling
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U.S. DoJ Seizes Internet Gaming Merchants' Funds from Citadel Commerce
May 19, 2007
Martin HarrisPrint

The British Columbia-based online payment processor Citadel Commerce announced this week the U.S. Department of Justice had seized $9.25 million of its funds, most of which belonged to internet gaming merchants.

The announcement came via a press release from ESI Entertainment Systems, of which Citadel Commerce is a principal subsidiary. According to ESI, all but $941,000 of the seized funds are merchants' reserves related to internet gaming. The remainder represents Citadel Commerce's own capital. The funds had been frozen in late April by Citadel Commerce's financial transaction processor in the United States. Said ESI, "the company is continuing to work with the DoJ through its legal counsel to resolve the situation."

Particular merchants were not identified in the press release. It is unknown whether the merchants involved offer only sports betting or are involved in other forms of online gambling targeted by the UIGEA.

Along with NETeller and FirePay, Citadel Commerce had once been a popular third-party vendor for American online poker players. While FirePay pulled out of the U.S. market following the signing of the UIGEA into law in October 2006, Citadel Commerce and NETeller continued to serve American customers into the new year. For a brief period last fall -- just before and after the UIGEA's passage -– Citadel Commerce sponsored the Pocket Fives podcast. That relationship ended in December 2006.

Following the arrests of NETeller co-founders John Lefebvre and Steve Lawrence in January 2007, Citadel Commerce abruptly stopped offering financial processing to online gaming merchants for U.S. customers. At the time, ESI noted how the decision would "have a material impact" on the company's finances, since "a substantial part of its revenues was derived from non-domestic Internet Gaming merchants for U.S.A. customers."

This week's news comes on the heels of the DOJ's indictment of seven individuals and four companies involved with online sports gambling, perhaps signaling the U.S. government's intention to step up its efforts to curb online gambling as the June 1 start date for this year's WSOP draws near.

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sorry if this was already covered..I did not know
 

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Is this connected to the BetUs indictment, I wonder, or independent? I hope it's the former.
 

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No the quote above the picture is from my Favorite South Park Episode...

"The Passion of the Jew"

The boys are playing shuttlecraft Spontaneity in the new minivan that Cartman's mother has purchased. They go on an away mission and Cartman, as usual, gives Kyle a hard time about being a Jew, in this case a "Vulcan Jew." Cartman again tries to inform Kyle that in the movie The Passion of the Christ the Jews are the devil; he's seen the movie 34 times and he knows that the Jews had plenty of opportunity to save Jesus, but didn't. Stan and Kenny are tired of hearing them argue about the film and they decide to leave. Cartman accuses Kyle of being scared to learn the truth about the Jews as they are evil, evil people. Kyle debates and then decides to go and see the movie for himself. He endures the film and its depiction of the final hours of Christ's life in a state of constant horror and disgust. When he leaves the theater, he wonders how the Jews could have done that to Jesus and contemplates suicide mainly due to his membership of the religion in question.
He goes to Cartman's house and sadly tells Cartman "you were right," a statement that Cartman relishes. Cartman prays to a picture of Mel Gibson (in Braveheart) and promises to organize the masses and spread the word about The Passion. Stan and Kenny decide they need to see the film, but their feeling about the film is simply that it sucked and they want their money back. Stan calls it a "snuff film" and the guy at the box office tells them to go see the producer of the film if they want to get their money back; meanwhile Kyle is having nightmares about the film. Stan and Kenny try to get in contact with Mel Gibson by calling a 1-800 number they've found on a website. Stan dials the number which brings him in contact with someone who is running "Mel Gibson's The Passion Fan Club," and they want to know how to contact Gibson and get their money back. The guy on the phone, whom Stan recognizes as Cartman, isn't any help other than telling them that Mel Gibson lives in Malibu. Stan decides that he and Kenny need to go there, because it's no longer about getting their money back, it's about holding the filmmaker responsible, which Stan says is how they got their money back for BASEketball.
Cartman is dressing in a brown Hitler-esque uniform and getting ready for the meeting he is holding in his backyard. People have gathered in the yard to celebrate their rediscovery of their Christianity, but Cartman has some different ideas. Cartman suggests those in attendance each take one more person to see The Passion before they begin "the cleansing." Out in Malibu, Stan and Kenny make their way into Mel Gibson's mansion. They see the man himself, but Mel Gibson starts going crazy while telling them that he won't be giving them their ticket money back. Back in South Park, Kyle talks with Father Maxi about Jesus, and makes up a fictitious friend in order to ask him how he can deal with his own guilt. Father Maxi suggests "atonement" for Kyle's friend, which gives Kyle an idea. Stan and Kenny manage to steal the money they want from Gibson's wallet and escape from the lunatic Gibson. In a rally outside the theater where "The Passion" is being shown Cartman begins speaking (poorly pronounced) German and his crowd of followers mistake his words for Aramaic, the language spoken in the film. :missingte He gets the crowd to march after him and as he exclaims "Es ist Zeit für Reich!" ("It is time for reich!") the crowd replies "Wir müssen die Juden ausrotten!" ("We must exterminate the Jews!"):missingte
Kyle goes to his synagogue and suggests to the gathering that as the American government had for racial segregation and slavery, and the Germans had for the Holocaust, the Jewish community needs to apologize for the death of Jesus. Kyle's parents and the other Jews are outraged at the suggestion that they should apologize and are disturbed by the effect the movie is having on people, claiming it stereotypes Jews (ironically, every Jew in the temple has a big nose and speaks in a thick Yiddish accent). The rabbi suggests that "...we live in a rational society, where people will realize it is just a movie." Soon after saying this, Cartman is seen outside the temple with his followers, goose-stepping down the street. Meanwhile on the bus back from Malibu, Stan realizes that Gibson is chasing after the bus, recreating the famous truck chase scene from The Road Warrior, also honking his horn and shouting "Qapla! Qapla!" ("success" in the Klingon language), to get his $18 back. The Jewish congregation marches on the theater and demands that the movie be removed from the theater, while Cartman and his group come from the other direction. Their dialogue about the film is interrupted by the arrival of Stan and Kenny's bus being chased by Gibson. Gibson's tanker truck explodes in front of the theater. Cartman sees this and rushes over to offer the services of his following, but Mel has gone completely off the deep end. Seeing Gibson's behavior makes Kyle wonder why he was freaked out by his movie. Stan makes a speech about how Christians should follow the teachings of Jesus, not the way in which he died, stating also that hundreds of people were crucified that way during that era. In the end Gibson shows his insanity again by gleefully defecating into Cartman's face.

