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| Background: | |||
| The '''Dominion of ]''' is a ] known for being directly linked to large scale banking ] in many parts of the world. | |||
| The Dominion of Melchizedek in an Internet site that purports to represent a physical country. The operators of this site put up a strongly religious front, and at the same time have apparently promoted a variety of get-something-for-nothing scams, including pyramid schemes and fraudulent bank debentures. | |||
| The Dominion of Melchizedek was created by a father-son team: David Pedley, and his son Mark Pedley. They seem to be originally from California in the US. Mark Pedley was convicted of fraud in 1983 in the US. At the same time his father David was in a Mexican prison for a scam based upon some intricate money laundering. Mark was convicted of another fraud in 1986. David (the father) reportedly died in the Mexican prison in 1986, but some fraud investigators believe him to be alive, and the architect of the Dominion of Melchizedek. | The Dominion of Melchizedek was created by a father-son team: David Pedley, and his son Mark Pedley. They seem to be originally from California in the US. Mark Pedley was convicted of fraud in 1983 in the US. At the same time his father David was in a Mexican prison for a scam based upon some intricate money laundering. Mark was convicted of another fraud in 1986. David (the father) reportedly died in the Mexican prison in 1986, but some fraud investigators believe him to be alive, and the architect of the Dominion of Melchizedek. | ||
| The DOM (an abbreviation that we will use for the full name) has used several physical addresses, such as a small island off the coast of Columbia that is submerged half of the time, a location in Antarctica, and a small, uninhabited island in the Marshall Islands chain. | |||
| It was created in ] by Evan David Pedley and his son, Ben David Pedley, who uses a number of pseudonyms, including "Tzemach David Neter Korem" and "Branch Vinedresser". The Pedleys were each convicted and imprisoned for various land and share-related frauds on multiple occasions during the ]s. They are also responsible for publishing a bible translation known as the '']''. | |||
| DOM attempted to charter several banks, which resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of Mark Pedley, who was calling himself Branch Vinedresser at the time. Amazingly, he was trying to run an office in Lake Tahoe, California. Numerous customers of these banks (and associated accounting firms set up by Pedley) lost their investments. | |||
| Pedley now goes by the name Tzemach Ben David Netzer Korem, and his 'cosmic wife' Pearlasia (a Filipina) is now President of DOM. Ms. Pearlasia, also known as Elvira G. Gamboa, was sued (successfully) by the California State banking Department. She still owes California $1,431.90 | |||
| DOM says that they have $25 Billion in bank deposits, but provide no verification whatsoever. They have attempted to identify themselves with all sorts of micro-nations and exiled national groups, but almost none of them even know who DOM might be. | |||
| Melchizedek's Ambassador at Large, a man calling himself Crown Prince Gerald-Dennis Sayn-Wittengenstein-Hohenstein was arrested in Hong Kong (summer 2000) for attempting to cash a check for $500,000, drawn on the Asia Pacific Bank of Melchizedek. | |||
| There are many other horror stories associated with this operation, but this should be sufficient. | |||
| Information sources: | |||
| ScamDog.com has no special knowledge on the Dominion of Melchizedek, but has done extensive research on the project. | |||
| The Web Pages: http://www.melchizedek.com/ | |||
| Excellent article by Henry Morgan: Beware The Bogus Nation in THE FREEBOOTER. Issue No. 3, 2000. | |||
| Article in BUSINESS INSURANCE, February 5, 1996: Coverage of Reported Gold Stock Pile Is Questioned By Insurers | |||
| The Facts: | |||
| They have been a fraud from the beginning, and continue to be so. There is no redeeming value here. They talk the freedom game only because it works to suck people in. | |||
| These guys are very good at what they do. They maintain a cloak of religion, and a cloak of freedom-seeking. Both are fraudulent. They are very good at putting together bank shares, bond offers, gold shares, accounting operations, and other financial devices. In the end, the money flows in, but it doesn't flow out. | |||
| It seems that these people lie as easily as you and I breath. | |||
| The name Melchizedek means "king of righteousness". It comes from a rather mysterious character who shows up in the 14th chapter of Genesis, blesses Abraham, and receives tithes from him. Then he's gone. In the new testament, Paul talks of Melchizedek as a foreshadowing of Christ. On the religious side, DOM has their own Bible, which is an abridgement of the King James translation, with a sort of expanded commentary built in to the translation. They try to position themselves somewhere between the Lubavitch sect of Judaism and the Jews For Jesus. ScamDog.com has familiarity with both groups, and is sure that neither one would want to be associated (or is in any way associated) with DOM. The actual beliefs presented by these people seem to be an attempt at mixing all sorts of beliefs together, as in a blender. They are heavy on Christian Science teachings, and they like to use Hebrew terminology. And, of course, they repeat the usual altruistic, anti-pleasure, dualistic ideals that Plato popularized. | |||
| Opinion: | |||
| A true scam. Conceived of by long-time scam artists, and run by the same guys. They have misrepresented themselves from the beginning, and continue to do soWhile supporters of Melchizedek assert that it is an "ecclesiastical sovereignty," similar to ], and while its flag incorporates ], ] and ] symbols, Melchizedek posesses no established church or formally constituted religion, so this claim is considered meaningless by most external observers. | |||
| Melchizedek also claims ] as its "homeland", based on the Biblical legend of ], who is said to have been priest-king of Salem, however no person associated with Melchizedek is known to reside there, and as the "Dominion" posesses no means of enforcing its claim, it is also generally dismissed as fantasy. | Melchizedek also claims ] as its "homeland", based on the Biblical legend of ], who is said to have been priest-king of Salem, however no person associated with Melchizedek is known to reside there, and as the "Dominion" posesses no means of enforcing its claim, it is also generally dismissed as fantasy. | ||
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Background:
The Dominion of Melchizedek in an Internet site that purports to represent a physical country. The operators of this site put up a strongly religious front, and at the same time have apparently promoted a variety of get-something-for-nothing scams, including pyramid schemes and fraudulent bank debentures.
