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SEC accuses LOM chairman Donald Lines of lying

January 25, 2006
Prominent offshore businessman Donald Lines has been branded a liar by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Lines, the 73-year-old Chairman and President of Bermuda-based investment firm Lines Overseas Management Limited, is adamant that he was not served with a securities-fraud related subpoena while he was in the U. S. in November, 2005 for emergency heart surgery. After the SEC first made the allegation in a filing at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia in late December, LOM denied it in a court filing of its own and Donald Lines, a former CEO of the Bank of Bermuda, even went so far as to take out a full-page advertisement in the Bermuda Sun newspaper in which he claimed: “I have never been served a subpoena by the SEC”, adding that: “There has been no contact from the SEC to even notify me that they ever intended to serve any subpoenas or that they, however incorrectly, believed they had served me.”

Offshore provider Martin Tremblay accused of laundering $1 b

January 23, 2006
The head of a Bahamas-based investment firm has been arrested in the United States after being charged with laundering $1 billion in proceeds from narcotics trafficking and fraud. Canadian national Martin Tremblay, 43, allegedly laundered the funds through Dominion Investments Ltd., of which he is Managing Director.

MuscleTech Research and Development Inc.: Chapter 15 Petition

January 18, 2006
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Peter Farkas, as the Foreign Representative of MuscleTech Research and Development Inc., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

LOM secures stay of order requiring compliance with SEC subpoenas

January 17, 2006
Bermuda-based stockbroker Lines Overseas Management Limited has secured more time in its increasingly desperate battle to avoid co-operating with securities fraud investigations being conducted by the SEC. In an order on January 13, 2006, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit temporarily stayed a lower court's order that LOM and its Managing Director, Scott Lines, comply with four SEC administrative subpoenas by January 17. The ruling was in response to an emergency motion for a stay, pending an appeal, filed that same day by LOM and Lines.

LOM ordered to comply with SEC subpoenas by Jan. 17

January 3, 2006
Bermuda-based investment firm Lines Overseas Management Ltd. and its Managing Director, Scott Lines, have been given until January 17, 2006 to comply with four administrative subpoenas concerning securities fraud investigations by the SEC. The deadline for the provision of testimony and documents was set by U. S. District Court Judge Richard Roberts, sitting at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, on December 30, 2005 when he turned down an application that was filed almost 12 months by LOM and Lines to stay a Magistrate Judge's ruling that it must comply with the subpoenas.

Canada: Davinder Singh Deol et al

December 9, 2005
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Canada into Davinder Singh Deol, Ravinder Singh Deol and Kamaljeet Singh Gill for alleged attempted murder and assault.

Onshore-Offshore battle for control of failed hedge fund

December 5, 2005
A Cayman Islands judge has put back a key ruling in a battle for control of an offshore hedge fund that is part of a failed North American group whose losses are estimated at US$179 million.Justice Henderson, sitting at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, must decide whether to grant a petition to liquidate Philadelphia Alternative Asset Fund Limited by five investors who claim to have collectively invested $32 million in the Fund.

Offshore attorney accused in alleged Haiti kickback scheme

December 5, 2005
An offshore attorney has been accused of helping Jean-Bertrand Aristide misappropriate millions of dollars through fraud and corruption while he was president of Haiti.British national Adrian Corr, a 41-year-old partner with Miller Simons O'Sullivan, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, established and administered a shell firm - Mont Salem Management Ltd. - that received and distributed kickbacks and bribes paid by U. S. and Canadian telecommunications carriers to Aristide and his accomplices, it has been alleged. Corr also allegedly wrote at least one letter in which he “falsely represented” that Mont Salem was “a telecommunications carrier” with operations in the U. S. and Canada.

USA: Computer hacking into NASA computer

November 3, 2005
Motion for the issuance of a letter rogatory to Slovenia for a criminal investigation in the USA into an alleged illegal intrusion into a Unites States Government computer located at the Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Maryland.

