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Forsage founder Vladimir “Lado” Okhotnikov has been indicted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Mindset 24 Global’s John Brian McLane Jr. has pled guilty to tax fraud. Following an IRS investigation, the DOJ filed charges against McLane in June 2022.

Yesterday I was researching an MLM company debuting a strip-delivery supplement. It reminded me a lot of Axis Klarity from Elomir, an MLM company launched under LaCore Enterprises last year. Wondering if LaCore Enterprises might be behind this other company, I ran a few searches to see if anything come up. I forget the exact [Continue reading…]

Vortic United has received a pyramid scheme fraud warning from Russia. As per the Central Bank of Russia’s February 20th notice, Vortic United exhibits “signs of a financial pyramid”.

Riway has been outed as a client of the Eliminalia reputation management agency. Leaked documents reveal Riway’s Taiwanese subsidiary paid Eliminalia €370,000 EUR to bury Placenta Purtier health warnings.

There have been rumblings that OmegaPro’s collapse is tied to The Traders Domain, a non-MLM Ponzi scheme that also collapsed in late 2022. The implication being that OmegaPro investor funds were commingled into The Traders Domain, which was running its own Ponzi. I haven’t been able to verify anything, and I still can’t – at [Continue reading…]

Vista Network and owner operator Armen Temurian have been sued by the CFTC for commodities fraud. The CFTC alleges, among other things, that Vista Network was a $7 million dollar plus Ponzi scheme.

Sixty QNet scammers have been arrested in Ghana. Authorities claim the scammers continued to promote QNet, in violation of a July 2022 court order banning the pyramid scheme nationally.

Gilbert Armenta’s OneCoin crimes called for a 100 year sentencing guideline. In the lead up to his sentencing, Armenta’s lawyers asked for time served due to the conditions at MCC New York. The DOJ asked for seven years, stating that “any sentence of less than five years’ imprisonment would not (be appropriate).” Following a “lengthy [Continue reading…]

Validus and its promoters have been ordered to cease all business operations in New Zealand. The Financial Markets Authority’s interim stop order was issued on February 16th.