Seeking Victim Information in AEM Fraud Investigation

The FBI’s Cleveland Division is seeking to identify potential victims of Mark Dente doing business as AEM Services LLC. AEM Services LLC purported to manage a portfolio of real estate investments. Mark Dente, doing business as AEM Services LLC, sold investors securities in this portfolio in the form of promissory notes and LLC interests. The investments were issued from various entities owned or controlled by Mark Dente.

If you were victimized by Mark Dente or other employees of AEM Services LLC (including but not limited to Jason Ramus, Brian Buckham or Mark Gathagan), or have information relevant to this investigation, please fill out this short form.

If you know of someone else who has possibly been victimized by AEM Services LLC, please encourage them to complete the form themselves.

The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes it investigates. Victims may be eligible for certain services, restitution, and rights under federal and/or state law. Your responses are voluntary but may be useful in the federal investigation and to identify you as a potential victim. Based on the responses provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information. All identities of victims will be kept confidential.

Additional Resources

DOJ Office for Victims of Crime - Help for Victims
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
Lifeline Crisis Counseling Hotline: 1-800-237-8255
IRS Tax Advocate

Tax.Talks@usdoj.gov
1-877-777-4778
www.IRS.gov

Investment Fraud Checklist
Rights of Federal Crime Victims—FBI
Victim Connect Resource Center—Confidential Referrals
Financial Crime Resource Center—The National Center for Victims of Crime

Contact Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Date of Birth

Year / Month / Day

Phone Number (no dashes, spaces, or parentheses)

Email Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Country

ZIP/Postal Code

Questionnaire

1. Did you invest in funds though Mark Dente, AEM, or associated partners? If so, please provide the name(s) of fund(s) in which you invested:

2. Who was your contact for this investment? Please provide in the following format: “LastName, FirstName; Phone Number; Email Address”

3. What representations were made to you that persuaded you to invest?

4. Did you receive copies of contacts, notes, sales literature, presentations, or other written information you received concerning your investment?

5. To your knowledge, did the individual who contacted you receive any additional fee, commission, or compensation for the investments sold to you?

6. Are you receiving statements from a trust company or other company as to the value of your investment?

7. Have you requested your principal back?

8. Have you received any or all of your principal investment(s) back?

9. What was the last date of communication with a representative of the company (other than the receiver)? mm/dd/yyyy

If you have any supporting documentation to provide, such as investment literature provided by your contact, copies of checks or wire transfers, tax documents related to the investment, or relevant copies of communication, please send copies of those materials to AEMVictims@fbi.gov and include your first and last name in the subject line.

Reporting of AEM Investments

Please provide the following information regarding your investment(s) made through Mark Dente, AEM, or associated partners. If you have more than three investments to report, please report only your most recent investments and contact the FBI at AEMVictims@fbi.gov to provide additional information.

Investment 1 (most recent):

Date mm/dd/yyyy

Amount:

Method of payment (cash, wire, check, etc.)?

To whom was the check made payable, wire directed to, or cash given to?

How did the individual represent your money would be used?

Did the individual represent that your investment was liquid, meaning that you would be able to get your money back at any time?

What was the dollar amount of any interest payments provided to you as a return on this investment?

Please provide the date(s) of the interest payment(s):

Was this a rollover/reinvestment of previously invested funds?

Investment 2:

Date mm/dd/yyyy

Amount:

Method of payment (cash, wire, check, etc.)?

To whom was the check made payable, wire directed to, or cash given to?

How did the individual represent your money would be used?

Did the individual represent that your investment was liquid, meaning that you would be able to get your money back at any time?

What was the dollar amount of any interest payments provided to you as a return on this investment?

Please provide the date(s) of the interest payment(s):

Was this a rollover/reinvestment of previously invested funds?

Investment 3:

Date mm/dd/yyyy

Amount:

Method of payment (cash, wire, check, etc.)?

To whom was the check made payable, wire directed to, or cash given to?

How did the individual represent your money would be used?

Did the individual represent that your investment was liquid, meaning that you would be able to get your money back at any time?

What was the dollar amount of any interest payments provided to you as a return on this investment?

Please provide the date(s) of the interest payment(s):

Was this a rollover/reinvestment of previously invested funds?

Privacy Act Statement

The FBI is authorized to collect the information on this form by one or more of the following provisions: Title 28, United States Code, sections 533 and 534; Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, section 0.85; and the Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance. The information requested will assist the FBI in providing you with assistance to which crime victims are entitled under federal law. You do not have to provide the requested information; however, failure to do so may hinder the FBI in providing you with crime victim assistance. The information collected on this form is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Title 5, United States Code section 552a, and is maintained in the FBI’s Central Records System, DOJ/FBI-002, a description of which was published in the Federal Register at 63 Fed. Reg. 8671 (Feb. 20, 1998) and which may be viewed at www.justice.gov/opcl/doj-systems-records#doj

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