Hello.
On June 12, 2003, Mark Forrest Cohn, age 49, a California attorney
living in Woodside, California, and Four Star Financial Services, LLC
of Los Angeles and South San Francisco, California, were convicted of
"mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
The charges arose from a telemarketing scheme that defrauded more than
31,000 consumers of over $3.6 million...
...Cohn faces a maximum sentence of 5 years and/or $250,000 on each of
the 50 counts plus restitution to the victims. Four Star faces a
financial penalty of $500,000 for each of the 50 counts and
restitution. Sentencing is scheduled for Monday, September 15, 2003 at
10:00 a.m."
source: US Department of Justice press release, cached by Google:
http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:dQKppHXJTksJ:www.usdoj.gov/usao/md/press_releases/press03/Cohn%2520verdictPR.pdf+mark+cohn+four+star+financial&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&client=googlet
PDF version:
http://www.usdoj.gov:80/usao/md/press_releases/press03/Cohn%20verdictPR.pdf
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Eight individuals were originally indicted in the case. From a 2001
Department of Justice Press Release:
"United States Attorney Stephen M. Schenning, Lynne A. Hunt, Special
Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation and William Kezer,
Acting Postal Inspector in Charge, Washington Metro Division,
announced that on July 10th a federal grand jury returned two
indictments against seven individuals and a company, charging them in
telemarketing schemes that defrauded more than 27,000 consumers of
over $3.3 million.
The Indictments charge Joel Katz, 62, of Ruxton Green Court in
Baltimore, with mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud, money laundering,
being a felon in possession of a gun, as well as a forfeiture charge.
Martha Tuxford, 45, of Baltimore is charged with bankruptcy fraud.
Jeffrey Augen, 58, and Judith Lugo, 32, both of Baltimore, Mark Cohn,
45, of Woodside, California, Shawn Hatfield of Timonium, Daniel
Connor, 36, of Milford, Connecticut and Four Star Financial Services,
LLC, of Burbank, California, are charged with mail and wire fraud."
source: US Department of Justice, July 16, 2001
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md/press_releases/press01/katzindcorrection.htm
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The California Secretary of State lists Jack E. Garrett as the current
agent at Four Star Financial Services, LLC.
http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowLpllcAllList?QueryLpllcNumber=199610310006
As indicated, the company Four Star Financial Services, LLC, will be
facing a financial penalty of $500,000 for each of the 50 counts
(i.e., up $25 million) and restitution at the sentencing on September
15, 2003. It appears, though, that Mark Cohn is the only individual
from the company to be personally indicted and facing prison time.
search strategy:
"four star", "mark cohen", indicted
"four star financial", "mark cohn"
california secretary of state llc search: four star financial
I hope this helps. |
