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Earlier this month around 1.1 million Young Living account details were published on a popular hacking forum. The details were published on December 11th, with the data breach itself believed to have taken place earlier. Leaked Young Living account information includes distributor and customer names, corresponding email addresses, dates of birth and geographic location. The…
Earlier this month around 1.1 million Young Living account details were published on a popular hacking forum. The details were published on December 11th, with the data breach itself believed to have taken place earlier. Leaked Young Living account information includes distributor and customer names, corresponding email addresses, dates of birth and geographic location. The…
Following the court’s rejection of a time served plea deal, Mohammed “Moe” Diab’s Allied Walled criminal case is headed to trial. In rejecting the proposed plea deal at a December 19th hearing, the court informed the parties it would accept an agreed-upon sentence substantially below the low end of the applicable guideline range but not…
iComTech Ponzi promoter David Brend has been sentenced to ten years in prison. Brend’s sentence was handed down on December 2nd, following a guilty verdict in March 2024. Following Brend’s sentence, he will further be subject to three years of supervised release. On the money side of things, Brend (right) will pay a $40,000 civil…
In reporting on Velovita’s acquisition of Jeunesse earlier this month, I very much felt like something was amiss. Marketing suggested Velovita had only acquired rights to certain regions, putting a question mark on the rest of Jeunesse’s business. This was on top of allegations made by Jeunesse co-founder Randy Ray in October, placing former Jeunesse…
Leonardo Cositorto, who is currently on trial as founder of the Generation Zoe Ponzi, is proving to be quite the drama queen. Cositorto’s latest stunt sees him reported to have barricaded himself in his cell. With the court waiting on his appearance to continue the trial, the “President of the Court” ordered Cositorto forcibly removed….
The Profit Connect Receiver has received permission to make an interim distribution. On December 19th, 2024, the court approved pro rata distribution of $8 million in recovered funds to Profit Connect victims with a valid claim. The “interim” designation of the distribution is due to pending resolution of several outstanding claims. Five Profit Connect victims…
Citing “unexpected events”, Jason Cardiff’s attorneys filed for a trial continuance on December 4th. Unexpected events have limited the time available for counsel to effectively prepare for trial on February 4, 2024. First, counsel lost his full-time associate who opened his own firm. Secondly, and more importantly, Mr. Cardiff has been unavailable for trial preparation…
A lawsuit filed against Clayton Sampson, aka Clay Sampson, has revealed behind-the-scenes fraud at EnvyTV. EnvyTV was a pirated content streaming MLM company Sampson launched in 2019. In November 2020 husband-and-wife Plaintiffs Mary Jane Beauregard and John Hugh Smith, filed suit against defendants: Clayton Sampson Elisha Sampson Envy TV and Envy Solutions Citing Clayton and…
Allied Wallet’s Amy Rountree has been sentenced to time served. Rountree’s sentence was handed down on December 13th. She is additionally subject to one year of supervised release. Allied Wallet was a scam-friendly payment processor owned by CEO Ahmad “Andy” Khawaja (right). Rountree and co-defendant Mohammed “Moe” Diab” helped run Allied Wallet, as COO and…