The Big Brain Story of the Day

Image via WikipediaFile under Big Brain: Couple Steal Tools, Attempt to Sell them to Owner

Today in Pennsylvania two people are in jail for robbery and receiving stolen property. According to the reports from the police department the pair broke into a home and stole a tool box full of automotive repair tools and various other items.

Wanting to score some quick cash they stopped at a service station after the robbery and asked one of the techs if he would like to buy the tools. As it turns out the tech did want the tools and the box because they belonged to him.

The tech went home, telling the thieves that he would return shortly with the money, to find that he had been robbed. He called police who arrested the pair at the service station and returned the property to the man.

Obviously these two have never heard of the internet. Some people are just too stupid to live.

Poker Site Owners Arrested and Charged with Crimes

Image via WikipediaNot long ago the US government attempted to ban the highly lucrative business of internet gambling. While they were unsuccessful in actually enacting the ban, they were able to ban the processing of payments for the sites, virtually crippling their income source.

However, many sites, most of which are hosted overseas, managed to find sneaky ways to process payments and winnings for US based players. That was until today.

A federal prosecutor unsealed an indictment today that charged three poker sites and a wide variety of banks in the US with violating the gambling laws.

Of course this comes just as several lawmakers are attempting to pass a new bill that will legalize the internet gambling industry. They are hoping that they will be able to tap into the business and start taxing the industry, opening up billions in new funds in new taxes.

The taxes are the exact reason why the internet gambling bill was put up in the first place. The government had not found a way that they could tax the sites without getting into a lot of difficult situations because online companies are not actually considered to reside within the US and therefore they are not subject to taxes.

This is sure to be one hell of a showdown in the courts as the owners of the poker sites are going to have their lawyers warmed up and ready for the fight.

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