This story, Jay Cohen’s story, is one that we should all read, and it should strike fear into our souls. In more than forty years as a well-known criminal defense trial lawyer and before that, serving four years as a prosecutor, I do not believe I have ever been involved in any other case where the defendant was treated more unfairly than Jay Cohen. I remember this case vividly as it still haunts me today, more than twenty years later. This book is a cautionary tale, as it is a true and frightening story. The saga against Jay Cohen began in Antigua, where Jay and his partners at the time developed an internet gambling site that, according to our government, was “illegal” in the United States despite its legality in the country where it was based.

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