John Byron

The British Columbia Securities Commission has found that Tri-West Investment Club, which operated from addresses in Belize and the Bahamas, committed investment fraud.In a ruling dated October 23, 2001, the Commission ruled against the Club, Haarlem Universal Corporation, Jason Kingsley, Mark Goldman, Alan Richards, Alex Harlem and John Byron. The Commission is scheduled to rule on sanctions on November 9 after giving the parties an opportunity to respond to the ruling.

The British Columbia Securities has issued a Temporary Cease Trade Order against an offshore investment scheme run by Tri-West Investment Club that offers "risk-free" annual returns of up to 300 per cent. The Order relates to Tri-West Investment Club, its President, Jason Kingsley; Haarlem Universal Corp., its founder, Alex Haarlem, Alan Richards and Mark Goldman.