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Turner had said his past efforts in making good on financial losses in other ventures "demonstrated the capacity to do the right thing," and asked to be given a light sentence so he could better repay his victims.
Turner was arrested in Garden City in April on charges of running a phony hedge fund that promised investors yearly returns of up to 40 percent.
Turner was caught through the work of Barry Minkow, a Californian who had served seven years in federal prison in the 1980s for masterminding the $300-million ZZZZ Best Co. fraud, involving a phony carpet-cleaning system.
frauddiscovery.net /turner2.html   (246 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Derek Turner
Derek Turner was a top-table guest at the Traditional Britain Dinners held at Simpson's-in-the-Strand on 7 November 2003, and 8 February 2006 when the Guest-of-Honour was biographer and journalist Simon Heffer.
Derek Turner, the New Zealand man who lives in the Bahamas and has an office in Melville, was ordered permanently detained yesterday pending trial on fraud charges by U.S.
Turner's attorney, Joseph Conway, had argued that Turner could be released on conditions that: he post $3.7 million bail, backed by three properties he owns in the Bahamas; agree to waive extradition rights if he was caught after fleeing overseas, and live with a step-daughter in Seattle pending trial.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Derek-Turner   (797 words)

  
 Next Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A loose forward of immense power and fearless determination, Derek was seen by many as the last piece required to complete the puzzle that became the great team of the 1950's.
Still history remembers Derek as one of the great Wembley captains after he led Wakefield Trinity to success at the famous London stadium in 1960, 1962 and 1963, the Yorkshire team instantly recognising his leadership qualities.
Derek won eleven caps during his time with Oldham and was selected for the 1958 tour only to withdraw because of injury.
www.roughyeds.co.uk /turner.htm   (200 words)

  
 Turner Stripped Of Bahamas Assets And Sentenced To Years
Derek Turner, the Bahamas-based international securities trader who was convicted last year of running a phoney investment scheme, has been stripped by a US Federal Court of all his assets in The Bahamas and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Turner, who pleaded guilty in a US federal court in New York last August to three fraud counts, was hoping for a lesser jail term and will appeal the 20-year sentence, his lawyer told an Australian news agency.
Turner, a native of New Zealand who lived in Nassau with his wife and children, was one of the contenders who wanted to build a futuristic replacement for the World Trade Centre after the September 11, 2001 attacks caused it to be levelled.
www.jonesbahamas.com /?c=47&a=7642   (783 words)

  
 The Nassau Guardian - www.thenassauguardian.com.com
Turner gave at the time for choosing The Bahamas to continue his investment scheme for which he was recently sentenced in a US district court to 20 years, was because similar restrictions did not pertain in The Bahamas.
Turner promptly applied to the Supreme Court for and received control of all his Bahamian assets which he was using as a bargaining chip with US authorities when he was arrested and charged in April, 2005.
Turner had sought to blame an associate for the failed scheme and naming the person as "co-conspirator" in the fraud.
www.thenassauguardian.com /business/285632849089555.php   (667 words)

  
 Derek Turner - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Turner and his magazine are closely affiliated with the Conservative Monday Club, and are linked with UK's National Front, British National Party and the Freedom Association.
Turner, according to Paul Waugh of the UK's Independent, "has in the past described himself as a 'neighbourhood Nazi', although he claimed he was being ironic." [5]
Turner is a contributor to "The Social Contract" published by John H. Tanton [6]
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Derek_Turner   (478 words)

  
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Turner's portfolio was subjected to the scrutiny of an independent markets expert who reported that it was impossible to constantly generate the results he was claiming on a monthly basis.
Turner also erred in not disclosing his brush with Australian regulatory authorities, when he was barred from trading because he didn't have a licence.
When Turner was first arrested in New York, he denied wrongdoing and tried to pin a defence on Mr Minkow's undercover methods.
www.frauddiscovery.net /turner.html   (1178 words)

  
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Besides Turner’s own company moving into the building, he has four other tenants who are making the investment with him and still has 35 percent of the building to lease.
Turner told the crowd that his office kept calling it the Fisher/Hall project because another land owner there had been the Halls.
Turner also reminisced with the group how much Edmond has changed from when his parents bought land to the north of the Stonebridge development and built an office building there in 1972.
www.turneroffices.com /cgi-bin/NewsList.cgi?section=offices&cat=General&rec=29   (1320 words)

  
 City of Edmond
Derek Turner indicated that there is a flat portion of the roof for the mechanical equipment, but the roof will appear to be pitched from the park and Boulevard view..
Derek Turner requested approval of Building P which is located north of the Edmond Bank and Trust and north of Building B on Village Parkway Drive.
Derek Turner is submitting the Final Plat of Village Center at Coffee Creek located 621 feet east of Kelly on the north side of Covell Road.
www.edmondok.com /docs/planning/Planning_Commission/2004/aug_17_2004_minutes.html   (3945 words)

