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Pacer update 22 Nov 10 USA v Hawkins CRIMINAL COMPLAINT Case Number: 10-0171SWH-01
U.S. District Court
Western District of Missouri (Kansas City)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:10-mj-00171-SWH-1
Case title: USA v. Hawkins-INDICTMENT FILED-10-00332-CR-W-SOW
Date Filed: 10/26/2010
Defendant (1)
Isreal Owen Hawkins
represented by FPD
Federal Public Defender
818 Grand Boulevard
Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 471-8282
Email: ray_conrad@fd.org
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Designation: Public Defender or Community Defender Appointment
Stephen C Moss
Federal Public Defender's Office
818 Grand Ave
Ste 300
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-471-8282
Fax: 816-471-8008
Email: steve_moss@fd.org
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Designation: Public Defender or Community Defender Appointment
Complaints
Defendant willfully and knowingly used the means and instruments of transportation and communication in interstate commerce and of the mails to sell, offer to sell, and to aid and abet the sale of a security, as defined in Title 15 of the USC, as to which no registration statement was in effect or filed, and further knew that no registration statement was in effect for the offers and sales of the security at the time of the offers for sale and sales; in violation of Title 15, USC, Sections 77e(a), 77e(c), 77x and Title 18, USC, Section 2; and for the purpose of evading the reporting requirements of Title 31 USC, Sections 5313 (a) and 5325 and any regulation prescribed under any such section, the reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed by any order issued under Title 31, USC, Section 5326, and the recordkeeping requirements imposed by any regulation prescribed under section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or section 123 of Public Law 91508, as part of a pattern of illegal activity involving more than $100,000 in a 12-month period, knowingly and willfully structured and assisted in structuring, and attempted to structure and assist in structuring, and caused and aided and abetted the structuring, of transactions with one or more domestic financial institutions in Kansas City, Western District of Missouri, with all monies originating from a $180,000 March 16, 2010 wire transfer from J.P. Morgan Chase account in violation of Title 31, USC, Sections 5324(a)(3) and (d)(2), and Title 18, USC, Section 2.
Plaintiff
USA
represented by Daniel Morton Nelson
U.S. Attorney's Office
400 E. 9th Street
Ste. 5510
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 426-4125
Fax: (816) 426-4322
Email: daniel.nelson@usdoj.gov
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Date Filed # Docket Text
11/22/2010 *** An indictment has been filed as to Isreal Owen Hawkins. ALL FUTURE FILINGS SHOULD BE MADE IN CRIMINAL CASE NUMBER 10-00332-CR-W-SOW. THIS IS A TEXT ENTRY ONLY - NO DOCUMENT IS ATTACHED. (Beard, Melanie) (Entered: 11/22/2010)
11/16/2010 14 LETTER from Isreal Owen Hawkins -requesting for new counsel and to modify bond (Attachments: # 1 resigned as CEO) (Gicinto, JoRita) (Entered: 11/16/2010)
11/05/2010 13 ORAL ORDER as to Isreal Owen Hawkins: 12 MOTION to continue preliminary hearing to November 22, 2010 filed by Isreal Owen Hawkins IS GRANTED. Preliminary Hearing reset for 11/22/2010 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.. Signed on 11/5/2010 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Gicinto, JoRita) (Entered: 11/05/2010)
11/05/2010 12 MOTION to continue preliminary hearing to November 22, 2010 by Isreal Owen Hawkins. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 11/22/2010 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(Moss, Stephen) (Attachment 1 replaced on 11/5/2010) (Gicinto, JoRita). (Entered: 11/05/2010)
11/02/2010 10 AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING as to Isreal Owen Hawkins. This is the official notice for this hearing. Preliminary Hearing reset for 11/9/2010 10:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.. Signed on 11/2/2010 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Gicinto, JoRita) (Entered: 11/02/2010)
11/02/2010 9 NOTICE OF HEARING as to Isreal Owen Hawkins. This is the official notice for this hearing. Preliminary Hearing set for 11/4/2010 02:00 PM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. The time of the hearing is the only change. Signed on 11/2/2010 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Gicinto, JoRita) (Entered: 11/02/2010)
11/01/2010 11 ORDER setting conditions of release and Addendum to Order Setting Conditions of Release as to Isreal Owen Hawkins. Defendant released on a cash bond. Bond posted in the amount of $50,000.00. This document contains original signatures of non attorneys and is being maintained in a paper file at the court.. Signed on 11/1/2010 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Gicinto, JoRita) (Entered: 11/03/2010)
11/01/2010 8 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays: BOND HEARING as to Isreal Owen Hawkins held on 11/1/2010. Parties present in person with counsel. The Court had previously taken the issue ofdetention under advisement pending the determination of court-appointed counsel and until the defendant had met w/Pretrial Services in order to provide the financial information. Defendant has met the bond conditions as modified by the Court on set out on 10/29/2010 (doc #7). The Court reads conditions of release with defendant. Financial affidavit to be completed and filed under seal. Further, after having determined the appointment of counsel, Court sets Preliminary Hearing for 11/4/2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Joella Baldwin, 816-512-5052. (Baldwin, Joella) (Entered: 11/01/2010)
