Minneapolis’ Star Tribune Newspaper’S Bias Reporting Causes Defamatory Speculation At Internet Marketing Firm (Updated)

On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 the Minnesotaabout what triggered the investigation.  The
Division of the FBI and Secret Service raided thenewspaper has used it's “power” to skew
offices of iNetGlobal, located at 250 Seconda story adding defamatory contempt prior to a
Avenue South in Minneapolis.full investigation and a Grand Jury inquiry.
In an official statement released by iNetGlobal -Has the meaning of the word "calling" changed to
(the Star Tribune never bothered to run), the“guilty?”
company says:Just for the record: iNetGlobal™ is a global
On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 -  U.S. FederalInternet Service Company that provides essential
Agents arrived with a warrant to search theservices for its target market—entrepreneurs,
Minneapolis offices of iNetGlobal™ looking forhome-based business, small businesses, and
something to substantiate their claim that illegalcorporations—all those who need to market on
activity was occurring in thethe Internet.  These “V” core services
business.iNetGlobal™ provides a number ofinclude—V-Webs™, V-Newswire™,
essential internet tools and services for the smallV-Local™, V-Webcast™ and V-Shops™
and home based business market.– in addition to its online advertising services
These services include: Domain Registration, Webmake up the bulk of the company's business. 
Hosting, Email Marketing, Shopping Cart,Following its humble beginnings in 2006, iNetGlobal
eCommerce, Local Business Directory, Pressfinally perfected what is now its current product
Release service, Search Engine, and Pay Per Viewlineup in July 2008.  Since introducing the
Advertising services.iNetGlobal offices will remainiNetGlobal™ services, the company has become
open to provide support to our thousands ofone of the fastest growing Internet service
customers from around the world. iNetGlobal willcompanies in the world.
continue to provide the level of quality service ourOur business model pays individuals to “Surf
customers have come to expect now and intothe Web” while using our products to
the future.promote and build capacity for their small
We would like to thank all of our Members andbusinesses. iNetGlobal members are no different
Customers for their support and well wishes inthan Marketing Experts who sell online advertising
this trying time.and get paid commissions. In traditional advertising
Thank you – iNetGlobaland marketing, the cost for such exposure would
The Minneapolis' Star Tribune's report onbe phenomenal and beyond the reach of most
iNetGlobal was misleading, incorrect and lacked realsmall businesses.iNetGlobal has created
information about iNetGlobal and the reason theopportunities on a Global level.iNetGlobal's
Federal Government can only “suspect” a“V” core services are the back-bone of
Ponzi scheme. Since the first posting of this story,online Internet marketing. Following iNetGlobal's™
KARE 11, KSTP 5 and a handful of bloggers andhumble beginnings in 2006, the company finally
online media outlets have picked up on the taintedperfected what is now its current product lineup in
one-sided story that the Strib delivered to theirJuly 2008.  Since introducing the iNetGlobal™
wavering readership.services, the company has become one of the
Remember, in the United States, the Americanfastest growing Internet service companies in the
people in business have no protection over theworld.
federal governments investigative branch. WithoutWhen staff questioned the intrusion of the
absolute facts American businesses are at thegovernment agencies, Robert MacQueen, Secret
whim of  federal agencies which can freeze bankService Lead Search Agent said, “This
accounts, take computers and close offices withCompany (iNetGlobal) is running a Ponzi scheme.
nothing more than an allegation.We have 3500 Chinese filing a suit that said
The land of the free and home of the brave isthis.”  Special Agent MacQueen went on to
now being ruled with Communist, Gestapo say, “We have frozen your bank accounts
tactics.and the ‘victims' will get their money
The United States government would never goback.” One of the staff of iNetGlobal asked
into a non-profit, human service agency that hadthe agent “Isn't that for the courts to decide?
received millions of dollars in federal money toIt looks like you have found the company guilty
address a disparity in an under-served communitywith contempt, prior to investigation.
that posted no results, but denies, obstructs andIn closing, the United States of America was
freezes assets from businesses on a daily basisfounded on hard working individuals that wanted
without proof of guilt with a “wild, wildto make a better life for themselves. It seems
west” mentality.currently, if an individual is successful the federal
On Tuesday, February 23rd, Star Tribunegovernment and the ponds they use (Star
reporter Jim Walsh, wrote, “Federal agentsTribune) paint an unrealistic picture of
raided a Minneapolis business owned by localentrepreneurial success.
musician Steve Renner Tuesday morning in whatBut really, when was the last time you purchased
authorities are ‘calling' a suspected Ponzia newspaper versus reading your news online?
scheme. The secret service said it would notI feel the Star Tribune newspaper has lacked
divulge any other details at this time.”journalistic integrity in this story, and in other
The Star Tribune has not seen a copy of thestories by not allowing their readership the option
search warrant; nor did they have relevant detailsto see both sides.