A Connecticut girl was amongst two folks sentenced to jail on Wednesday for her function in a decade-long scheme involving a Hawaii-based firm that defrauded lots of of traders out of thousands and thousands of {dollars}.
Jamey Denise Jackson, 62, who previously resided in Honolulu and now lives in Colchester, was sentenced to 2 years in jail, in accordance with the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the District of Hawaii. Curtiss E. Jackson, 72, of Honolulu was sentenced to 13 years in jail for his function within the scheme, federal officers mentioned.
Curtiss E. Jackson and Jamey Denise Jackson, who have been previously married, have been respectively CEO and president of Semisub Inc., a shipbuilding firm primarily based in Hawaii. In line with authorities, they lied for years to traders, saying a prototype vessel, Semisub One, was “weeks” or “months” away from starting operations.
Authorities mentioned the Jacksons solicited investments primarily based on lies purporting that Semisub had entered into agreements or developed relationships with authorities companies and a personal funding agency to construct and promote a fleet of “Semisubs” for tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars}. They allegedly made different misrepresentations as effectively.
In line with federal officers, the Jacksons used cash from traders to pay for luxurious residences in Hawaii and California, a Mercedes-Benz, luxurious holidays, psychics and marijuana.
Curtiss Jackson additionally allegedly despatched a dying risk to Jamey Denise Jackson through the investigation, which authorities mentioned was finished by sending a hyperlink to a web based video entitled “Loss of life of FBI Informants.” The video reportedly contained graphic clips from The Sopranos tv sequence displaying the deaths of a number of characters who had cooperated with the FBI, officers mentioned.
The day earlier than Curtiss Jackson’s bond revocation listening to, authorities mentioned he obstructed an official continuing by trying to flee the nation’s territorial waters aboard the Semisub One, which was topic to felony forfeiture proceedings, in accordance with authorities.
In Might 2024, Curtiss Jackson was convicted by a jury of securities fraud, conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, witness tampering and obstructing an official continuing whereas on pretrial launch, in accordance with federal authorities. In January 2023, Jamey Denise Jackson pleaded responsible to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, officers mentioned.
