Cases / Investment funds & advisory
Michael Crook, Roderick James Rieman
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- Company / entity
- Z Touch Systems Inc, Global Payment Solutions Inc, Bluko Information Inc, Smart Restaurant Solutions Inc, Innovative Financial Services Inc
- Industry
- Interactive kiosks ("ODIEs") sold as equipment-backed notes
- How investors were recruited
- Sold through Rieman's suburban Chicago insurance and investment business, Innovative Financial Services Inc
- Pitch & red flags
- "annual return of 18 percent in monthly payments, repayment of principal in 36 months and a security interest in a particular ODIE"
Source
U.S. Department of Justice official
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