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|spouse = Rocky Austin (bf. 1993),<br> [[Dominion of Melchizedek#Mark Logan Pedley|Mark Logan Pedley]] (1994-present) |
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'''Pearlasia Gamboa''' (born Elvira G. Gamboa) is a [[Filipino American]] business woman involved in controversial banking and investments, for which she has been successfully sued by the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] and various state agencies. |
'''Pearlasia Gamboa''' (born '''Elvira G. Gamboa''') is a [[Filipino American]] business woman involved in controversial banking and investments, for which she has been successfully sued by the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] and various state agencies. She was connected to the [[Dominion of Melchizedek]], an unrecognized [[micronation]] that has been used as a front for fraudulent criminal activity. |
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She is connected to a [[micronation]] that has been used as a front for fraudulent criminal activity. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Gamboa was born Elvira G. Gamboa,<ref name=wprtr>{{cite news |title=The Ruse That Roared | |
Gamboa was born Elvira G. Gamboa,<ref name=wprtr>{{cite news |title=The Ruse That Roared |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=5 November 1995}}</ref> in 1951,{{ref|alpha|a}} in [[Manila]].<ref name=sfwfan /> She was married to Rocky Austin,<ref name=paowed>{{cite web |url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2006/11/15/weddings |title=Weddings |work=[[Palo Alto Weekly|Palo Alto Online]] |date=15 November 2006}}</ref> but later divorced prior to 1993 and as of 2011 lived in [[California]].<ref name=sfwfan /> In 1994, she married [[Mark Logan Pedley]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Tillman |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rf_mHK98RNwC&pg=PA112 |title=Global Pirates: Fraud in the Offshore Insurance Industry |publisher=[[Northeastern University Press]] |date=2002 |pages=112|isbn=9781555535056 }}</ref><ref name=sfwfan /> although there is some question as to whether this was legally registered.<ref name=sfwfan /> She has a daughter, Bernadette, and a son, Raymond, from her first marriage<ref name=paowed /> and she has a son, Hazemach, from her second.<ref name=sfwfan /> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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In 1994 companies run by Gamboa, and which were purporting to be banks, were prevented from operating in [[Indiana]]<ref name=tisind>{{cite news |url= |
In 1994 companies run by Gamboa, and which were purporting to be banks, were prevented from operating in [[Indiana]]<ref name=tisind>{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/240110761 |title=Indiana trying to expel 'phantom' Asia Pacific Bank |work=[[The Indianapolis Star]] |date=9 November 1994 |page=E1}}</ref> and California.<ref name=sacwar>{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0DB1978FC04F6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM#ixzz1HKfqBQGC |title="Nation" Waging "Spiritual War" on State Official |work=[[The Sacramento Bee]] |date=13 February 1995 |page=B1}}</ref> |
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=== Banking micronation === |
=== Banking micronation === |
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{{Further|Dominion of Melchizedek}} |
{{Further|Dominion of Melchizedek}} |
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Gamboa was the president of the micronation known as the [[Dominion of Melchizedek]], set up by her husband Mark Pedley.<ref name=atrep>{{cite news |
Gamboa was the president of the micronation known as the [[Dominion of Melchizedek]], set up by her husband Mark Pedley.<ref name=atrep>{{cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/oceania/BB17Ah01.html |title=Cyber Nations with Real Repercussions |work=[[Asia Times Online]] |date=17 Feb 2000 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212034523/http://www.atimes.com/oceania/BB17Ah01.html |archive-date=December 12, 2013 }}</ref> The micronation, which only exists in cyberspace, is a front for fraudulent criminal activity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quatloos.com/groups/melchiz.htm |title=Dominion of Melchizedek |work=[[Quatloos.com|Quatloos!]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Tillman |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rf_mHK98RNwC&pg=PA113 |title=Global Pirates: Fraud in the Offshore Insurance Industry |publisher=Northeastern University Press |date=2002 |pages=113–5|isbn=9781555535056 }}</ref> |
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=== ZNext Mining === |
=== ZNext Mining === |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took her to civil court over a company she owned, ZNext Mining, in 2009, alleging that she had used fictitious reports of gold mining operations to profit by fraudulently |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took her to civil court over a company she owned, ZNext Mining, in 2009, alleging that she had used fictitious reports of gold mining operations to profit by fraudulently selling shares, siphoning off more than $1 million.<ref name=cnsemp /><ref name=secsue>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2009/lr21084.htm |title=SEC Sues ZNext Mining and its Principal for Fraud and Registration Violations |work=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |date=12 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615063145/http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2009/lr21084.htm |archive-date=June 15, 2009 }}</ref> She maintained that any fraudulent manipulation of stock prices was carried out by her husband without her knowledge. After Gamboa failed to appear in federal court to contest the government's accusations, a default judgment was ordered against her in August 2010 totaling $1.8 million; a $650,000 fine for the ZNext corporation, and $1.18 million for Gamboa personally. Gamboa was also permanently barred from selling [[penny stocks]]. In 2011, she said she had not paid the fine and was attempting to have the decision overturned.<ref name=sfwfan /> |
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ZNext Mining was investigated by a multi-agency taskforce as part of [[Operation Broken Trust]], a US-wide operation in 2010 that targeted [[investment fraud]]. Although her husband Mark Pedley was charged, under the name Tzemach David Netzer Korem, and |
