Any New York lawyers on the forum?

[Kindred]

People were using it in the USA , not legal. You can not set up your software in a legal country and use it in a country were it is not legal.

The guys who made the software weren't using it, they sold/licensed it to companies that were operating legally in their jurisdiction. If they accepted bets illegally from U.S. citizens how does that make the software maker liable?

What if those evil doers in costa rica used Dell computers and windows, they are being used illegally to take bets lockem up

[tatommack]

lamo

[MUHerd37]

People were using it in the USA , not legal. You can not set up your software in a legal country and use it in a country were it is not legal.

It says in the article that the people using it in the U.S. did not license it directly from this company.

[billysink]

since I don't get off on being an internet forum wannabe lawyer why don't you tell me what exactly in the indictment rebukes my feeble logic?

It's logical that anyone who makes software is responsible for how it's used, only a feeble mind would think otherwise. That's why the guy that made torrent software is in jail for life because people used it to pirate movies...oh wait he's a freeman WTF

What the fukk is wrong with you idiot. Can you fukkin read??? The DOJ has seized financial records to show that illegal bookmakers in the US are making direct payments to this outfit for a password, the software and tech support.



DISTRICT ATTORNEY VANCE ANNOUNCES CHARGES AGAINST SPORTS BOOK SOFTWARE COMPANY AND EXECUTIVES FOR PROMOTING GAMBLING

Online Gaming Software Company Generated At Least $2.3 Million in Profits

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of ROBERT STUART, 53, SUSANNE STUART, 50, PATRICK READ, 53, and EXTENSION SOFTWARE, INC. (“EXTENSION”), an Arizona-based software company, for promoting and profiting from online gaming software that provides online sports books the infrastructure to run illegal bookmaking operations for a variety of sports, including professional and college football and basketball, as well as baseball, hockey, horse-racing, and soccer. The defendants are each charged in the indictment with one count of Promoting Gambling in the First Degree.[1]
“These defendants abetted large-scale illegal gambling in the U.S. and abroad,” said District Attorney Vance. “In doing so, they gave bettors an easy way to place illegal wagers, and created an appetite for further unlawful activity.”

According to documents filed in court and statements made on the record in court, EXTENSION created and supported online gaming software called Action Sportsbook International (“ASI”), which allowed bookmakers to select the sporting events they would offer in their illegal bookmaking operations and manage their operations from offshore locations, such as Costa Rica, the Caribbean, and Canada. In order to use ASI, bookmakers paid a quarterly licensing fee to EXTENSION for an access key. For continued access, the bookmakers would make payments on the quarterly invoices they received from EXTENSION.
EXTENSION customers paid the licensing fee in three ways: (i) by U.S. and International wire transfers directly into EXTENSION’s bank accounts; (ii) by cash deposits made into EXTENSION’s domestic bank accounts; and (iii) by money orders deposited directly into EXTENSION’s bank accounts. The overwhelming majority of the approximately $1.1 million cash and $1.2 million in money orders deposited into EXTENSION’s bank accounts are alleged to be direct proceeds of illegal, U.S.-based bookmaking operations, including operations that conducted their activities in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas.The investigation into this case continues.

According to documents filed in court and statements made on the record in court, ROBERT STUART has served as EXTENSION’s Vice President since 2005 and developed ASI’s software. He created software upgrades and provided technical support to bookmakers when they had problems. His wife, SUSANNE STUART, was EXTENSION’s President and bookkeeper. She was in charge of preparing the quarterly invoices and tracking which customers paid for the use of the access key. Her brother, PATRICK READ, was EXTENSION’s customer service representative, who was in charge of maintaining customer relations and relaying customer concerns to the company. Additionally, READ was in charge of recruiting new customers for EXTENSION.
Assistant District Attorneys Michael Gates and Carey Ng of the Rackets Bureau are handling the prosecution of this case under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Daniel D. Brownell, Chief of the Rackets Bureau, and Assistant District Attorney Eric Seidel, Chief of the Organized Crime Unit. Supervising Rackets Investigator Jeremy Rosenberg, Senior Rackets Investigators Ariela DaSilva, Daniel Frooks, and Joseph Lamendola of the Investigation Bureau assisted in the investigation. Supervising Account Investigator Evelyn Serrano of the Forensic Accounting and Financial Investigations Unit also assisted in the investigation. Trial Preparation Assistants Evan Omi, Willimina Bromer, and Tony Cheng also provided assistance.

Defendant information:
ROBERT STUART, D.O.B. 12/30/58
Pine, AZ
SUSANNE STUART, D.O.B. 10/23/62
Pine, AZ
PATRICK READ, D.O.B. 6/9/59
Marietta, GA
EXTENSION SOFTWARE
Pine, AZ
Charge:

• Promoting Gambling in the First Degree, a class E felony, 1 count

[1] The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

[Chi_archie]

I think its high time some of you read the indictment!!!!!

[billysink]

I think its high time some of you read the indictment!!!!!

The complete indictment will be available tomorrow.