Jean-Pierre Van Rossem

Jean -Pierre Van Rossem (* May 29, 1945 in Bruges ) is a Belgian scientists, politicians, writers and sponsor.

Life

Van Rossem studied 1963-1967 Economics at the University of Ghent. With his thesis he won the International Fellowship Award of Flanders and was able to study two years econometrics at Lawrence Klein in the U.S..

Moneytron/Formel-1-Sponsor

He became famous with Moneytron, a stock market investment company that could offer seemingly endless returns.

Van Rossem had developed a model that would predict the stock market and beat the capitalist system. His sympathies for the theories of Karl Marx did not prevent him from having to make investments for the very wealthy in the world and amass $ 800 million for themselves. He declared himself the " anarchists ".

Because of the belief in the Moneytron system and also his sense of show and publicity he found many investors and made great gains. He was the main sponsor in 1989 and later co-owner of the Formula 1 teams Onyx Grand Prix, the 10th was in the 1989 season of 21 teams.

The tax authorities and the courts were not blind to his methods. He founded the political party Rossem to avoid lawsuits ( elected politicians liable in Belgium not in court) and got three seats in the Belgian lower house in the election of 1991.

At the coronation ceremony of King Albert II of Belgium, he shouted " Vive la République " ( " Long live the Republic ").

Conviction for fraud

In 1991, he was sentenced to five years in prison for fraud.

Then he began to write his autobiography, which became a bestseller. His first wife, Nicole Anny died 1989. Afterwards he married Rachida Bettar, with whom he has a son.

After a Belgian media report from the spring of 2009 Van Rossem was planning a political comeback in 2011.

Works (selection)

• Jean -Pierre van Rossem: " De angel in de duivel " Publisher: Lampedaire Uitgevers Bvba, ISBN 978-9079592425, 2009

Swell

• Smell of fresh money - A Belgian stock market professional is making millions with system Zeit.de, September 22, 1989