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While many other penny stocks have seen ample opportunities to collect on the hype of marijuana legalization, even from prior to the November elections where Colorado and Washington State said "Yes", the Robert Hipple and Henry Jan scam promoted ticker, SKTO, which spammed their way to selling worthless shares of Healthcare of Today Group for years, decided to join the group of marijuana stocks:
Top Marijuana Stocks
Medical Marijuana Inc. (MJNA)
Cannabis Science Inc. (CBIS)
Growlife Inc. (PHOT)
HEMP Inc. (HEMP)
MediSwipe Inc. (MWIP)
GreenGro Technologies, Inc. (GRNH)
Terra Tech Corp. (TRTC)
What's more than peculiar, actually fraudulent, is that, after not doing any filings with OTCMarkets for more than 2 years, the PR announcements are signed by A. Mayor. Short for Artemus Mayor, Mayor is the Vice President of (non-existent) Sales for HealthCare of Today. Other insiders like Jason Fu., creator of all of Hipple and Jan connected websites in the past, is also directly linked to Medical Greens.
The website for Medical Greens, incubated on February 25, 2013 (see here), was not even completed when the first news came out on March 13. After announcing on Friday that more than $30 million in contracts have been secured (see here) in the first month under control by SK3 Group, the website still offers nothing of detail to secure the roughly $10 million of SKTO stock which has been traded in the last 10 trading sessions.
Pumped incessantly by well-known names on iHubwho have historically worked collectively with fraudulent CEO's to revive old ticker symbols, few have even gone out to check that the address used by Medical Greens company is a UPS mailbox located in Pasadena, CA. (see here)
Regardless of the fact that Medical Greens is not a registered business entity, that their presence on the web never existed until a month ago, or that they are even a trademarked name as they claim, without filing updated financials or backing up their story strong enough to hold water, the SKTO scam has been extremely hot heading into the weekend.
Although some of the iHub message board pumpers claim to have taken $500 and turned it into more than $40,000, chances are that, come next week, the early "April Fools" joke is released and share prices of SKTO stock come crashing down from its augmented reality.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
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SKTO is a Robert Hippel company. Who is Robert Hippel?
III.
On the basis of this Order and Hipple’s Offer, the Commission finds that:
A.
SUMMARY
Robert Hipple, a lawyer and the former CEO and CFO of now-defunct business development company (“BDC”) iWorld Projects & Systems, Inc. (“iWorld”), overstated the value of iWorld’s primary asset – its investment in several portfolio companies – in three consecutive quarterly filings in 2005. Hipple, who personally performed iWorld’s accounting and financial reporting functions, also misled iWorld’s auditors into believing that the company had independently evaluated the worth of its portfolio companies. As a result of his conduct, Hipple i) violated the antifraud provisions of the Exchange Act, filed false Sarbanes-Oxley executive certifications, misled iWorld’s auditors, falsified books and records, and knowingly circumvented internal controls; ii) violated Se ction 57(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act; and iii) aided and abetted and caused iWorld’s violations of the reporting, books and records, and internal controls provisions ofthe Exchange Act, and iWorld’s violations of the BDC books and records provision of the investment Company Act.
B.
RESPONDENT
Robert John Hipple, age 64, resides in Cocoa, Florida. He is an atto
rney licensed in Florida and Georgia. Hipple and an associate controlled the management and operations of iWorld Projects and Systems, Inc. (“iWorld Florida”), a private Florida company, when it was acquired in early 2005 by iWorld Projects & Systems, Inc. (“iWorld”), a business development company. At the time, Hipple was the CEO of iWorld Florida. After the acquisition, Hipple formally became iWorld’s CEO and remained in that position until he resigned in March 2006. He also acted as iWorld’s principal financial officer.
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2010/34-61688.pdf
Marijuana Stock Scams
With medical marijuana legal in almost 20 states, and recreational use of the drug recently legalized in two states, the cannabis business has been getting a lot of attention—including the attention of scammers. FINRA is issuing this alert to warn investors about potential scams associated with marijuana-related stocks.
Spotting a Potential Scam
Like many investment scams, pitches to invest in potentially fraudulent marijuana-related companies may arrive in a variety of ways—faxes, email or text message invitations to webinars, infomercials, tweets or blog posts. Regardless of how you first hear about them, the offers almost always contain hallmarks of "pump and dump" ploys. Specifically, fraudsters lure investors with aggressive, optimistic—and potentially false and misleading—statements or information designed to create unwarranted demand for shares of a small, thinly traded company with little or no history of financial success (the pump). Once share prices and volumes reach a peak, the cons behind the scam sell off their shares at a profit, leaving investors with worthless stock (the dump).
