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  1. Mar 19, 2015 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The president of ZeekRewards, Paul Burks, has been indicted on federal charges for operating an Internet Ponzi scheme that took in more than $850 million dollars, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

  2. Jul 21, 2016 · From January 2010 through August 2012, Paul Burks was the owner of Rex Venture Group, LLC (RVG), through which he owned and operated Zeekler, a sham Internet-based penny auction company, and its purported advertising division, ZeekRewards (collectively “Zeek”).

  3. The Securities and Exchange Commission accused ZeekRewards and founder Paul Burks of “fraudulent, unfair, deceptive and illegal acts and practices in the solicitation of and sale of purported...

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  4. Feb 13, 2017 · Paul Burks, 70, of Lexington, N.C. was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and to pay $244,000,000 as restitution. A federal jury convicted Burks in July 2016 of wire and mail fraud conspiracy, wire and mail fraud, and tax fraud conspiracy following a three-week trial.

  5. Jul 4, 2016 · A jury expected to be selected Tuesday will have to decide whether Paul Burks intended to mislead investors five years ago with fanciful promises of 125 percent returns at a time the...

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  6. A federal jury found Paul Burks, the founder of ZeekRewards.com, guilty Thursday on all four charges in a $939 million Ponzi scheme.

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  8. Feb 14, 2017 · The man responsible, Paul Burks, of Lexington, was sentenced to 14 years and eight months in prison after being convicted last summer on four felony fraud charges.