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No ,but just say it is. The government has a hard time returning your money, Since Trump fired Nj attorney general and others retired I'm having a hard time getting them to return our money. KCC thinks 3 weeks are 3 months ,yesterday the ass hole told us 3 weeks of which he told me that 8 weeks ago.
Has anyone gotten documentation that shows that the previous distribution was a return of capital?
Malp just another way to scam us out of money, and his buddy Hansen
Malp just another way to scam us out of money, and his buddy Hansen
I do not understand why it takes so long for a distribution?
I could kind of understand the first time. Who gets paid? Percentage? Etc?
But the second time and others? No. Everything is known. It should take a day or 2. The only thing that I can think of is that time equals more money for others like KKR
Malp we lost around 400,000 on the boat,150,000 on the Bentley, we even lost on the taxes the crooks didn't pay. Governor Chris Chisti then former prosecutor used our 12 million as bait to get these crooks.
We lost $288,000 on the plane
2. Prepetition, the Debtor transferred at least $618,000 of the Debtor’s own funds to William Maxwell, William Maxwell, PLLC, or William Maxwell, P.C. (collectively, “William Maxwell”), who used the funds to purchase a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, s/n 1562SA, N1164F aircraft (the “Airplane”) from Epps Air Services in Velia’s name. Velia was a wholly-owned, second-tier subsidiary of the Debtor, created barely one month prior to the purchase of the Airplane, for the sole purpose of holding title to the Airplane. Upon information and belief, Velia had no assets or liabilities other than the Airplane, no employees, and no independent business operations. Upon further information and belief, the Debtor—not Velia—paid for maintenance of the Airplane and for hiring pilots for the Airplane. As a result, it appears that Velia provided nothing to the Debtor in exchange for the funds to purchase the Airplane. Instead, Velia served simply as a shell for the Debtor to hold title to the Airplane—a prepetition alter ego of the Debtor.
The US Marshall sold the plane for330,000 and we have to pay the storage on the plane over 100,000.As I recall we were left with 223,000 net.Steve DaQuano told me that the government would pay the storage. He is gone and so is the government paying for the storage. Kkr has had the money over a month now and it will be very interesting when we get it.
Looks like the Plane sold for $775,000 recently
http://www.air1st.com/aircraft-sales/turboprops/124-1984-mu-2b-60-s-n-1562sa-n1164f.html
the title has change a few times
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Document_Results.aspx?colltxt=1164F&partytxt=&PageNo=1
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N1164F
Looks like the Plane sold for $775,000 recently
http://www.air1st.com/aircraft-sales/turboprops/124-1984-mu-2b-60-s-n-1562sa-n1164f.html
the title has change a few times
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Document_Results.aspx?colltxt=1164F&partytxt=&PageNo=1
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N1164F
Does anyone know how much money the DOJ is sitting on?
The Trustee is aware that the Department of Justice is holding certain funds which may constitute estate property, including the proceeds of an aircraft which the Court previously determined was property of the Debtor’s estate. In addition, there have been some informal conversations regarding the possibility of the Trustee’s distribution channel being used to help pay out some of the restitution funds collected by the Department of Justice. The Trustee intends to resolve this matter in the first quarter of 2019, allowing for the final distribution and closing of the case.
Status Report as of 1/28/2019
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1089-status-report-as-of-2019-0128
Quarterly Report as of 12/31/2018 - Distribution for $573,022
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1088-quarterly-operating-report-20181231
From Justin Hughes at KCC LLC
There will be a payment soon. However, payment amounts will not be ready for at least several weeks. We are working on it.
-Justin
jhughes@kccllc.com
T: 415.798.5907
Do we know where the other $601,488 went ?
Can you provide a link, Windsome52?
509,000 was sent to kkr to dist to shareholders
Cash as of 9/30/2018 $1,110,488
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1086-quarterly-operating-report-20180930
It was mentioned years ago that the Trustee, likely, would drag things out to the point nothing was left. Going exactly as planned.
About $17k eaten up in 6 months. The motivation in getting a distribution to us is very low. The longer it drags, the more fees they can take. Everything is probably legit, but it is an inherent conflict of interest.