Cartman: And if the road warrior says it it must be true
Cartman says that he's has seen Mel Gibson's "The Passion..." and that he say all Jews are snakes and liars and if the road warrior says it it must be true. This is a reference to the 'Mad Max' movies staring Mel Gibson.


The Pic came from the Website www.december212012.com
..about the end of the Mayan Calander...

Mel Gibson Wants This Website!

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A Los Angeles based company representing Mel Gibson recently contacted me regarding this very website. The contact, whose name was Alan indicated that Mr. Gibson is interested in acquiring this domain name to assist in his effort to inform the world of the coming events of December 21 2012. The contact politely and very professionally asked me if I would be willing to donate this domain name to Mr. Gibson’s cause. After careful consideration, I respectfully declined his request, and indicated that despite my limited resources and modest capabilities, I too have an interest in enlightening the world on the coming events.
This website has been up and running for just under a year. In that short period of time the site has achieved some remarkable results. December212012.com along with its sister sites, “.net”, .”org”, and “.info”, have consistently ranked very high on major search engines around the world. Our site statistics indicate that this site is being viewed by people from 62 different countries, and the overall hits continue to increase with each passing month.

With the upcoming release of Mel Gibson’s new movie “Apocalypto” on Dec. 8th, I can understand his interest in wanting to obtain this domain name and the traffic that it already generates. Very soon Mr. Gibson will start his promotional campaign for his new movie, and much like the buzz created before the release of “The Passion of the Christ”, December 21 2012 will soon become a topic of discussion for a great many people.
The bottom line is simply this. If Mel Gibson is truly interested in obtaining this domain name, I think a more appropriate action would be for him to make and offer to purchase not a request to donate. The fact is; although I realize the importance of getting the word out about Dec. 21 2012, Mr. Gibson is very rich and I am very poor. Come on Mel, throw me a bone.

http://www.december212012.com/articles/editors_notes/Mel_Gibson_Wants_This_Website.shtml
 

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Is this connected to the BetUs indictment, I wonder, or independent? I hope it's the former.

I believe its a separate issue.

BetUS processors were in Utah, Citadel is in BC but I don't know the location of their US processor.

Writers like to add, in unrelated news "Citadel’s announcement closely follows the DOJ's recent indictment of seven individuals and four companies involved in online sports gambling" just to flesh out their article.
 

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