Category: The Economy
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Mayoral Candidate Who Used Facebook To Claim Endorsement By Jesus Christ Gets Less Than 1 Percent Of Vote
Anna Pierre ran for mayor of North Miami on a platform of saying no to corruption, free healthcare for the uninsured, job creation, crime prevention and intervention and education. And she also claimed on Facebook that she’d been endorsed by Jesus Christ. Separately, she told the Miami Herald that political opponents were hexing her with…
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A BIG-BOAT PONZI: Man Wanted In Alleged California Ponzi/Securities-Fraud Caper Arrested In Florida; Edward Sellers Fitzgerald Charged With Ripping Off Senior Citizens, Others In Alleged ‘Yachts’ Swindle
A 60-year-old man wanted in Orange County, Calif., on multiple felony charges in an alleged securities swindle involving yachts was arrested last week by police in Delray Beach, Fla. Edward Sellers Fitzgerald was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail to await extradition by California authorities. If convicted of all counts, Fitzgerald faces 58 years…
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Zeek Rewards Claims Portal Is Open
The claims portal for Zeek Rewards has opened on schedule. It is accessible through a “File a Claim” button on the website of the court-appointed receiver and also has a separate URL. Claims must be filed by 11:59 p.m. (prevailing Eastern time) on Sept. 5, 2013. A claims FAQ is accessible here. Senior U.S. District…
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HORRIFYING: 13 Deaths Linked To West Bengal Ponzi Schemes, Hindustan Times Reports
The Hindustan Times, a newspaper in India, is reporting that 13 deaths have been linked to Ponzi schemes operating in the West Bengal region. The most recent death involved a man found hanging from a tree yesterday, the paper reported. “As many as 12 people have committed suicide, and a director of a Ponzi scheme…
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In Case Reminiscent Of Profitable Sunrise, Alberta Securities Commission Finds That Dale Joseph Edgar St. Jean And Gregory Dennis Tindall Made False Statements And Conducted Ponzi Scheme
Two men conducted an offering fraud tied to a purported “bridge lending” business and wiped out investors in a $52 million Ponzi scheme, the Alberta Securities Commission said yesterday. Some of the allegations against Dale Joseph Edgar St. Jean and Gregory Dennis Tindall were remarkably similar to allegations in the United States against the Profitable…
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BULLETIN: SEC Moves To Block Virginia Man From Intervening In Profitable Sunrise Case; Appointment Of Receiver Will Depend On Success Of Efforts To Repatriate Assets To United States
BULLETIN: The SEC has asked a federal judge not to permit a Virginia man to intervene in the Profitable Sunrise HYIP fraud case, saying that the man’s self-filed pleading “would open the floodgates for other investors to file similar motions.” In late April, James Paul Schilling of Mechanicsville effectively asked U.S. District Judge Thomas W.…
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Pitchman Says Hong Kong-Based ‘Program’ Is ‘1,000 Percent Better’ Than Profitable Sunrise And Zeek Rewards
In a bizarre and disturbing video playing on YouTube, a former Profitable Sunrise pitchman claims a new “program” he joined is operating from Hong Kong and is purveyed by an unidentified “doctor.” The purported opportunity is “1,000 percent better” than Profitable Sunrise or Zeek Rewards, according to the video. News of the video first was…
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ANOTHER ALLEGED SENIOR SCAMMER: Leonard Ansill, 77, Booked At Palm Beach County Jail On Ponzi Charges
Leonard Ansill, a 77-year-old resident of Jupiter Farms, Fla., has become the latest senior citizen accused of swindling investors in a Ponzi scheme — this one of the real-estate variety. Ansill’s booking sheet at the jail shows he is being held on seven criminal charges, including multiple counts of grand larceny. One of his alleged…
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BULLETIN: Zeek Rewards Claims Portal Scheduled To Open ‘On Or Before’ May 15, Receiver Says
BULLETIN: The claims portal for the alleged Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme is scheduled to open on or before May 15, the court-appointed receiver has announced. “It is with pleasure that I report on May 8, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina granted our motion seeking Court approval of our…
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DIABOLICAL: Purported ‘Christian’ Enterprise With Purported Ties To Catholic Church Launches Spam Campaign For Purported ‘Loan’ Program And Bizarrely Tries To Sanitize It By Linking To PP Blog Story On Profitable Sunrise Scam
Is it channeling Profitable Sunrise as part of an affinity-fraud/identity-theft reload scam? An enterprise that bizarrely is calling itself “ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH LOAN FIRM” purports to have an office in England and appears to be targeting Catholics and Christians in general to be fleeced in a purported “loan” program. The spam/scam pitch begins, “I…