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April 13 Update: Our ASDMBA Coverage; A Mystery Email
UPDATED 4:51 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Dear Readers, It is getting stranger and stranger. As we noted previously, we have arrived at the conclusion that meaningful communication with Bob Guenther, the de facto head of the ASD Members Business Association (ASDMBA) Trust, is not possible. We now have received an email from Guenther that appears that…
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Surf’s Up Report About Judge’s Order Adds Confusion
Citing an email from her AdSurfDaily downline, a member of the Pro-ASD Surf’s Up forum has advised other members that a federal judge has ordered prosecutor William Cowden to “charge Andy Bowd[o]in or end it and return the money.” There are no documents in the public record to substantiate the claim. Judge Rosemary Collyer appears…
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Guenther Has More Legal Troubles In Arizona
The de facto head of the ASD Members Business Association has more legal troubles in Arizona. Bob Guenther faces an araignment hearing April 29 in East Mesa Justice Court. Guenther, according to records, was charged with an unspecified offense April 2. Judge Mark Chiles is scheduled to preside. A court employee said she was not…
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EDITORIAL: Friedman Should Drop Arons’ Lawsuit
UPDATED 12:53 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) By reading forum posts lately, we’ve been led to believe that Dallas is a city for movers and shakers and players — and that everybody else pretty much can go to hell. Irritate a Dallas mover and shaker and player and you might just find yourself in what movers and…
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BREAKING NEWS: Andy Bowdoin Hires New Attorney
UPDATED: 11:40 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin has a new paid attorney: Charles A. Murray of Bonita Springs, Fla. Murray filed an appearance notice today in the civil-forfeiture cased filed in August against money and other assets tied to ASD. The appearance notice says that Murray will represent Bowdoin and two corporate entities:…
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UPDATE: Our ASDMBA Coverage
Dear Readers, A few of you have wondered if Bob Guenther, the de facto head of the ASD Members Business Association (ASDMBA) Trust, has gone silent. The answer is no. As we explained in a March 22 post, this Blog engages in the marketplace of ideas, not the marketplace of threats. We encouraged Bob Guenther…
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Better Business Bureau Warns: Cash-Gifting Epidemic Online; Organization Says 22,974 Gifting Videos Posted On YouTube
In the days after the government’s August seizure of tens of millions in the AdSurfDaily probe amid Ponzi allegations, opportunists stepped in to fill the void by offering cash-gifting schemes. Today, months later, opportunists trading on Ponzi pain are using the names of autosurfs and autosurf-related keywords to drive traffic to cash-gifting websites. The Better…
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BREAKING NEWS: Plaintiffs In ASD RICO Case Ask Court To Extend Deadline For Class-Action Certification, Saying They Haven’t Been Able To Serve Bowdoin, Busby, Garner
UPDATED 7:12 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Facing an April 15 deadline to seek class-action certification in a racketeering lawsuit against AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin, ASD attorney Robert Garner and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby, three members of ASD have asked a federal judge for more time. Meanwhile, the plaintiffs have informed U.S. District Judge…
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Minister Who Bilked Church Members In Twin Ponzi Schemes Pleads Guilty; Congregants Lost More Than $1 Million
A Pennsylvania minister who ran two Ponzi schemes and bilked New Jersey churchgoers out of more than $1 million has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and wire fraud. Terence Mayfield of Phoenixville faces up to 40 years in prison and fines in excess of $250,000. Sentencing is set July 14, before U.S. District Judge Joseph…
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BREAKING NEWS: eWalletPlus, Firm Associated With AdViewGlobal, Disables New Registrations; AVG Members Question Management
UPDATED 12:30 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) eWalletPlus, a money-exchanger associated with a surfing company that has close ties to AdSurfDaily, no longer is taking new registrations, according to its website. The site does not explain why. At the same time, AdViewGlobal (AVG) — the firm with close ASD ties — sent members a newsletter encouraging them…
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UNACCEPTABLE: Surf’s Up Member Claims Prosecutor Will ‘Be Introduced To God Himself’; Calls For God To ‘Avenge’ Bowdoin
UPDATED 10:53 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) In an angry religious rant, a member of the Pro-AdSurfDaily Surf’s Up Forum claimed that a senior trial attorney in the Department of Justice “is going to be introduced to God Himself!” The remark was directed at William Cowden, one of the prosecutors in the ASD civil-forfeiture case. The post…