Glenn W. Turner, who was frequently described himself as a harelipped sharecropper's son (leaving some doubt as to which of them was afflicted), built an ephemeral fortune on a pyramid selling scheme in the late 1960's and early 70's. 0000006496 00000 n JPMorgan Chase fell for Frank, a college financial planning outfit whose customer base it later (allegedly) discovered was mostly made up of fake email addresses created at the behest of founder Charlie Javice. An interesting man, Glenn Turner, and Rudy Maxa, a Washington Post reporter, has an interesting problemwhat do you do with a con man who doesn't know he's a con man? [11] 1974 hearings before the Congressional Oversight panel of the Federal Trade Commission described Holiday Magic as a "Multi-level marketer of cosmetics", that used an "unfair and deceptive pyramid distribution scheme". [15] Larry Stephen Huff, another key individual in the company, served two years in a Federal Prison, for charges related to a Ponzi scam (unrelated to Holiday Magic).[21]. [16] Katz's Everybody's Business: An Almanac also referred to Holiday Magic as a "pyramid sales organization". This book may be edifying but, having long believed, considerable evidence to the contrary notwithstanding, that The People Is Not Dumb, I found it depressing. Turner was a former sewing machine salesman and son of a South Carolina sharecropper and an unwed mother, born with a cleft palate and a hair lip, who dropped out in the eighth grade, did a short stint in the U.S. Air Force before successfully finishing a school for those who had dropped out of high school. What Turner really sold was hope, which is the stock in trade of others beside pyramid sales pushers. Under this type. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. A Maricopa County Superior Court jury convicted Turner and Rector Tuesday on charges that they promoted a pyramid scheme, similar to chain letters, with their motivational company Challenge. Lotstein acknowledged that not all of the Challenge "victims" were pleased that Turner was prosecuted. A lot of books have been written about Mr. Turner and today weve put the final period in the final chapter of the saga of Glenn Turner, Lotstein said. 0000004119 00000 n of plan, which will be referred to as the Glenn Turner or multi-level distributorship scheme, the promoters offer to the public a series of contracts called "Adventures." [3], In 1973, Holiday Magic's proceedings were prohibited by the Market Court of Sweden, and a fine of 2 million Swedish kronor was imposed. (As for The Apprentices more famous host Donald Trump, a nepo baby who cosplayed a successful mogul on the show we all know how that turned out.). He first pushed cosmetics and later a motivation course called Dare to Be Great. "[7], According to one report target of prosecutors "in more than 30 states" targeted him. Before the IRS gets its share, Seminole County has the right to collect $16,900 in unpaid property taxes for 1987, said county Tax Collector G. Troy Ray. 0000031782 00000 n In 1979, his fortune gone, he attempted a comeback with another motivational company called Challenge, Inc.,[6] which led to more legal difficulties. Sign up for a weekly roundup of thought-provoking ideas and debates. One representative pyramid venture, Dare to be Great, Inc., is de-scribed in SEC v. Glenn W Turner Enterprises, Inc. 8 . 0000032500 00000 n Turner's fame and wealth was to be an inspiration for others to buy franchises so that "they could all be rich and successful like him". . 748 - IN THE MATTER OF HOLIDAY MAGIC, INC., ET AL. Generally, the product or service is of poor quality, overpriced, or has no purpose other than as a ploy to give the company the appearance of legality. Rector's only asset is his house, and his only income a $200-a-month military pension, the investigation found. Turner barely escaped jail in 1975 when a federal jury in Florida was unable to reach a verdict after a nine-month fraud trial. By Rudy Maxa. https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/20/archives/dare-to-be-great-a-sincere-con-man.html. 0000003018 00000 n Referring to Charles Ponzi, who earlier this century put together a huge investment swindle that still bears his name, Lotstein said, "I imagine there are still people that feel that Mr. Ponzi was doing good for the world. Since many of them were enmeshed as much by greed as by hope, one's sympathy is tempered. Those in the positions of Instructor General, Trainer General, and Senior General were required to take the training. A few of their supporters cried as the sentences were read. It's easy and secure. The Rise and Fall of Glenn Turner and His Financial Pyramid, https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/16/archives/the-rise-and-fall-of-glenn-turner-and-his-financial-pyramid.html. Turner, 53, created a $300 million empire in the 1970s by selling distributorships in his Dare to be Great and Koscot International companies. In 1964, after a bankruptcy and several business failures, Patrick (age 33) was walking by a garage in San Rafael, California, and noted that fruit-scented cosmetics were being sold. The book has its lighter moments. : A Case Study of Pyramid Sales Plan Regulation", "Glenn Turner, Empire Toppled, Trying Again to Sell Motivation", "Glenn Turner -- Out Of Luck; Fraud Sentencing May Be His Day Of Reckoning", "Koscot Cosmetics Accused Of Illegal Business Actions", "Koscot and Turner Cited in Complaint Filed by the S.E.C. