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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. District [...]
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 [...]
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 again to [...]
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 against ASD’s [...]
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 in [...]
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. Bowdoin’s own descriptions of events fail to support these [...]
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 year [...]
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 the [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Government Seeks Golden Panda Default
As anticipated, the government has filed papers to finalize the forfeiture of more than $14 million seized from Bank of America accounts controlled by Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby and his daughter, Dawn Stowers.
Busby surrendered claims to the funds in September. Earlier today the government set the official total of funds seized from [...]
BREAKING NEWS: ASD’s New Attorney Seeks To Withdraw Bowdoin’s Pro Se Motion To Rescind His Decision To Submit To Forfeiture And File Anew: Will Case Slow To A Crawl?
On Feb. 27, ASD President Andy Bowdoin — acting as his own attorney — filed a motion to rescind a decision he made in January to submit to the forfeiture of tens of millions of dollars and real estate seized by the government in a wire fraud, money-laundering and Ponzi scheme investigation.
Federal prosecutors, on April [...]
PROSECUTION BOMBSHELL: Bowdoin Signed Proffer Letter Prior To Submitting To Forfeiture And Told Investigators That Government’s Material Allegations Were ‘All True’
Prior to submitting to the forfeiture of tens of millions of dollars in January, AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin signed a proffer letter and told investigators that the government’s material allegations all were true, federal prosecutors said late this afternoon.
The explosive revelation came in the form of a memorandum filed in response to a pro se [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Construes Bowdoin Filing As Motion To Vacate Previous Court Order; Prosecutors Ordered To Show Cause And Present Opposing Arguments By April 24
UPDATED 8:33 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A federal judge said one of ASD President Andy Bowdoin’s pro se pleadings to reverse his earlier decision to submit to the forfeiture of proceeds seized by the government in a Ponzi scheme case cited no law.
Bowdoin’s pleading appeared to presume that the filing alone achieved the goal of reversing [...]
No Claims Filed In Second AdSurfDaily-Connected Seizure
UPDATED 1:31 P.M. EST (U.S.A.) Nearly two months have passed since federal prosecutors went to court and filed a second forfeiture complaint against assets tied to AdSurfDaily Inc., an alleged $100 million Ponzi scheme.
The document was filed Dec. 19, about a week before Christmas. As of the morning of Feb. 6, 2009, no party had [...]