One company, for example, promoted its move into the medical cannabis space by issuing more than 30 press releases during the first half of 2013. These releases publicized rosy financial prospects and the growth potential of the medical marijuana market. The company was also touted on the Internet through the use of sponsored links, investment profiles and spam email, including one promotional piece claiming the stock "could double its price SOON" and another asserting the stock was "poised to light up the charts!" Yet the company's balance sheet showed only losses, and the company stated elsewhere that it was only beginning to formulate a business plan. {GEE, I WONDER WHAT PENNYSTOCK FINRA IS REFERRING TO????}
Smart Tips
To avoid potential marijuana-related stock scams:
Ask: "Why me?" Why would a total stranger tell you about a really great investment opportunity? The answer is there likely is no true opportunity. In many scams, those who promote the stock are corporate insiders, paid promoters or substantial shareholders who profit handsomely if the company's stock price goes up.
Consider the source. It's easy for companies or their promoters to make exaggerated claims about lucrative contracts, the company's revenue, profits or future stock price. Be skeptical about companies that issue a barrage of press releases and promotions in a short period of time. The objective may be to pump up the stock price. Likewise, be wary of information that only focuses on a stock's upside with no mention of risk.
Do your research. Search the names of key corporate officials and major stakeholders, as well as the company itself. Proceed with caution if you turn up recent indictments or convictions, investigative articles, corporate name changes or any other information that raises red flags. For example, the CEO of one thinly traded, yet heavily touted, company that purports to be in the medical marijuana business spent nine years in prison for operating one of the largest drug smuggling operations in U.S. history. The former CEO of a similar company was recently indicted for his role in a multi-million dollar mortgage-based Ponzi scheme. Check the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator to determine if a solicitation is coming from someone who has served time in a federal prison. Many states also have similar prisoner locator systems.
Know where the stock trades. Most unsolicited spam recommendations involve stocks that do not trade on The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ OMX), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE Euronext) or other registered national securities exchanges. Instead, these stocks may be quoted on an over-the-counter (OTC) quotation platform like the FINRA-operated Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) and the platform operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc.
Generally, there are no minimum quantitative standards that a company must meet to have its securities quoted in the OTC market.
Many of the securities quoted in the OTC market don't have a liquid market. They're infrequently traded and can move up or down in price substantially from one trade to the next. This may make it difficult to sell your security at a later date.
Read a company's SEC filings, if available. Most public companies file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Check the SEC's EDGAR database to find out whether the company files with the SEC. Read the reports and verify any information you have heard about the company.
Remember that just because a company has registered its securities or has filed reports with the SEC does not mean it will be a good investment—or the right fit for you. Also, be aware that not all financial information filed with the SEC, or published elsewhere, is independently audited. Unaudited financials are just that—not reviewed by an independent third party.
Be wary of frequent changes to a company's name or business focus. Name changes and the potential for manipulation often go hand in hand. One low-priced stock now claiming to be in the medical marijuana business has had four name changes in the past 10 years. Another company switched from the coffee business to focus "on the rapidly emerging medical marijuana industries." Name changes can turn up in company press releases, internet searches and, if the company files periodic reports, in the SEC's EDGAR database.
Check out the person selling the stock or investment. A legitimate investment salesperson must be properly licensed, and his or her firm must be registered with FINRA, the SEC and a state securities regulator—depending on the type of business the firm conducts. To check the background of a broker or investment adviser, use FINRA's BrokerCheck. You can also call your state securities regulator. When using BrokerCheck, research the name of the person who contacted you, as well as the name of the firm they claim to work for. Verify the caller's identity using the phone number on the firm's website or in a publicly available telephone directory.
If a Problem Occurs
If you believe you've been defrauded or treated unfairly by a securities professional or firm, file a complaint. If you suspect that someone you know has been taken in by a scam, send a tip.
Additional Resources
FINRA and SEC Alert: Inbox Alert—Don't Trade on Pump-And-Dump Stock Emails
FINRA Alert: Avoiding Investment Scams
SEC Alert: Be Alert When You Receive Spam E-mail or Faxes And When You See "Unsolicited Quotations" Posted for Stocks
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The villa I was in is shown on page 18 (lefthand side). I had the second floor of the grey stone building. Page 18 (lefthand side) shows the villa from the north looking south, and on page 18 (righthand side) is the villa from the south looking north.
http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/uploads/files/b5ded188-9d03-4ad8-afd8-143cde38f497.pdf
Page 19 shows the ruins of the original Roman fort that was the first known structure in Bellagio and is on the Villa Serbelloni grounds and not open to the general public.
