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Public letter to The Global Investigative Journalism Conference
Dear Investigative Journalists, We are writing to you because you are attending the global investigative journalism conference. By way of introduction, I am the lead plaintiff in a series of private prosecutions and class actions due to a massive ponzi scheme in the global cannabis industry called Juicy Fields. The fraud itself was huge – kind of like the Wirecard of cannabis. Investors were lured mostly via online means, including direct, paid advertorial pitches on social media like Facebook, but also via cannabis conferences, and both the mainstream and cannabis focussed media. We were told that we could make up to…
Jim Belushi: Juicy Fields Celebrity Influencer and Facilitator Remains Unprosecuted
Juicyfields promotion of ICBC and Jim Belushi Despite the international busts in the middle of April, many of the scam’s facilitators remain untouched, including celebrity Jim Belushi. It is overdue that they are prosecuted. Jim Belushi is a well-known figure in the cannabis industry and beyond. He is a celebrity actor and well known in the American cannabis industry. However, his first entre into the European biz, via the Juicy Fields sponsored ICBC cannabis business conference, and allowing the scam to use his image, puts him in the paid facilitator category. It is overdue that he too, is put on…
Juicy Fields Suspect To Be Extradited from Estonia to Spain
A Russian national being held in Estonia separate criminal charges will be extradited to Spain to testify to the investigating court to discuss his involvement in the fraud. In a sign that the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in the Juicy Fields scam is well underway, the Spanish court has now issued another extradition order. This appears to be the third one after the extradition and arrest of several members of the scam from other jurisdictions to Spain this year. The latest such extradition just occurred last month when Sergei Berezin, the alleged mastermind of the fraud, was extradited…