CO-FOUNDER OF “INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL PROSPERITY” GUILTY OF TAX FRAUD

WASHINGTON. – David Alan Struckman, co-founder of the “Institute of Global Prosperity”— an organization that sold audiotapes, CD’s and tickets to offshore seminars on “wealth-building” strategies — was found guilty in a federal court in Seattle, Wash. on November 8, 2007, of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

According to the evidence introduced at trial, Global Prosperity received more than $45 million from selling so-called wealth-building products, and tickets to offshore seminars. The proposed wealth-building methods marketed to clients included placing client assets into purported foreign and common law “trusts” while maintaining control of the assets. The products were sold to clients for $1,250 and tickets to attend domestic and offshore seminars were sold at prices ranging from $6,250 to $37,000 each.

Struckman concealed the income earned from the sale of these products through the use of bogus trusts, nominee entities and related offshore bank accounts. He transferred funds from the offshore bank accounts back into the United States through wire transfers and the use of debit cards.

“Stopping tax schemes at the source is a high priority in tax enforcement,” said Richard T. Morrison, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division. “People who sell or use these scams can expect serious trouble, including criminal charges where appropriate.”

Struckman faces a maximum potential sentence of 20 years in jail and $1 million in fines. District Court Judge Robert M. Takasugi set a sentencing date of March 3, 2008. Struckman was remanded to jail where he will be held until the sentencing.

“Trusts established to hide the true ownership of assets and income for the purpose of committing tax evasion isn’t tax planning; it’s criminal activity,” stated Eileen Mayer, Chief, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Division. “We will continue to shut down fraudulent tax schemes and hold the abusers of these schemes accountable for their actions. It is a matter of maintaining public confidence in the fairness of the tax laws.”

Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard Morrison thanked the Special Agents of the Internal Revenue Service, whose assistance was essential to the investigation and prosecution of this case. He also commended the hard work of Tax Division trial attorneys Larry J. Wszalek and Michael J. Watling who prosecuted the case.

Additional information about the “Institute of Global Prosperity,” and the injunction entered against one of its directors in 2006, can be found at http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/txdv06436.htm.

Mailing

Mailing lists for direct marketing purposes are often used for catalog distribution. Mailing leads are lists of people’s profiles that include their demographics, buying behavior, product consumption, and more. Mailing list companies can help you in marketing your business may it be online or offline. Mailing list companies have several lists to choose from. The end result of many, though, is an MLM Mailing list. So what is a good MLM mailing list.

Lists

Beware of using unscrubbed address lists that may provide you with addresses to which you can send information or advertisements. Usually it will come from a legitimate MLM business that offers the service of producing lists. And not all lists are created equal, so you need to exercise caution when mailing your offers out. Now if using MLM mailing lists is the way that you want to build your MLM business than okay. And this is what you need to keep in mind when you’re researching which MLM type mailing lists to buy.

Leads

Leads vendors tend to develop generic lists of MLM leads where those people may end up being contacted by dozens of MLM marketers, plus they may not be new leads. A good method of coming up with a consistent source of leads is through an MLM Mailing List. Yet, how do you know that those MLM leads are quality leads. If they are not the best quality, do you have what it takes to make those leads work for your business. Generating your own MLM leads means that you are going to be able to tailor your leads to your specific MLM business. Make sure the questions allow you to sort your MLM leads easily, so that you can qualify and disqualify your MLM leads in a simple manner.

Every name and address on our direct mail MLM mailing list is a qualified income opportunity seeker. Now this isn’t a matter of protecting you from getting taken for a money ride when you are told that your MLM mailing list is the best one out there and that it will lead to many sales and distributor enrollments. You have to establish a system that would allow you to follow up on your leads, and this is why an MLM mailing list is of utmost importance to your campaign. An MLM mailing list is a database of the contact details of the leads you manage to generate for your business.

Author ~ Tsuyoshi E. Suzuki

The first thing you have to do is understand the products or service offered by your MLM business.  What are the benefits of your product or service?  How will they help your future customers?  A great way to start is make sure you are using the product or service yourself.  There is not better substitute for learning about something than first-hand experience.

After you personally experience what you are selling, coming up with some suggestions on how your products will improve a person’s life will help with your retention rate. Developing a loyal base of return customers will fuel your business and separate you from over 90% of the other representative out there.  Focusing on benfits like saving time, saving money or feeling better are effective starting points.

The man to whom this quote is attributed knew a lot about limitations.  Born the youngest of 7 children in the mid 19th century he received no advantages from society.  He never had the benefit of a formal education.  Yet, by age 15 he was printing, publishing and selling a weekly newspaper.  He was stricken with scarlet fever as a child which caused a severe loss of hearing.  In later years he had no hearing in one ear and only 10% in the other.  Not one to bemoan the fact, he looked on his deafness as an advantage, saying he had more time to think and less reason for “small talk.”

