Warren Stokes: A Documented Fraud Record
A public-interest safety notice compiling the 2009 U.S. federal fraud conviction, the money-laundering guilty plea, and the current property-sales role of Warren Stokes — front salesman for schemes operated by Federal-Court-banned businessman Jamie McIntyre, first across Australian land banking and now across Bali property developments.
Purpose · Method · Source Grading
Why This Notice Exists
Warren Stokes is currently the public-facing salesman collecting deposits and investor funds for Lux Property Group / LUX Projects Bali / Hotel K — a Bali development operated by Jamie Neville McIntyre, a businessman banned by the Federal Court of Australia for ten years. Before that, Stokes fronted the sale of five Australian land-banking schemes later declared illegal by the same court.
Separately, and prior to either role, Warren Stokes pleaded guilty in United States federal court in 2009 to a scheme involving false statements, mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money, arising from his ownership of a crop-insurance agency. That federal guilty plea is a matter of public court record — the strongest category of evidence — and it sits alongside the Australian and Indonesian conduct documented below.
Source-Reliability Key
United States v. Warren Stokes — Crop Insurance Fraud
The 2009 Federal Fraud Conviction
On 21 October 2009, Warren Stokes pleaded guilty in United States federal court to a multi-count scheme arising from his ownership and operation of The Hallmart Agency, Inc., through which he sold crop-insurance services. According to the federal indictment, Stokes and co-defendants assisted co-conspiring farmers in a scheme to defraud the U.S. government's crop-insurance program.
Charges Stokes Pleaded Guilty To
Federal Court Record
- Conspiring to make false statements
- Making material false statements
- Conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud
- Conspiracy to launder money — Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(h)
"A conspiracy to commit the offense described in Rev. St. § 5480, of using the post-office establishment of the United States for fraudulent purposes" — involving ordering goods with no intention of paying for them and referring parties to others of the defendants for their financial responsibility. — Federal indictment against Stokes and co-defendants
Grading: Federal indictment and guilty plea — highest-reliability category. Readers should retrieve the authenticated case docket directly from the relevant U.S. District Court or PACER for full case-number verification.
Why This Matters Today
Analysis
A federal guilty plea to money laundering and mail/wire fraud conspiracy establishes documented, first-hand experience moving money through concealment structures. That is directly relevant to any current role in which Stokes is collecting investor deposits — including cryptocurrency payments — on behalf of a Bali development already under Indonesian investigation for alleged diversion of buyer funds. The pattern from 2009 (collect money on a promise, obscure where it actually goes) is the same shape as the pattern being alleged in Bali today.
Warren Stokes as "Consultant" / "Sales Advisor"
Current Role: Fronting Lux Property Group / Hotel K, Bali
Warren Stokes is currently the named sales contact for Lux Property Group / LUX Projects Bali / Hotel K — operated through PT Bali Real Estate Investments, a McIntyre-owned Indonesian entity. TechBullion, a fintech press-release platform, published an article specifically headlined around his role fronting LUX sales while unanswered questions mount over McIntyre.
What Is Documented About the Bali Operation
Regulator ActionLocal Press
- Indonesian civil enforcement authority Satpol PP Badung stopped construction at Hotel K in December 2025 — the site had no Building Construction Approval (PBG); construction was illegal.
- Bank records for PT Bali Real Estate Investments reportedly show payments made to Dennis McIntyre — Jamie McIntyre's brother and co-director, a convicted child sex offender.
- Former director Christina Natalia confirmed in March 2026 that company account balances were "only in the thousands of Australian dollars" — despite buyers having paid in full.
- PT Lingkar Jaya Bali filed a civil lawsuit at Denpasar District Court in November 2025 over unpaid construction invoices.
- Indonesian authorities are investigating alleged diversion of buyer funds, based on bank statements and testimony from a former director.
Grading: Regulator action corroborated by named local press reporting.
"Warren Stokes Fronts LUX Property Group Sales" — TechBullion
Paid PR / Wire
TechBullion — a fintech press-release distribution platform where placement is paid and editorial review is minimal — published a piece titled "Warren Stokes Fronts LUX Property Group Sales While Jamie McIntyre Faces Unanswered Questions." Its own publication naming convention concedes the central problem: the man doing the selling is fronting for a principal who will not answer the outstanding questions about where buyer money has gone.
Grading: Paid PR / wire — treat headline framing as informative, not as independently verified investigative journalism.
Public Professional Profile Records
Data Broker
Two SignalHire data-broker profile records index Warren Stokes and his association with McIntyre in a professional/sales capacity. SignalHire aggregates publicly available employment data; privacy law applies to any personal data contained in aggregator profiles, and readers should treat these only as a lead for independent verification, not as a primary source in themselves.
Grading: Data broker — privacy law applies.
