Douglas
J. D'Arpino
Ht:
5' 10", Wt: 200, Hair: Dark, Eyes: Blue/Hazel, DOB:
11-20-46
Last
known address:
Manhattan,
New York City, Greenville, NC, Australia
Wanted
for Conspiracy and Theft by Deception.
Further
Information:
Douglas J. D'Arpino
is a sophisticated white collar criminal who poses as a
successful entrepreneur or venture capitalist. He operates
by enticing people to invest large sums of money into creative
businesses or real estate development projects which, in
actuality, are fraud schemes that he has orchestrated and
controls. He seeks out legitimate businesses, prepares attractive
brochures and prospectuses from information obtained, and
then entices others to invest in those ventures which he
has no ownership or interest in other than to defraud investors
of their money.
D'Arpino was indicted in 1997
by a State Grand Jury for conspiring to defraud investors
of $1.9 million in a scheme involving"Spiral Wishing Wells"
utilizing entities named Whitney Carrington, Monitex, and
Sterling Management Group. Some investors lost their entire
life savings. Other alleged business ventures involve Votive
Candles, Historic Real Estate, Mini Donuts, Aluminum Can
Recycling Machines, Automated Teller Machines, Coffee and
Hot Sauce Ventures. He often makes references to dealings
with large Financial Institutions as well as successful
and important people including royalty.
D'Arpino is originally from
the North Tarrytown New York area, with prior residences
taken in New York City, New Jersey, and Greenville North
Carolina. His schemes have extended across the country as
well as into the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. He is more
than likely involved in an alleged venture involving the
Internet. He tends to dress casually and is highly personable
with expensive tastes. This helps him to facilitate his
image as a successful businessman worthy of people's trust.
Whether he currently uses the name D'Arpino is questionable
since he is known to possess literature describing ways
to change your name and identifiers.
Past Articles Related to
this Wanted Fugitive:
March 28, 1997--Two
Accused of Bilking Investors of $2M--Bergen Record
July 8, 1998--Man
Admits Bilking Dozens of $1.9M--Bergen Record
July 9, 1998--Avoiding
Investment Scams--Bergen Record
September 27, 1998--Judge
in Fraud case Scraps Plea Bargain and Orders a Trial--Bergen
Record
