SPECIAL REPORT: Zeek Money May Be In Collapsed Russian Bank
EDITOR’S NOTE: For background, see Feb. 17 PP Blog story: RECEIVER: Payza And Payment World ‘Facilitated’ Zeek Ponzi Scheme; Whereabouts Of $13.1 Million An ‘Open Question’ (Updated 11:14 a.m. ET U.S.A.) Money due victims of Zeek Rewards from transactions involving Payza and Payment World may have been transferred from VictoriaBank in Moldova to JSC TusarBank in […]
Defense Attorney With Ties To Zeek Case Now Representing Kristi Johnson Of Achieve Community In Criminal Case
UPDATED 9:08 A.M. EDT JULY 21 U.S.A. Matthew G. Pruden, an attorney with the Tin Fulton Walker & Owen law firm, is a defense lawyer in the June 2015 criminal case against “Achieve Community” figure Kristine Louise Johnson (Kristi Johnson), according to the docket of the case. North Carolina-based Tin Fulton Walker & Owen also […]
CLAIM: UFunClub Opponents Are Like Zombies From ‘The Walking Dead’
If you want to sell UFunClub/UToken, you have to understand that you’ll encounter opposition from “sheeples,” according to American promoter Michael Mansell of the UFUN Dominators Team. These sheeples will be trapped in their miserable lives to the point of being brain dead, and therefore will not understand that the visionary Dominators seek to “change […]
Lawyer Linked To Zeek Rewards Scheme Disbarred
A California attorney alleged to have stolen at least $800,000 that originated in Zeek Rewards while serving as counsel for a Zeek financial vendor has been formally disbarred. The California Supreme Court issued the order against Scott Stone Mehler on Feb. 23, according to the docket of the case. Mehler was an attorney for Plastic […]
SEC Enforcement Chief References Investor Alert On ‘Pyramid Schemes Posing As Multi-Level Marketing Programs’ In Congressional Testimony Today, Says ‘Coordinated Effort’ To Disrupt Them Under Way
“The staff also has recently seen what appears to be an increase in pyramid schemes . . . under the guise of ‘multi-level marketing’ and ‘network marketing’ opportunities . . . These schemes often target the most vulnerable investors, and social media has expanded their reach. The Division is deploying resources to disrupt these schemes […]
In Extraordinary Development, Federal Judge Approves Temporary Restraining Order ‘Without Notice’ That Directs Zeek Vendor ‘To Immediately Deposit With The Receivership’ Nearly $5 Million
DEVELOPING STORY: (Updated 10:02 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) In an extraordinary development on this Halloween Friday, the federal judge presiding over the SEC’s Ponzi- and pyramid-scheme case against Zeek Rewards has issued a Temporary Restraining Order and directed a Zeek vendor to immediately turn over to the receivership more than $4.85 million. The order was entered […]
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Justice Department Sues Four Oaks Bank, Says It Turned Blind Eye To Red Flags At Rex Venture Group, Operator Of Zeek Rewards
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (4th Update 5:14 p.m. ET U.S.A.) The U.S. Department of Justice has sued North Carolina-based Four Oaks Bank, alleging that it turned a blind eye to fraud markers at Rex Venture Group LLC and processed “close to $60 million in ACH transactions in furtherance of the illegal scheme.” Rex Venture […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Attorney Linked To Zeek’s Wright-Olivares Has Record Of Disbarment And Suspensions; Possible Co-Agent Spent Time In Federal Prison For Credit-Card Swindle And Was Charged In Arkansas With Theft And Making False Statements To Securities Commissioner; Corporate Registrations Of 2 Firms Linked To Zeek COO And Purported Marketing Maven Revoked
SPECIAL REPORT: (Updated 5:48 a.m. Jan. 7, U.S.A.) N. Donald Jenkins Jr., an Arkansas attorney listed as a registered agent for Wandering Phoenix LLC, a firm federal prosecutors have linked to Zeek Rewards’ figure Dawn Wright-Olivares, was ordered disbarred on May 30, 2013, records show. He thrice previously was ordered suspended from the practice of […]
From Zeek To ‘The Healthy Hog’
EDITOR’S NOTE: A “razorback” is a wild (feral) hog present in certain U.S. states, including Arkansas. The University of Arkansas calls its sports teams the “Razorbacks.” Zeek Rewards Ponzi-scheme figure Dawn Wright-Olivares, an Arkansas resident, recently opened a Clarksville restaurant called “The Healthy Hog.” Though the words “healthy” and “hog” may appear to be in […]
Zeek Receiver In Process Of Sending Large Batch Of Claim-Determination Notices; ‘Program’ Operated ‘Like World’s Biggest Chain Letter,’ Likely Created Losers On Unprecedented Scale And Resulted In Ill-Gotten Gains In All 94 Federal Districts, Receiver Says
The court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi-scheme case has announced he is in the process of sending a batch of more than 80,000 Notices of Claims Determination. This is the first batch of such notices, which the receiver began to issue yesterday. The first batch is expected to take through Dec. 31 to be […]
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Zeek Rewards Figures Dawn Wright-Olivares And Daniel Olivares Charged Criminally, Sued Civilly
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (21st update 5:49 p.m.) Zeek Rewards figures Dawn Wright-Olivares and Daniel Olivares of Clarksville, Ark., have been charged criminally by federal prosecutors in the Western District of North Carolina and sued civilly by the SEC. Among the criminal allegations are tax-fraud conspiracy and investment-fraud conspiracy, according to a charging document. […]