USA v. Louis Dion: Guilty Plea
Guilty Plea of Louis Dion in USA v. Louis Dion, a Canadian stock promoter, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
USA v. Louis Dion: Criminal Information
Criminal Information for alleged securities fraud involving the stock of Sync2 Networks Corp. and SIGA Resources, Inc. in USA v. Louis Dion, a Canadian stock promoter, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
USA v. Jacques Roy, MD: Motion for Detention
Motion for Detention USA v. Jacques Roy, MD at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
USA v. William J. Wise et al: Criminal Indictment
Criminal Indictment for fraud and money laundering in USA v. William J. Wise, a Canadian national, and Jacquline Hoegel regarding Millennium Bank, which was licensed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines; United Trust of Switzerland SA, and Sterling Bank and Trust, which was "purportedly an international private bank managed and administered in Switzerland".
USA v. Mike Mouyal: Criminal Complaint
Criminal Complaint alleged international telemarketing fraud and money laundering in USA v. Mike Mouyal, a Canadian national a.k.a. Michael Mouyal, a.k.a. Michael Cohen, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
BVI-based Venulum Group and Giles Cadman raised $22 m from U. S. investors in unregistered offerings, alleges SEC
A British Virgin Islands-domiciled investment fund group known as 'Venulum' and its principal, British national Giles Cadman, have been accused of raising approximately $22 million from more than 1,750 U. S. investors in nine years through unregistered securities offerings that were based around "fine wine".
SEC v. Venulum Ltd. et al: SEC’s Unopposed Motion for Final Judgment
SEC's Unopposed Motion for Final Judgment in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Giles Cadman, a resident of the United Kingdom; Venulum Ltd., domiciled in the British Virgin Islands; and Venulum Inc., domiciled in Canada.
SEC v. Venulum Ltd. et al: Complaint
Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Venulum Ltd., domiciled in the British Virgin Islands; Venulum Inc., domiciled in Canada; and Giles Cadman, a resident of the United Kingdom, alleging that the defendants raised $22 million from more than 1,750 U. S. investors in two unregistered securities offerings.
Barry Alter et al v. Dwayne Bigelow: Complaint
Securities fraud complaint in Barry Alter and John K. Fitzgerald v. Dwayne Bigelow at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Amy Gustafson Schwab et al v. Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. et al: Complaint
Complaint in Amy Gustafson Schwab, Greg Gustafson. Charlotte Gustafson, and Ryan Gustafson v. Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc., Jack Zwick, David W. Fann, Michael J. Dodak, Paul Cox, and David J. Surette at the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Daniel Ashman et al v. 6356095 Canada, Inc.: Complaint
Complaint in Daniel Ashman, Brad Booth, Thomas Koral, Greg Lavery, Dave Lizmi, Daniel Smith, Joseph Sanders, and Dustin Woolf v. 6356095 Canada, Inc., f.k.a. Excapsa Software Inc., at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Bahamas-based Montaque Capital insolvent by US$10.4 m but may be much more, say liquidators
Initial claims by customers of Bahamas-based Montaque Capital Partners Ltd. exceed known assets by US$10.4 million, say the firm's liquidators. The gap could widen substantially, though, since the eventual value of customer claims will be "significantly more".
Grand Island Funds: Sixth Report of Liquidators
Sixth Report of Liquidators of Grand Island Funds filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
USA v. Corneliu Stefan Weikum et al: Criminal Indictment
Indictment in USA v. Corneliu Stefan Weikum, Yulia Mishina-Heffron, Sergej Bugaev, Alexander Brem, Marina Talashkova, and Rihards Avotins at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.
The Empire Life Insurance Company v. Jacques-Andre Thibault et al: Writ of Summons
Writ of Summons in The Empire Life Insurance Company v. Jacques-Andre Thibault, Fidicie Claudette Hallee, Nadia Thibault, Julie Thibault, and Pierette Thibault at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Hedge funds that lost investors $50 m sue alleged fraudsters over failed settlement agreement
Hedge funds in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and USA whose investors were cheated in a securities fraud based around a sham Barbados-licensed insurer called Strategy Insurance claim to have lost out again in a settlement agreement with the alleged fraudsters.
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. et al v. AIG Financial Products Corp. et al: Second Amended Complaint
Second Amended Complaint in Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., f.k.a. Hees International Bancorp Inc., of Canada, and Brysons International, Ltd., f.k.a. Brysons International Bank, Ltd., of Barbados, v. AIG Financial Products Corp. and American International Group, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Aviator Master Fund, Ltd. et al v. John Hamilton et al: Complaint
Complaint in Aviator Master Fund, Ltd., Aviator Fund Management, L.P., JMG Triton Offshore Fund, Ltd., JMG Capital Partners, LP, Whitebox Concentrated Convertible Arbitrage Partners, LP, Whitebox Concentrated Convertible Arbitrage Advisors, LLC, Whitebox Credit Arbitrage Partners, LP, Whitebox Credit Arbitrage Advisors, LP, Pandora Select Partners, LP, Pandora Select Advisors, LP, Longview Equity Fund, L.P., Longview International Equity Fund, L.P., and Longview Fund, LP v. John Hamilton and Sandro Sordi at New York State Supreme Court.
