The Oma Hamou Reality: updated
I don't want to lose the forest for the trees, and so thought to bring up the genuine basic information, which is the subject of this blog. With a new update. SEE 1997 below. Let this be clear, since Oma Hamou and her lover (cheating on his wife) Mike Newson don't seem to get it: We are NOT "Bob Atchison". We are NOT "Pallasart". We are NOT Rob Moshein or any single person they say we are. We are NOT in contact with nor in any way affiliated with any of them either. Given their paranoia and false premise on just this one issue, I suggest you take the rest of their statements with the same required truckload of salt. What does the fact that they can only attack those people as a response to addressing this REALITY tell you? I know what it tells us...
UPDATE JUNE 5,2007Recently Oma Hamou has quoted author Peter Kurth, to validate her attacks on these people, who still aren't us. Trying to find evidence for her quotes, we couldn't FIND what she reported, but we DID find out that her "reliable source" Mr. Kurth was recently ARRESTED and JAILED for a total meltdown of drunken rage on a flight from the US to London, and not only that, admitted it all and wrote it up for Salon.com...now THAT's a "knight in rusted armor." Dont believe us? He wrote it and put it out there for you to read it for yourselves Read it here."
UPDATE See 1997 below:
OK:
Oma Hamou- Model, Actress, Author, and Motion Picture Producer: This is what her website claims.
Model: There are no known publications and Oma Hamou refuses to provide any credits or proof. The Oma Hamou Reality is that Oma Hamou is either not a model with any genuine credits or is too ashamed/embarassed of her modeling "appearances" to fess up. Either way, judge for yourself.
Actress: There are no screen credits and Oma Hamou refuses to provide any credits or proof, saying only "whether she danced or was an extra the reality is that Oma appeared on television and in films." The Oma Hamou Reality is that Oma Hamou is either not an actress with any genuine credits or is too ashamed/embarassed of her "appearances" to fess up. Either way, judge for yourself.
Yet, this "actress" believes she has the "chops" to star in her own film playing the last Czarina of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna. Can you say "Vanity production" kiddies?
Author: Oma Hamou has never published anything. She may have written "novels", but is not a published author.
Motion Picture Producer: Oma Hamou has no training nor experience actually producing a motion picture. Since 1999, she and her company Enigma Films have produced zero, zip, zilch, nada. Further, there are no trade references, nor verfiable employees for her company.
Her Company Enigma Films has no offices, no public telephone number, no Federal Employer's Tax ID number and lied about having offices in Russia (see below in the blog)
The Better Business Bureau rates Enigma Films a "D"
http://www.labbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Business/CompanyReportPage_Expository.aspx?CompanyID=13194901
They Define "D" as : We have enough concerns about this company (for example, their offer, customer complaints, advertising, etc.) that we recommend caution in doing business with it.
http://www.labbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Business/RatingExplanationPage.aspx?CompanyID=13194901&sm=#RatingExperience
Her companies have produced no income. Oma/Lover Mike admit that Enigma Films has not needed to pay any income taxes because there has been no income.
Oma Hamou admits that she "lives off the kindness of others" (apologies to Tennessee Williams) rather than actually earn a living. This old valley Perv Jim Sproul admitted publicly to giving her $150,000. We wonder if Oma Hamou reported this gift to the IRS when she got it, as the tax rules are clear that ANY gift over 10,000 bucks must be reported as income. Of course, if it is not a gift but a loan, we can just add that 150 grand to the rest of the huge debt detailed herein.
Oma Hamou's Background: Oma Hamou will fess up only to the most nebulous and vague statements. We know she has no motion picture experience to verify, so what HAS she done? Well, there IS the substantial criminal history and history of substantial debt:
Aug. 1 Oma Louise McConnell born Charleston W.Va.
1977-1981: Oma McConnell has moved to Albion Michigan, where she attends and graduates from Albion High School. Oma Hamou confirms this on her "classmates.com" web page. Contrast this with her statements in her online "bios" that she "ran away as a child to Los Angeles, arriving with only some clothes in a paper bag". Well, she wasn't a child, as she was at least 18, and was in one place for all of high school...
1983
February 27. According to UPI, Oma McConnell aged 20 lied her way into Chasen's Restaurant, in Los Angeles breached all security and posed as a waitress during a State Dinner hosted by President Reagan for Queen Elizabeth II.
1990
June 15. Oma McConnell, then 26 married Marcus Demian, then aged 62.
"October 29, 1990"UPDATE according to Montana records, Marcus Demian files for divorce from Oma Demian after only 3 months of marriage.UPDATE: Hamou herself has confirmed this by publishing her divorce papers on the web to indicate that Demian filed for divorce from her on October 29.
Unknown date in 1990: according to the Billings Montana Police Department Oma Demain was arrested, and posted a $20,000 bond. An arrest warrant was issued as she never appeared in court, but quashed two years later. There were no other available details.
