RACHEL KONRAD
Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A man who siphoned millions of dollars from a pornography Web site and fled to Mexico cried poor Monday and asked a judge to erase the $65 million he owes the rightful owner of Sex.com.
Stephen Michael Cohen was released from prison in December so he could surrender assets to Gary Kremen, the online entrepreneur who registered the domain name in 1994. But Cohen told U.S. District Court Judge James Ware that he's jobless and broke.
Cohen also claimed the court deliberately lost important documents he filed detailing his financial plight. Cohen said he's called the FBI in hopes of recovering the records.
"We're far from ending this case," the mustachioed 59-year-old said as he appeared dressed in faded jeans, a shabby sweat shirt and a ski jacket.
Ware ordered the defendant to cooperate with plaintiff's attorneys, who plan to question Cohen this week in hopes of discovering a hidden bank account, stash of jewelry or other valuable investment. ( more…)
