Tag: Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission
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Citing Missing Affidavit And Inconsistencies, Indiana Rejected TelexFree Telecom Application
UPDATED 6:20 P.M. EDT U.S.A. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission rejected TelexFree’s telecom application on June 11, 2014, according to records in the state. TelexFree filed the application on March 24, requesting “CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF THE FINANCIALS OF TELEXFREE, LLC,” according to records. On April 13, TelexFree filed for bankruptcy protection in Nevada. On April…
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UPDATE: TelexFree Figure James Merrill Will Remain Jailed; [MAY 21 DEVELOPMENT: Merrill’s Brother Subpoenaed In State Probe, Boston Globe Reports]
(UPDATED 11:30 A.M. EDT MAY 21 U.S.A. See Update at bottom of this brief, originally published May 20.) TelexFree figure James Merrill was unable to persuade a federal magistrate judge to free him, the PP Blog has learned. Judge David Hennessy declined Merrill’s bail application today, the office of U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said moments…
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BULLETIN: TelexFree’s Telecom License At Risk In Minnesota; Department Of Commerce Asks PUC To Deny Embattled MLM Firm Authority To Operate
BULLETIN: The Minnesota Department of Commerce has asked the state Public Utilities Commission to deny TelexFree’s authorization to provide long-distance service in the state. Minnesota regulators now are questioning whether TelexFree financial and background information submitted to the state to gain telecom authority was accurate. The PUC granted the authority on April 18, after the…
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Alleged TelexFree MLM Ponzi Scheme May Have Polluted Money Flow To Vendors, Contractors AND The Government At Hundreds Of Thousands Of Contact Points
Virtually no one was safe from the TelexFree MLM financial menace, documents suggest. Not even the government. How far and deep did the alleged TelexFree fraud pollution flow? The answer remains unclear a week after Ponzi- and pyramid allegations were filed against the enterprise, but documents suggest pollution at hundreds of thousands of points of…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Massachusetts Securities Division Says TelexFree Is Billion-Dollar Ponzi And Pyramid Scheme That Targeted Brazilian Community
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: (11th update 3:03 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The state of Massachusetts has alleged that TelexFree is a “massive” Ponzi- and pyramid scheme that gathered more than $1.2 billion and targeted the Brazilian community. In alleged dollar volume, TelexFree appears to be at approximately the same level of the epic Scott Rothstein…
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Washington State Rejects TelexFree Bid To Register As Telecommunications Firm
The Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission has rejected a bid by TelexFree LLC to register as a telecommunications company. TelexFree LLC is not registered as a corporation in Washington state and therefore is ineligible to be registered as a telecommunications firm in the state, the commission said in a finding dated March 13. How…
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Did TelexFree Affiliates Fund Millions Of Dollars In Loans To Various TelexFree-Connected Enterprises?
A document published on the website of the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission claims that TelexFree LLC has provided millions of dollars in loans to other TelexFree enterprises, including a Nevada entity known as TelexElectric LLLP. The loan sum was more than $2.022 million, according to the document. The business purpose of TelexElectric was…