What would ensue if gov't seized nt funds w/o plans of returning them?

[TheOpus]

So, does this sounds familiar to anyone?

From April, 2002
Sportsbook owners were shocked at a decision in the New Jersey courts this week which empowered the US government to seize funds from Intercash Financial Services, a New Jersey company acting as a middleman for sports bets placed by Americans on Internet gambling sites operated from offshore locations in Britain. These foreign betting companies enticed US players to their online sites by ensuring them that they could safely place their wagers, outside of the confines of US legislation.
The New Jersey ruling by 3rd Circuit Judge Theodore A. McKee affects British companies and citizens but the law will not apply to them directly. He found that the government had only to prove that the intermediary company in New Jersey was violating State law by promoting gambling.
Intercash Ltd. based on the Isle of Man and American Sports Ltd. located in England had argued that since all wagering transactions took place in England, there was no violation of US law. -Casinomeister

And, in the end, the DOJ got the forfeiture of the funds, the decision was appealed and the DOJ won. Yes, there are slight differences between this case and the Neteller fiasco, but generally speaking, they are extremely similar scenarios.