The Dominion of Melchizedek was created by a father-son team: David Pedley, and his son Mark Pedley. They seem to be originally from California in the US. Mark Pedley was convicted of fraud in 1983 in the US. At the same time his father David was in a Mexican prison for a scam based upon some intricate money laundering. Mark was convicted of another fraud in 1986. David (the father) reportedly died in the Mexican prison in 1986, but some fraud investigators believe him to be alive, and the architect of the Dominion of Melchizedek.
The DOM (an abbreviation that we will use for the full name) has used several physical addresses, such as a small island off the coast of Columbia that is submerged half of the time, a location in Antarctica, and a small, uninhabited island in the Marshall Islands chain.
DOM attempted to charter several banks, which resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of Mark Pedley, who was calling himself Branch Vinedresser at the time. Amazingly, he was trying to run an office in Lake Tahoe, California. Numerous customers of these banks (and associated accounting firms set up by Pedley) lost their investments.
Pedley now goes by the name Tzemach Ben David Netzer Korem, and his 'cosmic wife' Pearlasia (a Filipina) is now President of DOM. Ms. Pearlasia, also known as Elvira G. Gamboa, was sued (successfully) by the California State banking Department. She still owes California $1,431.90
DOM says that they have $25 Billion in bank deposits, but provide no verification whatsoever. They have attempted to identify themselves with all sorts of micro-nations and exiled national groups, but almost none of them even know who DOM might be.
Melchizedek's Ambassador at Large, a man calling himself Crown Prince Gerald-Dennis Sayn-Wittengenstein-Hohenstein was arrested in Hong Kong (summer 2000) for attempting to cash a check for $500,000, drawn on the Asia Pacific Bank of Melchizedek.
There are many other horror stories associated with this operation, but this should be sufficient.
Information sources:
ScamDog.com has no special knowledge on the Dominion of Melchizedek, but has done extensive research on the project.
The Web Pages: http://www.melchizedek.com/
Excellent article by Henry Morgan: Beware The Bogus Nation in THE FREEBOOTER. Issue No. 3, 2000.
Article in BUSINESS INSURANCE, February 5, 1996: Coverage of Reported Gold Stock Pile Is Questioned By Insurers
The Facts:
They have been a fraud from the beginning, and continue to be so. There is no redeeming value here. They talk the freedom game only because it works to suck people in.
These guys are very good at what they do. They maintain a cloak of religion, and a cloak of freedom-seeking. Both are fraudulent. They are very good at putting together bank shares, bond offers, gold shares, accounting operations, and other financial devices. In the end, the money flows in, but it doesn't flow out.
It seems that these people lie as easily as you and I breath.
The name Melchizedek means "king of righteousness". It comes from a rather mysterious character who shows up in the 14th chapter of Genesis, blesses Abraham, and receives tithes from him. Then he's gone. In the new testament, Paul talks of Melchizedek as a foreshadowing of Christ. On the religious side, DOM has their own Bible, which is an abridgement of the King James translation, with a sort of expanded commentary built in to the translation. They try to position themselves somewhere between the Lubavitch sect of Judaism and the Jews For Jesus. ScamDog.com has familiarity with both groups, and is sure that neither one would want to be associated (or is in any way associated) with DOM. The actual beliefs presented by these people seem to be an attempt at mixing all sorts of beliefs together, as in a blender. They are heavy on Christian Science teachings, and they like to use Hebrew terminology. And, of course, they repeat the usual altruistic, anti-pleasure, dualistic ideals that Plato popularized.
