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		<title>International Scammer Pleads Guilty In United States To Swindling Retirees In &#8216;Jamaican Lottery Scheme&#8217;;  O’Brain J. Lynch Potentially Faces Decades In Federal Prison</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/06/11/international-scammer-pleads-guilty-in-united-states-to-swindling-retirees-in-jamaican-lottery-scheme-obrain-j-lynch-potentially-faces-decades-in-federal-prison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Investigators from [the Social Security Administration] discovered that hundreds of victims throughout the United States were losing their social security benefits and their life savings either because they believed that they had won &#8216;The Jamaican Lottery&#8217; or because, as part of another telemarketing scheme, they revealed enough information about themselves that allowed the thieves to [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/08/15/update-international-forex-ponzi-swindler-david-a-smith-senetenced-to-30-years-in-u-s-jail/"     class="crp_title">UPDATE: International Forex Ponzi Swindler David A. Smith&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2010/07/30/paul-greenwood-to-forfeit-331-million-pleads-guilty-in-massive-fraud-scheme-that-put-public-pension-funds-at-risk-while-he-collected-teddy-bears/"     class="crp_title">Paul Greenwood To Forfeit $331 Million; Pleads Guilty In&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/11/02/jury-returns-verdicts-against-purported-texas-sovereign-citizen-in-less-than-3-hours-patrick-cody-morgan-potentially-faces-decades-in-jail-after-conspiracy-and-bank-fraud-convictions-in-condo-swi/"     class="crp_title">Jury Returns Verdicts Against Purported Texas&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/07/22/recidivist-huckster-63-found-guilty-in-30-million-ponzi-scheme-based-in-colorado-philip-r-lochmiller-sr-wiped-out-investors-after-earlier-serving-3-years-in-california-prison-for-securities-frau/"     class="crp_title">Recidivist Huckster, 63, Found Guilty In $30 Million Ponzi&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/01/31/father-3-sons-plead-guilty-in-massive-texas-fraud-and-ponzi-swindle-members-of-the-tony-rand-family-potentially-face-decades-in-prison/"     class="crp_title">Father, 3 Sons Plead Guilty In Massive Texas Fraud And Ponzi</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter Sent To Federal Judge In Washington State Contained Ricin, FBI Says; Matthew Ryan Buquet Arrested</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/05/23/letter-sent-to-federal-judge-in-washington-state-contained-ricin-fbi-says-matthew-ryan-buquet-arrested/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/04/17/paul-kevin-curtis-of-corinth-miss-under-arrest-in-ricin-letters-probe-fbi-says/"     class="crp_title">Paul Kevin Curtis Of Corinth, Miss., Under Arrest In Ricin&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/04/17/bulletin-fbi-says-letter-addressed-to-prosident-obama-preliminarily-tested-positive-for-ricin/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: FBI Says Letter Addressed To President Obama&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2010/12/15/want-bizarre-you-aint-seen-nothin-yet-stay-tuned/"     class="crp_title">WANT BIZARRE? You Ain&#8217;t Seen Nothin&#8217; Yet. Stay&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/04/13/kaboom-judge-sentences-2-swindlers-who-presided-over-pyramid-scheme-and-stock-fraud-caper-to-a-combined-64-years-in-california-state-prison/"     class="crp_title">KABOOM! Judge Sentences 2 Swindlers Who Presided Over&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/04/15/bulletin-corrupt-mlmers-found-guilty-of-operating-pyramid-scheme-and-stock-swindle-james-a-sweeney-and-patrick-m-ryan-face-decades-in-prison/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: Corrupt MLMers Found Guilty Of Operating Pyramid&hellip;</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Kevin Curtis Of Corinth, Miss., Under Arrest In Ricin Letters Probe, FBI Says</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/04/17/paul-kevin-curtis-of-corinth-miss-under-arrest-in-ricin-letters-probe-fbi-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED 1:43 P.M. EDT U.S.A. (APRIL 25) The charges against Paul Kevin Curtis have been dropped and he has been released from custody. See this April 25 story by the AP via Yahoo News. Here, below, our earlier story . . . The FBI has arrested Paul Kevin Curtis in the ricin letters probe, the [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/04/17/bulletin-fbi-says-letter-addressed-to-prosident-obama-preliminarily-tested-positive-for-ricin/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: FBI Says Letter Addressed To President Obama&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/05/23/letter-sent-to-federal-judge-in-washington-state-contained-ricin-fbi-says-matthew-ryan-buquet-arrested/"     class="crp_title">Letter Sent To Federal Judge In Washington State Contained&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/03/30/federal-agents-arrest-77-year-old-pennsylvania-attorney-amid-swirl-of-ponzi-allegations-anthony-lupas-charged-with-mail-fraud-u-s-secret-service-irs-spearhead-probe/"     class="crp_title">Federal Agents Arrest 77-Year-Old