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STRIPPED! Horse-Loving Goodrich, Michigan Financial Flim-Flammer Loses...
On August 16, Michigan’s Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (CSCL) issued orders summarily suspending the investment adviser registration of Research Money Management, LLC and...
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REVISIONIST HISTORY
The line between right and wrong was moved a little every day—until it became impossible to know where Steven Ingersoll and his Smart Schools Management company ended and the Grand Traverse Academy...
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EMBEZZLEMENT! ASSAULT & BATTERY! Grand Blanc, Michigan, “Investment Advisor”...
BREAKING NEWS Goodrich, Michigan, resident Jason Bescoe (at left), whose personal Investment Advisor registration and that of his Research Money Management, LLC firm were suspended on August 16 by...
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PAY THE DAMN $505 FILING FEE, ALREADY! Roy Bradley Cries Poor Mouth, But Owns...
BREAKING NEWS Roy Bradley, convicted (along with his co-defendant Steven Ingersoll) in March 2015 of tax evasion, is not a pauper.And he's been moved from a prison in Milan, Michigan, to another...
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EDIFICE WRECKED? Bay City Academy Board To Vote On Enhanced Deficit Reduction...
BREAKING NEWS The Bay City Academy has been placed under financial oversight by the Michigan Treasury Department, and the stumbling charter school's board of directors will vote on an “enhanced deficit...
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FINANCIAL HEALTH CRISIS: Ah-Chooo!
BREAKING NEWS The Grand Traverse Academy's superintendent, Susan Dameron, sent a message to the Traverse City charter school's community today that was both chockablock and nutrition-free.Dameron...
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FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY: Mark Noss Signed A Personal Deal With Charter Cheater...
COMING LATER TODAY!“We’ve lost a lot of money because of Ingersoll.”Lesley Werth, Grand Traverse Academy board memberAugust 27, 2017Traverse City Record-Eagle“We now know it is likely Steve is going to...
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FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY: Mark Noss Agreed To Personally Assume Charter Cheater...
BREAKING NEWS: GRAND TRAVERSE ACADEMY BOARD HIRES FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO CRAFT MUNICIPAL BOND OFFERING TO REFINANCE $2.4 MILLION TRAVERSE CITY STATE BANK LOAN AND FUND STATE AID ANTICIPATION LOAN!Once...
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JOIN THE CRIMINAL CLUB: Terry Rawstern, “Crooked Chiropractor” Robert...
BREAKING NEWS: TERRY RAWSTERN, OF ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY AT SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 LAS VEGAS HEARING; RAWSTERN AVOIDS TRIAL, JOINS CO-DEFENDANT ROBERT BUCKHANNON IN SETTLING 2014...
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“MACKDADDY” JASON BESCOE: Suspected Ponzi Schemer Has At Least Ten Michigan...
Somebody's been busy, and by 'somebody' I mean Grand Blanc's Jason Bescoe.As I reported yesterday, Bescoe is under investigation in Genesee County, Michigan, for his role in an alleged Ponzi scheme.In...
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UPDATE: Hunter Civil Fraud Suit Moves Forward; David Lee Hunter, Mother...
The civil fraud case against convicted felon David Lee Hunter, shown at left in his 2013 Cook County Jail mugshot, and his mother, Kathleen, appears to have cleared a procedural hurdle in its quest for...
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PLATEAU OR TIPPING POINT?: Bay City Academy Opens Under Financial Oversight...
“Bay City Academy plans to wipe out $1.3 million debt with more students.” That headline, from a January 22, 2016 Bay City Times article, sure looks like a crazy statement this morning. The only thing...
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SUSPECTED PONZI SCHEMER, JASON BESCOE, HAS A VERY EXPENSIVE HOBBY...AND AT...
Jason Bescoe has a very expensive hobby: he loves himself a fine Arabian horse.Bescoe's horse, shown above competing in Las Vegas during the 2015 Arabian Breeders World Cup, with the nearly...
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SNITCHES GET STITCHES: Jason Bescoe Charged With Intimidating A Witness; New...
Anybody want to bet Jason Bescoe's favorite movie might be “The Godfather” or even “The Godfather II”? In a famous scene from the second movie in the Godfather trilogy, ex-mafioso Frank Pentangeli is...
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ROLLOVER, BEETHOVEN: Is There A Plan For The “Plan”?
Does the Grand Academy board have a plan for the nearly $5.0 sitting in Full Spectrum Management's 401(K) Plan?Wait, what?According to Plan's most recent Form 5500, filed on June 14, 2017 by Mark Noss,...
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DIANE RAVITCH FEATURES MY COMMENTARY ON HER BLOG: Here's The Entire Email I...
Diane Ravitch featured my comment regarding a New York Times Magazine story, written by Michigan native Mark Binelli, in a standalone post today on her blog.Ravitch, former U. S. Assistant Secretary of...
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SCIENTOLOGY CREEPS INTO SMALL-TOWN MICHIGAN: Per Wickstrom's “Living...
The Church of Scientology would like you to believe that Applied Scholastics is an educational program and merely a “Scientology-related entity.” To quote Public Enemy, “don’t believe the hype”.As I...
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WHISTON WEASELS: Edu-Gaffe Enrages “School Choice” Proponents; Michigan State...
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals…except the weasel. Matt GroeningA gaffe, it has been said, is when a politician tells the truth — or more...
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SCHUETTE JUMPS ON THE TRUMP TRAIN: Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette...
After first misspelling his name, Donald Trump tweeted his support of Michigan's Attorney General, Bill Shuette Schuette, for Governor of Michigan.Shuette Schuette, who launched his official campaign...
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WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH: Diane Ravitch Exposes The “Whiston Weasel” On Her Blog!
Brian Whiston's school choice walk-back was given the red carpet treatment today by Diane Ravitch, who prominently featured the story on her blog.But fear not, school choicers!With charter tool Bill...
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