Derek Turner

Former Bahamas resident Derek Turner was sentenced to 20 years in prison on February 17 - six months after pleading guilty to three counts of wire fraud concerning a high-yield investment scam.Turner, a 56-year-old New Zealand national, was also ordered to pay restitution of $55 million at his sentencing at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He immediately filed a notice of appeal against the judgment to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

U. S. prosecutors may rescind the plea agreement of a former Bahamas resident and bring additional charges after he apparently lied about the extent of his criminal activity.Derek Turner, a New Zealand national, pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud concerning an investment scam at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on August 9, 2005.

Less than three months after being featured in OffshoreAlert, the operator of an unlicensed, Bahamas-based investment fund has been arrested in New York.Derek Guise Turner, a New Zealand national, was arrested in Long Island on April 18 - three days after a sealed criminal complaint alleging fraud was filed against him at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.