- 1954 Sheridan Holmes was born SH;
- 1957 Ryan Williams, former Behman Brothers manager, was born RW;
- 1974 Fran Ashcott started working as an English Professor at Bartroom College FA;
- 1976 Mickey Pennman became a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York MP;
- 1977 Sheridan Holmes was employed by Coldman Machs to work at the New York Stock Exchange SH;
- 1980 Ryan Williams graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor in Finance RW;
- 1981 Mickey Pennman became a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New Jersey MP;
- 1984 Ryan Williams graduated from the Yale University School of Management RW;
- September 1984 Ryan Williams was employed by Behman Brothers RW;
- 1987 Sheridan Holmes was fired by Coldman Machs SH;
- 1989 Sheridan Holmes tried to find a job SH;
- 1989 Sheridan Holmes was employed as an investigator/analyst for the Attorney General’s office SH;
- May 1995 Shawn Miller graduated from high school SM;
- September 1995 Shawn Miller entered Far Rockaway Community College and Sydney Taylor obtained a scholarship to attend Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania SM;
- May 1997 Shawn Miller graduated from Far Rockaway Community College SM;
- August 1997 Shawn Miller was employed by Behman Brothers SM;
- ~ September 1997 Ryan Williams first met Shawn Miller RW;
- ~ 15 December 1997 Shawn Miller proves his honesty to Ryan William by admitting his/her mistake RW;
- May 1999 Shawn Miller appointed a junior associate at Behman Brothers SM;
- January 2001 Shawn Miller started studying for Series 6 and 7 exams to obtain NASD licenses SM, RW;
- May 2001 Sydney Taylor graduated from Wharton and was employed by Terrill, Hynch, Fierce, Phenner & Smythe on Wall Street SM;
- ~ June 2001 Pat Nolan graduated from Paulson High School in Far Rockaway, New York PN and was enrolled to J. Jay School of Business PN;
- 2001 Mickey Pennman left Andersen U MP;
- ~ June – August 2001 Mickey Pennman still worked for Andersen U and was one of the Enron auditors MP;
- 2001 Andersen U was accused of Enron bankruptcy and obstruction for shredding documents MP;
- May 2002 Pat Nolan graduated from J. Jay School of Business PN;
- ~ June 2002 M&M starts auditing S&S Derivatives MP;
- August 2002 Pat Nolan hired as Sidney Taylor’s administrative assistant PN;
- 2003 Ryan Williams became a Manager of Behman Brothers’ Mortgage-backed Securities Division RW;
- June 2004 Fran Ashcott retired from Bartroom College FA;
- October 2004 Shawn Miller passed Series 6 and 7 exams to obtain NASD licenses SM;
- 2004 Derivatives market was $220 trillion SH;
- 2004 Mickey Pennman became a partner of Sam Muchie of Meal & Muchie (“M&M”) MP;
- April 2005 Fran Ashcott and his/her spouse were introduced to Shawn Miller, their retirement account manager FA;
- ~ 25 July 2005 Sydney Taylor invited Shawn Miller to lunch SM;
- 1 August 2005 ~ 12:30 Sydney Taylor and Shawn Miller had lunch and discussed joint business SM;
- August 2005 Sidney Taylor left Terrill, Hynch, Fierce, Phenner & Smythe SM;
- September 2005 Sidney Taylor enrolled in an executive MBA program at Columbia SM;
- ~ 5 December 2005 Fran Ashcott and his/her spouse met with Shawn Miller to discuss their accounts FA;
- December 2005 Shawn Miller talked with Bernie Madlock SM;
- December 2005 Shawn Miller left Behman Brothers SM;
- 2005 Supreme Court overturned Andersen’s conviction MP;
- 2006 M&M merged with Ramirez and Roper MP;
- January 2006 Shawn Miller started S&S Derivatives FA;
- March 2006 Fran Ashcott and his/her spouse decided to invest all money to S&S Derivatives FA;
- March 2006 – ~ April 2008 The Ashcotts’ produced monthly double-digit returns FA;
- May 2006 Sidney Taylor graduated the MBA course and joined S&S Derivatives FA, SM;
- October 2006 Pat Nolan joined S&S Derivatives PN;
- ~ October 2006 S&S Derivatives started the double-digit scheme in its accounting records SH;
- ~ November – December 2006 Economy was forecasted to go into recession in 2007 SM;
- 2007 Outstanding position in derivatives market grew to $596 trillion SH;
- March 2007 Shawn Miller bought an apartment at 259-12 Knox Terrace in New York City SM;
- ~ April 2007 S&S Derivatives became unable to provide its clients with double-digit returns but booked faked double-digit data in its records SH;
- July 2007 Pat Nolan overhears Shawn Miller and Sydney Taylor talking about something being “too easy” SM;
- ~ June 2008 Fran Ashcott found a blog warning about investment funds offering double-digit returns while markets experienced downturns FA;
- July 2008 Fran Ashcott requested details on his/her account from Shawn Miller FA;
- July 2008 Shawn Miller referred Fran Ashcott to Sidney Taylor for details;
- ~ 14 – 28 July 2008 Fran Ashcott called Sidney Taylor five or six times but Mr. Taylor was unavailable according to Pat Nolan FA;
- ~ 25 August 2008 Fran Ashcott filed a formal complaint to the New York City Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) FA;
- August 2008 SEC inquired about details of S&S Derivatives work SM;
- 15 October 2008 Fran Ashcott contacted the Investor Protection Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office to file a formal complaint after not hearing anything from SEC FA;
- October 2008 Attorney General’s office started S&S Derivatives’ scheme investigation SH;
- October 2008 Behman Brothers collapsed RW;
- October 2008 Ryan Williams retired from securities business RW;
- December 2008 Sheridan Holmes interviewed Bernie Madlock, an account executive for Dorgan Manly derivatives unit SH;
- January 2009 Shawn Miller told Ryan William about accusation in securities fraud RW;
- February 5, 2009 Shawn Miller and Sidney Taylor, the principals at S&S Derivatives, LLC, were indicted on charges of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud SH;
- February 5, 2009 Shawn Miller and Sidney Taylor were arrested and booked at Riker’s Island SH;
- February 9, 2009 Shawn Miller and Sidney Taylor were arraigned in Supreme Court, New York County, pleaded not guilty, and were released;
Note: The abbreviations decoded further are used to reference the information presented to the particular affidavit of a particular witness or a defendant in the case of the People of the State of New York vs. Shawn Miller:
- FA – Fran Ashcott;
- MP – Mickey Pennman;
- PN – Pat Nolan;
- RW – Ryan Williams;
- SH – Sheridan Holmes;
- SM – Shawn Miller.