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Montana Securities Claims ACN is a Pyramid

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...Montana Securities Commissioner Lindeen takes...

Why You Are Not A Bank

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...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 and...

The New Cool e-Reader

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

Ad Surf Daily and Andy Bowdoin

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...Although ASD and its owner,Thomas Anderson Bowdoin, Jr. have lost their civil Forfeiture case, they continue to appeal the court's decision....

MLM is Bullshit

Shaprio indicted for Capitol Ponzi

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...A federal grand jury indicted Nevin Shapiro, former owner and chief executive officer of Capitol Investments USA Inc. (Capitol),...

Invention Promotion Swindlers Ordered to Pay $60 Million

"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..."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 |

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...Arbonne International LLC is getting a makeover. The Irvine-based direct seller of upscale makeup and other items is revamping products...

Money Mules

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...At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted an elaborate international scheme that used identity theft to place...

Mormon Ponzi Scheme

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...On June 23, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud and other charges against four individuals and five companies in...