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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTNORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
R. LANCE FLORES,VICKI CLARKSON,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
SCOTT ANTHONY KOSTER, et. al,Defendants.
))))))))
No. 3:11-cv-0726-M-BH
Referred to U.S. Magistrate Judge
ORDER OF DEFAULT JUDGMENTFOR EQUITABLE & MONETARY RELIEF PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1962 et seq.,
PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND OTHER ANCILLARY RELIEF AGAINSTRICO DEFENDANT FRANCIS E. WILDE
Before the Court is Plaintiffs R. Lance Flores’ and Vicki Clarkson’s (the
“Plaintiffs”) motion for default judgment and order for compensatory and equitable
relief pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1962 et seq., permanent injunction and ancillary relief
against RICO Defendant FRANCIS E. WILDE (the “Defendant”).
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Plaintiffs filed their Original Complaint, petitioning for equitable and other
relief in this matter on April 8, 2011. Plaintiffs amended same with their First Amended
Complaint (the “Complaint”) on March 19, 2012, in behalf of themselves, and the
Nation’s Economic System in the Public interest under 18 U.S.C. § 1962 et seq., the
Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (the “Act”) citing Pub. L.
No. 91-452, 84 Stat., at 922, 923 and Lewis v. United States, 445 U.S. 55, 61 (1980) .
Their amended complaint was entered changing the suit status, removing and adding
defendants, seeking compensatory relief under the provisions 18 U.S.C. § 1962,
injunctive relief in behalf of the public interest pursuant to the congressional intent and
purpose of the Act, and for other ancillary relief on pendant claims for equitable relief.
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2. The Plaintiffs allege that the Defendants in their suit have engaged in
violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (a), (c), and (d), further alleging two-hundred and one
predicate crimes; other overt criminal acts in furtherance of the conspiracy and
racketeering, 18 U.S.C. § 1962 et seq.; and pendant claims.
3. The Plaintiffs allege that Francis E. Wilde, Jon Divens, Steven E. Woods, Mark
Gelazela, Bruce H. Haglund and others through the Matrix Holdings LLC, iBalance LLC,
Alicorn Capital Management LLC, and other enterprises raised more than
eleven-million dollars from investors for “prime bank” and/or “high- yield” investment
programs. , including interest monies from Consolidated Mortgage Obligation
securities, none of which belonged to any of the Defendants. Plaintiffs also allege that
Francis Wilde, Jon Divens, Steven E. Woods, Mark Gelazela, Bruce H. Haglund, and
others stole a large amount of the assets including the monies raised in a number of
initial schemes, helping themselves to more than a combined $2.1 million in
undisclosed “fees” during their theft of funds that they alleged to have used to purchase
various financial instruments. These activities were initiated during the period in which
RICO Defendants Wilde, Divens, and Woods had stolen three Collateralized mortgage
obligations (CMOs), a type of mortgage-backed security (MBS), with total face values in
excess of One and one-half Billion Dollars (> $1,500,000,000 USD) and eventually
purchased numerous other bond and financial instruments for themselves using the
monies from investors and assets they had stolen .
4. Plaintiffs further allege that the RICO Defendants using the various Nominal
Defendants, engaged, are engaging and continue to engage in fraudulent acts,
racketeering and practices in connection with the solicitation, brokering, sale,
promotion, management and handling of client funds acquired through subscriptions to
Profit Sharing Agreements (PSA) secured by fraudulent Irrevocable Corporate Pay
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Order and Fee Protection Agreements (FPA), where “the profit for this program, based
on these instruments is 15% weekly or better, guaranteed in writing by the platform”
(doc. 1-3 at 7, PID 221). These client funds were then used in the transactional funding
platform whereby related financial instruments were created within various
association-in-fact business enterprises in which RICO Defendants Woods, Linder,
Gelazela, Reynolds, Koster, Childs, Emre and others delivered the funds to, after
skimming a portion of those funds from their clients, to RICO Defendant Francis Wilde
and others in his organization. Francis Wilde, in turn, used these funds to purchase
foreign standby letters of credit (SBLCs) to acquire nine medium term notes (MTNs)
and two currency bonds (CBs) from Bank of America Corporation and KFW Bank, the
aggregate having a total estimated face value in excess of Eighteen Billion Dollars. (See,
“Affidavit of R. Lance Flores,” doc. 153-1, 154-1, 155-1).
5. Plaintiffs were able to trace two of the instruments, one to Bank of America
Corporation and another to KFW Bank in Germany with maturity (face) values of Three
Billion and Five Billion respectively (doc. 36 at 42-43). They were also able to trace the
confirmation to the Defendants’ use of Plaintiffs funds to the Five Billion Dollar KFW
Bank instrument, through the mostly redacted MT999, SBLC information from the
HSBC confirmation transmittal document. The document was provided by RICO
Defendant Koster who delivered the document on February 4, 2010 to the Plaintiffs. (Ct.
Rec. doc. 1-4 at 21, PID 246).
6. Plaintiffs allege that the RICO Defendants and each associated Nominal
Defendant, “including those that later joined the founding membership, including the
identified RICO actors,” lied to them through false and misleading telephone
conversations, email messages, electronic documents and conferences (doc. 36 at 40).
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7. Plaintiffs pled the following cause of actions:
1. Count 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C.
1962(c) (Against the RICO Defendants)
2. Count 2 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C.
1962 (a) (Against the RICO Defendants)
