William.Wright@f2700.n206.z1.fidonet.org (William Wright) (02/07/91)
I'm sorry to report that a District Attorney in Texas (I'm not sure whether it was a county, or the state itself) has arrested the two organizers of the Mir sweepstakes. The charge is "felony". This means 2-10 yrs in prison + a maximum fine of $10,000. Reportedly, the authorities consider toe sweepstakes to be gambling, pure and simple. Evidently accepting "free" entries via mail was not enough to satisfy the authorities. Reportedly, the authorities offered to drop the charges if Space Travel Services would refund the entries to date, but Space Travel Services refused. -- William Wright Internet: William.Wright@f2700.n206.z1.fidonet.org Compuserve: >internet:William.Wright@f2700.n206.z1.fidonet.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------