Surety Bank and Trust

SEC v. Jonathan Curshen et al: Findings of Fact Regarding Jonathan Curshen

March 3, 2009

Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Orders Regarding Jonathan Curshen in SEC v. Jonathan Curshen, C. Jones & Company, Carter Allen Jones, Timothy Miles, and Gaylen Johnson at the U. S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

SEC v. Jonathan Curshen et al: SEC’s Closing Argument at Trial

May 18, 2007

SEC's Closing Argument at Trial of Jonathan Curshen in SEC v. Jonathan Curshen, C. Jones & Company, Carter Allen Jones, Timothy Miles, and Gaylen Johnson at the U. S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

David Tedder indicted for allegedly laundering offshore gaming proceeds

October 31, 2002

An attorney who has been associated with many investment scams over the years has been charged with money laundering relating to an offshore gaming business.David Hampton Tedder, 56, was arrested by IRS and FBI Special Agents after he landed at O'Hare International Airport, in Chicago, on October 21, 2002 following a flight from Atlanta.

More criminal indictments in Evergreen Security investigation

August 31, 2002

Two businessmen whose interests have included Bahamas investment firms and a Bermuda reinsurer have been criminally indicted in the United States for their alleged involvement in a massive investment fraud.Jon Knight, 56, and J. Anthony Huggins, 63, stole $6.5 million from an account at the Bank of Butterfield in the name of British Virgin Islands-registered Evergreen Security, according to the complaint.

Bahamas resident sued for $50 million

July 9, 2002

Four plead guilty to Evergreen Security charges

April 30, 2002

Four men have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges relating to the 'Evergreen Security' investment scam, which defrauded approximately $200 million from more than 2,000 investors.They are Thomas Spencer, 51; Robert W. Boyd, 55; and Martin W. Boelens Jr., 45, all of Orlando, Florida; and Anthony V. Micciche, 72, of Tampa, Florida.Spencer and Boyd are shareholders of Bahamas-based Surety Bank and Trust (in liquidation), which ended up with some of the proceeds from the fraud.

Asset freeze order against Surety Bank and Trust over failed mutual fund

August 31, 2001

A Florida court has issued an injunction forbidding the liquidator of Bahamas-based Surety Bank and Trust from distributing assets to seven people, including six of the bank's shareholders.The injunction is part of an investigation into an alleged $200 million fraud committed in the name of Evergreen Security Ltd., which effectively operated as an unlicensed offshore mutual fund.