10/29/2010 7 ORDER as to Isreal Owen Hawkins - United States Marshals Service is authorizedto release the defendant from the Lafayette County Jail as of todays date.. Signed on 10/29/2010 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.(Gicinto, JoRita) (Entered: 10/29/2010)
10/29/2010 ***Remark as to Isreal Owen Hawkins: Surety Bond issued by International Fidelidy Insurance Company in the amount of $50,000 received in clerks office. (Martin, Jan) (Entered: 10/29/2010)
10/29/2010 6 NOTICE OF HEARING as to Isreal Owen Hawkins. This is the official notice for this hearing. Bond/Conditions of Release Hearing set for 11/1/2010 10:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.. Signed on 10/29/2010 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Gicinto, JoRita) (Entered: 10/29/2010)
10/28/2010 5 ORDER as to Isreal Owen Hawkins - Re: Bond and Conditions of Release set by the Court. Signed on 10/28/2010 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.(Gicinto, JoRita) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
10/28/2010 4 NOTICE OF HEARING as to Isreal Owen Hawkins. This is the official notice for this hearing. Preliminary Hearing set for 11/4/2010 10:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.. Signed on 10/28/2010 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Gicinto, JoRita) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
10/27/2010 3 ORDER APPOINTING FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER as to Isreal Owen Hawkins. Signed on 10/27/2010 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.(Baldwin, Joella) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
10/27/2010 2 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays: INITIAL APPEARANCE as to Isreal Owen Hawkins held on 10/27/2010. Appointment of counsel to be determined based on information provided to Pretrial Services. Court sets bond in the amount of $25,000 to be signed by defendant and court-approved co-signer; defendant remanded to USM until conditions are met. Preliminary examination hearing to be set at a later date. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Joella Baldwin, 816-512-5052. (Baldwin, Joella) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
10/27/2010 ARREST of Isreal Owen Hawkins (Baldwin, Joella) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
10/26/2010 1 COMPLAINT as to Isreal Owen Hawkins (1). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit) (McDowell, Shelly) (Entered: 10/27/2010)
https://ecf.mowd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/iquery.pl
More charges for Petro America founder, others
The net widened in the Petro America Corp. case today as federal prosecutors brought additional criminal charges against the company's founder and three alleged insiders.
Indictments in the alleged multimillion-dollar stock scam were brought down against company CEO Isreal Owen Hawkins Jr., Teresa Brown, Johnny Heurung and Clarence D. Moore.
All four were charged with conspiracy. The U.S. Attorney's office alleged the group obtained money through the fraudulent sale of Petro America stock, made fraudulent misrepresentations, and concealed their own enrichment through the scheme.
The government contends Hawkins and his co-horts perpetrated a $7.2 million securities fraud by claiming the company owned gold mines valued at $284 billion.
Hawkins, of Kansas City, Kan., was charged with two felonies last month, securities fraud and "aggravated currency structuring," which involves hiding big cash withdrawals from regulators.
In addition to the conspiracy charge, Hawkins also was charged Monday with money laundering and wire fraud.
Hawkins is expected to make an initial appearance before a federal judge this afternoon.
Brown, of Bandera, Texas, was also charged with securities fraud and wire fraud. The government contends she received more than $3 million from Petro America investors through accounts she controlled.
Heurung was also charged with wire fraud. A Minnesota resident, Heurung was alleged to have held regular conference calls promising investors that they would realize substantial returns on their shares.
Moore was charged with the single conspiracy count.
A group of Petro America shareholders are expected to gather this afternoon in support of Hawkins.
http://economy.kansascity.com/?q=node/8975
Yes I am very right. Andrews has been in jail since May. The rest will follow. They will be gone a long time. Even if they run, they will be followed and caught. I was assured this Friday.
You got it. I have it on very good authority that they are all going to be in prison! I can't wait.
Don't know other than he sold stocks.
I think Larry Martinee, another of Langenbach's friends has a part of it.
So is he an officer or director in the company?
Simple. Langenbach is one of the PTRZ crooks; the others are his partners. Get it?
IT'S AMERICA MAN.
Big, huge, clanging brass ones he has.
Ohh who cares why! This will be a hoot! I will certainly listen again out of sheer morbid curiosity ;)
Harley
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW HE CAN HAVE A CALL?
CAN YOU BELIEVE THE GALL OF THIS GUY
Petro Corporate Call
A PetroAmericaCorp Update
to be given by Owen Hawkins
Thursday, November 18
5pm Pacific, 6pm Mountain, 7pm Central, 8:00 pm Eastern
712.432.1001
Pin 462517988#
they should round all of them up and put them in the slammer-they all knew something wasn't right-
But he wants to make it very clear that it is only his "opinion."