Page 20 shows the conference center at the top of the hill and the road leading down to the villas and artists-in-residence lodgings.
Page 21 shows the conference center from the opposite side (i.e., from the west looking east).
Page 22 is the view from the conference center down the opposite side of the hill - looking west towards the shore your hotel was likely on. The Grand Hotel is directly below with the 4 bright lights on top and and just to the left (south) you can see the ferry landing with the two pillars.
What a spectacular place!
I hope some of you appreciate this brochure and the neat photos of this unique place. The Villa Serbelloni is the top of the hill in Bellagio and the site of the Roman fort was the original structure on the peninsula and that is what the town Bellagio was based around. The only way to see this is via this brochure or if you get invited there by the Rockefeller Foundation (yes, you can apply to hold a conference there or try to get in as an artist-in-residence). Otherwise, it is closed to the public and the normal tourists don't even know about it.
http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/uploads/files/b5ded188-9d03-4ad8-afd8-143cde38f497.pdf
The US Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, Pub. L. No. 91-513, 84 Stat. 1236 (Oct. 27, 1970); The Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978, 21 USC §801; The Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984, 98 Stat. 2068 (21 U.S.C. § 841(b); The Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1988, implementing the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffict in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; and the Federal Analog Act (a specific section within the CSA), constitute the comprehensive regulation of illegal drugs and narcotics in the United States.
Thus, with the existence of this stringent legislation, the question is, how may these online dealers actually sale their products? They may only know. Online marihuana dealers and their buyers may straightforwardly be charged under Federal and state law for this practice.
The US Supreme Court has been consistent in holding that the Federal Government has the power to regulate and prohibit the possession of any and all drugs, even if state law favors them, under the Congressional power to "regulate commerce...among the several states." Online sales of marihuana will undisputedly fit within this Federal power.
Some US states have tried to pass legislation legalizing the use of small quantities of marihuana but most of they have been preempted by Federal law. For instance, California passed a bill allowing the use of marihuana for medical reasons with a valid doctor's prescription. This bill was invoked in the well-known case of Ashcroft v. Raich in 2004. Yet, the US Supreme Court ruled against Raich, a terminally ill woman who filed a lawsuit against the Federal government arguing that California law should apply in her case instead of the CSA. The Supreme Court held against Raich and found the California law was preempted by the CSA.
California: Group Busted For Selling Marijuana Over The Internet
Published by: Hemp.org on July 25, 2013
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
A group using a little-known part of the Internet to sell California marijuana to people in at least 16 other states has been broken up by federal investigators.
Matthew Gillum, 29, of Loomis, and Jolene Chan, of Roseville, each face charges of marijuana distribution, unlawful use of the mail, conspiracy to distribute marijuana and avoiding currency reporting transaction requirements, reports Dave Marquis at News 10.
The investigation began last year when Sacramento postal inspectors found several Express Mail packages sent to the region containing large sums of money. The packages were sent to are post office boxes, and addressed to fictitious businesses with names like American Sound Concepts and Granite Cove Property Management.
A "controlled delivery" from Granite Bay to New Jersey by postal inspectors in December 2012 led to recipient who "cooperated" with law enforcement. The snitch said he'd bought the marijuana from the website Silk Road, using a fictitious name.
- See more at: http://medicalmarijuana.com/medical-marijuana-news/title.cfm?artId=981#sthash.1MhjBrjJ.dpuf
California: Group Busted For Selling Marijuana Over The Internet
Published by: Hemp.org on July 25, 2013
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
A group using a little-known part of the Internet to sell California marijuana to people in at least 16 other states has been broken up by federal investigators.
Matthew Gillum, 29, of Loomis, and Jolene Chan, of Roseville, each face charges of marijuana distribution, unlawful use of the mail, conspiracy to distribute marijuana and avoiding currency reporting transaction requirements, reports Dave Marquis at News 10.
The investigation began last year when Sacramento postal inspectors found several Express Mail packages sent to the region containing large sums of money. The packages were sent to are post office boxes, and addressed to fictitious businesses with names like American Sound Concepts and Granite Cove Property Management.
A "controlled delivery" from Granite Bay to New Jersey by postal inspectors in December 2012 led to recipient who "cooperated" with law enforcement. The snitch said he'd bought the marijuana from the website Silk Road, using a fictitious name.
- See more at: http://medicalmarijuana.com/medical-marijuana-news/title.cfm?artId=981#sthash.1MhjBrjJ.dpuf
Cash flow? They don't even have an office. They don't have FDA approval for any of their extracts that are being sold for human consumption and medicinal use. They don't have an FDA-inspected and FDA-licensed manufacturing facility for said extracts.
