The federal prosecutor overseeing the case involving e-Bullion's James Fayed declined to comment when contacted by the Industry Standard tonight.
When asked whether federal authorities were responsible for taking e-Bullion's accounts offline, Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Aveis of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said he was unable to discuss the case, as it was an "ongoing investigation."
Aveis said he did not known when more information about the case might become publicly available.
Authorities arrested Fayed last week and charged him with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. He is also a suspect in the death of his wife, Pamela Fayed. The Fayeds co-owned e-Bullion and several associated gold-trading companies, but were in the process of getting a divorce when Pamela Fayed was murdered in a Los Angeles parking garage on July 28.
A court document posted on Scribd outlines the case against Fayed, which allegedly involves the transfer of $20 million in proceeds from a "Ponzi scheme":
Document Source: CrimeFileNews: What's In The LAPD Oven For James Fayed?
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Comments
This is really fascinating. The way things are changing in this country right now, I am very curious to see what exactly happens with this case. There seems to be a lot of broom action sweeping what the public truly wants to know under the rug.
e-Bullion account holders: There is an update to this story which you all should read. It relates to the day-to-day management of e-Bullion and the Goldfinger companies:
Court papers indicate James Fayed had absolute control over e-Bullion
Let's keep comments related to this news on that article, and be careful if you decide to join the discussions, OK? Remember that real people are making important decisions relating to their personal finances and business activities because their e-Bullion accounts are in limbo, so please do not print rumors or hearsay in these comments. If you do have real information relating to the case that you would like to share, CLEARLY STATE THE SOURCE OF THAT INFORMATION.
Also, if you are a current or former e-Bullion/Goldfinger employee, I would like to talk with you. Please email me at ian at thestandard.com. Note that I am unable to help anyone access their e-Bullion accounts.
Ian Lamont
Managing Editor
The Industry Standard
Hola me llamo Adrián y soy de España.
El día 24 de agosto de 2008 mandé una trasferencia en dolares a mi cuenta e-bullion,
no me fue acreditado el dinero y a día de hoy a causa del corte de luz no puedo acceder a el, si fueran tan amables de indicarme de que manera puedo acceder a mi dinero.
Me gustaría saber si van a restablecer la conexión, pues mi preocupación de no saber noticias concretas cada vez es mayor, puesto que no se donde se encuentra mi dinero.
Gracias.
how much time is e-bullion shutdown?
i have $765.00 usd and i withdrawal of my e-bullion account in july-august , how many time is e-bullion reestablish and "updates" this accounts......
thank you!
Hola Adrian, nose si has leeido las noticias que a la esposa del dueño de E-Bullion la apuñalaron el 28 de Julio y el esposo esta preso y no sabemos nada de lo que pasara con el, el dia de 18 este lunes tiene que ir a corte y esperar haber que le pasara!, yo tambien deposite dinero en la cuenta de Bank of america el 4 de agosto sin haber investigado lo que paso y ahora estoy en las mismas que tu, aqui lo unico que se puede hacer es esperar y ojala que el FBI nos devuelvan el dinero.. Si te enteras de algo porfavor si eres tan amable de postearlo, o si no me puedes escribir a mi correo que es janet13oquendo@yahoo.com
Que dios nos ayude...
Everyone: The latest e-Bullion update has been posted at the following location:
e-Bullion's lawyer calls government's actions "extreme"
Please note that I am unable to help anyone recover their money from e-Bullion or federal authorities, and I am unaware of any process to have funds in e-Bullion accounts returned to their rightful owners. However, I will report this news if it comes to light. I would suggest keeping an eye on the list of most recent articles about e-Bullion, published at the following link:
Latest e-Bullion articles
Also, if you do have news to share, please clearly identify the source of that information. Do not spread unconfirmed rumors about the situation -- a lot of people are very concerned about what's happening, and are making real-world decisions based on what they are seeing on the Web.
Ian Lamont
Managing Editor
The Industry Standard
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