Late 1990: Oma Hamou has published on the internet documents and statements supporting her "running away" from her "abusive" Husband Demian. She admits taking "children" with her. Now these documents confirm Oma Hamou had one child of her own, a second child, Haley Demian (dont blame me, Oma Hamou put the kid's name out there for us to find) was in Foster Care ordered by Montana authorities, and the third child was Haley Demian's brother Nat. Now, Oma Hamou clearly has no regard for authority or proper legal channels, as evidenced by her own actions. See? Rather than turn to proper legal channels who were already involved, Oma Hamou KIDNAPPED A CHILD SHE HAD NO LEGAL AUTHORITY OVER NOR LEGAL RIGHT TO TAKE. She had only been married for SIX MONTHS to Marcus Demain, yet absconded with HIS child without authority to do so. Oma Hamou will tell you that "the ends justify the means" that she was "protecting" the child when she kidnapped him. We are grateful to Oma Hamou for publishing these revealing Court Documents that reveal this Oma Hamou Reality. This "ends justify the means" mentality is the same excuse Oma Hamou gives for being a multiple convicted felon, and running up this huge debt for her "project".
1991
February 9;according to the Billings PD Oma Hamou, using the name Oma Hamou was arrested for issuing bad checks. Fingerprint ID discovered her real name was Oma Demian
June 18: according to Montana Dept. of Corrections Oma Demian issued a fraudulent check.
October 1: according to Montana Dept. of Corrections Oma Demian issued a fraudulent check.
October 26: according to Montana Dept. of Corrections Oma Demian issued a fraudulent check in Wyoming.
November 7 "Oma McConnell" (aka Oma Demian) was convicted in the State of Utah, Park City District Court, Utah Administrative Office of the Courts case number 2218-911613381, of the 2nd degree Felony crime of "Theft By Deception" in violation of Utah Criminal Statue 76-6-405, and a disposition of "Guilty" has been entered in that Court for this crime.
1992
January 13: Oma Demain (aka Oma Ashkenazy Demian, Oma McConnell and Oma Ashkenazy) Convicted of 2nd Degree Felony Crime "Theft by Deception" and recieved a 36 month suspended sentence in Coalville District of Utah.
Hamou herself admitted under oath to THREE Felony convictions in Utah:
April 1: Oma Demian convicted of the Felony offense of Issuing a bad check over $150 was sentenced to 120 months in Prison, sentence suspended. Case 91-103, in Billings,Yellowstone County Montana, for the fraudulent checks issued in 1991.
June 1: Marcus Demian opens "Buffalo Joe's" Restaurant in downtown San Diego, according to articles in the Los Angeles Times.
UPDATE: August 10, 1992 According to papers posted on the Internet by Oma Hamou, Dissolution of Marriage granted between Marcus Demian and Oma Louise Demian. VERY interesting is that Oma Hamou specifically requested the use of her name prior to this marriage OMA LOUISE ASHKENAZY.
October 26: Oma Demian issues fraudulent checks in Wyoming, according to the Montana DoC records.
Unknown date: Oma Hamou acknowledges on the internet to divorcing Marcus Demian sometime in 1992.
1993
March 26: Per Billings PD, Oma Ashkenazy arrested for writing fraudulent checks in Wyoming in 1991-92. Subsequent to arrest, it was discovered her real name was Oma Demian.
March 31. Per Montana DoC, Oma Demian plead guilty in Wyoming to the Felony offense of issuing fraudulent checks in Wyoming and received a 120 month suspended sentence.
1994
July 4: Oma McConnell marries Eliahu Hamou in Las Vegas NV.
October 26 Charge 1 - 76-6-405 - THEFT BY DECEPTION 2nd Degree Felony Plea: October 26, 1994 Guilty Disposition: April 03, 2002 Guilty Defendant Name: OMA AKA DEMIAN Offense tracking number: 521598.
October 27: No bail arrest warrant filed and issued for Oma Hamou for Felony Probation Violation Conviction from Summit County, Utah, Case number BA123439-01
1995
November 14, 1995; Oma Hamou was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department "in violation of California Penal Code 1551.1" as "A Fugitive From Justice" on a Felony Probation Violation Conviction from Summit County, Utah filed against her a full year earlier. She was held without bail in custody in Jail in Los Angeles for three weeks, until December 5, 1995, when she was extradited to Utah on the Felony "no bail" warrant. She paid the required restitution in Utah and was released.
