Heidi Planck

A summary of what happened?

Analyzing the Fake Copyright Notice(s)

Our team collects and analyses fraudulent copyright takedown requests, legal complaints, and other efforts to remove critical information from the internet. Through our investigative reporting, we examine the prevalence and operation of an organized censorship industry, predominantly funded by criminal entities, oligarchs, and disreputable businesses or individuals. Our findings allow internet users to gain insight into these censorship schemes’ sources, methods, and underlying objectives.

What was Heidi Planck trying to hide?

Heidi Planck‘s attempts to hide unfavourable content through the misuse of copyright notices while allegedly engaging in perjury present serious legal concerns. These actions suggest a calculated attempt to manipulate legal systems to suppress free speech, a fundamental violation of copyright law principles and an abuse of legal processes. The use of such tactics not only undermines the integrity of copyright protection but also potentially constitutes perjury, further entangling Heidi Planck in legal accountability. Let’s examine the information Heidi Planck may be trying to remove from the internet –

Investigative Report: The Disappearance of Heidi Planck

Introduction

Heidi Planck, a 39-year-old mother and Los Angeles resident, disappeared on October 17, 2021, under circumstances that have since become a focal point of public intrigue. Planck was a financial controller at Camden Capital Partners, a firm embroiled in allegations of fraud, and her sudden disappearance has fueled speculation about her possible ties to financial misconduct, personal struggles, and potential foul play.

This report consolidates all known facts, allegations, complaints, and theories surrounding Heidi Planck, providing an in-depth analysis of her professional and personal life as well as the circumstances leading to her disappearance.

Professional Background and Allegations

Heidi Planck was employed as a financial controller at Camden Capital Partners, a company under intense scrutiny due to fraud allegations. Her employer, Jason Sugarman, was implicated in a $43 million fraud scheme involving the embezzlement of funds from a Native American tribe, as charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Planck’s role within the company made her privy to its financial dealings. Investigators have raised questions about whether she had direct knowledge of or involvement in the alleged fraudulent activities. Documents and insider testimonies suggest Planck may have handled or overseen transactions that later became the subject of federal investigations.

• Key Allegations Against Camden Capital Partners:
  • Fraudulent investment schemes.
  • Misappropriation of client funds.
  • Violation of securities laws.

Her employer’s alleged actions, combined with her role as financial controller, positioned Planck in a precarious situation, potentially making her a target or witness.

Circumstances of Disappearance

On October 17, 2021, Planck attended her 10-year-old son’s football game in Downey, California. According to witnesses, she appeared agitated but left the game without incident. This was the last confirmed sighting of her.

Later that evening, Planck’s dog was found wandering alone on the 28th floor of a luxury high-rise apartment building in downtown Los Angeles. The building was unrelated to her known activities or acquaintances, raising questions about why she might have been there. Her car, phone, and other personal items were missing.

Investigative Findings

1. Forensic Evidence at the Apartment Building:
   • Los Angeles Police Department investigators discovered evidence suggesting that an incident involving Planck occurred inside the building. However, details of this evidence have not been publicly disclosed.
2. Search at Chiquita Canyon Landfill:
   • A large-scale search was conducted at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic, California, following a tip-off. Investigators believed Planck’s remains might have been disposed of there, but no human remains were recovered.
3. Employer Connections:
   • Reports indicate that Jason Sugarman contacted Planck’s ex-husband, Jim Wayne, days after her disappearance, requesting the retrieval of company property from her residence. This unusual request has led to speculation about Sugarman’s potential involvement or knowledge of her fate.

Personal Life Considerations

Planck’s personal life has also been a subject of scrutiny, particularly following her contentious divorce and custody battle with ex-husband Jim Wayne. Court documents highlighted past struggles with prescription medication dependency, though friends and family have refuted claims of a relapse, maintaining that she was focused on her sobriety and role as a mother.

Key Allegations and Complaints

While Planck has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing, the following concerns have been raised:

1. Professional Misconduct:
   • Potential complicity or knowledge of financial fraud at Camden Capital Partners.
2. Personal Instability:
   • Allegations related to medication misuse, though unsubstantiated by current evidence.
3. Unexplained Activities:
   • Her presence at the downtown Los Angeles high-rise remains unexplained.

