CA CA - Heidi Planck, 39, left son’s football game in Downey, dog found in Los Angeles, 17 Oct 2021

[?!?]

"Planck was a financial controller and the managing partner of her investment firm;"

if one is to believe the Daily Mail

Ex-husband of missing LA accountant suspects her disappearance may be linked to employer (dailymail.co.uk)

 

[Gardenista]

One of her friends says she was in a custody battle

Los Angeles mother's disappearance 'absolutely abnormal'

 

[Knox]

I'm still pondering the call to Jim - supposedly a female from the SEC.

-Jim reports Heidi Missing on October 20th, LAPD meets him at her house for a wellness check (a friend let's them in the house).
-On October 21st, Jim gets a call from a female at the SEC, asking questions about Heidi's boss, JS . Jim has no idea how the person got his name and phone number. Weird that he didn't ask that right off the bat, but he was probably getting a lot of calls ...

So how did Heidi go from a run of the mill missing person's case, to her ex-husband getting a call from the SEC the day after he reported her missing?

Who told the SEC Heidi was missing? Did LAPD call them? How did LAPD know to call the SEC? Did Jim and Heidi's friend tell the LAPD Officer who performed the wellness check about the issues at her job? He put it in a report?

I don't think LAPD moves that fast? Matter of fact, family & friends were so frustrated with the lack of attention from LAPD they were going to hire a PI. So some of this doesn't make sense. Would Heidi's name be in NCIC maybe?

 

[slowpoke]

So did she go home after the game, grab the dog and leave her phone or was the dog left in the car during the game and she just left?? Maybe the dog was at the game too??? so confused.

I had wondered if the dog had been with her at the game, too. Yes, she had her dog with her at the son’s game: (bolded by me)

“She didn’t seem agitated, Planck’s ex-husband, Jim Wayne, told NewsNation affiliate KTLA. “She might’ve been a little bit antsy, but she left with her dog and she just walked up to us and said, ‘I’m gonna go.’”
Los Angeles mother's disappearance 'absolutely abnormal'

 

[Knox]

One of her friends says she was in a custody battle

Los Angeles mother's disappearance 'absolutely abnormal'

DBM - Gardenista is right!!

 

[Satchie]

I'm still pondering the call to Jim - supposedly a female from the SEC.

-Jim reports Heidi Missing on October 20th, LAPD meets him at her house for a wellness check (a friend let's them in the house).
-On October 21st, Jim gets a call from a female at the SEC, asking questions about Heidi's boss, JS. Jim has no idea how the person got his name and phone number. Weird that he didn't ask that right off the bat, but he was probably getting a lot of calls ...

So how did Heidi go from a run of the mill missing person's case, to her ex-husband getting a call from the SEC the day after he reported her missing?

Who told the SEC Heidi was missing? Did LAPD call them? How did LAPD know to call the SEC? Did Jim and Heidi's friend tell the LAPD Officer who performed the wellness check about the issues at her job? He put it in a report?

I don't think LAPD moves that fast? Matter of fact, family & friends were so frustrated with the lack of attention from LAPD they were going to hire a PI. So some of this doesn't make sense. Would Heidi's name be in NCIC maybe?

I speculated that it was not actually someone from the SEC. The more I think about it, the more it seems unlikely.

To me, it all sounds extremely unethical and unlikely behaviour for an employee of a government corporation:
- call up a member of the public and question them about someone (in this case JS) who is none of that person's business. Therefore, essentially collecting gossip/hearsay,
- not tell them what the matter is about, why they want the information, what the information will be used for, what will be expected of them if the information is ever used.
- call up someone who's just reported his ex-wife as missing. Like, even if was legit, can't it wait for a better time?
- not leave it to the FBI to do the questioning, which is the job of the FBI.

I don't know who would have done it - maybe a very unethical journalist, maybe someone involved in her disappearance, maybe someone just trying to stir up trouble, maybe someone close to JS?

It all seems super weird, and I am trusting the police are investigating this phone call.

