June Ends With MULTIPLE Fraud Filings By CFTC; Air-Traffic Controllers Who Allegedly Solicited Colleagues Into Fraud Scheme Charged In Georgia; Investigators Link Georgia Scheme To Alleged Botfly Caper In Florida, Saying Federal Aviation Administration Employees Became Investors
EDITOR’S NOTE: The disturbing information that follows this intro is presented largely in capsule form, with links to CFTC charging documents in three new cases. Perhaps the most notable case in this summary is the one filed in Georgia. As things stand, it demonstrates: Interconnectivity: Ties between and among scams and scammers are common in […]
Wayne McLeod Becomes Subject Of FBI Probe; Agency Asks Victims, Witnesses To Come Forward
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally was published June 30. The PP Blog later encountered a database problem, which caused the site to go down and resulted in the temporary loss of some data. The data now has been retrieved. The FBI in Jacksonville has opened a probe into Kenneth “Wayne” McLeod, the Florida man who […]
RECEIVER: Trevor Cook’s Story ‘Does Not Make Sense’; Ponzi Losses Expected To Top $139 Million; America’s Sad, Stunning Ponzi Tale Continues
Some of the investors in the Trevor Cook/Pat Kiley Ponzi scheme are none too pleased with Cook’s plea deal, which may place a ceiling of 25 years on any prison sentence he receives while tens of millions of dollars remain missing. One investor has told the PP Blog that a group of investors is seeking […]
UPDATE: Ponzi Suspect Found Dead Tuesday Conducted Benefits/Planning Seminars For FBI, IRS, Secret Service, Others; July Pitch Was Scheduled For Federal Law Enforcement Training Center In Georgia
UPDATED 5:31 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A company operated by a man found dead Tuesday in Florida from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound was scheduled to conduct a seminar for government workers July 2 at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Ga., according to the firm’s website. FLETC is operated by the Department […]
BULLETIN: Another Florida Ponzi Scheme: SEC Sues Estate Of Dead Man, Saying Kenneth Wayne McLeod And His Companies Ripped Off Members Of ‘Law Enforcement’ And Operated Ponzi Scheme For Decades
BULLETIN: The SEC has gone to court in Florida to obtain emergency relief against two companies and their late owner, alleging that Kenneth Wayne McLeod targeted government employees and members of law enforcement to invest in a government bond fund that did not exist. McLeod, 48, was found dead Tuesday in Jacksonville’s Mandarin Park. Local […]
Wayne McLeod Becomes Subject Of FBI Probe; Agency Asks Victims, Witnesses To Come Forward
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally was published June 30. The PP Blog later encountered a database problem, which caused the site to go down and resulted in the temporary loss of some data. The data now has been retrieved. The FBI in Jacksonville has opened a probe into Kenneth “Wayne” McLeod, the Florida man who […]