1997
July 9: According to the San Diego Sherrif's office, Oma Hamou was arrested again in San Diego as a Felony Fugitive from Justice for violation of her Montana probation. San Diego Case CD129280. She was jailed for one month until extradited back to Yellowstone County, Billings, Montana on August 15. She paid the required restitution in Montana and was released.Oma Hamou has posted confirmation of this arrest and her imprisonment in jail for a month on the web. She claims that this blog is inflammatory as we use the word "extradited" which is the exact word the San Diego Court used when we called. Black's Law Dictionary defines "extradition" as "The surrender by one state to another of an individual convicted of an offenseout side its own jurisdiction which demands its surrender" So, just because Montana was too cheap to PAY for Oma Hamou to be brought to Montana and gave her the chance to pay her own way to the hearing instead of spend their own bucks to drag her there, does not mean she wan not demanded to surrender herself to the court on September 12. Which she WAS...and did.NEW UPDATE MAY 31: Hamou posted this about this specific paragraph, over on her personal blog: "UPDATE: When one reads a person has been arrested and extradited to a different state the image conjured up is a "prisoner in chains" and no matter how the folks over on that other blog attempts to put a spin on it, this is the image they want you to see." Well....ok, lets look at the Oma Hamou Reality: Hamou by her own admission was INCARCERATED in the San Diego County JAIL for over ONE MONTH at the time the Montana Court issued the document allowing her to make her own way to Montana to face the charges of Revocation of Suspension of her Sentence for the Felony Crimes she committed. Umm, but, she WAS a prisoner in chains in the JAIL...does anybody actually give a rat's ASS if she made her own way to Montana or was escorted as a prisoner?? It seems only Hamou herself does...Our friend the Superior Court Judge laughed himself silly when we told him about this latest post.
Oma Hamou has posted on the web a letter of recommendation from Maricopa County Arizona purporting to indicate she was then working as a paralegal.
1999
Oma Hamou moves in to a home on Mayall Street in Northridge CA owned by William D. "Don" Morton. She is then 35 and he is then 84 (do we see a pattern here?). Don Morton owned Pacific Piano, and was considered one of the best piano repair and restoration experts in Los Angeles. Don's daughter in law Edna says that Oma Hamou originally moved in under the name of Rebecca Jordon, with three other girls. Edna also says that Oma Hamou took substantial sums of money from Don Morton, was having a sexual affair with this much older man, and she trashed his house while she lived there. Very interesting as well is that Edna says that Oma Hamou paid Edna's sister Rose to write a screenplay for her about the last Czar of Russia. Edna filed criminal complaints with the LAPD about Oma Hamou taking this money from Don. Edna also says Oma Hamou obtained an American Express card in Don Morton's name, without his knowledge and used that card. (see below, Oct. 24, 2002). Follow up with the LAPD officer in charge of the case confirms these charges and further confirms that sadly, the statute of limitations had run by the time she, the LAPD officer, could gather the evidence to prove them. After Don's son Randy got Oma Hamou out of the house, Enda says that Oma Hamou continued to send men to the house to ask Don to see her and she says Oma Hamou sent sexually explicit fax messages to Don, also begging him to see her.
2000
August 1: Oma Hamou was also arrested again by the Los Angeles Police Department on August 1, 2000 as "A Felony Fugitive From Justice, from Park County Wyoming" in violation of California Penal Code 1551.1". Case number BA205463. She was tried in front of Judge Christina Hill, present in Court and represented by John Alan. She was released in the interest of Justice as Wyoming refused to extradite her at that time as she paid the required restitution of $4,043.95.
October 15: Oma Hamou tells Dunn & Bradstreet that Enigma Royal Films was started in 1999 and operated as a film production company with 100 employees, operating out of a 5,362 sq. ft. three story building at the rear of her residence on Mayall Street in Northridge CA. She also tells D&B that she was in the process of leasing space at 100 Universal City Dr. (Universal Studios). Dunn & Bradstreet investigation concluded that Enigma Royal Films was not registered until just Sept. 14, 2000, not 1999 as she claimed. Further, the property management company for 100 Universal City Drive had no record of her "being in the process of leasing space there. Additional investigation by them showed that there was no three story 5,362 building at the rear of her Mayall Street residence and that there was no evidence of any employees.
2001
May: Hamou travels to Russia, signs contracts with the State Museum at Tsarskoe Selo, and pays the nominal amount of $4,300 to them at the time for some minor work to be done in the Semi-Circular Hall of the Alexander Palace. I found on the web that some guy spoke to a very nice English speaking lady named Olga who works for the Director of the Alexander Palace Museum, who said that Oma Hamou has not been seen since this time there, Oma Hamou never kept any of the promises of money or work she made at this time, and that any letters faxes or emails Hamou has sent them have been trashed and never responded to.We called Dr. Sautov's office ourself and spoke to a nice lady with perfect English named Louisa who said the exact same thing about Oma Hamou.
2002
February and May Oma Hamou purchases advertising space in Variety, New York Daily Variety and Los Angeles Daily Variety to promote her film. According to the owners of the magazines, she never paid for this advertising. She in fact continues to publish one of these advertisments on her websites.
May 21: Judgment in the amount of $213,805 was awarded on May 21, 2002 against Oma Hamou in favor of Boardrush, LLC. by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York by the Hon. Richard. F. Braun in Index No. 01/605021 for a Default Judgment against Oma Hamou, and was filed with the Clerk's office on June 11, 2002. Oma Hamou signed a contract with Boardrush to act as her Production management firm, but never paid them the retainer she had agreed to pay under the contract she signed.
