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Zeek Receiver To Make Second Distribution, Explains ‘Rising Tide’ Method: [Also See Link To Business North Carolina Story On Kenneth D. Bell]
EDITOR’S NOTE: (Updated 3:06 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The information below is from Kenneth D. Bell, the court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards’ Ponzi- and pyramid-scheme case. It is reproduced verbatim from an announcement by Bell dated June 18. Also, make sure you read the Comments thread below for the URL to a June feature on…
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SOUTH CAROLINA: 9 Attending Bible Study At Historic African American Church Slain
There has been another mass shooting in the United States — this one killing nine people during a Wednesday evening Bible study at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. Among those feared dead is the Reverend Honorable Clementa C. Pinckney, the church pastor and a member of the South Carolina Senate.…
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Early Morning Attack On Dallas Police
DEVELOPING STORY: (2nd Update 1:22 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) An attack on Dallas police involving gunfire and bombs occurred early today at about 12:27 a.m. local time. The attack occurred outside Jack Evans Police Headquarters. The occupied building, which was hit by gunfire, is named after a former Dallas mayor and businessman. A police car outside…
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‘Sovereign Citizen’ Suspected Of Murdering Edmonton Police Officer In Violent Attack: Was Home Booby-Trapped?
“It is with deep sadness that I learned that Constable Daniel Woodall had been fatally shot in the line of duty, protecting the people of Edmonton. On behalf of all Canadians, Laureen and I offer our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. We also pray for the full and speedy recovery of Sergeant…
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Court Approves Zeek Receiver’s Settlement With MLM Attorney Kevin Grimes, Law Firm
UPDATED 10:44 A.M. EDT U.S.A. In an amended complaint filed in August 2014, Zeek Rewards’ receiver Kenneth D. Bell sued MLM attorney Kevin Grimes, the Grimes & Reese law firm and a Grimes-related entity known as MLM Compliance VT LLC. Among other things, Bell alleged that Grimes and MLM Compliance received $843,000 from the Zeek…
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RECEIVER: Zeek Winner ‘sovlife’ Created 80 Victims In Cross-Border Ponzi/Pyramid Scheme
UPDATED 11:45 P.M. EDT U.S.A. David Ian MacGregor Fraser, a New Zealand resident who used the handle “sovlife” and is challenging a U.S. court’s jurisdiction over him in Zeek Rewards’ clawback actions, enrolled 96 paying members — 80 of whom were “victims,” according to court-appointed receiver Kenneth D. Bell. Those 80 victims lost a total…
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WCM777 Claims Process Proposed: RECEIVER
WCM777 claims will be accepted in the not-too-distant future, under a proposal by Krista L. Freitag, the court-appointed receiver in the SEC’s pyramid- and Ponzi-scheme case. The proposal, which includes time guidelines but no specific date upon which claims will be accepted, was submitted to U.S. District Judge John F. Walter of the Central District…
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BULLETIN: Bulgarian Responsible For Avon Stock Manipulation Last Month, SEC Charges
The SEC has gone to federal court in the Southern District of New York, alleging that a Bulgarian is responsible for the manipulation of Avon’s stock price last month though a false filing in the agency’s EDGAR database. Avon, an American network-marketing company famous for cosmetics, was only one of the companies targeted, the SEC…
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Office Of U.S. Trustee Says It Will Challenge Fee Applications In TelexFree Bankruptcy Case
UPDATED 12:32 P.M. EDT U.S.A. A component of the U.S. Department of Justice has informed U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Melvin S. Hoffman that it will object to fee applications filed by two firms assisting Stephen B. Darr, the court-appointed trustee in the TelexFree bankruptcy case in Massachusetts. In court filings yesterday, the office of U.S. Trustee…
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