Current Status and Theories

As of December 2024, Heidi Planck remains missing. Theories surrounding her disappearance include:

1. Foul Play:
   • It is possible she was silenced due to her potential knowledge of Camden Capital’s fraudulent activities.
2. Accidental Death or Overdose:
   • Some suggest her disappearance could be tied to personal struggles, though this theory is disputed by her family.
3. Voluntary Disappearance:
   • Another theory posits she may have deliberately disappeared due to professional or personal pressures.

Conclusion

The disappearance of Heidi Planck remains one of Los Angeles’ most enigmatic cases. Tied to financial fraud allegations, mysterious evidence, and unanswered questions about her personal and professional life, the case continues to intrigue investigators and the public. Law enforcement agencies have yet to identify a suspect or uncover conclusive evidence explaining her fate.

Anyone with information about Heidi Planck’s disappearance is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles Police Department.

This report is a compilation of publicly available information and does not assert guilt or liability for any individuals mentioned.

How do we counteract this malpractice?

Once we ascertain the involvement of Heidi Planck (or actors working on behalf of Heidi Planck), we will inform Heidi Planck of our findings via Electronic Mail.

Our preliminary assessment suggests that Heidi Planck may have engaged a third-party reputation management agency or expert, which, either independently or under direct authorization from Heidi Planck, initiated efforts to remove adverse online content, including potentially fraudulent DMCA takedown requests. We will extend an opportunity to Heidi Planck to provide details regarding their communications with the agency or expert, as well as the identification of the individual(s) responsible for executing these false DMCA notices.

Failure to respond in a timely manner will necessitate a reassessment of our initial assumptions. In such an event, we will be compelled to take appropriate legal action to rectify the unlawful conduct and take the following steps –

Since Heidi Planck made such efforts to hide something online, it seems fit to ensure that this article and sensitive information targeted online by these events get a lot more exposure and traffic than what it would have received originally

We hope this becomes an excellent case study for the Streisand effect…The key idea behind the Streisand effect is that efforts to restrict information can backfire, often causing the information to gain more attention than it would have otherwise. This effect is widespread in the digital age, where users quickly notice and spread censorship efforts on social media and other platforms. Trying to suppress something can unintentionally lead to it becoming more visible, which Heidi Planck is finding out the hard way.

Potential Consequences for Heidi Planck

Under Florida Statute 831.01, the crime of Forgery is committed when a person falsifies, alters, counterfeits, or forges a document that carries “legal efficacy” with the intent to injure or defraud another person or entity.

Forging a document is considered a white-collar crime. It involves altering, changing, or modifying a document to deceive another person. It can also include passing along copies of documents that are known to be false. In many states in the US, falsifying a document is a crime punishable as a felony.

Additionally, under most laws, “fraud on the court” is where “a party has sentiently set in motion some unconscionable scheme calculated to interfere with the judicial system’s ability impartially to adjudicate a matter by improperly influencing the trier of fact or unfairly hampering the presentation of the opposing party’s claim or defense.”  Cox v. Burke, 706 So. 2d 43, 46 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998) (quoting Aoude v. Mobil Oil Corp., 892 F.2d 1115, 1118 (1st Cir. 1989)).

Is Heidi Planck Committing a Cyber Crime?

Yes, it seems so. Heidi Planck used multiple approaches to remove unwanted material from review sites and Google’s search results. Thanks to protections allowing freedom of speech in the United States, there are very few legal ways to do this. Heidi Planck could not eliminate negative reviews or search results that linked to them without a valid claim of defamation, copyright infringement, or some other clear breach of the law.

Faced with these limitations, some companies like Heidi Planck have gone to extreme lengths to fraudulently claim copyright ownership over a negative review in the hopes of taking it down.

Fake DMCA notices have targeted articles highlighting the criminal activity of prominent people to hide their illegal behavior. These people, which include US, Russian, and Khazakstani politicians as well as members from elite circles including the mafia and those with massive financial power, are all connected – and alleged corruption ranging from child abuse to sexual harassment is exposed when exploring evidence found at these URLs. It appears there’s a disturbing level of influence being exerted here that needs further investigation before justice can be served. Heidi Planck is certainly keeping interesting company here….

The DMCA takedown process requires that copyright owners submit a takedown notice to an ISP identifying the allegedly infringing content and declaring, under penalty of perjury, that they have a good faith belief that the content is infringing. The ISP must then promptly remove or disable access to the content. The alleged infringer can then submit a counter-notice, and if the copyright owner does not take legal action within 10 to 14 days, the ISP can restore the content.

