Iowa Woman Who Filed Motion To Set Aside Forfeiture In ASD Case Is Listed As A ‘Founder’ Of Golden Panda Ad Builder
UPDATED 9:10 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Joyce Haws, an Iowa woman who filed a motion last week to set aside the forfeiture in the AdSurfDaily case, is listed in court documents as a “founder” of Golden Panda Ad Builder.
Haws and “her spouse” are listed on a roster of 34 Golden Panda “founders” who provided start-up money [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Another Motion To Set Aside Forfeiture Using Curtis Richmond Blueprint Filed In AdSurfDaily Case
UPDATED 8:07 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Chad Svendsen of Lakeville, Minn., has filed a motion to set aside the forfeiture in the AdSurfDaily case. Svendsen’s motion uses the Curtis Richmond litigation blueprint and is virtually identical to other recent pro se motions filed in the case.
Richmond is a member of a sham Utah “Indian” tribe known [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Busby Served With RICO Complaint; Attorney Files Motion To Dismiss Racketeering Claims
UPDATED 1:11 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby has been served with a racketeering lawsuit pending since Jan. 15. His attorney has filed a motion to dismiss him as a defendant, referring to him at least 120 times in the 46-page document as “Rev. Busby” and saying he has been a [...]
RICO Lawsuit Against Bowdoin, Busby, Garner Makes Veiled Reference To ‘80-20′ Rule; Signals That ‘Surf’ Promoters Run Risk Of Being Named Defendants In Racketeering Actions
A racketeering lawsuit against ASD President Andy Bowdoin, ASD attorney Robert Garner and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby makes a veiled reference to what autosurf participants refer to as the “80-20″ rule.
The reference signals that both private litigants and the government are wise to methods autosurf promoters use to stem the outflow of [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Plaintiffs In RICO Action Say AdSurfDaily Hired Bank Of America Employees, Paid Them More Than Others Doing The Same Work; Accuse Bank Of Turning A Blind Eye To Ponzi Scheme Involving Tens Of Millions Of Dollars
Lawyers for three plaintiffs who accuse AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin, ASD attorney Robert Garner and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby of racketeering have filed an amended complaint that accuses Bank of America of turning a blind eye to a Ponzi scheme.
Bank of America is not named a RICO defendant in the amended complaint [...]
AVG Forum Warns Members Not To Call Purchases An ‘Investment’; Posts Citing ‘Return’ Or ‘ROI’ Will Be Deleted
UPDATED 5:44 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A Mod at an AdViewGlobal forum set up by Mods and members of AdSurfDaily has warned AVG members not to refer to their purchases as “investments.”
Rather, the Mod said, AVG members purchase “advertising” and are not “investing” or “investors.”
Posts that used the terminology of investments would be deleted, the Mod [...]
Bowdoin’s Proffer Talk Of The Autosurf World
In the end, prosecutors saved their best for last. Ordered by a federal judge April 3 to respond to a series of pro se motions filed by ASD President Andy Bowdoin in a federal forfeiture case involving tens of millions of dollars, prosecutors first addressed Bowdoin’s motion to dismiss the case for lack of fair [...]
PROSECUTION BOMBSHELL: Bowdoin Signed Proffer Letter Prior To Submitting To Forfeiture And Told Investigators That Government’s Material Allegations Were ‘All True’
Prior to submitting to the forfeiture of tens of millions of dollars in January, AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin signed a proffer letter and told investigators that the government’s material allegations all were true, federal prosecutors said late this afternoon.
The explosive revelation came in the form of a memorandum filed in response to a pro se [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Curtis Richmond Files Motion To Intervene; Says AdSurfDaily Prosecutors Guilty Of Fraud Upon The Court
Never mind that AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin himself says ASD was operating illegally when the U.S. Secret Service seized tens of millions of dollars last summer amid allegations of wire fraud, money-laundering, engaging in the sale of unregistered securities and operating a Ponzi scheme.
