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FBI busts $44M publishing scam that preyed on aspiring authors

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 09, 2025
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Michael Cris Traya Sordilla, charged in a $44M publishing fraud scheme. Source: innocentrixphilippines.com

Federal prosecutors have indicted three executives of PageTurner Press and Media in what authorities describe as a sophisticated fraud scheme that fleeced authors out of millions between 2017 and 2024.

According to the federal indictment filed Decemb…

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