Gary Kaplan arrest possibly related to rat named Carruthers
written April 4, 2007
Gary Kaplan was arrested last week but we can only speculate as to what really happened that led to his sudden and surprising arrest.
First of all, it is well known that Gary Kaplan and the EX-CEO of BetonSports , David Carruthers did not like one another. Up until last week, Kaplan was in hiding whereas Carruthers had been captured months ago.
Insiders believe that Gary Kaplan would never have been caught unless he wanted to. Gary would never stay in a hotel in the Dominican Republic. He had business there, as well as friends and people in high places to help and harbor him if he had to go there.
The Internet gambling industry had the next thing to Bin Laden; an internationally hunted sensational criminal being arrested and yet not one single photo in handcuffs all the way to Puerto Rico??? The DOJ lives for moments like this. It's their reward.
Not only that, Kaplan was supposedly "arrested" on Wednesday night. There was not one single announcement until after he appeared before the magistrate in Puerto Rico. If anyone really believes that Hannaway held that up so it would coincide with the WTO announcement then you still must believe in the tooth fairy.
If anything, the WTO announcement detracted from Hannaway's triumph. I would think Gary Kaplan deliberately chose the Dominican Republic because of his kids. Gary could have chosen Costa Rica, however, it would have made for a circus. The news of Kaplan's arrest would have been on TV around the clock viewed by his children and their friends that they go to school with.
Kaplan was a negotiator and was meticulous with detail. The DOJ cannot make a deal with any fugitive pre-arrest, but I think there had to be a meeting of the minds. Perhaps an agreement was reached where both the DOJ or Gary didn't look bad in all this. The DOJ got their announcement of the capture and looked like the Lone Rangers, and Gary Kaplan's dignity was spared along with his family's.
After you're arraigned (in St. Louis) and plead the usual not-guilty plea, then a formal plea can be drawn up and presented to the judge for her approval if some sort of meeting of the minds did indeed occur before his arrest.
The other thing is, and nobody knows this for a fact yet, but there might be pressure being applied on Kaplan' family (siblings) or even him directly that hinders his own personal flight.
There is the chance that David Carruthers is cooperating with the government now as they have granted him freedom 6 hours a day split in two different sessions. The government doesn't usually go out of their way to make you more comfortable unless you're scratching their back. The DOJ can make anything happen if the end result is going to be in their favor. In time we'll all find out the truth, but I find the timing of Carruthers being granted more freedom anything but a coincidence.
written by Kenneth Weitzner--EOG
written April 4, 2007
Gary Kaplan was arrested last week but we can only speculate as to what really happened that led to his sudden and surprising arrest.
First of all, it is well known that Gary Kaplan and the EX-CEO of BetonSports , David Carruthers did not like one another. Up until last week, Kaplan was in hiding whereas Carruthers had been captured months ago.
Insiders believe that Gary Kaplan would never have been caught unless he wanted to. Gary would never stay in a hotel in the Dominican Republic. He had business there, as well as friends and people in high places to help and harbor him if he had to go there.
The Internet gambling industry had the next thing to Bin Laden; an internationally hunted sensational criminal being arrested and yet not one single photo in handcuffs all the way to Puerto Rico??? The DOJ lives for moments like this. It's their reward.
Not only that, Kaplan was supposedly "arrested" on Wednesday night. There was not one single announcement until after he appeared before the magistrate in Puerto Rico. If anyone really believes that Hannaway held that up so it would coincide with the WTO announcement then you still must believe in the tooth fairy.
If anything, the WTO announcement detracted from Hannaway's triumph. I would think Gary Kaplan deliberately chose the Dominican Republic because of his kids. Gary could have chosen Costa Rica, however, it would have made for a circus. The news of Kaplan's arrest would have been on TV around the clock viewed by his children and their friends that they go to school with.
Kaplan was a negotiator and was meticulous with detail. The DOJ cannot make a deal with any fugitive pre-arrest, but I think there had to be a meeting of the minds. Perhaps an agreement was reached where both the DOJ or Gary didn't look bad in all this. The DOJ got their announcement of the capture and looked like the Lone Rangers, and Gary Kaplan's dignity was spared along with his family's.
After you're arraigned (in St. Louis) and plead the usual not-guilty plea, then a formal plea can be drawn up and presented to the judge for her approval if some sort of meeting of the minds did indeed occur before his arrest.
The other thing is, and nobody knows this for a fact yet, but there might be pressure being applied on Kaplan' family (siblings) or even him directly that hinders his own personal flight.
There is the chance that David Carruthers is cooperating with the government now as they have granted him freedom 6 hours a day split in two different sessions. The government doesn't usually go out of their way to make you more comfortable unless you're scratching their back. The DOJ can make anything happen if the end result is going to be in their favor. In time we'll all find out the truth, but I find the timing of Carruthers being granted more freedom anything but a coincidence.
written by Kenneth Weitzner--EOG
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