The Sex.com Thief is Out of Jail (and his lawyer was shot)

CaptainB Peon

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In yet another twist in the extraordinary tale of Sex.com, the con-man who stole the world's most valuable domain has been released from jail - in order to locate the millions of dollars he owes the original owner.

Stephen Michael Cohen has been ordered to hand Gary Kremen $65m by a US court but despite years of intense fighting has yet to hand over one cent. On Tuesday morning, after 14 months in jail for civil contempt, Cohen was released by Judge James Ware, because Kremen's lawyers had been unable to chase down his offshore bank accounts.

Cohen claims he is only able to get the details of his various accounts - held in Lithuania, Liechtenstein and the Isle of Man - in person and outside jail, and is due back in court in San Jose on 26 February to tell the judge how that search has gone.

But in a chilling turn of events, one of the few people with access to Cohen's estimated countless millions, Mexican lawyer Gustavo CortÃ©s Carvajal, known locally as El Sapo or "The Toad", was the target of an assassination attempt in Tijuana at 5pm on the day of Cohen's release.

Cortes was in a Mercedes van being driven by fellow lawyer Jose Luis Alamillo, when it was blocked in by two trucks in central Tijuana. Alamillo managed to break free and, chased by the trucks, get to the local police station but had been shot several times in his left flank during the attack. A four-year-old boy in a car at the scene when the shooting broke out was shot in the head and is an unknown state, while Cortes himself escaped unharmed.
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Link with more (including the history of the sex.com theft)

CaptainB, Dec 10, 2006 IP

beejeebers Peon

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All that over a friggin' domain name...wow.

beejeebers, Dec 10, 2006 IP

Correctus Straight Edge

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Its all over a friggin $65 Million.. duh

IT

Correctus, Dec 10, 2006 IP

010081 Banned

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great news,i didn't know about that,got to read details.thankx.

010081, Dec 11, 2006 IP

DomainMagnate Illustrious Member

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lol someone even wrote a book about the domain
http://sexdotcom.info/about/buy.htm

DomainMagnate, Dec 11, 2006 IP

Expertguy Banned

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Lol never knew the history of this name , thanks!

Expertguy, Dec 11, 2006 IP

matty281k Active Member

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there was a documentry, bounty hunters are after him

matty281k, Dec 11, 2006 IP

sandossu Guest

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great story, a good idea for a movie

sandossu, Dec 11, 2006 IP

Certix Banned

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I agree, chilling true tale, but what a great idea for a film!

Certix, Dec 12, 2006 IP

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