Summary Judgement Pending Against The Mortons

SEC Files for Summary Judgement Against The Mortons
Sean David Morton and his co-defendant Melissa Morton appear to be
nearing the end in thier alleged multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors

ABOVE: Bunk psychic Sean David Morton is accused by the SEC of defrauding
investors out of more than $6,000,000 and diverting money for personal use

The inevitable end appears to be nigh for alleged psychic scammer Sean David Morton and his wife Melissa Morton. After being accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of fraud on March 10, 2012, The Mortons have both been keeping SEC attorneys busy with a mountain of legal ramblings they have been filing for nearly two years now.

Morton began soliciting investors through his self published newsletter, at public events, on radio programs, and through his website by promising investors that his so-called psychic powers were helping him to predict the stock market. Morton went as far as stating in his newsletter, "I have called all the highs and lows of the market, giving exact dates for rises and crashes over the last 14 years."

While promising the funds would be invested in trading foreign currencies, according to the SEC, The Mortons used about half of all investor money for that purpose and funneled nearly $250,000.00 to what Morton alleges is his nonprofit religious institute, the Prophecy Research Institute.

The Mortons were ordered by a federal judge to respond to the actual complaint and to cease the disjointed legal documents they attempted to stall the court with over issues that had previously been ruled on.

According to the SEC, The Mortons have failed to directly respond to the complaint filed against them, forcing the SEC to file for summary judgement against The Mortons. The summary judgement filing is currently being reviewed. No date for a decision has been set.

Sean David Morton was first exposed in 2001 in the undisputed investigation, The Shameless Psychic and his Prophecy of Lies. The investigation was published by ufowatchdog.com, which Morton attempted to sue and lost.

Denied: Judge Tosses Out All Motions filed by The Mortons

Judge Denies All Motions Filed by The Mortons
A Federal Judge puts an end to numerous legal ramblings filed by The Mortons,

The final nail was put into a closing coffin on The Mortons in their desperate battle to put a stop to a lawsuit filed against them by the SEC. The SEC has accused Sean David Morton and Melissa Ann Morton of defrauding investors out of over $6,000,000.00. The SEC alleges The Mortons diverted funds meant for investment for personal use.

On November 03, 2001, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order denying all open motions filed by The Mortons in which they alleged the SEC had no authority. Motions filed by The Mortons appeared to be reaching and rambling, chock full of stretching the wording of statutes and making allegations of being targeted by the SEC. A small sample of the legal mumbo jumbo offered by The Mortons included this gem:

The ordered issued by Judge Kaplan stated, "For reasons set forth in the patient, painstaking and thorough report and recommendation of Magistrate Judge Michael H. Dolinger, dated March 31, 2011, (1) all of defendants' various motions, including any motion to dismiss based on a purported default by the plaintiff, are denied, and (2) plaintiffs motion for a determination that defendants were properly served is granted. All of defendants' objections to the report and recommendation and to Magistrate Judge Dolinger's orders are overruled. This order terminates all open motions."

The Mortons attempted to challenge the validity of having been served legal summons by the SEC, including Melissa Morton alleging to be a neighbor named Vicki, which unfortunately for Melissa Morton it turned out that the process server had already spoken to the real Vicki.

Sean David Morton was served in New York and got caught in an elevator where he tried to hide his face with a hat and scarf. The SEC alleges Sean David Morton went so far as to grab a phone out of the process server's hand when the server attempted to take a picture of Morton as proof.

The lawsuit against The Mortons has been reassigned to another judge and is set to proceed. The SEC is seeking to permanently restrain The Mortons from future violations of the above provisions of the federal securities laws and to forfeit all ill-gotten gains. The complaint also seeks a final judgment ordering The Mortons to provide a verified accounting of their investment activities.

The "California Bear Flag Republic" Will Save Us!

Morton Tries Baffling Way Out of Lawsuit


ABOVE: Alleged psychic scam artist Sean David Morton is accused of defrauding investors out of over $6mil in what has been called a "psychic scheme."

In what has amounted to a mountain of legal mumbo-jumbo and play on owrds. sean david Morton continues to file what some might consider to be bewildering motions with the U.S. Distric Court in New York, as the SEC awaits Morton and his co-defendant/wife to answer a lawsuit filed by the SEC. The Mortons were ordered to file a response to the lawsuit filed by the SEC, but have to date failed to file a direct answer tothe charges leveld against them.

