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FBI: ‘Sovereign Citizen Domestic Extremists Throughout The United States’ Are Perpetrating Mortgage Fraud And ‘Debt Elimination Schemes’ And ‘Coaching’ Others To Do So

Is your purported debt coach or foreclosure-relief expert a “sovereign citizen” with an avowed contempt for the U.S. government and banking in general? Is he (or she) actually trying to recruit you into a criminal scheme that only will add to your stress? Is your last disposable dollar going into the pockets of a domestic…

Aug 17, 2011
Alleged Cyber-Extortionist Indicted: Feds Say Anthony Digati Tried To Chill, Defame Business On Internet To Extract $200,000 In Bizarre Social-Networking Plot

Unhappy with an entity with which you have a dispute? Want to chill them to get your way by threatening to use keyword targeting and social networking? Want to start a wild spin campaign to misinform the public and slime people and entities you perceive to be your enemies? Want to suggest a person or…

Apr 22, 2010
ANALYSIS: Another Troubled Autosurf, Another Bizarre PR Approach; Some INetGlobal Supporters Attack The Messenger

If you follow news about the so-called autosurf “industry,” the mind-boggling PR approach by some supporters of Steve Renner’s INetGlobal is apt to remind you of the bizarre approach employed by Florida-based AdSurfDaily and some members of the now-defunct Surf’s Up forum. If you’re new to the ongoing saga of AdSurfDaily (ASD), the developing story…

Mar 20, 2010
Default Notice Entered In December 2008 Forfeiture Action Against AdSurfDaily-Connected Assets; Final Forfeiture Is Pending

UPDATED 8:31 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) Federal prosecutors today asked the Clerk of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to enter a default notice for assets seized in the December 2008 forfeiture complaint against AdSurfDaily. The clerk entered the notice, and the forfeiture of the property is pending. It will be finalized when U.S.…

Jan 11, 2010
Bowdoin Purportedly Tells ASD Member That Prosecutors ‘Have’ Finally Admitted To Screwing Up; Email Asks Members To Look For ‘Rally’ Videos; New Flap Starts On Surf’s Up

UPDATED 5:34 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) In a development reminiscent of a claim made more than a year ago on the Pro-AdSurfDaily Surf’s Up forum that prosecutors had acknowledged behind closed doors that ASD was not a Ponzi scheme and refused to admit it publicly because of embarrassment, a new email missive surfaced today that suggested…

Dec 21, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Suggests ASD Forfeiture Could Occur Before Christmas; Finds Bowdoin ‘Knowingly And Voluntarily’ Released Claims To $65.8 Million

Will the August 2008 forfeiture case against $65.8 million in the personal bank accounts of AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin end before Christmas? A federal judge suggested today that it might. Bowdoin, 74, knew what he was doing when he submitted in January 2009 to the forfeiture of the cash and “knowingly and voluntarily” agreed never…

Nov 20, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Prosecution Seeks More Than $65.8 Million From Andy Bowdoin’s Bank Accounts; Asks For Default Entry

Federal prosecutors have filed an affidavit that seeks to give the government permanent control over more than $65.8 million seized from 10 bank accounts in the name of AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin. Prosecutors already have permanent control over money seized from the bank accounts of Golden Panda Ad Builder in the same case. Today’s move…

Nov 13, 2009
EDITORIAL: Bowdoin, Family Suffered Second Legal Blow Yesterday; August AND December Cases Will Proceed To An Outcome Apt To Send A Chill Across ‘Surfing’ Universe

Yesterday’s ruling by a federal judge that AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin would not be permitted to change his mind about submitting to the forfeiture of tens of millions of dollars in a case brought in August 2008 dealt the embattled surf firm a crippling blow. But a virtually unnoticed ruling yesterday by Judge Rosemary Collyer…

Nov 11, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Denies Bowdoin’s Bid To Reenter AdSurfDaily Case; Says ASD President’s Claims Lack Merit

UPDATED 5:18 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) A federal judge has denied the bid of AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin to reverse his decision to forfeit tens of millions of dollars to the government in a case that features allegations of wire-fraud, money-laundering and operating a Ponzi scheme. “As Mr. Bowdoinâ€™s own descriptions of events fail to support…

Nov 10, 2009
Alleged Scott Rothstein Ponzi Probe Unfolding Like ASD Case; Forfeiture Proceeding Filed, But No Early Arrest

Federal prosecutors and agents today began the process of seizing assets from Florida attorney Scott Rothstein, amid allegations he had been operating a Ponzi scheme involving hundreds of millions of dollars since 2005. The early probe is shaping up in largely the same way as the early probe into AdSurfDaily, a Florida business accused last…

Nov 10, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Federal Judge Denies Curtis Richmond’s Disqualification Motion In ASD Case; Motions To Set Aside Forfeiture By Three Other Pro Se Litigants Also Denied

UPDATED 3:40 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A federal judge said she will not recuse herself from the AdSurfDaily forfeiture case and has denied a motion by Curtis Richmond to disqualify herself. Meanwhile, the judge also denied motions by other pro se litigants in the ASD case. Richmond filed the motion to disqualify Judge Rosemary Collyer, claiming…

Aug 4, 2009