The Suspicious History of CEOSpace, Bernie Dohrman, and Dave Phillipson

Here's another article on CEOSpace, its founder BJ Dohrmann, and Dave Phillipson.

Is this a scam or not?

So, while reading a blog entry  from an IBI graduate, I noticed something interesting in the comments. Someone calling themselves "Art Flores" claimed that BJ Dohrmann is "a two-time felon" and served "jail time in the 70's for the railcar scam and ... felony convictions for International Diamond Corporation".

A quick google search later, I was able to verify that BJ Dohrmann served felony time for fraud in 1976, and later went on to do the diamond scam. Art (the comment author) didn't give enough detail about the "railcar scam" to verify it, but given what I did find, I'm inclined to believe it's not made up.

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Please note that Dohrmann appears to change the spelling of his first name on a regular basis to muddy his trail.

What are we to make of him and his gopher Dave Phillipson?