Pennsylvania Attorney Amid</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2010/09/22/fbi-says-it-has-opened-291-new-hyip-cases-and-has-780-pending-cases-of-high-yield-fraud-many-have-international-nexus-agency-notes/"     class="crp_title">FBI Says It Has Opened 291 New HYIP Cases And Has 780&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2010/10/02/man-who-posed-as-fraud-investigator-and-blew-up-his-own-mailbox-convicted-in-bizarre-bid-to-extort-ponzi-scheme-victims-to-pay-him-for-information/"     class="crp_title">Man Who Posed As Fraud Investigator And Blew Up His Own&hellip;</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>In Wake Of Profitable Sunrise Alert, British Columbia Issues 2 More Warnings Against HYIPs; Like Profitable Sunrise, Both &#8216;Programs&#8217; Had Presence On TalkGold And MoneyMakerGroup Ponzi Forums</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/03/23/in-wake-of-profitable-sunrise-alert-british-columbia-issues-2-more-warnings-against-hyips-like-profitable-sunrise-both-programs-had-presence-on-talkgold-and-moneymakergroup-ponzi-forums/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Thanks to PP Blog reader &#8220;Tony&#8221; for pointing us to the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) warning against the Lucra Fund and Goldenarium HYIP schemes. Earlier this month, BCSC issued a warning on the Profitable Sunrise scheme. The British Columbia Securities Commission has issued warnings on HYIP &#8220;programs&#8221; known as Lucra Fund and [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/03/27/update-new-hampshire-joins-30-other-states-or-provinces-in-issuing-profitable-sunrise-warning/"     class="crp_title">New Hampshire Joins Many Other States Or Provinces In&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/03/14/new-zealand-calls-profitable-sunrise-illegal-issues-warning-cites-youtube-promos-and-suggest-u-s-based-recruitment-arm-may-be-part-of-scam/"     class="crp_title">New Zealand Calls Profitable Sunrise &#8216;Illegal,&#8217;&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/05/22/update-pushed-to-profitable-sunrise-victims-biwako-bank-limited-appears-to-be-doa/"     class="crp_title">UPDATE: Pushed To Profitable Sunrise Victims, Biwako Bank&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/03/08/bulletin-britains-financial-services-authority-fsa-puts-profitable-sunrise-on-warning-list-of-unauthorised-firms-and-individuals/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: Britain&#8217;s Financial Services Authority (FSA)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/03/19/update-louisiana-joins-growing-list-of-states-that-have-issued-investor-alerts-on-profitable-sunrise/"     class="crp_title">UPDATE: Louisiana Joins Growing List Of States That Have&hellip;</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Nicholas Cox, Figure In North Carolina Fraud Scheme Operating Near Ground Zero For Zeek Rewards, Sentenced To Federal Prison</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/02/21/update-nicholas-cox-figure-in-north-carolina-fraud-scheme-operating-near-ground-zero-for-zeek-rewards-sentenced-to-federal-prison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the alleged $600 million Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme dominating local headlines in North Carolina&#8217;s Piedmont Triad region, including the city of Lexington in Davidson County, an earlier, smaller fraud scheme operating in the region largely fell out of the news. But the Integra Capital Management LLC Ponzi and fraud scheme operated by Nicholas Cox [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/09/07/update-nx-systems-inc-says-it-has-more-than-14-4-million-in-frozen-zeek-account/"     class="crp_title">UPDATE: NX Systems Inc. Says It Has More Than $14.4 Million&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/08/17/update-north-carolina-investigators-demanded-info-from-zeek-on-july-6-state-says-it-has-not-taken-shutdown-action/"     class="crp_title">UPDATE: North Carolina Investigators Demanded Info From Zeek</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/09/17/bulletin-zeek-had-20-7-million-in-alertpaypayza-and-20-million-in-solidtrustpay/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: Zeek Had $20.7 Million In AlertPay/Payza And $20&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/08/01/bulletin-k-chang-zeek-hub-is-back-online/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: &#8216;K. Chang&#8217; Zeek Hub Is Back Online</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/08/21/bulletin-zeek-receiver-establishes-website-zeekrewardsreceivership-com/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: Zeek Receiver Establishes Website:&hellip;</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>BULLETIN: Securities Fraudster/Ponzi Schemer Sentenced To 40 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/11/13/bulletin-securities-fraudsterponzi-schemer-sentenced-to-40-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BULLETIN: Jasen M. Snelling &#8212; who last month was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison in a federal Ponzi-scheme case brought in Ohio &#8212; now has been sentenced in Indiana state court to 40 years. The state case was brought after an investigation