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Richard M. Harkless, Ponzi Scheme Figure, Sentenced To 100 Years In Prison; Judge Says He Showed No Remorse

A California man convicted of wire fraud, mail fraud and money-laundering in a $60 million Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to 100 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $35.5 million in restitution. Separately, Richard M. Harkless was ordered to pay $42 million in disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties in a case brought…

Oct 8, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Bowdoin Attorney Says Client ‘Not Happy’; Claims Government’s Position ‘Indefensible’

UPDATED 4:58 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) ASD President Andy Bowdoin is “not happy” and recent filings by the prosecution and the U.S. Secret Service are “indefensible,” Bowdoin’s lawyer said in court filings today. Charles A. Murray, Bowdoin’s attorney, argued again that Bowdoin had been ill-served by a previous attorney when he agreed to surrender claims to…

Oct 8, 2009
TEA LEAVES: AdSurfDaily Case About To Come To A Head?

EDITOR’S NOTE: Reading the tea leaves in court cases often is an iffy proposition, and there often is no way to know what will happen when. Readers are advised to keep those thoughts in mind when considering the information in this story. UPDATED 7:03 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Recent court filings suggest — although it is…

Oct 7, 2009
Three Men Charged With Exploiting Software Glitch To Make Slot Machine Pay Double; Scheme Netted $430,000

Washington County District Attorney Steven Toprani called it the largest heist in the three-year history of casino gambling in Pennsylvania and one of the largest thefts from a single machine in U.S. history. A grand jury called it conspiracy, receiving stolen property, computer trespassing, lying to investigators and more, and police and gaming officials were…

Oct 7, 2009
OBSTRUCTION: Howard Richman Gets 3 Years In Prison For Lying To Federal Judge, SEC; Charge Resulted From False Cancer Claim In Bid To Derail Civil Case

UPDATED 12:45 A.M. EDT (U.S.A. OCT 6) A former executive at Biopure Corp. has been sentenced to three years in prison for lying to a federal judge and obstructing an SEC investigation by claiming falsely that he was suffering from colon cancer. Howard Richman, 57, also was sentenced to three years’ supervised probation after his…

Oct 6, 2009
U.S. Employment Numbers Worst Since 1983; Social Security Takes A Hit From Discouraged Early Retirees; FDIC Seeks To Recapitalize In Wake Of Nearly 100 Bank Failures In 2009

When the AdViewGlobal (AVG) autosurf — now failed — was in prelaunch phase in December 2008, it positioned itself as an offshore cure for what ails the U.S. and world economies. Less than two years earlier, promoters of the AdSurfDaily autosurf — which has close ties to AVG — implied that the individual surf accounts…

Oct 3, 2009
Guenther Softens Comment That ‘Sheriff Joe’ Arpaio Was Soft On Crime; Says Recent Email Lecturing Veteran Federal Prosecutor Was Sent At Behest Of Crime Victims

AdSurfDaily mainstay Bob Guenther backed away overnight from a comment that suggested an Arizona county sheriff known for instituting chain gangs and outfitting prisoners in pink underwear was soft on crime. Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County would be Guenther’s jailer if he is convicted and sentenced to prison in the county. Guenther, 61, is…

Oct 1, 2009
ASD Mainstay Bob Guenther Lectures Federal Prosecutor, Says He’ll Call On ‘Political Connections’ To Embarrass Justice Department; Claims Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Not Tough Enough On Crime

Already facing two felony charges in Arizona stemming from what police described in court filings as a repeated pattern of harassment against a gaming company, Bob Guenther now has taken aim at a federal prosecutor involved in the AdSurfDaily case. Guenther, 61, who describes himself as a former Marine and Vietnam veteran, forwarded a copy…

Sep 30, 2009
A STUDY IN CONTRAST: Arnold Palmer’s Congressional Gold Medal Vs. Andy Bowdoin’s Congressional Medal Of Distinction

Tomorrow President Obama will present the Congressional Gold Medal to American icon Arnold Palmer. The AP wire carried the story today. By coincidence, the Orlando Sentinel simultaneously was reporting that a two-year-old girl was rushed to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, after she was found submerged and unresponsive in a swimming pool. Simultaneously Florida Today…

Sep 29, 2009
OBSTRUCTION? ASD Spokeswoman Whose Name Appeared In Secret Service Filing Says She Instructed Members NOT To Fill Out Government Form; Now Appears To Be Advising Members To Clam Up If Contacted By Agents

Andy Bowdoin’s recent court filings are “delusional,” federal prosecutors said yesterday. And now a woman who apparently is AdSurfDaily’s new spokesperson purportedly has sent an email in which she said she advised members after the seizure of tens of millions of dollars from Bowdoin’s bank accounts last year not to fill out the government form…

Sep 29, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Prosecutors Go Back To Court, Provide Judge Copy Of Transcript From Bowdoin’s Call Last Week

UPDATED 8:12 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Federal prosecutors have filed a supplemental brief in the civil forfeiture case against ASD President Andy Bowdoin that calls Bowdoin’s recent court filings “delusional.” Meanwhile, prosecutors have provided U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer a copy of a transcript from a recording posted online last week by Bowdoin,Â callingÂ the recordingÂ evidence that “this…

Sep 28, 2009