Canada

BNT Ventures Ltd. v. Peter Beckingham: Complaint

October 14, 2014

Complaint in BNT Ventures Limited, described as a Canadian company whose "principal shareholder is Wade Wohlford, a citizen of Canada" v. Peter Beckingham, as successor in interest to Mirage Capital Inc., of the Turks and Caicos Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Poulin and St-Cyr sentenced to 14 months in prison for money laundering

October 3, 2014

Canadian nationals Patrick Poulin and Eric St-Cyr were today each sentenced to 14 months in prison for participating in an offshore money laundering scheme - prison terms that were significantly less than U. S. prosecutors had been seeking.

USA v. Patrick Poulin: Criminal Judgment

October 3, 2014

Judgment in a Criminal Case in USA v. Patrick Poulin at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Eric St-Cyr: Criminal Judgment

October 3, 2014

Judgment in a Criminal Case in USA v. Eric St-Cyr at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Poulin bankrupt & disbarred, St-Cyr to divorce after money laundering convictions

September 28, 2014

Patrick Poulin has filed for bankruptcy and been disbarred in Canada and the Turks and Caicos Islands as a result of his conviction for money laundering in the United States, while the wife of co-defendant Eric St-Cyr has filed for a divorce, according to court filings ahead of sentencing this Friday.

USA v. Eric St-Cyr: St-Cyr’s Position on Sentencing

September 26, 2014

St-Cyr's Position on Sentencing in USA v. Eric St-Cyr at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Eric St-Cyr: USA’s Position on Sentencing

September 26, 2014

USA's Position on Sentencing in USA v. Eric St-Cyr at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Patrick Poulin: USA’s Position on Sentencing

September 26, 2014

USA's Position on Sentencing in USA v. Patrick Poulin at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Patrick Poulin: Poulin’s Position on Sentencing

September 26, 2014

Patrick Poulin's Position on Sentencing in USA v. Patrick Poulin at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

CDGB Ltd. v. Harbinger China Dragon Intermediate Fund L.P.: Winding Up Petition

September 22, 2014

Winding Up Petition in CDGB Ltd. v. Harbinger China Dragon Intermediate Fund L.P. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. v. Global Opportunities Breakaway Fund, L.P.: Winding Up Petition

September 22, 2014

Winding Up Petition in SK Telecom Co., Ltd. v. Philip Falcone's Global Opportunities Breakaway Fund, L.P. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Liquidators of Cayman-domiciled Centaur Group paint grim picture for swindled investors

September 16, 2014

More than £27 million of the £80 million raised from investors by the Cayman Islands-domiciled Centaur Group may have been misappropriated by insiders Scott Williams, Duane McGaw, Brendan Terrill and others, according to the Joint Provisional Liquidators.

Centaur Litigation SPC et al: First Liquidators’ Report

September 16, 2014

Grant Thornton's First Report to Creditors and Investors of Centaur Litigation SPC, Centaur Litigation Limited, and Centaur Litigation Unit Series 1 Limited (in Provisional Liquidation).

U.S. indicts six people for alleged $500 m offshore fraud & money laundering scheme

September 9, 2014

Six citizens of the Bahamas, Belize, Canada, and the United States and six corporations have been criminally indicted in New York for allegedly perpetrating a $500 million offshore asset protection, securities fraud, and money laundering scheme.

USA v. Robert Bandfield et al: Criminal Indictment

September 8, 2014

Indictment in USA v. Robert Bandfield, Andrew Godfrey, Kelvin Leach, Rohn Knowles, Brian De Wit, Cem Can, IPC Management Services, LLC, IPC Corporate Services, LLC, IPC Corporate Services, Inc., Titan International Securities, Inc., Legacy Global Markets, S.A., and Unicorn International Securities, LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Joshua VanDyk sentenced to 30 months in prison for offshore money laundering

September 5, 2014

Former Cayman Islands-based investment adviser Joshua VanDyk was today sentenced to 30 months in prison in the United States for his part in a money laundering scheme.

State Farm International Life Insurance Company Ltd. v. Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company

September 5, 2014

State Farm International Life Insurance Company Limited v. Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company - Bermuda Supreme Court

USA v. Joshua VanDyk: VanDyk’s Motion for Downward Departure

August 29, 2014

VanDyk's Motion for Downward Departure in USA v. Joshua VanDyk at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Joshua VanDyk: USA’s Position on Sentencing

August 29, 2014

USA's Position on Sentencing in USA v. Joshua VanDyk at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Louis Bacon et al v. Stephen Feralio: Discovery Application (Bahamas)

August 13, 2014

Application by Louis Bacon and The Coalition To Protect Clifton Bay to conduct discovery on Stephen Feralio regarding Peter Nygard for use before a foreign tribunal in the Bahamas, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

John Drics v. Terrence P. Duffy et al: Notice of Removal

July 17, 2014

Notice of Removal, plus complaint, in John Thomas Drics v. Terrence P. Duffy, Caledonian Global Financial Services Inc., of the Cayman Islands; Lionhart Advisors Group Ltd., Photon Global Ltd., Starbrite Capital Ltd., Arrow Investment Management Inc., and Borealis Management Ltd., all of the British Virgin Islands at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

USA v. Patrick Poulin: Plea Agreement

July 11, 2014

Plea Agreement in USA v. Patrick Poulin at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Patrick Poulin: Statement of Facts

July 11, 2014

Statement of Facts in USA v. Patrick Poulin at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Patrick Poulin: Criminal Information

July 11, 2014

Criminal Information in USA v. Patrick Poulin at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Eric St-Cyr admits Cayman/TCI laundering scheme, Patrick Poulin set to do same

June 30, 2014

Canadian Eric St-Cyr has become the second of three defendants to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in a scheme involving the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands, while the third defendant - TCI-based attorney Patrick Poulin - is due to plead guilty on July 11.

