Opinion
The letter below received via email on Wednesday the 22nd of March is from yet another US attorney retained by Coles. We believe it to be an attempt to persuade vulnerable victims of his crimes to withdraw from supporting Coles' apprehension, or a precursor to his defense once brought before a court.
This victim does not believe a word of it to be true and it has not changed my opinion that Coles is nothing more than a common thief and fraudster.
Myself and other E visa victims have at no time entered into business or investment deals with Coles. It is a requirement of the US immigration department that funds for the purchase of E visa qualifying businesses be lodged in an escrow account before they will consider an application. Coles offered himself as an escrow agent and supplied escrow contracts for completion by his clients. It became apparent that the escrow account was not bonded or secured in the manner prescribed by law for such accounts, being bogus it gave Coles direct access to the cash deposited therein which he systematically withdrew without consent of any of the participating depositors. Coles openly admits that "all of the capital previously controlled by NHG is gone" This is theft clear and simple!
Derick Coles was the owner and controller of New Horizons Group and is physically and directly responsible for the theft of money from the so-called escrow account. He cannot blame a business entity for embezzlement it is he as an individual who stole the money.
I find it incredible that Coles would expect us to believe any statements or reports from his attorney regarding his personal financial and property ownership. I assume that Coles will have long since transferred all his residual asset to 'safe havens' that are out of reach to his victims.
Any alleged misinformation published anywhere on the web regarding Coles, his family and assets can easily be corrected by Coles himself supplying verifiable facts.
Coles' recent trip overseas saw him hiding in an Hotel in Northern Cyprus from which he fled, with his wife Elizabeth, to a rented house nearby. The letter states "he was seeking additional investors for NHG". At that time all offices of NHG were closed and all employees of NHG had lost their jobs. The letter also states "... implemented over the next 5-10 years". It is my understanding that there is a statute of limitation that would see Coles free and clear if not prosecuted within 7 years of the crime.
The families of this theft have suffered severe financial loss from which many will never recover. They continue to suffer from the psychological effects which have devastated their lives. We have no patience, we will continue to help the authorities reach their goal of a warrant for his arrest, we will not rest until he has been duly processed by the law and left languishing in incarceration where he belongs.
