Archive for January 31st, 2011

BULLETIN (UPDATE): Now, A Web-Based ‘Immigration’ Scam Tied To A Telemarketing Scam, FTC Charges; Fraudsters Posed As U.S. Government, Agency Says; 3 People Arrested

BULLETIN (UPDATE): Now, A Web-Based 'Immigration' Scam Tied To A Telemarketing Scam, FTC Charges; Fraudsters Posed As U.S. Government, Agency Says; 3 People Arrested

BULLETIN: (UPDATED 3 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) The first experience some people seeking to become U.S. citizens had was to be duped by Americans, the Federal Trade Commission has alleged. After a probe involving multiple government agencies, the FTC has gone to federal court in Nevada to block what it described as an “immigration scam.” 3 […]

Father, 3 Sons Plead Guilty In Massive Texas Fraud And Ponzi Swindle; Members Of The Tony Rand Family Potentially Face Decades In Prison

Father, 3 Sons Plead Guilty In Massive Texas Fraud And Ponzi Swindle; Members Of The Tony Rand Family Potentially Face Decades In Prison

Five people — including a father, three sons and a pitchman who doubled as an executive — have pleaded guilty to their roles in orchestrating a $68 million securities-fraud and Ponzi scheme involving fraudulent Texas oil-and-gas investments, federal prosecutors said. The father — William Anthony “Tony” Rand, 69, of Plano — is a recidivist felon […]