A cease-and-desist order claims St. Peters resident Michael Kitchen, his company PIF Financial Services, LLC, and others were involved in a "classic" high-yield investment program scam.
Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan issued a cease-and-desist against a St. Peters resident, his financial company and others last week. Carnahan alleges that Michael Kitchen, his company PIF Financial Services, LLC, and others were involved in a "classic" high-yield investment program scam. According to the cease-and-desist order, Kitchen is accused of accepting investment funds from at least five investors in a program he assured investors was risk-free and promised astronomical returns in as little as 30 days. The order says that loses in excess of $800,000 were racked up by the investors. One investor, an 80-year-old from St. Joseph, Mo., invested $100,000 in 2008 and has not received any return on investment or refund of …
Also, Ron Paul supporters get organized in Brentwood.
Former Republican state senator Jim Talent may have decided to skip running for office this election cycle. But that doesn’t mean he’s out of the electoral arena. Talent, a Des Peres native who served in the U.S. Senate from 2003 to 2007, was one of a number of Republican and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who spent part of last week attacking former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gingrich has surged in the polls as of late, making him the latest unlikely GOP primary frontrunner. “The Speaker’s running as a reliable and trusted conservative leader and what we’re here to say with reluctance but clearly is that he’s not a reliable and trusted conservative leader because he’s not a reliable or trustworthy leader,” Talent said, …
Amid questions about whether the primary will amount to anything, supporters of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney threw his name into contest.
Candidate filing began this week for the state’s presidential primary amid questions about whether the contest will have any bearing on choosing presidential delegates. As of press time, four Republican presidential aspirants have signed up for next February’s contest. That list includes former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Georgia businessman Herman Cain, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and St. Louis resident Michael Meheen. Republicans opted to select their delegates through a caucus process after the legislature failed to pass legislation moving the primary from February to March. Such a move was necessary to avoid running afoul of party rules. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has been a strong supporter of keeping the primary …
Scott Johnson
9:31 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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