One that works in a CPA firm and surrounds himself with "financial planners" no less.
Ah but I don't think there is much of a question as to what his motives are for wanting people to believe still that Petro America Corp will make them rich.
I just hope that it wasn't money from Petro America Corp shareholder's pockets that finally made it possible for him to pay off his 4 year old restitution debts with the courts in California.
nodummy, so an outright criminal says in a call that Petro America is moving forward and people continue to believe.
Absolutely fascinating.
Good luck.
At the time of the sentencing the probation officer listed in the minutes for that court session was PROBATION OFFICE FORTHWITH I don't think FORTHWITH is a persons name though. You'd probably have to call the San Bernardino County Probation Office to find that out.
Looks like Chozan Behn made three motions recently requesting to end probation early on 6/29/10 and 7/30/10 and 8/26/10 and all three motions were denied.
The exact terms and sentencing for the two felony charges were as follows:
THAT THE DEFENDANT SHALL:
SERVE 270 DAYS IN A SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY JAIL FACILITY,
WITH CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED, A MATTER OF 3 DAYS,
SENTENCE TO RUN CONCURRENT TO FWV032421
MAKE RESTITUTION TO THE VICTIM(S) KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION IN THE AMOUNT OF $48027.00 PLUS A 10% ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, TO BE PAID THROUGH CENTRAL COLLECTIONS
PAY A RESTITUTION FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $200.00, PLUS A TEN PERCENT (10%) ADMINISTRATIVE FEE THROUGH CENTRAL COLLECTIONS.
MAKE RESTITUTION TO THE VICTIM(S) PEGGY JAMES IN THE AMOUNT OF $5180.00 PLUS A 10% ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, TO BE PAID THROUGH CENTRAL COLLECTIONS
PAY A RESTITUTION FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $200.00, PLUS A TEN PERCENT (10%) ADMINISTRATIVE FEE THROUGH CENTRAL COLLECTIONS.
NOT BE WITHIN 100 YARDS OF PEGGY JAMES. NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM PEGGY JAMES.
SUPERVISED PROBATION GRANTED FOR A PERIOD OF 60 MONTHS ON FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Probation Type: FORMAL Granted: 01/06/2006 Expire: 01/05/2011
2) VIOLATE NO LAW.
3) REPORT TO THE PROB OFFICER IN PERSON IMMEDIATELY - ND THEREAFTER ONCE EVERY FOURTEEN (14) DAYS OR AS DIRECTED.
4) COOPERATE WITH THE PROBATION OFFICER IN A PLAN OF REHABILITATION AND FOLLOW ALL REASONABLE DIRECTIVES OF THE PROBATION OFFICER.
5) SEEK AND MAINTAIN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, OR ATTEND SCHOOL, AND KEEP THE PROBATION OFFICER INFORMED OF STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT, OR SCHOOL.
6) NOT LEAVE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE PROBATION OFFICER.
7) KEEP THE PROBATION OFFICER INFORMED OF PLACE OF RESIDENCE, COHABITANTS AND PETS, AND GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE PROBATION OFFICER TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS PRIOR TO ANY CHANGES. PRIOR TO ANY MOVE PROVIDE WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION TO THE POST OFFICE TO FORWARD MAIL TO THE NEW ADDRESS.
8) NEITHER POSSESS NOR HAVE UNDER YOUR CONTROL ANY DANGEROUS OR DEADLY WEAPONS OR EXPLOSIVE DEVICES OR MATERIALS TO MAKE EXPLOSIVE DEVICES.
9) SUBMIT TO A SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF YOUR PERSON, RESIDENCE AND/OR PROPERTY UNDER YOUR CONTROL AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT BY ANY LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WITH OR WITHOUT A SEARCH WARRANT, AND WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE (PEOPLE -V- BRAVO).
10) NEITHER USE NOR POSSESS ANY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITHOUT MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION. A PHYSICIANS'S WRITTEN NOTICE IS TO BE GIVEN TO THE PROBATION OFFICER.
11) SUBMIT TO A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TEST AT DIRECTION OF PROBATION OFFICER. EACH TEST IS SUBJECT TO AN $11.00 FEE, TO BE COLLECTED BY CENTRAL COLLECTIONS
12) NOT POSSESS ANY TYPE OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, AS DEFINED IN H&S11364.5(D)
13) NEITHER POSSESS NOR CONSUME ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOR ENTER PLACES WHERE SUCH BEVERAGES ARE THE CHIEF ITEM OF SALE, AND SUBMIT TO TESTS AT THE DIRECTION OF THE PROBATION OFFICER.