by the office of Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. Snelling [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/05/16/urgent-bulletin-moving-thanh-viet-jeremy-cao-sentenced-to-30-years-in-federal-prison-ponzi-schemer-also-filed-false-liens-against-federal-officials-prosecutors-said/"     class="crp_title">URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Thanh-Viet&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/10/05/bulletin-77-year-old-ponzi-enabler-and-his-40-year-old-son-who-helped-confuse-investors-in-nevin-shapriros-930-million-grocery-ponzi-sentenced-to-federal-prison-roberto-and-alejandro-torres-a/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: 77-Year-Old Ponzi Enabler And His 40-Year-Old Son&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/03/10/bulletin-philip-lochmiller-sr-64-year-old-recidivist-huckster-and-ponzi-schemer-effectively-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: Philip Lochmiller Sr., 64-Year-Old Recidivist&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/04/29/bulletin-u-s-man-extradited-from-argentina-sentenced-to-40-years-in-jail-william-l-walters-will-serve-his-time-in-colorado-state-penitentiary/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: U.S. Man Extradited From Argentina Sentenced To 40</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2010/08/27/dennis-bolze-tennessee-ponzi-schemer-who-fled-after-fraud-was-exposed-sentenced-to-27-years-in-federal-prison/"     class="crp_title">Dennis Bolze, Tennessee Ponzi Schemer Who Fled After Fraud&hellip;</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>KABOOM! Money-Services Firm That Turned A Blind Eye To International Scammers Will Forfeit $100 Million After Probe By U.S. Postal Inspection Service</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/11/09/kaboom-money-services-firm-that-turned-a-blind-eye-to-international-scammers-will-forfeit-100-million-after-probe-by-u-s-postal-inspection-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;MoneyGram knowingly turned a blind eye to scam artists and money launderers who used the company to perpetrate fraudulent schemes targeting the elderly and other vulnerable victims.&#8221; &#8212; Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Nov. 9, 2012 BULLETIN: The price of willful blindness just went up if you&#8217;re a money-services business that facilitates international mass-marketing [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/10/10/10-individuals-including-6-pitchmen-indicted-in-alleged-vendstar-bizop-scam-that-fleeced-customers-10000-at-a-time-prosecutors-say/"     class="crp_title">10 Individuals, Including 6 Pitchmen, Indicted In Alleged&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/05/19/kaboom-cftcftc-cases-against-american-precious-metals-llc-were-part-of-broader-effort-by-new-task-force-operating-in-south-florida-feds-state-throw-down-gauntlet-against-scammers/"     class="crp_title">KABOOM! CFTC/FTC Cases Against American Precious Metals LLC&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2010/10/22/bulletin-woman-who-did-not-report-ponzi-schemer-richard-piccoli-sentenced-to-18-months-in-federal-prison-for-misprision-of-felony-and-tax-charge-kathleen-fuoco-turned-blind-eye-to-fraud-pro/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: Woman Who Did Not Report Ponzi Schemer Richard&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2010/09/03/prisoner-who-ran-scam-from-florida-jail-sentenced-to-21-years-in-federal-prison-willoughby-farr-of-west-palm-beach-operated-cramming-scheme/"     class="crp_title">Prisoner Who Ran Scam From Florida Jail Sentenced To 21&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/06/07/florida-again-postal-inspectors-say-recidivist-felon-with-24-bank-accounts-and-undisclosed-criminal-history-bilked-investors-in-20-million-scam-james-risher-arrested-before-he-could-take-flight/"     class="crp_title">FLORIDA &#8212; AGAIN: Postal Inspectors Say Recidivist&hellip;</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: As Proposed Money-Saving Measure, Zeek Receiver Asks Judge To Treat Oct. 8 Preliminary Liquidation Plan As Status Report; Meanwhile, Yet Another Zeek Member Declares Herself A Fraud Victim</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/10/30/update-as-proposed-money-saving-measure-zeek-receiver-asks-judge-to-treat-oct-8-preliminary-liquidation-plan-as-status-report-meanwhile-yet-another-zeek-member-declares-herself-a-fraud-victim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED 8:26 A.M. EDT (OCT. 31, U.S.A.) Saying it would save money, the court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case has asked a federal judge to treat the receiver&#8217;s Oct. 8 preliminary liquidation plan as a status report. (See Oct. 9 PP Blog story.) Separately, yet another Zeek member has declared herself a [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/11/01/update-judge-grants-zeek-receivers-request-to-treat-preliminary-liquidation-plan-as-ponzi-cases-first-status-report/"     class="crp_title">UPDATE: Judge Grants Zeek Receiver&#8217;s Request To Treat&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/02/01/for-zeekers-receiver-shows-judge-preliminary-mock-up-of-online-claims-form-kenneth-d-bell-says-hell-seek-court-approval-for-claims-process-by-end-of-first-quarter/"     