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. 0000037159 00000 n TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Turner's long gone from the I have remorse for these people that did not benefit by what we set out to do. Two dwarfs would hop out and unroll a red carpet. USA vs Glenn W. Turner, Nash Publications, New York, 1976 Rudy Maxa . Box 1. 0000010114 00000 n While prosecutors and defense attorneys haggled over legal issues for an hour before the sentencing, Turner, wearing a blue suit, boots and a shirt with a wrinkled collar, yawned and winked at more than 20 friends and supporters in the courtroom. 0000023769 00000 n C-74-1067-LHB., No. [7], When some salespeople found customers in short supply, Turner encouraged them to 'fake it until you make it,' by wearing expensive clothes and waving around $100 bills to lure in others". ,'nuG>wP6T7:"K3'G9U Z t{Hd)a^lEHuw-GB9Y/S5zcWC8,)X9W^kjx,:h*#H_TNG^Od i~l={'Zg^-0z V|0P%* &C?UG b^>'V/~`C\a(bG As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. See the article in its original context from. "All you have to do is believe it."[7]. ), it's too late to put the book down. "They come from all over this country and abroad. 0000002201 00000 n <> TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. 0000008424 00000 n Just when one has about decided there is little more one wants to know about the harelipped sharecropper's son, the book changes focus to the years of various legal proceedingssecurities irregularities, mail fraud, obtaining money through false pretensesthat finally stopped the unstoppable Turner. "It is hard for me to believe . Turner, who was pale and appeared tired, and Rector, his former bodyguard, had no visible reaction to the sentences. Turner and Rechtor, who also received seven years, were convicted in July of 19 counts of conspiracy, fraud and promoting a pyramid scheme. 0000001769 00000 n The companies collapsed in 1973 under lawsuits filed by investors and investigations by state and federal agencies. <>stream Turner pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor fraud charge in return for a probation sentence. However, the focus of the company was more about selling distributorships than cosmetics. trailer A group of a half-dozen former Challenge participants, who would not give their names, said after the sentencing that Turner and Rector did nothing wrong. Since his victims were usually the little people, the guys who are always getting it in the neck from the system anyway, it was a matter of hitting cripples. But his empire collapsed after state and federal investigators accused him of operating pyramid schemes that bilked thousands of investors. The Dream, a podcast about multi-level marketing, discussed Holiday Magic and William Penn Patrick. 0 0000006933 00000 n 0000003018 00000 n But his empire collapsed after state and federal investigators accused him of operating pyramid schemes that bilked thousands of investors. "[1], Sales Dynamics was another program of instruction for pay available to Holiday Magic Distributors to help them in their business activities. (unrelated to Holiday Magic). 0000006933 00000 n PHOENIX, ARIZ. Glenn W. Turner, a farmboy who built and lost a multimillion-dollar financial empire with his pyramid sales schemes, lost his freedom Thursday. As he was led off to jail, he told reporters: The good that I have done outweighs the bad. Even as she spoke, the housing bubble riven with fraud committed (and invited) by banks, ratings agencies, mortgage brokers and appraisers was growing bigger. 0000001660 00000 n The two men told Dougherty before sentencing that they never intended to break the law. Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. . But what made him "really rich" was reportedly Koscot Interplanetary[6] (Koscot stood for "Kosmetics for the Communities of Tomorrow"). Ward, et al. The purpose of this Note is to investigate the 0000007782 00000 n "Holiday Magic Inc.: An Anatomy of a Scam", United States Securities and Exchange Commission, MLM Law - Lawyer Grimes & Reese PLLC - Attorney Specializing in Multilevel Marketing - HOLIDAY MAGIC, INC., ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SEC. Last month Turner, who turned 53 on Wednesday, and Rector, 57, were convicted on one count of conspiracy, nine counts of fraud, and nine counts of running an illegal pyramid sales scheme. "The first time I ever heard those words from those men was in this courtroom," Rector said. 2(a) OF THE CLAYTON ACT Docket 8834 (1974), MLM Law - Lawyer Grimes & Reese PLLC - Attorney Specializing in Multilevel Marketing - Marshall v. Holiday Magic, Inc. (1977) 550 F.2d 1173, Door to Door Selling, Pyramid Selling, Multilevel Marketing, "L.A. Con Artist Behind Alleged Electricity Scam: Pyramid scheme linked to coming deregulation", "First Amendment Protection for Commercial Advertising: The New Constitutional Doctrine", "The Chaos of Multilevel Marketing and Pyramid Sales Laws: A Federal Remedy", In Re Koscot Interplanetary Inc., 86 F.T.C. Citation Needed, a podcast, has an episode about William Penn Patrick (and Holiday Magic). )[6] On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 0000006135 00000 n Theres a difference between psyching yourself up and misrepresenting yourself, and the latter is where fake it has gone too far. Illustrated. 