Day: October 17, 2012
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Would-Be Bomber With Claimed al Qaeda Ties Arrested In Plot To Blow Up New York Federal Reserve Bank, FBI Says
“As alleged in the complaint, the defendant came to this country intent on conducting a terrorist attack on U.S. soil and worked with single-minded determination to carry out his plan. The defendant thought he was striking a blow to the American economy. He thought he was directing confederates and fellow believers.” — U.S. Attorney Loretta…
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Now, A ‘Turkish Bonds’ Ponzi Scheme Aimed At Retirees, Feds Say; 2 Men Charged In Illinois — And 1 Man Is ‘Fugitive’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This may be one for your “Bubba Blue” notebook on how to have your Ponzi scheme. A principal of USA Retirement Management Services and a pitchman have been charged in an alleged $28 million fraud scheme involving nonexistent “Turkish bonds” and targeted at senior citizens and “individuals with substantial savings,” federal prosecutors in…