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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Ira Lee Sorkin, Bernard Madoff’s Attorney, Files Motion For Clients Who Are Potential Clawback Targets For More Than $1.56 Million In Zeek Case
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (3RD UPDATE 11:33 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) Famed defense attorney Ira Lee Sorkin is seeking pro hac vice admission to practice in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina on behalf of two prospective clawback targets in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case. Sorkin is with Lowenstein Sandler…
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Mass Shooting At Connecticut Elementary School; Preliminary Reports Suggest 18 Children Among 27 Killed
UPDATED 3:58 P.M. ET (U.S.A.): A mass shooting this morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., reportedly has resulted in 27 deaths, including the death of the presumptive shooter. Twenty of the victims were children, authorities said this afternoon. Earlier reports had put the death toll of children at 18. Precise details about…
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Purported ‘Sovereign’ With DWI Rap And No License Allegedly Tells North Carolina Deputies She’ll Pull Over For $300,000
UPDATED 2:56 A.M. ET (DEC. 16, U.S.A.) A purported “sovereign citizen” wanted for failure to appear in court at an impaired-driving proceeding led sheriff’s deputies on a 15-minute chase, the Brunswick County (N.C.) Sheriff’s Office said. Jennifer Melisa Herring, 37, of Myrtle Beach S.C., now has been charged with Driving While Impaired, Felony Fleeing to…
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BRIEF: Zeek Receiver Broadens Reach, Files In Southern District Of Florida — And In Northern Mariana Islands Nearly 15,000 Miles Away
In yet another demonstration of the reach of the alleged Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme, court-appointed receiver Kenneth D. Bell has filed paperwork in the Southern District of Florida — and in Northern Mariana Islands District Court. The Northern Mariana Islands are a U.S. Commonwealth. Saipan is perhaps the best-known island in the chain. The flight…
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Prosecution Asks Court To Impose Life Sentence On Jason Bo-Alan Beckman, Pitchman For Trevor Cook Ponzi Scheme; Beckman Says He Should Serve 364 Days And Then Become A Professional Speaker
“The nature and circumstances of this offense and Mr. Beckman’s history and characteristics, viewed together, cry out for a life sentence. With respect to Mr. Beckman, nothing less than a liberty-ending sentence would reflect the seriousness of this offense, promote respect for the law and provide just punishment. But perhaps most importantly, Mr. Beckman must…
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Nearly $2 Million Allegedly At Stake For 3 Arizona Zeek Affiliates Who Received Subpoenas, Filings Say
“[Zeek operator Paul] Burks is solely responsible for determining the amount of ‘net profits’ to share in the Retail Profit Pool . . . Defendants represent that daily awards are calculated by dividing ‘up to 50%’ of daily net profits by the number of Profit Points outstanding among all Qualified Affiliates. This calculation results in…
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BULLETIN: Zeek Receiver To Hold Conference Call For Victims On Dec. 17
BULLETIN: Kenneth D. Bell, the court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case, has announced he’ll hold a one-hour, web-based conference call Dec. 17 at 5 p.m. ET (U.S.A.). Bell is encouraging victims to email their questions to him prior to the call. The receiver’s full announcement is published below: December 11, 2012 When…
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BehindMLM Reader Claims ‘Excited’ Attendees Were Fainting At Florida Gathering Of World Consumer Alliance; ‘Program’ That Published Laundry List Of HYIP Ads Apparently Conducting 9-Month ‘Prelaunch’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Longtime huckster Phil Piccolo learned long ago that God and starving children “work” in MLM. We can’t help but wonder how many shills would flop over backward at his events if he ever finds out that fainting also “works.” ** _______________________________ ** A reader tells BehindMLM that attendees of a “World Consumer Alliance”…
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OREGON LIVE: State Takes Action Against Alleged Gifting Pyramid
OregonLive (The Oregonian) is reporting that the state has taken action against participants in an alleged cash-gifting pyramid scheme. Like recent cases in Connecticut and Michigan, the Oregon case involves women. The paper is reporting that four naturopathic physicians were involved in the scheme. One of them was ordered to pay a fine of $15,000…
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UPDATE: See Copy Of Letter From Zeek Receiver To Northern California Federal Court In Advance Of Possible Clawback Actions
Below is a copy of a letter sent by counsel for the court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Ponzi scheme case to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The PP Blog obtained a PDF of the letter from a publicly available source and took a screen shot of the PDF. The redactions were…