class="crp_title">FOR ZEEKERS: Receiver Shows Judge Preliminary Mock-Up Of&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/05/09/bulletin-zeek-rewards-claims-portal-scheduled-to-open-on-or-before-may-15-receiver-says/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: Zeek Rewards Claims Portal Scheduled To Open&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/01/11/update-craddock-to-zeek-troops-receiver-is-still-evil-and-bolo-for-commies/"     class="crp_title">UPDATE: Craddock To Zeek Troops: Receiver Is Still Evil&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/09/05/update-zeek-case-gets-top-billing-on-sec-website-today-agency-establishes-information-page/"     class="crp_title">UPDATE: Zeek Case Gets Top Billing On SEC Website Today;&hellip;</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>FEDS: Man Tried To Scam Zuckerberg, Facebook Out Of Billions &#8216;By Marching Into Federal Court For A Quick Payday Based On A Blatant Forgery&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/10/26/feds-man-tried-to-scam-zuckerberg-facebook-out-of-billions-by-marching-into-federal-court-for-a-quick-payday-based-on-a-blatant-forgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New York man tried to scam Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook out of billions of dollars by forging documents and filing a lawsuit to make it appear as though Zuckerberg had promised him a 50 percent share of the company, prosecutors said. Paul Ceglia, 39, of Wellsville, was arrested this morning after an investigation by [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/03/28/bulletin-sec-alleges-payday-loan-ponzi-scheme-in-utah-second-major-ponzi-case-brought-in-state-in-two-days-schemes-attracted-almost-75-million/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: SEC Alleges &#8216;Payday Loan&#8217; Ponzi Scheme</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/10/17/update-andy-bowdoins-fundraising-site-still-down/"     class="crp_title">UPDATE: Andy Bowdoin&#8217;s Fundraising Site Still Down</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/10/03/florida-recidivist-swindler-john-a-mattera-pleads-guilty-in-fraud-scheme-that-traded-on-names-of-facebook-and-groupon/"     class="crp_title">Florida Recidivist Swindler John A. Mattera Pleads Guilty In</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/02/20/bulletin-oh-utah-ftc-says-yet-another-scam-used-shell-companies-to-bilk-consumers-and-dupe-payment-processors/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: Oh, Utah! FTC Says Yet-Another Scam Used Shell&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/05/16/profitable-sunrise-facebook-site-changes-graphic-to-promote-dollarsblueprint-which-triggers-security-warning/"     class="crp_title">Profitable Sunrise Facebook Site Changes Graphic To Promote&hellip;</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Individuals, Including 6 Pitchmen, Indicted In Alleged &#8216;Vendstar&#8217; Bizop Scam That Fleeced Customers $10,000 At A Time, Prosecutors Say</title>
		<link>http://www.patrickpretty.com/2012/10/10/10-individuals-including-6-pitchmen-indicted-in-alleged-vendstar-bizop-scam-that-fleeced-customers-10000-at-a-time-prosecutors-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Instead of becoming successful entrepreneurs, the individual investors become victims of fraud, often losing their life’s savings. In this way, business opportunity schemes tarnish the American Dream of success through hard work. We will help protect the investing public by prosecuting these cases aggressively.&#8221; &#8211;  U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Topical Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2011/06/30/man-who-fled-to-philippines-after-bizop-scam-was-exposed-by-postal-inspectors-sentenced-to-125-months-in-federal-prison-robert-nicol-bilked-more-than-5-million-in-utah-based-fraud-ventures/"     class="crp_title">Man Who Fled To Philippines After Bizop Scam Was Exposed By&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/01/10/asd-figures-todd-disner-and-dwight-owen-schweitzer-toss-linguistic-spitballs-at-federal-judge-government-calls-them-intemperate-attacks/"     class="crp_title">ASD Figures Todd Disner And Dwight Owen Schweitzer Toss&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2010/08/18/delaware-woman-bilked-in-investment-scam-later-bilked-in-investment-recovery-scam-ag-biden-says-patrick-a-wiley-indicted-on-racketeering-securities-fraud-charges/"     class="crp_title">DELAWARE: Woman Bilked In Investment Scam Later Bilked In&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2010/12/07/bulletin-company-that-did-business-with-steve-renners-cash-cards-international-charged-in-massive-forex-swindle-case-against-mxbk-group-s-a-de-cv-grew-out-of-cooperative-probe-among-sec-cftc-and/"     class="crp_title">BULLETIN: Company That Did Business With Steve&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.patrickpretty.com/2013/04/16/idaho-says-profitable-sunrise-pitchmen-may-have-exposure-for-soliciting-other-investors/"     class="crp_title">Idaho Says Profitable Sunrise Pitchmen May Have Exposure&hellip;</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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