REMEMBER 9/11 VICTIMS
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ALWAYS REMEMBER
As 9/11/2007 is just days away, its hard to believe that it’s been 6 years since America was attacked by radical thugs. We tend to give Bin Laden and associates more credit than they deserve. Looking at the total picture, its hard to comprehend that these lunatics had the ability to turn the world upside down without State sponsored funding.
As I reported to the U.S. Senate, House Judiciary Committee 1998 hearings on “Terrorism and Technology”, the circumstances of the first 1993 bombing involved funding from a variety of sources, including Consumer Coupon Redemption. Coupon redemption processing is one of the favorite money sources for organized radical Middle Eastern businessmen operating throughout the United States. From New York to Florida, Texas to Wisconsin, Ohio, Chicago and other cities around America, the organized coupon redemption fraud helped finance a portion of the 1993 WTC bombers and bombing. This does not suggest that all Middle Eastern grocery stores are participants in radical anit-American efforts.
It became obvious that we had an organized Middle Eastern criminal network operating throughout the United States. Little was done by law enforcement, prosecutors or even the corporations affected, until after my 1998 testimony. (View my testimony on this website). Since 9/11/2001 law enforcement became serious about coupon fraud’s role in financing terrorism. Only after Sen. Orin Hatch reported such sub-committee information to the FBI. Since his forwarding of my testimony to the federal law enforcement agencies did numerous networks become targets, were broken, many arrested, prosecuted, and a successful and tremendous disruption to terror funding activities within the United States has been slowed.
It’s been suspect that more than $100 million annually has been diverted from consumer coupon redemption to Middle East terror cells operating within the borders of the United States. Many of these cells have been operating since the late 1980’s. Many have been successfully prosecuted; others have disappeared, while the networks have broken into small units, still using consumer coupons to finance activity. NCH (Nielsen Clearing House, now known as New World,) first identified suspect terror activities of coupon fraud redemption in the mid-1980’s.
The problem at the time and through the 1990’s is that Nielsen and Manufacturer’s were operating in a reactive forum, rather than pro-active preventive mode. That is, chasing suspected redemption fraud with private investigators, and coordination with the Coupon Information Center, a Washington, D.C. a non-for-profit lobbying group. The only resource of law enforcement participation was after Nielsen put together a criminal case for presentation to the Postal Inspectors. This was often in reaction to excessive coupon redemption. In many instances, Nielsen found that the organized groups had affiliation with Middle Eastern business groups and some had direct interaction to finance terror operations.
The indictment of International Outsourcing Services (IOS) in 2007 raised the flag on the inner workings of the consumer coupon redemption business. While the U.S. Attorney of Wisconsin has released IOS of criminal liability, 11 individuals, corporate executives, and contractors remain under indictment and accused of various criminal fraud activities. This does not suggest that any of the individuals or IOS is supporters of Middle Eastern terror operations, but it does explain the method of coupon redemption and the loose controls that victimized numerous Americans and American manufacturers.
IOS replaced Seven Oaks Redemption Operations of El Paso Texas as the primary coupon redemption corporation. The movement of corporate ownership, buy and sell of business’ and moving some of the processing business from the United States into Mexico has cost numerous American’s jobs.
Had the U.S. Attorney not penetrated a New Jersey coupon fraud redemption operation, that were Middle Eastern businessmen operating within the United States, then IOS would have been continuing is alleged suspect illegal consumer coupon operation. Other than the documentation of the transactions, excessive redemption, money laundering, and coupon fraud, it often takes the cooperation of informants, direct penetration into the criminal enterprise by undercover operatives, only then, will the industry meet the standard to obtain a criminal indictment.
Victimized in these schemes are such companies as Kellogg’s, Proctor & Gamble, Post Cereals, Pepsi and other worldwide corporations. Consumer Coupons is a family staple, a cost savings and promotion of corporate grocery and pharmaceutical products. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry. The processing of coupons for redemption reaches across the borders of Mexico and Canada. Redemption and the processing of coupons by organized criminal groups, including those affiliated with Middle Eastern terror cells, has had a dramatic impact on the coupon industry. It’s estimated by insiders that loss due to coupon fraud exceeds $500 million annually.
Reducing the problem is more than policing, but rather a corporate commitment to improve customer audits. Redemption processors should consider the following;
*Identification of corporate and business owners registered to
submit consumer coupons for redemption,
*Corporate or business license confirmation,
*FEI number,
*Civil and Criminal background verification, and
*Visit to the registered store to confirm the actual location, the
size of the store, the volume of the store purchases and
*Video/photo of the front (outside) and the inside of the store
operation.
Following some of these procedures should greatly reduce fraud to the consumer coupon industry. In addition, annual updates of store information, registration and visits will confirm that the store has not changed ownership or even whether it closed, moved or is still operating. Surprise visits (off schedule) will also enhance and keep consumer coupons from organized fraud.
Addressing these principles will be a great tribute to the 9/11 victims.
Remember our military service men and woman who have sacrificed to defend our country from terrorists and States of Terror.
