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Argentina: Carlos Freites

December 9, 2009
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Argentina into Carlos Freites and others for suspected fraud.

Argentina: Aldo Carreras et al

November 23, 2009
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and corruption by Carlos Menem,Carlos Vladimiro Corash, Aldo Omar Carreras, Daniel Alberto Dominguez,  Jose Alberto Ares, Juan Carlos Denicolay and Ruben Daniel Slame regarding bribes of approximately $31 million that were allegedly paid by Siemens AG in connection with a $1 billion national identity card project.

Latin America Round-Up: October 5, 2009

October 5, 2009
ARGENTINAMushrooming corruption allegations Allegations of corruption against public officials have mushroomed against a backdrop of the diminishing popularity of the government. Prosecutions brought during the administration of Néstor Kirchner (2003 2007), President Cristina Fernández's husband and predecessor, have picked up

Latin America Round-Up: August 31, 2009

August 31, 2009
ARGENTINA President defends her assets President Cristina Fernández rejected accusations of illicit enrichment after the publication of her and her husband's assets revealed an increase of almost 160 percent in the last year. In their asset statement Fernández and

Latin America Round-Up: April 7, 2009

April 7, 2009
ARGENTINA Fears of more laundering rise An Argentine plan to increase tax revenue and invigorate the economy by attracting offshore assets, with a no questions asked policy, is generating criticism from experts who say it could encourage money laundering instead.

Argentina seeks PNC Bank records for corruption investigation

March 12, 2009
Argentina has requested credit card records from PNC Bank in Delaware as part of a criminal investigation into alleged corruption by an officer with the Argentine Federal Tax Authority.Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner

Latin America Round Up: February 13, 2009

February 13, 2009
ARGENTINA Money mess at the Ministry A few days before the Néstor Kirchner transferred power to his wife Cristina in December, 2007, the Ministry of Finance paid irregularly $15.7 million to a group of foreign insurance companies linked to Iván

Argentina: Ana Maria Mammana

February 9, 2009
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Argentina into Ana Maria Mammana for alleged failure toreport a credit card and a bank account by a public official.

Latin America Round Up: January 12, 2009

January 12, 2009
ARGENTINA Tax Plan sets off alarm An Argentine plan to increase tax revenue and revive the economy, with a no questions asked policy, is being criticized because it could create opportunities for money laundering. With capital flight estimated at $20

Latin America Round-Up: November 10, 2008

November 10, 2008
ARGENTINA Menem on trialAlthough he did not show up at court, former Argentina president Carlos Menem began to be tried for his alleged involvement in smuggling arms to Ecuador and Croatia, the biggest corruption scandal during his years in office

Latin America Round-Up: September 8, 2008

September 8, 2008
ARGENTINA & VENEZUELA Extradition for Antonini WilsonGuido Alejandro Antonini Wilson, a Venezuelan US entrepreneur involved in the so called "suitcase scandal", may still be extradited to Argentina to stand trial for smuggling and money laundering, according to Assistant US Attorney

Argentina seeks Ocean Bank (Miami) records for fraud investigation

May 7, 2008
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Argentina - that was filed at federal court in the USA on March 28, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Gilberto Nei Miranda de Brito, Ricardo Gabriel Almonacid, Picnei SA, Ocean Bank, Alberto Salvador Zlotogora and Raquel Leonor Pellaton.

Argentina: Gilberto Nei Miranda de Brito et al

March 28, 2008
An application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation by Argentina into Gilberto Nei Miranda de Brito and Ricardo Gabriel Almonacid for alleged fraud.

Latin America Round-Up: March 10, 2008

March 10, 2008
ARGENTINA: Corruption and Chlorophyll; Know Your Client; CHILE: In the Rich Man's Club?; New Anti-Money Laundering Measures at the Postal Service; GUATEMALA: Silence about murders; MEXICO: Controversy in the fight against trafficking continues; and REGIONAL: ALBA may be fined.

Argentina requests Hemisphere National Bank records for fraud investigation

March 10, 2008
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Argentina - that was filed at federal court in the USA on February 22, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Pablo Enrique Stabholz, Dobie Investment Co., Hemisferio Ltd., Transcambio SRL, Roberto Esteban Turco, Socimer International Bank, Hemisphere National Bank, and Citibank.

Argentina seeks MBNA America records for corruption investigation into diplomat

March 10, 2008
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Argentina - that was filed at federal court in the USA on February 5, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Ricardo Jose Etchegaray, and MBNA America.

Argentina: Pablo Enrique Stabholz

February 22, 2008
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Argentina into alleged fraud by Pablo Enrique Stabholz.

Latin America Round-Up: February 11, 2008

February 11, 2008
ARGENTINA: Facing the Ugly Past; BRAZIL: Elections Soon; Drug Land Seized; HONDURAS: YouTube Blues; MEXICO: Drug Trafficking: Alive and Well; Drug Lord Arrested; PARAGUAY: Election & Corruption; and PERU: The Twisted Trial against Fujimori.

