US Department of Homeland Security Accuses 5Dimes of Money Laundering

The DHS is trying to seize accounts at Amazon after the operator allegedly used gift cards to facilitate financial transactions.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has filed a seizure warrant in a District Court in Philadelphia alleging that online casino, sportsbook and poker operator 5Dimes has been using Amazon gift cards to “launder” money to its US players.
The DHS alleges that 5Dimes advised players to use Amazon gift cards to make deposits and withdrawals. 5Dimes is licensed and based in Costa Rica, but its customer base is largely drawn from US citizens.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has filed a seizure warrant in a District Court in Philadelphia alleging that online casino, sportsbook and poker operator 5Dimes has been using Amazon gift cards to “launder” money to its US players.

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Jocelyn Wood, Editor Joss is a graduate in English from the University of Birmingham and has a Master’s Degree in Organisational Development from the University of Manchester. His career path has taken him from the British Army, through business & finance to seven years as a successful professional poker player. His experience of the European Union, law, accounting, finance, regulation and online poker provide the basis for his insights in the PRO specialist categories of Industry and Law & Regulation. As CEO he steered his own company through full Financial Services Authority regulation, and was asked by Morgan Stanley to take their UK mortgage business through the same process. Although British, he lives in Arequipa, Peru, set high in the mountains and surrounded by volcanoes. He is married to a Peruvian and has three children.

Article published on March 16, 2016.

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