NEW:August 30: William Donald "Don" Morton files a request for a Protective Order against Oma Hamou, Case Number: PS005693
WILLIAM D. MORTON VS. OMA L. MCCONNELL, ET AL., including her many alias names:
OMA HAMOU - AKA:
REBBECCA ABRAMOU
OMA ASHKENAZY
OMA ASHKENAZY DEMIAN
OMA CHEDID
OMA DEMIAN
REBBECCA E. JORDAN
OMA MATIN
OMA LOUISE MCCONNELL
JORDAN TAYLOR
October 24: Writs of Execution for Judgments in Case PC027665 in Los Angeles County Superior Court were granted for American Express Travel Related Services, to execute judgments for unpaid American Express Credit Card charges, against Enigma Royal Films, LLC, in the amount of $190,006 and $82,012; against Oma Hamou in the amount of $127,155, and William Donald Morton in the amount of $15,882. William Donald Morton was the owner of Oma Hamou's Mayall Street residence, and resided there as well himself.
2003
April-May: Oma Hamou engages Mr. Scott Landertessee (spelling?) of Los Angeles as party planner for a party for her film project. Raleigh Studios was engaged as the site. Mr. Landertessee claims he was never paid for his work and the party did not happen. Oma Hamou publishes on the internet that the party took place July 25 in Malibu, claiming 100 guests and a gourmet menu, however there is no independent confirmation from any actual guest and no actual location is divulged.
June 23: UCC Judgment lien was filed by NTT/Verio Inc. in California, filing no. 0317860421 against Enigma Films, securing Judgment against Enigma Films in the amount of $61,000. Oma Hamou had engaged NTT/Verio to design a website for Enigma Films, but never paid for the work.
July 28 Reed Business Information files a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court, no. 03112486 against Oma Hamou dba Enigma films in the amount of $112,179 for unpaid advertising in their magazines in 2002. They are unable to have Oma Hamou served with the lawsuit as she appears to have avoided all attempts at service of process for this lawsuit.
August 5: WESTAR LEGAL ENTERPRISES, LLC. v. OMA HAMOU ET AL. Los Angeles County Superior Court Case PC033237, Breach of Contract, filed 08/05/2003, Default Judgment issued against Oma Hamou individually and dba Engima Productions for the suit originally filed on 04/23/2004 for an as yet unknown amount in excess of $10,000
Sept. 26: FREEMAN FREEMAN & SMILEY LLP v. OMA HAMOU. LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT, West Los Angeles Case 03T02636, Breach of Contract, lawsuit filed.
December 23: Oma Hamou issues a Press Release thru TransMedia Public Relations, stating that her "Sarskaia Foundation is financing the restoration of many of the most historic monuments in St. Petersburg, Russia" and her feature film is slated for theatrical release in 2005.
December 26: Global Insight,(Usa) Inc. vs. Enigma Films Inc., Sarskaia Foundation. Los Angeles Superior Court, case SC078588. Default judgment issued against Enigma Films and Sarskaia, for a debt collection case "in excess of $60,000" according to Plaintiff's attorney Jacqueline Anker. Global Insight produced the "Economic Impact Statement" for her motion picture project which Hamou/Sarskaia made available as a PDF on her websites, until Global Insight demanded she cease using this report.
2004
Feb. 2: Default Judgment against Oma Hamou issued in favor of Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP for an unknown amount in excess of $10,000.
May 19: suit was filed in Los Angeles Municipal Court, Beverly Hills Division, against Oma Hamou and Enigma Films: HAHN, MONIQUE vs OMA HAMOU/ENIGMA FILMS, Case number 04S00922 Case Type:Small ClaimsDate Filed:05/19/2004 Status: Active Prayer Amount:$800.00 Parties Attorneys HAHN, MONIQUE (Plaintiff) LOS ANGELES, CA 90039 OMA HAMOU/ENIMGA FILMS (Defendant). Oma Hamou issued a check on a long closed (two years) bank account to Miss Hahn who provided professional makeup service for a "trailer" Oma Hamou produced. Oma Hamou never showed up at this trial and default judment was issued against her. Checks on the same closed account were also written that same day to Wild West Media 17522 Von Karman Ave. Irvine, CA. 92614 Phone Number: 949 2603860 in relation to this same trailer. Call and ask for Rio, yeah it's his real name. Irvine Police told us that this year they were ready to arrest Oma Hamou for these bad checks, but she paid them off just recently and so they dropped the charges.
2005
September 27:Robert Atchison v. Oma Hamou, cause GN303141, 345th District Court of the State of Texas. After trial a jury found in favor of Bob Atchison for services he rendered on behalf of Hamou in the year 2000 and for which she never paid him in the amount of $13,859.99 plus interest. The final judgment was filed October 11, 2005. Oma Hamou had substantial counter claims filed in response to this lawsuit, but when ordered by the Court to proceed with trial as scheduled rather than further delay she requested, Oma Hamou non-suited her claims. Oma Hamou acknowledges on the internet that she still owes her Austin Texas attorneys Foster, Malish, Blair & Cowan in excess of $20,000 for legal fees related to this lawsuit. Notice though, that she says "Well I paid them their requested retainer", well ok, but what about the TWENTY GRAND on top of that??
