Feds indict 9 in $100M CBD/nutraceutical fraud/money laundering scheme

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https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2022/12/18/cgb-washington-county-man-among-9-indicted-in-federal-court-for-allegedly-running-100-million-supplement-scheme/

indictment.pdf (2.1 MB)

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Anyone here

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It’s the owner of phat panda. Largest cannabis farm in the state

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Holy shit, I got a couple friends who work for them…insane.

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They go after assets and have been known to run them like casinos

Your friends may end up working for the first federally operated cannabis biz

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Have any source confirming Robert McKinley from Spokane is the same Robert McKinley of Phat Panda?

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Yeah I’m not 100% sure - the indictment was filed Dec 7th, and he posted this Dec 10th https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl_l51lJDWF/?hl=en . Looks like his wife deleted her account though.

There’s also another Robert McKinley in Spokane, a CPA.

Really the only mention of him is: "ROBERT MCKINLEY (“MCKINLEY”) was a resident of Spokane,
Washington. MCKINLEY assisted in the marketing of products to consumers in the scheme"

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I heard this from other folks in the industry before I saw the post on this news article

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I’ve heard the same from others. Could probably confirm through PACER filings

@sisu the indictment was sealed initially, not sure when it became public

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I may likely be wrong, but there was a rumor Pepsi money backed a cannabis company. Is that this Phat Panda?

I could be getting things mixed up.

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Nailed it.

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Nice rack

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…was used to purchase homes, vehicles, a boat and cosmetic surgery.

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Interesting. It looks like a few of the codefendants were involved in a business coaching scam in 2018.

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No public sources but all signs point to yes, this is the same guy. I’m in a number of private industry communication channels and this has been making a huge buzz.

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Am I the only one who thinks this guy and his whatever the fuck you call that, are both extremely cringe? And trashy.

People are weird and I’m Thankful I’m a hermit. I don’t want to know people like this.

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Was thinking the same thing. Like yall can keep that fucking culture and let it die, USA would be better off… Maybe the producers of Jerry Springer would feel differently though.

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what did i miss?

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More money, more plastic, no happiness in sight

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Everyone is sooo judgemental over others bodies… its 2023 guys…

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