The National Enforcement Office (NEU) has taken a keen interest in determining the whereabouts of Mr John M Carr who is required to appear before the Auckland District Court at 10 am on Tuesday 28 September to face charges relating to four NZ registered companies he directs and owns. The NEU is no doubt aware that a professional corporation named John M Carr CPA was formed and registered on 3 May 2010 by John Malcolm Carr in the State of Oklahoma.

Mr Carr is the registered agent for this Domestic For Profit corporation and he registered his address as agent as 8 North Central Avenue, Idabel, Oklahoma 74745. The Filing Number for John M Carr CPA PC is 2212272198.

The Idabel Local Business Directory lists “Accountants & Accounting (CPA) John M Carr” at this same address with a Tel. No. (580) 286-6654.

A major downtown building development during 2004-2005 was linked with John M. Carr CPA, Inc. / Grand Masonic Lodge (Phase II). See http://www.idabelmainstreet.com/id2.html

John M Carr’s website states:

“Better Business Services Inc. started in San Antonio, Texas on November 11th, 1983. … In 2002 the Certified Public Accounting office in Idabel Oklahoma merged with … resulting in the largest CPA office in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.” … (www.bbs.co.nz/profile.htm)

According to the recent records of one US business website:

“Better Business Services Inc is a private company categorized under Billing Service and located in San Antonio, TX…  it was established in 1983 and incorporated in Texas. Current estimates show this company has an annual
revenue of 1,034,265 and employs a staff of approximately 51.”

Its SIC Code 8721, defines its business as “Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services” and its NAICS Code 541219, indicates that it provides “Other Accounting Services”. (see: http://www.manta.com/c/mm32hcb/better-business-services-inc ).

Idabel, the location of BBS offices, is an incorporated place (Class Code P1) located in McCurtain County. It had a population of 6,952 and a land area land area of 15.93 sq. miles for Census 2000.

John Malcolm Carr is president, director and registered agent for Better Business Services Inc. incorporated in Texas. He is registered agent for John M Carr CPA, incorporated in Oklahoma. It would appear he has his attention focused on US  mailboxes rather than ones based down under.

Story Ryan Evans. http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4090365/Operation-Cleanout-at-RSA-clubrooms/ 

The building, owned since 2008 by Auckland banned company director Stephen (Steve) Peter Crow, his brother David Bruce Crow and his wife Carolyn Rose Crow, is up for mortgagee sale by auction on 15 September 2010, a sale forced by the the fact that 435 Devon Ltd, directed by David, defaulted twice on its monthly first mortgage interest payments to PMIT Nominees Ltd. The company has also failed to pay interest for six months on its $1.525 million second mortgage to the New Plymouth District RSA which is owed about $60,000. Crows’ company also owed the New Plymouth City Council about $15,000 in unpaid rates and a $7,000 electricity debt, prior to PMIT taking control of the property. The sale of the valuable “iconic property” is being handled by First National Real Estate. From all accounts there has been huge interest in the sale of the property both locally and internationally.

References

Date set for RSA building auction: http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4053955/Date-set-for-RSA-building-auction

Club votes to buy Crows’ mortgage: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4003578/Club-votes-to-buy-Crows-mortgage

Lu Zhang, 28, is charged with 75 counts of making false statements in company registration forms – by the seemingly minor act of declaring her office address as her home address.

But that technicality saw her in Auckland District Court yesterday, linked with the hire of a Russian-owned cargo plane that was seized in Bangkok last December carrying 35 tonnes of arms, including rockets and grenades.

Authorities said the plane, allegedly en route from North Korea to Iran, was hired by SP Trading, a company registered with an Auckland address and listing Zhang as the sole director.

Zhang gave her residential address as 369 Queen St, Auckland, the same address used to create about 2500 shell companies in New Zealand and other countries.

As a result of questions raised about the ease of creating shell companies in New Zealand, Commerce Minister Simon Power commissioned a report now before the Cabinet.

For full story see: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4090241/Mystery-arms-firm-director-revealed

For more see: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4088299/Company-director-with-alleged-arms-links-in-court

The Russian-made aircraft was allegedly hired by SP Trading, which was registered with an Auckland address and listed Zhang as a director, according to the Companies Office.

