A day after subpoenas were issued on payment processors, the Receiver is now also seeking information from Traffic Monsoon’s top affiliates, a lawyer and two law firms.

A September 8th Notice of Subpoenas filing reveals the Receiver is seeking information from five parties.

In no particular order, the parties the Receiver is requesting information from are listed below;

Ernest Ganz (Ernie Ganz)

Ernest Ganz (right) is a top Traffic Monsoon affiliate. Through his offshore call-center, Ganz also provided tech support for Traffic Monsoon affiliates.

After the SEC shut down Traffic Monsoon
Ganz began promoting Traffic Monsoon Plus
, a 1:1 clone of Trafic Monsoon.

At the time Ganz claimed he wasn’t running Traffic Monsoon Plus. A few weeks later he launched
Traffic Hurricane
, another 1:1 clone of Traffic Monsoon.

The Receiver’s subpoena for Ganz requests information from himself as well as ‘
any businesses and call centers
‘ he owns, manages or controls.

David Barker

David Barker is a top Traffic Monsoon affiliate.

On May 23, 2016, Barker appeared in a Traffic Monsoon promotional video with Payza Executive Vice President, Firoz Patel:

Dennis Burke

Dennis Burke is an attorney Charles Scoville approached when Paypal froze Traffic Monsoon account.

In a since-deleted post published on the official Traffic Monsoon Facebook page on August 16th, Charles Scoville claimed Burke found nothing wrong with the business model.

Not only did Dennis Burke find nothing wrong with the Traffic Monsoon business model, but he also found that Traffic Monsoon did not break a single term of service within the PayPal user agreement.

Scoville claims Burke is a “former US Attorney” who worked with the DOJ.

At one point Scoville
engaged Burke to sue PayPal
 for freezing the Traffic Monsoon account.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

According to their website, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is a ‘
full-service law firm … with more than 600 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai.
‘

The Law Offices of William I. Rothbard

The Law Offices of William I. Rothbard is a law firm run by Bill Rothbard.

With more than three decades of experience in the Advertising and Direct Response industries as an Attorney and former Senior Staff Official with the Federal Trade Commission, Bill Rothbard can expertly guide you through the maze of legal issues that have become an everyday reality in the Online and Direct Response advertising business.

Subpoena Details

To what extent Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and The Law Offices of William I. Rothbard were engaged by Traffic Monsoon and/or Charles Scoville is unclear.

The subpoenas filed by the Traffic Monsoon Receiver request “all documents and other materials” pertaining to

Charles Scoville

Traffic Monsoon LLC

AdHitProfits

TviPtc

InfiniteBux

Bux Secure

PowerfulBux

ForeverBux

BuxUnleashed

Banrev.com

Ultimate Power Boost

Wealth EngineX

U Launch Formula

Paypal

Payza

Allied Wallet

SolidTrust

🤖 Quick Answer

What is the Traffic Monsoon receiver investigation focusing on?
The Receiver is issuing subpoenas to obtain information from Traffic Monsoon's top affiliates, lawyers, and law firms. This follows earlier subpoenas directed at payment processors, as part of the SEC's enforcement action against the scheme.

Who is Ernest Ganz in relation to Traffic Monsoon?
Ernest Ganz is a prominent Traffic Monsoon affiliate who operated an offshore call center providing technical support to other affiliates. Following Traffic Monsoon's shutdown, Ganz launched successor schemes including Traffic Monsoon Plus and Traffic Hurricane.

What legal action prompted the subpoenas?
The SEC shut down Traffic Monsoon, leading the court-appointed Receiver to issue subpoenas on September 8th seeking information from multiple parties connected to the operation, including top affiliates and their legal representatives.

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