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Alleged TelexFree Promoter Hauled In Front Of TV Cameras In Uganda
A man asserted to be a promoter of at least three fraud schemes, including TelexFree, has been hauled in front of TV cameras in Uganda. The report below is from NTV Uganda. The embarrassing appearance of the suspect may raise the stakes for promoters of online fraud schemes and create even more disastrous PR for…
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BULLETIN: SEC Ups WCM777 Pyramid And Fraud Haul To More Than $80 Million; Agency Files Amended Complaint That Names ‘Inactive’ Attorney Relief Defendant And Alleged Distributor Of Fraud Proceeds
BULLETIN: (1st update 7:58 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The SEC has filed an amended complaint in the alleged WCM777 pyramid- and Ponzi scheme. The complaint ups the WCM777 haul from roughly $65 million to more than $80 million and names an “inactive” Florida attorney a relief defendant as the alleged recipient and distributor of fraud proceeds.…
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BULLETIN: Botafogo Soccer Club Dumps TelexFree
BULLETIN: (2nd update 5:10 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The Botafogo professional soccer club in Rio de Janeiro has canceled its sponsorship contract with TelexFree and will strip the TelexFree logo from team jerseys, according to an announcement on the team website. TelexFree figure James Merrill was jailed in the United States last week. Fellow TelexFree figure…
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BULLETIN: Merrill, Wanzeler Charged With Wire-Fraud Conspiracy; Wanzeler Labeled ‘Fugitive’; Scope Of TelexFree Fraud ‘Breathtaking,’ Top Federal Prosecutor Says; Undercover Probe Had Been Under Way For Months, With ‘Intelligence Research Specialist’ Placing ‘Ads’ And Undercover Agent Mixing With Promoters
BULLETIN: (18th Update 8:15 a.m. EDT, May 10, U.S.A.) TelexFree figures James Merrill and Carlos Wanzeler have been charged criminally with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Merrill, 53, was arrested in Worcester, Mass. Wanzeler, 45, of Northborough, Mass., has been labeled a “fugitive.” In similar prosecutions, U.S. authorities have notified INTERPOL about the subjects of…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: TelexFree Figure James Merrill Arrested, Boston Globe Reports; Arrest Warrant Issued For Carlos Wanzeler, PP Blog Learns
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (4th update 5:29 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The Boston Globe, citing confirmation from the office of U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, is reporting that TelexFree figure James Merrill has been arrested. Ortiz is the top federal prosecutor in the District of Massachusetts. Ortiz’ office confirmed the Merrill arrest to the PP Blog…
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Faith Sloan, An Asset Freeze And A Frozen Cocktail
A federal judge in Boston today imposed a preliminary injunction and maintained an asset freeze on alleged TelexFree promoter Faith Sloan. Sloan, 51, apparently was bored by the heavy court matters 1,000 miles to the east. A post on her Twitter account asserts she took in a late lunch and swigged a “Swamp Thing” at…
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BULLETIN: TelexFree Chapter 11 Case Now In Hands Of Massachusetts Court
BULLETIN: The TelexFree Chapter 11 bankrupcy case filed in Nevada last month now has been formally transferred to Massachusetts and has been assigned to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Melvin S. Hoffman of the Central Division in Worcester. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge August B. Landis of Nevada ordered the case transferred to Massachussetts earlier this week. The SEC…
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