UPDATE JUNE 5,2007Recently Oma Hamou has quoted author Peter Kurth, to validate her attacks on these people, who still aren't us. Trying to find evidence for her quotes, we couldn't FIND what she reported, but we DID find out that her "reliable source" Mr. Kurth was recently ARRESTED and JAILED for a total meltdown of drunken rage on a flight from the US to London, and not only that, admitted it all and wrote it up for Salon.com...now THAT's a "knight in rusted armor." Dont believe us? He wrote it and put it out there for you to read it for yourselves Read it here."
UPDATE See 1997 below:
OK:
Oma Hamou- Model, Actress, Author, and Motion Picture Producer: This is what her website claims.
Model: There are no known publications and Oma Hamou refuses to provide any credits or proof. The Oma Hamou Reality is that Oma Hamou is either not a model with any genuine credits or is too ashamed/embarassed of her modeling "appearances" to fess up. Either way, judge for yourself.
Actress: There are no screen credits and Oma Hamou refuses to provide any credits or proof, saying only "whether she danced or was an extra the reality is that Oma appeared on television and in films." The Oma Hamou Reality is that Oma Hamou is either not an actress with any genuine credits or is too ashamed/embarassed of her "appearances" to fess up. Either way, judge for yourself.
Yet, this "actress" believes she has the "chops" to star in her own film playing the last Czarina of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna. Can you say "Vanity production" kiddies?
Author: Oma Hamou has never published anything. She may have written "novels", but is not a published author.
Motion Picture Producer: Oma Hamou has no training nor experience actually producing a motion picture. Since 1999, she and her company Enigma Films have produced zero, zip, zilch, nada. Further, there are no trade references, nor verfiable employees for her company.
Her Company Enigma Films has no offices, no public telephone number, no Federal Employer's Tax ID number and lied about having offices in Russia (see below in the blog)
The Better Business Bureau rates Enigma Films a "D"
http://www.labbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Business/CompanyReportPage_Expository.aspx?CompanyID=13194901
They Define "D" as : We have enough concerns about this company (for example, their offer, customer complaints, advertising, etc.) that we recommend caution in doing business with it.
http://www.labbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Business/RatingExplanationPage.aspx?CompanyID=13194901&sm=#RatingExperience
Her companies have produced no income. Oma/Lover Mike admit that Enigma Films has not needed to pay any income taxes because there has been no income.
Oma Hamou admits that she "lives off the kindness of others" (apologies to Tennessee Williams) rather than actually earn a living. This old valley Perv Jim Sproul admitted publicly to giving her $150,000. We wonder if Oma Hamou reported this gift to the IRS when she got it, as the tax rules are clear that ANY gift over 10,000 bucks must be reported as income. Of course, if it is not a gift but a loan, we can just add that 150 grand to the rest of the huge debt detailed herein.
Oma Hamou's Background: Oma Hamou will fess up only to the most nebulous and vague statements. We know she has no motion picture experience to verify, so what HAS she done? Well, there IS the substantial criminal history and history of substantial debt:
Aug. 1 Oma Louise McConnell born Charleston W.Va.
1977-1981: Oma McConnell has moved to Albion Michigan, where she attends and graduates from Albion High School. Oma Hamou confirms this on her "classmates.com" web page. Contrast this with her statements in her online "bios" that she "ran away as a child to Los Angeles, arriving with only some clothes in a paper bag". Well, she wasn't a child, as she was at least 18, and was in one place for all of high school...
1983
February 27. According to UPI, Oma McConnell aged 20 lied her way into Chasen's Restaurant, in Los Angeles breached all security and posed as a waitress during a State Dinner hosted by President Reagan for Queen Elizabeth II.
1990
June 15. Oma McConnell, then 26 married Marcus Demian, then aged 62.
"October 29, 1990"UPDATE according to Montana records, Marcus Demian files for divorce from Oma Demian after only 3 months of marriage.UPDATE: Hamou herself has confirmed this by publishing her divorce papers on the web to indicate that Demian filed for divorce from her on October 29.
Unknown date in 1990: according to the Billings Montana Police Department Oma Demain was arrested, and posted a $20,000 bond. An arrest warrant was issued as she never appeared in court, but quashed two years later. There were no other available details.
