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BULLETIN: 3 Dead In Maryland Mall Shooting, Howard County Police Department Says
BULLETIN: Three people are dead in a shopping-mall shooting in Columbia, Md., the Howard County Police Department is reporting via Twitter. “Call came into 911 around 11:15 a.m. that shots were fired,” the department said. “Police made entry and found three dead, one found near a gun and ammunition.” Columbia is near Baltimore and Washington,…
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Russian National, 19, Arrested In Pennsylvania College Town; Police Say Pot Probe Led To Suspected Bomb And ‘Bomb Making Materials’ Inside Suitcase
The Altoona Police Department (Pa.) is reporting on its Facebook site that officers have arrested a Russian national after a suspected bomb and bomb-making materials were found in a suitcase in his apartment. A Pennsylvania State Police bomb squad “safely deconstructed” the device, the Altoona department said, adding that “appropriate Federal Agencies were notified and…
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BULLETIN: U.S. Senator Calls For Investigation Of Herbalife; Says Constituent’s Family Lost $130,000, Including ‘Entire 401(K)’ Retirement Account, To MLM Program
BULLETIN: Sen. Edward J. Markey, D.-Mass., has called for an investigation of Herbalife, an MLM program. “There is nothing nutritional about possible pyramid schemes that promise financial benefit but result in economic ruin for vulnerable families,” Markey said in a statement. “Herbalife may be a purveyor of health and wellness products, but some of its…
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Email From A Concerned WCM777 Participant Raises Prospect That Worries Are Being Ignored
EDITOR’S NOTE: UPDATED 6:15 P.M. ET U.S.A. WCM777, now known as Kingdom777, is an outrageous fraud scheme operating over the Internet that has penetrated multiple countries, including the United States. Some affiliates claim a payment of $14,000 returns $500,000 in a year. The purported head is “Dr. Phil Ming Xu.” Please use the Blog’s search function…
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Will Portugal Be Next Country To Open TelexFree Probe?
Citing reports in Brazilian media, BehindMLM.com is reporting that authorities in Portugal are monitoring TelexFree developments and beginning to collect documents. The development may signal that yet-another probe into TelexFree’s business practices is in the offing, potentially the first in Europe. From BehindMLM.com (italics added): According to the local media there are currently 41,000 TelexFree…
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UPDATE: In Aftermath Of Police Raid On WCM777 Venue In Peru, ‘Dr. Phil Ming Xu’ Declares Love For The People — On Letterhead Of Suspended California Company
Things are getting stranger at WCM777: After a police raid this week on the “program” in Peru, the purported head of WCM777 has declared his love for the Peruvian people — on the letterhead of World Capital Market, a California corporation listed as “suspended.” The letter, which is dated today and appears on Twitter, did…
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Explosive Devices And Booby-Trapped Oven Found Inside Home Of Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ In Columbus, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office Says
UPDATED 12:49 P.M. ET U.S.A. A purported “sovereign citizen” has been jailed after Franklin County (Ohio) deputies found explosive devices in his home. An oven inside the home allegedly was rigged with an explosive booby trap. Meanwhile, the names of President Obama and Ohio Gov. John Kasich were found scribbled on walls inside the home,…
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SporTV Video Shows That TelexFree, An Alleged Pyramid Scheme, Is Using A Shared Office Facility In Massachusetts With At Least 25 Other Firms
UPDATED 9:21 A.M. ET (FEB. 22, 2014 U.S.A.) As the PP Blog reported on July 4, 2013, TelexFree is using a shared office facility in Marlborough, Mass. Promoters of TelexFree, alleged in Brazil to be a massive pyramid scheme that may be using a VOIP product as a front, have shown photos of TelexFree President…
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REPORTS: Now, A TelexFree-Related Hunger Strike; Man Locks Himself In Chains In State Of Acre, Site Of Pyramid-Scheme Probe
UPDATED 4:07 P.M. ET (JAN. 17, USA) Globo.com is reporting that the hunger strike has ended — after nearly 42 hours. See note/links in Comments thread. Our original brief is below . . . The URLs below are from various media sites in Brazil that are reporting on a hunger strike staged by a TelexFree…
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REPORTS: Alleged Criminality At WCM777; Government Of Peru Shuts Down Office
UPDATED 11:39 P.M. ET U.S.A. There are reports today in Peruvian media that the government of Peru has shut down an office of the purported WCM777 “opportunity” and that criminality occurred. It is unclear from early reports whether arrests were made. See story in Spanish at LaRepublica.pe. See English translation by Google Translate. The regulatory…