Anti Illegal Gambling Action by Feds in Several US states

by Sarah Lewis on 2015/01/29

us-ban-online-gambling-75x75 FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Administration joined forces to fight against illegal online gambling and money laundering across a couple of US states. From recent raids, eight people from Asian origin were arrested on Wednesday and are facing charges of illegal gambling over the Internet. According to reports, one of the accused took bets from people by phone or in person. The accused people will be appealing in a hearing before the US District Court in Portland, Oregon. In addition, the property from the defendants will be forfeited by the federal government.