Court To Scammer, "Give Up Your House Or Go To Jail"

coondoggie writes "Too many online scammers get away with what amounts to a wrist-slap, but a case if Las Vegas this week seems to be heading the right direction. According to the Federal Trade Commission, a business opportunity scammer has been held in contempt for the second time by a federal court and ordered to turn over the title of his home in Las Vegas or face jail time. The court found that the operator of the scam, Richard Neiswonger, failed to deliver marketable title to his home, in violation of a previous court order entering a $3.2 million judgment against him, the FTC stated. The FTC charged that the defendant deceived consumers with false promises that they could make a six-figure income by selling his 'asset protection services' to those seeking to hide their assets from potential lawsuits or creditors."

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Re:WTF?

[Dan541]

Scamming should be legalised, that way it would eliminate it's self. If stupid people are poor people the scammers have not victims and may do something more constructive with their time. Scammers are more intelligent than their victims (obviously) so it is a waste to have them scamming when they might otherwise benefit society.