14) PARTICIPATE IN A COUNSELING PROGRAM AS DIRECTED BY THE PROBATION OFFICER, SUBMIT MONTHLY PROOF OF ATTENDANCE AND/OR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION TO THE PROBATION OFFICER AS DIRECTED AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF ALL PROGRAM FEE(S).
15) NOT ASSOCIATE WITH KNOWN CONVICTED FELONS OR ANYONE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - EXCEPT NONE.
16) NOT ASSOCIATE WITH KNOWN ILLEGAL USERS OR SELLERS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,
17) PERFORM 80 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, TO BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 05/18/2006 AND PROVIDE PROOF TO THE PROBATION OFFICER.
18) NOT MAINTAIN A CHECKING ACCOUNT OR COMPLETE OR ENDORSE ANY CHECKS UNLESS MADE PAYABLE TO YOU AND NOT HAVE ANY BLANK CHECKS IN YOUR POSSESSION WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PROBATION OFFICER.
19) SUBMIT TO AND COOPERATE IN A FIELD INTERROGATION BY ANY PEACE OFFICER AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT.
20) CARRY AT ALL TIMES, A VALID CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES IDENTIFICATION CARD CONTAINING YOUR TRUE NAME, AGE AND CURRENT ADDRESS, AND DISPLAY SUCH IDENTIFICATION UPON REQUEST BY ANY PEACE OFFICER AND NOT USE ANY OTHER NAME FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT FIRST NOTIFYING THE P.O.
21) COMPLY WITH ANY COURT-ORDERED PAYMENT SCHEDULE.
After they final sorted out his time served back in 2006 no other entries were made by the court for this case until 2010:
05/06/2010 WRIT RETURNED UNSATISFIED WITH ADDED COSTS OF $ $30.00.
02/12/2010 WRIT OF EXECUTION ISSUED TO LOS ANGELES, IN THE AMOUNT OF $51325.95 AND SENT TO CENTRAL COLLECTIONS.
02/12/2010 DECLARATION & ORDER FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT/ABSTRACT SIGNED.
02/12/2010 COST BILL AFTER JUDGMENT FOR $ $25.00 FILED.
02/12/2010 DECLARATION RE: DEFAULT IN PAYMENTS FILED.
02/12/2010 PARTIAL SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT FOR $ $1773.75 FILED.
02/12/2010 ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT ISSUED AND SENT TO CENTRAL
It's interesting that no restitution seems to have been paid until 2/12/10 if I am understanding this correctly. I wonder if any money from Petro America Corp shareholders went to help pay his restitution and other court fees.
Don't know how well this link will work but if it does work it is a full report of the entire case #FWV032611
http://170.164.31.10/openaccess/CRIMINAL/criminalcasereport.asp?defendantcount=1&courtcode=X&casenumber=FWV032611&defnbr=494376&defseq=1&otnmseq=0&defendantcount=1&dsn=&casedefendants=ON&statussummary=ON&charges=ON&probation=ON&relatedcases=ON&alldisposedcases=ON&actions=ON&fineinfo=ON&Submit=Format+the+Report
And the link for a full report of the entire case #FWV032421
http://170.164.31.10/openaccess/CRIMINAL/criminalcasereport.asp?defendantcount=1&courtcode=X&casenumber=FWV032421&defnbr=494376&defseq=1&otnmseq=0&defendantcount=1&dsn=&casedefendants=ON&statussummary=ON&charges=ON&probation=ON&relatedcases=ON&alldisposedcases=ON&actions=ON&fineinfo=ON&Submit=Format+the+Report
Hey NODUMMY, your investigative skills are admirable! I wonder if you could figure out who Chozan Behn's Parole Officer is ... I imagine he might be interested to find out, even anonymously, what Mr. Behn has really been up to (considering his prior fraud convictions and all) ...
It obvious there could be a connection of degenerate characters associated with Petro Fleecing; any information that bring to light dirty connections should more than allowed.
Harley
puthimaway Sunday, November 14, 2010 3:18:22 AM
Re: nodummy post# 11808 Post #11811 of 11815
I don't think it is a coincidence at all.
Greene is going down soon just like BL is. One of their crooked friends, Robert Andrew, has been in jail since May awaiting trial in Jan. 2011. Among other things, he practiced law without a license and swindled a family member out of $250K. He made a trust for her and then cleaned it out.
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And this all has to do with PTRZ how? If there is a post on this board that answers that, please provide.
TIA
I found some connections between Andrews and Greene and Langenbach.
Robert Andrew was the statutory agent on a business entity run by Kris Greene
FLORENCE ACRES, LLC
http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/corp-detail.p?name-id=L14356969
And these three for Brian Langenbach:
HOLDIDAY ROAD HOLDINGS, LLC
http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/corp-detail.p?name-id=L13884043
HOLDIDAY ROAD HOLDINGS II, LLC
http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/corp-detail.p?name-id=L13884054
LA PAZ WHITE DEER HOLDINGS, LLC
http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/names-detail.p?name-id=L13884032&type=CORPORATION
Brian Langenbach acted as the statutory agent for Kris Greene for these two:
TERRA FLORENCE, LLC
http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/corp-detail.p?name-id=L14660427
FLORENCE RANCHES, LLC
http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/corp-detail.p?name-id=L14660438
You start to see how they might all be connected.