0000041122 00000 n High by today's standards but even more powerful based on the times. And the Wells Fargo C-suite was looking the other way as employees, desperate to meet unrealistic sales quotas, opened millions of fake bank and credit card accounts. [28], CEO and President Roland R. Nocera pleaded guilty to securities fraud, in the case United States v. Nocera, et al. The judge refused and the men were led away to jail by deputy sheriffs after they gave their wallets, watches and jewelry to friends in the courtroom. Glenn W. Turner, 53 years old, was sentenced along with Edward G. Rechtor by Superior Court Judge Bernard J. Dougherty. Well, it was never really worth all that, and when blizzard of Federal and state charges of fraud, securities irregularity and other actions drove him nearly into bankruptcy, he ended up selling one of his companies for $15,000. 0000005760 00000 n [18] Clarke referred to the company as an "illegitimate" business. [7] Disillusioned recruits testified against Turner or his companies, and one judge cited the phrase ('fake it until you make it') as evidence of malfeasance. "And so can you," they would tell the crowd. The saying became so pervasive in Amway that it would be the title of a 1980s expos by Phil Kerns. We found 28 records for Glenn Turner in Houston, Royse City and 15 other cities in Texas. 0000000016 00000 n Some "schemes" are specifically developed to sidestep Pyramid Scheme legislation by offering a "product" or "service". Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel C. Silva, Mark W. Pletcher, Lisa Sanniti and Carl Brooker. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 23:43. ", United States Congress. The IRS, which had a $15 million claim, has been awarded a judgment of $9.275 million, but appraisals put the value of the Turner property at $1 million to $2 million. Thus one gets sentences such as Meanwhile, in a downtown Frankfurt prison, thirtyeightyearold Turner astounded a U.S. State Department official who visited his cell to explain that the British had requested his arrest on possible charges of fraud in England. Fine time to find out Turner's age. Our intent was to help people. The history of fake it till you make it offers a lesson here, if we want to heed it. Marjoe knew, Clifford Irving knew, but Mr. Maxa, who doesn't seem to be just anybody's fool, honestly believes that Turner honestly believed that he was honest. trailer vlyiJ)pd*n\[PN>8Yl^1cyO"`CC\=bu3hB endobj 0000000016 00000 n Koscot and Dare to be Great grew rapidly and Turner became famous. 0000041306 00000 n Mr. Maxa has the newspaper reporter's habit of cramming in information wherever it will fit, whether apposite or no. 11106 (1975). 271 0 obj Civ. ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ A three-story, 16-room castle owned by onetime motivational entrepreneur Glenn Turner is going on the auction block, with the Internal Revenue Service and other creditors splitting the proceeds. Psychiatrist Alfred Adler, writing in the early 20th century, argued people could change habits by embracing an act as if strategy: assume a behavior and, eventually, it will become real. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 1974., May 20, 1974. what would happen when these distributorships reached the saturation point, when there was no one left to buy a distributorship, and so many people selling cosmetics that it was impossible to recover the large investment from the small cosmetics commissions? Glenn W. Turner, 53, was sentenced along with Edward G. Rechtor by Superior Court Judge Bernard J. Dougherty, who said he had received scores of letters on behalf of the two Goldenrod, Fla., men. Abe F. March held several executive positions for Holiday Magic and parent company U.S. Universal; Regional Vice President, Canada (19711972), Vice President, Greece (19721973) and Managing Director for Sta-Power, Germany (1973). But the real bait was the right to sell the righttosell to other suckers on the principle of a chain letter. DeMuro, RG. 72-390. (Javice has denied the banks claims.) 0000003563 00000 n [13], The company was cited by the United States House of Representatives in a 1975 hearing[14] as an example of consumer fraud, again in 1977,[15] and in 1991, in a hearing by the House Committee on Small Business. 