DOJ Help Wanted Ad Looking for Full Tilt Poker Claims Administrator
The DOJ is hiring thanks to Full Tilt Poker.
A Help Wanted ad posted this week is requesting the assistance of an independent Claims Administrator to assist in the facilitation of payments to those owed monies by Full Tilt Poker customers.
A deal was struck the end of last month with the US Department of Justice allowing for the world’s largest online poker company, PokerStars, to take over Full Tilt poker. Both companies were named as part of an April 2011 indictment claiming PokerStars and FTP were in violation of current gambling laws.
Stars has agreed to pay back those customers residing outside the US owed monies by its one time rival along with a multi-million dollar fine to the Justice Department that will be used in part to pay players residing in the United States.
Monitors, Receivers, Claims Administrators
In connection with its criminal and civil enforcement efforts, the United States Attorney’s Office occasionally selects, or participates in the selection of, monitors, receivers, special masters, claims administrators, and similar appointments. In some instances, depending on the circumstances and exigencies of the case, the United States Attorney’s Office will solicit applications for such positions. Cases (if any) in which we are currently soliciting applications are listed below.
Claims Administrator—Full Tilt Poker The Government is soliciting applications from qualified persons to serve, pursuant to 28 C.F.R. §9.9(c), as Claims Administrator in connection with the remission to U.S. victims of funds forfeited via court-approved settlements in United States v. Pokerstars et al., 11 Civ. 2564 (LBS). At present the Government estimates there are approximately 1.3 million potential U.S. victims, and that approximately $159 million of forfeited funds (less expenses of administration) is immediately available for distribution via the remission process. In consultation with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the United States Department of Justice, the Claims Administrator will design and execute a process to solicit, receive and evaluate claims, and to process payments, for losses incurred by U.S. victims that are attributable to the fraud alleged in the above complaint. In so doing the Claims Administrator will obtain and evaluate information, such as financial transaction records, from claimants, and analyze information contained in user account records provided in database and other format by Full Tilt Poker. Interested parties may submit an Application by August 31, 2012, to Sharon Levin, Chief of the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, at Sharon.Levin@usdoj.gov.
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