Tag: Obopay
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Payza/OboPay Investigation Continues
The office of U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips of the District of Columbia originally anticipated making an announcement about a criminal investigation involving the Payza and OboPay payment processors “shortly” after Jan. 22. On Feb. 10, however, prosecutors updated their Victim/Witness site to say they now do not expect to make an announcement until “shortly”…
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BULLETIN: Zeek Receiver May Push For Contempt Against Payza
BULLETIN: New court filings in the Zeek Rewards’ Ponzi- and pyramid-scheme case brought by the SEC in 2012 say Zeek receiver Kenneth D. Bell may ask a federal judge for a finding of contempt against Payza, a payment processor. The news comes as federal prosecutors continue a criminal investigation involving Payza and Obopay, another payment processor. Prosecutors…
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STATS: High Interest Globally In Criminal Probe Involving Payza And Obopay
On the past four Mondays — Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 — the PP Blog averaged viewership from 32 countries, according to a compilation of data from Jetpack summarized by the Blog. These numbers are typical. On any given day, viewers from between 25 and 40 countries arrive here. But on Oct.…
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UPDATE: Feds Intervened After Payza Sued Obopay
As the PP Blog reported Oct. 19, federal prosecutors have opened a criminal probe involving Obopay and Payza and successfully asked a federal judge to pause civil litigation involving both payment-processing companies. The Blog is reporting today that federal prosecutors in the Northern District of California and the District of Columbia specifically intervened in a lawsuit…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >>MOVING: Criminal Investigation Involving Obopay And Payza, A Ponzi-Forum Darling
URGENT >> BULLETIN >>MOVING: (Updated 3:03 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The United States has opened a criminal investigation involving Obopay and Payza, a Ponzi-forum darling. Details of the probe are unclear. But the office of U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips of the District of Columbia confirms on its website that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through Homeland…