The comments were made by Boston-based white-collar criminal defense attorney Paul Kelly during a public forum held on the University of recent Hampshire School of Law where reporters were in attendance and audio recording was permitted. Near the beginning of his comments, Kelly said he represents “certain individuals, managers, from DraftKings.”
A transcript of the speech is obtainable below. DraftKings, FanDuel, and Mr. Kelly all provided statements to LSR contesting the accuracy of Kelly’s remarks as presented. Per Kelly’s comments:
- U.S. Attorney offices within the Southern District of latest York, Boston, and Tampa, Fla. have all “launched grand jury investigations” into the activities of DraftKings and FanDuel.
- The investigations are still of their “earliest stages,” in line with Kelly. “One thing I DO KNOW is that action at the criminal side will not happen next week, next month, or maybe even within the calendar year of 2016 — if ever,” Kelly said.
- It is way from a certainty that charges can be brought, argued Kelly, who noted: “If the Justice Department elects to head forward, and that’s still a reasonably large if, because, frankly, I HAVEN'T seen anything factually which might provide a valid basis for criminal charges at this point.”
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