William Scott Spalding, "Gemologist Movie Producer," May Have Telegraphed Punches in $280,000 Scam

Marbella Entertainment, the "highly regarded" Beverly Hills production company 46-year-old CEO William Scott Spalding founded, claims to have movies in the pipeline titled Closers Only, Journey Through Midnightand Beverly Hills Bottom Feeders.

But, according to law enforcement authorities, Spalding  employed the closers-only tactics of a boiler-room scammer to foist a journey through a nightmarish midnight on a Huntington Beach single mom, who the Beverly Hills bottom feeder allegedly took for $280,000.

Huntington Beach Police and U.S. deputy marshals on Tuesday arrested Spalding following an eight-month investigation. He was at his new Irvine home, "living the high life" as authorities put it. New Bentley. New Mercedes. Cigars costing a Benjamin. Stashes of cash.

Marbella Entertainment

The accused

​It was quite a climb back for someone who was convicted in 2008 of scamming Redondo Beach residents out of $300,000 in a sham movie deal. He did 3 1/2 years in the federal pen, and upon release he was supposed to pay restitution to his victims and, of course, commit no more crimes. He didn't keep either bargain and was considered a fugitive.

Curious, then, that Spalding managed in April to legally change his name to Jonathan Scott Morgan. Do those who approve such things have no way of knowing that they are changing the name of a wanted man? Police and the feds say it can happen.

But they are too busy sorting out his latest alleged scam to worry about that. Spalding is in federal custody on suspicion of using a fake business to extort money from victims by promising gold in exchange for cash. His lifestyle was so opulent that investigators are reaching out to the public for other potential victims. 

 

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HIP-HOP nut David Beckham has been rapped by police who mistook him for a shady gangster.

The LA Galaxy star was pulled over for having illegal all-black tints on his pimped-up £38,000 Cadillac Escalade.

They are a favourite with gangsters and hip-hop hardmen P Diddy, 41, Snoop Dogg, 39, and Jay-Z, 41 – Goldenballs’ favourite rappers.

But LA law states tints are only allowed on the top four inches of windscreens.

Our snap shows a County Sheriff’s officer slapping Becks with a warning ticket.

The officer told him to drive straight home to the Malibu mansion he rents from director Steven Spielberg, 64, for £93,000 a month.

A source said: “Blacked-out SUVs in LA are associated with drug dealers and gangster rappers.

“They’ve been used in drive-by shootings to cover criminals’ faces and it’s no wonder Beckham got stopped.”

There was no danger of David being mistaken for a gangster on the pitch as the dad-of-four yanked his shorts up and gave fans an eyeful.

One spectator said: “Everyone could see he wasn’t concealing any dangerous weapons.”

Becks gave himself the DIY wedgie yesterday after celebrating a goal by LA Galaxy’s latest signing Robbie Keane, 31.

Meanwhile, his wife Victoria, 37, thanked fans for get well messages after she suffered a slipped disc. She Tweeted: “I’m feeling much better.

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Katie Price will have a boob reduction to please her boyfriend Leandro Penna, it has been claimed.

According to Closer, the glamour model also hopes that having perkier breasts will help her win another shoot with Playboy magazine.

"Katie's planning a total makeover on her return from her holiday in Marbella next week," a source told the magazine.

"She's desperate to make herself into the perfect woman for Leandro, who has told her he prefers a more natural look."

They added: "Katie is going to go down a cup size to a D and says she wants pert boobs so she can do another Playboy shoot.

"Katie knows that she's never going to find Mr Perfect - he doesn't exist - but she's hell-bent on not letting Leo walk away, and hopes that making herself look the part will encourage him to pop the question."

Last month it was claimed that Price wants bottom implants to impress Penna.

A poll conducted last year suggested that Price has the worst-looking celebrity breasts, with voters describing her cosmetically-enhanced chest as "tacky" and "unattractive".

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