U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein
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SENIOR FRAUD CAVALCADE CONTINUES: Maryland Man, 67, Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud In Alleged $6.2 Million ‘Advertising’ Scheme Purportedly Involving ‘Narrow Cast’ TV Monitors; Scheme Payout Promises Were ‘Entirely Fraudulent,’ U.S. Attorney Says
EDITOR’S NOTE: Any number of ventures have tied themselves to claims of remarkable returns made possible by purchasing “advertising” products and services or agreeing to watch or receive “advertisements” in a closed environment. Longtime readers will recall that AdViewGlobal (AVG) came out of the gate in late 2008 and early 2009 by claiming what it […]
In Case Investigated By FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Federal Judge By Mail; Willie Ray Bryant Also Planned To Mail Threat To President Obama, Prosecutors Say
A Maryland prison inmate who sent a threatening letter to a federal judge was monitored — and then sought to send a death threat to President Obama, the office of U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said. Willie Ray Bryant, 41, now has pleaded guilty to threatening U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles Jr. Bryant, who […]
KABOOM! Is It Real — Or Is It The Feds? Agents Created ‘Payment Processor’ As Part Of Undercover Sting Designed To Infiltrate Corrupt Companies; 11 Bank Accounts And 10 Domain Names Seized; 3 Individuals, 2 Firms Indicted
Kaboom! In a move that may send shockwaves across the fraudulent HYIP, autosurf, sports-betting and “arbitrage” universes domestically and offshore, Maryland’s top federal prosecutor has released details of a two-year long undercover sting in which federal agents created a “payment processor” to infiltrate illegal gambling operations. Using methods straight out of the scammer’s playbook and […]
BULLETIN: Man Arrested In Alleged Plot To Detonate Car Bomb At Military-Recruitment Center In Maryland; Second Such Plot In United States Since Thanksgiving
BULLETIN: UPDATED 4:03 P.M. ET (U.S.A.): A man has been arrested in a plot to detonate a car bomb at a military recruitment center in Maryland. The alleged plot was intercepted by the FBI. In court documents, the FBI identified the man as Antonio Martinez, also known as Muhammad Hussain. He was charged with attempted […]
‘In God We Trust’ Securities Huckster Found Guilty In $17 Million Swindle; Byron Keith Brown Had ‘Fleet’ Of Luxury Cars; Feds Call Business ‘Tangled Financial Web Of Lies’
A Virginia man who traded on religious sentiments and the motto printed on U.S. currency to fleece investors in a $17 million Ponzi and securities swindle potentially faces decades in prison after being found guilty in Maryland of wire-fraud and money-laundering charges. Byron Keith Brown bought at least 16 luxury or high-performance cars with investors’ […]