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As reported in the Wicked Chops Poker, past Full Tilt Poker employee Jason “JDN” Newitt was summoned by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York that was set today.  The issue started in September 2009 Newitt filed a suit against Full Tilt Poker, Pocket Kings, and the Tiltware accusing that, “he was unfairly fired and that his distribution payments were unfairly ceased. Defendants then took control of his ownership.”

In connection with the issue, Steve “Chops” Preiss of Wicked Chops said, “In general, subpoenas are not overly specific in nature. It’s no secret the DoJ has been investigating the online poker industry, and when J.D. Newitt sued Full Tilt Poker bonus, he certainly opened himself up for some follow-up from the government. We simply won’t know if the subpoena is specifically targeting Full Tilt Poker or part of a larger and broader investigation of online poker until after the fact.”

Talking about the online poker, Preiss also stated, “This certainly isn’t ‘good for poker.’ But it might not necessarily be bad either. The DoJ has been consistent in their efforts in going after payment processors instead of site operators, and this is potentially just an exploratory measure on their part.”