As part of his plea, announced Feb 10 by the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington, Bowser is ordered to pay Nintendo of America US$4.5mil (RM18.84mil). That’s on top of the US$10mil (RM42mil) he was ordered to pay Nintendo following a civil lawsuit the video game giant won last year. — Reuters
Living out of a modest apartment in the Dominican Republic, Gary Bowser didn’t necessarily appear to be reaping the rewards of a conspiracy against the world’s biggest video game companies.
But in that tiny home, mostly devoid of character aside from its bright green walls, Bowser was a prominent leader of a criminal enterprise that swindled Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo out of millions, federal authorities say.
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