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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October 23, 2006
Trustee: Key Four Star Suspect In HidingA recent filing by the Four Star bankruptcy Trustee states that Dana Pierson, who served as a close associate of Mark Cohn’s at Four Star, now appears to be hiding from authorities. According to the court document: “Defendant (Dana Pierson) has yet to be served and apparently is hiding to avoid both civil complaint and potential criminal penalties.” Pierson was sued by the Four Star Trustee in November of 2005 for allegedly aiding and abetting Mark Cohn in the suspected Four Star Ponzi fraud. In his complaint, Trustee Richard Marshack alleged that Pierson “was intimately involved in the transfer of Four Star funds to off-shore accounts for the benefit of herself and Cohn.”
In another recent litigation update, the Trustee revealed that former Four Star attorney Lawrence Taggart filed for personal bankruptcy. The Trustee filed suit in 2005 alleging that Taggart aided and abetted the Four Star Ponzi by receiving at least $11 million of Four Star funds into his attorney trust account between January and March of 2000. The Trustee alleges that Taggart “funneled much of the money he received back to the control of Mark Cohn so that Mark Cohn could return the money to Four Star as alleged income from other investments.”