Cash as of 6/30/2018 $1,111,390 per the Q2 Quarterly
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1085-quarterly-operating-report-20180630
The following will give you the attorneys and parties. I would try Doug and Matthew
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/firstplus-financial-group-bk-attorneys
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/firstplus-financial-group-bk-parties
malp, is Doug Skierski still the lawyer to contact about distributions? His website shows a mobile number 214-629-0435 and email DSkierski@SkiJain.com. This thing needs some bright light shining on it for a change.
Thanks for posting that. More time which means more fees taken out of our share. It would be interesting to compare how much the the trustees and lawyers made over the years compared to us the shareholders. It probably would be best not to know. Unfortunately it was the evils of necessity for us to have gotten anything. I suppose we should be grateful we got a dime out of all of this.
Status Report as of 2018-03-20
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1083-status-report-as-of-2018-0320
Have you seen anything yet that was due on the 19th?
We should get a status report on March 19, 2018
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1082-court-needs-status-report-by-20180319
Remember. They said we should have gotten our distribution in 2017. No definite date is known yet. That balance will continue to dwindle the longer it takes. Are they dragging this out as long as they can for the billable hours? Maybe some restitution money comes in along with sold assets to lessen the decline.
This is helpful, but it doesn't give the full picture. What I would like to see is the balance sheet, which would show the imputed value of unsold assets and possibly other interesting items.
Cash as of 12/31/2017 $1,128,142
Down about $27K
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1081-quarterly-operating-report-20171231
Anything new concerning the upcoming distribution? It seemed that it was to happen in 2017 but that won't be the case now.
I'm still trying to find out if the USADA is willing to release forfeiture funds to the Trustee. Not getting any feedback, but still pressing.
Have you heard anything about the distribution that was supposed to be made this year?
FPFX Cash as of 9/30/2017 - $1,155,856
https://www.slideshare.net/secret/pCnfXne3HLJbn
Thanks malp. Perhaps all of us will live long enough to get a few more crumbs. I still don't know how we can find out what DOJ has done with this RICO case; and on our behalf, if anything.. With the past administration, what we would have gotten was probably used to pay for the ACA!
FPFG - 2017 - Q2 -operating report - Cash $1,179,948
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1079-quarterly-operating-report-20170630-78861511
FPFG Liquidating Trust is extended to February 22, 2019
Maybe waiting for more coin to come in?
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1075-2-extending-the-time-or-the-trustee
https://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1075-1-extending-the-time-or-the-trustee
I agree, Obergfell was charging something like $60,000/month to keep up with the accounting of a defunct company. Some accounting student probably could have done the same thing. I believe it was mentioned that there would be one more payment, of some size, and that would probably be it for FPFX itself. DOJ was to confiscate property, bank accounts, boats, planes, and all those trappings and we've heard nothing from the government. There has to have been value there that was recoverable for the shareholders. Perhaps the government has seen fit to do some stealing on its own.
The one who made out the best was Oberfeld ,or shall I say who took the most. Orwig never was paid anything so far ,his choice. I still think that we will get another half of what we got before .
There was some mention of one more payment at the time of the last payment but, in all honesty, I don't know where we stand anymore. I'm thinking the one who came out smelling like a rose was that damn trustee.
I Googledon't the Bently serial number and a car dealer has it for sale. I don't know the planes numbers to find out if it to was sold. Hopefully we will have are next dist before the year end
I went ahead and took the other two payments never claimed on returns and used them to close my position in FPFX; yielding a net profit of $1744. I was negative until this last payment which pushed me over the top. If there is one more small payment, it will be profit above and beyond and I'll just report it as a 100% gain to be done with it.
Why should we pay tax on a return of capital? According to my broker, the money that was returned for FPFX is being treated as regular income because the way in which the money was sent to my account does not recognize it as a return of capital. Has anyone else dealt with this issue? I am out of the country until the summer, so I don't have my folder with me, but I remember getting something that verified it is a return of capital.
Thoughts? Helpful hints?
CORY LESHNER is currently incarcerated at USP Lewisburg and is scheduled for release on October 28, 2018.
cash as of 12/31/2016 - $1,289,623
quarterly report for period ending 12/31/2016
http://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1072-quarterly-operating-report-20161231
I wonder who got the $303,611?
