Author: PatrickPretty.com
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Judge Orders More Than $5.5 Million In Penalties In George Theodule Ponzi That Targeted Haitian-Americans; Massive Litigation Involving Family Members, Winners, Attorneys Continues
It is not nice to be George Theodule today. For starters, the expensive cars and other luxuries are gone — and now a federal judge has issued orders of disgorgement and penalties totaling more than $5.5 million in a Ponzi scheme case brought by the SEC in 2008. Beyond that, though, people associated with Theodule…
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Numerous Domains Linked To INetGlobal Entity Offline; V-Webs Domain And Sites That Use V-Web’s Nameserver Will Not Resolve
UPDATED 12:28 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Sites appear to be back up. They were offline for at least seven hours. Earlier story is below . . . Widespread maintenance? Moving to a new server? Several domains linked to an entity associated with INetGlobal have gone offline in recent hours and will not resolve. Why the sites…
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BULLETIN: Trevor Cook Charged Criminally With Mail Fraud And Tax Evasion In Alleged $190 Million Ponzi Case In Minnesota
BULLETIN: Trevor Cook, the reputed head of a $190 million Ponzi scheme in Minnesota, has been charged criminally with mail fraud and income-tax evasion. Cook, 37, previously had been charged civilly by the SEC and the CFTC. The criminal charges filed today came after a probe by the FBI and the IRS Criminal Investigations Unit,…
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Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Credited With Bust In Bizarre Ohio Ponzi Involving ‘Unique Momentum Filter’; Enrique F. Villalba Charged With Wire Fraud
An Ohio man who graduated from West Point and earned a law degree in Washington state has been charged in a bizarre Ponzi and investment-fraud scheme that allegedly combined the science of physics with a unique “momentum filter” that purportedly enabled him to predict how the futures market would behave with “an uncanny degree of…
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FTC Gives Nod To BBB For Helping It Solve Advanced-Fee Scam Operated By Recidivist Offender; James Nicholson Banned For Life From Telemarketing, Hit With $17.2 Million Judgment, Loses Power Boat
A Florida man who operated a previous scam has been banned for life from the telemarketing business after state and federal authorities and the Better Business Bureau worked together to expose the operation, the Federal Trade Commission said. “The FTC received invaluable assistance in this matter from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the University of…
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IN MEMORY: ‘Peep’: Final Days Filled With Family Love; Tiny Pooch Observed Something That Won’t Be Seen Again For Decades
This post commemorates the life and passing of “Peep.” Peep, believed to be four, was Maddy’s newly adopted brother. He died Monday at the veterinarian’s office after a lengthy illness that left him unable to process nutrients and gain strength. Peep made his home for the past month with my sister, my brother-in-law and my…