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Frank Amodeo is an American businessman. In 2009 he was sentenced to 22 years in prison.[1] [2] He had a world conquest plan and later became a major prisoner rights advocate[2].

He argued that because he has bipolar disorder, his charges should be voided.[3] He argued that his tax charges were the responsibility of a lesser employee who he trusted to follow the law and keep him in check with his condition.[2] The Orlando Sentinel [en] described him as wanting to achieve world domination [en].[4] He wanted to found the "Terran Empire".[5]

He was disbarred as a bankruptcy lawyer in 1994 for mishandling a client's funds.[6][2] He now works as a prison reform advocate, specifically focusing on helping free people who were unjustly imprisoned, he considers himself to have been such a victim.[7][2] He was responsible for the release of American fraudster Matthew Cox [en] in 2019.[2]

Mirabilis Ventures Inc

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Mirabilis Ventures Inc is an American investment firm.[8] Run by Frank Amodeo from 2005[9] until his arrest in 2007.[10] It went bankrupt in 2010.[11][12][13]

Frank Amodeo purchased the company in 2005.[9]

As of 2005 it owned over 60 companies with a revenue of over 1 billion a year.[14]

In 2006 it purchased the unfinished Trump Tower Tampa [en].[15][16][17] In 2006 his company guarded a candidate for the 2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election [en]. Another candidate held them hostage.[18][2]

It was one of a large network of companies run by Frank Amodeo and used to avoid payroll taxes.[19] It and its ceo were found to have evaded $200 million in taxes with the company.[20]

The firm went bankrupt in 2010 after Frank Amodeo was imprisoned.[11][12][13]

In 2019 it was judged that the CEO could not attempt to regain control.[21]

References

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  1. ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/05/25/daily10.html. Retrieved 2022-06-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Cox, Matthew B. (2020-10-01). It's Insanity: The Bizarre Story of a Bipolar Megalomaniac's Insane Plan for Total World Domination. Independently published. ISBN 979-8-6837-9616-7.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Businessman Argues Mental Illness Should Void Fraud Sentence". www.courthousenews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Secret life of a tycoon wannabe". Orlando Sentinel. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Venture capitalist had grandiose plans - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Congo drama unveils enigma - Orlando Sentinel". 2021-07-08. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  7. ↑ "Amodeo 2021". thefrankamodeostory.com. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  8. ↑ https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/12405-79
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Echo, Liverpool (2007-04-11). "Intriguing tale behind Tranmere's US deal". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  10. ↑ "Mirabilis winds down operations, Presidion defunct / Daily News / Editorial / Home - Staffing Industry Analysts". www2.staffingindustry.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://amlawdaily.typepad.com/mirabilis%20--%20order%20excl%20test.pdf
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "GovInfo". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "In re Mirabilis Ventures, Inc., Bankruptcy Case No. 6:08-bk-04237-KSJ, Consolidated Case No. 6:09-cv-1658-Orl-31 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  14. ↑ "Press Room :: Dynetech Corporation :: Your Unique Vision, Our Unique Process". www.dynetech.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  15. ↑ "Mirabilis Buys Trump Tower Tampa". GlobeSt. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  16. ↑ "TRUMP TOWER FIGURE GETS 22.5 YEARS IN PRISON". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  17. ↑ Conforti, Rae Anna (2006-11-27). "Trump Tower Tampa Acquired, Tampa Fl". The Tampa Real Estate Insider. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  18. ↑ https://archive.ph/l5LG8
  19. ↑ "In re Mirabilis Ventures, Inc., Case No. 6:09-cv-271-Orl-31 DAB | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  20. ↑ By (2010-07-01). "Ex-CEO Amodeo in prison — but IRS still after Mirabilis in payroll-tax fraud". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  21. ↑ "Former Mirabilis Ventures CEO Won't Regain Corporations". news.bloombergtax.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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