Do you know the name Larry Martinie at all?
You definitely seem to be on top of this band of criminals.
State Bar Files Complaint Against Fraudulent "Attorney"
PHOENIX - The State Bar of Arizona has filed a formal complaint - to cease and desist - with the Superior Court of Arizona against Robert J. Andrew for the unauthorized practice of law.
Upon completing its investigation, the Unauthorized Practice of Law Counsel of the State Bar of Arizona found that Robert J. Andrew engaged in the unauthorized practice of law by offering legal services under the auspices of Courthouse America Corporation and People’s Courthouse, among others. The complaint states that at all times, Andrew was aware that he was not authorized to practice law in Arizona but had conducted business as an "attorney," "attorney at law," and "lawyer," to name a few.
Several consumer complaints led to the State Bar filing eight counts of unauthorized practice of law and petition for cease and desist order against Andrew. The counts allege that he represented victims in divorce, foreclosure and other civil lawsuits, as well as prepared legal documentation for limited liability corporations and wills and trusts. In each count, victims stated that Andrew identified himself as a legitimate law practitioner, accepted payment for future services and services rendered, and prepared legal documentation.
In a case unrelated to the State Bar's complaint, Andrew was recently charged with a Class 2 Felony Theft. The criminal complaint accuses Andrew of knowingly controlling and spending trust funds of a victim whom he represented. The number of victims that secured Andrew's services is unknown. Andrew is currently incarcerated in a Maricopa County jail.
If you find any connections between them and Petro America Corp (besides what we already know about Brian Langenbach) please let me know.
I hope you are right about the law catching up with each of them.
I don't think it is a coincidence at all.
Greene is going down soon just like BL is. One of their crooked friends, Robert Andrew, has been in jail since May awaiting trial in Jan. 2011. Among other things, he practiced law without a license and swindled a family member out of $250K. He made a trust for her and then cleaned it out.
Only Langenbach claimed to me he owned it.
Yep, down 96% from the all-time high; what a smooth operation you have here on the grey sheets.
Harley
Yeah it is odd about the David Greene coincidence. Just a coincidence though. I found some more recent court cases from 2009 from out of Pima County:
http://www.agave.cosc.pima.gov/PublicDocs
You have to follow that link and do a search using his name.
http://www.agave.cosc.pima.gov/PublicDocs/GetImage.aspx?ID=13267528
The information available online is very limited. If you live near the Lima County Court House you could visit there and get full access to all the court files for these cases which would include a much more recent address for Greene.
And yes they did make that decision a while ago and drafted up a recommendation for a Final Order back on Oct. 21st after the 30 days for the Langenbachs to reply had passed, but it wasn't signed into a final order until the open Securities meeting session on Nov. 4th. After the information was published on their website on Nov. 8th the information was released to the media and you started seeing lots of newspaper articles about it.
Funny that he would be involved with two people named Dave Greene. Maybe the "lawyer" in Co. is really Greene from AZ impersonating a lawyer.
The Comm. made their final decision long before last Thursday.
It was such a legitimate company, that not ONE single Market Maker, Brokerage house, or financial institution has even looked them as a serious company for almost three years. I guess the the ENTIRE WORLD INVESTMENT COMMUNITY is nothing but a bunch of morons and YOU got it right...I say no sir; quite the opposite. A bunch of dreamers got conned, some woke up, and some are still stuck in la-la land. This will never EVER trade, EVER. Petro Kansas wil never trade legally. Continue to believe, but as I have said for almost two years, this is a con, now the truth is told. Wait for the court process to begin, then you will see the true extent of this nonsense, and see how stupid Owen truly is. I've got my popcorn for round two; the first round was exactly as predicted by the "naysayers"; while the dreamers can wipe their arse with those illegal and useless certs, and at least put them to use.
Harley
I'm not the one that wrote that complaint that is just something I found online.
I found the case on file with Maricopa County. It was from 1999. So yeah that's an old address. Others named in the lawsuit besides David Greene were Chris Greene (female) and Joanne and Farris Dunlap.
http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/
I'd be happy to try to help you locate a newer address or more current information on this Grene guy if you like. I'll send you a private message with my email address and that way I can share information in private since this is off-topic for this forum unless you know of some way that Greene was involved with Petro America Corp.
