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FOX 5 ATLANTA: Narc That Car President, Director Involved In Previous Pyramid Schemes; Separately, Math Expert Says License-Plate Location System ‘Like Finding A Needle In A Haystack’

The Fox 5 News “I-Team” in Atlanta has returned to the subjects of pyramid schemes and Narc That Car, also known as Crowd Sourcing International. (See video and link below.) During tonight’s principal newscast, veteran investigative reporter Dana Fowle reported that Narc President Jacques Johnson was a manager in YourTravelBiz (YTB), which was sued in…

Jun 23, 2010
ASD-LIKE LITIGATION PLAYBOOK BACKFIRES: Washington State Man Indicted For Placing Fraudulent Liens Against Prosecutors, IRS Agent; Ronald James Davenport Faces Decades In Prison If Convicted

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a post in which the introduction is longer than the actual story (below). The story demonstrates the dangers of jumping on bandwagons before giving them careful thought. Longtime readers of the PP Blog will recall our coverage of Curtis Richmond, “Professor” Patrick Moriarty and ASD Members International (ASDMI). Each was a…

Jun 23, 2010
BULLETIN: Alberta Securities Commission Orders $2 Million Penalty Against ‘Lord’ David Greene And John Jenkins In Gold Quest International Ponzi Case

After determining in January that Gold Quest International (GQI) was a “sham” operating as both a Ponzi and a pyramid scheme, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) now has doled out the penalties. David Michael Greene, also known as “Lord” David Greene, and John Jenkins were ordered to pay an “administrative penalty” of $2 million, ASC…

Jun 22, 2010
BULLETIN: Another Ponzi Scheme In South Florida; SEC Alleges $28 Million Fraud Against Trade-LLC

A Florida company — Trade-LLC — and its operators have been accused of running a $28 million Ponzi scheme that fleeced members of three investment clubs. Named defendants by the SEC were Trade-LLC and its managing members, Philip W. Milton and William Center. The scam operated in the Palm Beach Gardens area, and affected more…

Jun 22, 2010
UPDATE: Renner Begins Sentence In Tax Case; INetGlobal Operator Housed In Minnesota

Steve Renner, the operator of the Minneapolis-based INetGlobal autosurf, is an inmate at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Duluth, Minn., according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP). Renner, 55, was sentenced in May to 18 months for income-tax evasion. He was indicted in September 2008 and convicted in December 2009. The Duluth FPC…

Jun 22, 2010
Prosecution, INetGlobal Strike Interim Agreement That Frees Money To Pay Employees, Insurance Under Court Supervision

UPDATED 6:14 P.M. ET (U.S.A., JAN. 20, 2011.) Employees of an Internet company under federal investigation amid allegations it was operating a Ponzi scheme have received some good news: a sum of $125,000 has been released to pay their past-due salaries and $25,000 has been released to pay their past-due healthcare benefits. Meanwhile, $200,000 per…

Jun 20, 2010
U.S., German, British, Canadian Provincial Regulators Cooperate In Probe Of Alleged ‘Oil And Gas’ Fraud Scheme Operating In Florida, Texas And Aruba; SEC Sues Justin Solomon And Affiliated Firms

A Florida man selling “joint ventures” in oil-and-gas businesses in Texas to overseas clients through corporate arms in the United States and Aruba has been accused of fraud by the SEC. Named defendants in the case were Justin Solomon of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and three affiliated companies: Seisma Oil Research LLC of Boca Raton, Fla.,…

Jun 18, 2010
BULLETIN: KABOOM x 1,215! Feds Announce ‘Operation Stolen Dreams’ Mortgage-Fraud Sweep; 1,215 Defendants Charged In Largest Mortgage Scammer Takedown In U.S. History

BULLETIN: UPDATED 1:10 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) At least 1,215 criminal defendants have been named in “Operation Stolen Dreams,” which U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder described as a “three and a half month takedown of mortgage fraud schemes throughout the country.” The mortgage-fraud operation began March 1 and is the largest-such undertaking in U.S. history, Holder…

Jun 17, 2010
KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! 5 Separate Federal Probes Lead To Dozens Of Fraud Arrests In Multiple States; 1 Case Alleges Nearly $2 Billion Scheme

BULLETIN: The U.S. government has announced charges against at least 43 defendants in five separate financial-fraud schemes, the largest of which allegedly involved $1.9 billion and contributed to the collapse last year of a bank with 346 branches and a mortage-lending company in Florida. Smaller schemes in cases outlined by federal prosecutors today involved tens…

Jun 16, 2010
New Jersey Woman Charged In Alleged $45 Million Ponzi Scheme; Antoinette Hodgson Faces Decades In Prison If Convicted

A New Jersey woman was arrested this morning on charges she fleeced more than 20 Greater New York investors by engineeringÂ a $45 million Ponzi scheme involving purported real- estate flips, the FBI said. Antoinette Hodgson, 58, of Montclair, New Jersey, was accused of conspiracy and wire fraud amid allegations she recruited clients by telling…

Jun 16, 2010
INetGlobal Operator Steve Renner In Custody Of U.S. Marshals Service To Begin Sentence In Tax Case

Steve Renner is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, the agency said this afternoon. Renner, 55, was the operator of the INetGlobal autosurf. He was convicted of income-tax evasion in December 2009. On May 5, he was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank to 18 months in prison, although Renner was not…

Jun 15, 2010