U.S. issues detention order for alleged B.C. Ponzi schemer Greg Martel
CBC
A bankruptcy judge in California has issued a detention order calling for alleged Ponzi artist Greg Martel to be taken immediately into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service, assuming he can be located in the country.
At the same time, new details have come to light about a run-in Martel had with a private investigator and authorities in Thailand in August.
Martel is the disgraced Victoria mortgage broker who owes $226 million to approximately 1,200 investors after the collapse of a financial scheme that promised clients incredible rates of return — as high as 100 per cent on an annualized basis, in some cases.
Court-appointed receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been charged with finding where the money went and recovering any assets for the benefit of jilted investors. Martel's whereabouts remain uncertain.
According to new documents filed in the U.S., Martel continues to flout court orders, most recently through interactions with a California investor named Daniel Castellini, to
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