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New Century Coal, Earth Energy Exploration
Brian C. Rose (aka John Hankins), Robert S. McGregor (aka Jim Robinson III), Dallas P. McRae, Hugh F. Sackett, James M. Robinson, Brent Loveall, Jason Smith, Ray C. Spears (aka Brock Hamilton), Jennifer L. Key, Johnny Phillips
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- Company / entity
- New Century Coal, Earth Energy Exploration
- Industry
- Coal mining company stock
- How investors were recruited
- Boiler-room: "fronters" used lead lists of victims of prior schemes, "closers" made the pitch; office in Johnson City, TN
- Pitch & red flags
- "100 percent or better" return in the first year; claimed to be "the nation's largest producer of high quality, low sulfur 'Blue Gem' coal"
Pitch phrases from this case
Source
U.S. Department of Justice official
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