In the StreamEast sting, there were two real-life arrests that went down. Two men were arrested in Egypt "and authorities reportedly uncovered a shell company in the United Arab Emirates that allegedly laundered more than $6 million in advertising proceeds since 2010." StreamEast had 1.6 billion visits in the past year, per The Athletic .

Streameast, an illegal sports streaming network, was shut down by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment and Egyptian authorities.

Popular illegal streaming service Steameast is officially off the internet just days before the start of the 2025 NFL season following a lengthy investigation