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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Threshold Dollar Number For Zeek Rewards’ Net Winners To Avoid Receivership Litigation Now Public; At Least 136 Settlement Agreements Ironed Out, Receiver Says
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (UPDATED 8:05 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) From the standpoint of avoiding financial accountability, it may have become more difficult for serial scammers who foist HYIP scams on the international public to thumb their noses at law enforcement and the courts. The court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case has…
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Philly Affinity Fraudster Traded On Coca-Cola’s Name And Ran Ponzi, Feds Say
EDITOR’S NOTE: Affinity fraud takes many forms. The case against Constant Damas appears to have been one that married an appeal to a common nationality to an appeal to the taste buds and brand recognition. Scammers often trade on the names of famous companies and individuals. And they often issue appeals to people of common…
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UPDATE: Italy Finalizes Suspension Order Against Alleged Profitable Sunrise Pitchman Who Got Booted By WordPress
UPDATE: CONSOB, the Italian securities regulator, has finalized a March 27 suspension order against alleged Profitable Sunrise pitchman Daniele Verzari. Verzari allegedly pitched Profitable Sunrise as the “founder” of the Vdproject Italy team on a Blog hosted by WordPress. After CONSOB announced a temporary suspension order on April 2, WordPress gave Verzari the boot. He…
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2 Purported Maryland ‘Sovereign Citizens’ Charged In Earlier Alleged Scam Now Charged In Different County In New Alleged Scam
Seven purported “sovereign citizens” illegally squatted in a Waldorf home and have been charged in Charles County with burglary, authorities said. Two of the “sovereigns” earlier were charged with doing the same thing in a Montgomery County home, NBCWashington.com is reporting. Also see June 8 PP Blog report on incident in Montgomery County. View more…
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WAFF: Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Who Filed Bogus Liens Now Guilty Of Resisting Arrest
Donna Jo Kirkland, a purported Alabama sovereign citizen” who filed bogus liens against public officials and then didn’t remove them as required to honor and maintain her probation agreement, now has been found guilty of resisting arrest. WAFF-TV: News, Weather and Sports for Huntsville, AL
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MASS. ATTORNEY GENERAL: Former Middlesex County Banker Was Ponzi Schemer Who Scammed For 12 Years And Created Bogus CD Receipts And 1099s
A Massachusetts woman formerly employed at Bank of America ran a Ponzi scheme on the side, forged withdrawal slips and stole millions of dollars from family and friends over a period of 12 years, the state’s attorney general said. Elaina Patterson, 53, of Wilmington, has been indicted on charges of Larceny over $250 from a…
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2 Los Angeles Police Officers Reportedly Ambushed By Gunman
Multiple media outlets are reporting that two Los Angeles police officers were ambushed by a gunman early this morning outside the Wilshire Division police station. Early reports suggest the officers were injured — but not seriously. A manhunt is under way for their alleged assailant. See KTLA coverage.
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LASD: Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Charged With Forging Macy’s Gift Cards In Alleged $218,000 Scheme
Macy’s, the American department-store chain famous in real life and in fiction, was the victim of a $218,000 theft at the hands of purported “sovereign citizen” Richard Reyes Duenas and four others, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Duenas, 30, recently was arrested in Las Vegas and taken back to Los Angeles to face…