 

[Ducky123]

She’s a controller, not just an assistant. It’s very typical for controllers to sign off on SEC forms. Controllers typically have a high level of understanding of a firm’s accounting practices, but the role isn’t regulated like a CPA would be (though many are CPAs/MBAs). I’m not sure whether or not she’s qualified, but she would absolutely be someone to talk to in an active SEC investigation. I’m unfamiliar with where the 2019 case stands with her boss. Has he been sentenced?

 

[Gobstopper]

The thing that seems odd to me is this, as close as Heidi and her ex seem to be, why didn't he try contacting her to see if she was OK when she hadn't called or texted her son for 3 days? since mom typically called or texted him every day. That didn't raise a concern to the ex? And why assure their son that mom would be there to pick him up? Assuming the ex was concerned and told his son let's call/text mom to make sure everything is OK, he's not concerned that she doesn't respond? That would cause concern to me because she was a responsible person. If she wasn't going to be available for 3 days I think she would've told her ex and her son so they'd know and not worry if she didn't respond. It seems to me that the ex not being concerned that mom hadn't contacted her son is odd since he seems to still be so involved in her life. MOO

 

[bears10]

BBM
Also in the same article above, from the Sun, they indicate that the ex husband runs ( owns?)a hair salon catering to the stars in Bev Hills. Of note, IME/IMO hair salons have taken a huge financial hit during covid times even in the wealthy enclaves. Just a thought. This also introduces us perhaps to where Heidi may have made connections with wealthy/ powerful people. Also of note is that most of the narrative coming from msm is from the Ex husband. Very chatty IMO

Yes the ex is very chatty. If God forbid my husbands ex went missing, my husband would never go inside of her house, look through her phone, etc. that seems like such a violation of privacy. I guess maybe they just have a really amicable coparenting relationship, which if that’s the case, that’s really great.

also, if I am understanding correctly, the article made it seem like Heidi just started dating the new bf recently. How does the ex know him so well as to say what a great guy he is? Especially if the new bf doesn’t even live nearby for them to have been around each other a lot.

I wonder if anyone else interacted with Heidi at the football game.

 

[Satchie]

BBM
Also of note is that most of the narrative coming from msm is from the Ex husband. Very chatty IMO

Yes, especially his latest revelation about what her supposed boyfriend supposedly told him. The UK Sun certainly pays for stories, I expect the US Sun does as well.

 

[Gobstopper]

I speculated that it was not actually someone from the SEC. The more I think about it, the more it seems unlikely.

To me, it all sounds extremely unethical and unlikely behaviour for an employee of a government corporation:
- call up a member of the public and question them about someone (in this case JS) who is none of that person's business. Therefore, essentially collecting gossip/hearsay,
- not tell them what the matter is about, why they want the information, what the information will be used for, what will be expected of them if the information is ever used.
- call up someone who's just reported his ex-wife as missing. Like, even if was legit, can't it wait for a better time?
- not leave it to the FBI to do the questioning, which is the job of the FBI.

I don't know who would have done it - maybe a very unethical journalist, maybe someone involved in her disappearance, maybe someone just trying to stir up trouble, maybe someone close to JS?

It all seems super weird, and I am trusting the police are investigating this phone call.

I agree. I think a government agency would notify you by mail to arrange an in person interview. MOO

 

[bears10]

I speculated that it was not actually someone from the SEC. The more I think about it, the more it seems unlikely.

To me, it all sounds extremely unethical and unlikely behaviour for an employee of a government corporation:
- call up a member of the public and question them about someone (in this case JS) who is none of that person's business. Therefore, essentially collecting gossip/hearsay,
- not tell them what the matter is about, why they want the information, what the information will be used for, what will be expected of them if the information is ever used.
- call up someone who's just reported his ex-wife as missing. Like, even if was legit, can't it wait for a better time?
- not leave it to the FBI to do the questioning, which is the job of the FBI.

I don't know who would have done it - maybe a very unethical journalist, maybe someone involved in her disappearance, maybe someone just trying to stir up trouble, maybe someone close to JS?

It all seems super weird, and I am trusting the police are investigating this phone call.

