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BULLETIN: James Merrill of TelexFree Sentenced To 6 Years In Federal Prison

BULLETIN: James Merrill of TelexFree Sentenced To 6 Years In Federal Prison

BULLETIN: (8TH UPDATE 3:57 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) James Merrill, the former president of the TelexFree Ponzi- and pyramid scheme, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Hillman ordered the sentence, which was four years less than what prosecutors in the office of Acting U.S. Attorney William D. Weinreb of the […]

Sept. 26 Deadline Set For Filing TelexFree Claims; Claims Portal Opens As James Merrill Fights Evidence In Criminal Case

Sept. 26 Deadline Set For Filing TelexFree Claims; Claims Portal Opens As James Merrill Fights Evidence In Criminal Case

UPDATED 11:53 A.M. EDT U.S.A. Sept. 23, 2016: The claims deadline has been extended until Dec. 31, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. Prevailing Eastern Time. Claims must be filed through TelexFreeClaims.com. Our earlier story is below . . . **____________** TelexFree participants and others who may have a claim against the estate should read this important notice […]

TelexFree’s Merrill Concerned About Internet ‘Spectacle’

TelexFree's Merrill Concerned About Internet 'Spectacle'

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a follow-up to our Feb. 4 article that reported TelexFree figure James Merrill potentially could be forced to take the Fifth Amendment in front of a large audience at a music hall in Worcester, Mass., on Feb. 10. **____________________________** Forcing him to take the Fifth Amendment tomorrow at Mechanics Hall in […]

BULLETIN: Lyoness, ‘Plan B’ Program Of Zeek And ASD Figure Keith Laggos, Charged In Australia With Operating ‘Pyramid Scheme’

BULLETIN: Lyoness, 'Plan B' Program Of Zeek And ASD Figure Keith Laggos, Charged In Australia With Operating 'Pyramid Scheme'

BULLETIN: (Updated 2:35 p.m. EDT U.S.A. Aug. 29) Lyoness, the purported “Plan B” scheme of Zeek Rewards and AdSurfDaily figure Keith Laggos, has been charged in Australia with operating a pyramid scheme. News of the Australian prosecution was published tonight by BehindMLM.com. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a statement on the […]

UPDATE: No Ruling Today On Motion By TelexFree’s James Merrill To Release Seized Money

UPDATE: No Ruling Today On Motion By TelexFree's James Merrill To Release Seized Money

UPDATED 6:07 P.M. EDT U.S.A. A U.S. Magistrate Judge issued no immediate ruling today on a motion by TelexFree figure James Merrill to release $4 million to pay for his criminal defense. Instead, Judge David H. Hennessy will take the matter under advisement and issue an order later, according to the docket of the case. […]

SEC: New York Pitchman, 73, Hawked ‘Illegal Offering’ For Murdoch Security & Investigations Inc. By Spinning Tall Tale Of ‘Anti-Piracy’ And ‘Anti-Terror’ Success On The ‘High Seas’

SEC: New York Pitchman, 73, Hawked 'Illegal Offering' For Murdoch Security & Investigations Inc. By Spinning Tall Tale Of 'Anti-Piracy' And 'Anti-Terror' Success On The 'High Seas'

EDITOR’S NOTE: In the past 24 hours, the SEC has filed charges against two firms purportedly in the business of preventing terrorism. Read the PP Blog’s story about the first firm here. The cavalcade of senior citizens implicated in securities schemes continues — as does the story about the bizarre nature of recent fraud cases […]