Please keep the PMs coming...Chris Eikenberry needs to communicate better with us about the fate of our funds at Nevis Trading!
Interested in joining your group. I had funds with Nevis. Recent email from Chris? suggests that funds are held with Kasikorn Bank in Thailand. Unsigned email suggests patience?? I don't expect that these are seg accounts but are probably pooled. Has anyone approached Kasikorn Bank for account info?
Update: Some Nevis Trading traders received the email below. Confusing because it only references Nonko and Chamroonrat, which Nevis traders never traded with. Does anyone know Chris Eikenberry's relationship with Nonko? There must have been one if Nevis Traders got this letter: Subject:U.S. Department of Justice - VNS - Investigative Case 318C-NK-118788 - Court Case 16-MJ-06191 DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. March 06, 2017 U.S. Department of Justice District of New Jersey Peter Rodino Federal Bldg. 970 Broad St. Suite 700 Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: (973) 297-2073 Fax: (973) 645-2702 Re: United States v. Defendant(s) NARIS CHAMROONRAT Case Number 2015R00136 and Court Docket Number 16-MJ-06191 Dear XXXXX (name): The enclosed information is provided by the United States Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS). As a victim witness professional, my role is to assist you with information and services during the prosecution of this case. I am contacting you because you were identified by law enforcement as a victim during the investigation of the above criminal case. Charges have been filed against defendant(s) NARIS CHAMROONRAT. The lead prosecutor for this case is Nicholas Grippo. The main charge is categorized as Other White Collar Crime/Fraud. This case involves a scheme to defraud investors of Nonko Trading, a day-trading firm owned and operated by Naris Chamroonrat. Chamroonrat and his co-conspirators allegedly solicited investors to open day-trading accounts with Nonko and to wire thousands of dollars to Nonko for the purpose of funding those accounts. However, instead of funding securities trading accounts, Chamroonrat allegedly used the investors’ deposit money for personal expenses and other unauthorized purposes. Victims of all crimes under federal investigation are entitled to services under the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act (VRRA), including notification of court events. For further details, please refer to Title 42 United States Code section 10607 or the VRRA link posted at https://www.notify.usdoj.gov. Now that charges have been filed in federal court, victims of the charges filed are, in addition, entitled to the following rights, according to the Crime Victims' Rights Act, Title 18 United States Code section 3771: (1) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused; (2) The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public court proceeding, or any parole proceeding, involving the crime or of any release or escape of the accused; (3) The right not to be excluded from any such public court proceeding, unless the court, after receiving clear and convincing evidence, determines that testimony by the victim would be materially altered if the victim heard other testimony at that proceeding; (4) The right to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district court involving release, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding; (5) The reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the Government in the case; (6) The right to full and timely restitution as provided in law; (7) The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; (8) The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy; (9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement; and (10) The right to be informed of the rights under this section and the services described in section 503(c) of the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10607(c)) and provided contact information for the Office of the Victims' Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice. Please understand that these rights apply only to victims of the counts charged in federal court, and thus you may not be able to exercise all of these rights if the crime of which you are a victim was not charged. In any event, we will continue to provide you with notifications and services unless you tell us not to. We will make our best efforts to ensure you are provided the rights and services to which you are entitled. You may contact the Victim/Witness Coordinator at the office listed above if you have questions about the progress of your case, your rights or the services to which you are entitled, or how you can assert them during the proceedings. If you believe that a Justice Department employee has not provided you with these rights, you may file a complaint with the Justice Department’s Victims’ Rights Ombudsman. For more information, go to http://www.justice.gov/usao/resources/crime-victims-rights-ombudsman. If you have questions about filing a complaint against an employee, you may contact the Ombudsman by email at usaeo.VictimOmbudsman@usdoj.gov. Questions concerning this case should be directed to office listed above. It is important to keep in mind that the defendant(s) are presumed innocent until proven guilty and that presumption requires both the Court and our office to take certain steps to ensure that justice is served. While our office cannot act as your attorney or provide you with legal advice, you can seek the advice of an attorney with respect to the rights above or other related legal matters. Additionally, please be aware that most criminal cases are resolved by a plea agreement between the United States Attorney's Office and the defendant. You should also know that it is not unusual for a defendant to seek to negotiate a plea agreement shortly before a trial is scheduled to begin. Plea agreements can be made at any time and as late as the morning of trial, leaving little or no opportunity to provide notice to you of the date and time of the plea hearing. If the court schedules a plea hearing in this case, we will use our best efforts to notify you of available information as soon as practicable. If you want to inform the prosecutor of your views regarding potential plea agreements, or any other aspect of the case, please contact the prosecutor assigned to this case or me. Custody of a defendant during a federal criminal case is determined by the Court and is managed by the United States Marshal Service. Custody status of a defendant is subject to change during the course of the criminal proceedings. To receive the timeliest update to your case, please provide and verify your email address, as instructed below. As of February 3, 2017, NARIS CHAMROONRAT is not in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service. The court, having reviewed the relevant information pertaining to the case, permitted the defendant to remain out of custody during the court proceedings. Due to the large number of victims in this matter, you will not receive additional correspondence by mail. Through the Victim Notification System (VNS) we will continue to provide you with updated scheduling and event information as the case proceeds through the criminal justice system. You may obtain current information about this case on the VNS website at https://www.notify.usdoj.gov or from the VNS Call Center at 1-866-DOJ-4YOU (1-866-365-4968) (TDD/TTY: 1-866-228-4619) (International: 1-502-213-2767). In addition, you may use the Call Center or Internet to update your contact information and/or change your decision about participation in the notification program. The email address VNS currently has for you is XXXXXXXX . 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That's a lot of writing for basically zero information that pertains to the victims of Nevis trading.
Did you read the post??? It does pertain to Nevis Trading traders because this letter was sent to some Nevis Trading traders. If you are owed money from Nevis Trading you should of received it. So how is this "basically zero information that pertains to the victims of Nevis trading"?? In a previous post you wrote "I spoke to Chris believe me he's doing all he can. It's just a waiting game now." I'm sorry, I am not just sitting around and waiting...but feel free to do so
My point that I got from this letter is that we have to wait for a plea deal or a trial to get any resolution from this case. With the way the court system is run it may be some time before any of us waiting for our funds to get distributed. I was hoping that Nevis would release all traders funds on their own because there is no freeze on their bank in Thailand. Why does our money have to be held up just because their investigating Naris? My hope is that they don't use the Nevis funds to pay back investors of Nonko in some plea deal because Naris has assets in Nevis.
My group also received the same letter. Does not look good and leaves a number of unanswered questions. Some of which are mentioned in this chain. The only option in my opinion is to get clarification from Chris or speak with bank directly that held Nevis (and its related Co's) funds and managed the account. I will attempt this on Monday. It is now 8PM in Thailand