Canada: Mercy Watson
Complaint for the Extradition of Mercy Watson from the USA to Canada to face allegations of human smuggling.
USA v. Louis Dion: Criminal Complaint
Criminal Complaint for alleged securities fraud involving the stock of SIGA Resources, Inc. in USA v. Louis Dion, a Canadian stock promoter, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Montaque Capital Partners Ltd.: Second Affidavit of Edmund Rahming
Second Affidavit of Edmund Rahming In the Matter of Montaque Capital Partners Ltd. (in Voluntary Liquidation) at Bahamas Supreme Court.
USA v. Irvin BonCamper et al: Government’s Statement of Facts
Government's Statement of Facts in USA v. Malchus Irvin Boncamper, Christopher Purser, Robert Steve Mills, Edmund Hugh Benton, William Ballachey, and Marc-Thibaud Duchesne at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Former head of Lake Shore Group of offshore hedge funds receives maximum 20-year prison-term
Philip Baker, who headed a fraudulent hedge fund group that comprised offshore funds and other entities in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison - the maximum that he faced.
Chaitanya Kadiyala v. Olympus Corporation et al: Amended Class Action Complaint
Amended Class Action Complaint in Chaitanya Kadiyala v. Olympus Corporation, Michael C. Woodford, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, and Shuichi Takayama at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
‘Standard Practice’ for Montaque Group to register nominees as ‘beneficial owners’ of IBCs, says Owen Bethel
Bahamas-based financial services provider Owen Bethel said it is "standard practice" for his Montaque Group to register nominees as the "beneficial owners" of IBCs that are ultimately owned by foreign clients when opening accounts with foreign stock brokers.
Owen Bethel responds to IIROC allegations that he lied about fraud accounts
Letter to the Editor of OffshoreAlert from Owen Bethel regarding allegations against him that were contained in a Settlement Agreement between the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and Douglas Ralph Garrod.
Bahamas-based Owen Bethel and Edison Sumner ‘lied’ to Canadian broker about accounts used for fraud
Bahamas-based financial services providers Owen Bethel and Edison Sumner lied to a Canadian securities broker regarding the beneficial ownership of accounts that were subsequently used to commit a $25 million fraud, according to a Canadian regulator.
Paul Mouttet v. Talisman Capital Alternative Investments Fund Ltd. et al: Third-Party Complaint
Amended Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaint in Paul Mouttet v. Talisman Capital Alternative Investments Fund Ltd., Epsilon Global Master Fund LP, Epsilon Global Master Fund LP II, Epsilon Global Asset Management Ltd., Epsilon Investment Management LLC, Capital Strategies Fund Ltd., Westford Asset Management LLC, Westford Special Situations Master Fund LP, and Steve Stevanovich at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Richard Stephan Louis Sylvester: Ex Parte Originating Summons
Ex Parte Originating Summons In the Matter of the Guardianship of Richard Stephan Louis Sylvester at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
In the Matter of Douglas Ralph Garrod: Settlement Agreement
In the Matter of Douglas Ralph Garrod - Settlement Agreement - Investment Dealers Association of Canada - November 1, 2011
USA v. Andrey Hicks: Criminal Complaint
Criminal Complaint in USA v. Andrey Hicks at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Canada: Safwan Al-Abdulla
Complaint for the extradition of Safwan Al-Abdulla from the USA to Canada at the U. S. District Court for the District of Vermont.
USA v. Full Tilt Poker et al: Motion For Leave to File First Amended Complaint
USA's Motion For Leave to File First Amended Complaint in a civil complaint filed by the USA against PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, Oldford Group Ltd., Rational Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., PYR Software Ltd., Stelekram Ltd., Sphene International Ltd., Tiltware LLC, Kolyma Corporation AVV, Pocket Kings Ltd., Pocket Kings Consulting Ltd., Filco Ltd., Vantage Ltd., Ranston Ltd., Mail Media Ltd., Full Tilt Poker Ltd., SGS Systems Inc., Trust Services Ltd., Fiducia Exchange Ltd., Blue Water Services Ltd., Absolute Entertainment SA, Blanca Games Inc. of Antigua, Raymond Bitar, Howard Lederer, Christopher Ferguson, a.k.a. Jesus Ferguson; and Rafael Furst at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Anton Stoeckl v. Bank of New York Mellon et al: Discovery Application (Austria & Germany)
Application by Anton Stoeckl, of Canada, described as "a victim of an international banking fraud involving money laundering, tax evasion, fraud and conspiracy to defraud scheme involving hundreds of millions of dollars", to take discovery from Bank of New York Mellon, HSBC Bank, Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse First Boston, UBS, Deutsche Bank AG, Barclays Bank, and Citibank, for use in legal proceedings in Austria and Germany, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Bahamas-based Gibraltar Global Securities accused of ‘misconduct’ by regulator
Regulators in Vancouver have frozen $2.2 million in accounts controlled by Bahamas-based Gibraltar Global Securities Inc., which has been accused of "misconduct".
