Yaoi Press Founder Facing Federal Court Charges; Vows Business As Usual

Using this posting at the comics business news and analysis site ICv2.com supplemented by this article from a local press angle at the Las Vegas Sun, a picture of Yaoi Press Founder Yamila Abraham's week takes shape. The publisher was arrested on Monday and charged with various crimes related to a web site business she maintained from 2004 to 2006, details in both articles.

There are a few things make this the kind of article discussed at CR above and beyond the unfortunate personal circumstance article we try like hell to avoid. First, the charges are severe enough that their outcome could have an obvious and potentially spine-severing sudden impact on the business. Second, the publisher has vowed business as usual in addition to proclaiming her innocence, framing it in terms of day-in, day-out support of her creators. Third, it's noted that Abraham was assigned a public defender after being found indigent, which isn't a rare thing about small press or specialty publishers but is worth noting in this sort of circumstance as the future of the publishing effort comes into question.

Deb Aoki has a complete round-up as well.
 
posted 8:10 am PST | Permalink
 

---

 
Daily Blog Archives
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
 
Full Archives