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                      Costa Rica, US Halts Currency Fraud

   Authorities from two continents have pulled the plug on a huge
   money-laundering scheme committed by a Costa Rica-based company.
   Costa Rican police and U.S. authorities said Tuesday the currency
   system Liberty Reserve has been charged with processing tens of
   millions of illegal money transactions.
   A notice posted on Liberty Reserve`s web site says the domain "has been
   seized" by U.S. authorities.
   Costa Rican police say authorities arrested the company`s founder
   Friday in Spain. Founder Arthur Budovsky is a naturalized Costa Rican
   citizen. Police say he was sentenced to five years` probation in 2007
   after pleading guilty to New York court charges of operating illegal
   financial service businesses.
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