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Former Malibu Media attorney Paul Nicoletti found guilty on four counts of bank fraud
Former attorney Paul Nicoletti
Today, after deliberating for about 1.5 hours, a Detroit jury found a former porn copyright troll Paul Nicoletti (X-Art / Malibu Media) guilty on four counts of bank fraud. This prosecution was not related to Nicoletti’s porn trolling activity, although these events were not surprising: copyright trolling attracts all kinds of shady people.
Nicoletti was indicted in June 2015. After that, in what appears to be attempts to game the system, he managed to secure a delay after delay: I lost the count of judge’s orders to postpone trial and how many public defenders Nicoletti fired to buy more time.
I covered the indictment and subsequent events until I stopped about a year ago. If you are curious, you can fill the gaps by looking at the docket: you’ll find some interesting documents there (e.g., this one).
In this case the proverbial wheels of justice have been grinding particularly slow.
The sentencing was set to 9/24/2019.
Updates
6/4/2019
On 5/29/2019, the Michigan Disciplinary board automatically suspended Nicoletti’s law license. In the meantime, Nicoletti stays defiant and plans to file a Rule 29(c) Motion for a Judgment of Acquittal.
9/13/2019
The sentencing has been delayed till 12/12/2019.
11/24/2019
Reset Deadlines/Hearings as to Paul Nicoletti: Sentencing reset for 1/30/2020 at 2:00 PM before District Judge Victoria A. Roberts in Courtroom 1080. Government’s sentencing memorandum or motion due: 1/9/2020; Defendant’s sentencing memorandum or motion due: 1/16/2020. (LVer)
01/31/2020
Yesterday Paul Nicoletti was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison + 2 years of supervised release and has to pay $5.3 million in restitution.
DOJ press release
The Oakland press: Former attorney Paul Nicoletti sentenced for bogus mortgage scheme
Fight © Trolls 
he has gone off the deep end
Click to access gov.uscourts.mied.302345.222.0.pdf
Not even a successful crook!
Click to access gov.uscourts.mied.302345.224.0.pdf
Click to access gov.uscourts.mied.302345.224.2.pdf
Click to access gov.uscourts.mied.302345.224.3.pdf
Click to access gov.uscourts.mied.302345.231.0.pdf
One law for Team X-Art, another law for the poor.
Click to access gov.uscourts.mied.302345.234.0.pdf
Apparently, Paul J. Nicoletti has has a plethora of defective parts; now he says he had knee surgery and needs physical therapy.
PAUL NICOLETTI
Register Number: 55819-039
“The court has allowed Nicoletti to extend his BOP report date for over 18 months. He has had adequate time to prepare himself for his incarceration. Nicoletti must surrender to BOP by August 31, 2021. The BOP will evaluate Nicoletti and place him in a medical facility if necessary. “
Date Filed # Docket Text
08/27/2021 239 NOTICE of Filing a Motion Under 28 U.S.C. 2255 as to Paul Nicoletti (DPer) (Entered: 08/27/2021)
08/27/2021 238 MOTION to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C. 2255 by Paul Nicoletti. (DPer)
Civil case 2:21-cv-12004-VAR opened. (Entered: 08/27/2021)
08/27/2021 237 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information by Paul Nicoletti. (DPer) (Entered: 08/27/2021)
PAUL NICOLETTI
Register Number: 55819-039
Age: 62
Race: White
Sex: Male
Located at: Morgantown FCI WV
Release date unknown –
Anyone else remember where Colette Pelissier insisted that Nicoletti was a good lawyer, and that everyone else was wrong to doubt him?
Finally!
When one door opens and another one closes, you are in prison.
He is with his kind of people, i.e. low lives.. His greed and has ruined many lives.
https://www.gocomics.com/shoe/2021/09/05
disorganized crime, totally!
https://www.gocomics.com/shoe/2021/09/27
Bit of shadenfreude. In case 0:21-cv-01979-PAM-DTS Doc 1 Hansmeier talks about how he’s been thrown in “the hole” for several months for filing a ton of inmate lawsuits.
