A promoter with a long history of involvement in dubious investment schemes, which often involve offshore entities, has been accused of fraud by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Gary Lynn McDuff helped perpetrate a scam in which over $11 million was raised from approximately 105 investors, according to a complaint that was filed by the SEC at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on March 26, 2008.
A United States national already under investigation in the United Kingdom for a fraud involving an offshore bank is being investigated in the U. S. for another apparent scam involving more than $10 million.The latest exploits of Gary Lynn McDuff, 51, of Deer Park, Texas, are outlined in a subpoena-enforcement action filed by the SEC at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on March 10, 2006.