Oprah sure can pick 'em lately.
Posted on 06/20/2021 2:18:19 AM PDT by Libloather
Husband and wife duo LaShonda and Marlon Moore, who appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Network reality show “Family or Fiancé” last year, scammed Black communities across the nation out of “tens of millions of dollars,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has claimed.
In a lawsuit filed in Texas state court Tuesday, Paxton alleged:
Over the course of the pandemic, LaShonda and Marlon Moore, the husband and wife duo of Prosper, Texas, and BINT, have operated an illegal pyramid scheme, Blessings in No Time (aka BINT) to scam tens of millions of dollars from members of the African American community throughout the nation. Defendants promised profits and a money back guarantee. Instead, Defendants are dissipating assets – leaving thousands of victims in dire straits.
According to the complaint, the Moores solicited contributions by promising they would “‘bless’ and assist needy members of the African American community in the wake of the pandemic and economic and social strife.” Paxton says those contributions would purportedly “result in a return ‘blessing'” that would exceed the member’s contribution of $1,400.00 to $1,425.00 by a factor of eight. BINT “members” were also promised a payout of $11,200.00 for each participant they recruited to make another $1,400.00 contribution, according to the complaint. BINT members were formally prohibited from posting reviews on social media; many remained silent, fearing they would jeopardize their promised payout, the attorney general says.
BINT’s website proclaims that the organization “harnesses the power of digital communities and the internet to give people the means to raise funds, help others overcome hardship, and meet aspirational goals.” According to the organization, it is based on the principle of “linkfunding.” The website states, “[t]he core principle behind the linkfunding definition is; [sic] you can help a friend or help an entire community.”
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Interesting that the “contribution” is the same as the stimulus payment.
Like two girls knife-fighting or just a friendly stabbing, this is a common thing in our community so why is it a crime?
Not a coincidence! 😁
Classic Ponzi scheme.
. . . not as bad as the last Ponzi scheme promoted by Oprah. Namely, Obama.
More black-on-black crime that you never hear about. My wife worked for the state, and black employees at her facility were operating some kind of fraudulent real estate scam “for the brothers and sisters” and stealing each other blind. They finally got busted after one of them went to the cops.
The same scam Hilary did with ‘It takes a community’.
What a coinkydink!
Oprah sure can pick 'em lately.
I’m sure they’ll Blame Whitey / Racism....
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