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St. Petersburg Times Wins Two Pulitzer Prizes Today

The St. Petersburg Times, which has done some fine reporting on the AdSurfDaily case, today won two Pulitzer Prizes and was a finalist for a third. Our warm congratulations to this leading-edge newspaper and to Lane DeGregory, who won the Pulitzer for Feature Writing; the Times’ PolitiFact team, which won the Pulitzer for National Reporting;…

Apr 20, 2009
GUEST COLUMNIST: ‘Shocked’ And ‘Scared’ To See Her Name In Friedman Lawsuit Paperwork; Says She Was Told To ‘Examine Your Finances’; Sees Move By Dallas Lawyer As ‘Intimidation Tactic’ And Says She Won’t ‘Roll Over’

UPDATED 3:45 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Editor’s Note: This is a guest column by Roxy Lewis, a self-described member of the “AARP generation.” Lewis was a member of ASD and the ASD Members Business Association. This column is in her own words. In the column, Lewis tells her story about various email interactions concerning her attempt…

Apr 18, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Extends Time For Class Certification In RICO Lawsuit Against Bowdoin, Busby, Garner

A federal judge has indefinitely extended the deadline for class-action certification in a racketeering lawsuit against AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin, ASD attorney Robert Garner and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby. The plaintiffs in the case — all former ASD members — asked for the time extension last week because they have not been…

Apr 16, 2009
AdViewGlobal: More Insidious By The Hour

AdViewGlobal (AVG), an autosurf with close ties to AdSurfDaily, is getting more insidious by the hour. An AVG forum set up by some of the Mods and members of ASD became a den of infighting among AVG members yesterday. One poster started a thread begging the Mods to intervene, which is to say the poster…

Apr 16, 2009
Madoff Makes It Big-Time: Topps Co. To Feature Imprisoned Schemer In Special Series Of ‘Hoodwinks’ Trading Cards

At one point in his career, Bernard Madoff largely was unknown outside of financial circles. His infamous Ponzi scheme changed all of that, but Madoff’s infamy may soar to new heights in June, with the release of a series of trading cards from Topps Co. Inc. of New York. Charles PonziÂ — the namesake of…

Apr 15, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Grants Motion By Bowdoin’s Paid Counsel To Withdraw From AdSurfDaily Forfeiture Case

Judge Rosemary Collyer has granted a motion by Jonathan Goodman and Michael Fayad of Akerman Senterfitt to withdraw as counsel for ASD President Andy Bowdoin. The firm also was granted leave to withdraw as counsel in the civil-forfeiture case against tens of millions of dollars and real-estate tied to ASD amid allegations of wire fraud,…

Apr 15, 2009
News And Notes For April 15

UPDATED 2 P.M. EDT (U.S.A) Here is a summary of items in the news: Filings expected in AdSurfDaily civil forfeiture case. Judge Rosemary Collyer earlier gave prosecutors until April 24 to respond to some of ASD President Andy Bowdoin’s pro se pleadings. Prosecutors have responded to some of them, but not all of them. Collyer…

Apr 15, 2009
Affinity Fraud Cases In New York And California Fleece Investors Of $35 Million, SEC Says; Ordained Minister Charged In New York Scheme Targeting Elderly Parishioners

Eight people have been charged in unrelated affinity-fraud cases in New York and California that bilked investors out of $35 million, the SEC said. In the New York case, seven members of a Queens church were charged, including a minister. The scheme targeted “mostly elderly” members of the church, fleecing them of $12 million, the…

Apr 14, 2009
Payment Processors Used By Surf Firms Offline

UPDATED 8:56 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Two popular payment processors used by autosurfing firms are offline simultaneously. The main pages for SolidTrustPay of Canada and StrictPay of Panama both will load. But registration buttons for both of the processors are generating server errors and will not load. The problem appears to be affecting secure (https) connections.…

Apr 14, 2009
Arons Blames Friedman For Mediation Failure

Florida resident Jack Arons blamed Dallas attorney Larry Friedman for a breakdown in lawsuit-settlement negotiations, saying Friedman did not take the negotiations seriously. In court filings in which Friedman is seeking a new temporary restraining order against Arons that would prohibit Arons from communicating with reporters and other third parties about the case, Friedman said…

Apr 14, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Friedman Seeks To Gag Arons; Cites ASD-Biz Forum And PatrickPretty.com Blog In Court Filing

UPDATED 11:26 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Dallas attorney Larry Friedman is asking a Dallas judge to issue a temporary restraining order against Florida resident Jack Arons. An exhibit included in the filing includes content from the ASD-Biz Forum, PatrickPretty.com, the Dallas Morning News and WCTV-TV, a Florida television station. Separately, Friedman is attempting by subpoena to…

Apr 13, 2009