[Asterisk-biz] Re: Vonage Rep was arrested by theMexicanPGRlastnight.

[Paul]

Could it be that these 2 people were not really connected with vonage in 
any official way? Maybe they were just charging people to get them set 
up with vonage using a US address? I know of at least one outfit near 
the canadian border that specializes in enabling canadians to get US 
satellite TV accounts. That is in clear violation of Canadian law. I'm 
sure that if they actually went into Canada and did this they would be 
arrested.

If this turns out to be the case it is just another routine arrest 
report. I lived and worked in MX. There were always people whose 
enterprise focused on trying to deprive the government of tax revenues. 
They paid lots of bribes to stay in business. The ones who made some 
corrupt government official a silent partner in the business could then 
see to it that new competitors were quickly dealt with.

steve wrote:

>I am not sure.  I know they have put a lot grey market people into jail but
>I haven't heard of any end users going to jail.   In Tijuana, they closed
>down 9 companies about 4 months ago.   Three of the companies had value
>added permits.   
>
>
>Steve
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
>[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alex Pui
>Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 6:32 PM
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>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] Re: Vonage Rep was arrested by
>theMexicanPGRlastnight.
>
>Steve,
>
>If the operator is out of MX would the end users be arrested?
>
>Alex
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of steve
>Sent: April 6, 2005 9:14 AM
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>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] Re: Vonage Rep was arrested by the
>MexicanPGRlastnight.
>
>Reason.  Operating in Mexico without a Local concession and using VOIP for
>transporting traffic outside of Mexico without a Long Distance concession.  
>
>Steve
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Anton Krall
>Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 5:45 PM
>To: 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion'
>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] Re: Vonage Rep was arrested by the Mexican
>PGRlastnight.
>
>The reason? 
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of steve
>Sent: Martes, 05 de Abril de 2005 06:51 p.m.
>To: 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion'
>Subject: [Asterisk-biz] Re: Vonage Rep was arrested by the Mexican PGR
>lastnight.
>
>Hi Everyone:
>
>The Mexican PGR http://www.pgr.gob.mx/ arrested two people connected with
>Vonage here in Mexico.   The arrest team included members of SCT
>(http://portal.sct.gob.mx/SctPortal/) and Comission Federal de
>telecomunicaciones (http://www.cofetel.gob.mx).
>
>
>Steve
>Wl Com
>steve at 17q.com
>+52 664 6343480
>
>  
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