In Auckland District Court today, Zhang’s lawyer Frank Deliu said 55 of the 75 charges should be dropped, as he believed they were laid out of time, under the Companies Act 1993.

He believed they should have been laid within the time limit of six months, but the Crown argued the time limit was two years.

Community magistrate Jo Shiamu told Mr Deliu today’s court hearing was a list court, and there was no time to make submissions today.

Mr Deliu indicated that guilty pleas would be likely to be made at Zhang’s next appearance.

She was remanded on bail until her next appearance on November 8.

Source: NZPA http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4088299/Company-director-with-alleged-arms-links-in-court

Mr John Malcolm Carr, who up until recently co-directed CVC Group and its daughter company Eden Digital Ltd with Steve Crow, is scheduled to face eight criminal charges in the Auckland District Court on Tuesday 28 September 2010. These have been brought against him by the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) for alleged breaches of the Financial Reporting Act 1993 relating to Velocity Partners Ltd, PJ Digital Ltd, Shelf Company No 10 and First Virtual Deposit & Nominee Company Ltd – all companies owned and directed by John Malcolm Carr.

With respect to Vixen Publications and Sidefx, the Registrar’s notice states:

“I am satisfied that these companies have ceased to carry on business and there is no other reason for these companies to continue in existence or that no liquidator is acting.

“Unless, under section 321 of the Companies Act 1993, written objection to removal of any of the above-named companies is delivered to the Registrar by 30 September 2010, being not less than 20 working days from the date of this notice, the Registrar is required to remove the companies from the Register.”

Steve Crow was banned as a director for four years from 16 April 2010 to 16 April 2014 and the Notice of the banning order was served on him by the MED on Friday 14 May 2010. He resigned from all companies he directed on 15 May and these include: HWGA Company Ltd, Sidefx Ltd, Vixen Publications Ltd, and Eden Digital Ltd. Before doing so his brother David Bruce Crow of Inglewood and his sister Leanne Marie Osborn of Fitzroy, New Plymouth, were appointed directors of HWGA Company Ltd. John Malcolm Carr remains as sole director of the hardcore porn companies Eden Digital Ltd and CVC Group Ltd.

John Malcolm Carr is President, Director and registered agent for Better Business Services Inc, with its principal Florida office at 1621 Hillcrest St, Orlando, Florida 32803. His address as registered agent of this corporation is given in Texas State Records as 22588 Scenic Loop Rd, San Antonio TX 78255. However, in Florida State records it is given as 1621 Hillcrest St, Orlando, FL. 32803-4809, USA. In Florida state records his address as President and Director is given as 22588 Scenic Loop Rd, San Antonio, TX 78255 while in Texas records those same roles tie him to the Hillcrest St, Orlando address.

John M Carr owns and directs numerous New Zealand registered companies, including four that are the primary focus of the criminal case being brought against him in NZ by the MED: Velocity Partners Ltd, PJ Digital Ltd, Shelf Company No. 10 Ltd, and First Virtual Deposit & Nominee Ltd.

Fernandez, who was standing for Mayor of Orange County, was arrested on April 16, 2010 on charges of racketeering, grand theft, bribery and accepting illegal campaign contributions, in a sting operation involving an undercover agent posing as a developer. Her treasurer was John M Carr from 1 October 2009 up until her arrest in April.

Court documents show Fernandez had no idea that video cameras were rolling when she took what she thought were campaign contributions from someone she thought was a local developer.  

So, when investigators questioned her about taking a $1,000 cash donation from the man, which is over the legal limit, she denied ever taking the envelope. When investigators asked her where the $1,000 cash was, she denied knowing that there was $1,000 cash in the envelope, saying she gave all her donations to her campaign accountant [John Malcolm Carr CPA]. When they asked whether she had given that specific envelope to her campaign accountant [John Malcolm Carr CPA], she said she had not; the $1,000 was never reported [by Mr John Malcolm Carr CPA] as a campaign contribution and has disappeared.