Argentina: Ricardo Jose Etchegaray

February 5, 2008
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation by Argentina into an alleged failure to report purchases while serving as a military attache.

Latin America Round-Up: January 4, 2008

January 4, 2008
ARGENTINA & VENEZUELA: Laundering and Politics; CARIBBEAN: The heat from the USA PATRIOT Act; COSTA RICA: Investigating Banco Popular; Costa Rica, Head of GAFIC; Remittances on the rise; GUATEMALA: Lottery under scrutiny; MEXICO: Chairing the OAS Anti-Laundering Group; and PERU: Fujimori sentenced.

Latin America Round-Up: September 10, 2007

September 10, 2007
ARGENTINA & VENEZUELAThe mystery of the Venezuelan suitcases The scandal over the arrival to Argentina of a Venezuelan businessman carrying $800,000 in undeclared cash on a government hired jet has had its first victims. Claudio Uberti, the head of the

Latin America Round-Up: August 7, 2007

August 7, 2007
ARGENTINA: Minister Resigned as Monday Laundering Suspect:; BRAZIL: The Berezovsky Connection; Lawsuits against Investigative Reporting; CHILE/PERU: Thicker and Thicker; EL SALVADOR: New Initiative to Report Financial Transactions; MEXICO: Former Governor Extradited; Frozen Money to Be Shared; NICARAGUA/PANAMA: Alemán Is Summoned.

Latin America Round-Up: June 10, 2007

June 10, 2007
ARGENTINA: New Law to Include Terrorism; BRAZIL, COLOMBIA & PANAMA: More Soccer Players in Trouble; CHILE: Attempt to Reinforce Anti Money Laundering Legislation; COLOMBIA: Dollars Galore; Regulate yourself!; Creative Ways to Launder Money; MEXICO: Up in Arms; and PERU: Hope for Extradition.

Argentina seeks records from Mellon United National Bank

June 10, 2007
Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Argentina - that was filed at federal court in the USA on May 22, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Pablo Santiago Perez Brown, Isaac Daniel Benoliel, Juan Jose Marranti, Horacio Adolfo Rojo, Romulo Rafael Piccardo Silvestri, Julian Tsusinsky, Lautaro Roman Fernandez, Bernardo Mario Libman, Debora Benoliel de Libman, Roberto Edmundo Ale, Tulia Arturo Del Zappa, Diego Alejandro Cerboni, Patricio Guillermo Vergara Escudero, Mellon United National Bank, and Banco Meridian.

Argentina seeks US evidence for horse trading investigation

June 10, 2007
Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Horses SRL for allegedly illegal horse trading - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Argentina - that was filed at federal court in the USA on May 15, 2007.

Argentina: Pablo Santiago Perez Brown et al

May 22, 2007
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Argentina into Pablo Santiago Perez Brown, Isaac Daniel Benoliel, Horacio Adolfo Rojo, Romulo Rafael Piccardo Silvestri, Roberto Edmundo Ale, Tulio Arturo Del Zoppo, Diego Alejandro Cerboni, Patricio Guillermo Vergara Escudero, Bernardo Mario Libman, Debora Benoliel de Libman and others for allegedly laundering valuables stolen from a safe at Banco Meridian.

Argentina: Horses Srl

May 17, 2007
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Argentina into Horses Srl, which is accused of illegally exchanging horses between Argentina and the United States without following trade regulations.

Latin America Round-Up: April 5, 2007

April 5, 2007
ARGENTINA: Diego Maradona a money launderer?; Banco de la Nación in trouble; BRAZIL: Embarrassment at the National Lottery; ECUADOR: Institutional Crisis; THE TRIPLE FRONTIER: A Mystery Kidnapping; PERU: Money-launderers Free to Go; Yesterday Accused, Today In Power.

Latin America Round-Up: March 9, 2007

March 9, 2007
ARGENTINA: Another look at real estate; BRAZIL: Violence in the Favelas; COLOMBIA: One Araújo replaces another; EL SALVADOR: The “other” transport taxes; GUATEMALA: Murder, corruption and politics; HONDURAS: New transparency law unsatisfactory; REGIONAL: Fine for Miami bank; The bank serves mainly the South of Florida, Central America and the Caribbean; and VENEZUELA: Poverty in wealthy countries.

Latin America Round-Up: November 9, 2006

November 9, 2006
ARGENTINA New anti terrorism law Under pressure from the United States, Argentina is about to pass a law that will punish the funding of terrorist activities. Until now, Argentina did not have laws specifically combating terrorism funding. The Argentinean Congress

HSBC Bank records sought in fraud inquiry in Argentina

November 9, 2006
Investigators in Argentina are seeking records from HSBC Bank, in Miami, for use in a criminal investigation into a sophisticated fraud involving the diversion of telephone calls as part of a scheme to drain funds from victims' bank accounts.Details are

Telecoms fraud investigators seek information about Florida businesses

November 9, 2006
Investigators in Argentina are seeking information about businesses that may be based in Miami as part of a criminal investigation into alleged telecommunications fraud.Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant

Argentina: Interruption of Communications

October 12, 2006
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Argentina into alleged fraud by unknown parties.

