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ESTATE PLANNERS, INC. ASHEVILLE, NC. — Alexander Klosek, 31, of Etowah, North Carolina, was charged today in a federal bill of information filed in U.S. District Court in Asheville, with one count alleging conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Klosek has agreed to plead guilty to the charge pursuant to a plea agreement with the government, also filed today. Dates have not yet been set for the formal entry of Klosek’s guilty plea or for Klosek’s sentencing.
    Acting U.S. Attorney Edward R. Ryan is joined by Owen Harris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in North Carolina, in making today’s announcement. The charge against Klosek arises out of an alleged conspiracy in which he participated and which took place from in or about January 2003 through about June 2006 in Henderson County, involving Certified Estate Planners, Inc. The bill of information filed against Alexander Klosek alleges that he, together with B.N. and others, solicited over 100 investors to invest large sums of their retirement savings with Certified Estate Planners, Inc. (“CEP”) by promising a conservative investment strategy. Today’s charging bill of information also states that Klosek and B.N., without CEP clients’ knowledge, diverted several million dollars of the clients’ assets to B.N.’s start-up lumber composite company, thereby significantly decreasing the value of the clients’ investments. The bill of information states that Klosek and B.N. then continually misrepresented the value of the clients’ assets on the quarterly statements mailed to clients so that they would not know the true diminished value of their assets. Based on this scheme, the CEP clients were defrauded of approximately $7 million.
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation led the investigation that resulted in the filing of today’s bill of information and in the filing of a related bill of indictment, filed June 3, 2009, alleging that Bryan Noel also participated in the above-described conspiracy. The government has also been assisted in this investigation by the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office.
    The government is represented in this matter by Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Rikard of the U.S. Attorney’s Criminal Division in Charlotte. Also today in federal court in Asheville, Bryan Noel was afforded a detention hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Howell. Noel was ordered detained.
    A copy of the bill of information charging Alexander Klosek is provided along with this press release. Klosek faces a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, or both.
    ALEXANDER KLOSEK
Age: 31
Etowah, North Carolina”
    Noel had been arrested, placed in jail with no opportunity for bail and scheduled for trial. The federal government’s press release regarding his charges and arrest read as follows:
    “Department of Justice Press Release
    United States Attorney’s Office
Western District of North Carolina
Contact: (704) 344-6222
    For Immediate Release June 4, 2009
    Bryan Noel Indicted for Conspiracy and Mail Fraud
    Former Owner of CEP, Inc. Charged in 28-Count Federal Indictment
    ASHEVILLE, NC—Bryan Noel, 39, of Hendersonville, NC, has been indicted and arrested on one count alleging conspiracy to commit mail fraud, 25 separate counts alleging mail fraud, and two separate counts alleging making a false oath in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding, all in connection with an investment scheme which resulted in losses of approximately $7 million. Noel made his initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge today and was detained pending a hearing. That hearing is scheduled for Friday, June 5, 2009, at 12:00 p.m.
    Today’s announcement is made by Edward R. Ryan, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, and Owen Harris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in North Carolina.
    “We know that numerous victims have waited a long time for this day,” said Acting