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LETTER TO READERS: Our Choice For The Most Important PP Blog Post Of 2012

Dear Readers, The PP Blog’s choice for the “Most Important” story to appear on the Blog in 2012 is this one, dated July 28: “Site Critical Of Zeek Goes Missing After HubPages Receives Trademark ‘Infringement’ Complaint Attributed To Rex Venture Group LLC — But North Carolina-Based Rex Not Listed As Trademark Owner; Florida Firm That…

Dec 27, 2012
ASD Figure Kenneth Wayne Leaming’s Birther Lawsuit Against Obama, Holder Gets Tossed

After he was charged with filing false liens and other crimes and jailed near Seattle, AdSurfDaily story figure and purported “sovereign citizen” Kenneth Wayne Leaming apparently thought it prudent to sue President Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Leaming, 56, advanced a theory that Obama was not born in the United States, was not…

Oct 14, 2012
BULLETIN: Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Tim Turner Of Purported ‘Republic for the united States of America’ Charged In Alleged ‘Seminar’ Scam In Which He Taught Attendees How To File Bogus Liens Against Public Officials; Tax Crimes Also Charged, Justice Department Says

“Turner is alleged to have attempted to pay his own taxes with a fictitious $300 million bond and to have assisted others in attempting to pay their taxes with fictitious bonds purporting to be worth amounts ranging from $10 million to $100 billion.” — U.S. Department of Justice, Sept. 18, 2012 BULLETIN: James Timothy Turner,…

Sep 18, 2012
BULLETIN: Already Under Scrutiny, JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid May Be Using ‘Regional Reps’ To Increase Ponzi Reach Over National Borders

BULLETIN: The PP Blog has learned that JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid is publishing a page in which it advertises the availability of “regional representatives” in various parts of the world, including Italy. On Jan. 23, CONSOB, the Italian securities regulator, took action against certain JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid affiliaties. Despite the CONSOB action, JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid is openly advertising that…

Mar 3, 2012
BULLETIN: In Affidavit, FBI Counterterrorism Agent Cites Passage From Alleged Kenneth Wayne Leaming Email That References ‘Kids’ Of U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts And Their ‘School’

EDITOR’S NOTE: A passage from a May 2011 email allegedly written by Kenneth Wayne Leaming appears in the story below. The passage, which appears to contain electronic clutter — specifically the string “#39;” — is reproduced verbatim, meaning the string also appears in the court document from which the passage was taken. An FBI agent…

Nov 27, 2011
SPECIAL REPORT: Email Encourages AdSurfDaily Members To Identify Federal Prosecutors, Federal Judge And Secret Service Agent As ‘DOJ Thieves’ In County-Level Filings — And To Send ‘Certified Copy’ Of Claims To Home Address Of Chief Justice Of The United States

EDITOR’S NOTE: A week after the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Secret Service and federal prosecutors in the District of Columbia put $55 million from civil judgments back in the pockets of AdSurfDaily members as the criminal prosecution of ASD President Andy Bowdoin continues, a new effort by some ASD members to undermine the…

Oct 2, 2011
EDITORIAL: As Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Website (StopFraud.gov) Spotlights AdSurfDaily Prosecution, Bizarre Email Circulating Among ASD Members Raises New Conspiracy Theories

UPDATED 10:31 A.M. EDT (U.S.A). ASD case subject of discussion in Washington’s highest power corridors: The Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force was formed by President Obama in November 2009. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, a member of the President’s cabinet and the chief law-enforcement officer of the U.S. government, presides over the Task Force. Secret…

Sep 28, 2011
Accused Ponzi Scheme Felon Andy Bowdoin Launches Facebook Page, Asks Members To ‘Like’ Him And ‘Share’ Link To Defense Fundraising Site ‘Right Away’

After weeks of delays, a Facebook “Fan” page for accused Ponzi schemer Thomas Anderson “Andy” Bowdoin finally has launched. The site includes a link to “Andy’s Fundraising Army,” the web venue at which Bowdoin’s bid to raise $500,000 to pay for criminal lawyers has fallen 95 percent short of its goal. Bowdoin, 76, was arrested…

Sep 19, 2011
Attorney General Visits U.S. Attorney’s Office In District Of Columbia To Commemorate 10th Anniversary Of 9/11 Attack; Justice Department Dedicates National Security Conference Room In Memory Of Barbara Olson, Terrorist Victim And Former AUSA

EDITOR’S NOTE: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia brought both the civil and criminal prosecutions in the AdSurfDaily Ponzi case. In 2008, ASD President Andy Bowdoin compared prosecutors in the office to “Satan,” saying that what happened to ASD was “30 times worse” in some ways than what happened on Sept. 11,…

Sep 13, 2011
BULLETIN: Florida Attorney/CPA Lorn Leitman Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Ponzi And Fraud Caper; Federal Judge Orders Upward Departure From Sentencing Guidelines, Saying Lawyer Targeted Elderly Investors, Friends And Military Members

BULLETIN: A 61-year-old Florida attorney and CPA who targeted elderly investors, retirees, friends and members of the military in companion fraud schemes has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison. Although sentencing guidelines suggested that Lorn Leitman would serve a maximum of 151 months, U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke of the Southern District of…

Jul 7, 2011
ATTORNEY GENERAL: ‘Staggering Volume Of Money Being Stolen Online . . . Has The Potential To Threaten . . . Security Of Our Nation . . . [And . . .] Integrity Of Our Government’

NOTE TO READERS: The headline of this news brief is excerpted from remarks made in Indiana today by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Read Holder’s full remarks here. The attorney general was speaking at a summit on cybersecurity. His remarks may be the clearest sign yet that the United States is dialing up its efforts…

Jun 9, 2011