3. Count 3 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C.
1962 (d) (Against the RICO Defendants)
4. Count 4 Fraud in the Inducement (Against all Defendants except Cook
and Divens)
5. Count 5 Common Law Fraud (Against all Defendants)
6. Count 6 Negligent Misrepresentation and Deceit (Against all
Defendants)
7. Count 7 Fraud by Non-disclosure (Against all Defendants)
8. Count 8 Aiding and Abetting Fraud (Against all Defendants)
9. Count 9 Breach of Confidential or Special Relationship (Against all
Defendants)
10. Count 10 Promissory Estoppel (Against all Defendants)
11. Count 11 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (Against all
Defendants)
12. Count 12 Civil Conspiracy (Against all Defendants)
8. Plaintiffs pled the following relief:
1. with regard to all claims arising under the Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(a), (c) and (d), Plaintiffs pray for
compensatory damages, and that the amount of said damages be treble, and that
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Plaintiffs be awarded prejudgment interest, costs, and such other relief as is just
and proper, all pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1964(c);
2. with regard to all claims of common law fraud, Plaintiffs pray for
compensatory damages, and that Plaintiffs be awarded prejudgment interest,
punitive damages, costs, and such other relief as is just and proper;
3. with regard to all claims of civil conspiracy, Plaintiffs pray for
compensatory damages, and that Plaintiffs be awarded prejudgment interest,
punitive damages, costs, and such other relief as is just and proper;
4. with regard to all claims of aiding and abetting fraud, Plaintiffs pray for
compensatory damages, and that Plaintiffs be awarded prejudgment interest,
punitive damages, costs, and such other relief as is just and proper;
5. with regard to all claims of statutory conversion, Plaintiffs pray for
three times actual damages, and that Plaintiffs be awarded, costs, and such other
relief as is just and proper;
6. with regard to all claims of negligence, Plaintiffs pray for compensatory
damages, and that Plaintiffs be awarded prejudgment interest, costs, and such
other relief as is just and proper;
7. with regard to all other claims Plaintiffs pray for compensatory
damages in an amount to be proven at trial, and that Plaintiffs be awarded
prejudgment interest, costs, and such other relief as is just and proper;
8. that Plaintiffs be awarded prejudgment interest, costs, and such other
relief as is just and proper; and for
9. injunctive relief preventing the sale or disposition of Defendants’ assets
acquired through the diversion of funds from the Plaintiffs;
10. finding of alter ego status of all Defendants, if any;
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11. costs incurred in prosecuting this action;
12. additional and/or alternative relief as the Court may deem to be just,
equitable and appropriate, and
13. that an ORDER be immediately issued against destruction or
spoliation of evidence herein as set forth in the Plaintiffs’ attachment First Notice
- Demand for Preservation of Evidence (doc. 37), and
14. a permanent injunction against further abuse be issued;
15. that Plaintiffs have judgment against Defendants, jointly and severally,
for damages described;
16. that Defendants be cited to appear and affirmatively answer;
17. that Plaintiffs have judgment against Defendants for all these actual
damages, special damages (including incidental damages), prejudgment and
post-judgment interest, costs of the suit, and all other relief in law and in equity
to which Plaintiffs may be entitled.
9. Plaintiffs seek a finding that the Defendant FRANCIS E WILDE be found liable
for each cause of action alleged in the Complaint because of his participation in the
conspiracy and predicate crimes, that Nominal Defendants be found liable for receipt of
ill-gotten gains from the RICO Defendants to which they have no legitimate entitlement
and for the assessed joint and several damage amounts against the related RICO
Defendant; and
10. that Defendant should be permanently enjoined from involvement further
violations of the RICO Act and prohibited from engaging in the brokering, sales,
origination, or promotion of financial instruments, securities, or any related private or
public investment services.
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11. Further, the Plaintiffs requested that the Court enter an order holding each
of the Defendants jointly and severally liable for damages and RICO disgorgement, and
permanent injunction from engaging in commercial financial activities with the public.
12. Plaintiffs seek RICO monetary judgment of three times Plaintiffs pled actual
damages of not less than Two-hundred twenty million dollars ($220,000 USD) nor
more than Three hundred fifty seven million, fourteen thousand five hundred fifty eight
dollars ($357,014,558), actual damages prove-up by affidavit. Plaintiffs also seek
recovery against RICO Defendants’ assets in all forms, including recovery from Nominal
Defendants holding assets of RICO Defendants through turn-over orders, and orders of
disgorgement, divestiture, and clawback.
13. Plaintiffs’ allege that their facts and allegations, substantiate and warrant the
expectation that all Defendant’s will continue their involvement in criminal activity and
racketeering well into the future.
FOR THE REASONS STATED HEREIN, and after considering the evidence
adduced from the records of the court, and the Court after being fully advised in this
matter, GRANTS the motion for default judgment and FINDS, CONCLUDES AND
ORDERS:
II. FINDINGS
1. The Court has nationwide jurisdiction over the subject matter of this case and
personal jurisdiction over defendants in this action pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1964.
2. Venue in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is
proper under 18 U.S.C. § 1965.
3. Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint conforms to FRCP Rule 9(b).
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4. Plaintiffs’ filed ten (17) volumes of exhibits1 containing one-hundred
eighty-six (261) verified exhibits in evidence to support their complaint and
subsequent motions. Additionally, Plaintiffs filed a motion to take judicial notice of facts
which included three additional exhibits (docs. 93-1, 93-2, 93-3) for which the Court
has taken judicial notice.
5. The evidence in exhibit to the Court upon which it has made its
determinations and conclusions meets or exceeds the necessary standard or proof
required by the Act.
6. The Complaint states claims upon which relief may be granted against
Defendant.
7. The Court issued summons for the Defendant to appear which the Plaintiffs
served upon Defendant.
8. The Clerk of the Court entered default on August 9, 2012.
9. The activities of the Defendant affect interstate commerce, as described in the
definitions of predicate acts enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 1961 and so pled by Plaintiffs.
10. The facts, evidence and allegations pled to the Court by the Plaintiffs’ prove
to be within the legislative intent of the Act which was “intended to provide new
weapons of unprecedented scope for an assault upon organized crime and its economic
roots.” See, Russello v. United States, 464 U.S. 16, 26 (1983). The primary purpose of
RICO is to address the “infiltration of legitimate business by organized crime,” whereas
the statute was designed to reach both “illegitimate” and “legitimate” enterprises.
United States v. Turkette, 452 U.S. 576, 590-91 (1981). The Supreme Court observes, the
1 Plaintiffs’ Exhibits: Vol. 1 (doc. 1-3, 1-4); Vol. 2 (doc. 1-5); Vol. 3 (doc. 1-6); Vol. 4 (doc. 1-7); Vol. 5
(doc. 1-8); Vol. 6 (doc. 1-9); Vol. 7 (doc. 1-10); Vol. 7A (doc. 27); Vol. 8 (doc. 10-1- under seal); Vol. 9 (doc. 57);
Vol. 10 (doc. 111); Vol. 11 (doc. 112); Vol. 12 (doc. 113); Vol. 13 (doc. 114); Vol. 14 (doc. 115); Vol. 15
(doc. 116); Vol. 16 (doc. 117).
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intellection that RICO is limited to “organized crime,” however defined, though it “finds
no support in the Act’s text, and is at odds with the tenor of its legislative history.” H.J.
Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. 492 U.S. 229, 244 (1988). Accordingly, the
conduct and culpability of the RICO Defendant, and the actions, responsibility and
liability of the associated Nominal Defendant(s), fit well into a pattern of racketeering of
the legislation enacted by Congress over the years as general reform, aimed at a specific
target, but not limited to the specific target.
11. Because of Defendant’s default, the allegations in the Plaintiffs’ First
Amended Complaint filed in this action shall be taken as true.
12. Mark Alan Gelazela and William Chandler Reynolds are the managing
members of Idlyc Holdings Trust LLC, a Florida limited liability company. (doc. 1-9 at
66, PID 479) Idlyc Holdings Trust LLC registered agent is Mark Alan Gelazela who is
located at 26 Marlwood Lane, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418. (doc. 1-9 at 65,
PID 478)
13. Gelazela and Reynolds are also the managing members of iBalance LLC
which is a Florida limited liability company. (doc. 1-9 at 75, PID 488)
14. Gelazela received his fees for the bank guarantee scheme in a bank account
held in the name of iBalance. (doc. 36 at 23, PID 821)
15. William Chandler Reynolds is the registered agent of iBalance LLC, located at
26 Marlwood Lane, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418. (doc. 1-9 at 75, PID 488)
16. Idlyc Holdings Trust (IHTNZ) is located at 9 Melody Lane, Ruakura Road,
Hamilton 3216, New Zealand [Hamilton, NZ], is a New Zealand foreign trust for which
Gelazela is the settlor and trustee. (doc. 36 at 24, PID 822) Idlyc Holding Trust (NZ) and
Mark Alan Gelazela are the managing members of Godspeeds Endeavors LLC. (doc. 1-9
at 78, PID 491).
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17. A memorandum of agreement for a bank guarantee for One-hundred Million
Dollars ($100,000,000 USD) and/or more up to $/€ 110,000,000,000 with rolls and
extensions, was proffered by Scott Koster as proof of the contract between Alicorn
Capital Management LLC and Idlyc Holdings Trust (NZ) on December 3, 2009. (doc. 1-4
at 5, PID 230).
18. [4.1.4] Defendants Woods, Linder, Gelazela, Reynolds, Koster, Childs, Emre,
Melissa Shapiro and others presented security for investment funds based on a written
bank guarantee on a Deutsche Bank SBLC instrument and monetization of that SBLC
through HSBC Hong Kong (doc. 1-4 at 21, PID 246). Scott Anthony Koster’s Alicorn
Capital Management LLC company was used as a funneling tool overseen by Koster to
move funds into the Idlyc Holdings Trust/BMW Majestic investment platform. The RICO
Defendants used a complex network of their companies and other indirect network
resources to accomplish their theft of money, frauds and criminal activities. [415] The
Defendants promised returns on the investment trades that were alleged to have been
scheduled trades with subscribed associated buyers. The SBLC instrument was
reportedly transmitted to and receive by HSBC Hong Kong and returns paid to a New
Zealand company and reported to have been paid to certain U.S. principals. The balance
which was due to the Plaintiffs and others, was not paid and was alleged to have
remained in Hong Kong or transmitted elsewhere to avoid paying investors and thereby
effecting a laundering scheme of the Defendants ill-gotten funds. The primary purpose
of the RICO Defendants and the enterprises related to the Defendant was to generate
money for themselves and enterprise members and associates. (doc. 36 at 41, PID 839).
19. Scott Koster, whose then legal counsel was Thomas P. Harlan, on March 15,
2010, stated "Myself [sic] and my attorney have seen proof with our own eyes of this
working, and where the holdup is, so its [sic] not an issue of nonperformance, or
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deliberate delays" ( doc. 1-5 at 5, PID 252).
20. Koster follows, though a message distributed by John Childs, on March 26,
2010, Koster:
"… As some of you know, for several weeks there have beenrampant rumors going around that funds for this program have been sentto the US and to NZ, that funding has taken place for clients in Australia,that the program had closed, and several others. Only one of those has anytruth to it. Funds have been received here in the US for the purpose of ourprogram through IDLYC, as well as several others. This has been 100%confirmed to be true directly by the head trader at HSBC HK, as well as bythe CEO's of IDLYC, the two bodies transacting this program for all of theprincipals" (doc. 1-5 at 7, PID 254).
21. The Court finds that a significant number of the RICO Defendants' financial
transactions that the Plaintiffs were able to identify between the time of the Original
Complaint filing and their filing of their First Amended Complaint, were primarily
located offshore. This includes Wilde's Swiss bank accounts at Wegelin Bank and Falcon
Bank, and an account at Rosbank in Moscow; Gelazela's bank in New Zealand for Idlyc
Holding Trust; as well as the purchases of eleven financial instruments identified above,
only one of which is a domestic instrument.
22. The Court having found that a substantial amount of identified financial
institutions offshore where the Defendant, now a Judgment Debtor, may control the
majority of the assets accumulated in the various racketeering activities, further finds
that the Court' ability to enforce its Order is in jeopardy. The Court authority and power
to enforce its Order threatened if the Judgment Debtor subject to the order,
demonstrates a risk of flight because (I) a large amount of assets lie outside the Courts
jurisdiction and control, (ii.) the Court is faced with a Judgment Debtor who has
previously transacted large financial operations, captured and controlled client funds,
and had established procedures for "receiving SWIFT MT 760 BG [bank guarantee] for
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$100 Million or ‘INS VALUE' …"from abroad, ( doc. 1-4 at 6, PID 231), for which, (iv.) all
of the funds are now subject to the Court's Order, and (v.) the Defendants involved in
this scheme have demonstrated a collusion to coordinate and act in unison to conceal
information and the accurate reporting of financial transactions, that would have
revealed the transfers of Plaintiffs' earnings. The Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint is
replete with examples of concealment, vagueness, and refusal to provide information
lawfully due the Plaintiffs by Koster and Gelazela.
23. The Court finds that the extra-territorial location of the funds threaten its
ability to enforce the production order of the Court take substantial effort to enforce the
Order if it were possible at all. In that limited circumstance, a concomitant order
exercising some minimal control, in the form of a passport seizure, is permissible and
necessary.
24. The Northern District of Texas Dallas Division have take steps of such
measures before, for example in SEC v. W Financial Group, LLC, et al., 3:08-cv-00499-N,
issuing passport seizure as part of contempt sanctions. (Case 3:08-cv-00499-N doc.
347, 01/22/2010) However, this Court needn't await an act of contempt to force the
surrender of Defendant's passport, when such a proceeding in this case would be far
too late once the flight has been taken.
