From CJAD.com – Montreal’s only live 24 hour newsroom:
“Bounced retirement home cheques. Tens of thousands in unpaid income taxes. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in possibly lost life savings. Authorities allege the man behind this apparent Ponzi scheme is Montreal financial planner Bertram Earl Jones.
The whereabouts of Jones remains unknown.”
On the air, Craig took a few moments to answer some questions, and here is a partial excerpt from the conversation.
NOTE: Craig’s last name has been replaced with his first name in the following transcript, where applicable, to protect his identity
CJAD: “Some of those investors are thinking about hiring a bounty hunter – CJAD reporter Shuyee Lee decided to investigate. How much does that sort of thing cost, and how do you go about that?”
Shuyee Lee: “Craig is a Bounty Hunter For Hire, working out of Florida, in the business 4 years and he’s seen it all – murders, escaped convicts, deadbeats, and now a lot of so-called money managers.”
Craig: “We get quite a few calls, you’d be surprised how many people pull ponzi scams.”
Shuyee Lee: “He says while bounty hunters don’t come cheap, averaging $5000 to $10,000 dollars per case plus expenses, they usually get their man.”
Craig: “We know a lot of tricks, there’s a lot of tricks out there to find somebody. In some instances we might be more qualified than a law enforcement officer to apprehend someone.”
Shuyee Lee: “But Craig says without an arrest warrant, even if they find the guy, he’s basically still a free man.”
The broadcast will be airing all day, Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at random times throughout the day and you can tune in by going to http://www.cjad.com/player/player where they will be discussing the Earl Jones case all day.
Bounty Hunter For Hire
More on this story including additional interviews with Craig as the broadcasting continues with the Rick Peterson show on CJAD.com, between 4pm and 7pm.