Tag: TelexFree
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UPDATE: TelexFree’s James Merrill Remains In Custody
UPDATED 8:14 p.m. EDT U.S.A. James Merrill, the onetime president of TelexFree arrested and detained May 9 on wire-fraud conspiracy charges, was not freed at a bail hearing today and will remain in custody. “The judge took the matter under advisement,” the office of U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz of the District of Massachusetts said early…
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BULLETIN: Feds Say Carlos Wanzeler Left U.S. For Canada On Same Day Homeland Security Raided TelexFree Offices; Alleged Fugitive Then Flew To Brazil On Date His Home Was Raided; Wanzeler’s Wife Arrested As Material Witness After Telling Agents Husband Was Staying In Hotel
(10th Update 10:53 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) Federal agents arrested Massachusetts resident Katia Wanzeler at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York yesterday after “someone in Brazil” purchased her a “one-way ticket” two days ago and paid cash, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleges in an affidavit. Katia, the wife of alleged TelexFree fugitive…
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BULLETIN: REPORT: Wanzeler’s Wife Arrested; [UPDATE: U.S. Attorney’s Office Confirms Arrest]
BULLETIN: (6th update 6:10 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) There are reports on Twitter, citing a Boston Globe story, that the wife of accused TelexFree figure Carlos Wanzeler has been arrested at an airport. The office of U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz of the District of Massachusetts confirmed the arrest to the PP Blog at 11:46 a.m., saying…
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Full Statement By SEC On U.S. Justice Department’s Filing Last Week Of Criminal Charges Against TelexFree Figures
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 22992 / May 13, 2014 Securities and Exchange Commission v. TelexFree, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-11858-DJC (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts) United States v. Carlos Nataniel Wanzeler and James Matthew Merrill, Case No. 14-MJ-4172-DHH (United States District Court for the District…
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Alleged TelexFree Promoter Hauled In Front Of TV Cameras In Uganda
A man asserted to be a promoter of at least three fraud schemes, including TelexFree, has been hauled in front of TV cameras in Uganda. The report below is from NTV Uganda. The embarrassing appearance of the suspect may raise the stakes for promoters of online fraud schemes and create even more disastrous PR for…
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BULLETIN: SEC Ups WCM777 Pyramid And Fraud Haul To More Than $80 Million; Agency Files Amended Complaint That Names ‘Inactive’ Attorney Relief Defendant And Alleged Distributor Of Fraud Proceeds
BULLETIN: (1st update 7:58 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The SEC has filed an amended complaint in the alleged WCM777 pyramid- and Ponzi scheme. The complaint ups the WCM777 haul from roughly $65 million to more than $80 million and names an “inactive” Florida attorney a relief defendant as the alleged recipient and distributor of fraud proceeds.…
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BULLETIN: Botafogo Soccer Club Dumps TelexFree
BULLETIN: (2nd update 5:10 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The Botafogo professional soccer club in Rio de Janeiro has canceled its sponsorship contract with TelexFree and will strip the TelexFree logo from team jerseys, according to an announcement on the team website. TelexFree figure James Merrill was jailed in the United States last week. Fellow TelexFree figure…