Chuck King’s significant role in dismantling I2G and ensuring that the defendants faced prison time is discussed in a previous blog. Without King’s involvement, I2G might still be operational and thriving today. The I2G plan was unique in that customer sales of digital products were directly linked to recruiting rewards. This plan aimed to reduce or eliminate the reliance on recruiting to grow teams.
Customer usage of very popular digital products was intended, and did generate business volume, which allowed for the payment of commissions to distributors through binary, matching, and leadership bonuses. Distributors could activate their businesses and rank up based solely on customer usage of the products, without needing to recruit anyone.
The government’s witness and data provider, Reynolds, clarified that distributor requirements were fulfilled through product sales or consumption as part of the I2G System Integration Plan (SIP). He explained that casino usage was tracked via an API feed, which measured each transaction and assigned a business volume (BV) that could either meet monthly volume requirements or facilitate rank advancement within the plan. He also described specific customer positions at a casino that were solely linked to external customers. Hosseinipour and Anzalone frequently expressed their enthusiasm, indicating that the ratio of customers to distributors could potentially increase to between 75 and 100 customers per distributor.
The government ignored King’s nearly identical attempt to dismantle his former company, Y2B, which led to similar lawsuits and ultimately resulted in its collapse. The campaign to dismantle Y2B was relentless, but King refined his strategy with his new venture, i2g.
During the trial, witnesses Fredericks, Vougeout, and Aiello relied on King’s disinformation website, using form letters that he had created. These letters provided detailed instructions on how and where to send complaints to federal agencies, including the FBI. It was a cookie-cutter approach, and King assured distributors that it would guarantee their full refunds.
The name of his site was www.i2gfullrefund.com. Additionally, he offered services to represent distributors in the arbitration process, despite not being an attorney. Peter Herr paid King tens of thousands of dollars for his representation. However, the Arbitration Judge ruled that King was not an attorney and could not represent Herr in that capacity.
McClelland admitted during his testimony that he did not investigate King’s background or motivations for starting his campaign. He described King simply as someone trying to help people get refunds and continued to communicate with him because he provided “good stuff.” This included a false assertion he made to the grand jury in response to a question from a juror about how he knew that Hosseinipour and the promoters did not believe in what they were promoting. McClelland claimed he had evidence that the defendants met at Bidxcel and planned the scheme from the beginning. However, Hosseinipour never met Maike or Barnes and was unaware of their identities at Bidxcel. McClelland admitted at trial that it was King who told him this story. The government then improperly presented the hoax Bidxcel story at trial as a 404 (b) issue.
The issue at both companies stemmed from Chuck King’s seven-page direct mail campaign, which claimed it could turn individuals with no prior experience in multi-level marketing (MLM) into superstars. He claimed that his remarkable marketing approach prompted prospects to eagerly pull out their credit cards and make purchases with minimal effort on the part of distributors. King heavily promoted the program, for which distributors paid $1,000 for each package of calls. It is unclear how many distributors from YTB participated before Chuck encountered similar problems and claims against the company. However, King did solicit at least 18 I2G distributors who paid at least $ 1,000, and some expressed frustration, with some requesting refunds due to delays in the mailer.
On the day King declared war on i2G, he wrote to his investors, admitting that he had delayed the mailer and claiming he had the right to do so. The email is attached below. King falsely asserted that Maike had offered to reimburse the distributors for their payments for his mail system. This was misinformation; in fact, Maike had instructed the distributors to file a small business lawsuit against King, offering to assist them in recovering their money in that way, and not that he was willing to pay anyone back from money sent to King.
During the call, King became agitated and spoke out against Maike. The declaration of war email was sent out the following morning. Hosseinipour became a target of his retaliatory campaign because she was part of the call. King had accused her of lying about helping him gather 100 people to each pay $1,000 for his program.
A relentless and highly damaging campaign of disinformation followed with King going to levels no human could possibly imagine. He later bragged on video that he bets the defendants regret that “secret call,” and that it was the biggest mistake they every made.
Ultimately, a lawsuit and restraining order were filed against King, who had already caused irrevocable damage by spreading falsehoods about I2G. The government and FBI agent did not seem to care about the truth; instead, King’s narrative transformed an MLM company into a significant fraud case. Similar to the Richard Jewell case, FBI Agent McClelland focused on finding information that supported King’s theory. However, he overlooked the substantial commission data that disproved King’s claims. By disregarding the commission data, which showed that $38 million in commissions had been paid to the so-called victims, McClelland was able to create a narrative of “alleged victims” based solely on gross purchases, ignoring the hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions received by those he portrayed as victims.
The lawsuit and the restraining order were pivotal to the development of the case, yet the defendants were prohibited from presenting these crucial points in their defense. The government considered them so important that they intervened in Chuck’s signing of an affidavit, where he would have conceded to the lies that had been spread. Instead, they informed the Court that they had improperly intervened in King signing the agreement because he was about to admit to lies that would harm their case. Marissa Ford should have been removed from the case for such unethical behavior, even before an indictment had occurred. This situation clearly demonstrates the extent of King’s collaboration with the government and the FBI.
