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Purported ‘Sovereign’ Arrested In Phoenix After Traffic Stop; Booking Info Gives Hint Of Strange Tale — And ‘New Times’ Fills In The Blanks
Steve A. Baker’s booking sheet at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office after his arrest Sunday by Phoenix police during a traffic stop provided a hint that officers had a strange encounter with the 36-year-old man. Here is how the sheet reads (italics/bolding added): MARIJ-TRANSPORT AND/OR SELL BRIBERY-TO INFLUENCE ACTION MARIJUANA-POSSESS FOR SALE RESISTING ARREST MARIJUANA-POSSESS/USE…
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RECOMMENDED READING: Times-Picayune Details Louisiana Shootout Involving Purported ‘Sovereign Citizens’ That Left 2 Sheriff’s Deputies Dead
On Aug. 16, Deps. Jeremy Triche and Brandon Nielsen were shot and killed in LaPlace, La. The shootings have been linked to purported “sovereign citizens.” Here is Dep. Triche’s “End of Watch” entry on the Officer Down Memorial Page. Here is Dep. Nielsen’s entry. The deputies were members of the St. John the Baptist Parish…
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BULLETIN: Disbarred Attorney And Alleged Serial Fraud Pitchman Charged With Fleecing ‘Elderly Women’; James S. Quay Has Used At Least 3 Aliases And Some Of The Money Was Spent On ‘Membership At A Massage Spa,’ SEC Charges
An Atlanta man has been charged by the SEC in an alleged scheme in which two elderly women were defrauded through an entity with the confidence-inspiring name of “Trinity Charitable Solutions.” The man’s name is James S. Quay — and the SEC described him as an unlicensed financial adviser, a serial pitchman for fraud schemes…
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Feds Arrest Alleged North Carolina Securities Scammer After SEC Sues Him; More Than $2 Million Allegedly Linked To WWebnet Lost After Being Transferred To Cayman Islands, Prosecutors Say; Robert Kelly Lied To Investors And Software-Development Team, FBI Says
“The audacity of this defendant’s alleged scheme was matched by its simplicity. He solicited and obtained millions of dollars from investors and simply pocketed the money for personal use. He told investors they were funding software development, then told his development team he hadn’t found investors.” — FBI Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge Mary Galligan, Oct. 3,…
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BULLETIN: Sunshine State Serves Up Another Bizarre One: Florida Securities Swindler Changed His Name — And Began Scamming Anew, SEC Says
BULLETIN: (UPDATED 1:31 P.M. JULY 25, 2013, TO CORRECT NAME.) The SEC has gone to federal court in the Southern District of Florida, alleging that a Boca Raton swindler formerly known as Joseph Yurkin changed his name to Joseph Hilton and began scamming anew. “By changing his name, Hilton thought he could evade further SEC…
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Florida Recidivist Swindler John A. Mattera Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme That Traded On Names Of Facebook And Groupon
John A. Mattera, the recidivist Boca Raton swindler who was charged civilly and criminally last year in a new caper, has pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, federal prosecutors said. He potentially faces decades in prison.…
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