Month: February 2009
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Has The ‘Surf’s Up’ Forum Run Out Of Steam? And What, Exactly, Is ‘A Ceded Liniments Nut?’
Back in the early days of the AdSurfDaily saga, the ASD Member Advocates Forum — also known as “Surf’s Up, Baby!” — emerged as the preeminent cheerleading site for AdSurfDaily Inc. President Andy Bowdoin. Yes, the alleged operator of a $100 million Ponzi scheme that fleeced thousands of people, paid employees to surf for favored…
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Yet Another Senior Citizen Charged In Ponzi Scheme
Is it mere coincidence? Or is “Ponzi scheme operator” so lucrative that people made it a secret career choice years ago and are being outed because of the shrinking economy? Another senior citizen has been charged in a Ponzi scheme, and this time it’s a woman. Judith Zabalaoui, 71, is accused of an elaborate scheme…
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Picture Story: Hailed A ‘Hero’ By ‘Surf’s Up’ Advocates’ Site And AdViewGlobal Forum, Will Curtis Richmond Save The Day For Beleaguered AdSurfDaily Inc. And Andy Bowdoin Faithful?
UPDATE AND EDITOR’S NOTE 8:07 P.M. EST (U.S.A.) The screen shots below are of actual court documents in litigation involving Curtis Richmond and the sham Utah “Indian” tribe. If you’d like to view the full PDF of the court filings from which the screen shots were made, please click here. It’s a long but interesting…
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Genesis Of The Utah ‘Indian’ Cases And Why They Could Spell Bad News For ASD Members Who Are Seeking Refunds
Meet Curtis Richmond and the so-called “Arby’s Indians.” This stupefying drama actually started almost a decade before the fabled meeting inside an Arby’s restaurant in Provo, Utah, on April 18, 2003. The birth of Wampanoag Nation, Tribe of Grayhead, Wolf Band — a sham Utah “Indian” tribe not to be confused with a legitimate Massachusetts…
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BREAKING NEWS: Richmond’s Utah ‘Indian’ Appeal Dismissed; Victims Say He Sought $30 Million Judgment Against Federal Judge Hearing The Case On Eve Of Trial
UPDATED 1:21 A.M. EST (FEB. 7, U.S.A.) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit (Denver) has dismissed Curtis Richmond’s appeal in the sham Utah “Indian Tribe” case, saying Richmond “failed to comply with the court’s order of December 17, 2008 directing [him] to pay the appellate filing fee in full by January 7,…
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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…
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Document Suggests AdSurfDaily Member Sought $120 Million From Judge, Prosecutors, Clerk Of Courts Involved In Case
Did a member of AdSurfDaily Inc. try to force a federal judge, two federal prosecutors and a federal clerk of courts to default on demands totaling $120 million as part of a certified-mail strategy? Details are unclear, but a motion by Curtis Richmond in the ASD case suggests at least one ASD member sent a…
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Will Richmond Filing Trigger New Federal Probe Or Lead To Interminable Delays In The AdSurfDaily Inc. Forfeiture Case?
UPDATED 1:29 P.M. EST (U.S.A.) A California man associated with a sham Utah “Indian” tribe purportedly founded inside an Arby’s Restaurant lambasted District of Columbia federal judges, federal prosecutors and a court clerk in legal filings this week, accusing them of crimes and threatening them with litigation and jail time. Curtis Richmond said Pacific Ministry…
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BREAKING NEWS: Curtis Richmond, Man Linked To Sham Utah ‘Indian’ Tribe, Files Motion To Intervene in ASD Case; Says Judge Collyer Faces Criminal Charges
UPDATED 12:19 A.M. EST (FEB. 5, U.S.A.) Curtis Richmond has filed a motion to intervene in the ASD case. On the cover page of the motion, Judge Rosemary Collyer inserted a handwritten note: “Let this be filed,” she wrote. Inside the motion Richmond accused the judge and a court clerk of felonies. He filed the…
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EDITORIAL: Welcome To The Age Of The Portable Ponzi
UPDATED 3:09 P.M. EST (U.S.A.) Talk about a message at odds with itself. Yesterday AdViewGlobal, which does not identify its owners and claims it has no affiliation with AdSurfDaily Inc., revealed its chief executive officer also is or was an executive at ASD (emphasis added): “Since Mr. [Gary] Talbert was and is the C.E.O. for…
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AdViewGlobal Claims Web Reporter Got It All Wrong, Denies Link To AdSurfDaily Inc., Chides TheJoyLuckClub For Report
UPDATED 5:27 PM. EST (U.S.A.) A new autosurf company that refuses to disclose its ownership, claims to be registered in Uruguay, operates servers that resolve to Panama — and has a horde of U.S.-based affiliates who were former members of AdSurfDaily Inc. — has denied any ties to ASD. Sort of. A link placed this…