David Carmona cops $789K iComTech restitution, $3.7M forfeiture
Following negotiation with the DOJ, iComTech founder David Carmona has been ordered to pay $789,218 in restitution. A separate order has also set iComTech forfeiture at $3.7 million.
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Stuart MacMillan & Monat settle “mafia family” lawsuit
Former Monat President Stuart MacMillan and owners Luis and Rayner Urdaneta have settled the legal dispute against them. As per a January 27th filed Joint Stipulation;
DAO1 securities fraud warning from New Zealand
DAO1 has received a securities fraud warning from New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA).
$25,640 recovered from Ant Ranch Chinese scammers
South African authorities have recovered R475,000 from Chinese “click a button” app Ponzi scammers (~$25,640 USD).
AI-OPSAi Review: Stolen identity “click a button” Ponzi
AI-OPSAi fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website. AI-OPSAi’s website domain (“ai-opsai.com”), was registered with bogus details on December 7th, 2024. Of note is AI-OPSAi’s website domain being registered through the Chinese registrar Alibaba (Singapore). As always, if an MLM company is not openly upfront about who is running or owns it, [Continue reading…]
Jason Cardiff fails to return to US, extradition warrant executed
Jason Cardiff has disobeyed court orders instructing him to return to the US by January 19th. In the lead up to Cardiff’s potential fugitive status, the DOJ executed a previously filed extradition warrant.
Eaconomy’s Hassan Mahmoud sues My Daily Choice’s Josh Zwagil
Eaconomy and co-owner Hassan Mahmoud has filed suit against My Daily Choice owner Josh Zwagil. In a Nevada suit filed on January 21st, Mahmoud claims Zwagil’s company Creative Brands attempted a “hostile takeover” of Eaconomy.
Vyb website deleted, processor lost & co-owner meltdown
On January 26th BehindMLM published its Vyb review, identifying it as a recruitment-driven pyramid scheme. Over the 48 hours since: Vyb co-owner and CEO Aundray Russell nuked his FaceBook account Vyb lost its payment processor Vyb’s website has been deleted and Vyb co-owner Megan Lynch held a “meltdown” webinar, leaning heavily into religious affinity fraud [Continue reading…]
Eaconomy co-founder sues Hassan Mahmoud for fraud
Eaconomy co-founder Candace Ross has sued Hassan Mahmoud. Ross, who is also Mahmoud’s ex-wife, has accused him of “fraud and mismanagement”.
Salavi88 Review: Stolen identity “click a button” Ponzi
Salavi88 fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website. Salavi88 operates from two known website domains: salavi.xyz and salavi88.com. Both of Salavi88’s website domains were privately registered on December 28th, 2024. As always, if an MLM company is not openly upfront about who is running or owns it, think long and hard about [Continue reading…]
