PRESS RELEASE
07 December 2007
Directions issued to Jason Warner effectively preventing
him from securing employment within the Finance Industry
The Commission has today publicly released directions that
had, on 8 November 2007, been served on the person currently
known as Jason Warner effectively preventing him from securing
employment within the Finance Industry. The circumstances
that led to the issue of such directions being issued are
contained within directions, a summary of which are attached
to this press release, and are related to conviction, on 3
December 2007, of Jason Warner for criminally and fraudulently
using a false Oxford University degree certificate and/or
a Curriculum Vitae to obtain or attempt to obtain a salary.
The Commission would like to take the opportunity of recognising
the co-operation and support of the financial services businesses
in this case and, in particular, New World Trustees (Jersey)
Limited which, recognising the risk posed by Jason Warner,
was prepared to support a prosecution to prevent further incidents
of fraud being committed against other businesses.
The Commission will always investigate incidents of individuals
securing employment within the Finance Industry using false
qualifications, documents or false identities. Businesses
that discover such cases are urged to contact the Commission
to prevent other businesses from being exposed to unnecessary
risk.
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For further information please contact: -
Barry Faudemer
Director, Enforcement
Jersey Financial Services Commission
Tel: + 44 (0) 1534 822137
Fax: + 44 (0) 1534 822001
Email: b.faudemer@jerseyfsc.org
Notes to Editors.
Pursuant to Article 23(4) of the Law, the Commission has
the power to make public any directions it has given under
any of the provisions of Article 23 where it is satisfied
that the circumstances so warrant.
Jersey Financial Services Commission takes regulatory
action against Jason Warner
Following investigations under the Financial Services (Jersey)
Law 1998 (the “Law”) into the
conduct of the person, currently known as Jason Warner, between
February and October 2007, whilst being employed and attempting
to be employed within financial service businesses in Jersey,
the Commission has issued directions under Article 23(1) of
the Law to Jason Warner concerning his conduct during that
period.
Jason Warner’s conduct, when considered by reference
to the Law, is such that it appears to the Commission that
Jason Warner is not fit and proper to be employed within the
financial service business industry in Jersey.
Jason Warner has failed to act with integrity and propriety
by:
• gaining employment and training in a financial service
business using a forged Bachelor of Arts Degree Certificate;
• attempting to gain employment at two further financial
service business using a forged Bachelor of Arts Degree Certificate;
• using a false name when communicating with the Commission;
and
• using false names when gaining and attempting to
gain employment within the Finance Industry.
The effect of the directions is to prevent Jason Warner from
being employed within a financial services business, as defined
under the Law.
Jason Warner will commit an offence as defined under Article
23(9) of the Law in the event that he seeks employment with
a financial service business in Jersey. Any person with information
to indicate that such an offence has been committed is asked
to contact the Commission.
The Commission is unable to verify at this time the true
identity of Jason Warner due to his propensity to use false
names. A list of the various names he has used is set out
below together with his photograph.
Jason WARNER, Born - 18 December 1977 Oxford
Kennedy Arou KATAMBO, Born – 20 May 1980 Sudan
Robert John ROWE, Born – 3 September 1977 Wexford
Jamel Stephen Mc PHERSON, Born – 5 November 1978 London
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