Well i understand that, but even if we were lied to you know it sounds to good to be true but you bought into it any way, i didnt want to buy shares at first but i did, i dont know owen personaly but i know ppl that do so i bought in hope that someone wouldnt be dumb ehough to comit fruad after all the ppl that have been cought and went to jail. The govenment has been on petros ass for a while and every one has had a chance to get out. Of corse hes going to be investagted if petro was to become the 2nd largest company in the US it dosnt suprise me one bit, the government and media are ran by a bunch of liberal socialist that dont want us to succeed im not giving up hope till the fat lady sings and i hope every one here makes a crap load of money if it dose go public.
Yeah that is Greene. How old is the address you have? I know a different one from 2008.
Your 1999 lawsuit is sort of old, don't you think? Still waiting for a summary judgment? Something wrong with that. The courts don't keep a case on the record that long. I have to check my records because I think I found your case on the docket sometime ago and couldn't contact you. Even contacted your lawyer, Cates, if you are the guy I think you are. He hadn't spoken to you in years.
How old is this Don Barrett guy? Did he live in Mexico for awhile?
Why did he offer you money if you never put any in?
You must have or wouldn't be suing him.
Suing him a waste of time, money and effort. You will not recover anything.
He is currently being investigated by so many agencies that he will go away for a long time. So will his wife and daughter. He implicates them and uses them as a shield. He is a partner of Langenbach.
They are all going down rapidly.
You've missed the point, it's not about loosing money in an investment...it's about being conned and stolen from....maybe you don't mind the theft, but others do.
Time will tell as all of truth comes out.
Yeah it was mentioned in the affidavit as a mine that Petro America Corp claimed to own.
From the affidavit:
Petro America issued a press release claiming PTRZ (which is Petro America Delaware) had acquired a 24% interest in an unnamed Arizona gold mine (later determined to be the Alvarado Mine in Congress, Arizona). According to the release, Petro America “hopes” its interest is worth more than $300 million. (June 2009). Michael Payne, the principle scientist for a company called WM Engineering, purportedly determined the value. Matt Shumaker, the Chief Mineral Examiner with the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, determined that Payne was not licensed or registered to practice geology or mining in Arizona. Shumaker determined that Payne’s report misuses terminology and is missing appendices. Shumaker does not believe Payne has the qualifications to make determinations regarding the mine’s value. According to Shumaker, the report filed by Payne is of insufficient quality and content to establish reserves or resources and does not even qualify as exploration information.
What all do you know about Langenbach or anybody else from Petro America Corp claiming to have ownership in the Alvarado mine?
Ok then this Jerry David Greene you speak of has never been mentioned in regards to Petro America Corp that I know of.
Found this:
(B) The second crook is even more sleazy than Bazzoli, a Dave Greene (originally from Georgia, amusingly). After I got rid of Bazzoli on the building project, I brought in what I thought was a friend -- Dave Greene. Last known address is 1340 Bonito Ct. in Gilbert, AZ, 85223.
Greene basically did the same thing to me as Bazzoli did (shame on me). Greene conned too much money out of me. (More loans from family.) $113,000 to him and a plumber friend of his. For $113,000 we got about 30 to 40 thousand dollars worth of work done.
Greene lied in many ways. For example, when I told him we needed a registered contractor for the job, Greene brought in a "Don Barrett" (whom I believe was also conned by Greene) and represented Barrett as the registered contractor for the job. After I figured out Greene was a thief and a liar, I called up Barrett to inform him about the problem. Barrett told me he was brought in by Greene as a consultant, not a contractor.....fraud on Greene's part.
Greene's lies and fraud are too voluminous to mention here. If you wish, I'd be delighted to show you his written conflicting statements or "lies." Some real "whoppers."
Greene no doubt put the bulk of the monies given him into a pyramid scheme called "Friends Helping Friends" which is illegal and constitutes racketeering. How do I know this? After a point, the pyramid scheme was all Greene would talk about. It was his new "toy." Greene even told me he had a $12,000 gift each for me and my dad from said pyramid scheme......."Hmmm" I thought. I never put any money into his pyarmid scheme. Why is Greene offering me monies from said pyramid scheme?Hmmm. (No $12,000 gifts, of course.) Since then I know of one other
individual, a Tony Muir, who told me he lost $3,000 to Greene's pyramid scheme.
Like Bazzoli before him, Greene also has a "gimmick" -- a fuel additive called "Clean Air 2000" (see copies of contracts.) which does reduce emissions
as Greene claims. However, as someone pointed out to me: "Alcohol put into your gas tank will do the same." As a matter of fact, I realized later that Greene at one point only marketed his fuel additive overseas (where
he couldn't be easily prosecuted for fraud). At one point when I believed in Greene, I took it upon myself to try to promote his "Clean Air 2000" fuel additive locally. I wrote to local TV news stations about it. When I proudly told Greene of this, Greene told me in no uncertain terms "not to do any more of that." Hmmm, I thought. Now I know why. His clean air product is fraud
--- little more than alcohol.
