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Category: Alleged Ponzi Schemes

UPDATE: Fugitives Arrested With AdSurfDaily Figure Kenneth Wayne Leaming File Bizarre ‘Forgive Me’ Pleading In Arkansas Federal Court — AFTER Missing First Filing Deadline

On Nov. 22, 2011, AdSurfDaily figure and purported “sovereign citizen” Kenneth Wayne Leaming was arrested by the FBI in Washington state on charges he filed bogus liens against at least five public officials involved in the ASD Ponzi case. Some ASD members apparently have relied on Leaming for legal advice, even though he is not…

Jan 18, 2012
T2’s ‘Dave’ Suggests Police Stood ‘Idly By’ As Trouble Engulfed His ‘Program’ That Advertises Daily Return Of 2 Percent; MoneyMakerGroup Suspends T2 Naysayers After Poster Claims Mod Pitched Dozens Of ‘Programs’ Now In Scams Folder

EDITOR’S NOTE: Our first reference to JSS Tripler 2 (T2), which is trading on the name of an obvious fraud scheme known as JSS Tripler, is here. JSS Tripler is part of a larger fraud scheme known as JustBeenPaid, which was pushed by members of the alleged AdSurfDaily Ponzi scheme and any number of Ponzi-forum…

Jan 15, 2012
BULLETIN: 6-Time Felon Sentenced To 12 Years In Ponzi Scheme; Anthony Ray Will Serve ‘Every Day Of His . . . Sentence,’ Georgia Prosecutors Say

BULLETIN: A six-time felon who hatched a real-estate Ponzi scheme and swindled a dozen investors out of $660,000 has been sentenced to 12 years in a Georgia state prison, the office of DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James said. Anthony Ray ripped off his own flesh and blood and met some of his victims at…

Jan 12, 2012
BULLETIN: Jenifer Devine, New Jersey Woman At Helm Of ‘Wholesale Fraud,’ Sentenced To 37 Months For Ponzi Scheme

Jenifer Devine, the New Jersey woman accused of presiding over a Ponzi scheme involving a purported wholesale clothing and electronics business, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison, federal prosecutors said. Devine, 40, of Fair Lawn, was arrested in November 2010, amid allegations she lured investors with outsize returns of up to 25…

Jan 11, 2012
BULLETIN: ‘Trust Account’ For Accused Ponzi Schemer Andy Bowdoin ‘Currently Unable To Receive Money’; Is Bowdoin Encountering New Troubles In Wake Of ‘OneX’ Promos?

UPDATED 6:31 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) A website collecting money through PayPal for the criminal defense of accused Ponzi schemer Andy Bowdoin of AdSurfDaily appears to have lost its ability to gather funds designated for an attorney’s “trust account.” This message (next paragraph) appears if would-be Bowdoin sympathizers click on any of a number of payment…

Jan 11, 2012
EDITORIAL: Recruiting Seniors Into Your Downline? Why Ponzi-Forum Purveyors And Pimps Should Pay Attention To Dennis Bolze’s Failed Bid To Have His 27-Year-Prison Sentence Reduced

EDITOR’S NOTE: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday rejected the bid of convicted Tennessee fraudster and Ponzi schemer Dennis Bolze to have his 27-year prison sentence reduced. Although Bolze did not operate the sort of HYIP typically promoted on Ponzi boards such as TalkGold and MoneyMakerGroup, he advanced some of the…

Jan 10, 2012
JSS Tripler 2 (T2) Creates Another Bizarre Ponzi-Land Spectacle; Purported Operator Purportedly Takes Off For Thailand After Threatening Purported One-Time Business Partner In Wake Of Purported AlertPay Freeze

Online huckster “Ken Russo,” also known as “DRdave,” appears once again to have backed an HYIP fraud scheme and recruited a downline into a Ponzi morass. This one is known as JSS Tripler 2 — T2 for shorthand — and the backstory is just plain bizarre. Several cross-border crimes punishable by jail time already may…

Jan 9, 2012
RECOMMENDED READING: Fortune Magazine On The Manipulations Of Recidivist Con Man Barry Minkow — And Deseret News On The Sentencing Of Utah Ponzi Schemer Travis Wright In Front Of A ‘Couple Of Rows Of Eagle Scouts’

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post contains links to recommended reading on Barry Minkow and Travis Wright — the former a classic narcissist and con man doing his second stint in federal prison after having played the redemption circuit for years, the latter a man who used other people’s money to ensconce himself in the lap of…

Jan 8, 2012
SEC Names 3 Defendants In Alleged $16 Million Credit-Card ‘Merchant Portfolio’ Ponzi Scheme Targeted At Mormons; Records Show Schemes Within Schemes Dating Back Years

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you’re keeping a Bubba Blue notebook on how to have a Ponzi scheme as opposed to shrimp, here is an entry: an alleged “merchant portfolio” Ponzi scheme. Ponzi and fraud schemes often use impressive-sounding terminology to separate people from their money. Schemes typically mushroom to consume millions of dollars when investors —…

Jan 5, 2012
BULLETIN: Steven Salutric, Illinois Man Accused By SEC Last Year Of Stealing From 96-Year-Old Nursing Home Patient With Dementia, Now Charged Criminally

BULLETIN: Federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois have charged Steven W. Salutric with wire fraud, the office of U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald said. Salutric, 53, of Carol Stream, initially was charged civilly by the SEC in January 2010, amid shocking allegations that, to keep his Ponzi and fraud scheme afloat, he stole…

Dec 29, 2011
UPDATE: Jeffery Groendyke, Figure In CFTC Ponzi Case Filed Civilly In May, Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charge Of Wire Fraud After FBI Probe

UPDATE: Jeffery (also cited as “Jeffrey”) L. Groendyke, the Michigan man ordered by a federal judge earlier this month to pay nearly $1.4 million in restitution and penalties in a Forex Ponzi case brought civilly by the CFTC, now has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of wire fraud, federal prosecutors in the Western District…

Dec 29, 2011