Fernandez’s treasurer John Malcolm Carr CPA filed an amended report for the first quarter of this year (from 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010) on Tuesday 27 April at 2:35pm, just one hour before Fernandez was arrested. Mr John M Carr’s initial typed report for the first quarter was filed on 12 April, 2010. His hand-written amended report filed on 27 April showed Cash and Check contributions of $57,500 [amended from $59,120] and expenditure of $55,369.12 [amended from $54,853.92]. The total monetary contribution to date were likewise amended to $138,851 [originally $138,603.40] with amended total expenditure of $79,671.89 [amended from $79,840.27]. The signature of John M Carr appears next to that of Mildred Fernandez in both documents. Meticulous records of the quantum of each campaign contribution are recorded  (see references below). As of 31 August 2010, Mr John M Carr has not yet filed his treasurer’s summary of campaign donations for the period 1 April to 16 July 2010 that was due on 23 July 2010. He is in serious violation of the law.

Orange-Osceola State Attorney Lawson Lamar says he has the proof that Fernandez corruptly used her office to get illegal donations for her now-defunct Orange County mayoral campaign. Her arrest was highly publicized. She was marched, in handcuffs, past television cameras. It is unclear whether her treasurer John M Carr CPA will be called to explain if he knows where the lost campaign contributions have gone.

References

Reports Filed: Florida Department of State – Division of Elections – Campaign Treasurer’s Report Summary

Treasurer John M Carr. Candidate Mildred Fernandez

http://www.ocfelections.com/Public%20Records/2010%20CTR/Fernandez/Fernandez.htm

Plea Deal On Table For Mildred Fernandez. Fri Jul 9, 1:57PM PT – WESH – Orlando 2:02 | 630 views

http://news.yahoo.com/video/politics-15749652/plea-deal-on-table-for-mildred-fernandez-20796801

County Commissioner Mildred Fernandez arrested

Mildred Fernandez was arrested on bribery charge 

April 28, 2010|By Susan Jacobson and David Damron, Orlando Sentinel

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-04-28/news/os-commissioner-mildred-fernandez-arreste20100427_1_contributions-county-commissioner-mildred-fernandez-building-project

Commissioner Avoids WFTV; Gov. To Appoint Replacement

Updated 28 June 2010

http://www.wftv.com/news/23290718/detail.html

Commissioner Arrested On 3 Felony Charges

Updated 28 April 2010

http://www.wftv.com/news/23280767/detail.html

Mildred Fernandez, a former IBM executive, was elected to the Orange County Board of Commissioners in 2004 and re-elected in 2008.

The eight criminal charges were laid by the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) enforcement unit against John Malcolm Carr whose date of birth is listed in court documents as unknown. His address was given as a Remuera, Auckland, apartment but MED says it has not been able to contact him there or at any stage in its inquiry into his activities [which have been ongoing since  August 2009]. The charges relate to four companies Mr Carr directs and owns, including Velocity Partners Ltd, PJ Digital Ltd, Shelf Company No. 10 Ltd, and First Virtual Deposit & Nominee Ltd.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/4017695/American-director-misses-court-date

Velocity Partners Ltd owns eight companies directed by John M Carr as well as 50% of IP Investors Ltd which is directed by John M Carr and John Frederick Commins and which has a multi-million dollar share portfolio. 35% of the IP Investors is owned by Ultimate Performance Partners Ltd, 10% by Roderick Carr, John Carr’s brother and 5% by James Francesco of San Antonio, Texas, a business associate of John M Carr. (Roderick Carr (PhD) of Riccarton, Christchurch, is former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank and is currently Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury University).

One of the companies owned by Velocity Partners is Kinetiq Ltd which is directed by John M Carr. Kinetiq owns two North Shore City properties. The first is Unit B2, 18 Triton Drive, Albany, NSC 0632 (Cert. Title 215866).The second is Unit 13, 33-35 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay, Auckland (Cert. Title Ref. 102435).

Porn ‘mother company’ CVC Group Ltd directed by John M Carr has its registered office at the first property in Albany. Hardcore porn promotion company Eden Digital Ltd, which it owns and is also directed by John M Carr, also has its registered offices at this property, along with HWGA Company Ltd directed by Porn King Steve Crow’s bother David Bruce Crow and his sister Leanne Marie Osborn. HWGA Co. Ltd owns 40% of CVC Group Ltd. 

