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REPORTS: Now, A TelexFree-Related Hunger Strike; Man Locks Himself In Chains In State Of Acre, Site Of Pyramid-Scheme Probe
UPDATED 4:07 P.M. ET (JAN. 17, USA) Globo.com is reporting that the hunger strike has ended — after nearly 42 hours. See note/links in Comments thread. Our original brief is below . . . The URLs below are from various media sites in Brazil that are reporting on a hunger strike staged by a TelexFree…
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REPORTS: Alleged Criminality At WCM777; Government Of Peru Shuts Down Office
UPDATED 11:39 P.M. ET U.S.A. There are reports today in Peruvian media that the government of Peru has shut down an office of the purported WCM777 “opportunity” and that criminality occurred. It is unclear from early reports whether arrests were made. See story in Spanish at LaRepublica.pe. See English translation by Google Translate. The regulatory…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Justice Department Sues Four Oaks Bank, Says It Turned Blind Eye To Red Flags At Rex Venture Group, Operator Of Zeek Rewards
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (4th Update 5:14 p.m. ET U.S.A.) The U.S. Department of Justice has sued North Carolina-based Four Oaks Bank, alleging that it turned a blind eye to fraud markers at Rex Venture Group LLC and processed “close to $60 million in ACH transactions in furtherance of the illegal scheme.” Rex Venture…
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With Carlos Costa Gesticulating Wildly, TelexFree, An Alleged Pyramid Scheme, Says It’s Now A Soccer Benefactor
What do you do when a Brazilian court freezes money and blocks new registrations for your “program” in that country, amid serious pyramid-scheme allegations? Well, if you’re TelexFree, you file losing appeal after losing appeal. And then, while continuing the pyramid battle, you change your logo so no one can get the idea you ripped…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Attorney Linked To Zeek’s Wright-Olivares Has Record Of Disbarment And Suspensions; Possible Co-Agent Spent Time In Federal Prison For Credit-Card Swindle And Was Charged In Arkansas With Theft And Making False Statements To Securities Commissioner; Corporate Registrations Of 2 Firms Linked To Zeek COO And Purported Marketing Maven Revoked
SPECIAL REPORT: (Updated 5:48 a.m. Jan. 7, U.S.A.) N. Donald Jenkins Jr., an Arkansas attorney listed as a registered agent for Wandering Phoenix LLC, a firm federal prosecutors have linked to Zeek Rewards’ figure Dawn Wright-Olivares, was ordered disbarred on May 30, 2013, records show. He thrice previously was ordered suspended from the practice of…
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From Zeek To ‘The Healthy Hog’
EDITOR’S NOTE: A “razorback” is a wild (feral) hog present in certain U.S. states, including Arkansas. The University of Arkansas calls its sports teams the “Razorbacks.” Zeek Rewards Ponzi-scheme figure Dawn Wright-Olivares, an Arkansas resident, recently opened a Clarksville restaurant called “The Healthy Hog.” Though the words “healthy” and “hog” may appear to be in…
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