Bank of America, NA v. Veluchamy, 643 F. 3d 185 (CA 7th Cir. 2011):
"… the power to order a party to produce funds includes the power toexercise some minimal control over the party subject to that order—but onlywhen doing so is necessary to protect the court's ability to enforce theunderlying order and prevent the loss of assets. Cf. Herbstein v. Bruetman,241 F.3d 586, 588-89 (7th Cir. 2001) (contempt power includes the powerto seize a party's passport); SEC v. Lauer, 52 F.3d 667, 671 (7th Cir. 1995)(injunction power reaches orders "essential to prevent the dissipation ofassets"). Whether such controls are necessary will depend upon the
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circumstances of the case, but it will be a rare case where any extraordinarysteps are needed …
"The district court found that this was the rare case where such an order wasjustified, and we agree. The bases for findings of necessity and flight riskwere clear and largely uncontested. The district court was faced with debtorswho had previously transferred abroad all of the funds now subject to theorder and were simultaneously hesitant to disclose information that wouldhave revealed those transfers. The district court found that theextra-territorial location of the funds threatened its ability to enforce theproduction order; in other words, it found that the only way it could accessthe funds at issue was through the Veluchamys. The court also found that theVeluchamys had minimal assets in the United States, what appeared to besignificant assets abroad, and a reluctance to disclose those facts, all of whichestablished some flight risk. We see no clear error with those findings, andbelieve they are adequate to support the minimal seizure imposed. Cf. UnitedStates v. Shaheen, 445 F.2d 6, 11-12 (7th Cir. 1971) (suggesting that a districtcourt's seizure of a party's passport is permissible when a judgment hasbeen entered, when there have been significant transfers abroad, and whendomestic funds would be inadequate to satisfy the judgment). Nor do we seeany fatal flaw in the form those findings took; while a district court shouldenter findings to support an injunction, a lack of findings does not necessitateremand where—as here— there is "a sufficient record from which we canrender a decision." Dexia Credit Local v. Rogan, 602 F.3d 879, 885 (7th Cir.2010)."
Herbstein v. Bruetman, 241 F. 3d 586 (CA 7th Cir. 2001):"Just as a litigant held in civil contempt has the keys in his own pocket — forhe will be released as soon as he cooperates — so Bruetman can get hispassport back whenever he pleases. All he need do is complete theexamination, fully disclosing all of his assets. Then the proceedings will endand Bruetman will be free to travel (though his assets must stay behind).Bruetman's enduring refusal to cooperate — first by failing to appear forexamination, then by leaving the country, next by concealing his return to theUnited States, and now by using bankruptcy as the excuse for refusing toundergo more questioning — amply justifies restricting his ability to skip thecountry yet again …
"Nonetheless, Bruetman insists, the collection proceeding should bedismissed without taking any further evidence. He gives two reasons: thebankruptcy proceeding and the long duration of the collection proceeding.Neither carries the day. A bankruptcy court does not attempt to enforcejudgments; the court determines creditors' entitlements, but after these have
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been fixed it remains essential to lay hands on the debtor's assets, so thereis room for collection proceedings such as this. Even if the default judgmentwere treated as creating an ordinary unsecured debt subject to discharge,Bruetman still would have to surrender all of his assets (other than thosecovered by an exemption). Bruetman has fought tooth and nail to avoidrevealing his assets; we cannot imagine why an asset-discovery proceedingunder way for eight years should be dismissed and Herbstein forced to startfrom scratch in the bankruptcy — especially when the bankruptcy mightitself be dismissed as filed in bad faith. The collection proceeding hasoutlasted the six-month line in Ill. S.Ct.R. 277(f), but that rule adds: "Thecourt may, however, grant extensions beyond the 6 months, as justice mayrequire." Justice requires an extension, so that Bruetman's shenanigans donot defeat his creditor's rights. Herbstein is entitled to six months ofcooperation from Bruetman. See RTC v. Ruggiero, 994 F.2d 1221, 1228 (7thCir.1993). So far as we can see, however, he has received only one day ofcooperation in an eight-year period. This citation proceeding will continueuntil Herbstein has received his due."
25. The Court finds that Plaintiffs' have alleged, with supporting evidence,
numerous predicate crimes committed by the Defendant and other RICO actors, a sum
of two-hundred and one predicate crimes against the aggregate RICO Defendants, and
have yet begun discovery. (doc. 36 at 175-182)
26. The Court finds itself faced with preserving its authority and must account
for, given the Plaintiffs' virtually unanswered two-hundred page complaint and the
history of this case, the apparent inevitable. This Court responds in kind with an order
designed to assure Defendant's compliance. The Plaintiffs' complaint is consumed with
the wrought their labours and frustration with the Defendants, and they deserve
answers to their queries. This Court will not allow for the continuation of such abuse
into its province and undermine its authority and duties. Finding this to be one of those
rare instances where it is necessary for the Court to extend the full extent of its
authority and reach, the surrender of the Defendant's passport should be taken into the
district court's care.
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Further the Court finds:
27. Defendant was served on June 30, 2012, proof of service was subsequently
filed with the Clerk of the Court;
28. Defendant was notified of Plaintiff's motion for a default judgment on August
8, 2012.
29. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a), the Clerk of the Court properly entered
Defendant's default on August 9, 2012. Clerk's Entry of Default ( doc. 157-2 at 1, PID
2330)
30. The Defendant has failed to timely plead or otherwise defend as to the
Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint within the time permitted by FED. R. CIV. P.
12(a)(I).
31. Entry of a default judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55 against
Defendant is appropriate because the Defendant is not an infant or an incompetent
person, a minor and is not otherwise exempt from default judgment under the Soldiers'
and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
III. DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Order (“Order”), the following definitions shall apply:
1. “Business venture” means any written or oral business arrangement, however
denominated, or that consists of the payment of any consideration for:
1. the right or means to offer, sell, trade or distribute financial goods,
instruments or services (whether or not identified as registered, private, or by a
trademark, service mark, trade name, advertising, or other commercial symbol);
and
2. more than nominal assistance to any person or entity in connection
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with or incident to the establishment, maintenance, or operation of a new
business or the entry by an existing business into a new line of business.