Operation ‘Bermuda Short’: Conviction Statistics

October 31, 2005
An analysis of Operation 'Bermuda Short', including which defendants were convicted or acquitted and length of sentences. These defendants were Serdar Kalaycioglu, Martin Chambers, Anthony Damato, Kevan Garner, Walter Dorow, Bruce Bertman, Michael Reiter, Geoffrey Gazda, James Cary Parrish, Jeffrey Senger, Melvin Levine, Jerry Poole, Charles Cini, Lawrence Gallo, Bruce Cowen, Daniel Charboneau, Thomas Steinbach, Gordon Novak, Harold Joliffe, Howard Kerbel, Greg Balk, Barry Berman, Vincent Barone, Dax Ross, David Rich, George Doumanis, Michael Puorro, Blair Valentine, Ray Hutchison, Frank Dickey Jr., Daniel Bender, Paul Lemmon, Bruce Biddick, John Purdy, Ronaldo Horvat, Mark Valentine, Joseph Huard Jr., Cris Sagnelli, Michael Vlahovic, Douglas Rasberry, Richard Greene, Tim Rice, Ashley Sosner, Andrew Proctor, Marshall Klein, Mario Turcotte, Sheldon Mickelson, Richard Carson, Dennis Epstein, Kenneth Liebscher, Michael Hepburn, Charles Arnold, Les Price, James Kelly, Justyn Feldman, Robert Wilder, and Paul deRome.

Canada seeks extradition of suspected sex offender David Cote

September 4, 2005
Canada is seeking the extradition of a 43 year old suspected sex offender from the United States.Details are contained in an extradition complaint that was filed against David Emmanuel Cote at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District

Insider Talking: August 3, 2005

August 3, 2005
Banc Caribe liquidator & National Bank of Dominica settle litigation with Cash 4 Titles receiver; former house painter Russell Cline enters into plea agreement in Oregon concerning fraud and money laundering charges; and US authorities continue with attempt to seize assets of former Ukraine Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko.

Ambassadors of the Dominion of Melchizedek: July 10, 2005

July 10, 2005
Ambassadors of the Dominion of Melchizedek, namely George Harlley, Fortunato P. Aguas, Nikolai Bougaenko, Nathan Obasi, Dewey Painter, Rodny Daniel, Renzo Pampalon, Carlos Alberto Rosa Machado, Peter Feher, Charles W. Price, Sr., Melchizedek Maquiso, Berno Mendiola Atalig, Joalbert S. Kapalong, Charles Balas, Ron Roger Adams, Hans von Grunwald, George Carter, Ross Masao Harano, Louis Lesser, Edward Allen Artis, M.E. Evans, Tain Bodkin, Skip Wills, Larry Madrigal, James Gentry Laws, Jason Gentry Laws, and Joseph Anton Walter.

Offshore firms sued by Canadian receiver

July 5, 2005
Offshore companies in Belize and Panama were used by a group of fraudsters as part of a Canada-based scheme to commit fraud and money laundering, it has been alleged.Details are contained in a civil complaint filed on April 15, 2005 - and amended on June 7, 2005 - at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California by A. Farber & Partners Inc., of Ontario, Canada, in its capacity as Canadian court-appointed Interim Receiver over the assets of Salim Damji, Strategic Trading Systems Instant White, a.k.a. STS Instant White, a.k.a. Strategic Trade Systems, a.k.a. STS Inc., JEM Holdings, a division of 1289629 Ontario Inc., Izmo Investments Inc., Shaffin Damji and Hanif Damji.

British law firm rakes in fees for helping fraudster with Invaro scheme

July 5, 2005
A top British law firm helped a serial fraudster client - Bill Godley - set up an investment scheme that wiped out a Japanese pension fund, OffshoreAlert can reveal. Charles Russell solicitors drew up contracts, attended a planning meeting in Portugal, helped with an offshore bank account, and was even asked to help prepare a "due diligence" report to give credibility to the scheme, known as 'Invaro'. The law firm has received more than £2 million ($3.5 million) in legal fees from Godley-related parties, including a Bahamas IBC, said a source.

