Archive for November 16th, 2011

BULLETIN: Idaho Man Suspected Of Shooting At White House Arrested By Pennsylvania State Police; U.S. Secret Service Confirms Detention Of Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez

BULLETIN: Idaho Man Suspected Of Shooting At White House Arrested By Pennsylvania State Police; U.S. Secret Service Confirms Detention Of Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez

BULLETIN: Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, an Idaho man suspected of using an assault rifle and shooting at the White House after dark on Veterans Day from hundreds of yards away, was arrested early this afternoon by Pennsylvania State Police troopers who patrol a four-county area near Pittsburgh. At least two bullets are believed to have penetrated […]

BULLETIN: Philadelphia Lawyer Arrested Last Week In Alabama On New Jersey Theft Charges Was Implicated By FTC In Alleged Mortgage-Modification Scam Targeting Vulnerable Borrowers; New Jersey Officials Say Michael Kwasnik Also Was Part Of Ponzi Scheme Targeting Seniors And Stole More Than $1 Million From Elderly Woman

BULLETIN: Philadelphia Lawyer Arrested Last Week In Alabama On New Jersey Theft Charges Was Implicated By FTC In Alleged Mortgage-Modification Scam Targeting Vulnerable Borrowers; New Jersey Officials Say Michael Kwasnik Also Was Part Of Ponzi Scheme Targeting Seniors And Stole More Than $1 Million From Elderly Woman

BULLETIN: The Philadelphia attorney with an office in New Jersey who was arrested in Alabama last week on a fugitive warrant amid allegations he had stolen more than $1 million from an elderly woman in a trust scam was on the Federal Trade Commission’s radar screen for an alleged mortgage-relief scam, the PP Blog has […]

UPDATE: More Red Flags At ‘Text Cash Network’; Firm’s ‘Official’ Video Has YouTube Upload Date Of Nov. 15, 2011 — But Same Video With Nearly 3-Year Old Upload Date Also Appears On YouTube For Same ‘Opportunity’

UPDATE: More Red Flags At 'Text Cash Network'; Firm's 'Official' Video Has YouTube Upload Date Of Nov. 15, 2011 -- But Same Video With Nearly 3-Year Old Upload Date Also Appears On YouTube For Same 'Opportunity'

In this Nov. 13 post, the PP Blog published a list of red flags concerning online promos for Text Cash Network (TCN), purportedly an emerging business “opportunity” involving text advertising and cell phones. A promo for TCN appeared — and then vanished — from a website linked to huckster Phil Piccolo, known online as “the […]

MLM Firm Fortune High-Tech Marketing (FHTM) Agrees To Refund Up To $1.3 Million To Texas Customers Amid Pyramid Allegations — But Don’t Delay If You’re Only Learning About The Agreement Today

MLM Firm Fortune High-Tech Marketing (FHTM) Agrees To Refund Up To $1.3 Million To Texas Customers Amid Pyramid Allegations -- But Don't Delay If You're Only Learning About The Agreement Today

Fortune High-Tech Marketing Inc. (FHTM), the Kentucky-based MLM firm that has caught the attention of multiple state regulators, has agreed to pay Texas customers up to $1.3 million in refunds, the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said. But do not tarry if you’re a Texas resident and believe you were ripped off by […]