If the phone call happened at all

 

[Satchie]

She’s a controller, not just an assistant. It’s very typical for controllers to sign off on SEC forms. Controllers typically have a high level of understanding of a firm’s accounting practices, but the role isn’t regulated like a CPA would be (though many are CPAs/MBAs). I’m not sure whether or not she’s qualified, but she would absolutely be someone to talk to in an active SEC investigation. I’m unfamiliar with where the 2019 case stands with her boss. Has he been sentenced?

The problem is, there is no 'firm'. "Camden Capital Partners is a two-member limited liability company, and Camden Real Estate Opportunity Fund I LLC is an investment fund that shares Camden Capital's office. " Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Archer, 16cv3505 | Casetext Search + Citator

Some people/media are mixing it up with an actual firm, Camden Capital. The similarity of name may be deliberate, but they are not the same company. Camden Capital has employees, many investor accounts, etc. Camden Capital Partners is, apparently, a private company for managing the projects and investments of Heidi's boss, who is independently wealthy.

 

[Ducky123]

The problem is, there is no 'firm'. "Camden Capital Partners is a two-member limited liability company, and Camden Real Estate Opportunity Fund I LLC is an investment fund that shares Camden Capital's office. " Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Archer, 16cv3505 | Casetext Search + Citator

Some people/media are mixing it up with an actual firm, Camden Capital. The similarity of name may be deliberate, but they are not the same company. Camden Capital has employees, many investor accounts, etc. Camden Capital Partners is, apparently, a private company for managing the projects and investments of Heidi's boss, who is independently wealthy.

To my knowledge, her boss has not been charged with any fraud.

I meant firm as in larger financial services firm. Heidi might have been the controller of one entity under the umbrella, but they are all related (not necessarily in a sketchy way, most financial services firms have various entities for different things - asset management, hedge funds, life insurance, etc.). There is a case, but I can’t tell what happened after his motion to dismiss was denied. Some of these things have stalled during covid.
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[Ducky123]

I meant firm as in larger financial services firm. Heidi might have been the controller of one entity under the umbrella, but they are all related (not necessarily in a sketchy way, most financial services firms have various entities for different things - asset management, hedge funds, life insurance, etc.). There is a case, but I can’t tell what happened after his motion to dismiss was denied. Some of these things have stalled during covid.
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I am curious about another angles. At first I thought work related but now I’m feeling like there must have been some other thing that took her to the building with her dog. The realtor angle is an interesting one, or maybe a new boyfriend?

 

[samsmom]

What an intriguing case. Are we thinking that the building the dog was found at will tie into one of her bosses/business partners ? (imo)

 

[Knox]

Yes the ex is very chatty. If God forbid my husbands ex went missing, my husband would never go inside of her house, look through her phone, etc. that seems like such a violation of privacy. I guess maybe they just have a really amicable coparenting relationship, which if that’s the case, that’s really great.

also, if I am understanding correctly, the article made it seem like Heidi just started dating the new bf recently. How does the ex know him so well as to say what a great guy he is? Especially if the new bf doesn’t even live nearby for them to have been around each other a lot.

I wonder if anyone else interacted with Heidi at the football game.

I'd REALLY like to hear from that boyfriend. What's his take on the relationship between Jim & Heidi, just curious if the warm fuzzies would be reciprocated.

 

[Satchie]

I meant firm as in larger financial services firm. Heidi might have been the controller of one entity under the umbrella, but they are all related (not necessarily in a sketchy way, most financial services firms have various entities for different things - asset management, hedge funds, life insurance, etc.). There is a case, but I can’t tell what happened after his motion to dismiss was denied. Some of these things have stalled during covid.
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So that document is dated September, 2020.

Although Heidi wasn't involved in any of these transactions, because she was hired in 2017, well after JG was arrested in 2016, I can see how, once she learned about it, it would make her pretty nervous about what was going on with all these companies incorporated with her name as agent, and anything else she was being asked to do.

Though I would presume, knowing the SEC was investigating, her boss would be pretty careful not to do anything that could get him into more trouble.

 

[Gobstopper]

If the phone call happened at all

Right, They already have a case against him. MOO

 

[Ducky123]

I agree. I think a government agency would notify you by mail to arrange an in person interview. MOO

The SEC can and does make phone calls to ask for information. Of course, it would be best to tell them you’d rather wait for a subpoena.