USA v. Eric St-Cyr: Statement of Facts

June 27, 2014

Statement of Facts in USA v. Eric St-Cyr at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Eric St-Cyr: Plea Agreement

June 27, 2014

Plea Agreement in USA v. Eric St-Cyr at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Eric St-Cyr: Criminal Information

June 27, 2014

Criminal Information in USA v. Eric St-Cyr at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

SEC v. Carrillo Huettel LLP et al: Amended Complaint

June 26, 2014

Amended Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Carrillo Huettel LLP, Luis J. Carrillo, Wade D. Huettel, Gibraltar Global Securities, Warren Davis, John B. Kirk, Benjamin T. Kirk, Dylan L. Boyle, James K. Hinton, Jr., Luniel de Beer, Joel P. Franklin, Pacific Blue Energy Corporation, and Tradeshow Marketing Company Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

‘Plea Agreement Hearing’ set for money laundering defendant Eric St-Cyr

June 19, 2014

Canadian Eric St-Cyr looks set to become the second defendant to admit money laundering in a scheme involving Cayman Islands-based Clover Asset Management and Turks and Caicos Islands-based law firm Bishops Legal.

Investment adviser admits laundering ‘criminal proceeds’ through Cayman & TCI firms

June 16, 2014

Investment adviser Joshua VanDyk has admitted conspiring to commit money laundering with his former boss in the Cayman Islands, Eric St-Cyr, and a Turks and Caicos Islands-based attorney, Patrick Poulin. VanDyk faces up to five years in prison.

Derry Limited v. David Lawrence Dobbin

June 13, 2014

Derry Limited v. David Lawrence Dobbin - Bermuda Supreme Court

USA v. Joshua VanDyk: Statement of Facts

June 12, 2014

Statement of Facts in USA v. Joshua VanDyk at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Joshua VanDyk: Criminal Information

June 12, 2014

Criminal Information in USA v. Joshua VanDyk at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, involving the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Cayman investment adviser Joshua VanDyk due to plead guilty

June 11, 2014

Joshua VanDyk, who was a Cayman Islands-based investment adviser until he was arrested in Miami three months ago after being indicted for money laundering, is due to plead guilty tomorrow at federal court in Virginia.

Canada: Ziad Akl

June 2, 2014

Complaint to Extradite Ziad Akl from the USA to Canada to face charges of assault.

Aruba: Oro Cash N.V.

April 29, 2014

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance by Aruba - to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into suspected tax fraud and money laundering by Oro Cash N.V.

Argentum Group abruptly shuts down leaving angry investors hunting for its management

April 25, 2014

Two months after being exposed by OffshoreAlert as being part of a massive fraud, litigation funder Argentum Group has gone out of business without warning and, according to a source, some of its senior officers in the United Kingdom may have even fled their homes.

U.S. Judge sanctions RBC for breaching order to provide documents for fraud investigation

April 23, 2014

Royal Bank of Canada has suffered the ignominy of having sanctions awarded against it by a U. S. judge who ruled the bank had "improperly withheld" documents from the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a lawsuit regarding an alleged "massive" fraud involving RBC's operations in several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas and Cayman Islands.

CFTC v. Royal Bank of Canada: Sanctions Order

March 28, 2014

Order Granting Motion to Compel Discovery and For Sanctions in United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Royal Bank of Canada at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

TCI attorney and Cayman asset managers indicted for money laundering in U.S.

March 19, 2014

Turks and Caicos Islands-based attorney Patrick Poulin and Cayman Islands-based asset managers Eric St-Cyr and Joshua VanDyk have been arrested in Miami after being indicted for money laundering in the United States.

USA v. Joshua VanDyk et al: Florida Court Docket as of March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

Court Docket as of March 19, 2014 in USA v. Joshua VanDyk, Eric St-Cyr, and Patrick Poulin at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Joshua VanDyk et al: Virginia Court Docket as of March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

Court docket as of March 19, 2014 in USA v. Joshua VanDyk, Patrick Poulin and Eric St-Cyr at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Joshua VanDyk et al: Criminal Indictment

March 6, 2014

Indictment for alleged money laundering in USA v. Patrick Poulin, a Turks and Caicos Islands-based Canadian attorney, and Cayman Islands-based asset managers Eric St-Cyr, who is also a Canadian national, and Joshua VanDyk, who is a U.S. national, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Grange Moor Holdings Ltd. v. NFC Data Inc. et al: Claim Form

February 27, 2014

Claim Form in Grange Moor Holdings Limited v. NFC Data Inc., ipVco LLC, Geoffrey Cairns, Steve Latham, and Michael Parker.

Chelten Ltd. v. NFC Data Inc. et al: Claim Form

February 27, 2014

Claim Form in Chelten Limited v. NFC Data Inc., ipVco LLC, Geoffrey Cairns, Steve Latham, and Howard Jacob at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

CIBC Holdings (Cayman) Ltd.: Petition

February 27, 2014

Petition In the Matter of CIBC Holdings (Cayman) Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Canada: Douglas Wayne Schneider

February 26, 2014

Complaint to extradite Douglas Wayne Schneider, a resident of Barbados and Canada, from the USA to Canada to face allegations of securities fraud regarding The Investment Exchange Mortgage Corporation, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

CFTC v. Royal Bank of Canada: CFTC’s Motion for Sanctions

February 19, 2014

CFTC's Motion to Compel Compliance With Court Order and For Sanctions in CFTC v. Royal Bank of Canada at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Difference Capital Financial Inc. v. Lignol Energy Corporation: Stop Notice

February 14, 2014

Stop Notice by Difference Capital Financial Inc. regarding shares in Neutral Fuels Parent Company owned by Lignol Energy Corporation, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.