Grand Island Funds: Fifth Report of Liquidators
Fifth Report of Liquidators of Grand Island Funds filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Gibraltar Global Securities Inc.: News Release on September 7, 2011
British Columbia Securities Commission Executive Director's Bulletin: Securities regulator issues notice of hearing alleging that unregistered Bahamian company Gibraltar Global Securities Inc. engaged in misconduct.
USA v. Jonathan Randall Curshen: Curshen’s Sentencing Memorandum
Jonathan Curshen's Sentencing Memorandum in the case of USA v. Jonathan Randall Curshen at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Gibraltar Global Securities Inc.: Notice of Hearing
Gibraltar Global Securities Inc. - Notice of Hearing - British Columbia Securities Commission - September 6, 2011
USA v. Philip J. Baker: Plea Agreement
Philip Baker's Plea Agreement in a criminal action styled as 'USA v. Philip J. Baker' at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
April Fisher v. Fireworks Limited
Originating Summons filed by April Fisher against Fireworks Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
In the Matter of Greenfields Petroleum Corporation
Petition filed by Greenfields Petroleum Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
SPhinX Ltd. (In Official Liquidation) et al v. Refco Public Commodity Pool LP et al
Writ of Summons filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands by SPhinX Ltd. (In Official Liquidation), SPhinX Strategy Fund Ltd. (In Official Liquidation), PlusFunds Manager Access Fund SPC Ltd. (In Official Liquidation), SPhinX Managed Futures Fund SPC (In Official Liquidation), and SPhinX Plus SPC Ltd. (In Official Liquidation) against Refco Public Commodity Pool LP, formerly known as S&P Managed Futures Index Fund LP; Rydex Capital Partners SPhinX Fund, Rydex Capital Partners I LLC, King Tut Investments LLC, Global Macro Fund Ltd., Index Recovery Company LP, formerly known as SPhinX Managed Futures Index Fund LP; SPhinX Managed Futures LP, Refco Offshore Managed Futures Fund Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation), Merrill Lynch International, JP Morgan Securities Ltd., Deutsche Bank London Branch, SPhinX Access Limited, KBC Investment Limited, OFI Palmares, formerly known as Ofivalmo Palmares; Societe Generale Bank & Trust Luxembourg, UBS AG London Branch; Citco Global Custody NV, Bawag PSK Invest GmbH, Multi Strategy Fund Ltd., BIH SA, CDP Capital Inc., Bawag PSK Bank, Qatar Telecom, Cominvest Asset Management GmbH, HFC Ltd., and HFC LLC.
Stanford International Bank: A breakdown of where accounts are located
Account holders in several major offshore financial centers, including the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, had substantial deposits at alleged fraudster Allen Stanford's Antigua licensed Stanford International Bank Ltd., a document obtained by OffshoreAlert shows.
Derrick Quals et al v. Geoffrey Lunn et al: Complaint
Complaint filed by Derrick Quals, Hybrid Finance Limited, and F-Cubed.ca Investments Ltd. against Geoffrey Lunn, Michael Schmidt, Vincent Curry, and WGC Group, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Catharine Margaret Gillies-Smith v. George Bruce Smith
Writ of Summons filed by Catharine Margaret Gillies-Smith against George Bruce Smith at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
USA v. Robert Allen Stanford: Superseding Indictment
Superseding Indictment filed by the USA against Robert Allen Stanford at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
USA v. Jonathan Curshen et al: Superseding Indictment
Superseding Indictment in a criminal action by the USA vs.against Jonathan Randall Curshen, Izhack Zigdon, a.k.a. Ytzchak Zigdon; Eric Ariav Weinbaum, Robert Lloyd Weidenbaum, Ronny Salazar Morales, Michael Simon Krome, Ryan Mark Reynolds, Nathan Bradley Montgomery, and Timothy Brown Barham, Jr. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Debbie Gushlak v. Myron Gushlak: Discovery Application
Application for Discovery by Debbie Gushlak in a case against her husband, Myron Gushlak, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Grand Island Funds: Fourth Report of Liquidators
Fourth Report of Liquidators of Grand Island Funds filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
