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Subject: [NYSTLAWR] GenSeekers.com/GenealogyGiants.Com
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:40:07 EDT

I am forwarding you this information with permission from Mr. Eastman. I
thought it would be of interest to anyone interested in genealogy, especially
those who may have used these sites.

>From Dick Eastman:


>From: Dick Eastman <>
>Subject: [Newsletter-standard] Genealogy Scam Artist Arrested!
>Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 00:41:48 -0400
>
>SPECIAL EDITION: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
>
>I have written a number of times about a genealogy-related scam that
>operates under a variety of names, including GenSeekers.com,
>GenealogyGiants.com and more. In the July 7 edition of the newsletter, I
>identified the owner/operator of this "business" as 21-year-old Elias
>Abodeely of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Since then, I have had conversations with
>several people in Iowa about this "business."
>
>I can now report that earlier today the Cedar Rapids police department
>arrested Elias Abodeely for his activities with GenSeekers.com and the
>other Web sites he operates.
>
>KWWL television in Iowa is now reporting that Cedar Rapids Police have
>made an arrest after a two year Internet crime investigation. The crimes
>involved genealogy websites. Today police arrested Elias Abodeely II of
>Cedar Rapids.. He faces four charges: 1st degree theft, identity theft,
>money laundering, and ongoing criminal conduct. Police say they expect to
>file charges against more suspects.
>
>Details are still developing. Keep an eye on the newsletter Discussion
>Board at http://www.eogn.com for updates. I will also be writing about
>this in the next newsletter.
>
>You can read my earlier article at http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0327.htm.
>
> - Dick Eastman

Lucy
I am forwarding you this information with permission from Mr. Eastman. I
thought it would be of interest to anyone interested in genealogy, especially
those who may have used these sites.

>From Dick Eastman:


>From: Dick Eastman <>
>Subject: [Newsletter-standard] Genealogy Scam Artist Arrested!
>Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 00:41:48 -0400
>
>SPECIAL EDITION: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
>
>I have written a number of times about a genealogy-related scam that
>operates under a variety of names, including GenSeekers.com,
>GenealogyGiants.com and more. In the July 7 edition of the newsletter, I
>identified the owner/operator of this "business" as 21-year-old Elias
>Abodeely of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Since then, I have had conversations with
>several people in Iowa about this "business."
>
>I can now report that earlier today the Cedar Rapids police department
>arrested Elias Abodeely for his activities with GenSeekers.com and the
>other Web sites he operates.
>
>KWWL television in Iowa is now reporting that Cedar Rapids Police have
>made an arrest after a two year Internet crime investigation. The crimes
>involved genealogy websites. Today police arrested Elias Abodeely II of
>Cedar Rapids.. He faces four charges: 1st degree theft, identity theft,
>money laundering, and ongoing criminal conduct. Police say they expect to
>file charges against more suspects.
>
>Details are still developing. Keep an eye on the newsletter Discussion
>Board at http://www.eogn.com for updates. I will also be writing about
>this in the next newsletter.
>
>You can read my earlier article at http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0327.htm.
>
> - Dick Eastman

Lucy

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