REMEMBER ALL THE VICTIMS OF 9/11
ALWAYS REMEMBER
As 9/11/2007 is just days away, its hard to believe that it’s been 6 years since America was attacked by radical thugs. We tend to give Bin Laden and associates more credit than they deserve. Looking at the total picture, its hard to comprehend that these lunatics had the ability to turn the world upside down without State sponsored funding.
As I reported to the U.S. Senate, House Judiciary Committee 1998 hearings on “Terrorism and Technology”, the circumstances of the first 1993 bombing involved funding from a variety of sources, including Consumer Coupon Redemption. Coupon redemption processing is one of the favorite money sources for organized radical Middle Eastern businessmen operating throughout the United States. From New York to Florida, Texas to Wisconsin, Ohio, Chicago and other cities around America, the organized coupon redemption fraud helped finance a portion of the 1993 WTC bombers and bombing. This does not suggest that all Middle Eastern grocery stores are participants in radical anit-American efforts.
It became obvious that we had an organized Middle Eastern criminal network operating throughout the United States. Little was done by law enforcement, prosecutors or even the corporations affected, until after my 1998 testimony. (View my testimony on this website). Since 9/11/2001 law enforcement became serious about coupon fraud’s role in financing terrorism. Only after Sen. Orin Hatch reported such sub-committee information to the FBI. Since his forwarding of my testimony to the federal law enforcement agencies did numerous networks become targets, were broken, many arrested, prosecuted, and a successful and tremendous disruption to terror funding activities within the United States has been slowed.
It’s been suspect that more than $100 million annually has been diverted from consumer coupon redemption to Middle East terror cells operating within the borders of the United States. Many of these cells have been operating since the late 1980’s. Many have been successfully prosecuted; others have disappeared, while the networks have broken into small units, still using consumer coupons to finance activity. NCH (Nielsen Clearing House, now known as New World,) first identified suspect terror activities of coupon fraud redemption in the mid-1980’s.
The problem at the time and through the 1990’s is that Nielsen and Manufacturer’s were operating in a reactive forum, rather than pro-active preventive mode. That is, chasing suspected redemption fraud with private investigators, and coordination with the Coupon Information Center, a Washington, D.C. a non-for-profit lobbying group. The only resource of law enforcement participation was after Nielsen put together a criminal case for presentation to the Postal Inspectors. This was often in reaction to excessive coupon redemption. In many instances, Nielsen found that the organized groups had affiliation with Middle Eastern business groups and some had direct interaction to finance terror operations.
The indictment of International Outsourcing Services (IOS) in 2007 raised the flag on the inner workings of the consumer coupon redemption business. While the U.S. Attorney of Wisconsin has released IOS of criminal liability, 11 individuals, corporate executives, and contractors remain under indictment and accused of various criminal fraud activities. This does not suggest that any of the individuals or IOS is supporters of Middle Eastern terror operations, but it does explain the method of coupon redemption and the loose controls that victimized numerous Americans and American manufacturers.
IOS replaced Seven Oaks Redemption Operations of El Paso Texas as the primary coupon redemption corporation. The movement of corporate ownership, buy and sell of business’ and moving some of the processing business from the United States into Mexico has cost numerous American’s jobs.
Had the U.S. Attorney not penetrated a New Jersey coupon fraud redemption operation, that were Middle Eastern businessmen operating within the United States, then IOS would have been continuing is alleged suspect illegal consumer coupon operation. Other than the documentation of the transactions, excessive redemption, money laundering, and coupon fraud, it often takes the cooperation of informants, direct penetration into the criminal enterprise by undercover operatives, only then, will the industry meet the standard to obtain a criminal indictment.
Victimized in these schemes are such companies as Kellogg’s, Proctor & Gamble, Post Cereals, Pepsi and other worldwide corporations. Consumer Coupons is a family staple, a cost savings and promotion of corporate grocery and pharmaceutical products. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry. The processing of coupons for redemption reaches across the borders of Mexico and Canada. Redemption and the processing of coupons by organized criminal groups, including those affiliated with Middle Eastern terror cells, has had a dramatic impact on the coupon industry. It’s estimated by insiders that loss due to coupon fraud exceeds $500 million annually.
Reducing the problem is more than policing, but rather a corporate commitment to improve customer audits. Redemption processors should consider the following;
*Identification of corporate and business owners registered to
submit consumer coupons for redemption,
*Corporate or business license confirmation,
*FEI number,
*Civil and Criminal background verification, and
*Visit to the registered store to confirm the actual location, the
size of the store, the volume of the store purchases and
*Video/photo of the front (outside) and the inside of the store
operation.
Following some of these procedures should greatly reduce fraud to the consumer coupon industry. In addition, annual updates of store information, registration and visits will confirm that the store has not changed ownership or even whether it closed, moved or is still operating. Surprise visits (off schedule) will also enhance and keep consumer coupons from organized fraud.
Addressing these principles will be a great tribute to the 9/11 victims.
Remember our military service men and woman who have sacrificed to defend our country from terrorists and States of Terror.
REMEMBER ALL THE VICTIMS OF 9/11
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