Final judgement granted against all Zeek top net-winners
Following Final Judgement granted against three of Zeek Rewards’ top thieves, the same has now been granted against all named net-winners in the Receiver’s clawback lawsuit.
In total there are seven named net-winners the Receiver is pursuing clawback litigation against:
- Jerry Napier ($2.3 million)
- Darren Miller ($2.1 million)
- Rhonda Gates ($1.9 million)
- Aaron Andrews, Shara Andrews and Innovation Marketing LLC ($1.3 million)
- T. LeMont Silver and Karen Silver ($3.1 million)
- Durant Brockett ($2.3 million)
- David Kettner, Mary Kettner, Kettner & Associates and Desert Oasis International Marketing ($1.2 million)
Default judgement has already been granted against Michael Van Leeuwen ($1.6 million), Darryle Douglas ($2.2 million), Todd Disner ($2 million), David Sorrells ($1.19 million) and Trudy Gilmond ($2.1 million).
As per the judgement orders, the Receiver is now authorized ‘to pursue appropriate collection proceedings’ against named net-winners.
I imagine collection attempts will begin in earnest early next year.
Footnote: Our thanks to Don@ASDUpdates for providing a copies of the latest final judgement orders (filed December 13th).
Finally. It has taken a little over 4 years for this to happen. I think there will be many on that list who were probably thinking they got away with this one and were in the wind.
What about all the money that Tracy Davison profited? I wonder if that guy will ever be held accountable.
Davison was one of the 9000+ named defendants (not a top earner).
The Receiver has yet to pursue clawback litigation against the 9000 net winners (he only just won judgement not too long ago).
I was a little net winner… its spent long long ago!
What I would like to say is I put a lot of effort into this program and did not start making money for over a year. I could have taken earnings out earlier, but wanted it to build up.
I listened to all the advocates, lawyers, Troy Dooly and more. Rep’s called North Carolina attorney generals office and they said Zeek penny auction was legal… all pent auctions are legal.
North Carolina TV stations were doing the same, saying Zeek was new and penny auctions were exciting for the gambler type looking for a bargain.
My question is how could authorities sit by and look at a growing 700 million program and do NOTHING!… yet take 4 years sitting on top of a pile of cash earning legal fees.
We were all fooled by this. The only ones profiting out of this are the Attorneys witch hunting for more billing. How is this such a bad outcome when losers get most of their money back.. please!
Investing and reinvesting is not “effort”.
Zeekler wasn’t the problem, Zeek Rewards was. And the North Carolina Atty General’s office did not sign off on Zeek Rewards.
Investigations take time. And they haven’t been sitting on a pile of cash, a lot of it has been paid out already.
Everything except the business model, which clearly spelt out Zeek Rewards was a Ponzi scheme.
As a net-winner you weren’t “fooled” by anything. You are a scammer, simple.
And someone has to clean up your mess, and attorney’s don’t work for free.
A lot of affiliates aren’t getting anything back because they can’t provide proper evidence to back up their claim. They were swindled by the professional scammers that flocked to Zeek.
Hopefully the Receivership does not go easy on the $1000+ net-winner thieves.
I beg to differ with you Oz. Most “net winners” were in fact fooled, and for you to suggest otherwise is strange.
How is it the winners weren’t fooled, and the losers were fooled?
All that entered this program, excluding the creators, are all equally as guilty of wrong doing, if we are looking for guilt.
The difference between the average net winner and those that lost is merely timing. Had the losers gotten in earlier, they wouldn’t be spewing venom towards the majority of the winners, as they themselves would be a winner and thusly upset st themselves.
No. the only difference between the two groups is timing, not one was a “scammer” and the other a victim.
Both winners and losers are equally guilty of wrong doing, if as it appears, it was wrong.
Yes. I am in the winning class, and have been in contact for restitution, it winners does not equal scammers, otherwise all that participated are equally scammers.
You represent “most net-winners” now do you? Rightio…
From a regulatory standpoint, one group made money in a scam and the other lost money.
Guilt has already been assigned by the courts. Paul Burks and Dawn Olivares are going to prison.
What we’re discussing here are victims of a scam (net-losers) and those who scammed them (net-winners).
You made money in Zeek Rewards and you’ve filed a claim? Some people have no shame I guess.
Not going to get in a long drawn out discussion, but you are wrong if you think the losers were victims and winners scammers.
Once again, the loser got in for precisely the same reasons, as did the winners, they just got in later, which as it turns out, they then became a loser. All due to timing.
You did not understand what I said when I said, ” I have been in contact for restitution.”
I’m not seeking restitution for myself, but for those that’s filed their claims for getting in later than did some of the winners.
To the average participant, it is simply a matter of timing, and I am convinced not one honest “victim” would disagree they didn’t enter it to “scam” anyone, anymore than the average winner, because they in fact wanted to be one of the winners.
Tell that to the courts.
And on what authority do you claim to make such representations for the hundreds of thousands of Zeek Rewards affiliates?
Fact of the matter is net-winners lost money in a scam and the net-winner scammers stole it from them.
However you want to justify that in your own conscience is neither here nor there.
So you’re helping those you conned get some money back? I suppose that’s better than nothing.
Did you settle?
No point in trying to argue with him Stan, in his eyes it’s either black or white.
If you happen to get lucky and make a few bucks you are scum and the lowest of the low but if your timing was out and you lost money you must be an innocent little lamb and compensated at all costs.
I agree top earners and those who actively recruited should give something back but stop trying to make out all winners are scumbags and all losers innocent children, we all knew, or should have known, high reward = high risk and these things can fold at any time, that’s especially relevent when it comes to the internet.
If you’re not prepared to lose then don’t play and don’t complain when it all goes wrong!
You don’t get “lucky” in a Ponzi scheme.
You either scam people out of money or you get scammed.
How quickly you forget Zeek Rewards was marketed as a legitimate MLM opportunity when it was anything but.
Rob. You are right and I dare say, even those in the losing class of victims will agree with what you and I have said.
They didn’t get in it to scam anyone, as they were just as misinformed as the winners (excluding the originators and accomplices. I got in knowing the risks, as I am an investor in stocks, currencies, low effort, high risk endeavors, to which I lose quite often, and accept my loses and deal with it.
For anyone to suggest I scammed anyone that happened to have not entered earlier is totally disingenuous, and I am fully confident, every one of those that did lose, had no intention or have any idea that if they stay in long enough they in fact would suddenly be a scammer.
We all need to be honest, except for those at the very top, we all were scammed, and do disparage those that got in sooner than others, is inaccurate.
Scammers is not correct. This program was on fire, everyone who found out about it was like, “Where do I join?” There was no selling, pitching or scamming people to join.
People knew distributors were making money and they just wanted in. There are 2 sides to every story and the moderator will only tell you one side, that came about after the fact.
@anthony
BehindMLM was covering Zeek Rewards long before the SEC shut it down.
The fraud behind Zeek Rewards extended well beyond the advertising itself. All the pseudo-compliance BS, the Dawn Wright-Olivares “we’re not a Ponzi scheme” squad, the Gregory Caldwell and Robert Craddock “we’re gunna sue everyone” crack squad… anyone who invested in Zeek Rewards despite the obvious sides and made money was clearly aware of the scam.
If anything, you’re the one presenting one side here.