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) 580-7977
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.
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June 15, 2004
Document UpdateJust posted on this site are court exhibits related to the Gail Cato case, including Cato's emails, felony records and copies of the bogus Argentina C.D.s.
Also newly posted are transcripts from Mark Cohn's January 2004 sentencing hearing. Cohn and Four Star were both convicted of telemarketing fraud in 2003.
The U.S. Attorney in the case states Four Star became a Ponzi scheme and sent out "lulling letters" to dupe its own investors into believing it was a legitimate and profitable company. The Judge, Andre Davis, calls Mark Cohn a manipulative "con man." The Judge is stunned at learning of instances where Four Star investor funds were allegedly wired through attorney trust accounts and then "flipped" back to the company for distribution of payments. The transcript includes references to a number of "character witnesses" who testified in support of Cohn. These include some of the very same Four Star attorneys whose trust accounts were used to allegedly funnel investor funds.
Miles Woodlief, Mark Cohn's attorney, appears at the hearing and is sharply questioned by the U.S. Attorney about Four Star "arbitrage" funds allegedly funneled through his trust account. The sentencing transcript shows Four Star principals Ron Anson and Jack Garrett claiming they knew nothing of the telemarketing scam.
