About the Cook/Kiley and Beckman Receiverships

The trial in the criminal case against Jason Bo-Alan Beckman, Gerald Durand, and Patrick Kiley began on April 19, 2012 at 9 a.m. before Chief Judge Michael J. Davis in Courtroom 15 at the Federal Courthouse in Minneapolis (address and directions can be found here).  Although the criminal charges stem from the same Ponzi scheme at issue in the SEC and CFTC cases in which the Receiver was appointed, the Receiver is not involved in the criminal case.  The Receiver is providing this notice solely to inform the victims and any other members of the public who wish to attend the criminal trial.  For more information about the criminal action, please visit the U.S. Attorney's website here. 

On November 23, 2009, Chief Judge Michael J. Davis established a Receivership in the cases of United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. Cook et al., 09-cv-3333 (D. Minn.) and United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission v. Cook et al., 09-cv-3332 (D. Minn.). R.J. Zayed, an attorney with Carlson Caspers, and a former Assistant United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, is the appointed Receiver in both actions.

On March 8, 2011, Chief Judge Michael J. Davis also appointed R.J. Zayed as a Receiver in the case of United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. Beckman et al., 11-cv-00574 (D. Minn.).

The duties and responsibilities of the Receiver are fully defined in the Court Orders in each case. The Receiver will file periodic Receiver Reports in each case. You can check the Court's Web Site, and the U.S. Attorney's Web Site for more information. You can also view select Court Orders, Receiver Reports, and other filings from the Receiver Filings page.

For new information please see News & Updates.

If you have questions, concerns or information that will lead to the recovery of investors' assets, please visit the Submit Your Info page of this website or contact the office of the Receiver.

Local: 612-436-9664
Toll free: 877-316-6129
Email: info@cookkileyreceiver.com
U.S. Mail:
Receiver in SEC v. Cook et al., 09-cv-3333, CFTC v. Cook et al., 09-cv-3332
and SEC v. Beckman et al., 11-cv-00574 (D. Minn.)
c/o Carlson Caspers
P.O. Box 2908
Minneapolis, MN 55402