Information for Victims in Large Cases
United States v. Tulving Company, et al.
From in or about August 2013 through in or about January 2014, the defendants HANNES TULVING, JR. (“Tulving”) and THE TULVING COMPANY, INC, (“TULVING CO.”) executed a scheme to defraud individuals by inducing customers to place orders for gold and silver coins, among other things, and wire money for those goods knowing that those orders could not be fulfilled as advertised and promised, resulting in a loss of over $15,000,000 to over 400 victims.
United States v. Kristi Louise Johnson et al
Troy Barnes and Kristi Johnson operated a fraudulent Pyramid/Ponzi scheme through Work With Troy BARNES, Inc. (WWTB), an entity they founded and which did business as “The Achieve Community” (TAC). They enticed victim-investors to buy “positions” and earn returns of 700 percent, generating more than $6.8 million. Victims bought $50 “positions” and were to receive $400 in return for each $50 position. Success depended on new investors to “retire” early investors positions.