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BULLETIN: ‘Trust Account’ For Accused Ponzi Schemer Andy Bowdoin ‘Currently Unable To Receive Money’; Is Bowdoin Encountering New Troubles In Wake Of ‘OneX’ Promos?

UPDATED 6:31 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) A website collecting money through PayPal for the criminal defense of accused Ponzi schemer Andy Bowdoin of AdSurfDaily appears to have lost its ability to gather funds designated for an attorney’s “trust account.” This message (next paragraph) appears if would-be Bowdoin sympathizers click on any of a number of payment…

Jan 11, 2012
ANOTHER MYTH-BUSTER: Accused California Fraudster Arrested/Deported By Panama And Returned To United States On New Year’s Eve; Joseph Randall Medcalf Faces Federal Trial In Alleged $3.2 Million Investment Scheme

“You can run, but you can’t hide. International cooperation in the pursuit of fugitives is essential as we combat complex financial crimes. Mr. Medcalf is the latest in a long list of fugitives who have been brought back to the United States to face justice. My office is grateful to the authorities in Panama for…

Jan 5, 2012
UPDATE: Jeffery Groendyke, Figure In CFTC Ponzi Case Filed Civilly In May, Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charge Of Wire Fraud After FBI Probe

UPDATE: Jeffery (also cited as “Jeffrey”) L. Groendyke, the Michigan man ordered by a federal judge earlier this month to pay nearly $1.4 million in restitution and penalties in a Forex Ponzi case brought civilly by the CFTC, now has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of wire fraud, federal prosecutors in the Western District…

Dec 29, 2011
REPORTS: FBI Arrests Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ And Fugitive Shawn Rice After Arizona Standoff

Shawn Rice, a purported “sovereign citizen” the FBI described in March 2011 as a “fugitive,” has been arrested in Seligman, Ariz. The Arizona Republic is reporting that the arrest occurred at 5:30 p.m. local time yesterday after a standoff that ended peacefully after negotiations with Rice, who had barricaded himself inside a house. Rice, whom…

Dec 23, 2011
UPDATE: Top Federal Prosecutor Describes Edward L. Moskop As ‘Financial Predator’; Judge Imposes Maximum Prison Term On Southern Illinois Swindler; St. Louis Post-Dispatch Reports Woman Who Survived Nazi Labor Camp Was Among The Victims

Recidivist huckster Edward L. Moskop was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge William Stiehl of the Southern District of Illinois. Among the victims of his fraud scheme was an 85-year-old woman who survived a Nazi labor camp during World War II, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. At Moskop’s sentencing…

Dec 14, 2011
New York State ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Who Filed False Liens Against Government Officials And Banks Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story concludes with a link to an April 27, 2010, story by CourthouseNews.com. At the bottom-left of the CourthouseNews story, readers will find a link to the RICO lawsuit filed by public officials last year against Richard Enrique Ulloa. The document is worth the time to read because it shows how public…

Dec 13, 2011
SENIOR FRAUD CAVALCADE CONTINUES: Maryland Man, 67, Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud In Alleged $6.2 Million ‘Advertising’ Scheme Purportedly Involving ‘Narrow Cast’ TV Monitors; Scheme Payout Promises Were ‘Entirely Fraudulent,’ U.S. Attorney Says

EDITOR’S NOTE: Any number of ventures have tied themselves to claims of remarkable returns made possible by purchasing “advertising” products and services or agreeing to watch or receive “advertisements” in a closed environment. Longtime readers will recall that AdViewGlobal (AVG) came out of the gate in late 2008 and early 2009 by claiming what it…

Dec 12, 2011
UPDATE: Year Ago This Week, Prosecutors Filed Third AdSurfDaily Forfeiture Complaint — But 2 ASD Members Whose Bank Accounts Were Seized In Case Have Not Filed Claims

UPDATE: On Dec. 1, 2010, AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin was arrested on charges of wire fraud, securities fraud and selling unregistered securities. Sixteen days later — on Dec. 17, 2010 — federal prosecutors filed a forfeiture complaint against certain ASD-related bank accounts, including an account in Bowdoin’s name and accounts allegedly controlled by ASD members…

Dec 12, 2011
BULLETIN: Kenneth Wayne Leaming Will Remain In Jail; Judge At Bail Hearing Today Ruled Him A Flight Risk And Danger To The Community

BULLETIN: Purported “sovereign citizen” and AdSurfDaily figure Kenneth Wayne Leaming will remain jailed after a judge at a bail hearing today found that Leaming was a flight risk and a danger to the community, the office of U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan of the Western District of Washington said this evening. Leaming, 55, of Spanaway,…

Dec 9, 2011
BULLETIN: Former Radio Host John Farahi Indicted In Alleged Ponzi Scheme; His Attorney Also Indicted Amid Allegations He Obstructed SEC Probe

BULLETIN: John Farahi, a former Los Angeles radio host who once was a member of the city council of Reno, Nev., has been indicted on dozens of counts of defrauding investors and banks out of at least $20 million, federal prosecutors in the Central District of California said. David Tamman, an attorney, was indicted amid…

Dec 8, 2011
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: SEC Says D.C. Attorney Brynee K. Baylor Was Running Prime-Bank Swindle With Frank L. Pavlico III, A Felon On Probation In Case Involving ‘Drug Trafficking’ Proceeds

UPDATED 10:04 A.M. ET (DEC. 8, U.S.A.) Frank L. Pavlico III — convicted in 2007 of felony conspiracy to conduct financial transactions involving the proceeds of drug trafficking and released in 2008 after serving his 10-month prison term — has been arrested for wire fraud by the FBI in an alleged prime-bank swindle that occurred while…

Dec 6, 2011