Tag: ASD
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Government Has Andy Bowdoin’s Handwritten Notes And Other Devastating Evidence Against AdSurfDaily — Report Coming Soon . . .
NOTE TO READERS: Some of the evidence federal prosecutors have in the Ponzi scheme case against AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin is coming into clearer focus. The PP Blog expects to publish a report within the next couple of hours. Our report is based on an affidavit originally filed under seal by the U.S. Secret Service…
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BULLETIN: Part Of Bo Beckman Fraud Case Devolves Into AdSurfDaily-Like Sideshow; Beckman Filing ‘Bizarre’ Pro Se Claims That Are Hindering Victims From Recovering Assets And Adding Litigation Costs, Receiver Says
BULLETIN: In 2009, federal prosecutors warned that pro se pleadings by members of Florida-based AdSurfDaily had the potential to slow efforts to provide restitution for victims of the ASD Ponzi scheme. Pro se filings by ASD President Andy Bowdoin and dozens of ASD members crowded the court docket for months and delayed the implementation of…
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KABOOM! Web-Based Ponzi Pitchman For Legisi Hit With Judgments Totaling More Than $2.5 Million; Receiver Hires Law Firm To Collect Against Matthew J. Gagnon; Scheme Was Promoted On TalkGold, MoneyMakerGroup, Among Others
A web-based pitchman for the alleged Legisi Ponzi scheme has been hit with separate court judgments of $1.69 million and $810,000. Meanwhile, the court-appointed receiver in the Legisi case has hired local counsel in Oregon to pursue the judgments against Matthew J. Gagnon and Mazu Publishing Inc. Legisi was alleged by the SEC in 2008…
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ANOTHER FALSE LIENS CASE: Man Who Asserted ‘Diplomatic Immunity’ Claimed Utah Officials Owed Him $53 TRILLION, Feds Say; Harvey Douglas Goff Charged In 14-Count Indictment After Probe By Joint Terrorism Task Force, IRS
EDITOR’S NOTE: Longtime readers will recall that some members of Florida-based AdSurfDaily engaged in a hectoring campaign against public officials after the U.S. Secret Service seized tens of millions of dollars in the ASD Ponzi case in August 2008. Such actions can lead to serious criminal consequences, as the story below illustrates. It has happened…
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DEVELOPING STORY: Are AdSurfDaily Pitchmen Who Also Joined AdViewGlobal And Recruited Members For Collapsed ASD Knockoff Confused — Or Are They Trying To Scam Downline Members And Claims Administrator?
This post begins with background because the autosurf world, which is dominated by serial scammers, financial fraudsters and shadowy criminals, is about as murky as it gets. On Aug. 1, 2008, tens of millions of dollars in the bank accounts of AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin were seized. Federal prosecutors went on to say that Bowdoin,…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Jury Recommends Death Penalty For E-Bullion Operator James Fayed
BULLETIN: The jury that returned the guilty verdict against James Fayed for the murder of his estranged wife in July 2008 has recommended the death penalty. James Fayed, 48, was found guilty May 19 in the murder-for-hire slaying of Pamela Fayed. On May 20, the penalty phase of the case began — and the jury…
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UPDATE: 8 More Women Charged In Michigan Cash-Gifting Probe, Bringing Total Since December To 15; BBB Releases Video That Adds To Prior Warning About ‘Thousands’ Of Gifting Scams Promoted Online
Just prior to Christmas last year, seven Michigan women were charged with felonies in an alleged cash-gifting pyramid scheme that targeted women. Now, just prior to Memorial Day, eight more women have been charged, bringing the total number of women charged to date to 15. The Michigan State Police said last year that gifting schemes…
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Club Asteria Members Posting On Ponzi Boards Turn Their Attention To ‘JSS Tripler’ Amid Claims Daily Payout Of 2 Percent ‘Indefinitely Sustainable’; ‘Bizarre Substatum’ Gets Crazier Yet
We’ve previously noted that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has described the HYIP sphere as a “bizarre substratum of the Internet.” That substratum now is getting crazier yet. Three weeks ago, Club Asteria was a great darling of the Ponzi boards. But weekly payout rates that purportedly have been slashed — coupled with a…
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OBTAINED: Draft Of Complaint Some AdSurfDaily Members Say They’ll File Against D.C. Prosecutors In Florida; ‘Let The Games Begin!’ Declares Prospective Pro Se Litigant. Document Leads To Questions About Whether ASD Had A Special Class Of Members
Dear Readers, We are plugging our nose as we publish this document (link at bottom of post). You should know up front that we converted the document to PDF format after receiving it in Microsoft Word format. We did so based on the belief that many readers may not own Word but likely have a…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: James Fayed, E-Bullion Operator And Emerging Figure In AdSurfDaily Ponzi Case, Found Guilty In California Murder-For-Hire Plot That Led To Brutal Stabbing Death Of His Estranged Wife
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (UPDATED 10:37 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) James Fayed has been found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the death of his wife, Pamela Fayed. Fayed, 48, now potentially faces the death penalty. The penalty phase of the case is scheduled to get under way tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. (PDT). A…
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RECEIVER: ‘Insiders And Related Parties’ Of Commodities Online Took Out Twice What They Put In; Shuttered Florida Firm Had Office With ‘Boiler Room’; Winners Received ‘Fraudulent Transfers’
The court-appointed receiver unraveling the affairs of a Florida firm accused by the SEC of operating a $27 million commodities fraud and selling unregistered securities says the company had “insiders and related parties” who took out twice what they put in. Clawback actions are anticipated against unspecified “targets” because the money they received constituted “fraudulent…