Richard Jones

Derek Scheinman: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

January 6, 2020

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Allan Rutman, of Zeifman Partners, Inc., as the Foreign Representative of Derek Scheinman, a citizen of Canada and a suspected fraudster who controlled "a mortgage-backed security investment venture" known as Grossman Silver Horizon LP, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The Optimum Retirement Benefit Plan: Final Determination Notice

April 20, 2018

Final Determination Notice by The Pensions Regulator, in the United Kingdom, regarding The Optimum Retirement Benefit Plan.

Elderly electrician pleads guilty to Omega investment fraud

April 30, 2001

Clyde Hood, the 66-year-old electrician who persuaded gullible investors to send him millions of dollars by promising 5,000 per cent returns, has pleaded guilty to fraud-related charges in the United States. Hood pleaded guilty on April 10, 2001 to one count each of conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and filing a false tax return.

Omega Trust and Trading investment farce ends after six-year run

August 31, 2000

One of the longest-running investment farces ever ended this month when 19 people were criminally indicted in relation to a so-called 'offshore trading program' known as Omega Trust and Trading Ltd. The scheme has been going on since at least January, 1994 and has raised at least $12.5 million, according to an indictment filed at the US District Court for the Central District of Illinois on August 18.