CONSPIRACY SUSPECT CONVICTED OF FRAUD.Byline: Don Holland Daily News Staff Writer A Sherman Oaks man who will soon face charges that he plotted to blow up the Ventura County Courthouse The Ventura County Courthouse, located in Ventura, California, was designed in 1910 by one of the early pioneers of architecture in Southern California: Albert C. Martin, Sr. to destroy evidence in a fraud case against him was convicted Monday of securities fraud and related charges. Frank Boyd Cockrell II was convicted of 11 counts and two special allegations ranging from securities violations to theft and issuing false statements in connection of the sale of securities. The 10-man, two-woman jury found Cockrell not guilty on one count of violating securities laws. He could face up to 17 years in prison. Prosecutors contend that Cockrell, who touted himself as one of the seven richest men in California, bilked investors out of $1.7 million through a phony operation known as Contractors Surety and Fidelity. The company purportedly was formed to sell surety bonds surety bond An insurance fee required before a duplicate security is issued to replace one that has been lost. The fee is approximately 4% of the market value of the security to be replaced. for minority contractors. Cockrell's victims included best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best author and former talk-show psychologist Dr. Susan Forward, who invested $330,000 in the scheme. In a separate case, Cockrell faces charges that he tried to hire an undercover federal agent to blow up the courthouse in an attempt to destroy evidence in his fraud trial. The bombing attack was to have been just one of several around Ventura County, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
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