UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Telscape International, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
730905 10 6
(CUSIP Number)
Morris F. DeFeo, Jr., Esq.
Swidler & Berlin, Chartered
3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20007
(Name, address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
June 24, 1998
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check
the following box: [ ].
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 730905 10 6
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Eugene Scott Crist
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2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3. SEC Use only
4. Source of Funds
PF
5. Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant
to items 2(d) or (e) [ ]
Not Applicable
6. Citizenship or place of organization United States
7. Sole Voting Power 1,262,250 shares of Common Stock,
$.001 par value
Number of Shares
Beneficially 8. Shared voting power
Owned by Not Applicable
Each
Reporting 9. Sole dispositive power
Person 1,262,250 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value
10. Shared dispositive power
Not Applicable
11. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
1,262,250 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value
12. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain
shares [ ]
Not Applicable
13. Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
16.0%
14. Type of reporting person
IN
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Item 1. This statement relates to the Common Stock, $.001 par value
(the "Common Stock"), of Telscape International, Inc., a
Texas corporation ("Telscape"), whose principal executive
offices are located at:
2700 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 1000
Houston, TX 77056
Item 2. The person filing this statement is Eugene Scott Crist. His
business address is c/o Telscape International, Inc., 2700
Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77056. Mr.
Crist is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Telscape. Mr. Crist is the beneficial owner of 300,000
shares of Series A Common Stock Warrants held by Delaware
Charter & Guarantee & Trust Co. ("DC&G"), a Delaware entity.
During the last five years, Mr. Crist has not been convicted
in a criminal proceeding nor was he a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction. Mr. Crist is a citizen of the United States.
Item 3. Personal funds of Mr. Crist totaling $79,278 was used to
exercise 36,200 Series A Common Stock Warrants that Mr.
Crist owned resulting in an increase in Common Stock of
Telscape of 36,200 shares on June 24, 1998.
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Item 4. Investment of personal funds by Mr. Crist.
Item 5. (a) Mr. Crist, individually and through DC&G, beneficially
owns 1,262,250 shares of Common Stock of Telscape or 16.0%
of the 7,908,721 shares issued and outstanding on 6/25/98.
The number of shares beneficially owned does not exclude any
rights of Mr. Crist other than the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of 40,000 options vesting over three
years granted to Mr. Crist on April 30, 1998 as the rights
represented thereby are subject to vesting not anticipated
to occur within the next sixty (60) days.
(b) Mr. Crist has the sole power to vote or to direct the
vote and the sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of all 1,262,250 shares of Common Stock of
Telscape.
(c) Other than as described herein, there were no
transactions in the Common Stock of Telscape effected during
the past sixty (60) days by Mr. Crist.
(d) There is no other person known to have the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from
or the proceeds from the sale of such securities reported
herein.
Item 6. There are no material contracts, understandings, or
relationships.
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Item 7. There are no Exhibits.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
6/24/98 /s/ E. Scott Crist
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Date Signature
E. Scott Crist
Name
