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This type of thing used to happen from time to time in the early days of adult.
I remember a scarey time back in like 99 or 2000 when Epoch actually wasnt able to cut checks for awhile- it eventually got resolved, but it was a nail biter for sure.
The thing to remember here is not to jump to any conclusions- it might be an IRS thing, it might be some big nasty DOJ/laundering/gambling fiasco, or it might just be some kind of fuckup that will get resolved.
I've always found it odd that a large company would want to rely on some 3rd party to do their checks when something like this could happen and turn everything upside down on them overnight... but thats me. You can hire one or two people to cut checks on a frikkin laser printer every 2 weeks.. why take a risk?
In the long run, the guys really on the hook here are the sponsors- they sent their money to webmaster checks (which may very well not have done anything wrong to their knowledge) and here comes the DOJ and everything is in the abyss.
The sponsors now have to claw their way out of the mess, and the poor guys at webmaster checks (giving them the benefit of the doubt here, as we should until we know more) have just had their business relationships jeopardized.
I hate to see things like this happen, but I've seen it go both ways- so its not necessarily a stick in the eye, but its too early to tell. I guess this will be a test of the sponsors to see who can come through. But do keep in mind they didnt see it coming either, and its a total pain in their ass as well.
This kind of thing has been in the business since day one- sucks to hear its still happening, but honestly it happens alot less often these days than it did back in the beginning.
Somebody did something wrong somewhere for this to happen, but its too early yet to find out what and why for sure- nothing much to do except hope your sponsor can take care of you in the short term until the dust settles.
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