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===Hypnosis Show=== |
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Sylver had a hypnosis show at Harrah's in Las Vegas in 2007.<ref name="hypnotistmarshallsylver">{{cite news |
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== Criminal history and legal issues == |
== Criminal history and legal issues == |
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Marshall Sylver | |
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| Born | Marshall Walter Sylwestrzak May 19, 1962 |
| Occupation(s) | Hypnotist, Salesman, Entertainer |
| Spouse | Erica Sylver |
Marshall Sylver, born Marshall Walter Sylwestrzak, is a performance hypnotist and salesman who works primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has billed himself as "The World's Fastest Hypnotist".[1]
Career
Before becoming a stage hypnotist in 1985, he worked as a disc jockey and a professional magician.[2]
Criminal history and legal issues
Indictment for theft
As reported in Thestreet.com, Sylver was "the target of a Nevada attorney general probe for allegedly bilking consumers through a 'Millionaire Mentorship Program' he operated out of his mansion. Sylver charged participants $5,000 apiece, with the promise they would double their money through his investment strategies or be entitled to a refund. Not only were many participants denied refunds, the attorney general discovered, but some were even teaching Sylver's Millionaire classes to pay off their own training debts." [3]
On April 14, 2003, a grand jury indicted Sylver on nine felony counts of obtaining money under false pretenses.[4] At Sylver's trial, the jury deadlocked, 10-2, prompting District Judge Valerie Vega to declare a mistrial.
Five of the nine witnesses against Sylver were able to eventually get their money back by winning civil judgments against him in small claims court.[5]
Sale and Possession of counterfeit money
In 1984, Sylver pled guilty to the sale and possession of counterfeit federal reserve notes.[6] He was sentenced to six months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release.[7]
Lawsuit over gambling debts
The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas filed a lawsuit against Sylver, alleging he amassed over $200,000 in gambling debts.[8]
Unsatisfactory business rating
Sylver's company Mind Power has an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau of Nevada due to unresolved complaints and failure to respond.[9]
Book
- Passion Profit & Power. Simon & Schuster. 1997. ISBN 9780684825212.
Television
In the first episode of the third series of Louis Theroux's Wild Weekends, Sylver's seminars were featured, where the power of persuasion was purportedly used to teach attendees how to become self-made millionaires.[10]
Notes
- ^ Strauss, Duncan (Sep 27, 1988). "'Fastest Hypnotist' Sylver Is on Stage Even When off". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Arnold, Thomas K. (Oct 22, 1986). "SAN DIEGO HYPNOTIST IS STAR OF STAGE, TV-AND OFFICE". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Pre-Paid Legal's Colorful Workforce". The Street. 2002-07-04. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Hypnotist indicted on nine felony theft counts". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ Kalil, J.M. (2003-12-08). "Hypnotist on trial, accused of bilking customers in self-help program". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ [1]
- ^ USA v. Sylwestrzak, No. 3:83-CR-00866-K, 2000 U.S. Dist. via PACER (casdce June 1, 2004)
- ^ Knapp, George. "Hypnotist Facing New Problems". KLAS-TV. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ "BBB Review of Mind Power in Las Vegas, NV". Better Business Bureau. March 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ "Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Series 3". BBC. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-23.