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Month: October 2009

TEA LEAVES: AdSurfDaily Case About To Come To A Head?

EDITOR’S NOTE: Reading the tea leaves in court cases often is an iffy proposition, and there often is no way to know what will happen when. Readers are advised to keep those thoughts in mind when considering the information in this story. UPDATED 7:03 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Recent court filings suggest — although it is…

Oct 7, 2009
Three Men Charged With Exploiting Software Glitch To Make Slot Machine Pay Double; Scheme Netted $430,000

Washington County District Attorney Steven Toprani called it the largest heist in the three-year history of casino gambling in Pennsylvania and one of the largest thefts from a single machine in U.S. history. A grand jury called it conspiracy, receiving stolen property, computer trespassing, lying to investigators and more, and police and gaming officials were…

Oct 7, 2009
OBSTRUCTION: Howard Richman Gets 3 Years In Prison For Lying To Federal Judge, SEC; Charge Resulted From False Cancer Claim In Bid To Derail Civil Case

UPDATED 12:45 A.M. EDT (U.S.A. OCT 6) A former executive at Biopure Corp. has been sentenced to three years in prison for lying to a federal judge and obstructing an SEC investigation by claiming falsely that he was suffering from colon cancer. Howard Richman, 57, also was sentenced to three years’ supervised probation after his…

Oct 6, 2009
U.S. Employment Numbers Worst Since 1983; Social Security Takes A Hit From Discouraged Early Retirees; FDIC Seeks To Recapitalize In Wake Of Nearly 100 Bank Failures In 2009

When the AdViewGlobal (AVG) autosurf — now failed — was in prelaunch phase in December 2008, it positioned itself as an offshore cure for what ails the U.S. and world economies. Less than two years earlier, promoters of the AdSurfDaily autosurf — which has close ties to AVG — implied that the individual surf accounts…

Oct 3, 2009
Guenther Softens Comment That ‘Sheriff Joe’ Arpaio Was Soft On Crime; Says Recent Email Lecturing Veteran Federal Prosecutor Was Sent At Behest Of Crime Victims

AdSurfDaily mainstay Bob Guenther backed away overnight from a comment that suggested an Arizona county sheriff known for instituting chain gangs and outfitting prisoners in pink underwear was soft on crime. Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County would be Guenther’s jailer if he is convicted and sentenced to prison in the county. Guenther, 61, is…

Oct 1, 2009