Argentina: Serge Abiad et al

October 5, 2006
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Argentina into alleged telecommunications fraud by Serge Abiad, Jorge Nascimento Pereira, Ivana Ciardini, Naba Claude Kamel and others.  

Argentina: Leon Wasserman

October 2, 2006
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal prosecution in Argentina into Gerardo Andres Sanchez for allegedly defrauding Leon Wasserman of a BMW car.

Argentine businessman used BVI firm to hide assets, allege creditors

July 10, 2006
An Argentine businessman transferred ownership of his business interests in Florida into an offshore entity he controlled using bearer shares in an attempt to defraud creditors, it has been claimed.Details of the allegation are contained in a civil complaint filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on June 26, 2006 by Ricardo Fabre, a resident of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Ernesto A. Kruger, a resident of Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Street Investment Inc., a Bahamas corporation, who claim they are owed more than $1 million in cash and securities.

Argentina requests HSBC Bank records for embezzlement investigation

June 7, 2006
Article based on an an application to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Argentina - that was filed at federal court in the USA on May 2, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Miguel Marcelo Garcia, HSBC Bank, PFX SA, Rodolfo Eduardo Hosel, Panameris Investment SA, Banco Supervielle et Filies, Landstar International Corporation, and Man Financial Ltd.

Former Peirano Group boss arrested in U.S., Uruguay asks for extradition

June 7, 2006
The 56-year-old former head of a major financial services group in Latin America has been arrested in Florida and faces extradition to Uruguay to face fraud charges.Juan Peirano Basso was arrested shortly after an extradition complaint was filed against him at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on May 19, 2006. He is currently being held in custody.

Uruguay: Juan Peirano Basso

May 19, 2006
Complaint for the extradition of Juan Peirano Basso from the USA to Uruguay to face allegations of fraud.

Latin America Round-Up: May 5, 2006

May 5, 2006
ARGENTINA & OTHERS Efforts to regulate remittances markets…The Argentinean Central Bank is examining a plan to toughen the regulation of the remittances market in order to prevent money laundering. Remittances to Argentina rose almost eightfold, from $100 billion in 2001

Argentina: Miguel Marcelo Garcia

May 2, 2006
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Argentina into Miguel Marcelo Garcia for alleged embezzlement against PFX SA.

Latin America Round-Up: April 6, 2006

April 6, 2006
ARGENTINA: Towards the End Of a Tragedy; BOLIVIA: Agrarian Reform; COLOMBIA: More Requirements for PEP Accounts; From Legislative to Presidential Elections; REGIONAL: Pre-paid Cards Under ScrutinY; MEXICO: Corruption and Water; Extraditing Informant; PANAMA: News from Noriega; VENEZUELA: Agrarian Reform Gone Sour.

Latin America Round-Up: March 6, 2006

March 6, 2006
ARGENTINA: New Anti-Money Laundering unit; BRAZIL: PineBank under Scrutiny in Miami; CHILE: More controls over casinos; COLOMBIA: Businessman accused of money laundering; Rodríguez Orejuela's son in trouble; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The Anti-Laundering Unit fever goes on; GUATEMALA: US to help in anti-laundering efforts; INTERNATIONAL: New guidelines for correspondent banks; REGIONAL: In the footsteps of their fathers; and PERU: Laundered money is about $550 Million.

Latin America Round-Up: January 4, 2006

January 4, 2006
ARGENTINA: Corruption Grows, Prevention Low; CHILE: Chasing Pinochle's Funds; PERU: Corruption, Another Contender in Elections; Despite everything, Flores puts Woodman on her ticket; Banca Intesa Sells Wiese.

Trade and Commerce Bank: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

December 21, 2005
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Richard Fogerty and James Cleaver, as Foreign Representatives of Trade and Commerce Bank, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cayman bank defaults on CDs, claims client

September 4, 2005
The Cayman Islands branch of an Argentina bank is being sued in the United States concerning the default on a client's certificates of deposit.Details are contained in a motion for summary judgment in lieu of a complaint that was filed at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, on July 28, 2005.

Argentina seeks evidence from Ogden Entertainment in Delaware for fraud investigation

September 4, 2005
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Argentina - that was filed at federal court in the USA on July 29, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Carlos Ignacio Guia, Ogden Entertainment Services Inc., Ogden New York Services Inc., Aramark Entertainment Inc., Ezequiel Iribarren, Francisco Castez, Nestor Edgardo Eijo, Mario Roberto Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Esteban Urresti, David Buckman, Roseman & Colin, and Corvanta Energy Corporation.