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INetGlobal Disputes Government Assertion That Attorney Should Be Disqualified From Case; Says Lawyer Not ‘Necessary Witness’
Attorney Mark Kallenbach should remain as counsel for INetGlobal because he is not a “necessary witness” as the prosecution claimed last week, an attorney for INetGlobal owner Steve Renner said today. Prosecutors moved last week to have Kallenbach disqualified, arguing that he was attempting to be both a lawyer and a witness in the Ponzi…
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Another Fraud Case In Minnesota: Renee Marie Brown Accused By SEC Of Starting ‘Sham’ Investment Fund Known As ‘X’
UPDATED 7:52 A.M. EDT (April 13, U.S.A.) On the very day Tom Petters was sentenced in Minnesota to 50 years in prison for operating a colossal Ponzi scheme, a federal judge froze the assets of Renee Marie Brown after the SEC accused her of ripping off clients by persuading them to invest in a mysterious…
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Prosecutors Ask Judge For Order To Disqualify INetGlobal Attorney, Saying They May Wish To Cross-Examine Him As Witness In Ponzi Case
UPDATED 11:31 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Federal prosecutors have filed a motion to disqualify attorney Mark Kallenbach as counsel for INetGlobal and related companies, claiming that Kallenbach is attempting to be both a witness in the case and a lawyer for multiple clients involved in a Ponzi scheme, wire fraud and money-laundering probe. Kallenbach, prosecutors said,…
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Accountant For Ponzi Scheme Suspect Who Shot Himself In Church Lot Indicted In Tennessee; Mark S. Riddle Charged With Defrauding Investors
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story of the Robert McLean Ponzi scheme is, indeed, a sad one. Litigation that has accompanied the Ponzi provides yet-another example of how fraud schemes can affect the lives of even innocent parties — charities on the receiving end of donations from Ponzi schemers and investors who receive payouts that can be…
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Prosecutors Release Update To AdSurfDaily Victims, Say Restitution Program Could Be Delayed ‘A Year Or Longer’ Because Of Bowdoin’s Appeals
Fresh from their third win in the AdSurfDaily civil-forfeiture litigation, federal prosecutors now say a restitution program for victims of the autosurf Ponzi scheme could be delayed “a year or longer” depending on appeals filed by ASD President Andy Bowdoin. In an update to ASD members on the government’s website for victims, prosecutors did not…
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BULLETIN: Tom Petters, Minnesota Ponzi Scheme Figure, Sentenced To 50 Years In Federal Prison
BULLETIN: (UPDATED 12:21 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Tom Petters, whom federal prosecutors said presided over a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. The fraud was one of the largest in U.S. history — though still significantly smaller than the Bernard Madoff scheme, estimated to have involved $65 billion. Prosecutors had…
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RECEIVER: Cook/Kiley Ponzi ‘Incredible Tragedy’; Some Investors ‘Destitute’; Management So Screwed Up That Historic Van Dusen Mansion Was Not Insured; Assets ‘Sent All Over The World’
EDITOR’S NOTE: As is the case with other Ponzi schemes, the alleged Trevor Cook/Pat Kiley scheme in Minnesota is proving to be an incredible paper chase that is consuming hundreds of hours of manpower as attorneys, investigators and support staff work to reverse-engineer what authorities say was an epic, international fraud. Want to be a…
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Government Scores Clean Sweep In ASD Forfeiture Litigation, But That May Not Be The Biggest News: Is A Separate Legal Drama Playing Out In Background?
UPDATED 11:57 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Federal prosecutors have won the second forfeiture case against assets tied to Florida-based AdSurfDaily, meaning the government now holds title to 100 percent of the money and assets seized in the autosurf Ponzi scheme, wire fraud and money-laundering investigation. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer issued a final order of forfeiture…
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REPORT: AdSurfDaily Mainstay ‘Professor’ Patrick Moriarty Sentenced To Year In Federal Prison In Tax Case; Claimed To Be Tax ‘Specialist’ Also Skilled In ‘Karma Restoration’
“Professor” Patrick Moriarty, a mainstay in the AdSurfDaily Ponzi scheme story, has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for filing a false tax return, according to KMOX.com. Details about the sentencing were not immediately available. Moriarty, 62, pleaded guilty in January to filing a false return for the year 2003. Prosecutors said he…
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PROSECUTION: Renner Has No Standing To Contest Corporate Seizures In INetGlobal Case; ‘Major’ Fraud And Money-Laundering Probe Under Way; IRS Involved; No Media ‘Leak’ Occurred
Steve Renner has no standing to contest the seizure of “the vast majority” of the money and assets in the INetGlobal autosurf Ponzi case because the seized property was owned by corporations, not Renner, federal prosecutors said. Only $151,100 of the $26 million seized in the case came from accounts in Renner’s name, prosecutors said,…
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Ponzi Suspect Michael Greenberg Commits Suicide, Police Say; Florida Man Stood Accused Of Bilking Parents, Investors, Banks In New Scheme That Emerged After Prison Release
Michael Greenberg, charged last week in a Ponzi scheme that allegedly bilked members of his family, investors, banks, a law firm and the U.S. Small Business Administration, has committed suicide. Greenberg hanged himself inside his home, police in Clearwater, Fla., told the Tampa Tribune. His body was found Wednesday. News of the suicide broke in…
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