Feds Seek Stiff Penalty in Illegal Online Gambling Case

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors are hoping send a message about illegal online gambling by urging a judge to sentence the brother-in-law of U.S. Rep. John Tierney, D-Massachusetts, for at least four years, the Boston Herald reported. The mastermind of Antigua-based Sports Off Shore, Daniel Eremian, was found guilty in December of racketeering and conspiracy…

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Feds Coming Down on Online Gambling

The popularity of online gambling has certainly caught the eyes of the feds considering it’s illegal in the U.S. Investigative reporter Van Smith takes a look at what the feds are doing about it. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — On Dec. 21, 2006, someone in Maryland opened an account with bodog.com, an…

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