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<div>My name is <strong>Joshua Bingham</strong> but also known as <strong>Illuminated Ape</strong>. I am the current leader of the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetsilver" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wall Street Silver community</a> and co-founder of <a href="https://www.silverwars.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Silver Wars</a> — an independent project dedicated to exposing manipulation in global silver markets and restoring transparency to a movement that once stood for truth.
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<div>	<strong>Why I Need Your Help</strong>
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<div>After taking over Wall Street Silver to bring integrity and accountability back to the community, I became the target of a coordinated legal harassment campaign — the same kind of lawfare often used to silence whistleblowers and independent journalists.
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<div>This campaign has been led by James Morrison (formerly known online as Jim Lewis), a convicted felon who once controlled the Wall Street Silver brand. When I uncovered evidence of misconduct and financial irregularities, he retaliated through overlapping lawsuits filed in multiple Florida counties — all based on the same false claims. As of November 2024, Morrison has rebranded his X account to <strong>Wall Street Mav (@</strong><a href="https://x.com/wallstreetmav" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>WallStreetMav</strong></a><strong>)</strong>.
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<div>⚖️ <strong>Documented Pattern of Abuse</strong>
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<li><strong>2023</strong>: Exposed misconduct and lack of transparency by original Wall Street Silver leadership.
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<li><strong>2023 - 2025</strong>: Morrison (aka Jim Lewis) filed multiple duplicative lawsuits — defamation, contract, injunctions — across different jurisdictions.
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<li><strong>Anti-SLAPP Victory</strong>: I prevailed once under Florida’s Anti-SLAPP statute, proving the case was abusive.
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<li><strong>Ongoing Retaliation</strong>: Despite that ruling, Morrison filed yet another case to drain resources and intimidate me into silence.
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<div>I’ve been forced to defend myself pro se (without counsel) due to financial hardship, facing continuous discovery abuse and coordinated online smear and harassment campaigns.
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<div>This is not about ego or personal grudges — it’s about stopping the abuse of the legal system to silence truth-tellers and protect the integrity of a movement that represents ordinary investors.
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<div>Just like the banks use paper contracts to suppress silver’s price, corrupt actors use paper lawsuits to suppress truth. The weapon may differ — but the playbook is the same.
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<div>⚖️<strong>Personal Cases</strong>
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<li>Orange County – Defamation Case - Case No. 2023-CA-013934-O (Active)
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<li>Orange County – False Cyberstalking Injunction - Case No. 2023-DR-012661-O (Closed - Anti-SLAPP Win)
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<li>Lake County – Sham Case to Backdoor Discovery - Case No. 35-2024-CA-000625 (Closed - No Punishment for Bad Behavior)
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<li>Sarasota County - Sham Unjust Enrichment Case - Case No. 2024-CC-008157-NC (Active)
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<div>⚖️<strong>My Attorney's Related Case</strong>
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<li>Seminole County - STATE OF FLORIDA VS MORRISON, JAMES H - Case No. 2024MM003597A (Active)
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<li>Seminole County - JOHN ZIELINSKI -VS- JAMES H MORRISON - Case No. 2025CA002480 (Active)
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<li>Seminole County - Case No. 2024DR002441 - Case No. 2024DR002441 (Injunction against Morrison Active)
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<div>⚖️<strong>Past Related Cases</strong>
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<li>Orange County - MORRISON, JAMES vs. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-t_kTu7_OU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FORSYTHE JAMES RUSSELL</a> - Case No. 2023-DR-012158-O (Closed)
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<li>Orange County - MORRISON, JAMES vs. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVii1Y8KM4o" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SPINA PETER</a> V et al. - Case No. 2023-CA-015502-O (Dismissed)
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<div><strong>Background on the Corruption</strong>
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<div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TOCNFp1oyqk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jim Lewis</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetBullion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ivan Bayoukhi</a> were once the public faces of Wall Street Silver.
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<div>A GoFundMe was launched under their leadership to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Wallstreetsilver/comments/1geaa7d/my_public_audit_of_silversqueeze_fundraisers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fund billboards and promotions</a> , with promises of full transparency. When the community later demanded receipts, posts were censored or users were banned for simply asking questions.
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<div>It was then discovered that Jim Lewis was not a real name — he was actually James Morrison, a convicted felon with a criminal history that included <a href="https://www.lizardkingexposed.com/king-county-case-17-1-03115-8/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">extortion</a> and a <a href="https://www.lizardkingexposed.com/orange-county-fl-case-2020-cf-003667/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">charge of child abuse</a> .
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<div>That revelation fractured the community. Many of us rebuilt under new leadership committed to transparency and honesty — and that’s when the retaliation began.
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<div><strong>How You Can Help</strong>
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<div>Your contribution helps fund legal defense, protect free speech, and ensure that Silver Wars can continue to publish independent research on silver’s role in defense, energy, and the global economy.
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<div><strong>100% of donations go toward legal defense and keeping Silver Wars active </strong>— continuing our mission to expose corruption in the silver markets, defend free speech, and document the military-industrial misuse of this critical metal.
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<div><strong>Thank you for standing with truth and transparency!</strong>
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