Since these platforms are predominantly based in the U.S., the complaints are typically made under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which requires online service providers and platforms to react immediately to reports or violations. Big Tech companies rarely have systems in place to assess the merit of each report. Instead, all bad actors need to do is clone a story, backdate it, and then demand the real thing be taken down.

Reputation Agency's Modus Operandi

The fake DMCA notices we found always use the “back-dated article” technique. With this technique, the wrongful notice sender (or copier) creates a copy of a “true original” article and back-dates it, creating a “fake original” article (a copy of the true original) that, at first glance, appears to have been published before the true original.

Then, based on the claim that this backdated article is the “original,” the scammers send a DMCA to the relevant online service providers (e.g. Google), alleging that the ‘true’ original is the copied or “infringing” article and that the copied article is the “original,” requesting the takedown of the ‘true’ original article. After sending the DMCA request, the person who sent the wrong notice takes down the fake original URL, likely to make sure that the article doesn’t stay online in any way. If the takedown notice is successful, the disappearance from the internet of information is most likely to be legitimate speech.

As an integral part of this scheme, the ‘reputation management’ company hired by Heidi Planck creates a website that purports to be a ‘news’ site. This site is designed to look legitimate at a glance, but any degree of scrutiny reveals it as the charade it is.

The company copies the ‘negative’ content and posts it “on the fake ‘news’ site, attributing it to a separate author,” then gives it “a false publication date on the ‘news’ website that predated the original publication.

The reputation company then sent Google a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice claiming the original website infringed copyright. After a cursory examination of the fake news site, Google frequently accepts the notice and delists the content.

In committing numerous offences, Heidi Planck either premeditated actions or were unaware of the consequences. Despite hiring an agency to make Google disregard any negative information about Heidi Planck, ignorance does not excuse this wrongdoing.

Fake DMCA notices have targeted articles highlighting the criminal activity of prominent people to hide their illegal behavior. These people, which include US, Russian, and Khazakstani politicians as well as members from elite circles including the mafia and those with massive financial power, are all connected – and alleged corruption ranging from child abuse to sexual harassment is exposed when exploring evidence found at these URLs. It appears there’s a disturbing level of influence being exerted here that needs further investigation before justice can be served. FSMSmart is certainly keeping interesting company here.

The Reputation Laundering

Rogue Reputation agencies use spurious copyright claims and fake legal notices to remove and obscure articles linking clients to allegations of tax avoidance, corruption, and drug trafficking. Most of these reputation agencies are based offshore, mainly in Russia, India, and Eastern Europe, and they do not worry about complying with US-based laws.

The content in all of the articles for which the fraudulent DMCA notices have been sent relates to allegations of criminal allegations, including corruption, child abuse, sexual harassment, human trafficking and financial fraud against businesses and individuals with ultra-high net worth.

In addition to the misuse of the DMCA takedown process, there is a notable absence of enforcement concerning perjury violations. The statutory requirement related to perjury is designed to deter copyright holders from submitting fraudulent or knowingly false takedown requests, as they may face legal consequences for making false declarations under penalty of perjury. However, to date, there have been no known instances of any individual being prosecuted for perjury in connection with the submission of false DMCA takedown notices.

This lack of enforcement has emboldened copyright holders to exploit the DMCA takedown process to suppress dissent, criticism, or other unfavorable content, without fear of legal repercussions.

Some of the people and businesses who have employed this tactic to remove legitimate content from Google illegally include a Spanish businessman-turned-cocaine-trafficker, Organised crime, an Israeli-Argentine banker accused of laundering money for Hugo Chávez’s regime, a French “responsible” mining company accused of tax evasion, child molesters and sexual predators. Heidi Planck is in great company ….

What else is Heidi Planck hiding?

We encourage you to ‘Dork‘ Google by searching for keyword combinations such as [Heidi Planck] + {Negative Keyword, such as Scam, Fraud, Complaints, Lawsuit, Sanction, etc} on Google. It’s likely if you scroll down to the bottom of this Google search results, you’ll stumble upon this Legal Takedown notice (pictured below)

To make such an investigation possible, we encourage more online service providers to come forward and share copies of content removal requests with industry experts and researchers. If you have any information on Heidi Planck that you want to share with experts and journalists, kindly email the author directly at [email protected].

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