Sean David Morton

Sean David Morton (born October 1, 1959) is a self-described psychic and alleged remote viewer who has referred to himself as "America's Prophet." He also hosts radio shows, authors books, and makes documentary films.^[1] In 2010, Morton and his wife were indicted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on charges of fraud. The director of the S.E.C.’s New York regional office stated that “Morton’s self-proclaimed psychic powers were nothing more than a scam to attract investors and steal their money.” ^[2]

Life

Morton spent his early years in Texas and high school years in Atherton, California where he attended Woodside High School, graduating in the class of 1976. He alleges he was sent to a military school as well. He attended University of Southern California, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts. His father was a public relations official for NASA, and his mother was radio/TV personality and health author Maureen Kennedy Salaman. Both were fundamentalist Christians.^[3] He has said that as a child he often heard astronauts describe their experiences with extraterrestrials. Although he claims to have had extensive contact with NASA astronauts in his childhood, in later life Morton alleged that NASA was "fake."

Morton became interested in the paranormal after a 1985 trip to England and Ireland where he became involved in what he calls either the Green Stone saga or the Meonia Stone saga. He later went to India where he met with the Dalai Lama. Morton claims that while in India, he was taught the secrets of time travel by Nepalese monks and that they also helped him to develop a system of remote viewing.^[2][3][4]

He was one of the first people to be interviewed as to his opinion of the "alien interview" footage of 1996, released in 1997 as Area 51: The Alien Interview.

Work

Between 1985 and 1996, Morton worked in visual media, releasing documentaries on subjects including the Chupacabra and Bigfoot. He also led tours around Area 51. Morton told them that aliens from Area 51 were possibly from "Krondac," a planet which is 800 light-years away.^[3]

On April 1, 2003, Morton lost a civil suit in which he claimed he had been libeled by ufowatchdog.com. He alleged that his reputation had been damaged to the sum of $1,000,000 after they published an article entitled The Shameless Psychic and His Prophecy of Lies. The article exposed many of the claims made by Morton as false, including portions of his alleged education, his associations and his alleged psychic powers. Morton was ordered to pay $16,000.00 in legal fees to the website, whose editor said: "Mr. Morton was only required by California law to prove a single false statement was made by ufowatchdog.com. [...] [He] failed to meet that simple requirement."

Morton currently hosts the radio show Strange Universe Radio Monday through Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Doctorate

Morton uses the title "Doctor" in formal situations such as conference presentations.^[5] The Aquarian Radio website^[6] says that he received his Ph.D. in therapeutic psychology from the International Institute of Health and Spiritual Sciences in Montreal, Canada, in 2005.

Also known as the International College of Spiritual & Psychic Sciences,^[7] this institution offers a four-part curriculum. The "Level V program," claimed to be the equivalent of a doctorate, requires 120 graduate credits for a fee of $40 CAN per credit.

Securities fraud

From 1996 to 2010, Morton ran Delphi Associates Newsletter (DAN), a print and online publication in which he made economic, financial and political predictions. In 2001, Morton predicted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would rise to somewhere around 12,000 in December. The index actually ended at 8,341.^[2] In 2007, he founded The Delphi Investment Group to allow investors to profit from trading in world currencies based on his predictions.

On March 7, 2010, Morton and his wife Melissa were indicted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on charges of fraud.^[4][8] He is alleged to have defrauded around 100 customers of $6 million between 2006 and 2007.^[1] According to the commission, only a fraction of the money received by Morton went into foreign exchange trading accounts and the rest was placed in shell companies run by Morton and his wife.^[9]

In 2009, Morton attempted to file suit against the SEC, claiming that he was being unfairly harassed by employees. The suit was dismissed.^[8]

In February 2013, Morton was ordered by a judge to pay $11.5 million to the SEC within 14 days.^[10][11]

Media appearances

• 1992 UFOs and the Alien Presence
• 1997 Area 51: The Alien Interview

• 2006 Fastwalkers
• 2010 Metaphysia 2012
• 2011 Apocalypse According to Doris
• 2012 New Humanity
• 2012 Beyond the Edge
• 2012 Ancient Aliens
• 2013 UFO Chronicles^[12]

Publications

• Morton, Sean; Haley, Wayne (2006). Black Seraph: A Novel of Espionage and Intrigue. BookSurge. p. 188. ISBN 9781419638602. OCLC 159993340. 
• Morton, Sean (2011). Sands of Time. Starlocke Publishing. ASIN B00CPT04OG. 

References

External links

• Sean David Morton at the Internet Movie Database
• Sean David Morton on Facebook
• Sean David Morton on Twitter
• Strange Universe Radio