Brock Felt, EMillionaire, et al
How to Really Make a Lot of Money on the Net
By:
Bill E. Branscum
Copyright 2011
The name, "Brock Felt" appears to be unique in that, insofar as I have been able to determine, there is only one person by that name. Apparently, he is an interesting individual; a simple Google search of that name will reveal that a lot of people have an interest in him, and keep you busy for days wading through their complaints.
EMillionaire has an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau, as does Goliath Ventures.
Better Business Bureau Reports:
The Ripoff Report Forum has
approximately eighty-five (85) reports retrievable via search for EMillionaire at:
A review of the above referenced complaints reveals a pervasive common thread. People complain of being offered access to certain training/tutorial materials for a very small fee and complain that their charge cards were debited significant, unauthorized charges. Several report that the objective of the scheme is to persuade people to commit much larger sums in order to avail themselves of the training and support that Felt is promoting - fees of $5,000, $10,000 and $20,000 are mentioned.
Investigation reveals that Brock Felt and the above referenced corporate/business entities are the defendants in a Utah case in which the Plaintiff alleges that they have, in fact, made a significant amount of money, a significant share of which was due the plaintiff, and is currently owed to them. The Plaintiff, Cathexis, claims to have contracted with the Defendants to undergo
marketing efforts to drive traffic to the Plaintiff's web sites and create sales for eMillionaire, for which the Plaintiff was entitled to receive a payment of $43.00 for each $1.95 sale created from Plaintiff's efforts.
This is not a mistake on my part - Cathexis alleges that they were to be paid forty three dollars ($43) for each one dollar ninety five cent ($1.95) sale attributable to their marketing and promotional efforts. Obviously, Brock Felt, and other defendant entities, intended that each $1.95 sale would lay the foundation for the collection of additional income - which might explain why so many people complained that they suffered unauthorized charges to their credit cards dramatically in excess of the $1.95 charge to which they agreed.
According to the Plaintiff in this case, the total amount of money involved is substantial. Specifically, the Plaintiff claims that, between December 27, 2008 through May 10, 2009, their promotional campaign was responsible for 212,165 sales for which the Defendants were obliged to pay them $8,783,840. The Plaintiff claims that there is an outstanding, unpaid balance of $6,423,840 owed to them as of May 10, 2009.
The above referenced Complaint is available for your review:
In reviewing the foregoing Complaint, note that the Plaintiff specifically contends that Brock Felt, operating by and through the other defendant entities, has hidden the assets derived of the Plaintiff's promotional campaign in an offshore bank, the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Limited.
This is particularly interesting since Brock Felt is also the subject of federal tax liens. On June 18, 2009, the IRS filed two federal tax liens; one for tax year 2005 in the amount of $12, 076 and the other for tax year 2007 in the amount of $66,215.
Federal Tax Liens:
In light of the above referenced Federal Tax Liens, the Cathexis Complaint raises some interesting questions; specifically:
> If $8,783,840 was due to the Plaintiff, how much income was actually generated during the relevant eighteen (18) month period, December 27, 2008 through May 10, 2009; and
> If there was an effort to hide these funds offshore, was it the Defendant's intention to conceal them from the Plaintiff, the Internal Revenue Service, or both; and
> Were the funds thus derived properly reported as income; and
> Was the existence of these offshore account(s) properly reported on tax returns; and
> Were the mandatory FBARs (Foreign Bank Account Report) forms filed? In addition to criminal exposure, the penalty for the mere failure to file an FBAR is 50% of the maximum value of the account during any calendar year.
As those of you involved in international asset recovery are aware, dealing with offshore entities can be challenging. Historically, this was especially true of cases involving St. Kitts-Nevis. The Confidential Relationship Act of 1985 for St. Kitts-Nevis established complete confidentiality from foreign authorities seeking private banking and financial records. Prison terms were mandatory for violation of the statute.
When I was still employed as a federal agent, St Kitts and Nevis were widely recognized as being as obstructive as possible with respect to investigations. In the year 2000, they were blacklisted by the OECD and FATF as a tax haven, due to the fact that they were completely uncooperative in fighting money laundering. They subsequently cleaned up their act a bit and joined the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force. In 2002, St Kitts and Nevis were removed from the blacklist drawn up by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
At this point, we have verification that the alleged account at St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Limited exists.
It is a relatively easy thing to make a lot of money on the Internet these days - you simply make grandiose promises, to as many people as possible, and fleece the gullible. In most cases, you can reasonably expect to get away with it.
On the other hand, any collaborative effort to frustrate the Internal Revenue Service's efforts to assess and collect the tax is a Klein Conspiracy, cognizable under Title 18 USC §371, not to mention the other potential criminal offenses that could be implicated related to Tax Fraud, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, Money Laundering . . . this may prove to be a very interesting case.
Brock Felt is further identified as being, Brock Adam Felt, a white male born June 29, 1978. His current Florida Drivers License is valid until June 29, 2011. He currently lives at 3904 W Swann Ave., a rental property in Tampa, Florida. We have his Social Security Number.
UPDATE: May 23, 2011
Various sources report that Felt's vehicle is a 2006 Range Rover bearing current Florida tag, MARQI. This vehicle is titled to his mother, Candy Skappple. The photograph below was taken at the above referenced address on W Swann Avenue.
Various sources report that payments to Felt have been processed by Ron LeGrand, doing business as Global Publishing. Others report that they have processed payments through his sister, Ashley Weese (Candace Ashley Weese) who is identified as a principal of Creative Juice.
We continue to receive information regarding offshore accounts, reported accessed by Felt via ATM Debit/Credit card. We are particularly interested in any information pertaining to a check that Felt reportedly traveled to Nevis to collect last year; specifically, we would like to know if that was a bearer negotiable instrument that should have been reported.
We have complete identifying information regarding LeGrand, Weese and Skapple.
Bill E. Branscum, Investigator
Oracle International
OracLeIntL@aol.com
(239) 304-1639
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