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Salisbury Merchant Bank offices raided in share scam investigation

July 31, 2002
Yet another Grenada-licensed offshore bank has been taken over by regulators amid allegations of fraud and investigations by foreign police authorities.Salisbury Merchant Bank had accountant Marcus Wide, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, appointed as its controller on July 25 following an application to the Grenada High Court.

Imperial Consolidated administrator awaits results of geological survey in Argentina

July 31, 2002
The results of an independent geological survey of 4.5 million acres of land in Argentina to which the Imperial Consolidated Group has mining rights are expected to be known by the end of August. They will go a long way to determining the level of dividend creditors can reasonably expect, said a spokesman for Imperial's UK-based administrator, Mazars Neville Russell.

Judgment for $1.18 million against VistaBank

June 30, 2002
A default judgment for $1.18 million has been entered in the United States against Grenada-licensed VistaBank Ltd. and its principal, Carl H. Lane.The judgment, comprising $835,537 in actual damages and $350,000 in punitive damages, was entered on March 7, 2002 at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Insider Talking: May 31, 2002

May 31, 2002
OffshoreAlert has received a letter from an Arizona based client of Grenada licensed Cornerstone International Savings and Investment Bank, which was taken over by the Grenada authorities on April 25, 2002 - AFTER the bank's principals had already disappeared without

Spain: Juan Carlos Escruceria Gutierrez

May 23, 2002
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into Juan Carlos Escruceria Gutierrez and Margarita Villegas Restrepo for suspected narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Spain: Port Kenny Holding SL

May 7, 2002
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Alberto Ortega Diaz, Fernando Heras Castan, Pedro M. Llorente Malo, Francisco Javier Munoz Ponce, David Santiago Suarez, Manuel A. Diaz Fernandez, Ignacio Jose Correa Sureda and Santiago Maroto Illera for alleged securities fraud involving Port Kenny Holding SL.

Arms dealer obtains asset freeze order against Imperial Consolidated Group

March 31, 2002
A Spanish court has issued an order that allows an international arms dealer and a related firm to freeze $8.5 million of assets belonging to the Imperial Consolidated Group. The order was issued on March 8, 2002 by the Court of the First Instance, in Marbella against Imperial Consolidated Inc., of Delaware; Imperium Bank, of Grenada; and Consolidated Mining Corporation Inc., of the Bahamas.

Insider Talking: February 28, 2002

February 28, 2002
The scam committed by Morrison Cross Financial Investments, which fleeced investors while operating as a stock broker in Panama without a license, has entered a new phase; Justice Ephraim Georges, sitting in the Antigua High Court, has apparently recused himself from legal hearings relating to the liquidation of Eurofed Bank after an objection by attorneys acting for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko, who considered that the judge's partiality was compromised by his son being employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which is liquidating the bank; On February 12, 2002, a Dallas County Grand Jury in Texas returned 24 indictments against Cameron O. Bailey relating to the sale of unregistered securities, namely Certificates of Deposit issued by Cambridge International Bank & Trust, of Grenada, and promissory notes issued by Omne Srl; As Julien Giraud waits in custody in Florida for the start of his trial on money laundering charges, his wife Lyn has been writing letters of outrage to the local press in their native Dominica, protesting at the arrest of her husband in Puerto Rico last November while he was traveling with Dominica's Finance Minister, Ambrose George; OffshoreAlert has previously reported on stock scams and other frauds perpetrated by firms linked with Bermuda Stock Exchange-listed Mezzanine Capital; and Complaints are starting to be made publicly by people who have either bought shares from, or have been approached about buying shares by, Goodman Hart Associates, Morgan Paris & Company and/or St. James & Company, who have been promoting two stocks particularly heavily: AdRentaCar Inc. and Spantel Communications Inc.

Updates on cases against Giraud, Boeger, Downes, Butson and Nano

February 28, 2002
Following the convictions of William Abraczinskas and Malcolm West for money laundering only three months after their arrest, five more offshore bankers who were indicted in the same month must wait to see how the cases against them develop. Julien Giraud, of Dominica; Brian Boeger, of the United States; Richard F. Downes and Pamela Butson, who live in Spain; and Thierry Nano, formerly of St. Vincent & The Grenadines, all still have cases pending.