ZNext Mining was investigated by a multi-agency taskforce as part of [[Operation Broken Trust]], a US-wide operation in 2010 that targeted [[investment fraud]]. Although her husband Mark Pedley was charged, under the name Tzemach David Netzer Korem, and pleaded guilty, Gamboa was not.<ref name=dojres>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/fls/PressReleases/101206-02.html |title=U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES REGIONAL RESULTS OF "OPERATION BROKEN TRUST" TARGETING INVESTMENT FRAUD |work=[[United States Department of Justice]] |date=6 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121035733/http://www.justice.gov/usao/fls/PressReleases/101206-02.html |archive-date=January 21, 2011 }}</ref> |
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=== Use of aliases === |
=== Use of aliases === |
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Gamboa has operated under various [[pseudonym]]s, including Pearl Asian and Bae Katiguman,<ref name=cnsemp /> and Pearlasia.<ref name=sfwfan /> |
Gamboa has operated under various [[pseudonym]]s, including Pearl Asian and Bae Katiguman,<ref name=cnsemp /> and Pearlasia.<ref name=sfwfan /> |
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:{{note|alpha|a}}Gamboa's age was reported as 57 on 15 June 2009<ref name=cnsemp>{{cite web|url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/06/15/SEC_Ties_Gold-Mining_Shares_to_Empty_Shell.htm |title=SEC Ties Gold-Mining Shares to Empty Shell |work=[[Courthouse News Service]] |date=15 Jun 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319023958/http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/06/15/SEC_Ties_Gold-Mining_Shares_to_Empty_Shell.htm |archive-date=March 19, 2012 }}</ref> and as 60 on 6 July 2011,<ref name=sfwfan>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/fantasy-island-the-strange-tale-of-alleged-fraudster-pearlasia-gamboa/Content?oid=2182093 |title=Fantasy Island: The Strange Tale of Alleged Fraudster Pearlasia Gamboa |work=[[SF Weekly]] |date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123233507/http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/fantasy-island-the-strange-tale-of-alleged-fraudster-pearlasia-gamboa/Content?oid=2182093 |archive-date=November 23, 2014 }}</ref> which would mean she was born in 1951. |
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 28 July 2024
Pearlasia Gamboa | |
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| Born | Elvira G. Gamboa 1951 (age 72–73) Manila, the Philippines |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Spouse(s) | Rocky Austin (bf. 1993), Mark Logan Pedley (1994-present) |
| Children | 3 |
Pearlasia Gamboa (born Elvira G. Gamboa) is a Filipino American business woman involved in controversial banking and investments, for which she has been successfully sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and various state agencies. She was connected to the Dominion of Melchizedek, an unrecognized micronation that has been used as a front for fraudulent criminal activity.
Personal life
[edit]Gamboa was born Elvira G. Gamboa,[1] in 1951,a in Manila.[2] She was married to Rocky Austin,[3] but later divorced prior to 1993 and as of 2011 lived in California.[2] In 1994, she married Mark Logan Pedley,[4][2] although there is some question as to whether this was legally registered.[2] She has a daughter, Bernadette, and a son, Raymond, from her first marriage[3] and she has a son, Hazemach, from her second.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1994 companies run by Gamboa, and which were purporting to be banks, were prevented from operating in Indiana[5] and California.[6]
Banking micronation
[edit]Gamboa was the president of the micronation known as the Dominion of Melchizedek, set up by her husband Mark Pedley.[7] The micronation, which only exists in cyberspace, is a front for fraudulent criminal activity.[8][9]
ZNext Mining
[edit]The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took her to civil court over a company she owned, ZNext Mining, in 2009, alleging that she had used fictitious reports of gold mining operations to profit by fraudulently selling shares, siphoning off more than $1 million.[10][11] She maintained that any fraudulent manipulation of stock prices was carried out by her husband without her knowledge. After Gamboa failed to appear in federal court to contest the government's accusations, a default judgment was ordered against her in August 2010 totaling $1.8 million; a $650,000 fine for the ZNext corporation, and $1.18 million for Gamboa personally. Gamboa was also permanently barred from selling penny stocks. In 2011, she said she had not paid the fine and was attempting to have the decision overturned.[2]
ZNext Mining was investigated by a multi-agency taskforce as part of Operation Broken Trust, a US-wide operation in 2010 that targeted investment fraud. Although her husband Mark Pedley was charged, under the name Tzemach David Netzer Korem, and pleaded guilty, Gamboa was not.[12]
Use of aliases
[edit]Gamboa has operated under various pseudonyms, including Pearl Asian and Bae Katiguman,[10] and Pearlasia.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^a Gamboa's age was reported as 57 on 15 June 2009[10] and as 60 on 6 July 2011,[2] which would mean she was born in 1951.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Ruse That Roared". The Washington Post. 5 November 1995.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Fantasy Island: The Strange Tale of Alleged Fraudster Pearlasia Gamboa". SF Weekly. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "Weddings". Palo Alto Online. 15 November 2006.
- ^ Tillman, Robert (2002). Global Pirates: Fraud in the Offshore Insurance Industry. Northeastern University Press. p. 112. ISBN 9781555535056.
- ^ "Indiana trying to expel 'phantom' Asia Pacific Bank". The Indianapolis Star. 9 November 1994. p. E1.
- ^ ""Nation" Waging "Spiritual War" on State Official". The Sacramento Bee. 13 February 1995. p. B1.
- ^ "Cyber Nations with Real Repercussions". Asia Times Online. 17 Feb 2000. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Dominion of Melchizedek". Quatloos!.
- ^ Tillman, Robert (2002). Global Pirates: Fraud in the Offshore Insurance Industry. Northeastern University Press. pp. 113–5. ISBN 9781555535056.
- ^ a b c "SEC Ties Gold-Mining Shares to Empty Shell". Courthouse News Service. 15 Jun 2009. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012.
- ^ "SEC Sues ZNext Mining and its Principal for Fraud and Registration Violations". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009.
- ^ "U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES REGIONAL RESULTS OF "OPERATION BROKEN TRUST" TARGETING INVESTMENT FRAUD". United States Department of Justice. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011.