unravelling the greenland minerals' web, page-42

mate, fwiw, I'm sorry for your loss, ocracoke.
I'm glad that u had the knowledge to make an informed decision about your GGG investment - sadly, most ppl out there have no idea that the board that fronts the company they have invested in, might not necessarily be running the show.

I'm talking about puppet directors, who work for company controllers/master puppeteers as they have been termed. Company controllers/master puppeteers are not directors of listed companies, they work in the shadows - sometimes from another country - while exerting full control over a company from the background. They achieve this control of course via a large stake in a company, and have the assistance of their minions ... corporate advisors, lawyers, friendly brokers, and puppet directors to follow orders.

Many of these directors are swayed by enormous salaries, millions of free options, and other 'perks' shall we say, to toe the line - and above all, maintain the code of silence! Greed kicks in, in a big way. It takes a strong, ethical person to resist the lure of the golden bounty laid at their feet to act as a puppet director.

John Stratton is the classic example of a company controller whose public profile was so low, that few people had ever heard of him until his name arose as a result of the murder of his former close friend and partner in crime, Brett Kebble. This article gives some insight into John Stratton.

And you only have to read the CVI forum to learn in painful detail about Malcolm Johnson, based in London, who was the master puppeteer behind the CVI scam that cost thousands of Aussie investors more than money....relationships and ppls health were ruined. Respected hotcopper posters Raks and 123enen, can fill anyone in on the CVI disgrace.

Company controllers/master puppeteers need to remain in the background to avoid the spotlight of scrutiny and appraisal of their activities. Media attention is avoided at all costs. The Mark Hawthorne's and Ian McIlwraith's of the journalistic world are anathema to them. This is where the lawyer minions come into play - to attempt to suppress the truth from being published.

Too many ppl have lost untold hundreds of millions over the last decade or so to what is clearly white collar organised criminals masquerading in listed companies, mainly based in Perth, but with a smattering of Sydney sharks in the mix. And that's just in Australia. The AIM/OTC markets are also full of crooks.

Tragically, most ppl only realise after their investment has been trashed, that they were conned/scammed, while the insiders made millions...but the investor is usually still no wiser as to who actually perpetrated the scam.

It's an absolute disgrace.

How do u determine whether a company might have a hidden company controller pulling the strings? No easy way, the directors sure aren't going to tell u, so if u have friends/associates/brokers who can point u in the right direction, that's great, otherwise by recognising familar puppet directors, certain shareholdings in the top 20 (very difficult when registered overseas/nominee accounts), & even using hotcopper or another share site as a tool (certain posters are flags, ask questions on the forum), it is possible to gain that knowledge & recognise companies to avoid like the plague.