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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: JSS/JBP’s Frederick Mann Admits Program Is Not Registered; Government Workers ‘Part Of A Criminal Gang Of Robbers, Thieves, Murderers, Liars, Imposters,’ Program Patriarch Says

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (UPDATED 10:56 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Frederick Mann, the purported operator of JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid, acknowledged in a conference call last night that the program that advertises a return of 60 percent a month is not registered with regulators. The acknowledgement, which potentially puts promoters worldwide at risk of being drawn into…

May 25, 2012
Joyous Dog’s Death ‘A Sign Of GOD Telling You To Stop Publishing Fear And Meaningless Accusations Once And For All,’ HYIP Apologist Claims

They’ll tell you that 2 percent a day (730 percent a year) is not too good to be true and that experts had performed “due diligence.” They’ll say their “program” is different from other schemes that either collapsed under their own weight or were brought down by the government. They’ll position themselves as free-market entrepreneurs,…

May 24, 2012
RECOMMENDED READING: Keith Simmons Sentenced To 50 Years In Federal Prison For ‘Black Diamond’ Ponzi Scheme That Allegedly Sparked Second Ponzi And Offshore Tax Scam Through Entity Known As ‘Sovereign Grace Inc.’

Keith F. Simmons, whose monumentally bizarre Ponzi scheme put a North Carolina bank in harm’s way, has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. The Charlotte Observer was first with the story this afternoon. Simmons is 47. Among the allegations in case is that hucksters who’ve been charged both civilly and criminally conducted no…

May 23, 2012
EDITORIAL: Stepfords At The Gate: Zeek Trots Out ‘Social Security’ Argument In Preemptive Pyramid Scheme Denial; MLM ‘Program’ Married To Penny-Auction Site Makes Its Bizarre Case With Exclamation Points

UPDATED 11:12 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) After the U.S. Secret Service seized tens of millions of dollars in the AdSurfDaily Ponzi case in 2008, some of ASD’s Stepfordian members advanced the bizarre theory that ASD should have been left untouched because Social Security — a U.S. government program — is a Ponzi scheme. The argument, which…

May 22, 2012
MADDY: 2008-2012: Wonderment, Joy, Optimism, Unqualified Love For Humanity

Dear Readers, My beloved Maddy died Friday. She’d been sick for three weeks. Maddy turned four on April 1 — the birthdate I assigned her. I don’t really know when Maddy actually was born. She was a shelter puppy, a gift from God presented to me by my worried family during some of the most…

May 20, 2012
WILL JSS/JBP AND ‘ONEX’ MEMBERS PAY ATTENTION? Andy Bowdoin’s Plea Agreement Bans Him From MLM, Internet Programs And Mass Marketing; ‘I Am Pleading Guilty Because I Am In Fact Guilty . . .,’ AdSurfDaily Patriarch Tells Judge

Under the terms of his plea agreement, AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin effectively has been banned from multilevel marketing, Internet opportunities and businesses that employ mass marketing. The agreement contains this provision, and Bowdoin consented to it in writing as a condition of release before he is formally sentenced: “Your client shall not participate in any…

May 19, 2012
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Andy Bowdoin Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (5TH UPDATE: 5:54 P.M. EDT) Andy Bowdoin has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the AdSurfDaily Ponzi case. A bond-review hearing for the 77-year-old ASD patriarch had been scheduled for 2 p.m. today. Instead, the proceeding turned into a plea hearing. “The Internet now allows swindlers to perpetrate fraud on…

May 18, 2012
BULLETIN: Victims Of ‘3 Hebrew Boys’ Forex Ponzi Swindle That Devolved Into ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Sideshow Will Get Back 46 Cents On The Dollar

UPDATED 12:52 P.M. EDT (U.S.A., MAY 18): In an unusually large recovery by a court-appointed receiver, victims of the “3 Hebrew Boys” Forex Ponzi scheme and fraud caper in South Carolina will receive back about 46 cents on the dollar, according to filings in federal court. The Post and Courier of Charleston is reporting this…

May 16, 2012
Florida ‘Sovereign Citizen’ (And Former Fugitive) Who Waged Intimidation Campaign Sentenced To 78 Months In Federal Prison; Larry M. Myers Sent ‘Threatening Communications’ And Obstructed Justice

Larry M. Myers, a self-described “sovereign citizen” and fugitive who remained on the lam for 14 years before his August 2011 arrest, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison. Myers, 63, was found guilty by a jury on Valentine’s Day of conspiracy, mailing threatening communications in a bid to extort and obstructing justice.…

May 16, 2012
EDITORIAL: ‘Our Mentor Has Had To Take A Break Due To Legal Reasons,’ OneX Pitchman Claims About ASD’s Andy Bowdoin

Back in 2008 — when the U.S. Secret Service raided Florida-based AdSurfDaily in a Ponzi probe and people who called ASD’s office were told God was on the company’s side — federal prosecutors alleged that ASD President Andy Bowdoin had “followers.” The meaning of “followers” largely was left to the imagination. Much of the mystery…

May 15, 2012
BULLETIN: SEC Suspends Trading In 379 Penny Stocks; Initiative Dubbed ‘Operation Shell-Expel’ Leads To Unprecedented Number Of Shutdowns

BULLETIN: In an unprecedented move, the SEC today announced that it had suspended trading in 379 penny stocks, saying the companies were delinquent in filings and ripe for hijacking and scams involving reverse mergers and pump-and-dump schemes. “The trading suspension marks the most companies ever suspended in a single day by the agency as it…

May 14, 2012