An email from Doug Skierski
I asked Doug a few questions along with some comments and here was he response.
Robert –
As you know, there was a criminal prosecution in New Jersey. It resulted in forfeiture orders against several of the defendants. Prior to the trial, it is my understanding that the boat, airplane, one or more automobiles and other assets of certain of the defendants were seized by the government, which has retained possession of them. It is my further understanding that those items will be liquidated and the proceeds distributed to the victims of the scam, presumably including the shareholders. The government may still be working to gain control over other assets. Everything I’ve said in this paragraph is subject to the control of the Dept. of Justice. I do not work for the DoJ, and while we sometimes coordinate, their efforts to obtain, liquidate, and distribute the defendants’ assets are solely theirs and I am not privy to all of their work. Your questions about the Defendants’ assets may be better directed to an attorney at the Dept. of Justice who is handling this matter. I am sorry I do not have further information on that subject.
The FPFI bankruptcy was closed a couple of years ago. There will be no further distributions from it. What distributions were received by FPFG while the Trustee has been in place are included in what the Trustee has distributed and/or will distribute.
The Trustee has settled all of the claims in the lawsuit against the Debtor’s former professionals, officers, and directors. Most or all of their claims against the company were eliminated and some settlements were reached. A few defendants were dismissed because it made no sense to pursue them further. As an example, where the government obtained a forfeiture order, the Trustee did not seek a judgment because it made no sense to expend funds to chase a judgment which would overlap with the forfeiture order; that is, any assets were already going to be seized for the benefit of the victims, so it made no sense to seek another judgment for the same assets.
There will be another distribution, most likely in the second half of 2017, after all tax matters are settled. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me.
Best regards,
Doug
Hell called "Little Nicky" home today:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Tyrannical-Philly-Mafia-boss-Nicodemo-Little-Nicky-Scarfo-dies-in-prison-hospital.html
Gizmo,
Click on the link in the previous message to yours and there you will find the law firm and its telephone number. Give them a call.
Before doing so, check your brokerage account. Mine was deposited there in the cash account.
Question, I have not received my distribution. Can some tell me who to contact and give me their phone #
Thanks in advance for help.
The end is near. Trustee's status report as of 2017-01-06
http://www.slideshare.net/malp2009/doc1071-trustee-status-report-as-of-2017-0106
Cash $1,289,623
Need to take care of taxes and 1 more distribution in 2017
Looks like we already got the majority of what we are going to get
What happened to the airplane, the car, the boat, the house, the ring, any RICO receipts. etc?
In the end, it's just really kind of SAD. The good guys get screwed again.
Congrats to the bad guys, the volchers, the FP management teams and board members over the years, before, during and after the mob, the high priced attorneys that took all of our monies during the BK, well over $3M, all of the other high priced attorneys like Pussey, who we paid to work against us beyond our control in Nevada, the list goes on. Like I said, it's just really kind of SAD
But it looks like closure in 2017
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EXCERPT FROM MAY 11, 2009 SHAREHOLDER UPDATE/PRESS RELEASE
Department of Justice Investigation
The Company continues its cooperation with the United States Attorney's Office in New Jersey into allegations that individuals associated with organized crime in the Pennsylvania/New Jersey area orchestrated sales of several businesses controlled by the same organized crime figures to FPFG at inherently unfair terms in 2007. FBI agents executed search warrants in 2008 at various locations in Texas and Pennsylvania and those records remain under review by the United States Attorney's Office in Camden. Importantly, the Company has been advised that it is not a target of that criminal investigation. However, two current Board members have been advised that they are targets. (According to the U.S. Attorney Manual, a "target" is "a person to whom the prosecutor or grand jury has substantial evidence linking him or her to the commission of a crime and who, in the judgment of the prosecutor, is a putative defendant...") In addition, other individuals, including two individuals associated with organized crime, are being investigated for possible criminal charges.
Key insight into the investigation was gained by FPFG from reading the sentencing letter filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve D'Aguanno on September 11, 2008 in a related criminal prosecution styled U.S. v. Daniel Daidone. Mr. D'Aguanno's letter reveals how the Government's investigation, using wiretaps and seized documents, seeks to unravel the transactions that were allegedly orchestrated by the organized crime members who assumed control of FPFG.
