Faith Sloan’s TelexFree trial date set, Wanzeler proceedings stayed
Over four years since the SEC filed suit against Faith Sloan, a trial date has now been set.
Back in 2014 the SEC shut down TelexFree, a $1.8 billion Ponzi scheme. Sloan, as one of TelexFree’s top-earners, is a named defendant in the SEC’s suit.
Of the eight individual defendants the SEC targeted, only Sloan and TelexFree owner Carlos Wanzeler have refused to return stolen investor funds.
A month after the SEC filed its civil suit, the DOJ filed a criminal complaint against Wanzeler and co-owner James Merrill (left and right respectively).
Anticipating his arrest, Wanzeler fled to Brazil and has remained a fugitive in hiding since mid 2014.
Earlier this year Brazilian authorities stripped Wanzeler of his Brazilian citizenship, paving the way for eventual extradition to the US. Specific details as to Wanzeler’s citizenship have been suppressed however, so right now we don’t know any more than that.
In the meantime US authorities continue to bleed Wanzeler dry.
With respect to the SEC’s case, on August 15th Judge Gorton directed the SEC to file a motion to stay civil proceedings against Wanzeler.
The SEC filed the motion on August 16th. When approved, the motion will stay civil proceedings against Wanzeler pending completion of the DOJ’s criminal case.
Judge Gorton’s order states ‘if/when Wanzeler is extradited back to the US‘, the SEC’s case will be reopened.
With respect to Faith Sloan (right), the same August 15th order scheduled a number of dates leading up to an eventual 2019 trial.
- 31st October 2018 – discovery to be completed
- 30th November 2018 – dispositive motions due
- 21st December 2018 – opposition filing cutoff date
- 29th January 2019 – final pretrial conference
- 4th February 2019 – jury trial
Sloan made a final bid to have the case dismissed earlier this year, which was denied.
Given she’s had ample opportunity to run the clock down, I’m not anticipating any delays with the above scheduling (I’m also not a lawyer).
Stay tuned…
Update 12th September 2018 – On September 5th Judge Gorton approved the SEC’s requested stay on proceedings against Carlos Wanzeler.
Update 20th January 2019 – Owing to Trump’s government shutdown, Sloan’s TelexFree trial has been delayed to late March.
It’s about flipping time. I only hope they nail her for continuing to promote Ponzi’s after being told to stop it when her injunction was issued. Going to enjoy watching this trial.
I just wonder if she will try to play the racist, homophobic, bigot and sexist card? Wouldn’t put it past her, as she has tried just about everything else to avoid her trial.
FAITH SLONE: If you look up the definition of “Scumbag” “Fraudster” “Piece of Shit” in the dictionary, only one name comes up- Faith Slone.
We can only hope that the authorities put the nail in the coffin on this complete waste of a person.
This telexfree case is worth something forgetting?
Not really. Money recovered from net-winners will go into the pot that’s eventually distributed to victims.
I just got an email from the trust with the amout that i will be recovering. It turn out that i will not get anything because my claim was duplicated.
In fact, there was two portail, one in 2016 and the other one in 2017 and i submitted my claim in both of them. My intitial investment was 15888$.
I just sent them an email, waiting for a response.
Uh there was only ever one TelexFree claim portal from memory.
Sounds like someone else filed the same claim as you for the same amount (your upline?).
Actually, there were two claim portal that i ve put in for in case. Let s see what is going to happen.
No I’m pretty sure there was only ever one TelexFree claim portal. Having two makes no sense.
Hope you weren’t duped into providing details to scammers through a bogus portal.
Hello! Just wanted to know… where can i contact the portal in order to get news?
I sent the info to the legal portal (bmc group) but they only sent me the confirmation bur nothing else. Thank you guys for your support
TelexFree Trustee website is probably your best bet.
Thank you for your inestimable work Oz.
Hamou, can you tell me on wich page did you ser your ePOC?
I did it on something called telexfreeclaims.com and the company in charge of it was bmc group.
I received an email confirmation with the correct amount on it but have not recerived anything else since then.
Can anyone help me if i did things right?
here is what i received on my email from (removed) with two attachments:
continued:
@Gon
You’re waiting on the announcement of an initial distribution then. Most claimants are in this position.
@hamou
sounds like you (or your upline) filed multiple claims for the same amount, not that there are multiple claim portals.
and here is what i ve got on the second exhibit:
does it mean that iam not recovering anything since the Conditionally Allowed Amount of Claim is None???????
help.
Someone else has claimed your investment.
Did you invest in TelexFree by depositing your money directly with the company or did you pay your upline?
Alternatively if you filed more than one claim then the above only applies to the duplicate claim. The original claim should have a separate determination notice.
oh and i forgot to put this one:
The Trustee proposes to disallow this claim as being duplicative of claim(s):
xxxxxxxx-000 Filed: (xx/xx/2017)
as the first one was filed on 2016 but it s the same claim.
If you filed two separate claims they’re not the same claim they’re two separate claims.
If the 2017 claim is still valid then you’ll have a determination on that. That’s the valid claim.
If you didn’t file the 2017 claim then your upline is trying to steal your money.
Got it, thank you Oz for ur help.
youre getting objected because you filed two claims. if you have only recieved one objection, then do not respond. since that means the other claim is approved and not getting objected. so the one objected just let it run its course.
Thanks to this page and thank you Oz for your help, this page has been the greatest way of getting information of this case, thx thx thx!!!
Wow, having lurked here instead of being active for the last few years, it is amazing to see her finally have to face justice.
Oz,
Faith Sloan’s issues with the SEC and court are of a criminal nature which does not affect the process of distribution to the claimants! If so why is it that the distribution isn’t taking off?
Secondly how did you come to know about claimants exact claims yet this is supposed to be confidential?
No they’re not. The SEC doesn’t file criminal lawsuits.
Because TelexFree was a massive Ponzi scheme and processing hundreds of thousands of claims and subsequent disputes takes a ton of time.
If you want anything further than that you’ll have to take it up with the Trustee.
I didn’t. No idea where you got that from.
Article updated with granting of Wanzeler proceedings stay.
oZ YOU ARE QUEIT THESE DAYS WHAT’S COOKING WITH TELEXFREE?
Not much. Victims are waiting on the Trustee to initiate the first distribution.
I check the TelexFree case docket monthly. If there’s nothing to report on there’s nothing to report on.
Oz Thank you!
Godfrey
the only beneficiaries hopefully waiting for the distribution should be the victims since people handling the receivership seem to have been paid!
Faith Sloan was scheduled for deposition by the SEC on October 25th.
That same day however her attorney was admitted to hospital for 24 hrs.
Might be some slight delays. Would love to be a fly on the wall for Sloan’s deposition though.
Oz. if YOU have any news with the trustee money distribution, please, let us know.