ASIC v McIntyre [2016] FCA 1276 — Federal Court of Australia
The Australian Land-Banking Sales — $7 Million, 152 Families
Before Bali, Warren Stokes fronted sales of five Australian land-banking schemes for Jamie and Dennis McIntyre. The Federal Court of Australia later declared all five to be illegal, unregistered managed investment schemes. Both McIntyre brothers were banned from managing corporations and from providing financial services for ten years (2016–2026). Liquidators could not locate more than $7 million raised from 152 Australian families.
| Scheme | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Botanica | Kialla, Victoria | Illegal — Liquidated |
| Secret Valley Estate | Bylands, Victoria | Illegal — Liquidated |
| Oak Valley Lakes Estate & Resort | Townsville, Queensland | Illegal — Liquidated |
| Bendigo Vineyard Estate & Resort | Bendigo, Victoria | Illegal — Liquidated |
| Melbourne Grove Estate | Mount Cottrell, Victoria | Illegal — Liquidated |
"The Federal Court has declared that land banking developments operated by Jamie and Dennis McIntyre were unregistered managed investment schemes." Justice Bromwich banned McIntyre and his brother Dennis from company directorships over their involvement in a string of land-banking schemes across Victoria and in Townsville into which mum and dad investors had poured millions. — ASIC Media Release 16-357MR, 17 October 2016
Grading: Court / regulator — primary Federal Court and ASIC records.
A Documented Timeline
The Pattern: Three Decades, Three Jurisdictions
Laid end to end, the public record shows one man moving from a federal fraud conviction in the United States, into fronting Australian land-banking schemes that were later declared illegal, into fronting a Bali development now under Indonesian investigation for alleged fund diversion.
- 21 Oct 2009Stokes pleads guilty in U.S. federal court to conspiracy to make false statements, mail/wire fraud, and money laundering, arising from The Hallmart Agency crop-insurance scheme.
- 2012–2016Stokes fronts sales for five Australian land-banking schemes (Botanica, Secret Valley, Oak Valley Lakes, Bendigo Vineyard, Melbourne Grove) operated by Jamie & Dennis McIntyre.
- 17 Oct 2016Federal Court of Australia declares the five schemes unlawful, unregistered managed investment schemes; both McIntyre brothers banned 10 years. $7M raised from 152 families never recovered.
- 2024–2025Stokes resurfaces as the named sales contact for Lux Property Group / LUX Projects Bali / Hotel K, marketed by the same McIntyre operation, now in Indonesia.
- Dec 2025Satpol PP Badung halts Hotel K construction — no Building Construction Approval (PBG). Construction was illegal.
- 2026Indonesian authorities investigate alleged diversion of buyer funds; former director's testimony shows near-empty company accounts despite full buyer payment.
A Protective Checklist
Before You Pay Warren Stokes Anything
If you have been contacted by Warren Stokes — in any capacity, under any project name — do the following before signing or paying anything:
- 1Search U.S. federal court records / PACER for United States v. Warren Stokes and the Hallmart Agency case to verify the 2009 guilty plea directly.
- 2Read the Federal Court judgment ASIC v McIntyre [2016] FCA 1276 in full.
- 3Search ASIC Media Releases 15-214MR and 16-357MR at asic.gov.au.
- 4Verify Indonesian building permits directly with Satpol PP Badung — confirm whether the project you are being sold has a valid PBG.
- 5Ask Warren Stokes in writing to confirm buyer disclosures include his own 2009 federal guilty plea and Jamie McIntyre's Federal Court ban.
- 6Consult independent legal counsel — never one recommended by the seller.
- 7Never pay full price upfront. Insist on strict escrow arrangements with an independent third party.
- 8Ask directly: "Has any of my money been paid to Dennis McIntyre, a convicted child sex offender?" Watch the response.
- 9If you have already paid money to Stokes or a McIntyre-linked entity, report it to ASIC, your local consumer-protection regulator, and — for Indonesian property — the relevant Indonesian authorities.
Source Index
Full References
Every source cited above, indexed by category. Inclusion indicates only that a source was published and is publicly accessible — not a representation as to the accuracy of its contents.
Federal & Regulator Records Court / Regulator
- United States v. Warren Stokes — guilty plea, 21 October 2009 (Hallmart Agency, Inc. crop-insurance fraud). Retrieve authenticated docket from the relevant U.S. District Court / PACER.
- ASIC v McIntyre [2016] FCA 1276 (Bromwich J) — Federal Court of Australia.
- ASIC 16-357MR — Federal Court declares schemes unlawful, 10-year bans
- ASIC 15-214MR — ASIC acts against 21st Century Group
Bali / Indonesian Reporting Local Press
Press-Release / Wire & Profile Sources Paid PR Data Broker
Preservation note: government and court records are stable; media, PR and data-broker URLs are not — capture archive copies via web.archive.org.
Purpose · Sourcing · Legal
About & Disclaimer
This is a public-interest, consumer-protection resource. Its purpose is to help members of the public, prospective investors, journalists and regulators locate and evaluate the documented public record concerning Warren Stokes before making financial decisions.
The strongest claims here rest on federal court records (the 2009 U.S. guilty plea) and the Federal Court of Australia judgment in ASIC v McIntyre, corroborated by local Indonesian press and Indonesian civil enforcement action. Weaker categories — paid press-release wire content and data-broker profiles — are explicitly labelled so their limitations are visible.