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by Mike Caswell

Phillip Offill, a former Texas lawyer with many Canadian connections, should spend eight years in jail for defrauding investors in a supposed Arizona mining company, prosecutors say. He helped run a scheme that prosecutors describe as "wholly fraudulent," coming as part of a pattern of "longstanding and blatant criminal conduct." He and an associate unloaded $1.3-million worth of improperly obtained shares on investors who ultimately lost their money, the government says. (All figures are in U.S. dollars.)

The request from prosecutors comes as part of a case in which they cited Mr. Offill, 63, for a scheme with Mansfield-Martin Exploration Mining Inc., a mining listing on the OTC Markets. He and an associate obtained shares of the company through forgery, deception and a fraudulent board resolution, and then sold those shares on the market, the government said. There was no trial for Mr. Offill, as he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, entering the plea before a federal judge on March 13, 2023.

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