Category: Writing And Branding
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[PART 2]: ‘MyAdvertisingPays’ Scheme Referenced In TelexFree-Related Class-Action Complaint That Alleges Racketeering — A Zeek Tie, Too
EDITOR’S NOTE: Part 1 of this two-part PP Blog series covered allegations against an alleged New York City-based TelexFree promoter . . . **__________________** 2ND UPDATE 9:42 A.M. EDT U.S.A. Though not charged as a defendant, the emerging “MyAdvertisingPays” (MAPS) scheme is referenced in a proposed class-action lawsuit filed against multiple TelexFree figures and financial…
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[PART 1]: CLAIM: Major TelexFree Promoter Operated Out Of New York City Beauty Salon And Marriott Hotel
“Because that’s where the money is.” — Classic rejoinder attributed to Brooklyn-born criminal Willie Sutton, reportedly after he was asked why he robbed banks. The often-quoted line may or may not be apocryphal. (Also see “Sutton’s Law” on the need to consider the obvious and “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras.”) UPDATED…
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New York Times Story — ‘Birdman[:] The Pigeon King And The Ponzi Scheme That Shook Canada’ — Shatters Myths
“Birdman[:] The Pigeon King and the Ponzi Scheme That Shook Canada” appears online today at the website of the New York Times Magazine. The story by Jon Mooallem examines the strange case of Arlan Galbraith, the narratives surrounding his “Pigeon King” scheme, Galbraith’s efforts to serve as his own attorney, how a veteran prosecutor new…
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‘Achieve Community’ Figure Rodney Blackburn Now Touting ‘Tea’; Panel From Video Says It ‘Mitigates HIV’ And ‘Prevents Colds And Flu’
UPDATED 3:08 P.M. ET U.S.A. Fresh from the alleged “Achieve Community” pyramid- and Ponzi scheme, the apparent collapse of “Trinity Lines” and potential debacles involving “BRING THE BACON HOME,” “Unison Wealth” and others, Rodney Blackburn now is promoting a “tea” purported to mitigate HIV. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. The tea, called “laso,”…
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WCM777: More Theft And Money Laundering MLM-Style
“Many investors gave cash to the company and to their leaders (or upline sponsors) who then deposited the cash along with other investor funds.” — Krista L. Freitag, court-appointed receiver in the WCM777 pyramid- and Ponzi case, Feb. 27, 2015 EDITOR’S NOTE: Tens of millions of dollars allegedly flowed through WCM777 and related entities. At…
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EDITORIAL: Creeping Up On MLM Perdition
EDITOR’S NOTE: The MLM “program” known as Wings Network is alleged to have operated through two business entities that used the name “Tropikgadget.” The SEC’s case, announced Friday, is filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. That’s the same venue in which the agency’s epic TelexFree case was filed last year. There…