TVAL Charges

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12228214
Eugene John DeMarco of Sir Peter Jackson's firm Vintage Aviator charged with fraud
6 May, 2019 11:50am

A manager at a company owned by Kiwi film legend Sir Peter Jackson has been charged with fraud.

Wellington's Eugene John DeMarco, 57, has pleaded not guilty to charges of theft by a person in a special relationship and obtaining by deception.

The charges, according to the Serious Fraud Office, relate to funds paid for the purchase of a replica aircraft and the alleged unauthorised use of an aircraft as security to get a loan.

The case also centres around the sale of three reproduction vintage aircraft to the New Zealand Warbirds Association, which DeMarco allegedly arranged as production manager for The Vintage Aviator.

The Vintage Aviator, the SFO says, is owned by Jackson and manufactures reproductions of First World War-era aircraft.

DeMarco, a US citizen, is scheduled to stand trial in the Wellington High Court in August.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/111...-fraud-charges

Former aviator from Sir Peter Jackson-owned company faces fraud charges
13:02, May 06 2019
Eugene (Gene) DeMarco's fight for name suppression has run its course. (File photo)
A former senior employee at filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson's vintage aircraft company is facing fraud charges.

Eugene John DeMarco, 57, a former manager of The Vintage Aviator, has pleaded not guilty to six charges. One of the charges is laid as an alternative to another charge.

He is due to stand trial at the High Court in Wellington in August.

The Vintage Aviator restores vintage planes and makes replicas, with premises in Wellington and Hood Aerodrome, Masterton.

DeMarco faces charges of theft by a person in a special relationship, and obtaining by fraud.

Companies Office records show The Vintage Aviator was set up in 2004, with Peter Jackson becoming a shareholder in late 2015, and is currently a joint shareholder with wife Fran Walsh and writer Philippa Boyens.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK190...fraud-case.htm

Charges laid in The Vintage Aviator fraud case
Monday, 6 May 2019, 11:50 am
Press Release: Serious Fraud Office
6 May 2019

A Wellington man has been charged by the Serious Fraud Office in relation to funds paid for the purchase of reproduction aircraft and the unauthorised use of an aircraft as security to obtain a loan.

Eugene John DeMarco (57) first appeared before the Wellington District Court in May 2018, where he pleaded not guilty to the fraud charges and was remanded on bail.

Mr DeMarco faces charges of ‘Theft by person in a special relationship’ or ‘Obtaining by Deception’, as alternative charges, in relation to the sale of three reproduction vintage aircraft to the New Zealand Warbirds Association Inc. He arranged the sales in his capacity as production manager for The Vintage Aviator Limited.

The SFO has also charged Mr DeMarco with ‘Theft by person in a special relationship’ and ‘Obtaining by Deception’ in relation to the unauthorised use of another vintage aircraft as security to obtain a loan.

Mr DeMarco, who is a citizen of the United States, is scheduled to stand trial in the Wellington High Court on 26 August.