In very graphic terms, Mr. D'Aguanno's letter reveals Mr. Daidone's affiliation with prominent members of the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra, including its boss Nicodemo Scarfo, Sr. It details Mr. Daidone's employment with a company called CST Soil Solutions and his affiliation in 2007 with Salvatore Pellulo and Nicodemo Scarfo, Sr. (Salvatore Pellulo has a prior federal conviction in 1999 for bank fraud and making a false statement to the SEC, and a 2002 federal conviction for wire fraud in New York. Nicodemo Scarfo, Sr., and his son Nicodemo Scarfo, Jr. also have federal convictions.)
Mr. D'Aguanno's September 11, 2008 letter then states: "In early June 2007, a group of individuals headed by Pellulo and Nicodemo Scarfo, Jr. assumed control of a company named FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC ("FPFG"), a financial services corporation located in Dallas, Texas. Following the takeover, (Harold) Garber (a close associate and attorney for Scarfo, Sr.) was named the chairman of the new board of directors. A June 14, 2007 wiretapped conversation, detailed in Mr. D'Aguanno's sentencing letter, reveals Scarfo, Sr. and Scarfo, Jr. discussing Garber's takeover of FPFG as an associate of the Scarfos.
Mr. D'Aguanno's letter then outlines how FPFG, under Garber's direction, created a subsidiary called Rutgers Investment Group. Inc which then entered into a transaction to purchase Rutgers LLC, an entity controlled by Pellulo and Scarfo, Jr. through two other corporate entities. Mr. D'Aguanno's letter then states: "A review of bank records related to this transaction, as well as other transactions, has revealed that FPFG transferred several millions of dollars between June 2007 and May 2008 to corporate entities controlled by Pellulo and Scarfo, Jr., including Rutgers LLC."
Likewise, FPFG remains vitally interested in discovering the details of these transactions to determine what remedies might be undertaken on behalf of its shareholders.
As noted above, besides his focus on Messrs. Pellulo, Scarfo, Jr., Scarfo, Sr., Garber, and Daidone in connection with FPFG transactions, Mr. D'Aguanno has issued target letters to two current FPFG Board members, Mr. John Maxwell and William Handley. Mr. Maxwell has in turn, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer article published on April 11, 2009, "lashed out" at the FBI and the U. S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey.
The Board of Directors has removed Messrs. Maxwell and Handley from their officer positions within FPFG. Under applicable law, FPFG cannot remove Messrs. Maxwell and Handley from their Board positions. In order to effectively remove Messrs. Maxwell and Handley, the Board, in anticipation of an annual meeting of shareholders, has nominated a slate of directors that do not include Messrs. Maxwell and Handley.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer 5/09/2008
The plain face of an alleged fraud ring
A probe of mob-related fraud focuses on firms run from a nondescript South Philadelphia building.
By George Anastasia
Inquirer Staff Writer
The nerve center for a group of companies at the heart of an organized-crime-related financial-fraud investigation is a nondescript building in the 1200 block of Bainbridge Street in South Philadelphia.
That, according to several sources familiar with the ongoing probe, is where Salvatore Pelullo operates a consulting business.
Pelullo, whose businessmen brothers have long been identified as associates of the Philadelphia mob, was described by sources last week as one of the people who put together the business deals that are now the focus of a federal probe.
The Elkins Park resident did not return numerous phone calls last week seeking comment.
The investigation is focusing on companies based here, in Texas and in Florida. Their businesses include financial services, construction and development, auto sales, a corporate-jet service and a chartered-yacht company.
Pelullo and Nicodemo S. Scarfo, the son of jailed mob boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, are two of 20 individuals listed in a search warrant executed Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation.
FBI agents, in a series of coordinated raids Thursday morning, seized scores of documents from nearly a dozen locations, including Scarfo's home in Atlantic County, his lawyer's office in Cherry Hill, and the offices of FirstPlus Development, a company based on the second floor of 1231 Bainbridge St.
Sal Pelullo, 41, maintains an office on the third floor. His brother, boxing promoter Arthur Pelullo, 53, runs his company, Banner Promotions, from the first floor of the three-story brick building.
Officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Camden, which is coordinating the investigation, declined to comment Friday.