Late 1990: Oma Hamou has published on the internet documents and statements supporting her "running away" from her "abusive" Husband Demian. She admits taking "children" with her. Now these documents confirm Oma Hamou had one child of her own, a second child, Haley Demian (dont blame me, Oma Hamou put the kid's name out there for us to find) was in Foster Care ordered by Montana authorities, and the third child was Haley Demian's brother Nat. Now, Oma Hamou clearly has no regard for authority or proper legal channels, as evidenced by her own actions. See? Rather than turn to proper legal channels who were already involved, Oma Hamou KIDNAPPED A CHILD SHE HAD NO LEGAL AUTHORITY OVER NOR LEGAL RIGHT TO TAKE. She had only been married for SIX MONTHS to Marcus Demain, yet absconded with HIS child without authority to do so. Oma Hamou will tell you that "the ends justify the means" that she was "protecting" the child when she kidnapped him. We are grateful to Oma Hamou for publishing these revealing Court Documents that reveal this Oma Hamou Reality. This "ends justify the means" mentality is the same excuse Oma Hamou gives for being a multiple convicted felon, and running up this huge debt for her "project".
1991
February 9;according to the Billings PD Oma Hamou, using the name Oma Hamou was arrested for issuing bad checks. Fingerprint ID discovered her real name was Oma Demian
June 18: according to Montana Dept. of Corrections Oma Demian issued a fraudulent check.
October 1: according to Montana Dept. of Corrections Oma Demian issued a fraudulent check.
October 26: according to Montana Dept. of Corrections Oma Demian issued a fraudulent check in Wyoming.
November 7 "Oma McConnell" (aka Oma Demian) was convicted in the State of Utah, Park City District Court, Utah Administrative Office of the Courts case number 2218-911613381, of the 2nd degree Felony crime of "Theft By Deception" in violation of Utah Criminal Statue 76-6-405, and a disposition of "Guilty" has been entered in that Court for this crime.
1992
January 13: Oma Demain (aka Oma Ashkenazy Demian, Oma McConnell and Oma Ashkenazy) Convicted of 2nd Degree Felony Crime "Theft by Deception" and recieved a 36 month suspended sentence in Coalville District of Utah.
Hamou herself admitted under oath to THREE Felony convictions in Utah:
April 1: Oma Demian convicted of the Felony offense of Issuing a bad check over $150 was sentenced to 120 months in Prison, sentence suspended. Case 91-103, in Billings,Yellowstone County Montana, for the fraudulent checks issued in 1991.
June 1: Marcus Demian opens "Buffalo Joe's" Restaurant in downtown San Diego, according to articles in the Los Angeles Times.
UPDATE: August 10, 1992 According to papers posted on the Internet by Oma Hamou, Dissolution of Marriage granted between Marcus Demian and Oma Louise Demian. VERY interesting is that Oma Hamou specifically requested the use of her name prior to this marriage OMA LOUISE ASHKENAZY.
October 26: Oma Demian issues fraudulent checks in Wyoming, according to the Montana DoC records.
Unknown date: Oma Hamou acknowledges on the internet to divorcing Marcus Demian sometime in 1992.
1993
March 26: Per Billings PD, Oma Ashkenazy arrested for writing fraudulent checks in Wyoming in 1991-92. Subsequent to arrest, it was discovered her real name was Oma Demian.
March 31. Per Montana DoC, Oma Demian plead guilty in Wyoming to the Felony offense of issuing fraudulent checks in Wyoming and received a 120 month suspended sentence.
1994
July 4: Oma McConnell marries Eliahu Hamou in Las Vegas NV.
October 26 Charge 1 - 76-6-405 - THEFT BY DECEPTION 2nd Degree Felony Plea: October 26, 1994 Guilty Disposition: April 03, 2002 Guilty Defendant Name: OMA AKA DEMIAN Offense tracking number: 521598.
October 27: No bail arrest warrant filed and issued for Oma Hamou for Felony Probation Violation Conviction from Summit County, Utah, Case number BA123439-01
1995
November 14, 1995; Oma Hamou was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department "in violation of California Penal Code 1551.1" as "A Fugitive From Justice" on a Felony Probation Violation Conviction from Summit County, Utah filed against her a full year earlier. She was held without bail in custody in Jail in Los Angeles for three weeks, until December 5, 1995, when she was extradited to Utah on the Felony "no bail" warrant. She paid the required restitution in Utah and was released.
1997
July 9: According to the San Diego Sherrif's office, Oma Hamou was arrested again in San Diego as a Felony Fugitive from Justice for violation of her Montana probation. San Diego Case CD129280. She was jailed for one month until extradited back to Yellowstone County, Billings, Montana on August 15. She paid the required restitution in Montana and was released.Oma Hamou has posted confirmation of this arrest and her imprisonment in jail for a month on the web. She claims that this blog is inflammatory as we use the word "extradited" which is the exact word the San Diego Court used when we called. Black's Law Dictionary defines "extradition" as "The surrender by one state to another of an individual convicted of an offenseout side its own jurisdiction which demands its surrender" So, just because Montana was too cheap to PAY for Oma Hamou to be brought to Montana and gave her the chance to pay her own way to the hearing instead of spend their own bucks to drag her there, does not mean she wan not demanded to surrender herself to the court on September 12. Which she WAS...and did.NEW UPDATE MAY 31: Hamou posted this about this specific paragraph, over on her personal blog: "UPDATE: When one reads a person has been arrested and extradited to a different state the image conjured up is a "prisoner in chains" and no matter how the folks over on that other blog attempts to put a spin on it, this is the image they want you to see." Well....ok, lets look at the Oma Hamou Reality: Hamou by her own admission was INCARCERATED in the San Diego County JAIL for over ONE MONTH at the time the Montana Court issued the document allowing her to make her own way to Montana to face the charges of Revocation of Suspension of her Sentence for the Felony Crimes she committed. Umm, but, she WAS a prisoner in chains in the JAIL...does anybody actually give a rat's ASS if she made her own way to Montana or was escorted as a prisoner?? It seems only Hamou herself does...Our friend the Superior Court Judge laughed himself silly when we told him about this latest post.
