International Law

Montana Securities Claims ACN is a Pyramid

Posted on August 04, 2010
Montana Securities Commissioner Lindeen takes action against ACN, Inc for alleged pyramid scheme      Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica J. Lindeen announced the issuance of...

Why You Are Not A Bank

Posted on August 03, 2010
From the FBI Press Release"Peter C. Son, 38, of Danville, Calif., was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud...

The New Cool e-Reader

Posted on August 02, 2010
If I could import all my dead tree books into Kindle, I would buy this in a heart beat!...

MLM is Bullshit

Posted on July 19, 2010

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Ad Surf Daily and Andy Bowdoin

Posted on July 19, 2010
Although ASD and its owner,Thomas Anderson Bowdoin, Jr. have lost their civil Forfeiture case, they continue to appeal the court's decision. At one time or...

Shaprio indicted for Capitol Ponzi

Posted on July 15, 2010
A federal grand jury indicted Nevin Shapiro, former owner and chief executive officer of Capitol Investments USA Inc. (Capitol), today for allegedly overseeing a $880...

Invention Promotion Swindlers Ordered to Pay $60 Million

Posted on July 14, 2010
"The operators of an invention promotion business, which a judge called "one grand con game to take money away from consumers," have been ordered to...

Direct-Seller Arbonne out of Bankruptcy |

Posted on July 06, 2010
Arbonne International LLC is getting a makeover. The Irvine-based direct seller of upscale makeup and other items is revamping products and working on new ones...

Money Mules

Posted on June 28, 2010
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted an elaborate international scheme that used identity theft to place more than...

Mormon Ponzi Scheme

Posted on June 25, 2010
On June 23, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud and other charges against four individuals and five companies in connection with three related...

Energy Chews Vending Machine Fraud

Posted on June 23, 2010
From Vending Times, the Energy Chews fraud.Five men are accused of mail and wire fraud in connection with a "business opportunity" offer involving vending machines...

Yet Again, YTB

Posted on June 18, 2010
From the Madison Record on the newest YTB Fraud lawsuit.A group of multi-state plaintiffs filed a putative class action lawsuit against YTB International and its...

Arrests in Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures

Posted on June 17, 2010
Image by cliff1066? via FlickrTwo U.S. citizens charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities were arrested today in Costa...

Petrogas Overseas Trading Fraud

Posted on June 08, 2010
Image via WikipediaOn June 7, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") filed an emergency civil injunctive action to halt an ongoing religious affinity fraud...

Luis Felipe Perez Ponzi

Posted on June 04, 2010
Image via WikipediaThe Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Miami man for conducting a $40 million Ponzi scheme with funds primarily raised from investors...

Shades of Crazy Eddie

Posted on April 26, 2010
Image via WikipediaThis is the Crazy Eddie inventory scam all over again."The SEC alleges that Nevin K. Shapiro, the founder and president of Capitol Investments...

How Much can I earn with Niche Blitzkrieg?

Posted on April 21, 2010
Image via WikipediaMichael Brown has an affiliate marketing product called Niche Blitzkrieg.  Paul Schlegel endorses the product.  I don't know Michael Brown, but Paul and...

Stephen Schultz Convicted for Business Opportunity Fraud

Posted on April 11, 2010
Image via WikipediaOn April 7, 2010, defendant Stephen Schultz was sentenced in connection with a series of Costa Rica-based business opportunity fraud ventures, the Justice Department...

Ponzi Scheme Operator Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges

Posted on April 11, 2010
Image via WikipediaJohn S. Lipton, formerly of Mission Viejo and Laguna Hills, Calif., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer in Los...

Telemarketers Pay $18.8 Million for Violating FTC Order

Posted on April 01, 2010
From the FTC press release on a telemarketing scheme.The operators of a New Jersey-based telemarketing scheme will pay a record $18.8 million and leave the...

Investor Planning Services

Posted on March 28, 2010
Image via WikipediaU.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade announced that Richard Taft Johnson, a 67-year-old Bloomfield Hills, Michigan investment planner, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment today...

The Vaughan Company Ponzi Scheme

Posted on March 24, 2010
Image via WikipediaThe Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday filed fraud charges against a prominent New Mexico realtor and obtained an emergency court order to halt...

LifeLock Will Pay $12 Million Fine

Posted on March 18, 2010
Image via WikipediaLifeLock, Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys...

Fraud Links for a Thursday

Posted on March 11, 2010
From Gary Weiss on Sam Antar"The Going Concern blog today has an amusing item describing how Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne can apologize to Sam Antar--the convicted felon...

Darkness Encourages Cheating

Posted on March 08, 2010
Image by 3WME via FlickrInteresting research on how the cover of darkness is more than a metaphor."Imagine a man sits alone, hunched over his desk,...

How Reliable is Neuroimaging?

Posted on March 08, 2010
Image via WikipediaGood discussion about neuroimaging measures and their reliability at Mind Hacks."One thing is abundantly clear: fMRI is an effective research tool that has...

Pretexting on Face Book

Posted on December 16, 2009
The Overstock saga continues.  As reported by Tracy Coenen and Gary Weiss, Mr. Bagley attempted, with some success, to infiltrate Facebook to "befriend" various people...

The Future of News - Living

Posted on December 10, 2009
This is a novel development in my opinion. Google has partnered with the New York Times and Washington Post to provide serious background content...

The Affiliate Summit Facebook Panel Smackdown Continues

Posted on December 04, 2009
Image via WikipediaThe all out war between Jeremy Schoemaker and Dennis Yu continues, with Markus Frind jumping in to defend himself.Most of the drama is...

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2009
Image by thinkpanama via FlickrFrom the SEC press release on the Cook and Kiley ponzi scheme.The SEC alleges that from at least July 2006 through...

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