Sal Pelullo is described by several individuals familiar with the probe as a consultant for both FirstPlus Development and its parent company, FirstPlus Financial, which is based in Irving, Texas.
A spokesperson for FirstPlus Financial contacted by telephone on Friday declined to comment.
In addition to records and documents, three individuals familiar with the investigation said authorities seized a yacht, a plane and a luxury automobile, a Bentley, during Thursday's raids.
The yacht and the Bentley were in Miami. The plane was in Texas.
The investigation is focusing on allegations of wire fraud, bank fraud, money-laundering, extortion and the interstate transport of stolen property, according to one of the search warrants.
Pelullo has a federal conviction for fraud and served about six months in prison. His older brother, Leonard, was convicted of fraud in a separate case. His brother Arthur was, at one time, denied a license to promote boxing in Connecticut casinos because of his alleged mob ties.
That ban was later lifted.
A third brother, Peter, was identified in a 1990 Pennsylvania Crime Commission report as an associate of "Little Nicky" Scarfo's.
Scarfo's nephew and former underboss, Philip "Crazy Phil" Leonetti, also testified about alleged mob ties to the Pelullo brothers after he became a cooperating government witness.
The brothers have denied those allegations.
Salvatore Pelullo, the youngest of the four brothers, was described as tough-talking and arrogant by business asociates here and in Texas.
He is, they said, fascinated with the underworld and constantly quoting lines from poplar gangster moves.
Once weighing nearly 300 pounds, Pelullo is said to be very health-conscious and trim. Now weighing about 150 pounds, he shows up for work most days in tight-fitting jeans, cowboy boots and a tailored blazer over a form-fitting sports shirt, another associate said.
How Pelullo connected with the younger Scarfo and what role Scarfo has played in the companies now under scrutiny remain two unanswered questions in the case.
Scarfo's lawyer, Donald Manno, declined to discuss specifics of the investigation, but said Scarfo intended to "deal with this situation aggressively."
"No charges have been filed, and we hope none will be because in our estimation none are warranted," Manno said.
One of the search warrants executed last week was for documents and records from Manno's office.
The warrant asked for all documents and materials related to the various companies and individuals listed in the probe for a period from August 2006 to the present.
The companies listed included FirstPlus Financial and its subsidiaries.
Sources said the plane that was seized was operated by Velia Charters Inc., one of those subsidiaries.
On its Web site, Velia describes itself as "an aviation specialist used exclusively to aid in the travel needs of FirstPlus Financial Group, its subsidiaries and any other company interested in top of the line service."
The yacht seized in Miami was owned by P.S. Charters, another company listed in the search warrant. It was unclear if it was connected with FirstPlus.
On a Web site touting its business, P.S. Charters describes itself as specializing in "corporate entertainment and events."
"Through years of experience in the yachting as well as entertainment industry, you can rest assured that P.S. Charters will leave a lasting impression on you and your guests."
Calls to the company's phone number in Miami on Friday went unanswered.
A woman answering the buzzer at FirstPlus Development on Bainbridge Street Friday morning said no one was available to talk about the investigation.
Calls to company president William Bianco also were not returned.
The company lists its business as general contracting, restoration and development.
Three of its executives, Bianco, field superintendent Alfredo Ferraro and Anthony Persiano, senior vice president of estimating, were also named in the search warrant issued last week.
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Contact staff writer George Anastasia at 856-779-3846 or ganastasia@phillynews.com.
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Philadelphia Inquirer 5/12/2008
The plain face of an alleged fraud ring
A probe of mob-related fraud focuses on firms run from a nondescript South Philadelphia building.
By George Anastasia
Inquirer Staff Writer
The nerve center for a group of companies at the heart of an organized-crime-related financial-fraud investigation is a nondescript building in the 1200 block of Bainbridge Street in South Philadelphia.
That, according to several sources familiar with the ongoing probe, is where Salvatore Pelullo operates a consulting business.
Pelullo, whose businessmen brothers have long been identified as associates of the Philadelphia mob, was described by sources last week as one of the people who put together the business deals that are now the focus of a federal probe.
The Elkins Park resident did not return numerous phone calls last week seeking comment.
