[booski]

Edit by SBR:
5Dimes Provides Statement to SBR

"Despite recent news, 5Dimes Group board of directors and its over 300 employees would like to reassure its clientele the fundamentals of 5Dimes Group operating model remain unchanged.

We continue striving to deliver the best gambling experience to our customers, always aiming to innovate in the industry with more and better betting options to choose from.

Our thoughts and prayers join the rest of the online gambling industry for Tony’s safe return to his family."

-5Dimes Management

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not seeing any posts about this...

https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/oij...o-de-apuestas/

[pokerdevil]

Whoa. Pretty crazy stuff

[Optional]

not seeing any posts about this...

https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/oij...o-de-apuestas/

I thought that was a joke when I saw it before


Wow.

[jts1207]

English?

[slayer14]

How do you know it's Tony

[booski]

The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) confirmed on Tuesday that it is looking for a missing American man since September 25.Although the OIJ indicated that the entity does not have reports of the payment of a ransom, it is unofficially stated that a million dollar sum was demanded from the 43-year-old man's family.The director of the OIJ, Walter Espinoza insisted that through the Costa Rican judicial authorities there has been no communication with alleged kidnappers.The subject identifies himself as William Sean, better known as Tony. He is a neighbor of Santa Ana and owns an electronic betting center in San Pedro.Sean was last seen in Curridabat when he went to leave a co-worker."The OIJ has not received nor has it known that a reward is required," Espinoza said.The police chief said they can not provide further details of the investigation because the life of the American could be in danger.The case is handled by the Miscellaneous Crimes section and the Criminal Investigations unit. The judicial authorities located the American's vehicle, but no further details were given as the investigation is in process.Private investigatorsIn this case, the national authorities found that Sean's family privately hired private investigators in the country.They were from September 25 to 27 in the country and no further details of their actions are handled.The OIJ pointed out that they were not officials of any governmental institution and they did not receive references in this regard from the US embassy.The OIJ works on the reconstruction of the scenario and hopes to obtain more details of the case. Sean also has Costa Rican citizenship.Unofficially it is said that the family would have executed a millionaire payment before contacting the OIJ, but this was not corroborated by Espinoza.

[DwightShrute]

http://www.diarioextra.com/Noticia/d...stro-de-gringo

[sweep]

The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) confirmed on Tuesday that it is looking for a missing American man since September 25.Although the OIJ indicated that the entity does not have reports of the payment of a ransom, it is unofficially stated that a million dollar sum was demanded from the 43-year-old man's family.The director of the OIJ, Walter Espinoza insisted that through the Costa Rican judicial authorities there has been no communication with alleged kidnappers.The subject identifies himself as William Sean, better known as Tony. He is a neighbor of Santa Ana and owns an electronic betting center in San Pedro.Sean was last seen in Curridabat when he went to leave a co-worker."The OIJ has not received nor has it known that a reward is required," Espinoza said.The police chief said they can not provide further details of the investigation because the life of the American could be in danger.The case is handled by the Miscellaneous Crimes section and the Criminal Investigations unit. The judicial authorities located the American's vehicle, but no further details were given as the investigation is in process.Private investigatorsIn this case, the national authorities found that Sean's family privately hired private investigators in the country.They were from September 25 to 27 in the country and no further details of their actions are handled.The OIJ pointed out that they were not officials of any governmental institution and they did not receive references in this regard from the US embassy.The OIJ works on the reconstruction of the scenario and hopes to obtain more details of the case. Sean also has Costa Rican citizenship.Unofficially it is said that the family would have executed a millionaire payment before contacting the OIJ, but this was not corroborated by Espinoza.

abandon ship people

[kingdom]

How do you know it's Tony

google translate tells you.

[jts1207]

This needs moved to PT

[booski]

