Robert Alan Soloway, described by many as one of the world’s biggest spammers, was arrested yesterday in Seattle for Internet crimes. He is accused of using “zombie” computers to send millions of spam emails to individuals and businesses.
Last week a federal grand jury handed down an indictment against Soloway, listing 35 counts that included: mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
“Zombie” computers are computers that are taken over with computer code, and the owners typically never know their machine is under the control of someone else. These controlled machines are then used to send massive, bulk spam emails. In Soloway’s case, he used the compromised computers to send bulk e-mails that invited people to use his Internet marketing company to advertise their products via email advertisements. Soloway’s company adversited the aility to send up to 20 million emails over 15 days, at a cost of $495.
It is said that Soloway got rich from this spamming… driving a high-end Mercedes and living in an expensive apartment. Microsoft won a $7 million civil judgment against Soloway in 2005 and an ISP in Oklahoma has alswo won a $10 million judgment against him.
U.S. Attorney Jeff Sullivan said this case is the first in the country to use identity theft statutes to prosecute a spammer who takes over someone else’s domain name. The investigation began after numerous complaints about Soloway, who was featured on a list of known spammers kept by The Spamhaus Project.
It’s the government trying to be nosey in somebody’s personal business. This is a family altercation. They wasn’t even… you know.. us trying to kill somebody anyway. And they got brother ___ . Come on. As much as he done did for people. The people just got to understand that, you know, it’s a family situation. And a young guy Pierre and his family. We never talked about hurtin’ him or killin’ him. I just want people to know that…that the government is tryin’ to use our language against us. Don’t even know what we talkin’ about.You know, I just want people to understand that…
And even on the federal side…entrapment, tryin’ to set me up, so I need people’s support. A lot of peopl… who put me in… Put up $100 we could get outta here.
He says “they” are creating hurdles for him to get out of jail. Yeah. That’s called BAIL.
And he sang a song about being soldiers. Wow. Impressive.
UPDATE: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is repearting that the “beat-down” is related to a theft of $4,800 cash and a semiautomatic gun from Little Stewart’s home. Stewart is one of the co-conspirators. McGee refers above to Pierre Crawley, a man who lived with Stewart for a period of time and was suspected of committing the burglary. It is alleged that McGee, Stewart, and Dimitrius Jackson were looking for the victim and discussed “quick-sanding” Crawley, as well as “peeling back his wig” and “sewing his cap together.
Details are out about the state charges against Milwaukee alderman Michael McGee (Jackson) of solicitation to commit a felony/conspiracy and solicitation to commit a felony/substantial battery. McGee was charged with Little Stewart and Dimitrius Jackson in Milwaukee county court yesterday.
McGee’s attorney is claiming that there was a misinterpretation of the slang. Wrong! McGee and his conspirators discussed “peeling back his wig” and Rick Eisenberg does a great job of illustrating what that means. I don’t think anyone is confused. They also discussed “sewing his cap together.”
McGee and his conspirators allegdly discussed a $3,000 fee for the murder, but then agreed on just a “beat down” for $1,000.
The police immediately went into action on Monday to arrest McGee and his associates, and to get the intended target of the crime into protective custody. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has all the details.
For over a month, according to the Ohio State Medical Board, Ladd McNamara has not possessed a medical license at all—not in California, not in Georgia where he surrendered it in 2004, and now not even in the state of Ohio.
Moreover, the statute cited as the reason his license was being revoked in Ohio over a month ago was 4731.22: “fraud, deception and misrepresentation.”
Dr.Ladd McNamara graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, and completed his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He has been involved in medical research ranging from infertility to cancer treatment, and is now involved in clinical nutritional research. He has been in private practice in obstetrics and gynecology in Atlanta, Georgia, and worked with Dr. Wentz to create the Wentz Wellness Center for Women in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Yet another Usana person has falsified credentials and the company quietly goes along with it.
Barry Minkow and the Fraud Discovery Institute have produced a video involving a Usana Health Sciences former distributor. This is part two of the story of a blind man and his wife, who lost their life’s savings trying to build a Usana distributorship.
I was wondering something… How long can Michael McGee (Jackson) continue to collect his paycheck as alderman? Now that he ’s been charged at both the federal and state levels, things look pretty grim for him. How long will it take to cut off the cashflow?
Badger Blogger did a great rundown of all the criminal activites, arrests, and inappropriate behavior from Junior McGee over the last year or two. It’s fascinating:
All of the other arrests weren.t enough. the perjury, the affair, the threatening to kill the mother of his illegitimate child while in a courtroom, the restraining orders, these weren.t enough.
Dodging the sheriffs department for several day when they tried to serve him with one of the restraining orders against him wasn.t enough.
Making harassing phone calls and giving out the personal phone numbers of political opponents and radio producers on a competing station, on their radio show wasn.t enough.
Using his .Respect Kampaign. to promote the Stop Snitchin. movement and calling the past District Attorney a .Dumb Ass. wasn.t enough.
But now, finally, the MJS Editorial Board thinks that there is reason enough for McGee to resign. Better late than never, I guess.
