Accelerated Benefits Corp. and agents that took more than $1 million from Ohio residents (#01-316 etc.) &

	William Griffen
	John Zimmerman
	David Barnes
	Gregory Oliver

Asset Base Management representative, William Ramsey of Clearwater, FL (principal of Innovative Benefits Concepts), contracted Ohio insurance agent James Noth to sell viatical investments for American Benefits Services. (Ramsey is being sued by the bankruptcy trustee for ABS/FinFed for $4.5 million he received from involvement in the scam.) &

Beneficial Assistance (Order # 01-284 10/01) &

	Also see Imtek Funding &
	Also agents Dennis A. Hawk (02/02), Merle M. Devitt, Shirley A. Devitt, Jerald M. Goldstrom

Blackstone Financial Services Corp. Order # 01-017 (1/23/01)

Agent Joseph E. Devlin

Capwill's Viatical Escrow Services  & §

Combined Agency, Inc. of Spokane, WA (Order # 02-111)

	James E. Ady, pres.
	Roland P. Wilson dba R & J Funding, sales agent
	Sold viatical investments on behalf of Robin Hood International, Ltd.

Heritage Financial Network president Dale R. Francis indicted (07/04)

Liberte Capital Group  & §

Ohio agent Eric Martin Sokol (8/99), licensed securities salesperson (CRD 2629863) with Horner, Townsend & Kent, Inc.

Imtek Funding Corp. Order # 01-284 (10/01) &

See Beneficial Assistance &

Paragon Capital Group (Boca Raton, FL) &

	Paragon's president Donald I. Goldstein (formerly pres. of American Benefits Group) &
	Agent James Homan

Reliance Program, The (Atlanta, GA) &

Reliance's president Donald I. Goldstein &

Viatical Capital, Inc. Order #01-008 and #01-172 (1/01; 5/01) &

Agent Phillip Bliss

Viatical Clearing House and Deborah Rhoades (5/01)

	Former president of National Viatical Assoc. pled guilty to federal charges: she knowingly arranged the sale of 72 cleansheeted policies that were resold to investors by Liberte Capital Group.
	Total death benefits of these policies = $4.5 million.

Viatical Funding and Phillip Bliss of OH; Order #01-172 (5/01) &

Accelerated Benefits Corp. (99-02) &

	American Financial Assoc., LLC.
	William Romine
	Philip Stegall
	Kelly Ryan
	Archie Tallant
	OK takes over policies and functions from ABC (2/7/02) Appoints conservator who heads life settlement company

American Benefits Group and National Viatical Trust #00-124 (05/02)

	Richard Doggett
	Kenneth L. Henderson

Dedicated Resources, Inc. #01-107 (06/02) &

Michael Zadoff

New Life Agency Inc., agents for Personal Choice Oppts., the first multi-million dollar Ponzi scam (5/00) &

	Johnnie Lee Scott of Medford, charged with racketeering, first-degree aggravated theft, unlicensed security transactions
	Richard K. Scott of Medford, charged with racketeering, first-degree aggravated theft, unlicensed security transactions
	Johnnie Scott also charged with first-degree criminal mistreatment
	These individuals are repeat offenders. They previously tricked Oregon residents with another scam

Kelco licenses suspended due to federal fraud charges (11/02) &

Omni Advisor Group Inc., formerly of North Carolina (relocated to California) agreed to cease operations and to deposit $90,888 for eventual payout to Oregon residents. (02/05)

Oregon collected and began to distribute restitution. The amount collected from Omni Advisor Group (Brian McGuane) was the entire principal paid by investors. &

Accelerated Benefits Corp. (01/30/03) &

	Jess LaMonda
	C. Keith LaMonda

C'est Lestial Waters, Inc. Collateral Trust Bonds ("CWI") &

	Wayne J.Conners
	Thomas A. Piechowicz
	James M. Flynn
	Sharon Bartock
	Winfred Kipp
	Christopher D. Conway

Empire State Financial Group LLC (02/03) &

Mark A. Steller, Steller Performance, NY

Life Settlement Network of Sarasota, FL (9/01) &

	a/k/a Life Investment Funding Enterprises LLC of Carson City, NV
	a/k/a Investment Capital Marketing, Inc.
	a/k/a Premier Investment Capital
	Lloyd M. Benner, Benner Consulting, local sales agent
	Companies also d/b/a Investment Capital Marketing, Inc., Premier Investment Capital, Inc. (Network)

 PCO viatical Ponzi scam sales agents & §

	James Alvis Elkins of Marietta, GA, agent for First Securities USA, Inc. and Strategic Assets, Inc. (01/02)
	Norman Rubin of Media, PA, registered broker with Washington Square Securities (08/00)

Services International Corp. (SIC) (01/30/03) - selling investments for Accelerated Benefits Corp.

American Benefits Services (ABS/FinFed - the Ponzi scam) &

Beneficial Assistance (5/00) &

	Imtek (parent company of Beneficial Assistance) &
	Middle Tennessee Trust, Walter E. Phillips
	David Womack

ABC Viaticals, Inc. (aka Accelerated Benefits Corp.) raided by TX Securities Commission 04/24/03

Advanced Financial Services, Inc. (Ft. Worth) 2/25/02)

	Larry W. Tyler &
	Granbury Plaza Ltd.
	Benbrook Lake L.P.
	FWLT Holding Company
	Of $30 million raised from more than 480 elderly investors, Taylor is alleged to have kept $5.2 million in undisclosed commissions
	Other defendants received investor funds totaling $116,000, $1 million, and $325,000 respectively

Amerifirst Funding  &

Agent Sharon Jane Hutchinson sentenced to 9 years in prison for 10 counts of selling securities without registration. Working through Christian Ministries International (CMI Financial) of Fort Worth, Hutchinson victimized elderly people who bought non-existent viaticated policies for American Benefits Services (12/01). The company owner, Montgomery Lee Merrell, now a fugitive, also was indicted but fled the country.

Justus Viatical - denied viatical registration &

Kearns Financial Services and Financial Associated Service

Thomas J. Kearns, president

SouthWest Viatical

	32 people indicted for cleansheeting (fraud)
	Paroled murderer Waldhauser/Davis, former headed of SW Viatical sentenced to 66 years.
	Davis loses his appeal. (2/02)
	Davis may be paroled. (01/06)