Capstone Financial Group, Inc. was incorporated on July 10, 2012, in Nevada as Creative App Solutions, Inc., and renamed on August 23, 2013. The Buffalo, New York-based firm operated as an investment company focused on acquiring stakes in public and private companies to unlock value through operational improvements and strategic initiatives, with pursuits in international commodities trading, energy, and minerals projects. It engaged lobbyist Roger Stone in 2017 for efforts related to commodity rights and security in Somalia. The company faced a federal indictment in 2022 for securities and wire fraud, having defrauded $19 million from 95 investors between 2013 and 2017. CEO Darin Pastor died in 2023 prior to trial, while CFO Halford W. Johnson pleaded guilty that year. It traded on the OTC market under the ticker CAPP and appears inactive post-2021.