Robert Garner

UPDATED 2 P.M. EDT (U.S.A) Here is a summary of items in the news: Filings expected in AdSurfDaily civil forfeiture case. Judge Rosemary Collyer earlier gave prosecutors until April 24 to respond to some of ASD President Andy Bowdoin’s pro se pleadings. Prosecutors have responded to some of them, but not all of them. Collyer […]

UPDATED 7:12 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Facing an April 15 deadline to seek class-action certification in a racketeering lawsuit against AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin, ASD attorney Robert Garner and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby, three members of ASD have asked a federal judge for more time. Meanwhile, the plaintiffs have informed U.S. District Judge […]

One of the theories about ASD President Andy Bowdoin’s recent series of pro se legal filings in the August civil-forfeiture case is that he is trying to stave the filing of criminal charges by slowing the civil case to a crawl. Could it be true? Sure. Bowdoin’s pro se pleadings, however, also could be a […]

UPDATED 7:24 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Michael Fayad and Jonathan Goodman of Akerman Senterfitt have asked a federal judge to withdraw themselves and the firm as attorneys for AdSurfDaily Inc.,  Bowdoin/Harris Enterprises Inc. and Andy Bowdoin. At the same time, the firm cited attorney-client privilege with respect to its communications with Bowdoin. In asking for leave […]

News that a federal court had issued a second summons to ASD President Andy Bowdoin, ASD attorney Robert Garner and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby to notify them they’d been named defendants in a racketeering lawsuit broke on March 19. On the same date — March 19 — a video for upstart surf […]

Bank of America has filed a motion to dismiss claims against it in a class-action racketeering lawsuit against ASD President Andy Bowdoin, ASD attorney Robert Garner and Golden Panda Ad Builder President Clarence Busby. BOA was not named a RICO defendant in the lawsuit. Instead, former ASD members Mike Collins of Savage, Minn.; Frank Greene […]

UPDATED 10:45 A.M. EDT (U.S.A.) History may record that ASD President Andy Bowdoin’s final slide into infamy began last week with the release of a video for Paperless Access, a new surf company. Some ASD members, including members of the Pro-ASD Surf’s Up forum, reacted with anger and horror. Surf’s Up predictably went into damage-control […]

The Obama administration said today that it will crack down on international tax cheats and people using tax havens to evade U.S. regulators. In testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Obama will propose new rules to curtail international scheming. “The budget also seeks to close the ‘tax gap’ […]

An attorney accused of racketeering in a lawsuit by members of AdSurfDaily and accused by prosecutors of shilling for ASD President Andy Bowdoin once advertised his services in “Escape From America Magazine.” The magazine is part of a website known as EscapeArtist.com. Robert F. Garner identified himself a “[f]ormer General Counsel for  major Miami-based securities […]

Four more U.S. banks failed yesterday. Three failed on the previous Friday. Thirteen have failed year-to-date. To say this is unsettling is to grossly understate the severity of the banking problem and the drag on the U.S. and world economies. Stories about Ponzi schemes and mortgage fraud are in the news daily. The obvious fear […]

UPDATED 7:42 P.M. EST (U.S.A.) Individuals associated with AdSurfDaily Inc. have been sued in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The complaint alleges racketeering, and names Bank Of America a defendant for aiding and abetting the scheme. BOA was not named a RICO defendant. The case was brought by Mike Collins of Savage, Minn.; Frank […]