Christian Cooper

A criminal indictment in the United States against offshore provider Raymond David Finzer has been dismissed more than four years after it was returned.The 33-count indictment for mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering was dismissed with prejudice on July 14, 2004 at the US District Court for the District of Utah, meaning it can never be re-filed.

Ned Richard Hart, who was criminally indicted on February 23, 2000 along with Nevis based offshore provider Raymond David Finzer and Christian G. Cooper, pleaded guilty to one count each of fraud and money laundering on May 21, 2001 at

Raymond David Finzer, Managing Director of the Nevis-based LIFE Offshore Group, has been criminally indicted in the United States on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting. Finzer, 46, and co-defendants Ned Richard Hart, who was a client of Finzer's, and Christian G. Cooper were indicted on March 1 at the US District Court for the District of Utah (Central Division).