2. “Asset” or “Assets” means any legal or equitable interest in, right to, or claim
to, any real or personal property, including, but not limited to, “goods,” “instruments,”
“equipment,” “fixtures,” “general intangibles,” “inventory,” “checks,” or “notes” (as these
terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code), lines of credit, chattels, leaseholds,
contracts, mail or other deliveries, shares of stock, lists of consumer names, accounts,
credits, premises, receivables, funds, and all cash, wherever located.
3. “Assisting others” includes, but is not limited to:
1. performing customer service functions, including, but not limited to,
receiving or responding to consumer complaints;
2. formulating or providing, or arranging for the formulation or provision
of, any sales script or other marketing material;
3. providing names of, or assisting in the generation of, potential
customers;
4. performing or providing marketing or billing services of any kind;
5. acting as an officer or director of a business entity; or
6. providing telemarketing services.
4. “Defendant” means the person Francis E. Wilde
5. “Individual Defendants” means:
1. RICO Defendants Scott Anthony Koster, Francis E. Wilde a/k/a Frank
Wilde, Steven E. Woods a/k/a Stevie Lee Woods, Jon Divens, Bruce H. Haglund,
Mark Alan Gelazela a/k/a Mark Zella, William Chandler Reynolds, Kerim S. Emre,
John T. Childs d/b/a Interlink Global Messaging (“IGM”), Richard D. Hall, Winston
Jerome Cook, any and all additional Unknown Parties as John/Jane DOE(s), and
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2. Nominal Defendants Alicorn Capital Management LLC, Bank of
America, Defendant, BMW Majestic LLC, Brandon Colker, Busch Law Center LLC,
Cook Business Services LLC, Deutsche Bank, & Deutsche Bank AG London
Branch, Gregory Botolino, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Ti,
(HSBC) Hong Kong, China, Ibalance LLC, Idlyc Holdings Trust LLC (USA), Idlyc
Holdings Trust (New Zealand), Interlink Global Messaging, Larry J. Busch, Jr.,
Matrix Holdings LLC ("Matrix"), Maureen O’flanagan Wilde, Shillelagh Capital,
Corp., Success Bullion USA LLC, TCF Bank, Thomas P. Harlan, Trask and Affiliates
Ltd, Vladimir Pierre-Louis, Wachovia Bank (Los Angeles, CA), Ozark Mountain
Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, William Chandler Reynolds, and by whatever other
names each may be known.
6. “Corporate Defendants” means any of the Individual Defendants that are not
natural persons, whether they are a Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Private
Company, or a partnership of any type including any form of business identified as
“doing business as” (e.g., Interlink Global Messaging (“IGM”)). The term Corporate
Defendants shall include successors and assigns, as well as any subsidiaries, and any
fictitious business entities or business names created or used by these entities, or any
of them.
7. “Defendants” means all of the Individual Defendants and the Corporate
Defendants, individually, collectively, or in any combination.
8. “Document” or “Documents” means any materials listed in Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 34(a) and includes writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs,
audio and video recordings, computer records, and other data compilations from which
intonation can be obtained and translated, if necessary, into reasonably usable form
through detection devices. A draft or nonidentical copy is a separate Document within
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the meaning of the term.
9. “Financial Institution” means any bank, savings and loan institution, credit
union, or any financial depository of any kind, including, but not limited to, any
brokerage house, trustee, broker-dealer, escrow agent, title company, commodity
trading company, or precious metal dealer.
10. “Material” means likely to affect a person’s choice of, or conduct regarding,
goods or services.
11. “Person” means a natural person, an organization or other legal entity,
including a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company,
association, cooperative, or any other group or combination acting as an entity.
12. “Plaintiff” or “Plaintiffs” means the Plaintiff R. Lance Flores or Vicki Clarkson
as specifically identified, or collectively, both Plaintiffs.
13. “Telemarketer” means any person who, in connection with telemarketing,
initiates or receives telephone calls to or from a customer.
14. “Telemarketing” means a plan, program, or campaign which is conducted to
induce the purchase of goods or services or a charitable contribution by use of one or
more telephones.
15. “Receivership Defendants” means any Defendant holding or controlling an
IOLTA or other escrow account or an financial instruction account of similar nature, and
their successors and assigns, as well as any subsidiaries, and any fictitious business
entities or business names created or used by these entities, or any of them.
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ORDER
IV. PROHIBITED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant, and his agents, servants, employees,
attorneys and all other persons or entities in active concert or participation with them
who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether acting
directly or through any corporation or other entity, are hereby restrained and enjoined
from:
2. Making or assisting others in making, expressly or by implication, orally or in
writing, any false or misleading statement in connection with the advertising,
marketing, promotion, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of any financial product or
service in the concerns of Defendant and any assigns, agents, successors, subsidiaries,
holding companies, and related entities, and any other persons or entities under their
control or in concert or participation with them:
3. Defendant and any assigns, agents, successors, subsidiaries, holding
companies, and related entities, and any other persons or entities under their control or
in concert or participation with them, now or in the future, shall be permanently
enjoined in the United States, and its territories, from engaging, assisting, or otherwise
participating directly or indirectly in the trading, brokerage, sales, advertising,
promotion, publication, distribution, or disseminating any information, including written,
oral, or video, directly or indirectly, in exchange for money or anything of value, relating to
commercial or private financial instruments, including treasury bonds, corporate
bonds, government bonds, registered or unregistered securities, collateralized
mortgage obligations (CMOs), mortgage loans, private placement financial instruments,
medium term notes (MTNs), standby letters of credit (SBLC), letters of credit (LC),
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mortgage loan origination, mortgage brokerage activity, mortgage assistance, mortgage
relief, principal reductions, mortgage purchases or negotiations, foreclosure consulting,
loan modifications, residential real estate, appraisals, title services, underwriting,
lending, or loan or forensic audits.
V. CORPORATE OFFICERS LIST
1. Defendant shall provide to Plaintiffs or to an assigned government agency if so
assigned, a list of Defendant’s Corporate Officers and their complete contact
information including telephone and telephonic facsimile numbers, electronic mail
address(s), and business and residential domiciliary address where U.S. Postal Service
mail can be delivered.
VI. CUSTOMER LISTS
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant and any assigns, agents, successors,
subsidiaries, holding companies, and related entities, and any other persons or entities
under their control or in concert or participation with them, now or in the future, shall
be permanently enjoined in the United States, and its territories, employees, attorneys,
and all other persons or entities in active concert or participation with them who
receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, are permanently
restrained and enjoined from selling, renting, leasing, transferring, or otherwise
disclosing the name, address, telephone number, credit card number, bank account
number, email address, or other identifying information of any person who paid any
money to Defendant, at any time prior to entry of this order, in connection with the
marketing and sale of any investment opportunity. However, Defendant shall disclose
such identifying information to Plaintiffs for discovery purposes in this case, and any
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law enforcement agencies or as required by any law, regulation, or court order.
