In an email Ray Bitar sent out to his Dublin staff he revealed that the “deal with PokerStars will very soon make our goal a reality” in repaying players and “PokerStars to guarantee all July salaries” for his staff.
According to the Associated Press the US Gov were working in conjunction with the the Irish authorities to have Ray Bitar extradited. Bitar could be sentenced up to 145 years in prison for charges of fraud.