Canada requests evidence from US prisoner for tax fraud hearing

June 5, 2005
Article based on an application to transfer a prisoner to testify at a criminal hearing into alleged tax fraud by RJR Nabisco - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Canada - that was filed at federal court in the USA on May 11, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include RJR Tobacco International, Inc., JTI MacDonald Corp., RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Delaware), Northern Brands International, Inc., Edward Lang, Paul Neumann, Roland Kostantos, Stanley Smith, Peter MacGregor, Jaap Uittenbogaard, Dale Sisel, Larry Miller, Leslie Thompson, Robert Tavano, Pierre Brunelle, Janice Carswell, Jeremy Harris, Anthony Butterworth, Robert Miron, Robert Sheets, James Johnston, Stonemarker Enterprises Inc., David Beazley, Jeanne Schlottman, Perry Alwyn Horne, and Keith MacCulloch.

Globe-X Management Ltd.: Section 304 Petition (Bahamas)

June 3, 2005
Section 304 Petition for Assistance in Insolvency Proceedings in the Bahamas by Clifford Johnson and Wayne Aranha, as the Foreign Representatives of Globe-X Management Limited and Globe-X Canadiana Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Canada: RJR Tobacco International Inc.

May 11, 2005
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Canada into JTI-MacDonald, Corp. (previously known as RJR Macdonald, Inc.), Northern Brands International, Inc., RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Delaware), RJ Reynolds Tobacco International, Inc., Dale Sisel, Jaap Uittenbogaard, Edward Lang, Pierre Brunelle, Paul Neumann, Roland Kostantos, Stanley Smith and Peter MacGregor for alleged tax evasion.

Insider Talking: April 30, 2005

April 30, 2005
The biggest creditor in the bankruptcy of Christopher Davy, who was once a senior officer of the tax evasion group The Harris Organization, is none other than the IRS; the dubious liquidation of Imperial Consolidated spin-off Invaro Ltd.; and Canadian Timothy Ryan Babuin receives an eight-year prison sentence for a telemarketing scam against mainly elderly people that ended up causing huge losses for the Bank of Bermuda and Bermuda-based credit card processor First Atlantic Commerce.

SEC v. Z-Par Holdings Inc. et al: Complaint

April 14, 2005
Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Z-Par Holdings Inc., Z-Par Investment Fund II, Larry Michael Parrish, and Michael Edward Zimmerman, as defendants, and Edward Akopian and Capital Ban Corp., as relief defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

USA v. Gilbert A. Ziegler et al: Third Superseding Indictment

April 8, 2005
Third Superseding Indictment in USA v. Gilbert A. Ziegler, a.k.a. Van A. Brink; Rita L. Regale, a.k.a. Rita Brunges; Douglas C. Ferguson, Robert J. Skirving, and Laurent E. Barnabe, a.k.a. Larry Barnabe, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

Insider Talking: March 31, 2005

March 31, 2005
Three former senior officers of The Harris Organization, which defrauded clients out of tens of millions of dollars before collapsing in 2002, are back in business in Panama. Lawrence George Gandolfi, 65, a.k.a. Larry Gandolfi Christopher Glover Davy, 60, and

BCSC finds no evidence for cease-trade order against Lines Overseas Management

March 8, 2005
For the second time in 57 days, a British Columbia Securities Commission panel has ruled not to ban offshore investment firm Lines Overseas Management from the local market. In a decision on March 4, 2005, the panel determined that, although it was still concerned about LOM's activities, its staff had not met their burden of providing sufficient evidence to justify an order prohibiting LOM, affiliated firms and its senior officers from trading on behalf of undisclosed beneficial owners. However, the panel left open a window of opportunity for its staff by concluding that: "If the Executive Director wishes to pursue the matter, the necessary evidence should be gathered and a notice of hearing issued."

