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Another Betonsports Arrest?
Documents filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District
of Missouri indicate Steinberg held
Although no details have yet emerged on where and how he was arrested,
it appears that Norman Steinberg, who has been associated with Gary
Kaplan and the moribund BetonSports.com, is being held by federal
authorities.
In documents filed yesterday (Tuesday) before the District Court
for the district of Eastern Missouri, US Attorney Catherine Hanaway
and other federal officials from the Department of Justice Organized
Crime and Racketeering Section requested the detention without bail
of Norman Steinberg, aka Tom Miller and David Norman, apparently
arrested and taken into custody regarding the United States' case
against BetonSports. The case number is No. S1-4:06CR00337 CEJ (MLM)
The detention is requested for a period of three days, presumably
pending a bail hearing, and it is understood that the application
for detention was granted on grounds that the accused is a flight
risk.
Steinberg is thought to be one of the last remaining fugitives
in the BetonSports case, which involves some eleven defendants on
an indictment that lists a number of serious charges.
The case started with the arrest of BoS CEO David Carruthers almost
a year ago whilst he was transitting the USA on his way to Costa
Rica. Carruthers remains on heavy bail and confined to a house in
St. Louis, Missouri pending trial. More recently, Gary Kaplan, the
founder of BoS was arrested in Dominica and extradited to the US
where he is in custody awaiting trial.
The case ruined BetOnSports, which earlier this year pleaded guilty
and agreed to assist the authorities going forward. The company
is headed toward liquidation as a result of having lost all of its
predominently US business.
Court document filed July 3, 2007:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
NORMAN STEINBERG,
a/k/a Tom Miller and David Norman
Defendant.
No. S1-4:06CR00337 CEJ (MLM)
MOTION FOR PRETRIAL DETENTION AND HEARING
COMES NOW the United States of America, by and through its attorneys,
Catherine L. Hanaway,
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, and
Michael K. Fagan and Steven A. Muchnick,
Assistant United States Attorneys for said District, and Marty Woelfle,
Trial Attorney, Organized Crime and
Racketeering Section, U.S. Department of Justice, and moves the
Court to order defendant detained pending
trial, and further requests that a detention hearing be held three
(3) days from the date of defendant's initial
appearance before the United States Magistrate pursuant to Title
18, United States Code, Section 3141, et seq.
As and for its grounds, the Government states that there is a serious
risk that the defendant will flee.
WHEREFORE, the Government requests this Court to order defendant
detained prior to trial, and
further to order a detention hearing three (3) days from the date
of the defendant's initial appearance.
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE L. HANAWAY
United States Attorney
s/ Michael K. Fagan
MICHAEL K. FAGAN, #6617
Assistant United States Attorney
s/Marty Woelfle
MARTY WOELFLE AZ Bar #009363
Trial Attorney, organized Crime and Racketeering
U.S. Department of Justice
s/Steven A. Muchnick
STEVEN A. MUCHNICK, #3905
Assistant United States Attorney
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