Reorganization continues at scandal-plagued Imperial Consolidated

December 31, 2001
Michael Gilbert, who was severely criticized by a New Zealand judge in a recent court ruling (see separate story), is part of a reorganization that involves the Imperial Consolidated Group and companies with the prefix 'Alpha'.The firm that he is a director of changed its name from Imperial Consolidated (New Zealand) Ltd. to Alpha Equities Asia-Pacific (NZ) Ltd. on November 29, 2001.

Spain: Pedro Morillas Casas

December 26, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Pedro Morillas Casas and others on suspicion of forging documents and committing tax offenses.

Four offshore bankers arrested, two more on the run

November 30, 2001
Four offshore bankers were arrested by United States law enforcement agencies in November and charged with money laundering.Two more have also been charged with money laundering but are still at large after warrants were issued but not executed.Those arrested were

Italy: Armando Cultrera et al

November 14, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Armando Cultrera, Vincenzo Cultrera, Carmela Cultrera, Roberto Cultrera, Isabella Albergo, Franco Giardano, Sonia Bonazzi, Loredana Capuano, Roberta Papini, Gianna Laura Boccaforno, Ettore Ragozzini and Mirella Tromba for alleged fraud.

Czech Republic: Jan Langsadl et al

April 30, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Czech Republic into Jan Langsadl, Isidoros Busuttil and Shirley Lee Busuttil for alleged embezzlement regarding a limited liability company called Global Journey.

Spain: Lesvia Ugueth Pinilla Peralta (2001)

April 12, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner for a criminal investigation in Spain into Lesvia Ugueth Pinilla Peralta for alleged fraud and extortion.

Spanish newspaper reveals Imperial Consolidated’s relationship with arms dealer

January 15, 2001
The Spanish newspaper El Mundo published several articles yesterday and today about a business relationship (turned sour) between the Imperial Consolidated Group, which has offices in the UK, the Bahamas, Grenada and other countries, and Monzer al-Kassar, a Syrian national who has been described in various media articles over the years as one of the world's largest arms dealers and whose clients, according to El Mundo, include suspected terrorist Osama Bin Laden, whom the US believes was involved with the World Trade Center bombing.

Spain: Raul Elizondo Chapas

November 17, 2000
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Raul Elizondo Chapas for alleged narcotics trafficking.

United Kingdom: William John Poole

September 30, 2000
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into William John Poole for alleged fraud.

United Kingdom: Kenneth Roy Simmons et al

June 30, 2000
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into suspected narcotics trafficking by Kenneth Roy Simmons and others.

Spain: Margarita Vega Almenares et al

March 27, 2000
Application of the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Margarita Vega Almenares and Dalila Rivas Vegas for alleged aggravated battery.

Spain: Monzer al-Kassar

December 15, 1998
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Monzer al-Kassar, Omar a-Ahmad Bourmerched, Kamal Abdul Gawad Chazoul, and Mohamed Gadhan for attempted murder.

Spain: Monzer Mohamed Al-Kassar

January 7, 1997
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Monzer Mohamed Al-Kassar, Kamal Abdul Gawad Ghazoul and Mohammad Gadhan for the attempted murder of Elias Awad.

USA v. Kim Schmitz et al: Criminal Indictment

October 31, 1994
Indictment in USA v. Kim Schmitz, a.k.a. "Kimble"; Ivy James Lay, a.k.a. "Knight Shadow"; Claude Oliver Bilak, a.k.a. "Killer"; Joshua Neil Freifield, a.k.a. "Legend"; Michelle Lillian Goodzuk, a.k.a. "Killerette"; Enoch John White, a.k.a. "Sonny", a.k.a. "Phone Stud"; Ted Anthony Lemmy, a.k.a. "Speed Master"; Leroy James Anderson, a.k.a. "Major Theft"; and Frank Ronald Stanton, Jr., a.k.a. "Mystery", at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.