And never mind that Bowdoin — who initially insisted ASD was legal, [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Prosecution Answers Bowdoin’s Claim D.C. Court Lacks Jurisdiction; Says ASD President’s Claim Has ‘No Reasonable Basis’ In Law And That ‘Serial’ Filings Could Result In Sanctions
In what could be a day of multiple filings by the government in the AdSurfDaily case, federal prosecutors said in a memorandum that pro se claims by ASD President Andy Bowdoin that U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has no jurisdiction over him in a civil forfeiture case have “no reasonable basis” in [...]
Judge Grant’s Garner’s Motion To Extend Time
A federal judge has granted attorney Robert Garner’s pro se motion to respond to a racketeering lawsuit filed against him by members of AdSurfDaily Inc.
As he requested, Garner will be given until May 22 to respond to the complaint. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer issued the order, although a proposed order by Garner appeared to [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Another Pro Se Pleading Using Curtis Richmond Template Filed In AdSurfDaily Case
UPDATED 5:44 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Two Iowa residents from a city that once hosted an AdSurfDaily meeting attended by Andy Bowdoin have filed a pro se motion to set aside the forfeiture in the case.
The motion, which used the Curtis Richmond litigation blueprint, was filed by Michael and Joyce Haws of Ankeny. ASD member Mindy [...]
So, You Want To Push An Autosurf And Tell Your Prospects You’ve Performed ‘Due Diligence’ On The Operator?
“Due Diligence” is a phrase that gets tossed around a lot in the autosurf trade. People posing as “industry” authorities — all while denying they’re pushing an “investment” — routinely tell prospects they’ve done their homework on a company.
Such was the case in the earliest days of AdSurfDaily, a Florida company federal prosecutors said was [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Garner Served With RICO Complaint Filed By ASD Members; Asks Court For Time To Respond
UPDATED 10:37 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) AdSurfDaily attorney Robert Garner has been served with a lawsuit alleging he engaged in racketeering with ASD President Andy Bowdoin and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby.
The RICO lawsuit had been pending since Jan. 15. In court filings, Garner acknowledged he was served with the complaint April 2. He [...]
UPDATE: Guest Columnist Relates Conversation With Lawyer On Matters Pertaining To Free Speech And Subpoena In Larry Friedman Libel And Slander Lawsuit Against Jack Arons
Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up column by Roxy Lewis, a member of ASD and the ASD Members Business Association (ASDMBA). Lewis is a self-described member of the “AARP generation” and a grandmother.
Her initial column was published April 18. It dealt with her thoughts and feelings about seeing her name in a subpoena in [...]
St. Petersburg Times Wins Two Pulitzer Prizes Today
The St. Petersburg Times, which has done some fine reporting on the AdSurfDaily case, today won two Pulitzer Prizes and was a finalist for a third.
Our warm congratulations to this leading-edge newspaper and to Lane DeGregory, who won the Pulitzer for Feature Writing; the Times’ PolitiFact team, which won the Pulitzer for National Reporting; and [...]
GUEST COLUMNIST: ‘Shocked’ And ‘Scared’ To See Her Name In Friedman Lawsuit Paperwork; Says She Was Told To ‘Examine Your Finances’; Sees Move By Dallas Lawyer As ‘Intimidation Tactic’ And Says She Won’t ‘Roll Over’
UPDATED 3:45 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.)
Editor’s Note: This is a guest column by Roxy Lewis, a self-described member of the “AARP generation.” Lewis was a member of ASD and the ASD Members Business Association. This column is in her own words. In the column, Lewis tells her story about various email interactions concerning her attempt to [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Extends Time For Class Certification In RICO Lawsuit Against Bowdoin, Busby, Garner
A federal judge has indefinitely extended the deadline for class-action certification in a racketeering lawsuit against AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin, ASD attorney Robert Garner and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby.
The plaintiffs in the case — all former ASD members — asked for the time extension last week because they have not been able [...]
AdViewGlobal: More Insidious By The Hour
AdViewGlobal (AVG), an autosurf with close ties to AdSurfDaily, is getting more insidious by the hour.
An AVG forum set up by some of the Mods and members of ASD became a den of infighting among AVG members yesterday. One poster started a thread begging the Mods to intervene, which is to say the poster wanted [...]
