theOtaku.com embargo on news to expose convention fraudster

Popular general anime website theOtaku.com have recently placed an embargo on their regular news reporting to expose a fraudster (name: Jeff Borncamp) who poorly organized an anime convention (The Anime Tour for The Cure) in Las Vegas and then allegedly fled the event early, having stolen thousands of dollars from convention funds; the money was intended to be invested in a cancer research charity.

The convention itself was a disaster; advertised as three day event, it was eventually scaled back to one, low attendance, guests failed to show up, dealers were lied to, security was canceled early and the convention had to be closed right before the evening’s dance commenced – even MTV arrived to film the convention; just as it was prematurely closing.

Read the whole story, including profiles of Jeff Borncamp and investigations into his organizations, over at theOtaku.com.