Actor. Wayne said his son began to grow worried for his mother and when he dropped him off for school on October 20, still not being able to contact his ex-wife, told him he'd be there to pick him up. 'Our dog was able to pass through the front door of the building without a key card for entry, walk past the concierge desk, walk into the elevator and go up the 28th floor which again requires a key card. When she failed to pick up the boy from his school in Westwood, near Beverly Hills, on October 20, he knew something was deeply wrong. As my ex-wife, I can say she was a good mother.'. Heidi Planck, 39, (pictured) was last seen at her 10-year-old son's football game in Los Angeles, on October 17. 39-year-oldHeidi Planck was last seenon October 17 at her son's football game. All Rights Reserved. The Jim Wayne met Planck on October 17 to watch their 10-year-old son play football. VL Assurance is then alleged to have funneled over $8million to Sugarman as purported loans to him or his affiliated entity. In what way? Heidi Planck was last seen driving a 2017 gray Range Rover with aCalifornialicense plate. He said that Planck's apartment was raided by law enforcement officials last week, though it is unclear if it was a local or federal agency that conducted the raid. Jason has been involved in infrastructure projects that benefit cities locally and overseas. 'It was pretty low of Sugarman and his minions to accuse Heidi of basically embezzling when she's mysteriously disappeared,' he said. 'She doesn't let a day go by without either a text message or a phone call, even if she was really busy,' Wayne said. He'ended up with voting control over corporate assets that were acquired with bond proceeds, and from which he ultimately siphoned almost $9million in cash for his direct and personal benefit,' according to federal investigators. Mr. Sugarman also invests in the e-sports sector. FL, where he attended and graduated from Holmes Elementary School, Ferry Pass Middle School, and Woodham For whatever reason, the Trustees had been concerned about that outcome. Various people involved in the scheme told SEC investigators that the group referred to them as The two Jasons, and viewed them as 50-50 partners in everything that happened with the Indian Tribe bond scheme. WebSugarman is a surname. 'There clearly is something out of place here. The missing mom's ex-husband said he received a phone call from a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigator on October 21 asking him about Jason Sugarman and the firm. At the same time, Sugarman and his associates are tasked with transforming a 1.25-mile stretch of Asbury Park as the master developer for the citys waterfront. Wayne told KTLA that the SEC contacted him four days after his ex-wife disappeared to ask about her boss at Camden Capital Partners, where she worked as a financial controller, CBS Los Angeles Instead of using the proceeds to purchase an annuity, as per the terms of the bond's issuing documents, most of the profits would instead be used to personally benefit Sugarman, Galanis, and the entities they controlled, according to the SEC. Youll never be part of the history. Most people go to the football game and find a seat and they just sit down and they stay there. I love the unpredictability of it. The 39-year-old California mom has not been seen since she left her son's football game with her dog, Seven, in Downey,Los Angeles, on October 17. During the relevant period, he served as an officer and director of Valor Group Ltd. ("VGL"), a Bermuda-based insurance conglomerate, and was a Director and an indirect owner ofthen-SEC-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser Burnham Securities. When asked if she had any idea what could possibly be behind her daughter's disappearance, Smeader said: 'I have no ideaI Google her name and I'm in touch with her ex-husband and I'm in touch with a detective out there [in Los Angeles].'. He had mentored me by saying, If you really wanna see what you can do, get in front of a pool of capital that allows you to do anything. Families can think in unconventional ways because they dont have shareholders and they dont have boards of directors. How did Devon Archer get into bed with Jason Galanis and Bevan Cooney? I guess it was three or four days later that I started looking. Wayne said they were able to find their dog because he was 'microchipped. The dog, Seven, wasfound alone on the 28th floor of an apartment building in the Hope + Flower luxury residential tower in downtown Los Angeles - some 12 miles from her home. 