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Banking Law Keyed to Barr, 3rd Ed.
United States v. Hom
Citation:
45 F. Supp. 3d 1175 (2014)Facts
During 2006 and 2007, John Hom, a U.S. citizen, maintained online gambling accounts with PokerStars.com and PartyPoker.com, both foreign-based websites. He also maintained an account with FirePay.com, an online financial organization that receives, holds, and pays funds on behalf of customers. Hom used his FirePay account to fund his online poker accounts, depositing money from his domestic Wells Fargo bank account. After FirePay stopped allowing U.S. customers to transfer funds to offshore gambling sites in 2006, Hom used Western Union and other online financial institutions to transfer money from his Wells Fargo account to his poker accounts. Hom admitted that at some points in both 2006 and 2007, the aggregate amount in his FirePay, PokerStars, and PartyPoker accounts exceeded $10,000. He did not file FBARs for 2006 or 2007 until June 26, 2010, and his 2006 FBAR omitted his FirePay account.
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