He was always coming up with “great ideas” and “discoveries” but most of them never caught on with consumers.  Despite one closed door after another, he never let failure dampen his enthusiasm to try “one more idea.”  His enthusiasm for new ideas eventually paid off, for you and me anyway.  Thanks to Thomas Edison inventions like the phonograph, telephone, radio and electric lamps became commercially viable.

Edison once said of himself, “My principal business is giving commercial value to the brilliant but misdirected ideas of others… I am sometimes correctly described as more of a sponge than an inventor…”  Well, we can see that Edison may have had his head in the clouds, but his feet were solidly on the ground!

Successful people don’t let “reality” get in the way of their dreams.  It’s that simple.  To succeed in your business you must try again and again.  And again and again.  Ignore folks who tell you to “get a real job.”  Go ahead and get excited about any and every idea that catches your fancy.  While the first 50 tries may have dismal results, the 51st effort might be the one that lifts you above the crowd and makes you an outstanding success!

WOOD RIVER, Ill., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — YTB International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: YTBLA) (’YTB’ or the ‘Company’), a provider of Internet-based travel booking services for travel agencies and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Canada, today announced the appointment of Robert H. Dickinson and Burt L. Saunders, Esq. to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Dickinson and Mr. Saunders will become the 10th and 11th members of the Company’s Board, and bring decades of experience in the travel and legislative fields, respectively, to the Board.

Prior to joining the YTB Board of Directors, Mr. Dickinson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Carnival Cruise Lines division of Carnival Corporation. Mr. Dickinson also previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Carnival Cruise Lines for ten years, and remains a member of the Board of Directors of Carnival Corporation, on which he has served since 1987. Mr. Dickinson also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Carnival plc, and has held such Board seat since 2003. Mr. Dickinson received his B.S.B.A in management from John Carroll University and his MBA from Duquesne University. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree from Johnson & Wales University in 1995.

Mr. Saunders has been a Florida State Senator for District 37 for the last ten years, representing Collier and Lee counties. In addition, he has served in an ‘of counsel’ capacity for the firm Gray Robinson, P.A., and previously for Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A., practicing in the areas of land use, government and health care law. Mr. Saunders received his B.A. from the University of South Florida, his J.D. from the College of William and Mary, and his L.L.M. in Ocean/Coastal Law from the University of Miami.

Commenting on the addition of Messrs. Dickinson and Saunders to the YTB Board of Directors, J. Lloyd ‘Coach’ Tomer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said, ‘I know that I speak on behalf of our entire company when I say that we are extremely pleased to welcome Robert and Burt to our Board. Our Board is very diverse, and we constantly draw on the knowledge and experience that each individual director brings to the table. Bob’s extensive travel industry experience, and Burt’s legislative experience, combine to add valuable strength to our Board, and we look forward to tapping into their respective skill sets. I believe that these additions will bring necessary and valuable resources to the Company, while enhancing our efforts to further build the YTB brand and reputation.’

Mike is the perfect person to lead us into our next phase of growth,” said Wayne Nugent, Co-Founder of WorldVentures. “His extensive knowledge of travel, his strong management skills, and his impeccable credentials are going to be a huge asset as the company continues our rapid expansion.”

As co-founder of America West Airlines, Conway became the youngest CEO of a major US airline in 1991 and has successfully managed explosive growth, which former WorldVentures CEO Dan Stammen says, “is rapidly approaching.” America West achieved $1 billion in annual revenues in 1989, earning Major Carrier status the same year as Southwest Airlines, but in 12 years less time. “We started that company from a blank piece of paper and built it up to 14,000 employees,” says Conway.

Conway had been searching for his next great challenge, a dynamic young company with a unique business model and the potential for massive growth. “When I first saw what they were doing, I was blown away,” says Conway. “This company has something special on its hands and I think it has the potential to change the face of the travel industry.”

Conway comes to WorldVentures from Air Jamaica, where he was CEO and led turnaround efforts for the troubled airline. Previous roles include a brief stint at Continental and serving as Chairman and CEO of National Airlines from its founding in 1995 to 2003. He’s twice been named Airline Person of the Year by Travel Agent Magazine, was the lead airline and aerospace specialist for the New York Office of Price Waterhouse, and during his career he’s raised more than $1 billion in financings, including an IPO.

Former CEO Dan Stammen will be stepping into a new role as Chief Marketing Officer. “I have other talents that can benefit the company by bringing in more business and putting together higher revenue streams,” he says. Throughout his 25 years in marketing, Stammen has built sales teams totaling more than 1.2 million representatives that generated over 900 million dollars in sales revenue.

