Category: The Economy
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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…
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Tuesday News And Notes: ASD, AVG, Noobing
UPDATED 3:44 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Topic: In their response to an Andy Bowdoin pleading, federal prosecutors yesterday pointedly referred to ASDÂ insiders as Bowdoin “associates” and “confederates.” Is it a signal? Topic: Shad Foss, whom the receiver in the CEP Ponzi scheme case views as a Ponzi promoter worthy of pursuing for clawbacks, sent an…
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UPDATE: Pittsburgh Police Officers Killed On Saturday: Shooter Held Extremist Views, Believed FEMA Concentration Camp Conspiracy Theory
Let’s begin with some Breaking News. An armed suspect who tried to shoot two Pittsburgh police officers early this morning underwent surgery after the officers shot him, police said. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting the suspect was bleeding from the head and holding a gun as he approached a police car. An officer ordered him…
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BREAKING NEWS: Prosecution Answers Bowdoin; Says Ignorance Of Law No Excuse, Asks Judge To Reject ASD’s ‘Fair Notice’ Claim
Prosecutors have responded to ASD President Andy Bowdoin’s pro se claim that he was denied fair notice that the conduct of ASD was illegal, saying ignorance of the law is no excuse. At the same time, prosecutors asserted Bowdoin’s own past as a criminal defendant turned his argument that the case should be dismissed on…
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AdSurfDaily: Checking The Conventional Wisdom
One of the theories about ASD President Andy Bowdoin’s recent series of pro se legal filings in the August civil-forfeiture case is that he is trying to stave the filing of criminal charges by slowing the civil case to a crawl. Could it be true? Sure. Bowdoin’s pro se pleadings, however, also could be a…
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Why The Government Is ‘Right’ About AdSurfDaily (And Why The December Forfeiture Complaint May Help Fill In The Missing AdViewGlobal Links)
UPDATED 1:45 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Language federal prosecutors used in a December forfeiture complaint against assets tied to AdSurfDaily might help explain the emergence of AdViewGlobal (AVG), a surf firm with common management and close ties to ASD. Meanwhile, court filings by ASD President Andy Bowdoin continue to electrify some ASD members, but Bowdoin’s once-considerable…
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BREAKING NEWS: Judge Construes Bowdoin Filing As Motion To Vacate Previous Court Order; Prosecutors Ordered To Show Cause And Present Opposing Arguments By April 24
UPDATED 8:33 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A federal judge said one of ASD President Andy Bowdoin’s pro se pleadings to reverse his earlier decision to submit to the forfeiture of proceeds seized by the government in a Ponzi scheme case cited no law. Bowdoin’s pleading appeared to presume that the filing alone achieved the goal of…
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BREAKING NEWS: Bowdoin Files Pro Se Motion To Rescind August Forfeiture; Claims He Was Acting Under Duress
UPDATED 11:05 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Acting as his own attorney, AdSurfDaily Inc. President Andy Bowdoin has filed a motion to rescind a decision he made in January to submit to the forfeiture of real estate and tens of millions of dollars seized by the government in August. As first reported in this Blog last month,…
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BREAKING NEWS: Bowdoin’s Paid Attorneys File Motion To Withdraw; Akerman Senterfitt Says Relationship ‘Deteriorated’ After Evidentiary-Hearing Ruling Went Against ASD
UPDATED 7:24 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Michael Fayad and Jonathan Goodman of Akerman Senterfitt have asked a federal judge to withdraw themselves and the firm as attorneys for AdSurfDaily Inc., Bowdoin/Harris Enterprises Inc. and Andy Bowdoin. At the same time, the firm cited attorney-client privilege with respect to its communications with Bowdoin. In asking for leave…
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Google Declares Email Revolution: Service Debuts Today To Handle Annoying Messages From Lottery And Autosurf Scammers
Has a “prince” or member of a “royal” family contacted you one too many times, asking for your help in resolving a pressing financial emergency? How about that friendly autosurf scammer who wants you to purchase unregistered securities, engage in wire fraud and money-laundering — and wants you to encourage your family members, work colleagues…