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Financial Investigations ı By Peter Moreno - May 11, 2018

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Florida Operation That Pitches Worthless Timeshare Resale Scheme Sacked

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Financial Investigations ı By Peter Moreno - May 9, 2018

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FTC Sacks Deceptive Marketers for Work-at-Home and Business Coaching Scheme

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Financial Investigations ı By Peter Moreno - April 27, 2018

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International Money Laundering Conspiracy Lands U.S.-Nigerian Dual Citizen in Federal Court

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Financial Investigations ı By Peter Moreno - April 23, 2018

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Getting Rich Quick from Negative-Option Sales

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Financial Investigations ı By Peter Moreno - April 22, 2018

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Telomerase Activation Sciences and Deceptive Advertising

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Scam Alert April 18, 2018

Bollman Hat Company Settles Deceptive ā€˜Made in USAā€™ Certification

Made in USA The Pennsylvania based Bollman Hat Company and its wholly-owned…

By Peter Moreno From the concrete jungle of Wall Street as an Investment Adviser to the narco-infested jungles of Colombia, as a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel. His first hand knowledge of both finance and crime present a unique perspective on the topic of financial crimes. Although he may not be the "most interesting man alive," his friends assure him he's in the top 10. He delivers provocative written insights on controversial topics, sips single malt scotch with a smile, and fancies a good cigar.
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Scam Alert April 18, 2018

Fraudulent Online Cryptocurrency Chain Referral Scheme Squashed

Cryptocurrency Chain The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) files a complaint in federal…

By Peter Moreno From the concrete jungle of Wall Street as an Investment Adviser to the narco-infested jungles of Colombia, as a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel. His first hand knowledge of both finance and crime present a unique perspective on the topic of financial crimes. Although he may not be the "most interesting man alive," his friends assure him he's in the top 10. He delivers provocative written insights on controversial topics, sips single malt scotch with a smile, and fancies a good cigar.
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Scam Alert April 18, 2018

Phony Debt Relief Scammers Pay $35 Million in Consumer Redress

Phony Debt Relief Operation Three mastermind scam artists, Jeremy Marcus, Craig Smith,…

By Peter Moreno From the concrete jungle of Wall Street as an Investment Adviser to the narco-infested jungles of Colombia, as a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel. His first hand knowledge of both finance and crime present a unique perspective on the topic of financial crimes. Although he may not be the "most interesting man alive," his friends assure him he's in the top 10. He delivers provocative written insights on controversial topics, sips single malt scotch with a smile, and fancies a good cigar.
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Scam Alert April 16, 2018

SEC Issues Government Impostor Investor Alert

Government Impostor Scam Artists In an increasingly hi-tech world, fraudsters are forced…

By Peter Moreno From the concrete jungle of Wall Street as an Investment Adviser to the narco-infested jungles of Colombia, as a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel. His first hand knowledge of both finance and crime present a unique perspective on the topic of financial crimes. Although he may not be the "most interesting man alive," his friends assure him he's in the top 10. He delivers provocative written insights on controversial topics, sips single malt scotch with a smile, and fancies a good cigar.
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Financial Investigations April 16, 2018
Texas Company Charged by SEC for...

Senior Citizens Fall Victim to Ponzi Scheme On April 6, 2018, the…

By Peter Moreno From the concrete jungle of Wall Street as an Investment Adviser to the narco-infested jungles of Colombia, as a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel. His first hand knowledge of both finance and crime present a unique perspective on the topic of financial crimes. Although he may not be the "most interesting man alive," his friends assure him he's in the top 10. He delivers provocative written insights on controversial topics, sips single malt scotch with a smile, and fancies a good cigar.
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Financial Investigations April 3, 2018
SamSam Ransomware Paralyzes Atlanta and City...

Ransomware Note and Digital Disruption ā€œRansomware is unique among cybercrime because in…

By Peter Moreno From the concrete jungle of Wall Street as an Investment Adviser to the narco-infested jungles of Colombia, as a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel. His first hand knowledge of both finance and crime present a unique perspective on the topic of financial crimes. Although he may not be the "most interesting man alive," his friends assure him he's in the top 10. He delivers provocative written insights on controversial topics, sips single malt scotch with a smile, and fancies a good cigar.
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America March 25, 2018
Tumblr Terminates Accounts Linked to Russia

On Friday, Tumblr announced their decision to remove accounts which appeared to…

By Gabrielle Seunagal Gabrielle Seunagal is a full-time freelance writer, editor, and voice actor, who worked with USA Herald from June 2017 to November 2024. She is passionate about fitness, travel, and combating human rights abuses like human trafficking and child marriage.
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Investigates March 24, 2018
Media Marketing Companies Charged with Scamming...

