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[QUOTE="WEC, post: 1802726, member: 31731"]
Just when poker players and operators thought it was safe to go back in the water, the USA has again dropped the hammer on another couple of payment processors. The Greenville South Carolina US Attorneys Office and the Secret Service have seized the assets of two international money processing firms. The announcement points to over $2m in “criminal assets” from Prime Investment Ltd. and Trading 24/7 Ltd. whose principals are accused of illegally processing transactions associated with online poker operators.

[B]After tracking he transactions officials said they contacted South Carolina residents to whom the funds were traced. The players confirmed the money was connected to online poker winnings. The sheriff’s office had five officers work with the Secret Service to contact online poker players in upstate South Carolina who were receiving payouts. Nettles said the focus of the investigation was not on the players, but to prevent any money laundering from taking place. [/B]

Two foreign-based companies sent more than $40 million into the United States to make payments to players in South Carolina and elsewhere in the country. The names of the two companies were not mentioned.

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