Day: March 1, 2009
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Stanford Ponzi Scheme Is Affecting Autosurf Trade
When the Securities and Exchange Commission charged R. Allen Stanford Feb. 17 with operating a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme through his bank in Antigua, the news created banking pandemonium on the tiny Caribbean island and also in Panama. In the days that followed, a surf known as BizAdSplash referenced the banking situation in Panama without referencing…
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Garner Advertised In ‘Escape Artist’ Publication
An attorney accused of racketeering in a lawsuit by members of AdSurfDaily and accused by prosecutors of shilling for ASD President Andy Bowdoin once advertised his services in “Escape From America Magazine.” The magazine is part of a website known as EscapeArtist.com. Robert F. Garner identified himself a “[f]ormer General Counsel for major Miami-based securities…