Category: Alleged Ponzi Schemes
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Why The Government Is ‘Right’ About AdSurfDaily (And Why The December Forfeiture Complaint May Help Fill In The Missing AdViewGlobal Links)
UPDATED 1:45 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Language federal prosecutors used in a December forfeiture complaint against assets tied to AdSurfDaily might help explain the emergence of AdViewGlobal (AVG), a surf firm with common management and close ties to ASD. Meanwhile, court filings by ASD President Andy Bowdoin continue to electrify some ASD members, but Bowdoin’s once-considerable…
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BREAKING NEWS: Judge Construes Bowdoin Filing As Motion To Vacate Previous Court Order; Prosecutors Ordered To Show Cause And Present Opposing Arguments By April 24
UPDATED 8:33 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A federal judge said one of ASD President Andy Bowdoin’s pro se pleadings to reverse his earlier decision to submit to the forfeiture of proceeds seized by the government in a Ponzi scheme case cited no law. Bowdoin’s pleading appeared to presume that the filing alone achieved the goal of…
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BREAKING NEWS: Bowdoin Files Pro Se Motion To Rescind August Forfeiture; Claims He Was Acting Under Duress
UPDATED 11:05 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Acting as his own attorney, AdSurfDaily Inc. President Andy Bowdoin has filed a motion to rescind a decision he made in January to submit to the forfeiture of real estate and tens of millions of dollars seized by the government in August. As first reported in this Blog last month,…
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BREAKING NEWS: Bowdoin’s Paid Attorneys File Motion To Withdraw; Akerman Senterfitt Says Relationship ‘Deteriorated’ After Evidentiary-Hearing Ruling Went Against ASD
UPDATED 7:24 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Michael Fayad and Jonathan Goodman of Akerman Senterfitt have asked a federal judge to withdraw themselves and the firm as attorneys for AdSurfDaily Inc., Bowdoin/Harris Enterprises Inc. and Andy Bowdoin. At the same time, the firm cited attorney-client privilege with respect to its communications with Bowdoin. In asking for leave…
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Google Declares Email Revolution: Service Debuts Today To Handle Annoying Messages From Lottery And Autosurf Scammers
Has a “prince” or member of a “royal” family contacted you one too many times, asking for your help in resolving a pressing financial emergency? How about that friendly autosurf scammer who wants you to purchase unregistered securities, engage in wire fraud and money-laundering — and wants you to encourage your family members, work colleagues…
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AdViewGlobal Websites Down
UPDATED 11:48 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) At least two websites associated with AdViewGlobal are down. A default Linux Test page is loading at adviewglobal.com and avglobalassociation.net. A page at adviewglobal.net is forwarding to the avglobalassociation.net domain and loading the same Linux Test page. Why this is happening is unclear . . . UPDATE 11:36 A.M. The…
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‘Paperless Access’ Video Release, Removal Coincided With Issuance Of Second Summons To Bowdoin, Garner, Busby
News that a federal court had issued a second summons to ASD President Andy Bowdoin, ASD attorney Robert Garner and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby to notify them they’d been named defendants in a racketeering lawsuit broke on March 19. On the same date — March 19 — a video for upstart surf…
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Surf’s Up: ‘Paperless Access’ Misrepresented Itself To Bowdoin
Upstart surfing company Paperless Access “was not accurately presented” to Andy Bowdoin, who made the decision to ask the company to remove a video that starred Bowdoin, a Mod at the Pro-ASD Surf’s Up forum reported tonight. The Mod said Paperless Access had been banned as a topic for forum discussion, advising members that, if…
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BREAKING NEWS: Plaintiffs In ASD RICO Case Ask Judge For More Time; Say Bowdoin, Busby, Garner Haven’t Been Served
Three former members of AdSurfDaily who accused the company of racketeering have asked a federal judge for more time to respond to a motion by Bank of America to dismiss it as a defendant in the case. Although not named a RICO defendant, BOA was accused of aiding and abetting ASD President Andy Bowdoin, ASD…
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The Mystery Of Some Of The ASD Money
We’re about to engage in some speculation on the AdSurfDaily case — and we’ll readily concede it’s exactly that: speculation. None of this should be taken as high truth or an assertion we are “right.” It should be taken as an exercise in critical reasoning. This is a long post. Care to come along for…
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AdViewGlobal Blames Slow Payouts, Glitches On Growing Pains; Bowdoin-Connected Surf Having Bowdoin-Like Problems
UPDATED 10:42 P.M. EDT (March 30, U.S.A.) AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin held matching-bonus “rallies” in U.S. cities, walking away with millions of dollars and setting the stage for the government seizure of the funds last August. AdViewGlobal (AVG), a surf with close ties to Bowdoin and ASD, hasn’t conducted rallies to date. But the company…