Great post, Patrick. Maybe this time we can get rid of him?
WISN 12 News in Milwaukee interviewed Ajit Singh, who owns 2 gas stations in McGee’s district. He says he was forced to pay McGee/Jackson in order to help get his 24-hour operating licenses renewed. He had two licenses up for renewal, and McGee demanded $2,000 to help him get them renewed.
The evidence of the crimes allegedly includes recordings from an undercover agent wearing a wire, as well as recordings of phone conversations. When Singh handed McGee the money, an undercover agent was allegedly present.
State charges were filed today as well, but they are under seal as of right now. The charges are related to “substantial battery,” and it is believed that McGee threatened violence against someone in this shakedown scheme.
According to an affidavit by Christopher Crane, “Dr.” Ladd McNamara has been praciticing medicine in California without a license. According to the affidavit, Mr. McNamara prescribed medications for Mr. Crane on more than one occasion.
The prescriptions were filled at a CVS Pharmacy in Oceanside, California, and Mr. Crane says that Mr. McNamara stated he was not licensed in California and had to “stay under the radar” with the prescriptions.
It has been verified that Mr. McNamara does not have a valid medical license in California.
Mr. McNamara is also a spokesperson for Usana Health Sciences, as well as a member of the company’s Medical Advisory Board.
U.S. Attorney Steven Biskupic just announced some of the charges against Milwaukee alderman Michael McGee (Michael Jackson). The criminal complaint alleges extortion and bribery related to McGee’s duties as alderman.
The investigation began a year ago as business owners complained to the FBI about being asked to give McGee cash in exchange for favorable treatment on licensing matters. There were multiple store owners who complained, and federal and local authorities have been investigating, using undercover and electronic monitoring techniques.
It looks like there are more federal charges and more people to be indicted, but this is all under seal. It also looks like there will be state charges too, but those have not yet been made public.
UPDATE: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the following with regard to the potential state charges:
Police said this morning that McGee was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Monday. A clerk at the jail today declined to release McGee’s arrest and detention report for the booking saying that all information would be redacted from it.
A mug shot, however, shows that McGee was booked in on felony charges for:
Substantial battery/intend bodily harm, party to a crime.
This is the most recent in a series of posts from a Usana Health Sciences insider who has offering some very interesting information.
The break was needed to prove to myself that I have not become the person I hate. If I am posting for attention and ego I am no better than others I despise. One day I hope my family will understand. I do not expect them to. Staying off the posting for a time made me self examine motives. You did not receive the referral by accident as .cross lining. is prohibited. Other.s will follow. Look up what cross lining means and you will know I sent it.
BJ knows a lot of things. She is the one who told me in a casual conversation one time that Dr. Wentz was under a criminal IRS investigation that ceased or as she put it .resolved. in 2006. BJ signs on the ZIONS BANK account with Dr. Wentz. There used to be a .Sanoviv Medical. account but it is now closed.
Only two accounts left at ZIONS BANK but the following will lead you to further evidence. One account now gets 29,964.00 from Sephora Holdings in Switzerland. The regular deposits from Switzerland .Sephora Holdings. were 24,964.00 now 29,964.00.
When the money arrives in the account ending in 64 it is then transferred to the account ending in 72 which BJ signs on. The account ending in 77 is closed as that was Sanivov Medical. That money is then transferred to the account Betty Gene Snedaker.s and Dr. Wentz sign on and then it is gone. That is what is called a hush payment. BJ is taken care of because of what she knows. Follow that money from Switzerland, to ZIONS BANK in Utah to BJ.s account with Dr. Wentz and ask why.
Reporters are a unique breed, are they not?
An associate out west contacted our headquarters and stated that a group grossing five million a year from another company wants to join Usana. A conference call and meeting with all our top management was suppose to take place. This will not happen. I could not let it happen. They do not know this yet but it will not happen as they will soon realize. I may be going down but I am going to rescue a few before I go. We only wanted our upper management involved in the persuasion of the group because of the pressure for second quarter sales based on the abundant cancellations. We sell a story. Our story would be that the second quarter is a disaster but we have recruited a group from another company to fix it. Not now. Not on my watch.
The company can prove I am not an employee by opening up the books in Switzerland or ZION.S BANK or publicly stating Dr. Wentz was never under a criminal IRS investigation. The second quarter results if I am wrong would also silence me. You know better than anyone that when we cannot censor, we will not remain silent. Stop the emails for information. Do your own homework.
I will post this shortly.
Wow. The second quarter has “abundant cancellations”? Will Usana management perpetrate a fraud to cover up this?
This post links to all previous insider information.
Tracy Coenen is a forensic accountant and fraud examiner who investigates white collar crimes, including cases of financial statement fraud, embezzlement, tax fraud, and insurance fraud. She is the author of Essentials of Corporate Fraud and more than 100 articles on fraud featured in industry publications.
U.S. Attorney Steven Biskupic just announced some of the charges against Milwaukee alderman Michael McGee (Michael Jackson). 