235 37 In my business, theres just no faking it, Stewart said. By Rudy ???trated. Within a few years Turner's enterprises had made an estimated $300 million. torture involving a mouse that was supposed to eat a recalcitrant witness's heart (Good Lord! 0000003839 00000 n "Our intent was to help people believe in themselves.". Glenn W. Turner, 53, was sentenced along with Edward G. Rechtor by Superior Court Judge Bernard J. Dougherty, who said he had received scores of letters on behalf of the two Goldenrod, Fla., men. 0000008799 00000 n Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 80+ Glenn Turner Houston, TX (Inner Loop) View Full Report Addresses Yoakum Blvd, Houston, TX But it draws on older strains in American life, marrying psychological concepts on how to change human behavior with the positive-thinking self-help culture that might as well be Americas unofficial state religion. They would peddle mink oil makeup and his Dare to Be Great motivational tapes, and collect more money by recruiting others and taking a percentage on their sales. More than 88,000 people have invested about $44 million in various organizations operated by Turner, according to Federal Trade Commission figures cited by Attorney General Bob Corbins office in 1980. Today, fake it till you make it has come to represent the scrappy, optimistic mind-set of American hustle culture. Jurors found them innocent of 27 counts of securities violations involving Challenge Inc., a motivational company. [1][5] Navarro described the training as having "overtones of strict military training techniques. The unfinished castle, its boathouse, stables and surrounding 79 acres will be sold to the highest bidder after a federal court hearing April 26, according to court documents. At the meeting Turner's proteges would run to the stage in their flashy suits and fancy shoes, with $100 or even $1,000 bills pinned to their lapels. Cryptocurrency arrived, basically a fake it till you make it form of money. Turner, 57, served nearly two-thirds of a seven-year term in Arizona for fleecing investors in a scheme for distributing motivational tapes. This is a good little book about an earnest con artist who ripped off the American public for $75 million. Turner and his best friend, Edward G. Rector, were each sentenced to seven years in state prison. But as Turners saga shows, theres a dark side baked into the fake it mentality: the fakers who attempt to win success through fraud, then never make good on their promises. One report has him convicted of running a pyramid scheme in Arizona in 1985 and released after five years in prison. As Mr, Maxa notes, Americans have always had a weakness for successful rogues. [28] The Mind Dynamics course was described as providing "a means of achieving personal success through the conscious use of the subconscious mind". See the article in its original context from. Mr. Maxa has missed very little about Turner's operations and the soueces of his appeal. 0000003297 00000 n Glenn W. Turner, who was frequently described himself as a "harelipped sharecropper's son" (leaving some doubt as to which of them was afflicted), built an ephemeral fortune on a pyramid. 0000006135 00000 n 0000009459 00000 n Mr. Maxa cannot resist quoting H. L. Mencken's observation that no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. His sales rallies became legend. Annotated bibliography on chain letters and pyramid schemes. But faking it in matters of money is another matter entirely. During the eight-week trial, however, two former top Turner aides testified that Challenge officials knew their operation was illegal. Turner and Rechtor, who also received seven years, were convicted in July of 19 counts of conspiracy, fraud and promoting a pyramid scheme. In 2006 he published a book (To Beirut and Back - An American in the Middle East) dealing, in part, with his experiences. A few months later, another seller would tell a Florida courtroom that he, too, had been instructed to fake it till you make it. When the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Turners company, a judge cited the phrase as evidence of malfeasance. . Anyone can read what you share. The good that I have done outweighs the bad. In the low-interest-rate environment of the past decade, investors put up money with little diligence, and fake it till you make it turned toxic. SAN DIEGOGlenn Arcaro of Los Angeles pleaded guilty today in federal court for his participation in a massive conspiracy involving BitConnect, a cryptocurrency investment scheme, which defrauded investors from the United States and abroad of over $2 billion. Private investors also have claims against the property for $200,000 in tax certificates, under which they paid the taxes and earn 18 percent interest until the property is sold and the tax amounts are paid back to them.. Turner and his family havent paid property taxes since 1979, but investors bought tax certificates equal to the back taxes each year. "The Role of Small Business in Franchising, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Minority Small Business. "Summary of Testimony and Findings and Conclusions Resulting from Hearings in New York on Drug Law. "If anyone was hurt in our program, I am extremely sorry. It is here that Mr. Maxa shows unusual ability to compress tedious and protracted legal wrangles (one trial lasted nine months) into an absorbing account. Turner packaged this dubious enterprise with a religious fervor that would make Billy Sunday look like the Archbishop of Canterbury. In August 1972, he was charged with "86 counts of sale of unregistered securities and failing to register as a dealer". endobj .to various charitable organizations. There, it appeared as a way for people in recovery to project themselves forward into a more sober future. %%EOF Even as Turner attracted increasingly negative attention in 1972, he was arrested on 86 counts of violating securities laws the phrase gained popularity in a more earnest context within Alcoholics Anonymous. 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