Tag: FBI
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Man From Colorado Town Of Fairplay Ran ‘Gold Coin’ Fraud Scheme, Prosecutors Say
James P. Burg, formerly of Fairplay, Colo., ripped off his customers for gold coins and, in at least one instance, “used one customer’s payment for coins to refund funds to another customer,” federal prosecutors said. The scam fetched more than $2.4 million and operated through three websites, prosecutors said. Burg, 61, became the subject of…
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FBI Offers Up To $10,000 Reward For Info Leading To Capture Of Accused Ponzi Schemer And International Fugitive Peter Heckman
A German national who allegedly conducted a Ponzi scheme in Hawaii and then fled to Indonesia is the subject of an FBI manhunt. Peter Heckman, 63, ran a Ponzi scheme in which he promised investors “guaranteed returns of 10 to 15 percent for terms as short as two weeks,” the FBI said. The scam allegedly…
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Jose Banks, Purported ‘Sovereign’ Who Escaped From Chicago Jail After Bank-Robbery Conviction, Captured; Manhunt Still Under Way For Second Escapee
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to PP Blog reader “Tony” for a heads-up on this: Joseph “Jose” Banks, a purported “sovereign citizen” convicted of bank robbery earlier this month, has been captured after his escape from a federal jail in Chicago on Tuesday, the FBI told the Associated Press. A manhunt for alleged fellow escapee Kenneth Conley…
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BULLETIN: 2 Inmates, Including Purported ‘Sovereign,’ Escape From Chicago Jail; 1 Of The Escapees Got Mention On PP Blog Just Days Ago
BULLETIN: Two inmates escaped from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago earlier today, the FBI said. One of the escapees — Jose Banks — is a purported “sovereign citizen” who got a mention on the PP Blog Dec. 15. Banks, a convicted bank robber, is considered “armed and dangerous,” the FBI said. Also considered…
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SOBERING: Cyber Criminals May Be Responsible For ‘The Greatest Transfer Of Wealth In History,’ Top Justice Department Official Says At Seattle Conference
“The Intelligence Community’s most recent Worldwide Threat Assessment confirms that U.S. networks have already been subject to ‘extensive illicit intrusions.’ The head of the National Security Agency and the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, for one, believes such intrusions may have resulted in ‘the greatest transfer of wealth in history.’” — Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Would-Be Bomber With Claimed al Qaeda Ties Arrested In Plot To Blow Up New York Federal Reserve Bank, FBI Says
“As alleged in the complaint, the defendant came to this country intent on conducting a terrorist attack on U.S. soil and worked with single-minded determination to carry out his plan. The defendant thought he was striking a blow to the American economy. He thought he was directing confederates and fellow believers.” — U.S. Attorney Loretta…
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American Accused In Alleged California Ponzi Scheme And Wanted By INTERPOL Convicted In Drug Case In Ireland
A California man wanted by U.S. prosecutors in a Ponzi-scheme case was living in a rented house in Ireland and has been convicted in an Irish drug case, the Independent reported. Scott Edward Cavell, now 29, was described on the FBI website in 2009 as “still a fugitive, believed to be outside the United States.”…