Greg Smith/Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell Indicted On Chinese Bond Scam-Shreveport,LA-Houston,TX

Greg Smith/Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell Indicted On Chinese Bond Scam-Shreveport,LA-Houston,TX 150 150 Robert Rex, Esq.

April 2018-Shreveport, LA

Shreveport resident Gregory Alan Smith, 55, and Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, 64, of Houston, TX, were indicted by a federal grand jury in a 13 count indictment for allegedly bilking unsuspecting investors out of over a million dollars.

Smith is operator of Smith Financial Group at 7330 Fern Ave., in Shreveport and Caldwell is Senior Pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston. The church is reportedly one of the largest Protestant churches in the U.S. According to Click2Houston Pastor Caldwell gained national notoriety when President George W. Bush made him his spiritual advisor.

Investors were lured to invest in allegedly worthless Historical Chinese bonds issued by the former Republic of China prior to losing power in 1949 and are not recognized by China’s current government.

According to FINRA records, Gregory A. Smith was a licensed broker who worked for New England Securities from 12/1999-7/2010. Smith was discharged by New England Securities in 7/2010 for failing to follow company policy with respect to outside business activities. In 2012, FINRA permanently barred Smith from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity, in part for commingling investor funds in his business account and for misappropriating investor funds.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the agency that licenses and regulates stockbrokers and brokerage firms. FINRA requires brokers and brokerage firms to report customer complaints and disputes as well as regulatory sanctions. In addition brokers are required to disclose certain financial matters such as personal bankruptcies, judgments and liens.

Smith and Caldwell are charged with  wire fraud and money laundering and face decades in prison if convicted.

SEC complaint vs. Gregory A. Smith and Kirbyjon Caldwell.

If you are a victim of this apparent scam, call for a no charge consultation to discuss your options.

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