Probation Officer recommends Merrill no longer be monitored
Citing James Merrill’s ongoing compliance with curfew and monitoring conditions ordered back in 2014, a probation officer has requested Merrill’s monitoring be dropped.
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TelexFree millionaire and mayoral candidate found dead (Brazil)
Dorian da Silva Santos, 29, was a relatively well-known TelexFree net-winner residing in Serra Preta, a city in the eastern state of Bahia, Brazil. Known for “changing lives”, TelexFree may certainly have changed the life of Santos. On Tuesday Santos was found dead in a field. His hand were tied and he’d been shot multiple times in [Continue reading…]
Wanzeler stands trial in TelexFree VOIP criminal case (Brazil)
In January 2015 Brazilian authorities filed a criminal case against TelexFree and owners Carlos Wanzeler and Carlos Costa. The case was filed on the back of an investigation that began in 2013, seeking to establish whether TelexFree’s VOIP offering was illegal. The case recently went to trial and has been playing out in the Federal [Continue reading…]
Sunwind Energy Group settles with TelexFree Trustee
Through TelexFree Electric, Sunwind Energy Group received approximately $2.6 million dollars in stolen Ponzi funds. TelexFree Electric, owned by Carlos Wanzeler, James Merrill and Carlos Costa, transferred the funds under the guise of an equity investment and/or loan. The TelexFree Trustee sued Sunwind Energy for $2.6 million as part of his clawback rampage back in [Continue reading…]
Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher settle with TelexFree Trustee
Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher (Joele Frank), a public relations firm based out of New York, has settled with the TelexFree Trustee. Joele Frank was sued back in April as part of the Trustee’s clawback rampage. According to the filing, Joele Frank was paid an $85,000 “non-refundable advance” by TelexFree two days before its bankruptcy filing. Between [Continue reading…]
DOJ opposes Merrill’s suppression motions (TelexFree)
One of the bolder moves we’ve seen in the ongoing DOJ litigation against TelexFree and its owners, are motions by James Merrill seeking to suppress seized evidence against the company. Not bits and pieces or a tidbit here and there… but all of it – the whole kit and caboodle. Supporting his motions, Merrill argued that [Continue reading…]
Trustee clawbacks on hold till Merrill’s criminal trial
Back in April the TelexFree Trustee filed a host of clawback adversary proceedings against TelexFree insiders. The Trustee was required to commence the Adversary Proceeding before the Criminal Action could be resolved because the expiration of the Statute of Limitation relevant to these actions was approaching and was clearly going to expire before the Criminal Action [Continue reading…]
Sann Rodrigues facing deportation in visa fraud case
As per our last update on Sann Rodrigues’ visa fraud case, a Status Conference was scheduled for June 7th. On June 6th a Joint Motion was filed, requesting a continuance of the scheduled conference until August. Reasons for the delay include a substitution of attorneys on the DOJ side and a joint request for ‘additional [Continue reading…]
TelexFree clawbacks: Wanzeler & Nehra demand jury trial
Back in April the TelexFree Trustee went on a clawback rampage and sued a ton of insiders and merchants. Carlos Wanzeler, his family, Gerry Nehra and his law firm, Nehra and Waak were just four of the parties the Trustee is attempting to recover millions of dollars from. Responses to the Trustee’s lawsuits are starting to [Continue reading…]
TelexFree Trustee recovers $20,000 from PR firm
A few months ago the TelexFree Trustee filed a heap of lawsuits against insiders and merchants who worked with the $3 billion Ponzi scheme. One of the merchants who accepted payment from TelexFree was Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, a New York based PR firm.
