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Is A New Company Known As RGMG Emerging To Promote Elements Of Inter-Mark Corp. In Wake Of Secret Service Raid At INetGlobal Amid Ponzi Allegations?

UPDATED 5:43 P.M. ET (U.S.A., Jan. 20, 2011.) On Feb. 23, the U.S. Secret Service raided the Minneapolis offices of INetGlobal, a company operated by Steve Renner under the Inter-Mark Corp. umbrella. The raid occurred amid allegations that INetGlobal was operating an autosurf Ponzi scheme and also engaging in wire fraud and money-laundering. A week…

Mar 9, 2010
GNI Members: Failed Program Was ‘Honest’ And ‘Real’; Critics Should Shut Up And Focus On Haiti Earthquake

Critics of Gold Nugget Invest (GNI), the collapsed Internet HYIP, do not understand that the program that advertised a return of 7.5 percent a week was “real,” according to a member writing on an online Ponzi board. Bickering about GNI only will lead to additional problems for the company, which is faithfully trying to reorganize,…

Jan 24, 2010
KA-BOOM! SEC Files Emergency Action In Alleged Richard Elkinson ‘Uniform’ Ponzi Scheme; U.S. Attorney General Warns Fraudsters, ‘You Are Writing Your Ticket To Jail’

Ka-boom! A federal judge has frozen the assets of alleged Ponzi schemer Richard Elkinson, accused of fleecing investors in Massachusetts by telling them he brokered deals for government uniforms and uniforms worn by Olympic athletes. Meanwhile, the attorney general of the United States ventured to Florida today and gave a dramatic speech at the Forum…

Jan 8, 2010
Shootout At Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse In Las Vegas Leaves Court Officer, Shooter Dead; U.S. Marshal Wounded

A gunman opened fire in the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas this morning. Early reports are sketchy, but a court officer is reported to have been killed and a U.S. Marshal wounded. The gunman is reported dead. People in the building are being evacuated, and federal agents are said to be conducting…

Jan 4, 2010
UPDATE: Vana Blue Website Still Offline; No Pinksheet Stock Activity For Seven Trading Days Amid Maze Of Claims

Not a single share of Vana Blue’s penny stock has traded hands since July 30, a period of seven full trading days, according to Yahoo Finance. In news releases, Vana Blue identified itself as the owner of eWalletPlus, a payment processor later linked to the AdViewGlobal (AVG) autosurf. Vana Blue, which used mailing services in…

Aug 11, 2009
Sunday News And Notes: ASD Anniversary Passes Without Mention On Surf’s Up; Would-Be eBay Competitor Used Same Phoenix Address As Vana Blue Inc.’s eWalletPlus Subsidiary

The one-year anniversary of the seizure of AdSurfDaily’s bank accounts and tens of millions of dollars occurred yesterday, but there was no discussion about it on the Pro-ASD Surf’s Up forum. No one appears to have started a thread to commemorate the anniversary. ASD’s Breaking News site, which recently went offline and now resolves to…

Aug 2, 2009