Oma Hamou has posted on the web a letter of recommendation from Maricopa County Arizona purporting to indicate she was then working as a paralegal.
1999
Oma Hamou moves in to a home on Mayall Street in Northridge CA owned by William D. "Don" Morton. She is then 35 and he is then 84 (do we see a pattern here?). Don Morton owned Pacific Piano, and was considered one of the best piano repair and restoration experts in Los Angeles. Don's daughter in law Edna says that Oma Hamou originally moved in under the name of Rebecca Jordon, with three other girls. Edna also says that Oma Hamou took substantial sums of money from Don Morton, was having a sexual affair with this much older man, and she trashed his house while she lived there. Very interesting as well is that Edna says that Oma Hamou paid Edna's sister Rose to write a screenplay for her about the last Czar of Russia. Edna filed criminal complaints with the LAPD about Oma Hamou taking this money from Don. Edna also says Oma Hamou obtained an American Express card in Don Morton's name, without his knowledge and used that card. (see below, Oct. 24, 2002). Follow up with the LAPD officer in charge of the case confirms these charges and further confirms that sadly, the statute of limitations had run by the time she, the LAPD officer, could gather the evidence to prove them. After Don's son Randy got Oma Hamou out of the house, Enda says that Oma Hamou continued to send men to the house to ask Don to see her and she says Oma Hamou sent sexually explicit fax messages to Don, also begging him to see her.
2000
August 1: Oma Hamou was also arrested again by the Los Angeles Police Department on August 1, 2000 as "A Felony Fugitive From Justice, from Park County Wyoming" in violation of California Penal Code 1551.1". Case number BA205463. She was tried in front of Judge Christina Hill, present in Court and represented by John Alan. She was released in the interest of Justice as Wyoming refused to extradite her at that time as she paid the required restitution of $4,043.95.
October 15: Oma Hamou tells Dunn & Bradstreet that Enigma Royal Films was started in 1999 and operated as a film production company with 100 employees, operating out of a 5,362 sq. ft. three story building at the rear of her residence on Mayall Street in Northridge CA. She also tells D&B that she was in the process of leasing space at 100 Universal City Dr. (Universal Studios). Dunn & Bradstreet investigation concluded that Enigma Royal Films was not registered until just Sept. 14, 2000, not 1999 as she claimed. Further, the property management company for 100 Universal City Drive had no record of her "being in the process of leasing space there. Additional investigation by them showed that there was no three story 5,362 building at the rear of her Mayall Street residence and that there was no evidence of any employees.
2001
May: Hamou travels to Russia, signs contracts with the State Museum at Tsarskoe Selo, and pays the nominal amount of $4,300 to them at the time for some minor work to be done in the Semi-Circular Hall of the Alexander Palace. I found on the web that some guy spoke to a very nice English speaking lady named Olga who works for the Director of the Alexander Palace Museum, who said that Oma Hamou has not been seen since this time there, Oma Hamou never kept any of the promises of money or work she made at this time, and that any letters faxes or emails Hamou has sent them have been trashed and never responded to.We called Dr. Sautov's office ourself and spoke to a nice lady with perfect English named Louisa who said the exact same thing about Oma Hamou.
2002
February and May Oma Hamou purchases advertising space in Variety, New York Daily Variety and Los Angeles Daily Variety to promote her film. According to the owners of the magazines, she never paid for this advertising. She in fact continues to publish one of these advertisments on her websites.
May 21: Judgment in the amount of $213,805 was awarded on May 21, 2002 against Oma Hamou in favor of Boardrush, LLC. by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York by the Hon. Richard. F. Braun in Index No. 01/605021 for a Default Judgment against Oma Hamou, and was filed with the Clerk's office on June 11, 2002. Oma Hamou signed a contract with Boardrush to act as her Production management firm, but never paid them the retainer she had agreed to pay under the contract she signed.
