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#JacobWohl

@JacobAWohl

1. At 17 @JacobAWohl started Wohl Capital, a fund that he claimed had grown to 20 investors — students, parents, grandparents and teachers — and offered returns of over 22 percent.

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2. In 2016 @JacobAWohl shut down #Wohl Capital,dropped out of college and started 2 new projects from L.A Montgomery Assets and NeX Capital, equity, fixed income and commodity and commodity trading advisement respectively.

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3.@JacobAWohl attracted clients in part with bikini models he had found on Craigslist and Backpage.

An ex-employee described the practice to an investor news website and it was documented in real time

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4.The sheme was documented in real time with screenshots

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https://twitter.com/Guruleaks1/status/773186246512214017

5.@JacobAWohl blamed the posts on “trolls of mine in 2016,” whom he “immediately reported” to the @FBI (LOL)

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6. In August 2016, @JacobAWohl announced that Montgomery Assets was “acquiring” Hollywood talent manager Trousdale Consultants, a company with no footprint, no website and no record with #California’s business registry

https://twitter.com/jacobawohl/status/770664036719398912

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7. Following the partnership, @JacobAWohl used the new arm of his company to place #LosAngeles #Craigslist ads for “Instagram models” and “college hotties.”

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8.While @JacobAWohl was posting #YouTube videos and writing press releases, his clients were complaining to regulators.

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9. In one allegation investigated by National Futures Association , a client claimed that @JacobAWohl told him his $75,000 investment had grown, but only provided $44,000 when he asked to cash out

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10.@JacobAWohl claimed the fund had lost money, but examiners noted in their report that the account overall had made a profit, which was then moved to another fund, established in the name of @JacobAWohl’s MOTHER

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11.@JacobAWohl evaded investigators and hid from them when they knocked on his door. @JacobAWohl’s father, @DavidWohl, an attorney and a recurring guest on #FoxNews threatened to have the regulators charged with harassment.

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12.The investigators found @JacobAWohl to be “unbalanced” in his presentation of profit risks to clients and said he had misled investors by claiming to have been trading since he was 9 years old

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13. In 2017, the National Futures Association banned @JacobAWohl for life

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14.Also in 2017 an investigation by the #Arizona Corporation Commission concluded that @JacobAWohl had defrauded investors. He was ordered to cease and desist in the violation of securities laws, and pay about $38,000 in restitution and fines

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15. As part of the settlement, he neither admitted nor denied the findings. In 2017, @JacobAWohl’s lawyer told the commission that the first payment of $16,000 would not be made on time because they didnt have the funds

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16.@JacobAWohl’s case was referred to the state’s attorney general for collections, according to commission documents. In March, #Arizona Superior Court entered a judgement against @JacobAWohl for nonpayment.

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17. In February 2016, @JacobAWohl appeared on Dr. Drew’s HLN show as a #Trump fan and critic of #Cruz
By September, he was shaking hands with #Trump

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18.When #Trump was elected, @JacobAWohl said, #Trump is “the greatest president of all time,” and his greatest accomplishment, according to @JacobAWohl, is “blowing up the cancer known as political correctness.”

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19. In February, @JacobAWohl launched The Washington Reporter, and his new political podcast, which he called “Offended America.”

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20.@JacobAWohl copied word for word the code of ethics for his new site from the watchdog journalism outlet @Propublica

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21.Early stories on @JacobAWohl site included “#HillaryClinton Is Still Paying Private Spies to Dig Up Dirt on #Trump,” and “As #Mueller’s Witch-Hunt Continues, Links to #Soros Emerge.”

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22.Domain records show the site used to belong to Malia Zimmerman the same #FoxNews reporter sued by the parents of #SethRich

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23.@JacobAWohl has adopted and amplified nearly every prominent conspiracy theory to arise in the last year.

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24.@JacobAWohl has claimed that #StormyDaniels cheated a polygraph examination, #Soros paid marchers to protest and recent mail bombs sent to prominent #Democrats were “false flags” meant to swing the midterms.

https://twitter.com/JacobAWohl/status/976615945987801088

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25. In June, @JacobAWohl began writing for #TheGatewayPundit. By August, @JacobAWohl’s website was down and he had stopped releasing new episodes of his podcast.

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26. Now, faced with allegations that he created a fake intelligence company to fabricate harassment accusations against #Mueller, @JacobAWohl seems to be digging in with a new conspiracy theory, invented just for him.

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