WorldCom hit by RICO suit from AT&T

[bobthedrummer]

but they still were awarded the contract from the Pentagon to "rebuild" Iraq telecommunications
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/123016_worldcomiraq22.html

Now AT&T has filed suit under RICO
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17306-2003Sep2.html

This is outrageous!

[lpbk2713]

1. This might be interesting reading, but.........

when I follow a link expecting to read a news article but I get a "Please Register" page instead........ I just stop right there. Be advised due caution should be exercised whenever you register anywhere. This is what opens up the "spam" gates. I get enough as it is. Thanks but no thanks.

[ButterflyBlood]

2. just use a fake email

or have a special one specifically for these purposes.

[Touchdown]

3. I'm already registered with WP.

Here's the highlights...

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AT&T Corp. filed a civil racketeering lawsuit yesterday against WorldCom Inc., accusing its rival of conspiring to improperly reroute telephone calls in an effort to avoid paying millions of dollars in fees to other telephone companies.

The long-distance giant claims that WorldCom conspired with Minneapolis-based telecommunications company Onvoy Inc. to route calls into Canada. The telephone traffic was then secretly moved onto AT&T's international telephone network where calls were transported back into the United States, according to the lawsuit....

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...At the heart of the dispute are the access charges that cover the cost of connecting long-distance customers to the local telephone networks. The fees are the single largest expense for long-distance companies.

"In reality, AT&T had no responsibility to bear these costs and defendant MCI did," AT&T alleged in its lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, claims that the purported scheme cost AT&T "millions and millions" of dollars. Prosecutors often use the RICO statute in criminal cases to pursue organized crime enterprises. AT&T filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Alexandria.
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Here's AT&T's press release...

http://www.att.com/news/item/0,1847,12137,00.html

me ->Believe it or not, re-routing calls is easy to do, and fraud in international calls costs millions a year.

Just another reason to merge all of these companies together, and rebuild Ma Bell...a heavily regulated Ma Bell. Like it used to be.

[bobthedrummer]

4. Sorry about policices beyond my control folks but this is another

remarkable item about a bunch of corporate criminals profiting with
BFEE. I agree that a heavily regulated Ma Bell might be one possible solution, also prosecuting WorldCom to the max!

[lpbk2713]

5. Thanks TD........

........ supreme irony....... One racketeer going after another. :eyes: