And LOL at anyone who thinks Micon isn't going to do any time for this. He's basically paying a lawyer to drag this out, and to get him the least possible time. I think Micon has this crazy idea that his lawyer is going to get him off on this with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. A year minimum and a hefty fine....if he's lucky.
The thing that is going to bury Micon in this case...the fact that he fled the country....and started up the site again. Innocent people don't run. I'm sure he has heard that from his lawyer, who is probably telling him to come back and face the charge. Micon is only coming back if his lawyer can promise him no time. We all know that won't happen.
They didn't say "When" they observed Micon's Skype conversations.In Skype conversations observed by gaming agents, Micon estimated that Seals with Clubs earned $10,000 to $12,000 profit each month. Authorities at the news conference declined to say how much of the digital currency was regularly wagered on the site.
Did Nevada gaming agents illegally listen in on Micon's communications?
This was posted on the bitcointalk.org a little over 24 hours ago; we missed it here I guess. It looks like Micon is "OUT" of SWC 2.0 for the immediate future. (You don't just go out temporarily and tell the world...this is the beginning of the end and I foresee a packing up for the return trip stateside)...
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April 29, 2015, 12:16:38 AM
#1286
Hello SwC faithful:
I'm sure you have seen the news today. (yup, after a quick scroll up, you have seen the news)
First off, SwC will continue as is.
I am going to step back for an undetermined amount of time and deal with this legal matter. The personal safety of myself and my family is first and foremost to me. This is a very serious matter. I'll update you when I can.
you will be left in good hands with ST7. I have all trust in them.
Technologically I expect the project to continue forward on the path described. As always, all funds secure.
I have retained top legal representation in Nevada. This is going to deplete my funds rather quickly, and they only take fiat so I'm asking for fiat donations here:
http://gofund.me/t7q32aw
and bitcoin donations in the first comment of this Reddit are also appreciated at this extremely tough time:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm...undme_bitcoin/
Ohhhh so they dont accept beanie baby liberty dollars for payment? How retro. I appreciate Micon needing to ask the community for cash, honestly, but it sounds like hes saying "I need you guys to pick up the tab because I wont or cant cash out my bitcoins to do it myself", which is pretty much the naked face of sketchy.
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"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
Since they grabbed his computers I wonder if they could get enough info to grab his bitcoins? The go fund me is only $2,675 now so doubt he is going to get a big % of what he is looking for. Perhaps he gets more traction in bitcoins. Either way if gov seizes his bitcoins he is toast. Does his family or wife have $ to fund all of this?
So instead of Micon taking down swc so he can at least appear cooperative, he is just stepping away, whatever the fuck that means, and still owning the site which still serves NV residents w/out a license.
Ya thats gonna make everything all better.
I bet his jew lawyers are gonna fucking palm their faces off when they hear his latest legal maneuver.
Conspiracy theory
Micon's gofundme is a way for him to launder money to himself. Maybe he has 50-75k in bitcoin and you will see his stack grow quickly from anonymous contributions.
Cokehead who is normally in on the first page of anything Micon related, only today shows up to comment on the latest explosive developments?
Funny that since Druff has fully been able to take the gloves off on Micon, his dupe Cokehead has not really been required to lay the blows.
Druff: Fuck, Cokehead, forgot about that.
The swcpoker thing is odd, especially since his "stepping back" was only announced via a bitcointalk post, yet the swcpoker page still prominently displays him as in the picture, including his video in the bottom left corner.
I am guessing he was inspired by Pokerstars being eligible for a NJ license because Scheinberg left, except Pokerstars only got out of that hot water when Scheinberg clearly sold the company. When Scheinberg just "quit" as CEO, nobody bought it, and NJ denied them a license.
Anyway, if he were really serious about returning to the US and facing this, he would close swcpoker immediately. Or at the very least, very publicly state that he sold it and has completely removed himself from association with it, including any kind of promotion of it. But just shutting it down would probably be better.
I think he's not ready to do that yet. It will close a chapter in his life which he very much enjoyed, and likely will never see again once it's gone.
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