Currently, I am suing Greene in Maricopa County Superior Court (with funds from my dad). Case No. CV1999-91028. The lawyer thinks we will get a Summary Judgement due to Greene's "weak arguments." However, collecting is another matter. Greene is a predator and "slippery."
Other companies Green and his family own are:
(A) "Engineered Lubricants Services" of 431 S.Stapley, Mesa, AZ 85204
(B) "C & B Properties" P.O. Box 40811, Mesa, AZ 85274
("C & B" means, by the way, "Crash and Burn".......Cute, huh?)
In reviewing the examples of how these scams and con men work.....they seem to have a "gimmick" or "hot new invention" ---to get your interest. They get as much money as they can as quickly as possible; they do about 1/4 to 1/3 of the work promised, and drag the ordeal out as long as possible with lies and more lies. They "know the system."
One thing I've learned is you don't do business here in Arizona.....not until certain policies or realities in our government
change. The government here, by turning a blind eye to these con men, is in part responsible.
Thank you for reading what turned out to be a rather lengthy letter. Please let me know if I can help in any way.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/con-artists/reno-bazzoli-and-jer/arizona-con-men-reno-bazzoli-a-fz99a.htm
That must be your guy.
Alvarado Goldmine in AZ.? Has anyone heard of it?
Langenbach was busy lying about it.
That's great that you don't care if you get scammed or not. Glad to hear that you will have no problem moving on. Other people don't appreciate getting scammed or lied to. Some people lost a lot more than a $100 in this investment and have good reason to be upset. Different people are entitled to feel differently about the same situation. Just as you are entitled to not care about being a scam or not. As far as being obligated to support something to the end just because you started out supporting it. I think people are entitled to change their minds about what they support especially if that thing turns out to be different than they were led to believe.
iv been following the hand full of whiners here for a while and i dont under stand why there upset, i have money invested in petro and im not worried, but i know more about whats going on than the ppl here, and was wondering where ppl are geting their info from? the kansas city tabloid? out of 12000 ppl there are a few ppl trashing petro without knowing any facts and are depending on the "media" for info, if you had any relavant stake in the company than u should be supporting it to the end, its seams like to me a few of the ppl here are the one that are scared their going to lose their 100 bucks. your investing, if you cant handle loseing money then stay out of it! you shouldnt be investing money you cant stand to lose. if it is a scam ill cut my loses and move on
Yes, but they closed green.....oh, I mean, they closed "GREEN"...LOL...
it's kind of amazing how they even have any sells and buys on this empty shell
wow. Did not realize PTRZ down to .01. EOM
dhrr06, yellowbird/ sing like a canary = apropos. EOM
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NEWS RELEASE
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
BETH PHILLIPS
Contact Don Ledford, Public Affairs ? (816) 426-4220 ? 400 East Ninth Street, Room 5510 ? Kansas City, MO 64106
www.justice.gov/usao/mow/index.html
OCTOBER 27, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KCK MAN CHARGED IN $7.2 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME THAT TARGETED THOUSANDS OF INVESTORS NATIONWIDE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in federal court for his role in a $7.2 million securities fraud scheme that victimized thousands of investors across the United States.
“A federal criminal complaint alleges that Petro America was an empty facade of a business run by deception and false promises,” Phillips said. “Petro’s founder is charged with defrauding unwary investors by selling them worthless stock in order to support his lavish lifestyle.”
Isreal Owen Hawkins, 55, of Kansas City, Kan., was charged in a two-count criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo. Hawkins is the president and CEO of Petro America Corporation. A related civil forfeiture was filed against Petro America on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010.
The criminal complaint charges Hawkins with securities fraud and with structuring financial transactions in order to evade federal reporting requirements. Hawkins founded Petro America, which bills itself as a holding company for crude oil and gold mines (among other claimed assets) in 2007.
Count One: Securities Fraud
According to an affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, Hawkins began selling shares of unregistered stock to investors in 2008. At the time, the affidavit says, Petro America had no oil, no realistic prospects for obtaining, transporting or storing large amounts of oil, no significant assets, no revenue and no other employees. The government is aware of no evidence that Petro America has seriously pursued any opportunities to acquire oil fields or conducted oil trading operations. Nevertheless, the affidavit says, Hawkins and others have touted excellent prospects for Petro’s rapid growth in the oil industry.
According to the affidavit, more than 9,000 victims have invested in excess of $7.2 million since August 2008, but instead of using that revenue for legitimate business-related purposes, Hawkins and his co-conspirators allegedly withdrew investors’ funds from Petro America’s bank accounts in cash, which they spent on personal expenditures such as a house by the lake, luxury cars, a $5,700 fur coat, a $37,000 boat, a $5,200 piece of Louis Vuitton luggage purchased in Switzerland, expensive jewelry and travel.
Hawkins, the only full-time employee of Petro America, paid himself an annual salary of $595,000 under a contract that also granted him a $175,000 bonus, 500 million shares that are immediately exercisable, a company car, a company apartment in Missouri, and a dining card. Hawkins drew his salary in cash, in random amounts at inconsistent times, and the company did not withhold taxes.
