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  1. WillBG WillBG is offline

    Birmingham, AL
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    Sep 15th, 2008 (9/15/2008 12:44pm)

    Until a regulatory body is formed similiar to how the Nevada Gaming Commission works, online poker will never be void of the JJ's and the gb's etc. cheating innocent players out of their money.

    If gbmantis knew that he could face 5 to 10 years in federal prison for cheating (laundering / wire fraud), maybe he would not have been involved with JJ. Or maybe JJ would have never started cheating (but I doubt that).

    Do some research, the Nevada Gaming Commission DOES NOT mess around with cheaters. They will throw your ass in prison without 2nd thought, and this is the only realistic way that cheating can be drastically reduced. Webcams, fingerprints, etc are never going to be a ligit option. It has to be regulated by someone with the power to punish those that circumvent the rules of fair play.
  2. LongIslander LongIslander is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2008 (9/15/2008 1:23pm) in reply to WillBG

    There is a regulatory body that handles tax fraud irrespective if it has anything to do with gaming -- the Internal Revenue Service investigation division.

    Here is a link with the form for making a claim:

    http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f3949a.pdf

    The IRS gives awards of up to 30% of the additional tax, penalties and fines for information which leads to additional tax.

    I suspect that tax evasion occurred, but who knows, maybe Josh reported all his income, including that obtained through accounts officially registed in other people's names. (lol) I think that it is obvious that money laundering occurred but thats just my humble opinion.
  3. TiltinShoes TiltinShoes is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2008 (9/15/2008 1:30pm) in reply to LongIslander

    Its definately possible that he did. There is a schedule for illegal income.
  4. trelskig trelskig is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2008 (9/15/2008 3:10pm) in reply to TiltinShoes

    F That. I say welcome to the wild west, If you cant spot the marked cards then you need to pay more attention.
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