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    crazy@$$ Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 2, 2009, 06:56 PM
    Identity theft ? And maybe money laundering? I didn't do it. Save me!
    Okay. I'm from the USA and I have an account with bodog.com
    My friend *i believe he did this* stole a credit/debit card and used it to fund money under a false name / address/ etc. he deposited $750-1000 dollars I think into this account and I won all the money.b/c he was cool with losing a lot of money if I split some with him. He absolutely sucked at poker. Even worse than me. I then won some money from someone I didn't know. *about 150* and lost some *about 300* to some other guy again. I cashed out at ($550.27) in US Funds. Everything has been cool for a while, lost more, won more, played a ton of other people. I also bet sports.BUT now bodog disabled my account. And is practically accusing me of "collusion'' and/or chip-dumping which is intentionally having him lose money to me. Will the bank find out who took that money if he really did that like I think.? Will I get in trouble for winning the money? I googled this and it kind of came up as money laundering, putting in illegal money, coming out on the other side as clean, terrorists and the mafia do that. Not me! Will bodog do anything ? Other than permantly disable my account? Will they reveal that guys information and then mine since I won the money? Was this a crime? What's the punishment? I live in the USA but since gambling isn't legal here. Companies are based overseas, I got my check from the Royal Bank of Canada. But bodog is based in Canada, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean. HELP!
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    Dec 2, 2009, 07:37 PM

    In some States there's a big push right now when it comes to Internet fraud. I have no idea how far a gambling site (or the Feds) will go with this. It seems to be a very small amount of money for anyone to pursue charges; however, if this is not the first time or your "friend" has been implicated before,yes, possibly they will pursue you.

    It's a Federal charge so, of course.

    You seem to know "someone" is interested in you - how do you know this? You are suspended, right? What was the reason? You say they practically accused you. What exactly did they say?
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    Dec 2, 2009, 07:45 PM

    Yes, this couid be a felony, and even Federal charges.

    There could be a list of possible charges from all of this.

    And after they arrest your friend, will he just plead guilty or will he tell them where the money went to get a plea deal ?
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    Dec 3, 2009, 10:08 AM
    It's less than 1000 . You think it'd really be for the Feds ? And how will they know who was actually on the other account
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    Dec 3, 2009, 10:11 AM

    They said I got a chip dump. He intentionally lost money . They will not reopen my account. I don't even care about that. I just don't want a police department to chase this for a few hundred bucks that I didn't know about,
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    Dec 3, 2009, 04:20 PM

    There's no way to guarantee that you will or will not be prosecuted by the local Police or a Federal Agency. Money laundering is a Federal crime. As FrChuck said, do you know what your friend will do to avoid prosecution?

    If you did nothing, quite frankly, I don't know why you are so worried. Also, if you did nothing I sure would make a big deal out of this when my account was closed and I was falsely accused.

    If you ARE arrested this will stay on your criminal record forever so I would also worry about schooling and employment.
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