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Citizens 4  Enforcement of our Laws

Citizens 4 Enforcement of our Laws

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Started by Ann Hyde 7 years, 4 months ago

We are concerned citizens who are appalled by the lack of enforcement of our laws. Laws are worthless where there is no enforcement. The possibility of law breaking by Daniel Butterfield and Investment Propery Experts, LLC (IPX) has been reported to and is known by the proper authorities, yet has failed to generate any investigation, prosecution and/or enforcement.

Therefore, we the undersigned, are petitioning Maricopa County Attorney General Bill Montgomery, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, the Arizona Department Revenue, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the FBI, and the SEC to investigate the actions of Daniel Butterfield and AZ Investment Property Experts, LLC, for possible criminal conduct related to over $30 million he secured from more than 140 investors in the form of Promissory Notes issued from December of 2016 through March of 2018. We believe that these notes were part of an illegal financial scheme leaving all investors with no ability to be repaid, and potentially losing their entire investment.

The Arizona Corporation Commission has issued a Cease and Desist order against Butterfield and IPX and filed a complaint of multiple security violations in connection with these security notes. The hearing on this matter begins April 29, 2019. The Arizona Corporation Commission has issued a Cease and Desist order against Butterfield and IPX and filed a complaint of multiple security violations in connection with these security notes. The hearing on this matter begins April 29, 2019.

Investigating possible criminality associated with the issuance of these securities is not vested with the AzCC. The possible criminal issues may include an illegal financial scheme, illegal money transfers, illegal wire transfers, consumer fraud, mail fraud, tax evasion schemes and other forms of criminal misconduct.

Investors and concerned citizens are demanding an investigation begin immediately to determine if concurrent with the security violations additional criminal statutes have been violated.

Updates

May 7, 2020

The stories shared by those affected by these financial losses reveal the depth of the harm caused by this situation. I am currently organizing the documentation to present directly to the agencies responsible for oversight. This process reminds me that legal accountability is the only path toward resolution for the individuals who entrusted their savings to this firm.

May 7, 2020

The growing momentum behind this request confirms that many people deserve transparency regarding these financial losses. This level of public attention signals to the authorities that they must prioritize an investigation into these actions.

14 Comments

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Susan Hewitt
7 years ago Featured

IPX, and Daniel Butterfield at the helm, has committed the following crimes and immoral acts against my husband and I as investors in his Esmeralda Rocky Point resort: fraud, financial elder abuse, theft, breach of contract, premeditated deception and pathological lying, and more.

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Michael Ragsdale
6 years ago Featured

I worked for 40 years and invested my 401k. Like many who invested I retired and now I have nothing for the future.Why hasn't anything been done to address this robbery of millions of dollars from people like me.If Mr Butterfield walked into a bank and stole 24 million dollars would he even be charged??I and many others are waiting for the Attorney general and the Az corporation commission to do something..My faith is dwindling to say the least..

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Ann Hyde · petition starter
7 years ago Featured

Where is Attorney General Mark Brnovich? Repeated requests for an investigation into this possible Ponzi - like illegal financial scam have been ignored. These investors may have only one option - to take a tax loss on their investment. BUT they cannot do this until the courts declare it as fraudulent and illegal. The Az Corp Commission cannot address the possible criminal aspects, just their claim of security law violations. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THESE VICTIMS.

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Greg Nancy Meek
6 years ago

Lost significant investment

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Ed Lopez
6 years ago

We were part of the AZ PPM not the Mexico one.

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Ben S Ahluwalia
6 years ago

"Law enforcement"- so-called is totally to blame for the losses being suffered by the victims of Daniel Butterfield. Neither Azag Brnovich nor the incompetent idiots at Azcc deserve the fat salaries we the public pay them. At least Butterfield was an honest Crook. These crooks who hold public office are not. They are fleecing the public with their fat undeserved salaries while sitting on their fat behinds PRETENDING to "Serve and Protect" the public.Lol!!!

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Ben Ahluwalia
6 years ago

I have been defrauded

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Patches Fitchett
6 years ago

I’m sorry that happened to you and your husband. He is now selling all of his rental properties. Regardless of lease.