Justice Department Forfeits $6.9 Million in Internet Gaming Proceeds

 On December 14, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a consent order of forfeiture ordering the civil forfeiture of $6,976,924, which had been traced to international money laundering proceeds from an offshore Internet gambling operation that illegally targeted U.S. residents.  The civil forfeiture action was resolved in connection with the criminal prosecution and recent conviction of William Paul Scott, for violations of the Wire Act and money laundering statutes.[1]