Hugh Sackett

A civil complaint alleging securities fraud has been filed in the United States against a firm whose unregistered shares are sold at offshore events.It is the latest in a long line of controversies surrounding Sunclear Energy Inc., its bankrupt affiliate

A company operated by David G. Rose, who promotes unregistered oil and gas shares at offshore conferences, has lost a judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.On March 28, 2002, Judge Martin Feldman ruled that Nevada-registered Rose Energy Ltd. had forfeited its interest in an oil, gas and mineral well at Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

A legal battle is taking place in the United States for control of assets that once belonged to a now bankrupt oil and gas exploration firm whose shares were promoted at offshore conferences. Creditors of Kentucky-based Robo Exploration Inc., formerly known as Robo Enterprises Inc., are investigating whether the transfer of its assets prior to bankruptcy amount to a fraudulent conveyance.