A criminal gang that adopted aliases from popular films and TV shows, including Suits, The Riot Club, and Hart to Hart, has been collectively sentenced to five years and eight months for orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme. Sujanthan Sotheeswaran, Darren Peck, and Denis Deegan acted as ‘brokers’ on behalf of Choice Option and later Blue Crest Capital Options, luring unsuspecting individuals into a managed account scheme through cold-calling.
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Financial records revealed that Sotheeswaran, Peck, and Deegan ranked among the top 20 percent of staff earners, receiving payments directly from investors who were coerced into joining the scheme through high-pressure tactics. Investors were told they couldn’t trade independently, and only the brokers had the authority to execute trades.
