由 wowo » 2009-03-27 4:42
近期e-gold關閉了新申請戶的窗口~何時開起是未知數~未來e-gold的政策將出現重大變革..由於涉入數件洗錢官司.....也許~就此結束.....或者走向對於開戶人採取相當嚴謹的條款......相關新聞節錄
On July 21, 2008 the Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich for the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeffrey A. Taylor have announced that three principal directors and owners of e-gold payment system pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in money laundering and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
The trial has begun on October 26, 2007. At sentencing, E-Gold and Gold & Silver Reserve face a maximum fine of $3.7 million. Douglas Jackson faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a fine of $500,000 on the conspiracy to engage in money laundering charge, and a sentence of five years and a fine of $250,000 on the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business charge. Downey and Reid Jackson each face a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of $25,000. Additionally, as part of the plea, E-Gold and Gold & Silver Reserve have agreed to forfeiture in the amount of $1.75 million in the form of a money judgment for which they are joint and severally liable. Sentencing for all defendants has been set for Nov. 20, 2008.
However, on November 20, 2008 the federal judge decided not to impose a prison sentence on the senior directors of E-Gold. Instead each of them was sentenced to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service with some fees to be paid. According to the official statement CEO of e-gold Douglas Jackson was sentenced to pay only $200 fine with the above mentioned time of supervision. Reid Jackson, Douglas Jackson's brother, and E-Gold director Barry Downey were each sentenced to three years of probation, 300 hours of community and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and a $100 assessment fee each. A maximum fine E-Gold and Gold & Silver Reserve faced could have been $3.7 million, but because neither company could pay that much, they were fined $300,000 with the condition that $10,000 be paid on November 24, 2008, with further monthly payments to start in May 2009. An interesting moment here. Despite admission of guilt Barry Downey has got permission from the D.C. Court of Appeals to continue practicing law though in most cases, lawyers who are convicted of a felony automatically have their licenses suspended until disciplinary proceedings are finalized.
After July events e-gold changed greatly. The system management has changed its policies and restricted system rules. At the moment new account creation is suspended. All the users have to provide their ID documents to get access to their funds. All the countries are divided into the categories that differ from each other by the amounts allowed to spend.
e-gold has introduced new software to secure the transactions and system use however the most users complain of system bugs and troubles with processing.