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June 14, 2018
Vancouver - The court appointed Receiver in the Bossteam matter has completed the claims process and has applied to the court for approval to distribute money to Bossteam investors.
During its investigation of Bossteam E-Commerce Inc., Yan Zhu (a.k.a. Rachel Zhu), and Guan Qiang Zhang, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) froze more than $10 million held in several bank accounts. The BCSC also registered a charge on land Zhu owned and collected approximately $123,000 from the sale of that land.
On August 8, 2014, a BCSC panel found that Bossteam, Zhu, and Zhang committed fraud, illegally distributed securities, and withheld information from BCSC investigators. On June 23, 2015, the panel issued sanctions against the respondents, including monetary orders and prohibitions against participating in the capital markets.
The BCSC applied to the Supreme Court of British Columbia on April 7, 2017, for an order appointing Grant Thornton Limited as a Receiver, to administer a claims process for the frozen money. The Receiver has completed the claims process, as detailed in the Receiver's report, which is available at www.bossteamclaims.com.
"This is an excellent result for investors who lost money in the Bossteam scheme. The Commission used two of its powerful tools in this case - freeze orders and the appointment of a receiver - to get money back to investors," said Doug Muir, Director, Enforcement, BCSC. "Once the court approves the payments, Grant Thornton Limited will begin issuing cheques to investors."
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- A securities market that is fair and warrants public confidence
- A dynamic and competitive securities industry that provides investment opportunities and access to capital
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