Month: October 2012
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Florida Recidivist Swindler John A. Mattera Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme That Traded On Names Of Facebook And Groupon
John A. Mattera, the recidivist Boca Raton swindler who was charged civilly and criminally last year in a new caper, has pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, federal prosecutors said. He potentially faces decades in prison.…
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Was This Man Your Zeek Sponsor?
UPDATED 12:51 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) This man (photo left) has been identified by a PP Blog reader as Jack Phillips, a suspect in an alleged swindle involving investments in purported emeralds. Phillips, 77, is a resident of Oregon. He was charged criminally last week in Salt Lake County, Utah, in the alleged emeralds caper. Zeek…
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BULLETIN: Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen,’ 71, Charged In Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot Against Federal Judge In Texas
BULLETIN: A federal judge in Texas was the target of a murder-for-hire plot by a purported “sovereign citizen,” the FBI said. Phillip Monroe Ballard, 71, already was jailed at the Fort Worth Federal Correctional Institution when he solicited the killing of U.S. District Judge John McBryde, the office of U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of…