Archive for December 28th, 2013

Former Michigan Lawmaker Accused Of Helping Ponzi Schemer From House Floor Pleads No Contest

Former Michigan Lawmaker Accused Of Helping Ponzi Schemer From House Floor Pleads No Contest

“[Former State Rep. Brian] Palmer carried a cell phone provided by API and answered calls from potential investors even while on the House floor. To circumvent state security laws, Palmer assisted Ripley by providing documents to make the scheme appear legitimate and signed investment guarantees. And, with Palmer’s knowledge, Ripley used Palmer’s name and position […]

Zeek Receiver In Process Of Sending Large Batch Of Claim-Determination Notices; ‘Program’ Operated ‘Like World’s Biggest Chain Letter,’ Likely Created Losers On Unprecedented Scale And Resulted In Ill-Gotten Gains In All 94 Federal Districts, Receiver Says

Zeek Receiver In Process Of Sending Large Batch Of Claim-Determination Notices; 'Program' Operated 'Like World's Biggest Chain Letter,' Likely Created Losers On Unprecedented Scale And Resulted In Ill-Gotten Gains In All 94 Federal Districts, Receiver Says

The court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi-scheme case has announced he is in the process of sending a batch of more than 80,000 Notices of Claims Determination. This is the first batch of such notices, which the receiver began to issue yesterday. The first batch is expected to take through Dec. 31 to be […]