Darin Pastor
{{Short description|American businessman (1971–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}{{Infobox person
| name = Darin Pastor
| birth_name = Darin Richard Pastor
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1971|02|19}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Buffalo, New York, US}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|03|25|1971|02|19}}
| occupation = Chairman, CEO of Capstone Financial Group
}}
Darin Richard Pastor (February 19, 1971 — March 25, 2023){{cite web |title=Obituary |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/livingston-nj/darin-pastor-11224978 |website=Dignity Memorial |access-date=21 November 2023}} was an American businessman and entrepreneur. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capstone Financial Group, Inc. Pastor had previously worked at the financial firm JPMorgan Chase.
On August 18, 2022, a federal grand jury issued an indictment charging Pastor and a collaborator with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud. It was alleged by authorities that Pastor maintained a fraudulent Wikipedia page to back up claims that he was wealthy, which allowed potential investors in his business Capstone Group to find his information online.
Education
Pastor majored in psychology and sociology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.{{Cn|date=September 2022}} He enrolled in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.{{cite web |author= |title=CPD Circle |url=http://executiveeducation.wharton.upenn.edu/for-individuals/all-programs/certificate-of-professional-development/cpd-circle?q=MP |accessdate=September 29, 2022 |website=Executive Education at The Wharton School}}
Career
Pastor worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. for four years, where he was senior vice president and senior investment manager. In 2010, Pastor became the territory sales manager for the Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company.{{cite web |author= |date=September 8, 2010 |title=Darin Pastor appointed territory sales manager for Colonial Life |url=http://www.coloniallife.com/Newsroom/~/media/acrobat/newsroom/news%20releases/news-release-20100908.ashx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219024519/http://www.coloniallife.com/Newsroom/~/media/acrobat/newsroom/news%20releases/news-release-20100908.ashx |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |accessdate=September 29, 2022 |website=Colonial Life}}
In October 2012, Pastor and five financial advisors founded Capstone Affluent Strategies.{{cite web |author= |date=Oct 18, 2012 |title=Financial adds team with $450 mln in assets |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lpl-financial-idUSL1E8LHJPP20121017 |accessdate=September 29, 2022 |website=Reuters}}
In 2013, Pastor submitted a bid to acquire the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes franchise. The NHL rejected Pastor's bid on May 13, 2013, citing the bid was "inconsistent with what we had previously indicated were the minimum prerequisites" of a bid.{{cite web |date=2013-05-13 |title=NHL rejects Pastor's bid to purchase Coyotes |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/nhl-rejects-pastors-bid-to-purchase-coyotes |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=Fox Sports}}
Criminal charges
In August 2018, he inappropriately touched a woman on a flight. He was sentenced to probation.{{Cite web |last=Sommer |first=Mark |date=Aug 17, 2022 |title=Two men accused of defrauding nearly 100 investors of millions |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-men-accused-of-defrauding-nearly-100-investors-of-millions-of-dollars/article_c79f0edc-1e73-11ed-97d1-7fac5e5115ed.html |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=Buffalo News |language=en}}
In August 18, 2022, a federal grand jury issued an indictment charging Pastor and a collaborator with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud. Authorities said that Pastor maintained a fraudulent Wikipedia page to back up claims that he was wealthy, which allowed potential investors in his business Capstone Group to find his information online.{{cite web |date=August 18, 2022 |title=Morristown man faces federal fraud charges |url=https://www.wwnytv.com/2022/08/18/morristown-man-faces-federal-fraud-charges/ |work=WWNY-TV |location=Watertown, New York}}{{cite web |last1=Burns |first1=Barbara |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Grand Jury Indicts Two Men On Multiple Charges For Defrauding Dozens Of Victims Out Of Millions Of Dollars |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/grand-jury-indicts-two-men-multiple-charges-defrauding-dozens-victims-out-millions |access-date=September 29, 2022 |work=The United States Attorney's Office {{!}} Western District of New York}} The fraud allegedly began in 2013 when Pastor and Halford W. Johnson acquired Creative App Solutions, a publicly traded company, whose name was then changed to Capstone Financial Group. From 2013 to 2017, 95 investors bought 19 million dollars of Capstone stock. Presentations made to investors regarding the company's assets were false.
Family
The Pastor family owned the Pepsi-Cola Buffalo Bottling Corp., a former regional Pepsi distribution business sold in 2002.{{Cite web |last=Glynn |first=Matt |date=Sep 28, 2002 |title=Pastor Family Selling Pepsi Bottling Firm |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/pastor-family-selling-pepsi-bottling-firm/article_6a521b70-2e8f-598d-a3bc-d35535b8facc.html |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Buffalo News |language=en}}