The only cash flow I can see them potentially having is from printing shares and selling them via private placements. And that is not revenue, it would be paid-in capital.
Or is Allyn/Allen going to start selling off his massive collection of photos of himself with every celebrity he can chase down?
I'll bid $20 for a photo of Allyn/Allen flanked by John Kennedy and Chester Nimitz on the PT-109.
Since Benz and Allyn/Allen were last teamed up at EFGU.PK (aka HEFG) - Hidden Empire Film Group (iHub board: EFGU), why don't they just use the Hidden Empire address as the mailing address for SKTO?
Save money and they would still be able to claim they are sharing office space with another company.
The question would be, how can Benz and Allyn negotiate with themselves to establish an arm's length market rate for subleasing Hidden Films space to STKO? LOL!
Or they could just centralize it all in Allyn's house, with one bedroom allocated to Hidden Film Group and a half-bath allocated to SKTO so they have a facility to flush their PRs.
Integral,
You must have looked across the lake right at Tremezzo and my hotel on the lake front.
I think not, because my villa was on the shore of the other (west?) side of the peninsula (opposite side of where the ferry landing is) with my window looking ENE or E. IIRC, the ferry landing is on the east side of the peninsula with the Grande Hotel immediately north of the ferry landing. My view was looking east (and a bit north) across a wide arm of the lake with the hill behind me and even the main lodge/villa building at the top of the hill looks mostly ENE.
I suspect your hotel was on the west side of the lake, which is the side our minibus drove up to the westside ferry landing. Once I got the ferry over to Bellagio, I had to walk with all my luggage up all those steps until I got to the gate of the Villa Serbelloni, at which point there was a phone box that I called to summon the white van to come pick me up and drive me up the hill to the main villa, then down the other side to my villa on the east coast of the peninsula.
This sucked because (1) I had influenza that started on the plane flight to Milan and felt like crap, (2) I had just bought a large suitcase-style set of high-end hand-crafted wooden building blocks in Milan as a present for my 2 year-old son and had to carry that 20 lb set in addition to my luggage up all those damned steps while suffering from the flu and with no free hand to wipe my profusely running nose.
More info than needed, I know, but these types of things are what makes those memories so memorable - the things that go wrong, the immense joy at finally reaching the gate and phonebox after all those steps.
Seems like the most memorable trips are those when things were not according to plan or unexpected problems arise.
Like on our honeymoon when I locked our car keys in the rental car at the ferry landing in Twassen, B.C. while waiting to catch the ferry to Victoria, Vancouver Island (we went inside the cafe to get coffee and hot chocolate) - and the locksmith got there JUST IN TIME to open the door and get my credit card info before the ferry left.
Kinda like when you run across a novel, truly outrageous pennystock promotion ploy or rig method - those are the memorable ones.
I think the fake business address put out by SKTO in a PR and then "updated" to a new fake address may be one of the more memorable bumbles of 2013.
At every yearend, this board should do a rundown of the top 10 most outrageous or novel penny stock bumbles/scams of the year.
Integral,
I stayed at the Villa Serbelloni (the estate at the top of the hill in Bellagio). My room was in a villa on Lake Como with the window looking straight down into the lake.
The Villa is owned by the Rockefeller Foundation and you get to stay there by invitation only. I was an invited member for a WHO conference being held there and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and WHO/UN.
I stayed there for 5 days - all paid. Meals and the conference (about 20 of us total) were held at the main villa at the top of the hill. Every morning the white van would come down to our lodgings and pick us up for breakfast and drive us up the hill to the Villa. It was all part of the estate - with olive trees and grape vines all the way up the hill.
NOTE: This is NOT the Grande Hotel Serbelloni! It is a separate private estate owned by Rockefeller.
http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/bellagio-center
The Bellagio Center, also known as "Villa Serbelloni", is situated above the small town of Bellagio, Italy on 50 hilly acres of park and garden. Bellagio is located on Lake Como approximately 75 km (47 miles) north of Milan.
The food was outstanding - they have a top chef running the shop there.
And it (and the trip) was entirely free to me, thanks to the Rockefeller Foundation.
Those UN schmucks do live quite the lifestyle of the rich and famous, I must say.
It was a blast!
Sorry, but ANY product that is a pharmaceutically active EXTRACT of a natural product and is intended to be sold for a medical purpose - and its GMP-compliant manufacturing facility - requires by law an FDA license and an FDA licensed manufacturing facility.
Doesn't matter if Eric Holder likes it or not - it is the law and the FDA.
Doesn't matter if DEA likes it.
It's the LAW and the FDA is ruthless about enforcing it for public health and safety.