Conspirators often recruited investors through churches and used religious language in their pitches, the affidavit says, including promoting Petro America as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to “share the blessing.” Petro America cultivated a relationship with the African American Ministers Alliance Group, the affidavit says, and according to its records made large payments to multiple Kansas City-area pastors, religious leaders and a local civil rights activist.
Investors lost from $100 to $100,000 each. Initially, many of the investors were drawn into the scheme with the promise that $100 would buy 100,000 shares of Petro America stock, the affidavit says, which Hawkins claimed was “book valued” at $2 per share. As the scheme progressed, conspirators raised the price to invest and claimed an ever-higher “book value” for the shares. The affidavit alleges that this allowed conspirators to unload shares to new investors at an increasing profit. To date, the affidavit says, the stock has never been properly registered or listed on any exchange.
Hawkins allegedly promised “meteoric returns” on investments. At the height of the scheme, the affidavit says, up to $700,000 flooded into the company each month.
Hawkins claimed that Petro America would be “the first African-American holding oil company to go public in the United States,” according to the affidavit. Investors were frequently told that they would be rich when the company “goes public.” Going public, the conspirators allegedly have said for over two years, is just weeks away. In reality, the affidavit says, the company has no significant assets or revenue stream (other than investor proceeds).
Alleged False Claims
Today’s affidavit alleges that Hawkins and co-conspirators provided materially false information to investors. For example, Petro America’s Web site includes a prominent photograph of the luxury office building at Two Pershing Square, ostensibly Petro’s “world corporate headquarters.” In reality, the affidavit says, Hawkins contracts with Regus Management Group LLC, a secretarial service that provides such services as telephone answering, fax and mail handling, use of the address and 16 hours of office usage for an initial monthly fee of $225.
According to the affidavit, conspirators have touted Petro America acquisitions in gold and rock mines as valuable holdings worth hundreds of billions of dollars. In reality, the affidavit says, Petro America’s interests in the gold and rock mines are essentially worthless. Petro America allegedly adopts wildly high valuations for the mines, most or all of which are not producing anything. Many or all of the mines are not actually mines at all, but mining claims. A mining claim is merely a plot of government-owned land upon which a person or corporation has filed a claim of rights to a mineral deposit, which may or may not actually exist.
Based on these representations, Hawkins and others claim that Petro’s assets are worth more than $284 billion. According to the affidavit, if this valuation were accurate, Petro America would be the second-largest company in the United States by market capitalization, larger than Wal-Mart, Apple or Microsoft. America’s largest company is Exxon Mobil, which has a market capitalization of $312.28 billion.
Count Two: Structuring Financial Transactions
Under federal law, banks are required to file Currency Transaction Reports for financial transactions that exceed $10,000 in one day. It is illegal to conduct multiple cash withdrawals in amounts less than $10,000 for the purpose of evading that federal reporting requirement.
The affidavit alleges that Hawkins and others made large cash withdrawals from Petro America’s bank accounts, which were structured to avoid bank reporting laws. For example, according to the affidavit, Hawkins and an unidentified co-conspirator visited Mazuma Credit Union several times each week. Sometimes they made big deposits of multiple checks into the company’s bank account; on most visits, the affidavit says, they withdrew $7,500 to $9,800, often on consecutive days. In this manner, Hawkins obtained at least $537,515 in cash from Petro’s account at Mazuma. The affidavit also alleges that Hawkins structured currency withdrawals out of Petro America accounts at U.S. Bank and Bank of America.
Web Site Support For Fraud Victims
Two Web sites have been established to collect information from the victims of the alleged securities fraud scheme and to provide updated information about the status of the case. Investors of Petro America are encouraged to provide information via an online form at http://www.postalinspectorsurvey.com/PetroAmerica Due to the volume of expected responses, this process has been automated and placed online; all communication from potential victims regarding the case should be made via this Web site. Updates about the status of the case will be posted at http://www.justice.gov/usao/mow/petro.html
Phillips cautioned that the charges contained in this complaint are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel M. Nelson. It was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Office of the Missouri Securities Commissioner.
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This news release, as well as additional information about the office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, is available on-line at
http://www.justice.gov/usao/mow/index.html
Copies of the Affidavit and Complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office against Petro America Corp:
http://media.kansascity.com/smedia/2010/10/22/22/Affidavit.source.prod_affiliate.81.pdf
http://media.kansascity.com/smedia/2010/10/22/22/Complaint.source.prod_affiliate.81.pdf
Federal prosecutors have set up two websites for victims of the alleged scheme.
39 page criminal complaint against Owen Hawkins:
http://media.kansascity.com/smedia/2010/10/27/19/hawkins_complaint__1_.source.prod_affiliate.81.pdf
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