Noor Nabi Chowdhury and Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, the two brothers accused in this case, are facing great risk. While the former was arrested this week in New York, the latter has not been arrested and is believed to be staying in Bangladesh.
Both defendants on the four-count indictment face a total of 27 years in prison if all four charges are upheld.
The website today shows a page saying that the domain has been seized. Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, welcomed the operation, carried out jointly with the services of Canadian, British and Dutch authorities, which resulted in the final closure of this giant of sports piracy.