NEW:August 30: William Donald "Don" Morton files a request for a Protective Order against Oma Hamou, Case Number: PS005693
WILLIAM D. MORTON VS. OMA L. MCCONNELL, ET AL., including her many alias names:
OMA HAMOU - AKA:
REBBECCA ABRAMOU
OMA ASHKENAZY
OMA ASHKENAZY DEMIAN
OMA CHEDID
OMA DEMIAN
REBBECCA E. JORDAN
OMA MATIN
OMA LOUISE MCCONNELL
JORDAN TAYLOR
October 24: Writs of Execution for Judgments in Case PC027665 in Los Angeles County Superior Court were granted for American Express Travel Related Services, to execute judgments for unpaid American Express Credit Card charges, against Enigma Royal Films, LLC, in the amount of $190,006 and $82,012; against Oma Hamou in the amount of $127,155, and William Donald Morton in the amount of $15,882. William Donald Morton was the owner of Oma Hamou's Mayall Street residence, and resided there as well himself.
2003
April-May: Oma Hamou engages Mr. Scott Landertessee (spelling?) of Los Angeles as party planner for a party for her film project. Raleigh Studios was engaged as the site. Mr. Landertessee claims he was never paid for his work and the party did not happen. Oma Hamou publishes on the internet that the party took place July 25 in Malibu, claiming 100 guests and a gourmet menu, however there is no independent confirmation from any actual guest and no actual location is divulged.
June 23: UCC Judgment lien was filed by NTT/Verio Inc. in California, filing no. 0317860421 against Enigma Films, securing Judgment against Enigma Films in the amount of $61,000. Oma Hamou had engaged NTT/Verio to design a website for Enigma Films, but never paid for the work.
July 28 Reed Business Information files a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court, no. 03112486 against Oma Hamou dba Enigma films in the amount of $112,179 for unpaid advertising in their magazines in 2002. They are unable to have Oma Hamou served with the lawsuit as she appears to have avoided all attempts at service of process for this lawsuit.
August 5: WESTAR LEGAL ENTERPRISES, LLC. v. OMA HAMOU ET AL. Los Angeles County Superior Court Case PC033237, Breach of Contract, filed 08/05/2003, Default Judgment issued against Oma Hamou individually and dba Engima Productions for the suit originally filed on 04/23/2004 for an as yet unknown amount in excess of $10,000
Sept. 26: FREEMAN FREEMAN & SMILEY LLP v. OMA HAMOU. LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT, West Los Angeles Case 03T02636, Breach of Contract, lawsuit filed.
December 23: Oma Hamou issues a Press Release thru TransMedia Public Relations, stating that her "Sarskaia Foundation is financing the restoration of many of the most historic monuments in St. Petersburg, Russia" and her feature film is slated for theatrical release in 2005.
December 26: Global Insight,(Usa) Inc. vs. Enigma Films Inc., Sarskaia Foundation. Los Angeles Superior Court, case SC078588. Default judgment issued against Enigma Films and Sarskaia, for a debt collection case "in excess of $60,000" according to Plaintiff's attorney Jacqueline Anker. Global Insight produced the "Economic Impact Statement" for her motion picture project which Hamou/Sarskaia made available as a PDF on her websites, until Global Insight demanded she cease using this report.
2004
Feb. 2: Default Judgment against Oma Hamou issued in favor of Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP for an unknown amount in excess of $10,000.
May 19: suit was filed in Los Angeles Municipal Court, Beverly Hills Division, against Oma Hamou and Enigma Films: HAHN, MONIQUE vs OMA HAMOU/ENIGMA FILMS, Case number 04S00922 Case Type:Small ClaimsDate Filed:05/19/2004 Status: Active Prayer Amount:$800.00 Parties Attorneys HAHN, MONIQUE (Plaintiff) LOS ANGELES, CA 90039 OMA HAMOU/ENIMGA FILMS (Defendant). Oma Hamou issued a check on a long closed (two years) bank account to Miss Hahn who provided professional makeup service for a "trailer" Oma Hamou produced. Oma Hamou never showed up at this trial and default judment was issued against her. Checks on the same closed account were also written that same day to Wild West Media 17522 Von Karman Ave. Irvine, CA. 92614 Phone Number: 949 2603860 in relation to this same trailer. Call and ask for Rio, yeah it's his real name. Irvine Police told us that this year they were ready to arrest Oma Hamou for these bad checks, but she paid them off just recently and so they dropped the charges.
2005
September 27:Robert Atchison v. Oma Hamou, cause GN303141, 345th District Court of the State of Texas. After trial a jury found in favor of Bob Atchison for services he rendered on behalf of Hamou in the year 2000 and for which she never paid him in the amount of $13,859.99 plus interest. The final judgment was filed October 11, 2005. Oma Hamou had substantial counter claims filed in response to this lawsuit, but when ordered by the Court to proceed with trial as scheduled rather than further delay she requested, Oma Hamou non-suited her claims. Oma Hamou acknowledges on the internet that she still owes her Austin Texas attorneys Foster, Malish, Blair & Cowan in excess of $20,000 for legal fees related to this lawsuit. Notice though, that she says "Well I paid them their requested retainer", well ok, but what about the TWENTY GRAND on top of that??
posted by Watchtower at 5:48 PM
