ICANN cans EstDomains, Inc.

Stacy K. Burnette, Director of Contractual Compliance at ICANN, sent an official letter to Vladimir Tsastsin, President of EstDomains Inc., informing him that the company’s accreditation as a registrar is being terminated.

Be advised that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for Estdomains, Inc. (Customer No. 919, IANA No. 832) is terminated. Consistent with subsection 5.3.3 of the RAA, this termination is based on your status as President of EstDomains and your credit card fraud, money laundering and document forgery conviction. This termination shall be effective within fifteen calendar days from the date of this letter, on 12 November 2008.

The attached Estonia Court records state that you were convicted of credit card fraud, money laundering and document forgery on 6 February 2008. EstDomains’ has submitted official documents to ICANN that state you are the President of EstDomains. Absent receipt by ICANN of any document indicating that you were removed from the position of President, ICANN concludes that you maintained the position of President of EstDomains since the date of your conviction. Estdomains’ RAA is being terminated based on your conviction and your status as President of EstDomains.

Notice Of Termination Of ICANN Register Accreditation Agreement. (PDF)

ICANN’s notice informs that approximately 281,000 domains currently sponsored by EstDomains will be transferred to another ICANN-Accredited Registrar in accordance with the De registration Transition Procedure and that EstDomains has the right to suggest the transfer recipient by November 6, 2008.

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ICANN – Expressions of Interest Sought for Bulk Transfer of Registrations

As the result of the de-accreditation of EstDomains, Inc. (IANA ID 832), ICANN is seeking Statements of Interest from ICANN-accredited registrars that are interested in assuming sponsorship of the gTLD names that had been managed by EstDomains. EstDomains managed approximately 280,000 gTLD registrations, including registrations in the biz, com, info, mobi, net, and org registries, including approximately 7 second-level internationalized domain names. EstDomains, Inc. is organized in Delaware, United States

Whack-A-Mole.

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