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Judgment entered against client of Terry Neal’s Exchange Bank and Trust

June 30, 2001
A client of Exchange Bank and Trust, which is operated illegally in Nevis by Terry Neal-controlled Nevis American Trust Company, has lost a stock fraud lawsuit filed by the SEC in the United States.Judgments were entered against Stephen C. Sayre, Independent Financial Reports Inc. and Silver Screen Industries Inc. at the US District Court for the Central District of California on May 24, 2001.

Liechtenstein: Jorge Hugo Reyes Torres

June 15, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Liechtenstein into Jorge Hugo Reyes Torres and others for suspected money laundering and narcotics trafficking.

Liechtenstein: Juan Carlos Saavedra Molina et al

June 14, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Liechtenstein into Juan Carlos Saavedra Molina and others for the alleged laundering of the proceeds of narcotics trafficking.

Latin America Round Up: May 31, 2001

May 31, 2001
Panama is on a new "black list" Getting genuine and trustworthy information vital if one wants to make smart investing decisions is going to be harder from now on in Panama. Eight journalists have been convicted of criminal libel in

Insider Talking: May 31, 2001

May 31, 2001
Ned Richard Hart, who was criminally indicted on February 23, 2000 along with Nevis based offshore provider Raymond David Finzer and Christian G. Cooper, pleaded guilty to one count each of fraud and money laundering on May 21, 2001 at

Indicted ex-client of John Mathewson linked to Nevis trust company

May 31, 2001
A man who is under criminal indictment in the United States for alleged money laundering and fraud is no longer involved with Nevis-based Guardian Trust Company, said the firm's manager, Jessica Huggins. Even though one of Guardian's web-sites is still registered to Baron D. Abboud, of Omaha, Nebraska, Huggins said: "He no longer has anything to do with the company."

India: Ashok Kumar Aggarwal

May 25, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in India into Ashok Kumar Aggarwal for alleged corruption while serving as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.

Latin America Round Up: April 30, 2001

April 30, 2001
Argentina Finally, Argentinean Central Bank boss Pedro Pou was replaced on Wednesday, April 25th, by Roque Maccarrone, former President at Banco de la Nación and Banco Río. The move followed a parliamentarian investigation that found irregularities in the way Pou

Attorney Jeffrey Matz and others found guilty of $64 million investment fraud

April 30, 2001
Six people have been convicted of criminal offenses relating to a $64 million investment scam that involved several offshore jurisdictions, including Antigua, Bermuda and the Bahamas. The convictions on April 13, 2001 followed a six-week jury trial at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida that focused on investment programs known as Hammersmith Trust, Microfund and Luxor Capital Markets.

SEC files lawsuit against Wellington Bank & Trust

March 31, 2001
Thirteen months after being exposed by OffshoreAlert as a scam, the SEC filed a civil lawsuit against Grenada-registered Wellington Bank & Trust, its principals and affiliates. The lawsuit was filed at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on February 27, 2001.

Head of MRM-subsidiary Valmet admits to being ‘economical with the truth’

March 31, 2001
The head of Isle of Man-based Valmet Group, which was recently purchased by Mutual Risk Management, has admitted being "economical with the truth" during a criminal trial in New York. Peter Bond is the chief witness in the trial of former penny stock promoter Robert E. Brennan, who is charged with 13 counts of bankruptcy fraud and money laundering.

Suisse Security Bank & Trust fights for its license

March 31, 2001
Bahamas-based Suisse Security Bank & Trust filed an application at the Bahamas Supreme Court on March 29, 2001 to reverse what it has called "a purported out-of-court appointed receivership". The Respondents in the lawsuit are Julian Francis, who is the Governor of the Central Bank of the Bahamas; the Attorney-General of the Bahamas and SSBT's Receiver, accountant Raymond Winder.

Panama-based businessmen & firms charged with money laundering

March 31, 2001
Two Panamanian residents and two Panama-registered companies have been criminally indicted in the United States with laundering the proceeds of drug trafficking by Colombians. They were charged with money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on September 15, 2000.

National Commercial Bank of St. Vincent awarded damages over asset freeze

March 31, 2001
The National Commercial Bank of St. Vincent has been awarded damages by Grenada Supreme Court after its correspondent accounts were frozen in the United Kingdom by attorneys representing victims of the First International Bank of Grenada. In a decision on December 12, 2000, the court discharged an injunction that had been granted on August 11, 2000 in Grenada and September 14, 2000 in the High Court in England against NCB's assets held in correspondent accounts in the United Kingdom.

Panamanian regulators act against Marc Harris

March 31, 2001
The Panama Securities Commission has turned down an investment advisor application by Harris Investment Advisory Inc., which is part of The Harris Organization group. A Commission spokesman said the application was rejected primarily because of "the number of  complaints we have received from Harris clients alleging all sorts of dubious practices".

