| On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 the Minnesota | | | | about what triggered the investigation. The |
| Division of the FBI and Secret Service raided the | | | | newspaper has used it's “power” to skew |
| offices of iNetGlobal, located at 250 Second | | | | a 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. Federal | | | | Internet Service Company that provides essential |
| Agents arrived with a warrant to search the | | | | services for its target market—entrepreneurs, |
| Minneapolis offices of iNetGlobal™ looking for | | | | home-based business, small businesses, and |
| something to substantiate their claim that illegal | | | | corporations—all those who need to market on |
| activity was occurring in the | | | | the Internet. These “V” core services |
| business.iNetGlobal™ provides a number of | | | | include—V-Webs™, V-Newswire™, |
| essential internet tools and services for the small | | | | V-Local™, V-Webcast™ and V-Shops™ |
| and home based business market. | | | | – in addition to its online advertising services |
| These services include: Domain Registration, Web | | | | make up the bulk of the company's business. |
| Hosting, Email Marketing, Shopping Cart, | | | | Following its humble beginnings in 2006, iNetGlobal |
| eCommerce, Local Business Directory, Press | | | | finally perfected what is now its current product |
| Release service, Search Engine, and Pay Per View | | | | lineup in July 2008. Since introducing the |
| Advertising services.iNetGlobal offices will remain | | | | iNetGlobal™ services, the company has become |
| open to provide support to our thousands of | | | | one of the fastest growing Internet service |
| customers from around the world. iNetGlobal will | | | | companies in the world. |
| continue to provide the level of quality service our | | | | Our business model pays individuals to “Surf |
| customers have come to expect now and into | | | | the Web” while using our products to |
| the future. | | | | promote and build capacity for their small |
| We would like to thank all of our Members and | | | | businesses. iNetGlobal members are no different |
| Customers for their support and well wishes in | | | | than Marketing Experts who sell online advertising |
| this trying time. | | | | and get paid commissions. In traditional advertising |
| Thank you – iNetGlobal | | | | and marketing, the cost for such exposure would |
| The Minneapolis' Star Tribune's report on | | | | be phenomenal and beyond the reach of most |
| iNetGlobal was misleading, incorrect and lacked real | | | | small businesses.iNetGlobal has created |
| information about iNetGlobal and the reason the | | | | opportunities 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 and | | | | humble beginnings in 2006, the company finally |
| online media outlets have picked up on the tainted | | | | perfected what is now its current product lineup in |
| one-sided story that the Strib delivered to their | | | | July 2008. Since introducing the iNetGlobal™ |
| wavering readership. | | | | services, the company has become one of the |
| Remember, in the United States, the American | | | | fastest growing Internet service companies in the |
| people in business have no protection over the | | | | world. |
| federal governments investigative branch. Without | | | | When staff questioned the intrusion of the |
| absolute facts American businesses are at the | | | | government agencies, Robert MacQueen, Secret |
| whim of federal agencies which can freeze bank | | | | Service Lead Search Agent said, “This |
| accounts, take computers and close offices with | | | | Company (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 is | | | | this.” 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 go | | | | back.” One of the staff of iNetGlobal asked |
| into a non-profit, human service agency that had | | | | the agent “Isn't that for the courts to decide? |
| received millions of dollars in federal money to | | | | It looks like you have found the company guilty |
| address a disparity in an under-served community | | | | with contempt, prior to investigation. |
| that posted no results, but denies, obstructs and | | | | In closing, the United States of America was |
| freezes assets from businesses on a daily basis | | | | founded on hard working individuals that wanted |
| without proof of guilt with a “wild, wild | | | | to make a better life for themselves. It seems |
| west” mentality. | | | | currently, if an individual is successful the federal |
| On Tuesday, February 23rd, Star Tribune | | | | government and the ponds they use (Star |
| reporter Jim Walsh, wrote, “Federal agents | | | | Tribune) paint an unrealistic picture of |
| raided a Minneapolis business owned by local | | | | entrepreneurial success. |
| musician Steve Renner Tuesday morning in what | | | | But really, when was the last time you purchased |
| authorities are ‘calling' a suspected Ponzi | | | | a newspaper versus reading your news online? |
| scheme. The secret service said it would not | | | | I 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 the | | | | stories by not allowing their readership the option |
| search warrant; nor did they have relevant details | | | | to see both sides. |