UPCOMING COURT HEARINGS & BASIC INFO
Presiding Judge in Mark F. Cohn criminal case:
Judge Philip S. Gutierrez
U.S. District Court - Central District California
Roybal Federal Building
255 E. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA. 90012
(213) 894-1565
CASE NO.: 07-01104
Presiding Judge in Four Star investor civil class
action:
Judge Anthony Mohr
Los Angeles Superior Court
600 South Commonwealth Ave.
Dept. 309
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 351-8590
CASE NO.: BC 310846
Presiding Judge in Four Star, Anson, & Garrett bankruptcies:
Judge Thomas Donovan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
255 East Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 894-3728
CASE NOS.: LA 03-37579, LA 06-16126-TD, & LA 05-12488
Chap 7 Trustee Garrett Bankruptcy:
Alberta P. Stahl
221 North Figueroa St.
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90012
PH: (213) 580-7997
FAX: (213) 482-1647
CASE NO.: LA 05-12488
Chap 7 Trustee Anson Bankruptcy:
Heide Kurtz
2515 South Western Avenue
Suite 11
San Pedro, CA 90732-4643
PH: (310) 832-3604
CASE NO.: LA 06-16126-TD
Chap 7 Trustee Four Star Bankruptcy:
Richard Marshack
26632 Towne Center Drive, Suite 300
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
EMAIL: RMarshack@shbllp.com
PH: (949) 340-3400
FAX: (949) 340-3000
CASE NO.: LA 03-37579
U.S. Attorney's Office
Evan J. Davis
Assistant United States Attorney in charge of Four Star criminal case
The U.S. Attorney's Office - Central District of California
300 North Los Angeles Street
Room 7211
Los Angeles, California 90012
Phone: (213) 894-4850
EMAIL: Evan.Davis@usdoj.gov
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carolyn Nakamura
Special Agent in charge of Four Star investigation
FBI - Los Angeles
11000 Wilshire Blvd., #1700
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 996-3915
Disclaimer: The "Four Star Financial Services, LLC" entity referred to throughout this site is in no way associated with "Four Star Financial, Inc." - the Indiana mortgage broker.
media summary
September 24, 2004 Los Angeles Business Journal: "Creative Accounting - Deception Took Various Forms Over History of L.A. Scandals"
June 15, 2004 Wall Street Journal: "Luxury Vehicle: An 18% Return? It Sounded Good To Rich Investors. Four Star Did Pay Off Well For Years Then Stopped; 'Factoring' Phone-Sex Bills, Talk of a Big Arbitrage Play"
June 16, 2004 San Francisco Examiner: "More trouble for lawyer Mark Cohn ..."
June 23, 2004 San Francisco Weekly: "Little People Win! A bland supervisor, a high school student, an industrious bureaucrat and Pamela Anderson prove that any of us can change the world for the better"
March 23, 2004 Business Crimes Bulletin: "Lending Executive Sentenced for Role in Telemarketing Scheme"
February 2, 2004 Associated Press: "Calif. man sentenced in national telemarketing fraud case" - Mark Cohn & Four Star sentencing.
June 13, 2003 Baltimore Sun: California businessman convicted of fraud in telemarketing scheme; 31,000 people were bilked out of about $3.6 million
August 21, 2002 The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN): Namer guilty of swindling investors; 'all the lies' snare financial adviser
November 16, 2001 The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN): Broker in Namer case pleads guilty
October 22, 2001 Baltimore Sun: Jury hears bankruptcy fraud case; Ruxton man accused of failing to disclose assets in court filing; Telemarketer also charged in credit card scheme"
April 18, 2001 New York Law Journal: Failure to disclose repayment results in attorney sanctions
July 11, 2001 Baltimore Sun: Seven are indicted on fraud charges in telephone operation
March 27, 1997 The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN): SEC suing Memphis securities dealer
