NEW : Other alleged ringleader is detained ; 2 of the 18 charged are at large , spokesman says . Comment: They could bet on sports events through bookies , by phone and through Internet sites . Brothers Jan Harald Portocarrero and Erik Portocarrero , originally from California , set up Macho Sports International in Panama in 2002 , according to Panamanian public documents cited in U.S. authorities ' probable cause statement . Macho Sports ' employees used `` intimidation , threats and violence , '' authorities say .
NEW : Other alleged ringleader is detained ; 2 of the 18 charged are at large , spokesman says . Comment: They could bet on sports events through bookies , by phone and through Internet sites . Macho Sports ' employees used `` intimidation , threats and violence , '' authorities say .