‘OPERATION SWILL’ — Is It The Greatest Name Ever For An Undercover Probe? Hard-Working New Jersey Revelers Allegedly Ripped Off In Their Purchases Of High-End Spirits
If you repaired to your favorite New Jersey tavern on your way home after a hard day of work — and if you ordered a high-end spirit because it was payday or you simply preferred a premium brand — you might have been suckered in a “dishonest ruse to increase profits,” the state Attorney General [...]
RECOMMENDED VIEWING: ‘American Greed’ To Air Story On Trevor Cook Ponzi Scheme Tonight
“Talk Radio Takedown” from CNBC’s “American Greed” program is expected to air at 10 p.m. EDT today, after a National Hockey League playoff game concludes. Visit the CNBC site. Watch the teaser (part of which features the taped voice of one of Cook’s radio pitchmen and chief bloviators) . . . The Cook/Kiley Forex fraud [...]
Letter Sent To Federal Judge In Washington State Contained Ricin, FBI Says; Matthew Ryan Buquet Arrested
The FBI has arrested Matthew Ryan Buquet, who appeared in federal court yesterday to face a charge he mailed a letter containing ricin toxin to a federal judge in Washington state. Buquet is 37. The Associated Press, via Fox News, identified the intended recipient as U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle of the Eastern District [...]
UPDATE: Pushed To Profitable Sunrise Victims, Biwako Bank Limited Appears To Be DOA
UPDATE: The PP Blog wrote about Biwako Bank Limited on April 29 after it was touted on a Profitable Sunrise Facebook site as a good “program” for individuals ripped off in the alleged Profitable Sunrise pyramid scheme. But now Biwako Bank’s website has disappeared, with the “program” apparently following Profitable Sunrise into the darkness. “**THIS [...]
TERROR IN LONDON: Horrifying Scene Unfolds On Busy Street As Man Believed To Be British Soldier Hacked To Death
Prime Minister David Cameron called a meeting of the United Kingdom’s emergency co-ordination group (COBR) today after a man believed to be a British soldier reportedly was hacked to death on a public street near a military barracks. “I’ve been briefed by the Home Secretary about this absolutely sickening attack in Woolwich in London,” Cameron [...]
UPDATE: Sentencing For Legisi Pitchman Matthew John Gagnon Now Set For June 18
Sentencing for Legisi HYIP Ponzi scheme pitchman Matthew John Gagnon has been rescheduled for June 18. Gagnon initially was scheduled to be sentenced yesterday, federal prosecutors said earlier this month. Gagnon pleaded guilty to not disclosing he’d been paid more than $1 million by Legisi and operator Gregory N. McKnight to tout the “program” online. [...]
BULLETIN: Prosecutors Say AdSurfDaily Figure Kenneth Wayne Leaming Was Channeling Cop-Killer Christopher Dorner In Veiled Bid To Intimidate Law Enforcement
BULLETIN: Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Washington have asked Judge Ronald B. Leighton to sentence AdSurfDaily figure and purported “sovereign citizen” Kenneth Wayne Leaming to 10 years in federal prison, the maximum term under the law. Leaming, 57, of Spanaway, Wash., was found guilty March 1 on charges of filing false liens against [...]
Purported Florida ‘Sovereign Citizen’ And Convicted Felon Charged With Having Gun On Property Of Middle School
Purported Florida “sovereign citizen” Bruce Chalmers Hicks was arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office after he was seen carrying a sidearm and stepped on the property of Turkey Creek Middle School near Plant City, authorities said. Plant City is situated in the Greater Tampa region. Hicks, 46, was arrested Thursday and is being held [...]
Profitable Sunrise Facebook Site Changes Graphic To Promote ‘DollarsBluePrint,’ Which Triggers Security Warning
A Facebook site set up to promote the Profitable Sunrise HYIP scheme has changed the lead graphic on the page to drive traffic to a site known as “DollarsBluePrint” — apparently through a web entity known as “Big Idea Mastermind.” The previous lead graphic was a leftover from the fraud reign of Profitable Sunrise. The [...]
Mayoral Candidate Who Used Facebook To Claim Endorsement By Jesus Christ Gets Less Than 1 Percent Of Vote
Anna Pierre ran for mayor of North Miami on a platform of saying no to corruption, free healthcare for the uninsured, job creation, crime prevention and intervention and education. And she also claimed on Facebook that she’d been endorsed by Jesus Christ. Separately, she told the Miami Herald that political opponents were hexing her with [...]
A BIG-BOAT PONZI: Man Wanted In Alleged California Ponzi/Securities-Fraud Caper Arrested In Florida; Edward Sellers Fitzgerald Charged With Ripping Off Senior Citizens, Others In Alleged ‘Yachts’ Swindle
A 60-year-old man wanted in Orange County, Calif., on multiple felony charges in an alleged securities swindle involving yachts was arrested last week by police in Delray Beach, Fla. Edward Sellers Fitzgerald was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail to await extradition by California authorities. If convicted of all counts, Fitzgerald faces 58 years [...]