Imperial Consolidated: Prior debts of principals and more regulatory problems

March 31, 2001
The Chairman of the Imperial Consolidated Group was threatened with criminal action in England in 1996/97 after being accused of breaking the terms of his bankruptcy, we can disclose. Even then, it took Lincoln Julian Fraser many more months to settle a debt of GBP22,000 (approximately US$32,111) to Lincolnshire-based creditor Heckford Advertising.

Raids on Jerome Schneider and Global Prosperity, charges against Anderson’s Ark

March 31, 2001
Jerome Schneider, who has made a living by selling offshore bank charters in lightly-regulated jurisdictions to private individuals and by writing offshore books, had his office raided by the IRS on February 26. The raid on the office of Schneider's Wilshire Publishing Company in California was one of three high profile actions taken against offshore promoters within five days of each other in the United States.

Failed $200 million fund linked with Bahamas bank

March 31, 2001
An offshore mutual fund that has collapsed amid debts of $200 million and allegations of massive fraud had close links with Bahamas-based Surety Bank & Trust, OffshoreAlert can reveal. SBT's relationship with British Virgin Islands-registered Evergreen Security Ltd. appears to be the reason why the bank chose voluntary liquidation late last year over being sold as a going concern.

Cash 4 Titles businessman pleads guilty to fraud

March 31, 2001
American businessman Michael Gause has pleaded guilty to securities fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud,  and money laundering charges in relation to the Ponzi scheme known as Cash 4 Titles. Gause changed his plea to guilty to six counts on January 3, 2001 and is due to be sentenced on May 4. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of twice the amount lost in the scam.

Former Harris clients may change plea

February 28, 2001
Former Marc Harris clients Tony Vigna and his son, Joseph, appear to be about to change their plea on money laundering and other criminal charges from not guilty to guilty in Miami.What is described on the court docket sheet as a 'Change of Plea Hearing' has been set for March 2, 2001 before Judge Daniel Hurley at the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

VP Bank and Bank of Butterfield caught up in ‘sex.com’ dispute

February 28, 2001
A federal judge in California has appointed a receiver to take control of any assets of VP Bank (BVI) that were earned from a hard-core pornography web-site at www.sex.com.The Receivership Order, which was issued on February 2, 2001 against convicted felon Stephen Michael Cohen, also covers the assets of two BVI-registered IBCs and other Cohen-related entities.Receiver George C. Fisher, of Palo Alto, is permitted to "locate assets of Stephen Michael Cohen, Ocean Fund International Limited, Sand Man International Limited, VP Bank (BVI) Limited directly or indirectly related to the operation of the Internet domain name 'sex.com'," reads the Order.

Niue complains about US ban on monetary transactions

February 28, 2001
The offshore financial center of Niue has had sanctions placed on it's banking industry by the United States that is having a serious impact on the island's economy, it was reported recently.Niue Prime Minister Sani Lakatani told a Pacific Leaders Conference in January that the US had forbidden cash transfers to Niue or any of its entities in New Zealand or Australia, reported the French-based news agency Agence France Presse.

Imperial Consolidated files lawsuit against OBNR, seeks injunction

February 28, 2001
Imperial Consolidated PLC has followed in the footsteps of The Harris Organization and the First International Bank of Grenada and filed a libel lawsuit against OBNR and its principal, David Marchant. While the previous two lawsuits were filed at federal court in Miami, Imperial Consolidated filed its complaint at state court, specifically the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for Miami-Dade County, Florida, on February 21, 2001.

Imperial Consolidated Plc’s first audit reveals little about health of entire group

February 28, 2001
UK-based Imperial Consolidated PLC filed its first-ever audit with Companies House in early February but it shed little light on the financial status of the overall group. Although the firm is described as the "Imperial Consolidated PLC Group of Companies" in its audit, the results of none of its overseas affiliates are included, nor are some of the group's UK companies.

Grenada bank with dignitaries as directors implicated in fraud

February 28, 2001
A bank whose directors include an ex-Prime Minister, a former Governor-General and two Justices of the Peace has become Grenada's latest offshore financial institution to be implicated in fraud. A promoter and 'Honorary Director' of Windsor International Bank & Trust, Douglas E. Castle, is being sued in the United States for allegedly defrauding a client of $244,636.

Italy: Giuseppe Lucchi

February 9, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Giuseppe Lucchi for alleged money laundering.

Suisse Security Bank & Trust has $4.5M frozen & seized

January 31, 2001
Bahamas-based Suisse Security Bank & Trust is fighting two lawsuits in the United States which have resulted in $1.47 million of its assets being seized and another $3 million frozen. The bank is currently waiting for the outcome of an appeal against a default judgment in Florida in 1998 which will determine whether the seized $1.47 million has been lost forever.

David Finzer trial scheduled for May

January 31, 2001
A four-week jury trial to hear multiple allegations of fraud and money laundering against Nevis-based offshore provider Raymond David Finzer is scheduled to start on May 7, 2001 in the United States.

Switzerland: Jurg Weiss

January 30, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Jurg Weiss for alleged embezzlement.