VII. MONETARY RELIEF
1. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant is JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY
LIABLE (inclusive of Defendants and Nominal Defendants added in Plaintiffs First
Amended Complaint yet served) for monetary relief in a treble amount of the actual
damages pled being {RICO Compensatory Damage Award} Million Dollars
($NNN,NNN,NNN USD).
2. The total amount of damages pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1962 et seq., assessed
against the Defendant, inclusively, jointly and severally, is {3 × RICO Compensatory
Damage Award} Million Dollars ($NNN,NNN,NNN USD) and any other damages so
determined by the Court.
VIII. DUTIES OF THIRD PARTIES HOLDING DEFENDANT’S ASSETS
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that,
1. any financial institution, business entity, or person maintaining or having
custody or control of any account or other asset of the Defendant, or any corporation,
partnership, or other entity directly or indirectly owned, managed, or controlled by, or
under common control with the Defendant, which is served with a copy of this Order,
or otherwise has actual or constructive knowledge of this Order, shall:
2. Hold and retain within his/their/its control and prohibit the withdrawal,
removal, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, disbursement,
dissipation, conversion, sale, liquidation, or other disposal of any other assets, funds,
documents, or other property held by, or under his/their/its control:
1. on behalf of, or for the benefit of, the Defendant or any other party
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subject to the above;
2. in any account maintained in the name of, or for the benefit of, or
subject to withdrawal by, the Defendant or other party subject to the above; and
3. that are subject to access or use by, or under the signatory power of,
the Defendant or other party subject to the above.
3. Deny Defendant’s access to any safe deposit boxes or storage facilities that are
either:
1. titled in the name, individually or jointly, of the Defendant, or other
party subject to the above; or
2. subject to access by the Defendant or other party subject to the above.
4. Provide the Plaintiffs, within five (5) days of the date of service of this Order, a
sworn statement setting forth:
1. the identification number of each account or asset titled in the name,
individually or jointly, of the Defendant, or held on behalf of, or for the benefit of,
the Defendant or other party subject to Section II above, including all trust
accounts managed on behalf of the Defendant or subject to the Defendant’s
control;
5. The balance of each such account, or a description of the nature and value of
such asset;
6. The identification and location of any safe deposit box, commercial mail box,
or storage facility that is either titled in the name, individually or jointly, of the
Defendant, or is otherwise subject to access or control by the Defendant or other party
subject to above, whether in whole or in part; and
7. If the account, safe deposit box, storage facility, or other asset has been closed
or removed, the date closed or removed and the balance on said date.
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8. Allow representatives of Plaintiffs immediate access to inspect and copy, or
upon Plaintiffs’ request, within five (5) business days of said request, provide the
Plaintiffs with copies of all records or other documentation pertaining to each such
account or asset, including, but not limited to, originals or copies of account
applications, account statements, corporate resolutions, signature cards, checks, drafts,
deposit tickets, transfers to and from the accounts, all other debit and credit
instruments or slips, currency transaction reports, 1099 forms, and safe deposit box
logs; and
9. This Section shall apply to existing accounts and assets, assets deposited or
accounts opened after the effective date of this Order, and any accounts or assets
maintained, held or controlled two years prior to the effective date of this Order. This
Section shall not prohibit transfers in accordance with any provision of this Order, any
further order of the Court, or by written agreement of the parties.
IX. REPATRIATION OF ASSETS AND DOCUMENTS LOCATED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant shall:
1. Within three (3) business days following service of this Order, take such steps
as are necessary to repatriate to the territory of the United States of America all
Documents and Assets that are located outside such territory and are held by or for the
Defendant or are under Defendant’s direct or indirect control, jointly, severally, or
individually. Defendant shall provide to Plaintiffs within twenty-four hours by
overnight mail or courier, or email with read receipt, of the proof of transactions for the
repatriation of each account including all transmittal documents, and the contact
information including telephone number of the financial officer overseeing the
repatriation transaction of each transaction of each financial institution.
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2. Within three (3) business days following service of this Order, Defendant shall
provide to Plaintiffs within twenty-four hours by overnight mail or courier, or email
with read receipt, with a full accounting of all Documents and Assets that are located
outside of the territory of the United States of America or that have been transferred to
the territory of the United States of America and are held by or for the Defendant or are
under the Defendant’s direct or indirect control, jointly, severally, or individually,
including the addresses and names of any foreign or domestic financial institution or
other entity holding the Documents and Assets, along with the account numbers and
balances;
3. Hold and retain all such Documents and Assets and prevent any transfer,
disposition, or dissipation whatsoever of any such Documents or Assets; and
4. Within three (3) business days following service of this Order, provide
Plaintiffs access to Defendant’s records and Documents held by Financial Institutions or
other entities outside the territory of the United States of America, by signing and
delivering to Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs’ counsel the Consent to Release of Financial Records
attached to this Order as Attachment "B."
5. Defendant shall attach to these completed financial statements copies of all
local, state, provincial, and federal income and property tax returns, with attachments
and schedules, as called for by the instructions to the financial statements.
X. SURRENDER OF PASSPORT AND TRAVEL RESTRICTION
1. The Defendant, now a Judgment Debtor, is hereby ordered to forthwith
temporarily turn over his passport(s) of any kind and any other documents that would
permit international travel (whether United States-issued or otherwise) to this Court's
Courtroom Deputy, by personal or U.S.P.S. Certified Express Mail. The passport shall
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remain in the Courtroom Deputy's possession until the earlier of (a) Defendant’s
compliance with the provisions of this Order and completion of Plaintiffs’ discovery, (b)
the Defendant’s/Judgment Debtor’s repatriation of monies or financial instruments
created or transferred outside the United States since June 1, 2009 and deposit thereof
into the Plaintiffs’ accounts per their direction, (c) the Defendant’s/Judgment Debtor’s
provision of evidence satisfactory to the Court that the monies were transferred for
legitimate reasons other than to remove assets from the jurisdiction of the Court or
hide it from Plaintiffs, (d) satisfaction of Plaintiffs, or (e) further order or direction of
the Court.
