ron paul for sure was. >> reporter: while entry to the so-called inner circle cost $75,000, abe joined g.i.nlevel. after about a year he says he became disenchanted and quit. >> want to go by the g.i.n. office. rancher >> reporter: perfect day. >> humble office for council of secret billionaires. definitely. it is locked. sitting right there. sure they can hear me. you know who else is interested in what happened inside this building -- the guys in this building. in washington, d.c. you run the enforcement division of the ftc. do you get to carry a gun? >> i do not. >> knife? >> i don't get to. i don't have to carry a gun or knife. >> reporter: karate, mace? >> i have none of the skills. i'm good sitting on the couch at night and watching tv though. >> reporter: watching the late night tv in the 90s they discovered a fresh-faced man with a demeanor so likeable you would never guess he served two years in prison for fraud. when they saw him hocking baldness cures and miracle pain tape. >> this to me is a miraculous break through. >> reporter: cancer prevention pills, they sued him twice. with