The investigation is focusing on companies based here, in Texas and in Florida. Their businesses include financial services, construction and development, auto sales, a corporate-jet service and a chartered-yacht company.
Pelullo and Nicodemo S. Scarfo, the son of jailed mob boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, are two of 20 individuals listed in a search warrant executed Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation.
FBI agents, in a series of coordinated raids Thursday morning, seized scores of documents from nearly a dozen locations, including Scarfo's home in Atlantic County, his lawyer's office in Cherry Hill, and the offices of FirstPlus Development, a company based on the second floor of 1231 Bainbridge St.
Sal Pelullo, 41, maintains an office on the third floor. His brother, boxing promoter Arthur Pelullo, 53, runs his company, Banner Promotions, from the first floor of the three-story brick building.
Officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Camden, which is coordinating the investigation, declined to comment Friday.
Sal Pelullo is described by several individuals familiar with the probe as a consultant for both FirstPlus Development and its parent company, FirstPlus Financial, which is based in Irving, Texas.
A spokesperson for FirstPlus Financial contacted by telephone on Friday declined to comment.
In addition to records and documents, three individuals familiar with the investigation said authorities seized a yacht, a plane and a luxury automobile, a Bentley, during Thursday's raids.
The yacht and the Bentley were in Miami. The plane was in Texas.
The investigation is focusing on allegations of wire fraud, bank fraud, money-laundering, extortion and the interstate transport of stolen property, according to one of the search warrants.
Pelullo has a federal conviction for fraud and served about six months in prison. His older brother, Leonard, was convicted of fraud in a separate case. His brother Arthur was, at one time, denied a license to promote boxing in Connecticut casinos because of his alleged mob ties.
That ban was later lifted.
A third brother, Peter, was identified in a 1990 Pennsylvania Crime Commission report as an associate of "Little Nicky" Scarfo's.
Scarfo's nephew and former underboss, Philip "Crazy Phil" Leonetti, also testified about alleged mob ties to the Pelullo brothers after he became a cooperating government witness.
The brothers have denied those allegations.
Salvatore Pelullo, the youngest of the four brothers, was described as tough-talking and arrogant by business asociates here and in Texas.
He is, they said, fascinated with the underworld and constantly quoting lines from poplar gangster moves.
Once weighing nearly 300 pounds, Pelullo is said to be very health-conscious and trim. Now weighing about 150 pounds, he shows up for work most days in tight-fitting jeans, cowboy boots and a tailored blazer over a form-fitting sports shirt, another associate said.
How Pelullo connected with the younger Scarfo and what role Scarfo has played in the companies now under scrutiny remain two unanswered questions in the case.
Scarfo's lawyer, Donald Manno, declined to discuss specifics of the investigation, but said Scarfo intended to "deal with this situation aggressively."
"No charges have been filed, and we hope none will be because in our estimation none are warranted," Manno said.
One of the search warrants executed last week was for documents and records from Manno's office.
The warrant asked for all documents and materials related to the various companies and individuals listed in the probe for a period from August 2006 to the present.
The companies listed included FirstPlus Financial and its subsidiaries.
Sources said the plane that was seized was operated by Velia Charters Inc., one of those subsidiaries.
On its Web site, Velia describes itself as "an aviation specialist used exclusively to aid in the travel needs of FirstPlus Financial Group, its subsidiaries and any other company interested in top of the line service."
The yacht seized in Miami was owned by P.S. Charters, another company listed in the search warrant. It was unclear if it was connected with FirstPlus.
On a Web site touting its business, P.S. Charters describes itself as specializing in "corporate entertainment and events."
"Through years of experience in the yachting as well as entertainment industry, you can rest assured that P.S. Charters will leave a lasting impression on you and your guests."
Calls to the company's phone number in Miami on Friday went unanswered.
A woman answering the buzzer at FirstPlus Development on Bainbridge Street Friday morning said no one was available to talk about the investigation.
Calls to company president William Bianco also were not returned.
The company lists its business as general contracting, restoration and development.
Three of its executives, Bianco, field superintendent Alfredo Ferraro and Anthony Persiano, senior vice president of estimating, were also named in the search warrant issued last week.
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Contact staff writer George Anastasia at 856-779-3846 or ganastasia@phillynews.com.
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