2. The Defendant/Judgment Debtor may not leave the United States before
complying with the Court’s judgment, nor may he travel outside the Unities States while
his passport(s) and other travel documents are held by the Court.
XI. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS AND REPORTING OF NEW BUSINESS ACTIVITY
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant, and (officers, agents, servants, employees,
and attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of them,
who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether acting
directly or through any trust, corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device, or any of
them, are hereby restrained and enjoined from:
1. Failing to create and maintain books, records, accounts, bank statements,
current accountants’ reports, general ledgers, general journals, cash receipt ledgers,
cash disbursement ledgers and source documents, documents indicating title to real or
personal property, and any other data which, in reasonable detail, accurately, fairly and
completely reflect the incomes, disbursements, transactions, dispositions, and uses of
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the Defendant’s assets;
2. Destroying, erasing, mutilating, concealing, altering, transferring, or otherwise
disposing of, in any manner, directly or indirectly, any Documents, including
electronically-stored materials, that relate in any way to the business practices or
business or personal finances of Defendant; to the business practices or finances of
entities directly or indirectly under the control of Defendant; or to the business
practices or finances of entities directly or indirectly under common control with any
other Defendant; and
3. Creating, operating, or exercising any control over any new business entity,
whether newly formed or previously inactive, including any partnership, limited
partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, or corporation, without first providing
Plaintiff with a written statement disclosing: (I) the name of the business entity; (2) the
address and telephone number of the business entity; (3) the names of the business
entity's officers, directors, principals, managers, and employees; and (4) a detailed
description of the business entity's intended activities.
XII. EXPEDITED DISCOVERY
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
1. To determine the appropriate total amount of equitable monetary relief in this
matter, and in lieu of the time periods, notice provisions, and other requirements of
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26, 30, 33, 34, 36 and 45, the Plaintiffs are granted
leave to conduct discovery at any time after service of this Order. The Plaintiffs may
depose witnesses upon notice of three (3) business days. The Plaintiffs may require
that all responses to subpoenas duces tecum be served within five (5) calendar days of
the service of such discovery.
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2. In addition, and in lieu of the time periods, notice provisions, and other
requirements of Rules 26, 30, 33, 34, 36 and 45, the Defendant shall respond to
interrogatories, requests for production of documents, or requests for admissions,
within ten (10) calendar days after service of the interrogatories or requests.
Deposition transcripts that have not been signed by a witness may be used at any
hearing on equitable monetary relief;
3. The limitations and conditions set forth in Rules 30(a)(2)(B) and 31(a)(2)(B)
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure regarding subsequent depositions of an
individual shall not apply to depositions taken pursuant to this Section.
4. Any such depositions shall not be counted toward any limit on the number of
depositions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or the local rules of procedure
for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, including those
set forth in Rules 30(a)(2)(A) and 31(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Any interrogatories served pursuant to this Section shall not be counted toward any
limit on the number of interrogatories under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or the
local rules of procedure for the District Court for the Northern District of Texas,
including that limit set forth in Rule 33(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and
5. Service of discovery, including subpoenas pursuant to this Section, may be
accomplished by any of the following means: facsimile transmission, courier service,
electronic mail, or by hand.
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XIII. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ACCOUNTING
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within ten (10) business days following the service of
this Order, Defendant shall provide Plaintiffs or their counsel:
1. A completed financial statement accurate as of the date of service of this
Order upon Defendant on the form attached to this Order as Attachment A1;
2. For all financial products or financial services marketed, promoted, offered for
sale, distributed, or sold by Defendant, a detailed accounting, verified under oath, of:
1. All gross revenues obtained from the sale of each such product or
service (broken down by month) from inception of sales through the date of the
issuance of this Order;
2. The total amount of each such product or service sold; and
3. The full names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all clients, or
purchasers of each such product or service; and
4. A completed and signed Consent To Release Financial Records form,
Attachment B, permitting Defendant’s banks and financial institutions to make
records available to Plaintiff upon request. The release shall be returned to
Plaintiff within three (3) business days after service of this Order.
XIV. WITHHELD MAIL
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
1. Within ten (10) days after the date of entry of this Order, Defendant shall
direct all Commercial Mail Receiving Agencies (“CARA”) where they have maintained an
account relating to the subject matter of this Order to:
2. Close such account(s);
3. Mark any mail that is addressed to him or to any name under which he has
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done business, “Return to Sender” or a similar designation;
4. Return the mail to the sender; and
5. Within ten (10) days after the date of entry of this Order, Defendant shall
provide to the Plaintiffs the names, if any, of the CERAS instructed subsection of this
Section.
XV. COMPLIANCE MONITORING
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the purpose of monitoring and investigating
compliance with any provision of this Order:
1. Within ten (10) days of receipt of written notice from the Plaintiffs, their
attorney, or a representative accountant for the Plaintiffs, Defendant shall submit
additional written reports, which are true and accurate and sworn to under penalty of
perjury; produce documents for inspection and copying; appear for deposition; and
provide entry during normal business hours to any business location in each Defendant
possession or direct or indirect control to inspect the business operation;
2. In addition, the Plaintiffs are authorized to use all other lawful means,
including but not limited to:
1. obtaining discovery from any person, without further leave of court,
using the procedures prescribed by Fed. R. Civ. P. 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 45 and 69;
2. posing as consumers and suppliers to Defendant, his employees, or any
other entity managed or controlled in whole or in part by Defendant, without the
necessity of identification or prior notice; and
3. Defendant shall permit Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs’ attorney(s), accountant or
Certified Public Account, licensed private investigator, or representatives of the
Plaintiffs to interview any employer, consultant, independent contractor,
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representative, agent, or employee who has agreed to such an interview, relating
in any way to any conduct subject to this Order. The person interviewed may
have counsel present. Provided however, that nothing in this Order shall limit
the Plaintiffs’ lawful use of compulsory process, to obtain any documentary
material, tangible things, testimony, or information relevant to unfair or
deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce (within the meaning of 18
U.S.C. § 1962 et seq.)
