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  1. 1. NZ Companies Office publicly lists Grinding Gear Games' latest shareholder structure. *Source*: [NZ Gov Companies Records](https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/shareholdings?backurl=%2Fcompanies%2Fapp%2Fui%2Fpages%2Fcompanies%2Fsearch%3Fmode%3Dstandard%26type%3Dentities%26q%3Dgrinding%26advancedPanel%3Dtrue%26entityTypes%255B0%255D%3DLTD%26entityTypes%255B1%255D%3DUNLTD%26entityTypes%255B2%255D%3DCOOP%26entityTypes%255B3%255D%3DASIC%26entityTypes%255B4%255D%3DNON_ASIC%26entityStatusGroups%3DALL). [Archive Link](http://archive.is/swyx7)
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  3. 2. On Sep 15, 2017, GGG added "AC Consulting" as a 7.5% shareholder. Chris owns ~42% of the company; 7.5% is a significant stake. *Source*: [Update to NZ Gov Companies Records](http://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/24892765/entityFilingRequirement?backurl=%2Fcompanies%2Fapp%2Fui%2Fpages%2Fcompanies%2F1887410%2Fdocuments; https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/service/services/documents/432149B8D796B0CF2B831C5C8AAB2AC0/CoyExtract_1887410_22November2017.pdf). [Archive link](http://docdro.id/H3h57Hh)
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  5. 3. "AC Consulting" is located at "9040 Split Log Rd, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA". *Source*: Documents above.
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  7. 4. "9040 Split Log Rd, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA" has had the same owner since 2006, at the height of the housing bubble. He's tried to sell it several times, and it's now valued below 50% of where he tried to sell it. *Source*: [Zillow](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/9040-Split-Log-Rd-Brentwood-TN-37027/42628752_zpid/). [Archive Link](http://archive.is/QvLN4)
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  9. 5. A company called "Lewt, Inc" is registered at that address. It was registered in 2011. *Source*: [Findthecompany Online Records](http://listings.findthecompany.com/l/29541335/Lewt-Inc). [Archive Link](https://i.imgur.com/Qtmnllx.jpg)
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  11. 6. "Lewt Inc" is owned by "Jesse Powell" (https://twitter.com/jesse_powell) [Archive](http://archive.is/nAc5U). and "Aaron Cicchelli". Jesse is currently the CEO of Kraken, a dubious Bitcoin exchange that enables fake USD trading (aka Tether/USDT). *Sources*: [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/nashville/business-reviews/internet-selling-services/lewt-in-brentwood-tn-37021256) [Archive Link](http://archive.is/6ATQs); [Bizpedia](https://www.bizapedia.com/us/lewt-inc.html) [Archive](https://i.imgur.com/Y0M7zhN.png); [ForTheWin](http://jesse.forthewin.com/) [Archive](http://archive.is/eXyAX)
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  13. 7. "AC Consulting" = "Aaron Cicchelli", who is the founder of D2legit as well. *Source*: [Report on AC's House; matches up with address](http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aaron-cicchellis-house/) [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20180226154152/http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aaron-cicchellis-house/); [TN Property Records](https://inigo.williamson-tn.org/property_search/#202611) [Archive](https://i.imgur.com/V38AhpX.png); [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/aaron.cicchelli) [Archive 1](https://web.archive.org/web/20180226154413/https://www.facebook.com/aaron.cicchelli), [Archive 2](https://i.imgur.com/3fdXdF8.png).
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  15. 8. "Lewt Inc" is / was a RMT site for POE and D2 items. "D2Legit" advertises POE items on their web presences. “VRItems" is for POE and D2 RMT. The sites were recently scrubbed of POE references, but it was so recent that search engines still retain the original "D2 & POE" advertising. *Source*: [Lewt advertising POE items](http://lewt.com/path-of-exile/standard-league/poe-exclusive-items/); [Lewt Company Profile](https://mattermark.com/companies/lewt.com); [Cutestat profile](http://lewt.com.cutestat.com/); [D2Legit's Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pg/d2legit/about/);[D2Legit advertising POE RMT](https://web.archive.org/web/20161126062816/http://d2legit.com/items/path-of-exile/); [D2Legit offering POE currency](http://d2legit.com/news/d2legit-com-is-now-offering-path-of-exile-currencies-801/); [VRItems - site registered by Aaron Cicchelli](http://vritems.com.ourssite.com/) [Archive](https://i.imgur.com/ujYNZTo.jpg)
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  17. 9. Jesse claims his involvement with Lewt ended in 2011 on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessepowell). However, Lewt specifically offers POE services, and was even updated for Breach league. Also, Jesse is "happy to mediate trades in POE", and calls himself an "advisor" to Lewt on his blog. *Source*: [Lewt blog](http://lewt.com/blog/path-of-exile-is-the-breach-league-all-that-hard/) [Archive](https://i.imgur.com/OkaCnuG.jpg);[Jesse's Bitrated Account](https://www.bitrated.com/jespow) [Archive](https://i.imgur.com/0dUJS5H.jpg); [Jesse's blog](http://jesse.forthewin.com/blog/video-games/) [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20180226155016/http://jesse.forthewin.com/blog/video-games/)
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  19. 10. Jesse and Aaron's involvement in Lewt show up in this 2013 POE post about RMT sites. The author of the post, [mythal](https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/mythal) [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20180226155103/https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/mythal), is an original closed beta supporter who is still active (37/40 in Harbinger). In the post, he points out that Lewt offered a significant USD bounty for POE supply. POE references have been scrubbed from Aaron's sites, but archive.org indicates that he was engaged in POE RMT till at least late 2016. *Source*: [POE forum thread](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/504875/page/5) [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20180226155153/https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/504875/page/5); [POE on D2Legit](https://web.archive.org/web/20161126062816/http://d2legit.com/items/path-of-exile/}; [POE currencies on D2legit-(http://d2legit.com/news/d2legit-com-is-now-offering-path-of-exile-currencies-801/) [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20180226155218/https://d2legit.com/news/d2legit-com-is-now-offering-path-of-exile-currencies-801/).
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