Online Casino Busted By Turkish-Led Multi-National Investigation
Law enforcement officials from three countries combined efforts to bring down the operators of an illegal gambling site. Continuing with recent arrests against such online casino operators as SportingBet, Turkish authorities worked with representatives from Britain and Cyprus to corral 28 suspects held for trial, who were detained in seven different locations in Turkey.
International law enforcement had been investigating the operation of the online casino site superhabis.com, and had tracked substantial transfers of funds between several banks in several nations, including Britain, Switzerland, Cyprus, and Ireland.
By simultaneously hitting all seven addresses, police were able to apprehend 39 individuals, 11 of whom were later released. In addition, authorities confiscated 70 computers, almost 1200 data storage discs, records of credit card receipts and fiscal documentation, 1200 grams of gold, and assorted sums of currency worth over $325,000.
The Administration of Turkish Board of Financial Crimes Investigation also found evidence that sixteen individual accounts had received illegal transfers, and the property owned by these people was being held under an injunction.
The site owners are also under civil suit by the family of Baris Kum, who committed suicide in 2006 after gambling away family monies on the suspect site.
