Recent Online Poker Bank Account Seizures Feared

Last month when the US DOJ seized 30 million dollars of bank accounts holding money intended for US residents who had won at online poker, it seams the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is restarting its sneaky and illegal tactics. Reports have confirmed that Union Bank in California has been served with a new warrant, issued by a different judge than the first series of warrants.

Legal experts have complained about the government's maneuvers, saying the actions are unconstitutional and the laws are deliberately bent against any judicial rights for the poker players and the right to seize funds. US Attorney Arlo Devlin-Brown name is on signed on the warrant and now it is going to be even more damaging for Devlin-Brown and his cohorts in the intimidation exercise will be the continued political backlash, as the seizures have galvanized grassroots support for Internet poker and against officials connected to the bank actions. Maybe Arlo Devlin Brown is forgetting what happened to Jim Leach (rep) and Bill Frist (rep) who are no longer in politics after implementing the UIGEA.

Bunch of voters have complained that a different style is awaited from the Justice Department after the change in administrations and note the shadowy actions reflect an attitude toward federal law enforcement that contributed to the dismissal of Republicans from the Executive Branch. Even if Eric Holder told Congress that he would enforce the laws, as they exist, it is expected by voters that the judicial interpretation of the Wire Act as only relating to sports gambling will be appreciated.

The undercover nature of the actions tells many observers of the domestic spying and disrespect for individual Constitutional rights under the Bush admin. Meanwhiel, lawyers prepare to embarrass the US government in court, commentators are wondering why President Obama would stand for such bad actions, giving him a public relations nightmare in an area considered strength, respect for freedoms.