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Now, A ‘Fraudulent $53 Million Worldwide Off-Exchange Forex Scheme,’ CFTC Alleges; Agency Charges Australian Resident Senen Pousa, U.S. Residents Joel Friant And Michael Dillard, Along With ‘Investment Intelligence Corp.’ And ‘Elevation Group Inc.’

EDITOR’S NOTE: In a statement on the allegations against Senen Pousa, Joel Friant, Michael Dillard and their companies, the CFTC pointedly stressed that international agencies cooperated in a probe and that the alleged scammers created victims in multiple nations . . . The CFTC has gone to federal court in the Western District of Texas, alleging…

Sep 20, 2012
2 Attorneys Have Filed Court Notices For Robert Craddock’s Fun Club USA ‘And Other Entities Whose Assets Were Seized,’ According To Zeek Docket

UPDATED 7:58 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) The mystery of precisely who would represent Zeek Rewards figure Robert Craddock in a bid to intervene in the Zeek Ponzi scheme case may be over. Attorney Rodney E. Alexander of Charlotte has filed an appearance notice for Fun Club USA Inc., Craddock’s Florida business that raised funds for a…

Sep 19, 2012
BULLETIN: Another Decade-Long Ponzi Scheme — This One In Missouri, CFTC Says; Grahame Rhodes Of St. Louis Accused Of Misappropriating ‘The Entire Amount Of The Participants’ Funds He Received’ And Ripping Off His Mother-In-Law

BULLETIN: (UPDATED 5:35 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) The CFTC has gone to federal court in the Eastern District of Missouri, alleging that Grahame Rhodes of St. Louis was at the helm of a decade-long, commodity-pool Ponzi scheme aimed at family and friends. Rhodes is charged with misappropriating the entire pool while “pretending to be a successful,…

Sep 19, 2012
ZEEK UPDATE: Thousands Of Records Filed Under Seal

UPDATED 4:20 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Attorneys for accused Ponzi schemer Paul R. Burks of the Zeek Rewards MLM “program” operated through North Carolina-based Rex Venture Group LLC have filed thousands of records under seal. On Sept. 17, Burks’ attorneys sought the approval of Senior U.S. District Judge Graham C. Mullen to file the documents under…

Sep 19, 2012
IRISH INDEPENDENT: ‘Senior Judges’ Caught Up In Collapse Of ‘Custom House Capital’ As Ponzi And Pyramid Concerns Lead To ‘Shockwaves’

“The fallout from the collapse of investment firm Custom House Capital (CHC) is sending shockwaves through Ireland’s elite. Barristers, solicitors and prominent sports stars were all roped in by the investment firm with promises of attractive returns.” — Irish Independent, Sept. 19, 2012 The Irish Independent is reporting that more than 1,500 investors may have…

Sep 19, 2012
BULLETIN: Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Tim Turner Of Purported ‘Republic for the united States of America’ Charged In Alleged ‘Seminar’ Scam In Which He Taught Attendees How To File Bogus Liens Against Public Officials; Tax Crimes Also Charged, Justice Department Says

“Turner is alleged to have attempted to pay his own taxes with a fictitious $300 million bond and to have assisted others in attempting to pay their taxes with fictitious bonds purporting to be worth amounts ranging from $10 million to $100 billion.” — U.S. Department of Justice, Sept. 18, 2012 BULLETIN: James Timothy Turner,…

Sep 18, 2012
BULLETIN: Mantria Ponzi Scheme Pitchmen Hit With Millions Of Dollars In Disgorgement And Penalties — And Principals Ordered To Pay Tens Of Millions

BULLETIN: Two pitchmen for the Mantria Corp. “green” Ponzi scheme have been ordered to pay millions of dollars in disgorgement and penalties, including a purported wealth coach who advised people who contacted him after the 2009 collapse of Mantria to join the Trump Network MLM “opportunity.” Mantria purportedly was an environmentally friendly investment opportunity. In…

Sep 18, 2012
BULLETIN: Zeek Had $20.7 Million In AlertPay/Payza And $20 Million In SolidTrustPay

BULLETIN: (UPDATED 9:18 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) New court filings by accused Ponzi schemer Paul R. Burks of Rex Venture Group LLC show that Zeek Rewards had more than $40 million in offshore payment processors. Included in that sum is $20.765 million in Canada’s AlertPay/Payza, and $20 million in Canada’s SolidTrustPay. Today’s filing also shows $10…

Sep 17, 2012
PP Blog Still $47 Short: [SEPTEMBER DONATION RE-POST]: The Challenges Are Unprecedented — And The PP Blog Continues To Serve Its Readers

Dear Readers, UPDATED 8:13 P.M. EDT (SEP.16. , U.S.A.) As noted on Sept. 15, the PP Blog is $255 $205 $155 $105 ($47) short for September. The matter is pressing now, so this post has been republished. The past few weeks have been something that approaches crazy. The PP Blog is doing some of its…

Sep 15, 2012
Now, Another ‘Program’ Uses Name Of JustBeenPaid: ‘JustBeenPaidNew’ Says It Features ‘Attractive 2.5% Daily Plans’ With Payments Through Payza

Yet another “program” appears to be trading off the name of JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid. The new “program” is known as “JustBeenPaidNew.” It uses a domain registered Sept. 9 behind a proxy and, in butchered English, makes claims such as this: “We have some Good Professional Fund Managers, and thay [sic] invests [sic] in the global currency…

Sep 15, 2012
RECOMMENDED READING: ‘Naras Funds’ Was Ponzi Scheme Tied To 2 Other Fraud Schemes, Prosecutors Say; 50-Count Indictment Returned After 4-Year FBI/IRS Probe

“He marketed his plan as ‘simply the best financial plan ever created.’” — Office of U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner of the Eastern District of California, Sept. 14, 2012 A California man and his 76-year-old father-in-law ran a $7 million Ponzi scheme called Naras Funds, federal prosecutors said yesterday. The younger man — Lee Loomis,…

Sep 15, 2012

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