Biography

At his most successful, Van Rossem owned a yacht, The Destiny,108 Ferraris and two Falcon 900 aircraft. Later everything was sold to pay debts.He also printed false shares.

In 1991, he was sentenced to five years in prison for his scams; according to him, it was "a way to fuck the system." In prison, he wrote a personal diary, Gevangenisboek (English: Prison Book), which was later published.

In 1991, Van Rossem founded his own libertarian protest party ROSSEM, according to many, to gain political immunity, because of his problems with the Belgian Courts. The name of the party stood for 'Radicale Omvormers en Sociale Strijders voor een Eerlijker Maatschappij' ('Radical Inverters and Social Warriors for a Fairer Society'). Under the slogans 'Geen gezwijn, stem libertijn'('No nonsense, vote libertine') & 'Geen gezeik iedereen Rijk' ('No nagging, everybody rich'), ROSSEM got 3.2% of the votes, or 3 seats in the Belgian Federal Parliament in the Parlemential elections of 24 November 1991..

Van Rossem became famous as a stock market guru with 'Moneytron', an investment company that could offer apparently endless returns. His customers included the moneyed of Europe, including the Belgian Royal Family. Van Rossem claimed that the 'Moneytron' was a supercomputer able to predict economic fluctuations, and the access to its room was strictly forbidden, behind a closed door in Van Rossem's office.

Van Rossem sponsored a Formula One team in 1989, Moneytron Onyx, which placed 10th of the 21 teams. The biggest success he got with his team was 3rd place at the Grand Prix of Portugal with driver Stefan Johansson in 1989.