A group of exagentes of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States works in conjunction with officers of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) in order to find the whereabouts of a businessman from the capital known as Tony, whom they keep kidnapped.The nightmare for this man of American nationality began on Monday, September 24, when he was last seen leaving his office, located in San Pedro, Montes de Oca, in a Porsche Cayenne Turbo vehicle for his home.Tony was traveling at 10 p.m. by the sector of San Isidro, Heredia, when he was intercepted by two gunmen on a motorcycle, who pointed it out, and two more who were in a black BMW X6 stopped in front to be shocked, so the gringo was on the side of the way on a fence.Another version that is handled is that the subjects, one of them of black race and with good handling of English, because the businessman almost does not speak Spanish, arrived in a taxi where his driver always wore a motorcycle helmet.At 3 am, the victim's wife received a phone call from the captors, who apparently are Ticos, and told him that they were keeping him in captivity. To see him again alive, he had to pay a reward as soon as possible. They allowed him to express that he was fine.Former FBI are sponsored by Tony's wife, however is considered the main suspect, as the police begins to discard people in the first instance of the nearest nucleus, who know the movements and assets that has.Without thinking twice the desperate woman agreed to the requests and conditions of payment, so she deposited, apparently, $ 750 thousand in virtual currency (only electronic form is exchanged, for which a computer network is used, usually connected to the Internet , and a digitally stored value system).At 9 am. the spouse decided to contact the OIJ and filed the respective complaint so that the investigations could begin, however it seems that the investigations are not progressing.MUDA EVIDENCE Minutes later, officers of the Public Force arrived at the "levante" zone, where they located the Porsche without occupants and crashed.They coordinated with the Traffic Police, who took down the plates to the luxurious car, which is registered in the name of a society and was confiscated by the OIJ.Confidential sources mentioned to DIARIO EXTRA that Tony could be in the Caribbean area, but the police fear the worst, since after the payment, the wife or some of his relatives have not received any contact, so a dozen private gringo investigators joined.The search has been concentrated in Sarapiquí, Siquirres, Guápiles, Guácimo and Limón, without having any clue as to where it could be, including the fact that it was removed from the country by the northern border or in the worst case buried in a banana farm.It transpired that the kidnapped was carrying a laptop and a cell phone that the criminals stole and pledged, but the police recovered them. Computer engineers analyzed them to look for some information that leads to the whereabouts of the businessman, who was wearing a red shirt and black pants.The authorities do not rule out that some close person is the mastermind, who "put" it so that they take it without major problem, because it is a businessman who does not give evidence of the economic power that he has, including it is known that he usually wears diver trousers, T-shirts and sandals.Private investigators handle the version that the money deposited for the rescue of Tony, who also owns several bookmakers, would have received Cuban citizens living on the island and some intellectual authors left our country.In addition, the gringo is one of the majority partners of a company that is looking for foreigners to invest in Costa Rica, where he has been living with his wife Tica and other relatives in the eastern sector of San José for more than 10 years. FROM FAST TO SLOWWhat draws the attention of those close to Tony is the slowness with which the OIJ has worked on this case, which is almost one month old, while the kidnapping of an Oriental was resolved in a week, despite the fact that the reward payment It was less.The subjects kidnapped the Chinese woman on September 30 and after paying for her release $ 17,500 (approximately ˘ 9 million), the OIJ agents rescued her alive on October 5 at night in a busy street in Escazú.The accused were identified with the surnames Gamboa Garita (female), Brenes Guillén, Cordero Montoya, Jiménez Calderón, Obando Corrales and Méndez Zamora, who apparently threatened the eastern woman with a firearm and put her in a car, where they asked her , in the first instance, the husband $ 200 thousand.When they arrived at an agreed point, there were two vehicles, a white one in which the victim was and a black one in which the money of the rescue supposedly was. When the individuals came to collect the money, cops coached them. The couple of Chinese maintains in the country a company of import of articles and at the same time distributed to different oriental shops.The Best Selling Newspaper in Costa Rica learned that there are about 10 kidnappings in Limón every year, with the particularity that there are no complaints before the OIJ, as these are cases of drug trafficking where the victims are drug lords and among them are They arrange with bullet or with executions.

[jts1207]

abandon ship people

Yep, get yo money out now

[scsports]

Whatt?

Its been all over the news here in CR.

[sweep]

$ 750 thousand in virtual currency (only electronic form is exchanged, for which a computer network is used, usually connected to the Internet , and a digitally stored value system).

[kingdom]

not seeing any posts about this...

https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/oij...o-de-apuestas/

do you live in cr? how did you hear about it and find the article?

[TheToffer]

I am late to the party...So Tony 5dimes is american/gringo?

[booski]

i was told by a co worker and sent the link, met him a few times years ago. he is a nice dude hope he is found unharmed.

[Heltah Skeltah]

Interesting

[franklee168]

There's a thread in the sports book section stating that Tony from 5 dimes has been kidnapped. Use this information as you see fit.

[shocka1212]

not funny if true.. they suspended my account earlier today but corrected the issue fairly quick

[kingdom]

i was told by a co worker and sent the link, met him a few times years ago. he is a nice dude hope he is found unharmed.

are the guys working under him good business guys to keep the site strong?

[jjgold]

The books running very very smooth

Hope he is ok

[booski]

are the guys working under him good business guys to keep the site strong?

i dont know, i would hope so after all these years being open but its hard to tell...

[jjgold]

Who knows what is true and what is false in that country

[daneblazer]

Yikes. Hope he’s found unharmed

[booski]

Who knows what is true and what is false in that country

like most countries....

[Heltah Skeltah]

I'm pulling out of 5 dimes for now. Don't like the uncertainty with this going on. Can always go back when things settle.

[RangeFinder]

Hope he makes it home safe. One of the problems of Americans living abroad. You're never safe. He also should have 24-7 security with the type of business he has.

[RangeFinder]

I'm pulling out of 5 dimes for now. Don't like the uncertainty with this going on. Can always go back when things settle.

Worse thing you can do. The business is not going away. All this is going to cause is an overload in the accounting. Sit tight and go on as usual.

[booski]

https://news.co.cr/judiciary-police-...ta-rica/76738/

[Craig22]

3 weeks and nothing since the kidnapping- This isn't good.

[Foxx]

https://news.co.cr/judiciary-police-...ta-rica/76738/

Walter Espinoza, chief of the Judiciary Investigative Police (OIJ), confirmed today that OIJ has been investigating the disappearance of a US Expat since September 25.
William Sean Creighton owner of an online sportsbook that operates in San Pedro, better known as “Tony”, was last seen the evening of September 24 when he left his work and reportedly went to drop off a co-worker in the area of Curridabat.

The 43-year-old expat holds the Costa Rican nationality, he is married to a Costa Rican with whom he has children. The family reportedly lives in Santa Ana. Creighton has had business in the country for close to 18 years.
According to Espinoza, Costa Rican authorities are investigating this case as a disappearance or a possible kidnapping, however, the police has not received any requests for the payment of a ransom since the report of missing person was filed back on September 25.
“We have limited information and we cannot share many details because the life of a person is on the line”, explained Espinoza.

[shari91]

Oh wow, that's horrible! Let's hope he's safe and this nightmare ends soon for him and his family.

[jts1207]

Worse thing you can do. The business is not going away. All this is going to cause is an overload in the accounting. Sit tight and go on as usual.

Not sure I agree with this.

[Shifty]

Terrible news. Prayers for Tony and his family.