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BULLETIN: Kenneth Wayne Leaming Will Remain In Jail; Judge At Bail Hearing Today Ruled Him A Flight Risk And Danger To The Community

BULLETIN: Purported “sovereign citizen” and AdSurfDaily figure Kenneth Wayne Leaming will remain jailed after a judge at a bail hearing today found that Leaming was a flight risk and a danger to the community, the office of U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan of the Western District of Washington said this evening. Leaming, 55, of Spanaway,…

Dec 9, 2011
BULLETIN: Former Radio Host John Farahi Indicted In Alleged Ponzi Scheme; His Attorney Also Indicted Amid Allegations He Obstructed SEC Probe

BULLETIN: John Farahi, a former Los Angeles radio host who once was a member of the city council of Reno, Nev., has been indicted on dozens of counts of defrauding investors and banks out of at least $20 million, federal prosecutors in the Central District of California said. David Tamman, an attorney, was indicted amid…

Dec 8, 2011
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Legisi HYIP Pitchman Matthew John Gagnon Named In Criminal Complaint By U.S. Secret Service

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Matthew J. Gagnon, an alleged online pitchman for the Legisi HYIP Ponzi scheme, has been named in a criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Secret Service. Gagnon, 42, of Portland Ore., and Weslaco, Texas, was accused civilly by the SEC in 2010 of being “a danger to the investing public,”…

Dec 7, 2011
UPDATE: Andrew Isaac Chance, 65, Convicted Of Filing False Lien For $1.313 Billion Against Federal Prosecutor In Maryland

UPDATE: Andrew Isaac Chance, the Maryland man accused last year of filing a false lien against a federal prosecutor, has been convicted. Sentencing by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. is set for Feb. 15, the Justice Department announced in a news release last month. Chance, a recidivist who filed the lien while on probation for…

Dec 5, 2011
‘Sovereign Citizen’ David Myrland Sentenced To Federal Prison For Threats; U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan Lauds Mayor, City Officials Of Kirkland, Wash., For Courage During Sustained Intimidation Campaign

EDITOR’S NOTE: If Kirkland’s name sounds familiar to you — but you can’t quite place it — think about two of America’s great national pastimes: baseball and building things. Indeed, the city produced the 1982 Little League World Series champs, carding a thrilling win over a team from Taiwan, a youth-baseball powerhouse. Kirkland’s team became…

Dec 3, 2011
PONZI/FRAUD BRIEFS: Georgia HYIP Pair Sentenced To Combined 27 Years; Florida Fraudster Whose Wife Awaits Sentencing Gets 10 Years; Australian Court Rules TVI Express A Pyramid Scheme

EDITOR’S NOTE: This information is presented in the form of briefs. Georgia HYIP/Ponzi pair sentenced: Geoffrey A. Gish, 57, of Lawrenceville, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a $29 million “high-yield” scam that fleeced investors of more than $17 million. Myra J. Ettenborough, implicated in the same scam initially…

Dec 1, 2011
Ronald James Davenport, Washington State ‘Sovereign,’ Convicted In False-Liens Case

BULLETIN: Ronald James Davenport, the Washington state “sovereign” described by federal prosecutors as a “tax defier,” has been convicted of filing false liens against a former U.S. Attorney, an assistant U.S. Attorney, an IRS agent and a court clerk. Davenport was charged with four counts and convicted on each. The liens sought the spectacular sum…

Nov 30, 2011
UPDATE: Firearms Were Found At Arrest Scene Of Kenneth Wayne Leaming Last Week, Prosecutors Say: Will ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Face Additional Charges In Wake Of Accusations He Filed Bogus Liens Against Public Officials Involved In AdSurfDaily Ponzi Case?

Seven firearms were found last week at the scene of the arrest of Kenneth Wayne Leaming in Spanaway, Wash., the office of U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan of the Western District of Washington said last night. Durkan’s office said it could not discuss whether the government was contemplating taking the firearms matter before a grand…

Nov 30, 2011
‘Uniform’ Ponzi Swindler Richard Elkinson, 78, Sentenced To 102 Months In Federal Prison; 20-Year Scheme Collapsed After Arrest Of Bernard Madoff

Richard Elkinson, the 78-year-old Ponzi swindler whose promissory notes scheme gathered $29 million over 20 years, has been sentenced to 102 months in federal prison. Elkinson resided in Framingham, Mass., and told investors he was in the business of providing uniforms to the government and other entities. But it was all a scam that lured…

Nov 29, 2011
UPDATE: ‘No Comment’ On Kenneth Wayne Leaming Arrest From AdSurfDaily Prosecutors; Name Of Leaming’s Washington State Firm Appears In FBI Affidavit, Congressional Record — And ASD-Related Email

Purported “sovereign citizen” Kenneth Wayne Leaming remains jailed near Seattle a week after his arrest on charges of filing bogus liens against five public officials involved in the AdSurfDaily Ponzi case in the District of Columbia, according to prison records. Leaming, 55, was arrested in Spanaway, Wash., on Nov. 22. He was charged with retaliating…

Nov 29, 2011
BULLETIN: In Affidavit, FBI Counterterrorism Agent Cites Passage From Alleged Kenneth Wayne Leaming Email That References ‘Kids’ Of U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts And Their ‘School’

EDITOR’S NOTE: A passage from a May 2011 email allegedly written by Kenneth Wayne Leaming appears in the story below. The passage, which appears to contain electronic clutter — specifically the string “#39;” — is reproduced verbatim, meaning the string also appears in the court document from which the passage was taken. An FBI agent…

Nov 27, 2011