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Prenda’s Hansmeier asks court to deny motion for summary judgment because…...
As you may have noticed, I don’t write about Prenda anymore: my spare time is limited, and I prefer to spend it covering enemies of the society that are still strong and dangerous — unlike former...
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The Ninth Circuit affirms fee award imposed by Judge Wright against Prenda...
A long awaited ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is out. Circuit Judges Harry Pregerson, Richard Tallman, and Jacqueline Nguyen affirmed district court’s award of attorney’s fees...
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What is next for Paul Hansmeier?
By drvandalia ¹ Paul Hansmeier So what is next for Paul Hansmeier? (For some reason, I really don’t care about John Steele anymore. Perhaps someone else can take up the role of following Steele’s path...
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Prenda’s Hansmeier stipulates to suspension of his law license
In a previous post I suggested that the next event in the long running Prenda saga was likely to be a ruling by the referee in Hansmeier’s Minnesota lawyer discipline case. Well, I was close. There...
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Steele and Hansmeier have been finally indicted on fraud, money laundering...
Teleport to the latest update Sweet holiday gift. The masterminds of a porn extortion outfit Prenda — John Steele and Paul Hansmeier — are finally indicted (USA v. Hansmeier et al, MND 16-cr-00334)....
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Prenda indictment – with links
Undeniably, the criminal indictment of copyright trolls John Steele and Paul Hansmeier was the main positive event of 2016 for thousands of Prenda’s (as well as other trolls’) victims. Last week, in...
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Prenda’s John Steele has been disbarred
John Steele It is rather a minor news because it was totally expected. Also, this development is pale in comparison to the criminal action against John Steele and Paul Hansmeier — the masterminds...
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Government asks Prenda’s victims to come forward: restitution is possible
Yesterday U.S. Attorney’s Office (District of Minnesota) issued the following statement: Information For Victims Of USA v. Hansmeier, Et Al. Copyright Fraud Scheme In the case of United States v....
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Prenda’s Hansmeier sentenced to 14 years, ordered to pay 1.5 million to victims
In summary, Hansmeier was greedy, arrogant, devious, mendacious, and consistently positioned other people to be damaged by his conduct, even as he enjoyed the proceeds of the scheme he orchestrated....
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The end of Prenda saga: John Steele sentenced to 5 years
Less than a month after his partner Paul Hansmeier was sentenced to 14 years in prison, the loudest (and therefore the most hated) porn copyright troll John Lawrence Steele learned his fate: almost...
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