As CMO, Stammen will continue to be involved with the projects he spear-headed as CEO but will also be able to oversee new initiatives that require the kind of hands-on experience and specific expertise he is known for. “Dan Stammen has forgotten more about marketing than many of us will learn in a lifetime,” says Co-Founder Mike Azcue. “With Dan as our CMO, the growth our representatives are going to see in 2008 is going to be staggering.”

As CEO, Stammen led the company to record growth that continues today. In the last 30 months, the corporate staff has expanded from zero to over one hundred. The company finished out 2007 with $45 million in revenue, three times that of 2006.

The announcement comes on the heels of the recent promotion of Robert Oblon from Executive Vice President to President. “With the addition of Mike Conway and the re-organizing of our team, we’ve got the perfect lineup to guide us into the hyper-growth we’re anticipating in 2008 and beyond,” says Mike Azcue.

24-7PressRelease/ - HAMPTON, VA, February 28, 2008 - $10,000 Grand Prize Winner of the Xooma Challenge Announced

On Thursday February 21st Xooma Worldwide announced the $10,000.00 grand prize winner of the Xooma Challenge: Tiffany Cole of Georgia, U.S.A. Tiffany impressed the judges with her remarkable overall transformation, as well as the inspirational story about her journey over the course of the 12 week program.

The winner of the first ever Xooma Challenge was chosen from hundreds of Members from around the globe.

A 12-week personal growth and body transformation contest, the Xooma Challenge is designed to transform
the Member, both physically and mentally. Participants in the Xooma Challenge were asked to submit before
and after pictures, as well as a personal essay.

“This isn’t a fashion model search or a contest to lose the most weight,” explained Xooma’s President and
CEO Ron Howell. “This program is designed to take an average person and give them the tools and support
necessary to make a significant difference in not only the way they look (in their clothes), but in the way
they feel about themselves.”

Xooma Worldwide is a leading wellness Company dedicated to helping people around the world lose weight
quickly, safely and permanently. Endorsed by “America’s Most Trusted Fitness Professional,” Clark Bartram
and Xooma’s Director of Nutritional Research and noted author, Brad King, the Xooma Challenge is a simple
and realistic program that helps the average person get in shape, lose extra weight/body fat and adopt a
healthier lifestyle for long lasting physical and mental results.

As a motivator and personal trainer, Clark Bartram has helped thousands of men and women transform their
bodies and their lives. “Whether you are looking to tone, improve your overall health, lose weight or build
muscle mass, the Xooma Challenge exercise program is designed to put you on the path to obtaining your
personal fitness and nutritional goals,” said Clark Bartram when asked about the Xooma Challenge.

As a nutritional researcher specializing in obesity, aging and energy production, Brad King designed the
MetaboWize System to be the best in nutritional support products. According to Brad King, “MetaboWize is the culmination of nearly ten years of research into how and why our bodies have such an easy time storing fat,
but most importantly, how to mobilize that fat so that it becomes a primary energy source for your body.”

Combining Brad King’s success in fat loss science with Clark Bartram’s years of experience as a top ranking
personal trainer, the Xooma Challenge has all the tools necessary to give almost anyone guaranteed success.
Additional success stories are featured on the website: http://www.xoomamiracle.com
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In the early morning hours in November 2004, Bob Reina, Talk Fusion’s CEO, was in North Carolina visiting family. He was about to become CEO of Talk Fusion but he did not know it. At that moment, all he knew was that his wheels were turning with the endless possibilities.

It all started with a 10 second video of a dazzling mountain home he wanted to email to friends. But the video file was too big; America On Line said it was not possible. But Bob knew otherwise. He called his IT genius, Dr. Jonathan Chen, who said it was possible. Inspiration was taking shape.

How many people would love to send crystal-clear video emails to their friends and family? No more missing a baby’s first steps, cherished vacation memories or a best pals wedding. How many businesses around the world would like to communicate better with their customers?  Wow! The wheels were really beginning to turn. Goosebumps were all over and not from cold weather.

It was like somebody turned on the light. He searched the Internet, high and low, looking for someone else doing this. Bob had a “why hasn’t anyone done this before?” moment, and because he knew network marketing inside and out, he had the best vehicle to get the product to a global marketplace.

In his many years in the industry, Bob had seen it all. Every product had the best of intentions but most fell short. Bob racked his brain for something better. He found it.

Entirely original, video email is an untapped global goldmine. At Talk Fusion, superb is the only option. Bob believes in going on vacation; just not while inspiration is flowing.

Our Review:

At first blush, we were very impressed by this company.  The technology is sound, the marketing materials are polished, the pay plan is good and the product is timely.  However, despite having a proven track record, the owner might pan out to be the down-fall of this company.  Rumor has it that the number one reason for attrition of key leaders is “personality conflicts with management.” 

While this company was quick out of the gate in an impressive fashion, we believe it is coming unraveled from the top down.