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Formal charges must now be laid by the DoJ
Stephen Lawrence and John Lefebvre, the two ex-Neteller directors who were arrested January 16 for alleged money laundering for founding an offshore but fully legitimate third party processing company, are to appear in court on a preliminary hearing in the United States on February 14.
The US government must now file formal charges against the duo, and it is likely that the case will be strongly defended.
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During a court appearance before a magistrate at 500 Pearl Street in New York this week, it was decided that Lefebvres bail would be extended, Lawrences bail was similarly extended after a court appearance last week.
According to Reuters, Lefebvres lawyer, Vincent Marella, said that the government would have to file formal charges ahead of the mid-February hearing.
Marella is quoted as saying: He is going to be contesting everything we know about the charges right now. Lefebvre refused to comment on the charges, only saying: ...end global warming.
The US media has given extensive coverage to the Neteller case, with the Malibu Times carrying a biography of Lefebvre as a Malibu homeowner, and quotes the University of Calgary campus newspaper: Lefebvre's alma mater, which describes him as a "man embodying the spirit of a generation." Lefebvre donated US$1.2 million to its fine arts faculty in 2005. It continues by saying that Lefebvre was "a lawyer by trade and a frustrated musician by passion".
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