Jason M. Kays's Blog (6)

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Jesus is My Pimp Daddy generated some spirited dialogue on the Net. While written with underlying sardonic humor, the topic is a serious one and the narrative reflects actual events. Since publication of the think piece, more women surface weekly expressing gratitude to those two courageous subjects that provided a firsthand accounting of Claude McKnight's wooing - and subsequent betrayal - of womankind upon which the essay is based.



Epic Irony. Man of God McKnight, holding himself… Continue

Pimps tend to be a very competitive breed. The king has the most bling, lowest ride and largest stable. Prostitution, as one of the early growth industries, had Jesus Christ written all over it. JC had the people skills, the right demographic and that beleaguered look going that never failed to win over the young, naive runaways that littered Herod Antipas' dark and dingy Greyhound bus stations. Rounding out the posse was legendary courtesan, Mary Magdalene. She was as good with the books as… Continue

Part III of III in this series of articles on Ponzi schemes will examine a real world, ongoing scam, the con man behind it and a few of the hundreds of investors victimized by his criminal enterprise, Millennium III Corporation.



History: At an early age, Gregg Scott Luce was falsely led to believe that his Maine based blood line was directly connected to the storied Time-Life Henry Luce legacy. It's unclear whether this fallacy was instilled within him by personal dementia or a… Continue

Following the onset of 2009's Great Recession, one didn't need an expert to identify a confidence man and his Ponzi scheme: the outbreak was splashed across front pages of every major newspaper in the United States and abroad. Arrest and prosecution of pin stripped con men has been epidemic.



The Ponzi scheme defined is the model of simplicity: the con man uses money from new investors to pay return on investment to original investors, rather than pay out ROI from revenue earned in… Continue

This series of three articles is a how-to-guide in identifying and avoiding con men, Ponzi schemes and some basic steps that may be taken in helping clients and family members that are victims of financial fraud.



I'm in intellectual property and transactional attorney based in Seattle, Washington. In my representation of both corporate clients and individuals, I've encountered and debunked more than a few con men. Modern day snake oil salesmen pedaling get rich quick schemes. Some… Continue