An update from the Zeek Rewards Receveirship today concerning insider and net-winner settlements.
At the time of publication, all insiders bar Darryle Douglas have entered into settlements with the Receivership.
Douglas has thus far failed to hold himself accountable for his part in the $850 million Zeek Ponzi scheme, and remains in hiding. Default judgement in the order of $2.2 million was entered against him last month, with the Receivership yet to collect.
As for the other insiders, named we have Paul Burks, Dawn Wright Olivares, Daniel Olivares, Alexandre De Brantes as individuals and Beth Plyler and James
Quick as Co-Trustees of the Roger A. Plyler Revocable Trust and Co-Administrators of the Estate of Roger Plyler.
Burks Dawn Wright Olivares and her son Daniel Olivares
agreed to a consent judgement
back in July. This judgement saw
each of these defendants agreed to a consent judgment of $600 million to be satisfied with substantially all of their assets.
As to the other insiders,
The Co-Trustees of the Roger A. Plyler Revocable Trust and Co-Administrators of the Estate of Roger Plyler have confessed judgment in the amount of $5 million (which substantially exceeds the amount of Mr. Plyler’s estate).
Lori Weber and P.A.W.S. Capital Management have confessed judgment in the full amount of their net winnings.
Lori Weber’s settlement is of particular note, as she isn’t part of the core Zeek management group. Rather Weber is one of the named top net-winner investors.
Weber’s name appeared on
a list of Zeek’s top investors facing clawback litigation
back in March to the tune of $1,940,000.
To date, it would appear she is the only name on that list who has made efforts to settle with the Receivership. Good on her for returning the $1.9 million she stole from victims, her fellow net-winners now only look all the more despicable.
As to the specifics of each insider settlement,
Dawn Wright Olivares and Daniel Olivares, consistent with their guilty pleas to engaging in securities fraud and/or tax evasion, acknowledge in their settlement agreements that they received fraudulent transfers and breached their fiduciary duties to RVG.
Alexandre de Brantes admits the same, but states that he did so “unknowingly.”
The representatives of Mr. Plyler’s estate and trust similarly acknowledged receipt of fraudulent transfers based on the guilty pleas of the other Insiders, but neither admitted nor denied the allegations against Mr. Plyler because they lacked knowledge of the specifics of his involvement with RVG.
Mr. Burks,
who continues to be under criminal investigation
, neither admitted nor denied the allegations against him in his settlement agreement (but, as noted above, agreed not to contest the validity, amount or enforceability of his Confession of Judgment).
Lori Weber and P.A.W.S. Capital Management acknowledge that they received fraudulent transfers from the ZeekRewards scheme.
Fair enough on the technicalities, with the recov
🤖 Quick Answer
What is the status of insider settlements in the Zeek Rewards receivership case?All insiders except Darryle Douglas have reached settlements with the Receivership. Douglas, who remains in hiding, faces a default judgment of $2.2 million for his role in the $850 million Ponzi scheme. Other settled parties include Paul Burks, Dawn Wright Olivares, Daniel Olivares, Alexandre De Brantes, and trustees of the Roger A. Plyler Trust.
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