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BULLETIN: Another Mass Shooting In United States — This One In Kaufman County, Texas, Which Already Had Experienced Unspeakable Violence Earlier This Year

BULLETIN: (UPDATED 4:20 P.M. EDT U.S.A.) The unthinkable has happened again in Kaufman County, Texas, where the district attorney, his wife and a prosecutor allegedly were gunned down earlier this year by a now-jailed former Justice of the Peace who was aided by his spouse. Various media outlets now are reporting that a man went…

Oct 29, 2013
BRITISH COLUMBIA: Man Under Investigation For $5K Offering Fraud Launched Double-Down Scam; Won Sang Chen Cho Banned From Securities Markets; BCSC Says He ‘Poses A Serious And Continuing Risk’

A British Columbia man already under investigation for duping investors $5,000 at a time doubled down and then went for $10,000, the British Columbia Securities Commission said. Won Sang Chen Cho, also known as Craig Cho, now has been banned for life from the securities trade, the agency said. Cho, the agency said, “poses a…

Oct 28, 2013
UPDATE: ‘YouGetPaidFast’ Pitchman Said To Be Casting Net At Unemployment Office For Gifting-Program Leads; Meanwhile, Scheme Takes A Phil Piccolo-Like Turn By Pointing To Alexa Rankings As Supposed Proof Of Legitimacy

YouGetPaidFast, a Texas-based “program” that plants the seed it has the blessing of the FBI, is benefiting from a pitchman who is handing out flyers at an “unemployment office,” according to a post from an apparent naysayer at the MoneyMakerGroup Ponzi forum. The poster says his friend is the one handing out the flyers —…

Oct 27, 2013
DEVELOPING STORY: Now-Dead California Rampage Suspect Reportedly Announced Murder On Facebook, Took Hostages And Shot At Police And Motorists During Highway Chase

DEVELOPING STORY: This may be the bitterest irony of all in the bizarre and chilling story that played out yesterday in the environs of Ridgecrest, Calif: Ridgecrest Mayor Dan Clark reportedly was teaching a class on conflict resolution at Mesquite Continuation High School when all hell broke loose in his normally quiet town of about…

Oct 26, 2013
Another Scam In Zeekland Region

A 48-year-old resident of Lexington, N.C., has been charged criminally in an alleged “precious metals investment scam,” the office of North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall said. Huge profits purportedly would flow within two weeks from gold transactions in the Middle East, according to related state filings. Rondell Scott Hedrick was taken to…

Oct 25, 2013
BULLETIN: Massachusetts Teacher Found Murdered; 14-Year-Old In Custody

BULLETIN: (UPDATED 10:37 A.M. EDT U.S.A.) A 24-year-old teacher reported missing late last night was found murdered in the woods near Danvers High School in Essex County, Mass., prompting the closure of all schools in the district today, authorities said. Precisely how Colleen Ritzer died was not revealed at a news conference by District Attorney…

Oct 23, 2013
Accused Identity Thief May Have Had User ID At TalkGold Ponzi Forum, KrebsOnSecurity Reports; Hieu Minh Ngo, A Vietnamese National, Jailed In United States After Plot ‘To Steal And Sell’ Personally Identifiable Information From More Than 500,000 Individuals, Feds Say

EDITOR’S NOTE: KrebsOnSecurity is written by Brian Krebs, who worked as a reporter for the Washington Post from 1995 to 2009. Our thanks to a PP Blog reader who brought our attention to information highlighted in the story below. Although the PP Blog is focusing on the TalkGold angle, the KrebsOnSecurity report covers much more,…

Oct 22, 2013
ALBANY (N.Y.) TIMES UNION: Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Who Once Identified Himself As A ‘1922 Silver Dollar Coin’ Found Guilty After Being Tossed From Courtroom For Disruptive Behavior

It’s another bizarre one from the make-believe world of “sovereign citizens.” From the Albany Times Union, in a story dated today: “Glenn Unger, 62, could only watch the verdict via video from a cell in the Rensselaer County jail. Unger’s antics during the four-day trial before U.S. District Court Senior Judge Thomas McAvoy convinced the…

Oct 21, 2013
BULLETIN: Shooting Reported At Sparks Middle School In Nevada

BULLETIN: The Washoe County School District in Nevada has issued a “Code Red at Sparks Middle School” and the Sparks Police Department is reporting a “shooting” incident at the school. “STAY AWAY FROM SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL 2275 18TH ST,” the police department warned on its website this morning. “WE BELIEVE THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN NEUTRALIZED. …

Oct 21, 2013
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: SEC Charges 3 Executives, 8 Promoters Of Alleged ‘Worldwide’ Pyramid Scheme Operating From Hong Kong, Canada And British Virgin Islands; ‘CKB’ And ‘CKB168’ Fraudsters Allegedly Targeted Asian-American Community, Agency Says

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: 3RD UPDATE 5:46 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) The SEC says it has gained an asset freeze and charged three executives and eight promoters of a worldwide pyramid scheme operating through five entities from Hong Kong, Canada and the British Virgin Islands. Promoters of the scheme, which “purportedly” sells Internet-based children’s educational…

Oct 17, 2013
PROFITABLE SUNRISE CASE: Did Fake Reporter Use Photo Of Real Reporter In ‘Story’ Titled ‘Nanci Jo Frazer WINS in Court – A Case Of Innocent Ignorance?’

“The judge ruled in Nanci & David Frazer’s favor along with Albert Rosebrock (ministry board members) . . . to release frozen funds. The FBI and the Federal government is categorizing Frazer as having suffered from a case of ‘innocent ignorance’ as she worked for nine months doing customer support for a UK Collateral Loan…

Oct 15, 2013

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