Dubai’s crime group has welcomed a brand new fugitive into the fold; John Barksdale.
Barksdale just lately celebrated his birthday at an area karaoke bar.
Vitaliy Dubinin was in attendance, and shared footage of the occasion on FaceBook.
Barksdale and his sister JonAtina ran the Ormeus World Ponzi scheme.
John Barksdale was indicted again in March. He stays wished by US authorities, on legal costs associated to securities and wire fraud.
Parallel civil proceedings, filed by the SEC, allege losses of at the very least $124 million by over 20,000 Ormeus World traders.
On the time of his indictment, Barksdale was believed to be in Thailand. It’s unclear whether or not Barksdale fled to Dubai after being indicted, or after Thai authorities arrested him in 2019.
Barksdale turning up within the UAE is hardly stunning; Dubai is the MLM crime capital of the world.
By a non-regulation of securities fraud, a scarcity of extradition treaties and non-cooperation with international authorities, Dubai hosts and gives a safe-haven for scammers.
To mark his birthday, Vitaliy Dubinin gifted Barksdale a sword necklace.
Dubinin, who has additionally fled to Dubai, is a serial promoter of MLM Ponzi schemes. He’s long-due for his personal legal and civil fraud proceedings.
Following the failure of Meta Pressure, Dubinin is now closely pushing the Dubai-based Ultron Ponzi scheme.