Without an FDA product license and without an FDA inspected and licensed GMP-compliant manufacturing facility, there will be no product containing an extract.
FDA is rather rigorous about unlicensed pharmaceuticals. Think SWAT team - FBI-style and no knock warrants for seizure.
In this situation, I would suspect the DEA would show up as well.
I also think the SEC may frown upon publicly traded companies that purport to sell unlicensed - and hence illegal - products such as extracts lacking FDA licenses.
You can bet that Hipple's office is not a GMP facility and is not listed in the FDA website as a licensed manufacturing facility.
Any facility to manufacture an extract of a pharmaceutically active substance that is to be sold for human use or consumption requires an FDA license and must be GMP-certified - even the most basic facility costs millions of dollars at minimum.
SKTO has no FDA licenses - zip on the FDA website. No product license for any extract. No manufacturing facility.
The FDA also requires a manufacturing and fill/finish plant inspection as part of licensure.
Where is SKTO's manufacturing location for making the extract?
FDA highly regulates every pharmaceutically active substance that is not sold in its natural plant form. It REQUIRES an FDA license.
If you check, every Apple iPhone has at least on FCC license.
Where is SKTO's FDA license to manufacture and sell an extract as a medical product?
Also, point me to the FDA license SKTO has to make a pharmaceutically active extract of a plant and sell it as a medical product. I can't find it on the FDA website.
What is the address of the supposed SKTO lab where the alleged extraction occurs?
Please don't tell me it's another phony address. What is it?
Very interesting report on SKTO: http://promotionstocksecrets.com/sk3-group-inc-skto-biggest-scam-since-srge/
Profile of Jeffrey Benz
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Mr. Benz has been at the forefront of sports business issues for more than 14 years. At AVP, Mr. Benz is responsible for business, legal, and government affairs, strategy, international, and business development. Prior to joining AVP in May 2007, Mr. Benz was VP of Business and Legal Affairs and corporate secretary at A2 Holdings, LLC, a startup boxing and media venture.
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Benz and Allyn/Allen were last teamed up at EFGU.PK (aka HEFG) - Hidden Empire Film Group. See how that one fared.
Hidden Empire Film Group
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Deon Taylor
Roxanne Avent
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Robert Smith
Jeffrey Benz
Ephraim Salaam
Kevin Allen
Alison M. Shaw
Jeffrey Benz – Director of Legal Affairs
Jeff Benz handles Legal and Business Affairs for HEFG. A former public and private company COO and General Counsel, Jeff has advised or managed content producers, creative types, and content distributors in entertainment and sports over the course of his nearly 20 year career. He also served as the General Counsel of the United States Olympic Committee, where he negotiated what was then the largest television rights deal for Olympic sports in the United States, for $2.3 billion.
Clients have included USOC, Peter Ueberroth, Michael King, Yahoo!, and HaChaCha, LLC. Jeff is also one of the most active American Arbitration Association entertainment, commercial, and sports arbitrators in the US, and he teaches, writes, and speaks on these subjects. He has BA and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan
and his JD from the University of Texas School of Law.
Benz joined HEFG in 2012 and has provided all necessary counsel to maintain Hidden Empire Film Group’s legal viability. He is a priceless piece of our senior management team.
- See more at: http://hiddenempirefilmgroup.com/jeffrey-benz/#sthash.Ze7Tk1X9.dpuf
Kevin Allen
Kevin has broad experience as a senior executive and entrepreneur in entertainment, television, film, music, merchandising, licensing, talent management, and sports. The scope and reach of his network in Hollywood and around the United States is unparalleled, and his ability to sell products, ideas, and entertainment are without compare.
As one of the Presidents of King World, Kevin set up and oversaw entire merchandising and licensing division handling all of King World Properties world wide, reporting directly to the CEO. King World is the leading worldwide distributor of first-run programming, including the two highest-rated, first-run
- See more at: http://hiddenempirefilmgroup.com/kevin-allen/#sthash.Bvjen8Q2.dpuf
Allegedly, Pawel Dynkowski was spotted about a year ago in a Bugatti Veyron in St. Tropez. Never saw a pic though, just one of those iHub rumours. There is a post somewhere on iHub that references this. I'm not a subscriber, but if you have full-text search you could probably search with his name and narrow with Bugatti if you're so inclined to find it.