The second property owned by Kinetiq Ltd, the Mairangi Bay one, is the registered office and address for service for 20 companies either directed and owned by John M Carr (four including Velocity Partners) or owned by companies he directs and/or owns. Velocity Partners Ltd has its registered office at the Mairangi Bay property and it owns 39% of CVC Group Ltd – directed by John M Carr.

Kinetiq Ltd, as well as owning two properties in North Shore City, also owns 50% of Totalhosting Ltd, directed by John M Carr and Stuart Cairns of Remuera, Auckland.

The BBS companies are based in a one-storey, three bedroom family home built in 1950 with one bathroom. Its only permitted use is as a “one family home”. The house has 8 rooms, has a metal roof, one garage and is set on a property of 9.81 acres of scrub. The house is 2,228 sq. ft. in area. The 2009 Tax assessor’s value of the property was $375,530 (Assessed in 2008: $403,000 and in 2007 $406,940).

See: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/22588-Scenic-Loop-Rd-San-Antonio-TX-78255/26162877_zpid/

See: http://www.realtor.com/property-detail/22588-Scenic-Loop-Rd_San-Antonio_TX_78255_e09b5f02

John Malcolm Carr records this  22588 Scenic Loop Road property in State records in both Florida and Texas as his address as registered agent and/or president or director and/or president of the following companies. Two business colleagues Christina De Russo and James Francesco use the same address as registered agent and director respectively.

Texas registered corporations.

1. B.B.S. Charities Inc. (Tax ID 30114169250). Registered agent John M Carr

2. Better Business Services, Inc. (Tax ID 17422888796). President and Registered agent John M Carr.

3. Carr Business Services Inc. (Tax ID 742447463). Registered agent John M Carr. This corporation is recorded as “not in good standing. It has not satisfied all franchise requirements).

4. B.B.S. Finance Inc. (Tax ID 30010900303). Registered agent John M Carr.

5. B.B.S. Land & Property Development Inc. (Tax ID 17424831992). John M Carr, as director and president uses P.O. Box 780637 San Antonio as his address while  Christina De Russo, who is the registered agent uses 22588 Scenic Loop Rd, San Antonio as her addres.

Florida Registered corporations

6. Internet Excellence Inc. (Tax ID 742684057). Directors John M Carr and James A Francesco both use 22588 Scenic Loop Rd, San Antonio, as their as their addresses as co-directors. Carr uses a Florida address as the registered agent – 1621 Hillcrest St, Orlando FL.

7. Carr Consulting P.A. (Tax ID 593113361). John M Carr, as President uses the Scenic Loop Rd address. As registered agent he uses the Hillcrest St, Orlando, Florida address.

8. Payroll Solution Inc. (Tax ID 742650806). John M Carr president and director uses Scenic Loop Rd address.

The National Enforcement Unit of the MED has served Mr Carr (via his Cromwell-based representative – attorney Alan Bevan McKay), on eight charges under the Financial Reporting Act 1993 that relate to New Zealand registered companies he directs. If convicted of any the charges, which each carry a hefty fine, the criminal charge(s) will be with company director John M Carr for life. The MED has sought advice from the Crown Solicitor, Dr David Collins QC, on whether the laying of the eight criminal charges is warranted based on the quality of evidence it presented him with and also whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution. Dr Collins QC advised the MED that the offences warranted criminal prosecution through the Court. John M Carr’s attorney is a Partner in Checketts McKay Law, Central Otago. The Court case originally scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday 22 July has been adjourned until 12 August 2010.

According to AmCham News (Sept. 2009) M Carr is a CPA based in San Antonio Texas. State Government records show that he is President, Director and registered agent of Better Business Services Inc, PO Box 780637 San Antonio, TX 78278,  located at 22588 Scenic Loop Road, San Antonio, Texas 78255.

References: See AmCham News (American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand) Vol. 8, Iss. 9, Sept. 2009, p. 9. Article entitled “Foreign Bank Account Filing Requirements” by John M Carr MBA CPA CFP CVA CFE EA and Gina Wallace, Chartered Accountant based in Auckland, New Zealand. www.amcham.co.nz