XVI. COMPLIANCE REPORTING
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in order that compliance with the provisions of this
Order may be monitored:
1. For a period of five (5) years from the date of entry of this Order, Defendant,
shall notify the Plaintiffs of the following:
1. Any changes in Defendant’s business locations, domiciliary residence,
mailing addresses, and telephone numbers, within ten (10) days of the date of
such change;
2. Any changes in Defendant’s corporate status (including dissolution),
and any change in Defendant’s ownership in any business entity, within ten (10)
days of the date of such change. In the case of dissolution, the officers of the
dissolved Francis E. Wilde corporation shall each be encumbered with the
stipulations and requirements of this Order. Notice shall include the name and
address of each business that Defendant is affiliated with, engaged for services,
creates or forms, or performs services for; a detailed description of the nature of
the business; and
3. a detailed description of a Defendant’s duties and responsibilities in
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connection with the business or service; and
4. any changes in a Defendant’s name or use of any aliases or fictitious
names;
5. Defendant shall notify the Plaintiffs of any changes in structure of any
business entity that a Defendant directly or indirectly controls, or has an
ownership interest in, that may affect compliance obligations arising under this
Order, including but not limited to: incorporation or other organization; a
dissolution, assignment, sale, merger, or other action; the creation or dissolution
of a subsidiary, parent, or affiliate that engages in any acts or practices subject to
this Order; or a change in the business name or address, at least thirty (30) days
prior to such change, provided that, with respect to any proposed change in the
business entity about which a Defendant learns less than thirty (30) days prior
to the date such action is to take place, the Defendant shall notify the Plaintiffs as
soon as is practicable after obtaining such knowledge.
6. One hundred eighty (180) days after the date of entry of this Order and
annually thereafter for a period of five (5) years, Defendant shall provide a
written report to the Plaintiffs, which is true and accurate and sworn to under
penalty of perjury, setting forth in detail the manner and form in which he has
complied and is complying with this Order. This report shall include, but not be
limited to:
7. The Defendant’s then-current residence address, mailing addresses,
and telephone numbers;
8. Defendant’s then-current services status (including subcontracting
services), including the name, addresses, and telephone numbers of each
business that Defendant is affiliated with, employed by, or performs services for;
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a detailed description of the nature of the business; and a detailed description of
Defendant’s duties and responsibilities in connection with the business or
employment;
9. A copy of each acknowledgment of receipt of this Order, obtained
pursuant to the Section titled “Distribution of Order;” and
10. Any other changes required to be reported under any subsection of
this Section.
2. Defendant shall notify the Plaintiffs of the filing of a bankruptcy petition
within fifteen (15) days of filing. Defendant shall inform the Bankruptcy Court of this
Order.
3. For the purposes of this Order, Defendant shall, unless otherwise directed by
the Plaintiffs’ or Plaintiffs attorney(s), authorized representatives, send by overnight
courier all reports and notifications required by this Order to the Plaintiffs addresses
identified in their First Amended Complaint or as may be later directed by Certified
Mail through the U.S. Postal Service, Certified E-mail, courier, or electronic telephonic
facsimile to the Defendant.
4. A Defendant may send such reports or notifications by first-class mail, but
only if Defendant contemporaneously sends an electronic version of such report or
notification to the Plaintiffs’ designated e-mail address provided to a Defendant upon
request to the Plaintiff.
5. For purposes of the compliance reporting and monitoring required by this
Order, the Plaintiffs are authorized to communicate directly with the Defendant.
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XVII. RECORD KEEPING PROVISIONS
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
1. for a period of five (5) years from the date of entry of this Order, in connection
with any business where Defendant is the majority owner or directly or indirectly
controls another business or the business of another company that engages in, the use
of commercial instruments, sales, trade, or promotion, or assists others engaged in,
business of financial instruments or securities, Defendant and his agents, employees,
officers, corporations, and those persons in active concert or participation with them
who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, are hereby
restrained and enjoined from failing to create and retain the following records:
1. Accounting records that reflect the cost of goods or services sold,
revenues generated, and the disbursement of such revenues;
2. Personnel records accurately reflecting: the name, address, and
telephone number of each person employed in any capacity by such business,
including as an independent contractor; that person’s job title or position; the
date upon which the person commenced work; and the date and reason for the
person’s termination, if applicable;
3. Customer files containing the names, addresses, phone numbers, dollar
amounts paid, quantity of items or services purchased, and description of items
or services purchased, to the extent such information is obtained in the ordinary
course of business;
4. Complaints and refund requests (whether received directly, indirectly,
or through any third party) and any responses to those complaints or requests;
5. Copies of all sales scripts, training materials, advertisements, or other
marketing materials, including newspaper advertisements and Internet web
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pages; and
6. All records and documents necessary to demonstrate full compliance
with each provision of this Order, including but not limited to, copies of
acknowledgments of receipt of this Order required by the Sections titled
“Distribution of Order” and “Acknowledgment of Receipt of Order” and all
reports submitted to the Plaintiffs pursuant to the Section titled “Compliance
Reporting.
XVIII. DISTRIBUTION OF ORDER
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for a period of five (5) years from the date of entry of
this Order Defendant shall deliver copies of the Order as directed below:
1. For any business that a Defendant controls, directly or indirectly, or in which
an officer of the Defendant has a majority ownership interest, the Defendant must
deliver a copy of this Order to:
1. all principals, officers, directors, and managers of that business;
2. all employees, agents, and representatives of that business who engage
in conduct related to the subject matter of the Order; and
3. any business entity resulting from any change in structure set forth in
the subsections of the Section titled “Compliance Reporting.” For current
personnel, delivery shall be within five (5) days of service of this Order upon
Defendant. For new personnel, delivery shall occur prior to them assuming their
responsibilities. For any business entity resulting from any change in structure
set forth in the subsection of the Section titled “Compliance Reporting,” delivery
shall be at least ten (10) days prior to the change in structure.
2. For any business where Defendant is not a controlling person of a business
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but otherwise engages in, or assists others engaged in, the advertising, marketing,
promotion, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of any financial product or security,
employment opportunity, business venture, or investment opportunity, must deliver a
copy of this Order to all principals and managers of such business before engaging in
such conduct.
3. A Defendant must secure a signed and dated statement acknowledging receipt
of the Order, within thirty (30) days of delivery, from all persons receiving a copy of the
Order pursuant to this Section.
XIX. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF ORDER
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant within five (5) business days of receipt of this
Order as entered by the Court, must submit to the Clerk of the Court and the Plaintiffs a
truthful sworn statement acknowledging receipt of this Order. (Attachment C2)
XX. NOTICE TO HOMELAND SECURITY
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Clerk of the Court mail an abstract of section
X. SURRENDER OF PASSPORT AND TRAVEL RESTRICTION of this Order to:
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security 500 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20536.
XXI. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for
purposes of construction, modification, and enforcement of this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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SIGNED on ______________________, 2012.
_______________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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