Archive for July 2013

BULLETIN: James Timothy Turner, Purported ‘President’ Of Purported ‘Republic for the united States of America’ (RuSA), Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison

BULLETIN: James Timothy Turner, Purported 'President' Of Purported 'Republic for the united States of America' (RuSA), Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison

James Timothy “Tim” Turner, a purported “sovereign citizen” and the purported “President” of a shadow government known as the “Republic for the united States of America” (RuSA), has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison in a bizarre tax scam in which he was convicted of conspiring to defraud the IRS and teaching others […]

Receiver Estimates That $290 Million In Fraudulent Transfers Occurred At Zeek; Clawback Litigation May Begin In Third Quarter; U.S. Domestic And ‘Foreign Winners’ Will Be Pursued; Victims Already Have Filed Claims Seeking $287 Million — With More Expected To Follow Before Sept. 5 Deadline

Receiver Estimates That $290 Million In Fraudulent Transfers Occurred At Zeek; Clawback Litigation May Begin In Third Quarter; U.S. Domestic And 'Foreign Winners' Will Be Pursued; Victims Already Have Filed Claims Seeking $287 Million -- With More Expected To Follow Before Sept. 5 Deadline

The court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi-scheme case is reporting “significant progress” in securing assets for return to victims and says the estate has gathered approximately $325.1 million since the receivership began in August 2012. As of 5 p.m. on July 29, Zeek victims had filed claims seeking about $287 million. The claims portal […]

Gary Calhoun, MPB Today MLM Operator, Jailed In Florida

Gary Calhoun, MPB Today MLM Operator, Jailed In Florida

UPDATED 5:52 P.M. EDT (JULY 31, U.S.A.) Gary Calhoun, the operator of the MPB Today MLM program who was charged in December with racketeering under Florida state law, is listed as a prisoner at the Escambia County Jail. Today was Calhoun’s sentencing date. The length of his sentence was not immediately clear. [July 31 UPDATE: […]

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Judge To Purported ‘Sovereign’: ‘I Hesitate To Rank Your Statements In Order Of Just How Bizarre They Are’

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Judge To Purported 'Sovereign': 'I Hesitate To Rank Your Statements In Order Of Just How Bizarre They Are'

Back in February, U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton of the Western District of Washington told AdSurfDaily story figure and purported “sovereign citizen” Kenneth Wayne Leaming that “all the fancy legal-sounding things” Leaming had “read on the internet are make-believe.” Another way to put that is, “Garbage in, garbage out” — or, in shorthand, GIGO. […]

Tennessee Man Allegedly Talking To Jailed Memphis ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Charged By U.S. Secret Service With Threatening To Kill President Obama

A man having a phone conversation with a jailed Tennessee “sovereign citizen” and frustrated she could not make bond had “a plan,” the U.S. Secret Service said in a July 25 affidavit for an arrest warrant. That plan, according to the affidavit, was to “burn” President Obama, “kill” him and “murk” the President and the […]

Judge Approves Settlements With Zeek Receiver, Says Agreements Are In ‘Best Interests Of The Zeek Victims’

Judge Approves Settlements With Zeek Receiver, Says Agreements Are In 'Best Interests Of The Zeek Victims'

“The Court has reviewed Receiver’s brief and proposed settlement and finds that the proposed settlement is fair and equitable and is in the best interests of the Zeek victims.” — Senior U.S. District Judge Graham C. Mullen, July 26, 2013 UPDATED 9:43 P.M. EDT U.S.A. If you’re from the camp that claims Zeek Rewards victimized […]

First Reports Of Alleged Massive Ponzi Scheme In Greater Cincinnati: ‘Tens If Not Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars,’ Complaint In Hamilton County Says

First Reports Of Alleged Massive Ponzi Scheme In Greater Cincinnati: 'Tens If Not Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars,' Complaint In Hamilton County Says

If the alleged Profitable Sunrise scheme were not bad enough in the Greater Toledo region of Northwest Ohio, there now are reports of a separate massive scheme in the Greater Cincinnati region of Southwest Ohio. Investors have gone to court to accuse Glen Galemmo of East Walnut Hills of operating an elaborate scam that may […]

Purported Alabama ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Jailed On Felony Charge; Sheriff Says She Filed False Document Against Obama Cabinet Official

Purported Alabama 'Sovereign Citizen' Jailed On Felony Charge; Sheriff Says She Filed False Document Against Obama Cabinet Official

It appears to have taken less than five months for a purported “sovereign citizen” to begin a harassment campaign against Jacob J. Lew, who became U.S. Treasury Secretary after being confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 27, 2013. Alabama authorities say they’ve arrested Mary Whiteside Quillen, 65, of Weaver. She is accused of recording “several […]

REPORTS: Prosecutor In TelexFree Case Threatened With Death

REPORTS: Prosecutor In TelexFree Case Threatened With Death

There are reports in Brazilian media that a prosecutor in the state of Acre has received death threats over her role in the TelexFree investigation and is receiving police protection. TelexFree, which has a U.S. arm in Massachusetts, purports to be in the communications business. The MLM company is under investigation in multiple states in […]

From Profitable Sunrise To ‘Guaranteed50kIn30days’: ‘What Would You Do With $50,800? Or Better Yet, What Would You Do With A MILLION $$!’

From Profitable Sunrise To 'Guaranteed50kIn30days': 'What Would You Do With $50,800? Or Better Yet, What Would You Do With A MILLION $$!'

After the Profitable Sunrise intercontinental affinity-fraud and pyramid-scheme aimed at Christians, Rev. Jon Simmons has cast his net with a 5X5 matrix “program” known as “Guaranteed50kIn30days” and is fishing for a “team,” a source tells the PP Blog. “Turn your $50 [into] a MILLION Dollars!” Simmons trawled. Simmons was a Profitable Sunrise colleague of Nanci […]

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Federal Judge Denies Alleged Zeek Winners’ Motion To Intervene In Case And Dissolve Receivership

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Federal Judge Denies Alleged Zeek Winners' Motion To Intervene In Case And Dissolve Receivership

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (3RD UPDATE 8:44 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) Senior U.S. District Judge Graham C. Mullen has denied a motion by alleged winners in Zeek Rewards to intervene in the SEC’s Ponzi-scheme case and to dissolve the receivership. In December 2012, alleged Zeek “winners” Trudy Gilmond and Kellie King asked Mullen for permission […]