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Lawsuit Against United States By AdSurfDaily Figures Todd Disner And Dwight Owen Schweitzer Now Officially Transferred From Florida To District Of Columbia; Case Assigned To Judge Collyer

The lawsuit against the U.S. government filed by AdSurfDaily figures Todd Disner and Dwight Owen Schweitzer now appears on the court docket in the District of Columbia, meaning the case formally has been transferred from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer has been assigned the case, which…

Aug 9, 2012
Husband And Wife (And Purported ‘Sovereign Citizens’) Jailed In Georgia; Edgar Lee Rodgers And Diane Rowe Charged With Racketeering Amid Allegations They Tried To Sell Homes That Did Not Belong To Them

Bond has been set at a combined $130,000 for a Georgia couple arrested Thursday by Atlanta police on charges they tried to sell homes that did not belong to them in an alleged paperwork scam involving bogus courthouse filings. In recent years, Georgia has been near the top of the list in both bank failures…

Apr 21, 2012
FEDS: Florida Attorney Conspired With Ponzi Schemer Scott Rothstein To Run Electioneering, Check-Kiting And Tax Scams And Prop Up Cash-Gushing Law Firm

Fort Lauderdale lawyer Steven N. Lippman conspired with now-disbarred attorney, convicted racketeer and Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein to prop up the Rothstein, Rosenfeldt and Adler (RRA) law firm through electioneering, check-kiting and tax scams, federal prosecutors charged yesterday. A 70-attorney firm that employed about 150 staff members, RRA collapsed in the wake of Rothstein’s epic…

Apr 10, 2012
BULLETIN: 2 Michigan Men Arrested In Alleged Ponzi Scheme Targeting Senior Citizens; Jeffrey Ripley, Danny Lee VanLiere Charged With Racketeering, Jailed; 96 Felony Counts Filed Against Men And Their Company

BULLETIN: A joint investigation by offices of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and Commissioner Kevin Clinton of the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation has led to criminal charges of racketeering against two men accused of targeting the elderly in a $9 million Ponzi scheme. Charged in the alleged caper were Jeffrey Ripley, 59, of…

Mar 14, 2012
UPDATE: Antihistorical ‘MoneyMakingBrain’ Claim: ‘Law Enforcement Agencies Don’t Pay Attention To What’s Being Said On Forums And Blogs’

“There is a line between First Amendment Rights vs. Libel here. So, when does your right to form an opinion begins (sic) and when does it constitute a defamation of character? The answer is, law enforcement agencies don’t pay attention to what’s being said on forums and blogs, so get your head straight and feet…

Mar 5, 2012
EDITORIAL: Top Justice Department Official Speaks On Transnational Organized Crime, References Bogus ‘Libel’ Actions Brought Against ‘Individuals Who Expose . . . Criminal Activities’

EDITOR’S NOTE: A top U.S. official — speaking today in Mexico City at the High-Level Hemispheric Meeting Against Transnational Organized Crime hosted by the Mexican government under the framework of the Organization of American States (OAS) — addressed the challenges the world law-enforcement community is confronting in the Internet Age. In remarks apt to cause unease…

Mar 1, 2012
U.S., Colorado Say Bella Homes — An MLM ‘Opportunity’ — Is A Foreclosure-Rescue Scam Whose ‘Mastermind’ Is A Convicted Felon Currently On Probation; Firm’s Business Operations Halted

“Foreclosure-rescue scams prey on distressed homeowners’ desire to save their homes and to find any means to help fix their dire financial situations. As is the case with most loan-modification and foreclosure-rescue operations, consumers who dealt with Bella Homes lost not only the thousands of dollars they paid for ‘help,’ but also their homes.” —…

Feb 24, 2012
BULLETIN: 6-Time Felon Sentenced To 12 Years In Ponzi Scheme; Anthony Ray Will Serve ‘Every Day Of His . . . Sentence,’ Georgia Prosecutors Say

BULLETIN: A six-time felon who hatched a real-estate Ponzi scheme and swindled a dozen investors out of $660,000 has been sentenced to 12 years in a Georgia state prison, the office of DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James said. Anthony Ray ripped off his own flesh and blood and met some of his victims at…

Jan 12, 2012
EDITORIAL: The Deeply Disturbing Attack On The Federal Trade Commission, A Public Official And The Court-Appointed Receiver In The Jeremy Johnson/IWorks Fraud Case

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally was published Dec. 22, 2011, 10:41 a.m. It was updated at 8:11 a.m. on Dec. 23, 2011. The PP Blog temporarily “unpublished” the story on March 23, 2012. Explanation of why it was taken offline temporarily is here. On March 23, 2012, the PP Blog’s security software recorded a “mass…

Dec 22, 2011
SENIOR FRAUD CAVALCADE CONTINUES: Alleged ‘Airplane Parts’ Ponzi Scheme Lands 78-Year-Old Man In Florida Jail; Roger Green And Alleged Accomplice Charged With Racketeering

Saying that money-laundering and securities fraud were part of a $7 million Ponzi scheme involving aircraft parts, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested two men, charging them with racketeering. Roger Green, 78, remains in custody at the Broward County Jail. Alleged accomplice Victor Brown, 55, of Hollywood, was freed after posting bail.…

Dec 17, 2011
New York State ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Who Filed False Liens Against Government Officials And Banks Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story concludes with a link to an April 27, 2010, story by CourthouseNews.com. At the bottom-left of the CourthouseNews story, readers will find a link to the RICO lawsuit filed by public officials last year against Richard Enrique Ulloa. The document is worth the time to read because it shows how public…

Dec 13, 2011