Or check this link about him and his cars: http://delawareexotics.blogspot.com/2012/03/ud-student-with-lamborghini.html
First comment:
AnonymousMarch 15, 2012 at 11:15 PM
This guy actually had three lamborghinis. Two in delaware pictured above and a lp670 roadster at his house in laguna beach. Last I heard is he's living in st. Tropez and drives a Bugatti super sport
Perhaps you can explain how Jonathan Nichol, of Baker City, OR (population 9,638) came to have had up to possibly 300,000,000 shares of EXPU (per lasernat - see his posts today) and
this tiny town of under 10,000 people but also at 3,500 feet elevation has a new website selling devices for making alkaline water and doing business as drinkhealthywater.com
And Aflie-boy has previously tweeted about an "Oregon source".
Does that not seem a bit strange coincidence for a tiny very rural town of less than 10,000 people?
It does seem that way to me.
2215 13th St
Baker City
(541) 523-4788
Drink Healing Water- Enagic Ionized Alkaline Water Distributor
www.drinkhealingwater.com/
From Google, and crosschecking with Yahoo we get the same info:
http://local.yahoo.com/info-78902486-drink-healing-water-enagic-ionized-alkaline-water-distributor-baker-city
Well, well ... look what well water ionizer shows up in Baker City, OR (elevation, 3,451 feet above sea level)
from the same tiny town as Jonathan Nichols. A website started this year (2013).
http://www.drinkhealingwater.com/
Kangen Water® is created from Enagic's ground-breaking water technology. It is considered the very best water since it is alkaline rich, anti-oxidant and micro clustered. Kangen means “return to origin” in Japanese.
Enagic® water ionizers connect to your kitchen faucet; the tap water is purified by the internal filter first and then ionized through electrolysis process.
Enagic's water Ionizers are licensed as medical device by the Japanese Ministry of Health & Welfare'.
Enagic® was awarded an honorable endorsement by the Japanese Association for Preventive Medicine for Adult Disease in 2002.
"WHY WOULD A SHAREHOLDER HAVE A PHONE PAID FOR BY EXPU ???"
Very odd! Evidently Jonathan Nichol is not simply an investor, but with a phone line that answers as Expert Group would seem to indicate an active participant in the EXPU "show".
300,000,000 shares for this guy? Is this our guy? Seems to be a Jonathan O. Nichol in Baker City - kinda far from Portland unless it's a vacation/skiing home.
Jonathan Nichol
Systems Administrator
Portland, Oregon Area | Information Technology and Services
Current:
Senior IT Technican / IT Field Support at Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Past:
Systems Engineer at First Independent Bank
Education:
Clark College, University of Washington
Summary:
IT Systems / Network Administrator Specialties: UNIX administration Windows administration EMC SAN & Recoverpoint Cisco Networking SQL Serv...
Jonathan Nichol appears to be an IT/internet/networking tech guy from Portland. It is possible he got the shares for an email spam campaign or some other IT services to Alfie-boy? Recall Alfie-boy tweeting about an "Oregon source" - maybe Nichol is his Oregon confederate on this steaming pile? 300 million seems like a lot of shares for one guy for promotional work - maybe he bought a convertible note a while back? It does seem pretty unusual.
Keep digging, we might figure it out with enough spade work.
REVERSE SPLIT COMING!!! Look out below.
"Massive share reduction" = reverse split
Common pennystockspeak.
And when they raise the authorized share limit they often call it a "share lift".
Can't these clowns at least come up with some new phrases to con people with?
Ben gets out in 2026 (assuming he gets the 15 percent statutory credit for the elimination of "good time")
Rufus gets evicted in 2031 with the 15 percent discount - but I bet he will get in trouble in the joint and have an "extended stay".
And John Dodge won't be around to defend Jimbo anymore. Dodge died in December, IIRC.
Do you have any info on what Dodge died from?
I'm guessing that hemorrhoid finally popped. He always seemed to be suffering from high blood pressure - flushed face, easily agitated.
And John Dodge waon't be around to defend Jimbo anymore. Dodge died in December, IIRC.
Do you have any info on what Dodge died from?
I'm guessing that hemorrhoid finally popped. He always seemed to be suffering from high blood pressure - flushed face, easily agitated.
"Alfred Culbreth has been the President / Ceo of several companies. He has been sued twice for luring investors to invest in his businesses only to take the money and run.
Case # 03-5407-CACE
Location: Circuit Court 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida
Plaintiff: Victor Velasco
Defendant: M5COM Inc and Alfred Culbreth
Result: Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff in the amount of $101,000 plus costs of $1,560.
Status: Judgment was Satisfied
Date: January 8, 2004
Attorney for Plaintiff: Gideon Schwartz (FL Bar # 0165719)
Contact Info for Attorney: 80 SW 8 Street, Suite 2803, Miami, FL 33130 / Tel (305) 536-6177 / Fax (305) 536-6179
Case # 03-04896 CA (03)
Location: Circuit Court, 11th Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Plaintiffs: Alfredo Camacho and Jose Baptista
Defendant: TEC9COM Inc and Alfred T. Culbreth
Result: Ongoing Lawsuit
Reason for Lawsuit: Breach of Contract. Two Venezuelan investors gave Alfred Culbreth $350,000 in total and he did not honor their contract and took the money and ran with it.