The Mortons have instead chosen to file a number of baffling motions with the court, including this gem:

I'm curious why Morton thought it would be okay to file a lawsuit against ufowatchdog.com since I was not a resident of California at the time? Of course, this is the same Sean David Morton who claimed that I had no valid claim to have his lawsuit dismissed because he claimed, based on a newspaper article, that UFOs did not exist - this in spite of Morton's extreme views on UFOs and government conspiracies. Anyone familiar with Morton knows that contradictions abound.

The Mortons were given until October the first part of October to file a direct answer to the lawsuit filed against them, which it appears they have failed to do. The SEC appears to be poised to receive a summary judgement against The Mortons.

Federal Court Attracts Paranormal Nuts

UFO Nut Greer Lands Himself in Federal Court


ABOVE: Steven Greer is charged with operating a commercial venture and trespassing on federal property.

It looks like Sean David Morton isn't the only who has recently landed himself in hot water in Federal Court. While the matter involving Morton allegedly defrauding investors out of more than $6,000,000 is being handled in a federal civil court, but may potentially become a federal criminal matter, CSETI UFO nut Steven Greer has been charged with several federal violations.

Greer, who has been taking money from people to show them how to "vector in" UFOs and other nonsense, is alleged to have been operating on a federal wildlife refuge without permission. You can read more about it here. I'm sure Greer will use whatever part of the $2,500 he charges per person to take his "ambassador program" to help pay any fines he might be given by the court.

$2,500 to wave a flashlight around at night and to sit with your legs crossed meditating? Seriously? Do yourself a favor and try giving that money to a worthy charity instead of wasting your time being deluded into believing you can contact space aliens. Seriously.

How many Biographies Can One Guy Possibly Have?

How many Biographies Can One Guy Possibly Have?


ABOVE: Alleged psychic fraudster Sean David Morton.

If there is a world record for possessing the most and ever changing biographies, Sean David Morton would likely be crowned the champion. Morton's continually changing biography

would likely make anyone's head spin from the sheer number of incarnations it has taken over the years.

It seems Morton adds or changes details on a regular basis, most of which were proven false when Morton was exposed back in early 2001 in The Shameless Psychic and His Prophecy of Lies. When you're self employed, I suppose that makes it easy to change or pad your resume on a whim.

Mortons Ordered to Answer SEC Lawsuit

Judge Orders The Mortons to Answer SEC Lawsuit
The Mortons are accused of defrauding investors out of
more than $6mil in what is being called a 'psychic scheme'

Above: Sean David Morton (left) and Melissa Ann Morton

On March 4, 2010, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against bunk psychic Sean David Morton and his wife Melissa Ann Morton alleging the two were involved in defrauding numerous investors out of over $6,000,000.00 in a scheme where Sean David Morton said he was able to predict the outcome of the stock market.

According to the SEC, Morton promised massive returns on investments and went as far as falsely proclaiming that his investment fund had been audited by a well known investment auditing agency. The SEC also alleges that The Mortons illegally diverted several hundred thousand dollars for their own use through an unregistered non-profit organization known as the Prophecy Research Institute.

The Mortons filed a number of rambling legal documents with the court attempting to stop an initial SEC investigation and later to dispute the lawsuit. According to the SEC, The Mortons also attempted to evade being served legal papers including Melissa Morton alleging to be a neighbor named Vicki, which unfortunately for Melissa Morton it turned out that the process server had already spoken to the real Vicki.

In another instance cited by the SEC, Sean David Morton was in New York and got caught in an elevator where he tried to hide his face with a hat and scarf - turns out he got served and went so far as to grab a phone out of the process server's hand when he attempted to take a picture of Morton as proof.

In July 2011, a federal judge ruled that The Mortons must answer the SEC lawsuit. At the time of this posting, The Mortons had yet to answer the lawsuit and had chosen instead to file more confusing legal documents with the court. Should The Mortons choose to not answer the lawsuit as ordered, the SEC could file for summary judgement. The Mortons have already been ruled against in other lawsuits filed by former investors.

Morton flapping his jaw on Internet radio

Is Internet "radio" getting desperate for hosts? Apparently so as accused psychic fraudster Sean David Morton is now hosting some show on American Freedom Radio. Again Morton has treated us to another version of his biography.

By the way, Morton was supposedly the number on guest on Coast To Coast AM prior to being booted from the program after the SEC served a subpoena for records on Coast To Coast AM stemming from Morton allegedly scamming investors out of over six-million dollars in what the SEC has called a "psychic scheme." Litigatin by the SEC is still proceeding and Morton has been successfully sued by other investors.