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By Craig Jarvis |
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February 13,
2002 |
Man accused in scheme has checkered past
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The Raleigh man accused of swindling a couple
in a phony offshore investment plan is an ex-convict with a long
record of arrests for financial crimes. |
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Last month, a friend of Hammond's began researching
Hines' investment plan on the Internet and came across an article
posted on a fraud-watch Web site that raised his concerns.
David Marchant, an investigative
reporter who specializes in offshore financial fraud, runs a Web
site called OffshoreAlert.com,
which publishes monthly newsletters for banks and other customers.
Last month, Marchant published a story quoting a representative of
The Sovereign Society as saying it had no connection to Global
Heritage Trust. The story said Kalfon, whom Hines had identified as
a business partner, has been involved in numerous questionable
ventures and said he has been sued at least four times in the United
States. |
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