A slew of media marketing companies have been charged by the Federal…

By Megan Westlund Megan Westlund is a contributor.
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Investigates March 22, 2018
Theranos Inc., Elizabeth Holmes, and Ramesh...

The SEC charged Theranos Inc., CEO Elizabeth Holmes, and its former President…

By Megan Westlund Megan Westlund is a contributor.
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Investigates March 15, 2018
FTC Returns Almost $500,000 to Consumers...

Tachht, Inc., and Teqqi, LLC were ordered by the federal court to…

By Robin Bull Robin Bull holds a BS in Paralegal Studies and has extensive experience in the legal industry and as an independent researcher. She is an Investigative Reporter for USA Herald and also contributes to Lawyerist. Robin's primary focuses are law and investigative journalism. Read more at https://www.confessionsfromthecouch.com.
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Scam Alert January 28, 2021

Judge Orders Fraudster to Jail, Return Stolen Cryptocurrency to Victims

A federal judge sentenced a cryptocurrency fraudster named Jerry Ji Guo to prison and return the funds he embezzled from his victims. Court documents showed that the current value of…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
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Scam Alert January 25, 2021
Court Orders Sanctuary Belize Scam Ringleaders to Pay $120.M to FTC

A federal district court entered a final order approving a huge amount of financial judgment against the Sanctuary…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Scam Alert January 15, 2021
Bulgarian Crypto Exchange CEO Imprisoned For Role In Online Auction Fraud

A Bulgarian cryptocurrency exchange CEO was sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in a multi-million…

By Rochdi Rais Rochdi Rais is the Fractional Head of Growth and financial and legal writer at USA Herald. He has been writing and editing financial, legal and U.S. news for years with over +4000 articles published during his career.
Scam Alert January 13, 2021
Mastermind behind “GemCoin” crypto scheme sentenced to 10 years in prison

The mastermind behind the ā€œepic proportionsā€ GemCoin crypto scheme has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison,…

By Rochdi Rais Rochdi Rais is the Fractional Head of Growth and financial and legal writer at USA Herald. He has been writing and editing financial, legal and U.S. news for years with over +4000 articles published during his career.
Scam Alert December 30, 2020
SEC charges Virgil Capital and its 23 years old CEO Stefan Qin with fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an emergency enforcement action against Virgil Capital LLC, its affiliated companies,…

By Rochdi Rais Rochdi Rais is the Fractional Head of Growth and financial and legal writer at USA Herald. He has been writing and editing financial, legal and U.S. news for years with over +4000 articles published during his career.
Scam Alert December 24, 2020
FBI PIN warns that ransomware attackers are calling to threaten their victims

DoppelPaymer ransomware victims are receiving phone calls from the hackers after their systems are infected by the malware…

By Jackie Allen Jackie is a freelance journalist and technology geek. She worked as a telecom project director for AT&T and BellSouth. Before joining the USA Herald she has written books, articles, blogs and whitepapers. Her clients include Samsung and other technology companies.
Scam Alert December 21, 2020
Shipchain, Founded by John Monarch, Gets Shutdown via SEC Enforcement Action

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Scam Alert December 21, 2020
SEC charges Decision Diagnostics, CEO Keith Berman with fraud over COVID-19 blood testing device

Decision Diagnostics Corp., a biotechnology company based in California, and its CEO Keith Berman, are facing fraud charges…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Scam Alert December 17, 2020
Avast lists 28 malware-infected browser extensions, downloaded 3 million timesĀ 

Prague-based Avast reported that almost 3 million people have been infected by browser extensions they downloaded for Google…

By Jackie Allen Jackie is a freelance journalist and technology geek. She worked as a telecom project director for AT&T and BellSouth. Before joining the USA Herald she has written books, articles, blogs and whitepapers. Her clients include Samsung and other technology companies.
Scam Alert December 14, 2020
FTC announces nationwide crackdown of scammers called Operation Income Illusion

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) together with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners announced Operation Income Illusion,…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Scam Alert December 8, 2020
Miami-based computer repair service provider EasyQuickfix LLC allegedly exploiting seniors

EasyQuickfix LLC, a computer repair service provider based in Miami, Florida is allegedly taking advantage of consumers, particularly…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
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