'He was doing OK until he saw a photo of them the other day - and then he just broke down,' he said. Devon Archer was a long-time friend and business associate of Christopher Heinz, step-son of John Kerry, and heir to the Heinz Ketchup (Catsup?) Its got Sex Dust, Brain Dust, Beauty Dust, Power Dust, Spirit Dust and Dream Dust. Jim said: Heidi would have been working with him daily, for sure. ***MISSING*** The Los Angeles Police Department is requesting the publics assistance in locating a missing 39-year-old woman from Downey, CA. Ill say that. In September last year Heidi's boss Jason Sugarman's reported business partner, Jason Galanis, was "sentenced to 189 months in prison for his participation in multiple fraudulent schemes", according to legal records. It was beautiful But it was the wrong place to bring a date. She climbs into the Range Rover and drives off, She vanished later that day after leaving her son's football game looking 'antsy' and the alarm was raised when she failed to pick him up from school three days later, on October 20, According to Wayne, he received a phone call from an official with the Securities and Exchange Commission asking about Jason Sugarman (left), the managing partner at Camden Capital Partners, the company that employs Planck. Heidis ex husband Jim Wayne - who was the first to report her missing - has previously claimed to The Sun that cops are looking into her job as an accountant for Camden Capital managing partner Jason Sugarman as a main line of inquiry. Jason Sugarman is accused of stealing "$43 million from unwitting pension funds to finance the acquisition of a global financial conglomerate of European and Bermuda insurers, and investment advisers based in Virginia and Connecticut" according to legal documents obtained by The Sun. Smeader said her daughter completed a certification course in real estate and other business-related classes. Anyone with information that could help investigations should contact the Los Angeles Police Departments Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800. Cops have not said how Heidi is connected to the Hope + Flower complex, and reviews on Yelp.com, seen by The Sun, show many disgruntled residents hate the building. WebJason Sugarman, Elizabeth Guber and children attend Hammer Museum K.A.M.P. Jim Wayne believes his ex-wife's job may have played a role in her disappearance after he received a phone call from a Securities and Exchange But as a real estate business, its really interesting to us. Bevan Cooney and Jason Galanis are friends for the past 20 years. The comments below have not been moderated. Heidi Planck timeline shows missing moms final movements, Heidi Planck search: 7 unanswered questions. pic.twitter.com/0OuuOwYvSD. If you have seen or have any information regarding the whereabouts of Planck, Heidi please contact the Los Angeles Police Departments Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800. She hates sports. Jason Sugarman, a part owner of the LA soccer team who is married to the daughter of Dodgers owner Peter Guber, who was swept up in an ongoing Securities How have you responded to criticism from Philadelphia Union fans regarding the need to recruit more top talent to the team? 'People are very, very attached to their pets, and their pets do not just go missing,' said Jarrod Burguan, a retired San Bernardino police chief. He then spoke with the assistant again a few days later, but claimed this time the employee accused Planck of 'siphoning off money from the company.'. 'Heidi had a boyfriend in the San Francisco area for the past three years. When asked what was going through her mind, Smeader said: 'I'm naturally thinking the worst. Wayne confirmed an earlierCBS 2report which said that the owners of the building refused to cooperate with law enforcement when they were asked to hand over security footage. She said it was unusual for Heidi to disappear without any explanation. It is not clear what the status of that civil lawsuit is. has been involved in infrastructure projects that benefit cities locally and overseas. There couldnt be anything worse. In addition, she noted that Archer actually put some of his own money into the enterprise money that he ended up losing. The plan was for the tribal corporation to use the proceeds from the bond sales to buy an annuity as an investment that could generate income, which would then pay interest to bondholders. Heidi Planck has claimed her investment firm boss, who is being investigated for fraud, didn't appear 'too concerned' for her after she disappeared, and seemed more worried about recovering her work laptop instead. Why did you decide to become the managing owner of Keystone Sports [and the Philadelphia Union MLS soccer team]? It hurts when the fans are on you all the time, but winning solves a lot of problems in Philadelphia. Jay Sugarman, chairman and CEO of the real estate investment trust iStar, hates being called a developer. We both looked in the Wall Street Journal for two weeks in a row, and every headline was Real estate is the worst business. I knew nothing about real estate. Jim Wayne, the ex-husband of Heidi Planck, says he suspect's the missing 39-year-old Los Angeles accountant's disappearance is linked to her job as he revealed that federal investigators called him to ask questions about her boss. "He told me that he just wanted one more time to talk to her. I get to play with my kids at a wildly different level than Ive ever played before. One reads: DO NOT MOVE HERE. ", EX-HUSBAND SAYS HEIDI'S BOSS HAS ANSWERS ABOUT HER WHEREABOUTS. My father was with an oil company, Gulf Oil, so we moved around. Were just hoping for a miracle and that she comes home., ACCUSATIONS AGAINST HEIDIS BOSS, CONTINUED. ", He added: I know for a fact that the police are looking into that. EX-HUSBAND SAYS HEIDI WAS 'EDGY' DURING LAST SIGHTING. