Archive for December 17th, 2008

MegaLido Autosurf, Pushed By ASD Members, Vanishes

We’ve written previously that members of an autosurf known as MegaLido had reported their support requests had been ignored and they they were seeking refunds from AlertPay and SolidTrustPay. MegaLido members now say the site itself has gone offline.  The paid-to-surf site rose to prominence in the weeks after the government seizure of AdSurfDaily’s assets, […]

SEC Says It Missed Chance To Unravel Madoff Scheme; Probe Indicates Madoff Cooked Books And Falsified Docs

SEC Says It Missed Chance To Unravel Madoff Scheme; Probe Indicates Madoff Cooked Books And Falsified Docs

BLOG UPDATE 12:12 P.M. EST (U.S.A.): A bail hearing for Bernard Madoff rescheduled for today has been canceled. Madoff was ordered last week to produce two additional co-signers to guarantee his $10 million bail, but was unable to come up with them. A federal judge, with consent of the prosecution, now has ordered Madoff placed […]