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BULLETIN: 3 Church Officials, Including 2 Pastors, Arrested By Toronto Police In Alleged Fraud Scheme In Which Money Was Funneled To Panama
BULLETIN: Dozens of members of a church congregation were scammed by husband-and-wife pastors and a church administrator in a Forex fraud and “loan” scheme in which money was funneled to Panama, Toronto police say. Arrested were Lorraine Bahlmann, 47, Verna Hibbert, 48, and Marlon Hibbert, 49. They’ve been charged with with 38 counts of fraud…
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Rethinking ‘Superman IV’ As GoFunPlaces Pronounced DOA In The USA
UPDATED 4:14 PM EDT (U.S.A.) Superman IV — the last movie (1987) starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel — was not a great flick. It’s remembered principally for Reeve’s starring role, the penury of what the Washington Post described as the “the Golan-Globus conspiracy,” poor special effects — and for something Superman did:…
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Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Leads Utah Troopers On Freeway Chase And Is Arrested
In a case reminiscent of the bizzare tale of Jennifer Melisa Herring in North Carolina, a Utah woman and purported “sovereign citizen” has been charged with fleeing police in an automobile. Lisa Ann Sovereen, 44, refused to pull over and led the Utah Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase on an Interstate highway, KSL.com reports.…
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McAfee Site Advisor Issues Phishing Warning On ‘UPrivateBanking,’ Program Targeted At Profitable Sunrise Victims
UPDATED 6:12 P.M. EDT (MAY 7, U.S.A.) McAfee Site Advisor has issued a phishing warning for the website domain of “UPrivateBanking,” one of the “programs” targeted on Facebook at victims of the Profitable Sunrise HYIP scheme. McAfee is an Internet security service. The PP Blog, which uses the McAfee service, observed the warning on a Profitable…
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Virginia Man Asks For The Return Of More Than $57,000 Wired To Profitable Sunrise In Series Of Transactions
UPDATED 8:52 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A Virginia man has asked for the return of $57,300 wired to Profitable Sunrise in a series of transfers from Bank of America between Jan. 17 and Feb 28. It was unclear from the filing whether the man was a simple investor in Profitable Sunrise, an individual who also was…
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UBER-BIZARRE: Man Stabbed Parishioners During Sunday Mass Because He Believed Choir Director Was ‘Part Of A Group Of Freemasons Who Are Involved In A Large-Scale Conspiracy,’ Albuquerque Police Say
Sunday Mass at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church was the site of multiple attacks by a knife-wielding man who believed the choir director was “part of a group of Freemasons who are involved in a large-scale conspiracy,” the Albuquerque Police Department said. Lawrence Capener, 24, was arrested on three counts of aggravated battery with a…
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FBI: Affinity Fraudster Sued By SEC Launched Follow-Up Scam; Shervin Neman Allegedly Paid Law Firm, Earlier Victims With Money From New Mark — And Then Wrote A Bad Check For $2.35 Million
Shervin Neman, the alleged affinity fraudster sued by the SEC last year in a Ponzi scheme targeted at the Persian-Jewish community, now has been arrested by the FBI in Los Angeles. Neman, 31, also is known as Shervin Davatgarzadeh, the FBI said. The Century City resident was arrested today on a three-count indictment charging him…
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Indiana Man Who Dressed As Pastor As Part Of Ponzi Swindle Sentenced To Prison; Bradley Collins Told Marks ‘He Only Worked With God-Fearing, Church Going People And Was Blessed To Be Blessing Potential Investors’
“[Bradley] Collins worked under the guise of a religious man and told his victims he only worked with God-fearing, church going people and was blessed to be blessing potential investors. His portrayal of a Christian man put many of his victims at ease, increasing the amount of funds they invested.” — Indiana Secretary of State…
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