Burks’ Motion for Judgement of Acquittal denied
Paul Burks’ criminal trial has been continuing quietly over the past few days, with proceedings on June 13th seeing Burks Motion for a Judgement of Acquittal denied.
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DOJ objects to Paul Burks passing the buck onto experts
Despite only informing the Department of Justice that he ‘may assert a reliance defense‘ and failing to name ‘specific individuals upon whose advice (he) relied (on)‘, Paul Burks’ attorneys presented slides during their opening statement that suggests he may attempt to pass the buck. Through a July 12th filing, the DOJ have pre-emptively objected to the [Continue reading…]
PaymentWorld seek to postpone Roman Balanko deposition
Last week we explored the possibility that Roman Balanko had lied to the Zeek Rewards Receiver. Officially, Roman Balanko is the CEO of PaymentWorld USA. Balanko and PaymentWorld USA are arguing they have no control over Zeek funds deposited in a VictoriaBank account in Moldova, which was in the name of PaymentWorld Hong Kong. An [Continue reading…]
DOJ claim Burks’ experts “to serve as judge, attorney, and jury”
Things are heating up regarding Paul Burks’ defense experts. Following an objection filed by the DOJ against John White and Morris Aaron’s proposed expert opinion, Paul Burks filed a reply mostly dismissing the DOJ’s objections. The DOJ has now filed a reply, claiming Burks seeks to have his experts ‘serve as judge, attorney, and jury.‘
First day of Burks trial sees new attorney & four witnesses testify
After publishing over one-hundred and fifty articles covering Zeek Rewards intimately over just under five years, it feels odd not to have first-hand information to report on. Unfortunately I don’t have direct access to the North Carolina courtroom Paul Burks’ trial is taking place in, so over the next few weeks we’ll be relying heavily [Continue reading…]
Did Roman Balanko lie to the Zeek Receiver?
In an effort to shirk responsibility for paying back over $13 million dollars transferred through it by Payza, PaymentWorld USA has asserted it has no control or anything to do with PaymentWorld Limited (a Hong Kong company) or PaymentWorld LTD SRL (a Moldovan company). In the long-running saga, The Zeek Rewards Receiver has sued PaymentWorld [Continue reading…]
Paul Burks’ last-ditch attempt to delay criminal trial denied
I was kind of half-expecting Burks to come up with an eleventh-hour reason to delay his trial again, but I was still surprised when he actually followed through. On July 4th, the day before Burks’ criminal trial was to commence, his attorney filed a Motion to Continue Docket Call/Trial.
Douglas deposition reveals Dawn Wright-Olivares used crack cocaine
Back in March Darryle Douglas was arrested for failing to comply with a September 2015 court order. The September 2015 order in question saw Douglas required to return any copies of the Zeek Rewards database he has in his possession appear for a deposition by the Receiver and produce all financial records from November 1, 2011 to [Continue reading…]
Zeek Receiver files for summary judgement against net-winners
In contrast to Paul Burks’ criminal trial brief, the Zeek Receiver’s facts make it abundantly clear Zeek Rewards operated as a Ponzi scheme. Like all classic Ponzi schemes, the vast majority of the Zeek winners’ money came from the Zeek losers rather than legitimate business profits. Of the over $900 million that was paid in to Zeek, only [Continue reading…]
Expert witness objections in Paul Burks criminal case
With Paul Burks’ criminal trial just three days away and trial briefs field by both parties, objections have been raised regarding proposed expert witnesses. Paul Burks is objecting to Tucker Greer of Price Waterhouse Coopers. The DOJ are objecting to John White and Morris Aaron.