Robin Cotterell: ‘US investigators wanted me to give up my clients’

December 31, 2000
Nevis-based offshore provider Robin Cotterell claims that US investigators asked him to disclose confidential information on his firm's clients in return for leniency on money laundering charges. Details of a failed attempt to persuade Cotterell to break Nevis' confidentiality laws are contained in a statement issued on his behalf following his acquittal on November 28, 2000.

Offshore criminal activity continues unabated in Grenada

November 30, 2000
Regulators in Grenada are continuing to allow banks belonging to the First International Bank of Grenada group to operate on the island despite FIBG's massive insolvency, we can reveal. The National Commercial Bank of St. Vincent, which is government-owned, is also continuing to provide banking services despite having its UK assets frozen recently over the FIBG fiasco.

British Trade and Commerce Bank’s financial troubles worsen

November 30, 2000
Dominica-licensed British Trade & Commerce Bank appears to be on its last legs, if a recent letter to clients from the bank's President, Rodolfo Requena, is anything to go by. In the letter, Requena seems to be digging the bank into a deeper hole by offering rates of return of up to 50 per cent for clients who delay making withdrawals.

Robin Cotterell acquitted of money laundering

November 30, 2000
Nevis-based offshore provider Robin Cotterell has been acquitted of criminal money laundering charges following a jury trial at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. After a trial that lasted eight days, British-born Cotterell was unanimously acquitted on November 29, 2000 on one count of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Marc Harris gets temporary reprieve after being closed down

October 31, 2000
After months of ignoring blatant illegalities, Panamanian regulators finally acted against The Harris Organization financial services group this month and suspended its business operations. However, an Order by La Comisión Nacional de Valores (National Securities Commission) was itself suspended by the Panamanian Supreme Court following an application by The Harris Organization.

David Gilliland pleads guilty to investment fraud, turns on his co-defendants

October 31, 2000
A guilty plea has been entered by one of the defendants in an alleged $95 million investment fraud in which funds were allegedly laundered through the Bank of Bermuda in the name of an Antiguan 'paper' bank. Benjamin David Gilliland, of Memphis, Tennessee, pleaded guilty on August 22, 2000 to one count each of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Grenada licenses new FIBG and blocks FBI investigation into fraud

October 31, 2000
Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is being lined up as a potential defendant in a civil fraud lawsuit following the collapse of the First International Bank of Grenada. Depositors have vowed to take action against Mitchell after his government announced that it had granted a license to a new bank called First International Bank of Grenada 2000 Ltd.

Panama suspends operations of The Harris Organization

October 17, 2000
La Prensa newspaper in Panama reported today that La Comisión Nacional de Valores, which is the Panamanian equivalent of the SEC in the United States, has suspended the business operations of The Harris Organization financial services group, which is headquartered in Panama but has its main entities incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and Nevis.

Anguilla passes new laws to meet international standards

September 30, 2000
Anguilla has become the latest offshore center to introduce new legislation in order to comply with internationally-accepted standards of regulation. "The new legislation is part of the Government's determination to effectively match the growth of Anguilla's financial services with robust and progressive laws that meet international regulatory standards," said John Lawrence, Director/Anguilla Financial Services Department.

Switzerland: Semyon Donskoy et al

September 6, 2000
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Semyon Donskoy, Arik Kislin and Semyon Kislin for alleged bribery and money laundering.

Canada: Kwasi Ntiamoah

September 6, 2000
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Canada into alleged money laundering by Kwasi Ntiamoah.

Harris Organization-controlled motel put into receivership

August 31, 2000
A Florida motel controlled by The Harris Organization has been put into receivership after the Panama-based financial services group defaulted on an $11,820 per month mortgage. A receiver for Neptune's Hideaway Motel Inc., in Key Largo, was appointed by the 16th Judicial Court for Monroe County on June 20, 2000 after an application on June 6 by creditor LRJ Realty Inc.

Bank of Bermuda targeted in class action lawsuit

August 31, 2000
The Bank of Bermuda (Cayman) Limited is a defendant in a class action civil lawsuit filed in the United States on behalf of over 1,000 victims of an alleged $300 million Ponzi scheme known as Cash 4 Titles. The bank appears to be the 'deep pocket' of the eight named defendants in the complaint, which has been filed in Miami, Florida, under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

FIBG put into receivership, more amazing revelations from Grenada

August 31, 2000
After allowing tens of millions of dollars to disappear and the crooks to flee the island, Grenada's government finally took over the First International Bank of Grenada this month. Government accountant Garvey Louison was appointed Receiver of FIBG on August 1 and immediately started preparing to liquidate the bank and all of its sub-banks.

France: Godfried Hoppenbrouwers

August 17, 2000
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in France into Godfried Guido Maria Hoppenbrouwers for alleged narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Offshore Financial Centers capitulate to international pressure

July 31, 2000
The governments of offshore financial centers have moved with unprecedented haste in changing their regulatory and supervisory systems in order to be removed from international 'hit lists'.Rather than attempt to group together and negotiate with foreign agencies from a position of strength, many governments have capitulated to international pressure and rushed through emergency legislation.