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. He grew up in Pensacola. 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I brought a date here 30 years ago. According to the SEC's complaint (filed on June 27, 2019, and amended on November 2, 2022) Sugarman, and his partner Jason Galanis, acquired control of two He is also involved in various community outreach programs in California and elsewhere. According to her LinkedIn profile, she currently works as a controller and executive assistant at Camden Capital Partners. Planck, 38, is aCaliforniamom who was reported missing on October 20, 2021. Investigators are probing whether Planck's disappearance could be connected to her job, as her employer's managing partner is under a federal securities investigation for a $43 million fraud, The mother-of-one left her homeon October 17 Reynier Village districtwas last seen at her son's football game in Downey. That hurt. The scheme destroyed the European insurance conglomerate, Liechtenstein-based Valorlife and Wealth-Assurance AG, which was placed in adminstrative receivership. The SEC alleges that Jason Sugarman, formerly associated with a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser, directed the scheme along with Jason Galanis, Seven, Planck's dog (pictured together), was found alone wandering the corridors of an apartment building in downtown Los Angeles on October 17 and was traced to her via its microchip, A couple who lived in the apartment block looked after the dog for a week as they were unable to get in touch with the owner, before Planck's ex-husband eventually tracked it down. The district court was further troubled by the governments inability throughout trial to articulate a compelling motive for Archer to engage in this fraud, noting that Archer never received money from the purported annuity provider, nor did he profit directly from the misappropriation of the bond proceeds. Id. A significant amount of the money made its way to Sugarman. 'So, I'm just, I'm totally bewildered by this. I knew the thing that would keep us together as a family for a long time was having something like that to always share. "I just know that was the last time we spoke to her.". How did you get into real estate? James Wayne and Heidi Planck were married in 2008 and divorced four years later after the birth of their son, who just turned 11. He was born in Pensacola, Florida on July 14, 1973 to Edward Eddie C. Sugarman and Rita Janette Frazier. Human beings arent that different, wherever you go. The couple are major donors to various health and education nonprofits, mainly in the Los Angeles area. In 2020, Sugarman's business partner, Jason Galanis, was sentenced to 189 months in prison for his participation in multiple fraudulent schemes including the tribal bond scheme. However, the dog was found later that day on the 28th floor of a high-rise building in downtown LA - 12 miles from her home in Downey,California. Last Friday, federal agents and robbery homicide detectives from the LAPD entered her home with their guns drawn. HEIDI WAS 'UNCOMFORTABLE AND RESTLESS' BEFORE DISAPPEARANCE. If anything helps you feel better about life, its lowering your stress levels. The reference to the roll-up is important. It killed us. Wayne said: "While I was on the phone with his assistant, I heard Sugarman in the background barking at his assistant to tell me, 'make sure he knows I want my laptop.'. Galanis, the son of reputed white-collar criminal John Peter Galanis, was once dubbed 'Porn's New King' in 2002 after his company purchased iBill, which at the time was the largest processor of credit card payments used to procure pornographic material online. Wayne and Planck had a 24-year age gap at the time of their relationship. Cooney and Sugarman have a shared financial interest in The Viper Room in Hollywood. Smeader said that Heidi was due to travel back East with a girlfriend. [I] dont drink, dont smoke, dont swear, dont do any of that, so immediately youre an outsider. There is no evidence to suggest thatHeidis current partner was involved in her disappearance. Copyright 2023 RedState.com/Salem Media. "People are very, very attached to their pets, and their pets do not just go missing, he said. In 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission named Sugarman in a complaint alleging that he and his business partner, Jason Galanis, orchestrated a scheme in which they and others 'stole $43million from unwitting pension funds' to finance the acquisition of a conglomerate of European and Bermuda-based insurance companies. ', Jim Wayne met Planck on October 17 to watch their 10-year-old son play football. Cotton candy. Acher and Galanis purchased Hughes Capital Management LLC, in August 2014, which they then used to buy the first $28 million in Indian Tribe bonds. Wayne, a hairdresser, revealed Planck doesn't have a college degree or any accounting licensure but was making good money as a bookkeeper, earning $125,000 a year plus monthly bonuses of up to $1,500 a month. According to Judge Abrams, the evidence showed that Archer did not personally receive any of the proceeds (not entirely true) from the bond sales in the same fashion that other conspirators did. 