The modus operandi of Alfred Culbreth is to open a business, lure investors, steal the funds, then declare bankruptcy / close the business and open a new business in the same location (same office or a different office in the same building).
He currently has opened 2 businesses in the same office where he previously had M5COM called White Light Communications LLC and Miami Telegraph & Telephone Inc.
No one should invest any money in these two businesses if they don't want to lose their investment.
Anonymous
Miami, Florida
U.S.A.
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And NO winners. Can anyone name a successful Alf business venture? Describe its success.
Didja notice that the L'Alpina brand name is ripped off from the clothing company that Alf claimed he was trying to get back in 2010?
How's the telephone company to Cuba going, Alf?
Alf has a long string of FAILED business ventures and I can't find a single successful one:
Alf Failures:
For the past 12 years, Alfred T. Culbreth has drawn upon his entrepreneurial acumen to form a succession of full-service telecommunications organizations, including Miami Telephone & Telegraph, Inc., Telecom Debit, Tec9COM, Inc., the M5COM Corporation, Teleport Services, and Standard Communications Corporation, Inc. At present, Alfred T. Culbreth serves as CEO of TelTec Communications, Inc. and Chairman of White Light Communications Corp. To see more information on Alferd T. Culbreths work with both of these firms, visit telteccom.com and whitelightcommunications.com.
Conducting Telecommunications Business In Cuba
November 15, 2010
By: Al Culbreth
President Obama significantly eased restrictions that affect telecommunications service providers’ access to the Cuban market in 2009, paving the way for customers in that country to receive the excellent services most of the world takes for granted. Moreover, this will enable people in the U.S. and around the world to stay in close touch with relatives in the isolated country of Cuba. Obama’s new rules altered the manner in which telecommunications traffic may be routed. Under prior restrictions, the federal government limited companies to indirectly accessing phone and Internet traffic with Cuba, blocking direct connection. The new rules provide the potential for direct communications via optical cable devices and satellite facilities, as well as the ability to negotiate agreements with operators in the country itself. In response to the ease on restrictions, companies have begun significant construction on a major underwater cable network to the tiny island. Industry experts expect that this cable, which will link Cuba to Venezuela, will be completed within the year. The project will provide greatly enhanced telecommunications access for customers in Cuba who eagerly await full service. The cable will also benefit telecommunications service providers in that it will expand their client base. Alfred Culbreth, a pioneer and entrepreneur in the telecommunications field, leads TelCoCuba. Culbreth anticipates the opportunity to provide enhanced services to customers in the emerging market of Cuba.
Australian by L’Alpina Sportswear Company
October 1, 2010
A former top-ranked tennis player, Mr. Alfred T. Culbreth is in the process of acquiring Australian by L’Alpina sportswear company. The brand was founded by Leardo Gabrielli in 1946 as L’Alpina Maglierie Sportive. Gabrielli first designed sportswear for skiers, but was convinced by the Australian tennis players Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall to start manufacturing tennis wear. Adopting the kangaroo as the brand’s symbol, Gabrielli renamed the line “Australian” in honor of the two players that encouraged him to enter a new market. In 1970, Giordano Maioli assumed control of the company and shortly thereafter adopted a rising Czech tennis star, Ivan Lendl, as a spokesman for the Australian brand. The Australian name gained increased popularity in the nineties and was worn by Wimbledon competitor Goran Ivanisevic, a winner of the Australian Open. In the past decade, Australian signed a three-year contract with the Italian Tennis Federation to supply its teams’ official uniforms. At present, Australian by L’Alpina produces high-quality towels, tennis outfits, tracksuits, and bathing suits that are designed to mimic the natural curves of the body, allowing athletes to forget about their clothing and concentrate on the competition. The product is defined by its attention to detail and subtle elegance, which appeal to many athletes’ personal aesthetics. Australian by L’Alpina continues its dedicated research to fashion trends and materials technology, consistently striving to deliver exceptional products in styles that makes them appealing both on and off the court.
At least you now know where Alf ripped off the L'Alpina name from, even if his deal didn't come through.
Anyone have any successful business ventures that Alf pulled off?
http://alfredculbreth.wordpress.com/tag/alfred-t-culbreth/
So based on your table, Dannon, at pH 7.84 and Crystal Geyser, a cheap water available all across the Western USA are "high alkaline water".
