BELESIS wrongdoings date to DICON's "investment banking" help by Avi MIRMAN in 2009 why?
Uh? Was it a gift that Belesis gave Mirman to show his appreciation for the good work done?
AVI MIRMAN (Corinthian Partners) has STRONG CONNECTIONS to Tommy BELESIS
"... Meanwhile, some members of John Thomas' investment banking team have left the firm to work under the aegis of another small New York brokerage, Corinthian Partners LLC. Avi Mirman, the former managing director of investment banking at the now-defunct GunnAllen Financial Inc., joined Corinthian Partners on Friday.
John Thomas has strong connections to Corinthian Partners. Mr. Belesis' brother, George, is president of John Thomas but also a minority owner of Corinthian Partners through an outside holding company. Tommy Belesis has no stake in Corinthian.
The two firms are close in other ways, as well. Corinthian Partners now occupies space in John Thomas' offices at 14 Wall St. “I think they're trying to slither away to Corinthian,” said Richard Roth, an attorney who represented the ex-John Thomas brokers in the suit. Mr. Roth said the suit was dropped. Mr. Pitts said it had not been dropped.
John Thomas' problems will likely drag on, Mr. Roth said. “I don't think the Wells notice is the end of the investigation.”
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"The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged "Wall Street 2" actor Anastasios "Tommy" Belesis, who is the CEO of brokerage firm John Thomas Financial, with fraud, according to a release. Belesis was the managing director to Shia LeBouf's character in Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps." A hedge fund manager named George Jarkesy has also been charged, according to the SEC. Here's the release: An investigation by the SEC’s Enforcement Division found that George R. Jarkesy Jr., worked closely with Thomas Belesis to launch two hedge funds that raised $30 million from investors...."
Why Avi MIRMAN was hired by TOHOMAS BELESIS after that episode of Mirman fleeing from BMAS, to Cresta, to JTF when SpongeTech sued Cresta?
Hey Tao, you must know?
"JOHN THOMAS FINANCIAL Expands Investment Banking Division With AVI MIRMAN
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
John Thomas Financial, a full service independent broker/dealer and investment-banking firm located in New York City’s Financial District, today announced the appointment of Avi Mirman as Head of Investment Banking. Mr. Mirman will be based at the John Thomas Financial Wall Street headquarters and will oversee all aspects of investment banking while leading the effort on public offerings, private placements and merger and acquisition advisory work.
Mr. Mirman brings to John Thomas Financial nineteen years of experience in the investment banking. Before joining John Thomas Financial, Mr. Mirman was Head of Investment Banking at BMA Securities, ... Prior to BMA, Mr. Mirman was recruited by GunnAllen Financial to establish a more substantial presence in investment banking, ...
Another noteworthy addition to John Thomas Financial is Russ Steward, ...
“As part of our expansion, and with Avi’s success on both sides of the capital raising spectrum, John Thomas Financial is now able to offer institutional-quality products to individual high net worth individual investors. We are very proud to have this team and its extensive expertise join the firm, further enabling us to provide greater overall financial services to our clientele,” said John Thomas Financial CEO Thomas Belesis."
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Cresta Capital Strategies LLC
35 Pinelawn Road, Suite 109E
Melville, New York 11747
631-424-9009
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BMA Securities
Russell Steward
35 Pinelawn Road, Suite 109E,
Melville, NY 11747
631-424-9009
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0040171/2009 - SPONGETECH DELIVERY SYSTEMS, vs. CRESTA CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLC
Appearance Date: Tuesday December 06, 2011
County: Suffolk / Part: CONFERENCE CALENDAR PART 46
Justice: TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT
On For: SUPREME TRIAL / Action:
Comment(s): 11:30 AM
Plaintiff Attorney: GERSTEN, SAVAGE, KAPLOWITZ ESQ
Defendant Attorney: SHELOWITZ & ASSOCIATES, PLLC
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Investment Banking
Avi Mirman
BMA Securities
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LinkedIn:
Avi Mirman
Head of Investment Banking at BMA Securities
Current: Head of Investment Banking at BMA Securities
Past: Chairman at Cresta Capital Strategies, LLC
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Chat Log for Ticker "BMAS" - TimothySykes
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Market Maker (MM) List: BMAS, BMA SECURITIES
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So, BMAS is a Market Maker, who took CONTROL of where SpongeTech would invest, right? (GetFugu, DICON, etc...)
RIGHT?
A
M*A*R*K*E*T M*A*K*E*R !!
Right?
"BMA Securities is a privately owned company, with offices in California, New York and Arizona. Our securities transactions are cleared through Penson Financial Services."
"...In March 2009, Cresta was hired by the Company to serve as the exclusive investment banker to the Company in which Cresta was to provide advice and services concerning potential merger, acquisition and/or any business transactions. Upon modification of the agreement with Cresta, in June 2009, the Company agreed to and did provide Cresta with a $1 million cash advance which was to be used against future fees as a result of any transactions under the agreement. Cresta did provide investment banking services to the Company on the acquisition of Dicon Technologies, LLC (“Dicon”) as well as introducing the Company to Getfugu, Inc. (“Getfugu”). Cresta was paid in full all fees due with regards to its participation in the Dicon transaction.
In August 2009, the Company was introduced to Getfugu by Cresta, who was serving as investment banker for both the Company and Getfugu. At the advice of Cresta, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Getfugu to invest $4 million into Getfugu’s mobile-based web search and e-commerce technology, and that the Company would be the first company to utilize Getfugu’s innovative mobile search platform. An aggregate of $1.75 million had been advanced to Getfugu, soon after Getfugu rescinded the transaction and to this date has not returned the monies to the Company.
In September 2009, Cresta terminated its agreement to serve as the investment banker for the Company, waiving and forfeiting any right to the $1 million cash advance for future fees. The Company has made demand for the $1 million, but Cresta has failed to return any part of the cash advance to the Company..."
