It took a day later than I expected, but last night I received confirmation that the Colorado Securities Division has opened an investigation into the Achieve Community.

Yesterday I’d published a 
preliminary announcement
regarding a possible investigation, with confirmation arriving later in the day via email.

As per regulatory advice, Investors of Achieve Community are advised to fill out the Securities Division’s online complaint form.

Whether or not the SEC themselves are investigating Achieve Community is unclear. Ditto whether Achieve Community’s owners Kristi Johnson and Troy Barnes are aware of the Colorado investigation.

On her Facebook profile Johnson claims to live in Denver, Colorado.

Johnson seemed oblivious to the investigation when she yesterday sent out an update to her investors.

In the update, Johnson sounded excited over the prospect of hooking up a new payment processor to the scheme and resuming ROI payouts.

Whether that eventuates in light of recent developments remains to be seen.

Stay tuned…

Footnote: 
Patrick Pretty sought their own confirmation regarding the investigation and received the following from Colorado SecDiv staff:

“We do have an open investigation,” said Lillian Alves, Colorado’s Deputy Securities Commissioner.

For the time being, she said, Colorado would not provide additional details.

Update 23rd January 2014 – 
At the time of this update, Johnson still appears to be oblivious to the Colorado investigation.

Instead, in her latest Achieve Community update, Johnson sought to inform her investors about credit card fraud and how payment processors work.

January 22 2015

Hello Achieve Community!

Today I just want to share some general information with you.

First about credit card fraud:

January is a notorious time for credit card fraud, people use their cards more often in December because of the holidays, and January sees a lot of charges that aren’t legitimate (I think some hackers believe that there is a percentage of people who won’t notice an extra charge or two during this time of year too, so do reconcile your accounts).

The banks are very good about refunding any unauthorized charges. You just need to call your bank if you have this problem.

Online fraud is something every online company has to deal with, using the most secure systems we can.

Achieve does not store any card information, social security numbers or any other sensitive details from our members on our site. Everything is secure and sent to secure sites.

I’ve heard from people running a couple other programs this month that they have had issues too, and a few of our members have been in those programs.

The general thought is that the best solution for purchases online is using a prepaid card that you load with just the amount you want to use. That way if it is compromised, there’s nothing there to grab. I think this is a very good idea.

The main reasons the banks, and MasterCard and Visa create the limits they do

🤖 Quick Answer

What investigation has the Colorado Securities Division opened?
The Colorado Securities Division has opened an investigation into Achieve Community, a company owned by Kristi Johnson and Troy Barnes. The investigation was confirmed via email, with investors advised to file complaints through the division's online complaint form.

Is the SEC also investigating Achieve Community?
As of the report's publication, it remains unclear whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is conducting a separate investigation into Achieve Community alongside the Colorado Securities Division's inquiry.

Were the company owners aware of the Colorado investigation?
It is uncertain whether Achieve Community's owners, Kristi Johnson and Troy Barnes, were aware of the Colorado Securities Division investigation at the time of its announcement.

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