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Jason Sugarman, is accused of stealing "$43 million, Heidis current partner was involved in her disappearance. Archer had convinced the Burnham Trust to sell Burnham Financial Services, which was the parent company of both Burnham Asset Management and Burnham Securities and Sugarman had funded those acquisitions as well, which is why the SEC called him an indirect owner. Friends of Planck posted flyers in Downtown LA around the corner of 12th and Hope Street on Saturday after Plancks dog was found wandering through the halls on the 28th floor of an apartment building nearby. James Wayne, the ex-husband of Heidi Planck, says he suspect's the missing 39-year-old Los Angeles accountant's disappearance is linked to her job as he revealed that federal investigators called him to ask questions about her boss. The person asked him about Heidi's boss, Jason Sugarman. And we made plenty of mistakes, but we also learned quickly how to be two steps ahead. 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There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Why do you think theres been some skepticism that a $6 million penthouse can sell in Asbury Park? I had a roommate who played Bruce Springsteen every minute of every day, so I was somehow subconsciously being drawn to Asbury Park, but I didnt know it. His father, John Galanis has a criminal record of white-collar crime going back to the 1970s and is currently serving his second federal prison sentence of ten years or more. He is accused of stealing "$43 millionfrom unwitting pension funds to finance the acquisition of a global financial conglomerate of European and Bermuda insurers, and investment advisers based in Virginia and Connecticut" according to legal documents obtained by The Sun. Jason Galanis, who was once dubbed 'Porn's New King', is serving 11 years in prison for hatching a scheme to steal $60million from a Native American tribe. Wealth-Assurance was the company that provided financing for the purchase of Hughes, according to the complaint. Planck works as a financial controller, overseeing all employees involved in the accounting process at Camden Capital Partners, where Sugarman is a managing partner who is currently under investigation for a $43million fraud scheme. 'There was no concern at all from my ex-wife's employer. News broke on Tuesday that Los Angeles Football Club co-owner Jason Sugarman has a civil suit filed by the U.S. Securites and Exchange Commission charging him with scheming with other businessmen to steal $43 million in duping a South Dakota-based American Indian tribe.. Wayne said he's desperate to get Planck back for the sake of their son, who turns 11 this week and doesn't want to celebrate without his mom. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 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Archer is also Hunter Bidens primary business partner on matters involving Ukraine and China at least. The iStar CEO on working for high-net worth families, investing in Sex Dust and owning one of the worlds largest romance comic collections. Girls Love Stories Girls Romances, Young Love, Young Romances, Heart Throbs, Secret Hearts and Falling in Love were the big seven titles. Basically, in the early days of trying to put together their roll up, when Galanis and Archer needed capital to fund their acquisition of various businesses to make the fraud scheme work, they turned to Sugarman for the money to make those acquisitions. Dont fall for the nice amenity spaces and valet parking and make the mistake of thinking this is a luxury building. Wayne also said that investigators have taken possession of all of Planck's electronic devices as well as those belonging to their 10-year-old son. Is there anything else that set you apart at the time? Thats when you get caught. And they size up Hunter as being too drug-addled and stupid to ask too many questions, but valuable nonetheless because hes the son of a Vice President with absolutely no ethics or scruples when it comes to cashing in on his office. Sugarman himself is in jail, charged with failing to pay more than $300,000 in child support to his estranged wife, Shelly Berkovich. '"The only thing they really seemed concerned about was Heidi's computer.". Devon Archer was in bed with Jason Galanis trying to build something a financial services conglomerate. As part of the Indian Tribe bond fraud scheme, they acquired control of a few businesses and then used those businesses in the execution of the fraud which brought them the proceeds from the sale of the Indians bonds $28 million in the first sale.
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