Tag: ASD Members International
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As Zeek-Related Fundraising Efforts Begin, ‘Andy’s Fundraising Army’ Down For The Final Count: AdSurfDaily Patriarch Andy Bowdoin Awaits Sentencing In Pre-Zeek, 1-Percent-A-Day Ponzi Scheme Case
UPDATED 11:31 P.M. EDT (AUG. 26, U.S.A.) After the collapse of AdSurfDaily in 2008, there were at least four efforts to raise funds to “defend” the Ponzi enterprise and/or its participants. The PP Blog has received reports that at least one such effort is under way in the aftermath of the collapse last week of…
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In Rejecting Tortured Legal Constructions, Judges Across America Now Point To Utah Case Involving AdSurfDaily Mainstay Curtis Richmond
UPDATED 11:54 A.M. ET (U.S.A.) Curtis Richmond claimed the federal judge overseeing the AdSurfDaily civil-forfeiture case in the District of Columbia was among a group of “Co-Conspirators” that included two federal prosecutors and a court clerk. The judge, Richmond claimed, was violating her oath and conspiring with another judge to deny ASD members justice. Prosecutors,…
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PRONOUN MYSTERY: ‘We Plan To Go After Akerman [Senterfitt] Next,’ AdSurfDaily Member Writes; No Immediate Comment From Law Firm That Represented Andy Bowdoin
UPDATED 3:59 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) An email attributed to an AdSurfDaily member claims “We are now playing offense” and “We plan to go after Akerman Senifit (sic) next.” Why the pronoun “we” was used was not immediately clear. Also unclear is why Akerman Senterfitt has been identified as a prospective target of litigation and what,…
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ASD-LIKE LITIGATION PLAYBOOK BACKFIRES: Washington State Man Indicted For Placing Fraudulent Liens Against Prosecutors, IRS Agent; Ronald James Davenport Faces Decades In Prison If Convicted
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a post in which the introduction is longer than the actual story (below). The story demonstrates the dangers of jumping on bandwagons before giving them careful thought. Longtime readers of the PP Blog will recall our coverage of Curtis Richmond, “Professor” Patrick Moriarty and ASD Members International (ASDMI). Each was a…
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REPORT: AdSurfDaily Mainstay ‘Professor’ Patrick Moriarty Sentenced To Year In Federal Prison In Tax Case; Claimed To Be Tax ‘Specialist’ Also Skilled In ‘Karma Restoration’
“Professor” Patrick Moriarty, a mainstay in the AdSurfDaily Ponzi scheme story, has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for filing a false tax return, according to KMOX.com. Details about the sentencing were not immediately available. Moriarty, 62, pleaded guilty in January to filing a false return for the year 2003. Prosecutors said he…
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‘Professor’ Patrick Moriarty, AdSurfDaily Mainstay, Pleads Guilty In Federal Tax Case; April Sentencing Date Set
AdSurfDaily mainstay “Professor” Patrick Moriarty has pleaded guilty in federal court in Missouri to filing a false tax return, federal prosecutors said. “The total tax loss admitted by [Moriarty] is $135,697,” prosecutors said. Prosecutors initially brought multiple tax-fraud counts against Moriarty, saying in March 2009 that he had filed false returns for the years 2002,…
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Site That Used ASD’s Name And Made Odd Claims While Bowdoin Was Negotiating With Prosecutors Goes Offline
A website known as ASD2Day.com that was registered Aug 19 in the name of a Florida woman now is throwing a server error and appears to be offline. ASD President Andy Bowdoin was in negotiations with federal prosecutors when the ASD2Day domain name was registered, and some ASD members were participating in a PR campaign…
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Government Revokes Plea Offers In Case Against ‘Professor’ Patrick Moriarty; Prosecution Says It Has Seven Binders Of Evidence, Including Evidence From A ‘Casino’
Federal prosecutors have revoked plea offers made during discussions with a federal public defender representing AdSurfDaily mainstay “Professor” Patrick Moriarty. Moriarty has hired a new attorney, and prosecutors have advised the attorney that they have “voluminous” evidence, including seven 4-inch binders of records. Part of the evidence came from records at an unspecified casino, according…
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Patrick Pretty ‘Poof’ Penalty Plagues Portal Posters
A poster at the Pro-AdSurfDaily Surf’s Up forum has just made brief posts in 11 separate threads in a period of only minutes. The effect of the posts was to knock a post pertaining to this Blog’s coverage of the indictment against ASD mainstay “Professor” Patrick Moriarty off the front page at Surf’s Up. The…
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ASD Members International Dissolved
It came online a few months ago with the strange promise it would litigate against government entities involved in the AdSurfDaily case — even if they were behaving legally. If lawsuits didn’t work, then perhaps it would see about having prosecutors charged with crimes. But ASD Members International (ASDMI), a nonprofit registered in Missouri, is…