One of the main characters of the Easy Life investment drama from Helmond went wrong again. After his personal bankruptcy, he kept a luxurious life by keeping money hidden from the curator. The former director must now be in jail for bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion, bribery and forgery. It is about John Wolbers (50), who nowadays goes through life under a different name.
Because of the Easy Life drama, hundreds of people entered the ship for huge amounts. They thought they could earn money with investing in American life policies, but were cheated.
Personally liable
Wolbers was sentenced by the Court of Appeal in Den Bosch in November 2015 for the investment fraud with Easy Life. He then lived in Heeze. Because of his practices, in which he received help from another man, investors were disadvantaged for more than 40 million euros. De Hezenaar was held personally liable for this and therefore went bankrupt.
When someone earns money during a bankruptcy, he has to hand over the majority to the curator, so that the creditors can receive the money to which they have been entitled. During the bankruptcy, Wolbers was obliged to pass on all his income to the curator. Between 2015 and 2019 he earned a total of more than one million euros, including the rental of exclusive cars, the trade in crypto currency and secondment of staff through the company in the name of his ex-girlfriend. However, he did not report this to the curator.
He also deliberately did not make an income tax return for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. Instead, Wolbers spent the money for himself and his family on expensive cars, watches and clothing, exclusive trips and luxury dinners.
Furthermore, the fraudster was guilty of bribery of an employee of an electronics company. For example, he could put his wife to work within that company. That bribed employee then ensured that those employees could declare more hours than they really had worked.
Falsifying CV
The broken employee receives a maximum community service of 240 hours from the court in Den Bosch and a conditional prison sentence of eight months. This is the same punishment as the ex-girlfriend of the main suspect for her share in the bribery and for the conscious use of a fake overview of her courses, jobs and merits. This CV was falsified by Wolbers.
When determining his sentence, the court took into account that Wolbers shortly after serving his detention because of the investment fraud, shamelessly proceeded to commit fraud on a large scale.
The offenses are almost ten years old. Because the Public Prosecution Service has taken so long to bring this case to the court, Wolbers receives a six -month penalty discount.
Furthermore, the court ruled that the ruling including the new name of Wolbers will be published. The court wants to warn future business partners with this. But doing business is not for the time being: Van Roosmalen has to sit for four years and is not allowed to lead a business for five years.