Here's
's latest take. They report that Quebec local police are not involved, as had earlier been stated. But the main reason for posting this link is, I confess, the first line in the third paragraph, which I somehow find very funny.
That
is a funny statement, but typical of the bumbling nature of Absolute's efforts to contain this mess. And they appear to have brought Marc Seif into the front line as well, despite the shadows that have been cast over his recent activities by a 2+2 poster.
He made another strange statement that will not earn him many friends when he said, in his capacity as an 'Absolute Poker spokespro':
"This type of incident can occur on PokerStars and FullTilt. It can happen anywhere. But the real issue is how the company handles the situation after the fact. I am waiting to see how Absolute Poker responds."
Fact is, it
hasn't happened elsewhere, and would probably be better handled if it did!
As to whether Quebec police are investigating, I can clearly remember seeing a comment by a police or AG official saying this was under examination. I guess fear of the Mohawks combined with the lack of a criminal complaint from Absolute may have nixed that one, unfortunately. Or could it be that a police investigation may not be quite as cosy as one arranged 'internally' or through the KGC?
One thing is clear from the latest stream of information from these unidentified Absolute spokespeople - AJ Green is their chosen man to carry the can alright....and it appears from the latest update on the MSNBC story on this debacle that they are trying to take Scott Tom out of the equation:
"Adam Small, an official with Pocketfives.com, a community of online tournament poker players, said that he spoke with officials of Absolute Poker on Thursday night and was told that the rogue employee had deliberately used information pointing to Tom.
"What they said on the phone was that it was not Scott Tom ... and that he has sort of framed Scott Tom," he said.
"The Absolute Poker spokesman did not confirm that the employee had attempted to frame Tom, but he said, "No management was involved, and Scott Tom ... had no part in playing on any of these accounts."
"In a statement earlier this week, Absolute Poker said Tom "has not been involved with Absolute Poker for over a year and to the best of our knowledge, information and belief has not had access to any of Absolute Poker's systems, databases or information."
So if he's clean, how come Scott Tom has nothing to say?