Month: September 2013
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REPORT: Brazilian Judge In TelexFree Case Again Threatened With Death
The judge presiding over elements of the TelexFree pyramid-scheme case in the Brazilian state of Acre again has been threatened with death and a police investigation is under way, according to Globo.com. Here is the Sept. 12 story in Portuguese. He is an English translation by Google Translate. It is the second time the judge…
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REPORT: ‘Women’s Circle’ Cash-Gifting Pyramid Scheme ‘Making Its Rounds’ In Canada’s Province Of British Columbia
The Castlegar Source, a publication in British Columbia, is reporting that the Nelson Police Department has issued a warning on a purported “women’s circle” gifting “program” making its way around the area. A similar scheme operating in the United States resulted in criminal charges being filed against Connecticut-based pitchwomen and subsequent convictions — with jail…
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Zeek Claims Portal Is Closed; Filing Deadline Passes; [Updated To Include Sept. 6, 2013, Link To ‘Letter From The Receiver’]
UPDATED 3:37 P.M. EDT (SEPT. 6, 2013 U.S.A.) The portal for filing claims in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi-scheme case is closed. The deadline for filing claims passed at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 5. The website of the Zeek receivership remains online. On Sept. 6, receiver Kenneth D. Bell” posted a new “Letter from the…
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New Count Of Loan-Sharking Filed Against Accused Ponzi Schemer
Already facing criminal Ponzi and loan-sharking charges in Massachusetts and a disgorgement order of at least $3.1 million in an SEC civil case brought him in April 2013, Steven Palladino faces a new hurdle: He has been arrested again for loan-sharking. That arrest came yesterday, according to the office of Suffolk County (Mass.) District Attorney…
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Profitable Sunrise Facebook Site Again Used To Drive Business To TelexFree, An Alleged Pyramid Scheme
A Facebook cheerleading site for Profitable Sunrise — alleged in April by the SEC to have conducted an offering fraud that may have gathered tens of millions of dollars through offshore bank accounts — again is being used to drive dollars the TelexFree scheme. The same Facebook site has been used to drive cash to…
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Zeek Claims-Filing Deadline Is Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013; Only 2 Days Left
The deadline for filing claims in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi-scheme case is 11:59 p.m. prevailing Eastern time on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. That’s only two days from today. A “File a Claim” button is accessible on the website of the court-appointed receiver. The receiver is Kenneth D. Bell. The Garden City Group is the authorized…
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GLOBAL POST: Canadian Cops, Lawyers, Judges Named In Multimillion-Dollar ‘Liens’ Or ‘Ecclesiastical Notices’
On Sept. 28, 2012, the PP Blog reported on bizarre court filings linked to “sovereign citizens,” “Freemen-on-the-Land” and others in Canada. The story may provide some additional context for a story published yesterday by the Global Post with a Vancouver dateline. From the Global Post: “Police officers, Crown lawyers and judges have been sued or…