Amusingly he is suing the warden, which I can’t imagine will go well for him…
Nicoletti’s criminal mind excels at SHADENFREUDE!
THE PORN LAWYER TRANSFERS ASSETS TO MARY ANN, FILES BANKRUPTCY, DOESN’T PAY BILLS, BRAGS ABOUT TAKING HIS CLIENT’S ENTIRE SETTLEMENT, MANIPULATES HIS FRIENDS TO BE THE HEAVIES IN HIS SCHEME AND RUINS THEIR LIVES.
He uses his ill-gotten gains for weddings, family cruises, and living high while all his victims suffer forever !
Not actually surprising. Manipulative sociopaths will do all they can to absolve themselves of responsibility and consequences. Even prior to Paul Duffy’s passing, his wife made it very clear on Facebook that the life strategy of a woman should be to marry someone rich and older, then cash out when the shorter life span of the average male runs out and retire away to some coastal home with a BFF.
Cashing out and filing bankruptcy after living a life of luxury is hardly an unfamiliar strategy to those in copyright scams. Just look at Norman Zada of Perfect 10, after he burned through his own finances trying to bully Google and other smaller sites into submission and whiffed every single attempt – he promptly had all of Perfect 10’s assets transferred to him and filed for bankruptcy.
This says a lot about all those recipients of his ill-gotten gains! ! ! !
He did it for them!
Honesty is the best policy.
NO INTEGRITY NICOLETTI
No known as the inferior man!
PAUL NICOLETTI
Register Number: 55819-039
Age: 62
Race: White
Sex: Male
Located at: Morgantown FCI
Release Date: 08/19/2026
At his sentencing, Nicoletti stated he was working for a towing company.
Does any one know if there is a connection with this story?
“Former Detroit police officer charged with taking bribes amid federal corruption probe into towing practices” December 17 2021 Multiple sources.
IT wouldn’t surprise me if Nicoletti was also involved in this. He really does make the mob look bad.
What about bribes to the judge and attorney filtered through an insurance company?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/12/28/irs-says-stolen-property-must-reported-and-twitter-goes-wild/9035694002/
Stole something? IRS says stolen property and bribes must be reported as income
Charisse Jones
USA TODAY
https://unicourt.com/case/pc-db5-nicoletti-1105156
Nicoletti
Case Summary
On 12/27/2021 Nicoletti was filed as an Other lawsuit. This case was filed in U.S. District Courts, Michigan Eastern District. The Judge overseeing this case is Denise Page Hood. The case status is Pending – Other Pending.
Case Details
• Case Number
2:21-MC-51596
• Filing Date
12/27/2021
• Case Status
Pending – Other Pending
• Case Type
• Other
• Court
U.S. District Courts
• Courthouse
Michigan Eastern District
Docket Entries
12/27/2021
View Court Documents
Docket(#1) Notice of Disbarment from the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board for Paul Nicoletti dated 8/19/2020. (JOwe) (Entered: 12/27/2021)
In Re Attorney
Paul J. Nicoletti
Attorney at Nicoletti Law PLC
33717 Woodward Avenuesuite 433
Birmingham, MI 48009
Since Nicoletti’s case was also in the Judge Victoria Roberts court, and Nicoletti told her he was working for a towing company, did she ask Spivey if he knew Nicoletti????
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/01/19/ex-detroit-councilman-andre-spivey-sentence-city-hall-bribery-scandal/6569635001/
Ex-Detroit councilman André Spivey gets 2-year sentence in bribery case
The sentence by U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts capped a swift downfall for Spivey, part of the new generation of civic leaders who rose to prominence after former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy and other corruption crimes
The judge faulted Spivey for “selling his soul” while accepting bribes eight times from a businessman in the towing industry.