Opinion:
A true scam. Conceived of by long-time scam artists, and run by the same guys. They have misrepresented themselves from the beginning, and continue to do soWhile supporters of Melchizedek assert that it is an "ecclesiastical sovereignty," similar to Vatican City, and while its flag incorporates Christian, Jewish and Islamic symbols, Melchizedek posesses no established church or formally constituted religion, so this claim is considered meaningless by most external observers.
Melchizedek also claims Jerusalem as its "homeland", based on the Biblical legend of Melchizedek, who is said to have been priest-king of Salem, however no person associated with Melchizedek is known to reside there, and as the "Dominion" posesses no means of enforcing its claim, it is also generally dismissed as fantasy.
During the 1990s Melchizedek claimed a number of mostly uninhabited Pacific islands, all of which were already the possessions of recognised states, including the Marshall Islands, Colombia and France. Melchizedek's claims include Taongi Atoll, Malpelo Island (inhabited by a Colombian military garrison), Karitane Shoal, Solkope Island and Clipperton Island. Melchizedek also claims a large section of Antarctica and lands on the Fijian island of Rotuma. None of these claims are recognised by any established government.
The Melchizedek website claims that it is a recognized sovereign entity, however, numerous media outlets, including Forbes magazine and The Washington Post, have identified it as a ruse. Over 300 would-be investors have lost money in purported investments run by several banks licensed by Melchizedek, operated in one instance by a supposed "diplomatic representative" of the "Dominion".
Among other things, the Dominion of Melchizedek has been described as "non-existent" by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Frauds linked to Melchizedek
According to John Shockey, former special assistant, U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, in an address to the 4th International Financial Fraud Convention in London, 27 May 1999: "The Dominion of Melchizedek is a fraud, a major fraud, and not a legitimate sovereign entity. Persons associated with the Dominion of Melchizedek have been indicted and convicted of a variety of crimes." The "government" of Melchizedek is allegedly based in the Australian capital city of Canberra, where it maintains a post office box address.
Marshall Islands statement
In response to one of Melchizedek's fraudulent territorial claims the government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands responded as follows:
The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands condemns the claims and activities asserted by (alleged) representatives of the "Kingdom of EnenKio" and the "Dominion of Melchizedek". The representatives making claims of separate sovereignty are not citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and have no right to make claims on behalf of Marshallese landowners. Furthermore, these representatives are making fraudulent assertions that violate the Republic of the Marshall Islands's constitution. The area of land and ocean which the "Kingdom of EnenKio" asserts as a sovereign nation separate from the Marshall Islands and (some of) the area of land and ocean which the "Dominion of Melchizedek" is asserting control over are areas within the geographical and political boundaries of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Subsequent to the above diplomatic memo by the Marshall Islands to other nations, wherein it encouraged nations friendly to it not to recognize claims of Melchizedek in the Marshall Islands, the recognized Iroijlaplap (chief) of Taongi appeared on an Australian television current affairs programme in which he was quoted as saying he granted Melchizedek a 50 year sovereign lease over Taongi Atoll, however, sovereignty (as opposed to land title) belongs to the Republic, not to any private citizen, so the Iroijlaplap's action has no legal foundation.
Recognition
An article in the Washington Post notes that The Dominion of Melchizedek was "diplomatically recognized" by the Central African Republic, in 1993, but commented that that nation would probably "recognize the State of Denial if it had a letterhead", while an article on Quatloos, an online anti-fraud site states that "Melchizedek has apparently obtained some sort of recognition from some smaller states all of which are notable for their corruption. Claims that the DoM has received recognition from any major government are purely lies."
As far as is known, Melchizedek does not maintain a diplomatic mission or any other form of representation in the Central African Republic, nor is there any other evidence confirming the existence of a formal bilateral relationship of any substance. Melchizedek's web site claims that it has since been "recognised" by several other African nations, including Burkina Faso.
Mr. Richard James, McDonald was removed from presidency on October 10 , 2005, because he is found guilty of vandalism in Misplaced Pages for years. Vandalism is a severe crime stated in the law book of the Dominion of Melchizedek. (Reported the vandalism on Misplaced Pages:Vandalism in progress. BY MakeRocketGoNow 22:27, July 21, 2005 (UTC))
Dr. Almando Micky Soohoo is elected the president of the Dominion of Melchizedek on October 10, 2005
See also
External links
- Official site
- Cyberfraud: The Fictitious Dominion of Melchizedek - Article detailing the criminal history of the founders of Melchizedek and their associates.
- Dominion of Melchizedek is a Criminal Scam - Article providing a detailed history of Melchizedek and the criminal activities it has perpetrated.
- Scamdog - Another article describing Melchizedek's criminal activities.
- Warning from the Comptroller of the US Treasury Department.
- 1999 US Securities and Exchange Commission civil case involving bank licensed by the Dominion of Melchizedek