$0.99 a liter in any Circle K, 7-11, Wal-Mart, or Safeway store from the Pacific Coast to the Rockies.
And Zephryhills - available all over Florida for dirt cheap - is even higher in alkalinity at pH 7.57.
Conman Alf, in his latest FAILED business venture, should just buy some cases of Dannon, Crystal Geyser, and Zephryhills and slap his labels on it.
But then why wouldn't folks just buy the cheap stuff which is the same water?
Poor Ben, his motion was circular-filed again.
Stanley's 321 Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 8/26/13. (jlm) (Entered: 08/27/2013)
Oral hearing should be funny. The court clerks will be laughing for weeks before they can write the opinion that the appeal is meritless without busting out laughing and spraying coffee or iced tea through their noses onto their keyboards.
And NO winners. Can anyone name a successful Alf business venture? Describe its success.
Didja notice that the L'Alpina brand name is ripped off from the clothing company that Alf claimed he was trying to get back in 2010?
How's the telephone company to Cuba going, Alf?
All Alf Failures:
For the past 12 years, Alfred T. Culbreth has drawn upon his entrepreneurial acumen to form a succession of full-service telecommunications organizations, including Miami Telephone & Telegraph, Inc., Telecom Debit, Tec9COM, Inc., the M5COM Corporation, Teleport Services, and Standard Communications Corporation, Inc. At present, Alfred T. Culbreth serves as CEO of TelTec Communications, Inc. and Chairman of White Light Communications Corp. To see more information on Alferd T. Culbreths work with both of these firms, visit telteccom.com and whitelightcommunications.com.
Conducting Telecommunications Business In Cuba
November 15, 2010
By: Al Culbreth
President Obama significantly eased restrictions that affect telecommunications service providers’ access to the Cuban market in 2009, paving the way for customers in that country to receive the excellent services most of the world takes for granted. Moreover, this will enable people in the U.S. and around the world to stay in close touch with relatives in the isolated country of Cuba. Obama’s new rules altered the manner in which telecommunications traffic may be routed. Under prior restrictions, the federal government limited companies to indirectly accessing phone and Internet traffic with Cuba, blocking direct connection. The new rules provide the potential for direct communications via optical cable devices and satellite facilities, as well as the ability to negotiate agreements with operators in the country itself. In response to the ease on restrictions, companies have begun significant construction on a major underwater cable network to the tiny island. Industry experts expect that this cable, which will link Cuba to Venezuela, will be completed within the year. The project will provide greatly enhanced telecommunications access for customers in Cuba who eagerly await full service. The cable will also benefit telecommunications service providers in that it will expand their client base. Alfred Culbreth, a pioneer and entrepreneur in the telecommunications field, leads TelCoCuba. Culbreth anticipates the opportunity to provide enhanced services to customers in the emerging market of Cuba.
Australian by L’Alpina Sportswear Company
October 1, 2010
A former top-ranked tennis player, Mr. Alfred T. Culbreth is in the process of acquiring Australian by L’Alpina sportswear company. The brand was founded by Leardo Gabrielli in 1946 as L’Alpina Maglierie Sportive. Gabrielli first designed sportswear for skiers, but was convinced by the Australian tennis players Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall to start manufacturing tennis wear. Adopting the kangaroo as the brand’s symbol, Gabrielli renamed the line “Australian” in honor of the two players that encouraged him to enter a new market. In 1970, Giordano Maioli assumed control of the company and shortly thereafter adopted a rising Czech tennis star, Ivan Lendl, as a spokesman for the Australian brand. The Australian name gained increased popularity in the nineties and was worn by Wimbledon competitor Goran Ivanisevic, a winner of the Australian Open. In the past decade, Australian signed a three-year contract with the Italian Tennis Federation to supply its teams’ official uniforms. At present, Australian by L’Alpina produces high-quality towels, tennis outfits, tracksuits, and bathing suits that are designed to mimic the natural curves of the body, allowing athletes to forget about their clothing and concentrate on the competition. The product is defined by its attention to detail and subtle elegance, which appeal to many athletes’ personal aesthetics. Australian by L’Alpina continues its dedicated research to fashion trends and materials technology, consistently striving to deliver exceptional products in styles that makes them appealing both on and off the court.
http://alfredculbreth.wordpress.com/tag/alfred-t-culbreth/
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Current Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel, Division of Enforcement at US Securities and Exchange Commission
Delusions that Penson's bankruptcy filing somehow affects the subpoena.
Penson still had to comply with the subpoena. I don't see that it changed anything. Can someone explain the exact theory as to how the bankruptcy filing has any effect upon the subpoena?
Explain your crazy theory!