  
 Derek Turner - Applied Foresight Network
Derek Turner is currently in his last year of attaining a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.
While Derek has a huge interest in technology and everything hi-tech, he understands the impact our unsustainable lifestyle is having here on the planet - and thus wishes to dedicate his life to saving the world from our own destruction.
Derek considers himself an optimistic realist, who tells it like it is - which unfortunately at this point is catastrophic irreversible global destruction before he reaches 60 years of age.
www.appliedforesight.org /forum/index.php?showtopic=304   (343 words)

  
 Derek D. Turner, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Connecticut College
Derek Turner regularly teaches Introduction to Philosophy, Logic, Bioethics, Thinking Philosophically About the Environment, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Science, and Darwin, some of which are Web-based.
Derek has worked with students on individual study projects and/or senior honors theses on disability rights, assisted reproductive technology, wilderness ethics, genetically modified foods, the ethical treatment of animals, obligations to future generations, and stem cell research.
In the area of environmental philosophy, Derek is interested in whether the precautionary principle (which says, roughly, that it’s better to be safe than sorry) is a viable alternative to risk-cost-benefit analysis.
www.conncoll.edu /academics/web_profiles/turner.html   (392 words)

  
 TTi :: Company
Turner has surrounded himself with a development team that combines dental knowledge with engineering and business expertise.
In the 1980’s, while maintaining a busy dental practice Dr. Turner cooperatively built and managed 13 dental offices in Ottawa,on sabbatical in 1987/88 was the national franchise director with Tridont Dental Centers.
Dr. Turner received his BSc from the University of Ottawa in 1968, and his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Toronto in 1972.
homepage.mac.com /hmsvictory/ttiweb/tticompany.html   (475 words)

  
 Spotlight on the Region
Derek Turner, former Managing Director for Street Management at Transport for London, is now a principal at Derek Turner Consulting.
Turner started formulating a project team, which was then incorporated into his department.
Turner told the audience that the team was comprised of both private industry consultants and government employees, because political issues cannot be fully understood by outsiders, but these same consultants also have valuable expertise to help the project succeed.
www.rpa.org /ra/summary_turner.html   (933 words)

  
 Derek Turner NZ convicted of $24m scam
Derek Turner, 56, a Bahamas-based former Aucklander, pleaded guilty to three charges of wire fraud — totalling $US16.7 million ($NZ24 million) — before Judge Joanna Seybert in a United States federal court in New York on Wednesday.
His Auckland-based brother, Brent Turner, said a jail sentence of any longer than six months would be counterproductive for investors seeking to get their money back.
Derek Turner's lawyer, Joseph Conway, said yesterday that Turner would sell four properties in the Bahamas, which he hoped would raise between $US12 million and $US15 million and would reduce the amount of jail time Turner faced.
p196.ezboard.com /fredcatsboardsfrm56.showMessage?topicID=53.topic   (648 words)

  
 Derek Turner - AOL Music
Derek Turner (born 1964 in Dublin, Ireland) is a freelance journalist.
Derek Turner, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Connecticut College, specializes in the philosophy of biology, biological teleology,...
Watch or listen to Derek Turner music videos, songs, live performances, concerts and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/derek-turner/133213/main   (127 words)

  
 Trader Daily § Trading Nassau, Bahamas for Nassau County Lockup
New Zealander Derek Turner has been held in a Nassau County, New York jail since mid-April, when he was apprehended in an FBI sting focused on his hedge fund operation, Turning International Ltd.
Published reports say Turner, who is based in the Bahamas, tried to lure potential investors by representing to have more than a half-billion dollars under management and eye-catching double-digit returns.
Turner first gained notoriety when he staged a battle against former BHP chairman Jerry Ellis, successfully duping both the media and BHP into believing that he was representing major shareholders.
www.traderdaily.com /news/item/384.html   (310 words)

  
 Turner Denied Bail in US Fraud Case - Bahamas Business News Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Derek Turner, the New Zealand man who lives in the Bahamas and has an office in Melville, was ordered permanently detained yesterday pending trial on fraud charges by U.S. Magistrate James Orenstein at the federal court in Central Islip.
Although Turner was originally charged last Monday with duping two victims out of a total of more than a $1 million, Ferazani said FBI agents have discovered that the amount allegedly swindled from victims might actually be closer to $5 million.
Turner, who was accused of collecting money by claiming his hedge fund earned 40 percent per year, has pleaded not guilty.
www.bahamasb2b.com /news/wmview.php?ArtID=5114   (798 words)

  
 Invitation-program.Roadpricing i London
Derek Turner var, som højt placeret embedsmand i Londons bystyre, borgmester Ken Livingstones nærmeste rådgiver ved implementeringen af road pricing-systemet i det centrale London i februar 2003.
Efter Derek Turners indlæg om et transportinitiativ, som både erobrede den politiske dagsorden og ryddede forsider verden over, er der lagt op til en fri debat med Derek Turner om, i hvilket omfang erfaringerne fra London kan anvendes i andre lande.
Derek Turner har i dag sin egen rådgivningsvirksomhed.
www.atv.dk /b/Moeder-2004/B254.html   (263 words)

