jtara - 4:01 pm on Jan 17, 2007 (gmt 0)

You know what should happen? Other countries should start arresting US citizens. There are plenty of businesses that are legal in the US but illegal in other countries. Lets see what happens when the directors of US companies start getting arrested because the content of their company websites is breaking laws in other countries. Can you imagine the US outrage?

I'd imagine none, if they are arrested in the countries whose citizens they prey on.

Lefebvre was arrested Monday in Malibu, California, and was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Tuesday. Lawrence, who resides in Paradise Island, Bahamas, was arrested Monday in the U.S. Virgin Islands and will appear in federal court on Wednesday ...the company acknowledged when it went public that U.S. law prohibited people from promoting certain forms of gambling, including Internet gambling and transmmitting funds that are known to have been derived from criminal activity. Lefebvre and Lawrence also conceded in the company's offering documents that they were risking prosecution by the U.S. government, he said.

If there's any arrogance, it would seem to be on the part of Lefevbre and Lawrence.

It takes brass ones to admit that you are breaking the law in country X, and then go to country X.

Why weren't they living the high life on the Isle of Man?

I can see them now - "Marcel, what's on the menu?" "Spuds and Herrin (potatoes and herring)". Ummmmmm.. They can now dine on equally apatizing fare in one of our fine U.S. facilities.

[edited by: jtara at 4:07 pm (utc) on Jan. 17, 2007]