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Hey Gang, see what PRAVDA is saying about Barry, Harry and Nancy’s plan….
PRAVDA.  Yeah. That Pravda.
“It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people.”
via PRAVDA.
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Pastor David Jones and his wife Mary have been told that they cannot invite friends to their San Diego, Calif. home for a Bible study — unless they are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars to San Diego County.
via  FOXNews.com.

Rick Koerber picked three words to describe himself on his blog:
Capitalist, Mormon, Dad — in that order. It was both his philosophy and his cover.
Koerber’s hyper-economic, hyper-religious version of conservatism helped him cozy up to state politicians while, investigators say, he duped scores of investors.
He is accused of running a $50 million Ponzi scheme, convincing [...]

Did Ponzi monies go to Richard Dutcher’s new film?
It’s unclear if some funds from the Ponzi scheme may have gone into the production of local filmmaker Richard Dutcher’s yet-to-be-released horror flick, Evil Angel.
via Daily Herald.

As more states take up the debate on same-sex marriage, some advocates of legalization are taking a very specific lesson from California, where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dominated both fundraising and door-knocking to pass a ballot initiative that barred such unions.
With the battle moving east, some advocates are shouting that fact [...]

Half the money was used to pay supposed dividends to early investors, while the rest was used to finance a lavish lifestyle, including $1 million spent on cars, and $5 million he invested in the movie “Evil Angel,” according to prosecutors.
via  Salt Lake Tribune.

Rick Koerber, who earlier this week was indicted by federal prosecutors for allegedly defrauding investors in a multimillion dollar real estate business, struck back Friday and strongly denied any misconduct. He held a news conference Friday to air his allegations against state officials who, he claimed, have falsely accused him of illegal business transactions.
via Deseret [...]

A St. George couple invested more than $606,000 after attending a financial seminar by Rick Koerber, who stands accused in a multimillion-dollar pyramid fraud.
Tom and Peggy Tibbs say they would not have invested a dime had they known of his run-in with Wyoming regulators eight years ago before he moved to Utah.
via – Salt Lake [...]

SALT LAKE CITY — The man accused in what the federal government calls a $100 million Ponzi scheme went on the offensive Friday. Utah County businessman Rick Koerber didn’t just restate his innocence, he released secretly taped conversations in an attempt to prove it.
via ksl.com – Koerber says audio recordings prove his innocence.

SALT LAKE CITY—A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Tuesday morning charging Claud R. Koerber aka Rick Koerber, age 36, of Alpine, with mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion in connection with an alleged fraudulent investment scheme he devised to get money from investors. Koerber was involved with several businesses in Utah, including [...]

The chief concern is her position in the 2009 Maloney v. Cuomo case, in which the court examined a claim by a New York attorney that a New York law that prohibited possession of nunchucks violated his Second Amendment rights. The Appeals Court affirmed the lower court’s decision that the Second Amendment does not apply [...]

Can U.S. Sens. Bob Bennett and Orrin Hatch get more conservative?
If it’s possible, you’ll see it over the next two years.
via Deseret News

Koerber declined to address specific allegations Wednesday, but says he’s a victim of overzealous state and federal investigators and will be vindicated.
“I think the narrative they’re trying to spin is ridiculous. I don’t know why they’re trying to try it in the media. They spent more time with their press release than their indictment, if [...]

Prosecutors accuse Koerber of using investor funds for personal use, spending $1 million on expensive automobiles and more than $5 million on making movies, which apparently never hit theaters.
By phone, Koerber told KSL he was disappointed by the indictment but looked forward to defending himself in court.
If he is convicted, he faces up to 45 [...]

Koerber acknowledged putting money into restaurants and movies, saying Founders Capital “is in the business of making money by investing.” He declined to identify the restaurants and movies.
via Salt Lake Tribune.

When Alik started moving out Kira suggested that they had a farewell dinner. After a hearty meal and some heavy drinking Alik fell asleep.
via MosNews.com.

While Americans have become increasingly likely to believe that the law should not discriminate against gay individuals and gay couples, the public still seems reluctant at this point to extend those protections to the institution of marriage. Public support for gay marriage appears to have stalled in the last two years, even as the gay [...]

One might wonder what the heck a photo of gays has to do with a church burning down? The answer seems to be that the Washington Post doesn’t seem to think there is any time that isn’t suitable to attack the Mormon Church over its opposition to gay marriage. They turned this simple story of [...]

“It’s a little strange to feel like we’re part of a grandfathered minority,” said Leanne Waldal, 38, wiping away tears after the ruling was announced. Waldal and her wife were married in Canada in 2007 and again in California in October. “I hoped they wouldn’t invalidate our marriage, but I would rather be part of [...]

Director Mike Judge’s new animated television series “The Goode Family” is a send-up of a clan of environmentalists who live by the words “What would Al Gore do?” Gerald and Helen Goode want nothing more than to minimize their carbon footprint. They feed their dog, Che, only veggies (much to the pet’s dismay) and Mr. [...]

Koerber’s Franklin Squires Investments hatched the Franklin Squires Institute, which taught creative investing. That Institute later became its own independent business called American Founders University, which is an Internet-based school that offers liberal arts and vocational courses.
Attempts to reach the school on Tuesday were unsuccessful. Calls to the phone number listed on the school’s Web [...]

Conservative Rep. Karl Wimmer, R-Herriman, was a champion and good friend of Koerber and pressured the state to back off its own investigations, according to an e-mail Koerber sent to conservative activists through his Free Capitalist Project Web site. The e-mail asked for support for Wimmer’s re-election bid in 2008 and offered anyone who would [...]

Prosecutors said he was not making a dime for anyone, but instead just spending the money lavishly on himself and friends. Koerber spent about $850,000 on restaurants and over $1 million on expensive automobiles. Koerber said on his Web site that he is just being criticized for having a legitimate business fail. If convicted, Koerber [...]

Prosecutors say they are still investigating the alleged scheme and other people might face charges. They say early investors were encouraged to recruit others to the companies, only to pay them less interest.
via  KUTV – Utah News – 2News.

I made my choice early on, when I first encountred these people. I made my choice before the huge successes and before the tragic business failures that have defined the last several years. I’m not proud or happy about the business or financial failures that have so closely affected my life, and the [...]