Entity: Southern Financial Services Inc. Entity Information Entity ID: Entity Name: Southern Financial Services Inc. Address: Asheville, NC, UNITED STATES Event: FRD - Fraud, Scams, Swindles ASC - Associated with, Seen with • 02/04/2011, U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins announced that, James W. "Bill" Bailey, Jr. had his initial appearance on three federal criminal counts, Securities Fraud, Mail Fraud and Filing False Tax Returns Charges, which was filed in a Bill of Information in U.S. District Court in Asheville on February 1, 2010. The counts against Bailey charge that he engaged in a "Ponzi" scheme from about January 2000 to December 2010 to defraud investors of more than $13 million. According to the Bill of Information, the defendant founded and operated Southern Financial Services Inc, 1031 Exchange Services, LLC and AVL Properties, LLC in Asheville. Court documents state that through Southern Financial Services Inc., Bailey fraudulently induced clients to deposit monies and purported to provide asset management, IRA accounts, and wills and trusts services. • TAX - Tax Related Offenses ASC - Associated with, Seen with 02/04/2011, U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins announced that, James W. "Bill" Bailey, Jr. had his initial appearance on three federal criminal counts, Securities Fraud, Mail Fraud and Filing False Tax Returns Charges, which was filed in a Bill of Information in U.S. District Court in Asheville on February 1, 2010. The counts against Bailey charge that he engaged in a "Ponzi" scheme from about January 2000 to December 2010 to defraud investors of more than $13 million. According to the Bill of Information, the defendant founded and operated Southern Financial Services Inc, 1031 Exchange Services, LLC and AVL Properties, LLC in Asheville. Court documents state that through Southern Financial Services Inc., Bailey fraudulently induced clients to deposit monies and purported to provide asset management, IRA acco