I will be uploading some important documents and creating a video to explain the series of events and the significance of these filings, emails, and documents. No one else can fully understand what happened because they were not present. However, both Dugger and Logan testified at trial, blaming him for the company’s destruction. Anzalone also testified, describing King’s actions as “extortion” and acknowledging that he caused significant damage to the company. Ultimately, King was unabashed in claiming success in his campaign and in being instrumental in the investigation and prosecution of the defendants. He boasted about his role in numerous videos.
The declaration of King’s war was May 8th 2014. FBI Agent McClelland began his investigation one month later.
I have nothing to lose…
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| Chuck King <chuckyboy37@gmail.com> | Thu, May 8, 2014, 1:09 AM |  | |
| to me, Susan, Richard, dave | |||
Just finished working figured I would
shoot you all an email after the secret
call tonight that was recorded…WOW! AMAZING
what we say when we think we are alone…
By The way………………
i2g has everything to lose…and will!
Tell Rick I said have a good night…I am watching!
Have a good night
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If you wish to be removed from our email please type REMOVE in the subject line
Thank You
Chuck King
The very same night as the “secret call,”King sends an email to his mail system investors, placing the blame for the mailer delay directly on Maike and announcing that Maike has agreed to reimburse each of themfor their investment in him. Note that he directly references Faraday in the email to help them recover their money.
I have nothing to lose…
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| Chuck King <chuckyboy37@gmail.com> | Thu, May 8, 2014, 1:09 AM | | |
| to me, Susan, Richard, dave | |||
Just finished working figured I would
shoot you all an email after the secret
call tonight that was recorded…WOW! AMAZING
what we say when we think we are alone…
By The way………………
i2g has everything to lose…and will!
Tell Rick I said have a good night…I am watching!
Have a good night
—
If you wish to be removed from our email please type REMOVE in the subject line
Thank You
Chuck King
Here is the May 7th email as King continues to effectively build a campaign to cast the blame on Maike and I2G top distributors for their lost funds
FW: I was on a secrete call tonight…
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—–Original Message—–
From: “Chuck King” <i2gpostcard@gmail.com>
Sent: May 7, 2014 10:02 PM
Subject: I was on a secrete call tonight…
Hey Guys,
I was not suppose to know about this call
but I did get on it tonight…It was done in secrete and
about me! Before I start….
GREAT NEWS!!!!!
Rick i2g CEO has offered Every Body’s money back
on the mailing… Just contact Rick and give him
your cost and he will take care of it! or call Dave
and Faraday they will help you!
You do not have to do a mailing with these
lack of products as stated in both letter/emails
…MLMwatchdog.com and Songstergram email
I sent you earlier.
In the mean time… Those of you who are
taking calls…
The postcard has been changed again! Songstergram
has stated that they DID NOT GIVE i2g the right to
market their product with an MLM value ATTACHED to it
and has SHUT down many you tube websites!
SO…on that note!!!
Because of the MLMwatchdog letter and the Songstergram
email I received. The only product AFTER the change
on the postcard with be the i2g touch ONLY!
I have put in a call to Songstergram and should hear from
them tomorrow!
AFTER CHANGES on the postcard will be IN PRINT tomorrow!
The call center is being prepared and you will be given
instructions tomorrow!
Have a good night sleep!
Chuck
434-857-6272
This email below is seeking a CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT against i2g…
WONDER WHY?????
_______________________________________________________________From: Bill Galine – MIM
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 5:12 PM
To: Bill Galine – MIM
Subject: Cease and Desist
Hello Everyone,
If anyone knows a number I can call to speak to a human being about getting a refund from this fraudulent and deceitful company (I2G), I would most appreciate it. I am considering a Class Action lawsuit against this company for total misrepresentation of SongstaGram or SongsterGram or whatever you call it. These folks should be behind bars for what they are doing.
Bill
The number of emails, videos, and phone calls made to i2G distributors was in the hundreds, if not thousands. The campaign was relentless and created irreversible damage. By the time Maike filed the lawsuit and restraining order in December 2014 and January 2015, it was already too late. King had already fostered an environment of distrust and anger by spreading disinformation and lies.
I am uploading the filings of the restraining order, the lawsuit, and the government’s request to exclude the information about the restraining order, despite this being the whole reason that the investigation started and proceeded. Defendants were barred from bringing up this critical piece for the jury to understand how the investigation began in the fist place. Instead they manipulated key evidence to fit King’s theory and operated to hide over 28 million in paid commissions to the alleged victims.
David Koerner, the i2g Compliance attorney, provided emails between himself and Chuck, in which he attempted to mediate between disgruntled distributors who had signed up for the mailer and Chuck. In these communications, King offered excuses that shifted the blame onto the company. The comments written in red reflect Koerner’s thoughts on the emails being circulated by King. One of the emails and corresponding videos contained a false claim that Hosseinipour was involved in the creation of Bidxcel, leaving others “high and dry.” Additionally, it suggested that she conspired with Maike and Barnes during the Bidxcel project. The daily barrage of misinformation was impossible to fight. As soon as a new distributor joined the company, Chuck began contacting them via Google Hangouts, phone, Facebook Messenger, or text.. There was no escape from King’s wrath. Koerner was in Kentucky to testify, but Maike’s attorney never called on him. Koerner later wrote a letter to the Court on Hosseinipour’s behalf.