GL Capital Partners Chief Executive Officer Charged with Securities Fraud

Daniel Thibeault, chief executive of GL Capital Partners, a brokerage firm which specialized in alternative investments, was arrested on securities fraud charges after the FBI accused him of a fraudulent scheme to divert some $12.6 million from a fund he was overseeing.

Mr. Thibeault allegedly took out fictitious loans to gain access to money in an alternative mutual fund, known as the Beyond Income Fund. Mr. Thibeault co-managed the fund, which invested in consumer debt. Alternative investments are frequently investments which are not directly tied to a stock or bond index.

Over $35 million dollars of loans had been issued from the fund.  Mr. Thibeault allegedly took over $12 million dollars through an intermediary. The money from the loans made through the intermediary, Taft Financial Services, did not go to individual borrowers, however, but to a GL-controlled bank account, according to the FBI.

According to an FBI agent, “[Mr.] Thibeault caused the fund to issue or acquire fictitious loans to individuals who never requested or did not, in fact, receive such loans, falsified or cause to be falsified the documentation related to those loans and used the fictitious loans to divert a portion of the fund’s assets into the operating accounts of GL.”

Mr. Thibeault wrote an annual report on the liquid alternatives industry.  Alternative investments have grown in popularity over the last decade as fees and commissions in traditional investments have dropped in value.  However alternative investments can be complex products and can be frequently abused.

If you invested money with GL Capital Partners, you may be entitled to recover some of you investment losses. Please call our securities law firm toll free at (800) 975-4345 to speak to an attorney to find out how we may be able to help you recover some of your investment losses.