  
 Dancing?? ~ open~
Derek shook his head after he was punched..
Derek smiled " You wanna race??" Derek smiled " Who ever wins gets to make the other person do something for their enjoyment.." derek smiled hoping he would win...
Derek smiled when she put his arm behind her head..
datecity.proboards67.com /index.cgi?board=gym&action=print&thread=1164505298   (5872 words)

  
 DEREK ROCKY TURNER, Great Britain, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity, Rugby League Heroes and Hardmen
Your worthy contributor who told us about Rocky Turner laying out big Richard Harris while filming "This Sporting Life" may have it right, but I seem to remember it was actually Stanley Baker, one of acting's hard men himself, who figured in the incident.
Brian said that in training one night, Turner was laying down the law and was lecturing Malcom and Brian.
Waiting for him at the top and glaring was Turner, who said to him "you think you're good, but I've shit better than you." With that he hit Brian with a haymaker that sent him all the way down the steps.
www.eraofthebiff.com /p-24.html   (1102 words)

  
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TfL has today confirmed that Derek Turner, Managing Director of Street Management at Transport for London, is leaving to take up a new challenge - to head up a business that will provide advice and leadership on road-pricing and traffic management schemes.
This business is a tremendous opportunity for the Mayor and TfL, and for Derek to use his knowledge and experience of congestion charging to benefit other cities in the UK and around the world.”
Derek moving on provides an opportunity to reorganise the way TfL manages London’s streets and traffic.
www.tfl.gov.uk /tfl/press_673.shtml   (230 words)

  
 Misleading Advertising Law: Derek Turner and Myths of Due Diligence
Derek Turner's saga finally ended with the fraud artist being sentenced for 20 years for the $80 million scam, which he admitted to last year.
Generally, the attidude of the regulator towards the victims of white collar crime is that the victim is also to blame for falling for something "too good to be true."
In 1999, Dr Knight agreed to invest with Turner after being told he had developed a "sophisticated technique of trading in various equity indices and commodities in a manner that generated very healthy returns with substantial liquidity, minimal risk and no leverage."
www.bizop.ca /blog2/000077.html   (486 words)

  
 Walking ~Sabrina~
Derek sat there wondering if his new friend would show..
Derek Turner..." Derek smiled he was trying to be funny but wasnt sure if that was stupid or not..
Again, Sabrina smiled and slightly blushed when Derek said he would go were ever as long it is with her.
datecity.proboards67.com /index.cgi?board=park&action=print&thread=1164495826   (1729 words)

  
 DT
Ex Honeythieves guitarist, Derek turned his hand to engineering at the beginning of the 90's.
Although he still takes on a production role, Derek primarily concentrates his efforts on promotion and tour managing.
He is also the co-owner of Turner and Dearey Promotions.
www.twrecording.com /dt.html   (108 words)

  
 Derek Turner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Derek Turner left Transport for London to establish, with encouragement from London’s Mayor, Ken Livingstone — “Derek Turner Consulting (Ltd.)”.
Previously Derek was the Managing Director, of Transport for London Street Management.
Derek was the Traffic Director for London, from 1991, until its incorporation into Transport for London in July 2000.
www.cts.ucl.ac.uk /members/staff.asp?StaffID=218   (397 words)

  
 Amazon.com: A Clinic for Murder (A Dr. Sam Turner Mystery): Books: Marsha Landreth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Widowed for seven years, Samantha Turner is a Wyoming bison rancher and a medical examiner.
Derek Turner, a CIA agent who is her late husband's son and also possibly the father of her child, turns up to spring her from jail and coax her into marriage.
Caught snooping, Turner spends the night in jail, but husband-to-be Derek, a spy of some sort (and son of her previous husband), rescues her.
www.amazon.com /Clinic-Murder-Dr-Turner-Mystery/dp/0802732410   (813 words)

  
 :: Jiva Train :: The Band
This trio has come together for the pure love of making music, and the energy created from their music is a true testament to that.
Jiva Train was formed in March of 2004; featuring Satyen Thaker on guitar and vocals, Derek Turner on keyboards and backup vocals, Jimmy Farrell on bass guitar and backup vocals, and Nick Cobbett on drums.
Derek Turner (Keyboards), and Kevin Reitz (Drums) both have performed in numerous bands prior to Jiva Train, and all have had extensive live experience.
www.jivatrain.com /band.html   (351 words)

  
 VDARE - Nation-Breaking in the UK, by Derek Turner
What VDARE.COM Would Ask About Farmer's Branch - If It Had The Money...
Nation-Breaking in the U.K. Derek Turner, editor of the intrepid British journal
Right Now slices through the fog shrouding the so-called Parekh Report on "multicultural Britain." The polemical to and fro
www.vdare.com /misc/archive00/turner.htm   (1660 words)

  
 myYearbook | Derek Turner
I would like to meet anyone who has anything to say that is unique and entertaining.
Derek has 12 Friends (See your friends in common.
Once you read this letter, you must send it to 15 people that you really care about, including the person that sent it to you.
www.myyearbook.com /zenhex/myb_userinfo.php?action=viewpro&member=derekt423   (837 words)

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