Insider Talking: February 28, 2005

February 28, 2005
Former Caribbean banker Thierry Nano, for whom there is an outstanding arrest warrant issued at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in November, 2001, appears to be involved in a luxury yacht business based in the south of France; Surprisingly enough, given our focus on exposing hard-core, financial crime, OffshoreAlert's staff do not receive as many obscene telephone calls as you might expect; A spokesperson for the British Columbia Securities Commission told OffshoreAlert on February 8 that its staff had not applied for a contempt of court order against Lines Overseas Management at the British Columbia Supreme Court, as a BCSC panel had suggested in a ruling on an enforcement action on January 12, 2005; and Creditors of Terry Lindon who are seeking his assets in the wake of the collapse last June of U. K. litigation funding firm Invaro Ltd. ought to pay a visit to http://www.perfectplaces.com/vacation-rentals/a_Villa_Rentals/4314.htm, where they can see an advertisement for his villa in Machico, Madeira, Portugal, which is available for rent for $300 to $500 per night or $2,100 to $3,500 per week, depending on the season.

Jailed penny stock fraudster secretly behind Costa Rica-based Reg-S exchange

February 28, 2005
A notorious penny stock swindler currently in prison for fraud is secretly behind a Costa Rica-based Internet 'stock exchange', OffshoreAlert can disclose. Harold Bailey Gallison Jr., a 47-year-old U. S. national, controls the Global Internet Stock Brokerage Exchange, trading as GISBeX, through nominees, including his 74-year-old mother.

Lancer Offshore Receiver sues parties from nine countries

February 22, 2005
Civil complaints have been brought against parties from nine countries, including former Sotheby's Chairman Alfred Taubman, in an attempt by the Receiver for the failed Lancer Offshore group of hedge funds to recover allegedly fraudulent transfers. Among the defendants in two actions filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Florida this month are companies from Bermuda, Canada, Isle of Man, Netherlands Antilles, Jersey, Kuwait, Switzerland, the United States and the United Kingdom.

LOM seeks stay of order that they comply with SEC subpoenas

January 31, 2005
Bermuda-based investment firm Lines Overseas Management and its Managing Director, Scott Lines, have applied for a stay - pending an appeal - of a court order requiring them to turn over information to the SEC for use in two investigations into alleged securities fraud. In a joint motion to the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland, LOM and Lines, claim that, until a final order is rendered, they "cannot lawfully be required to comply" with four SEC subpoenas and, therefore, the effect of a January 7, 2005 ruling by Magistrate Judge Alan Kay ordering them to comply should be stayed until it becomes final.

LOM wins victory in British Columbia but faces new hearing

January 13, 2005
The British Columbia Securities Commission yesterday dismissed an application for cease trade orders and other sanctions against offshore investment firm Lines Overseas Management Ltd. and its senior officers. However, it was a hollow victory for the respondents since the Commission panel immediately ordered a new hearing to determine whether to ban LOM from the local market for different reasons.

Cardinal International closes amid regulatory investigation

December 31, 2004
Nassau-based Cardinal International Fund Services Ltd. was due to exit the fund administration business effective December 31, 2004, in the midst of an investigation by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas. Cardinal unexpectedly announced its plans to close within weeks in late 2004. In announcing the decision, the firm's Chairman, Stephen Hancock, claimed the Board of Directors "had concluded that the economic outlook for fund administration both internally and as a jurisdiction created insufficient comfort to warrant the continuation of the business". However, the abrupt nature and timing of the closure announcement indicated there were other reasons.

SEC says LOM at epicenter of suspected fraud schemes

December 31, 2004
Bermuda-based investment firm Lines Overseas Management and its two most senior officers "have been at the epicenter of at least two suspected fraudulent schemes", according to the U. S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Furthermore, LOM and brothers Scott and Brian Lines have done "everything possible to keep the SEC from getting to the bottom of it", claimed SEC attorney Michael Lowman at a U. S. court hearing.

Canada seeks extradition of Troy Hartman

November 30, 2004
Canada has applied to extradite a 26-year-old Guyanese national currently in custody in Hawaii who is wanted for robbery and gun-related offenses.

LOM caused year-long delay in securities fraud investigation, claims regulator

November 30, 2004
An investigation into suspected stock manipulation has been stymied by the non-co-operation of offshore broker Lines Overseas Management, it has been claimed.The allegation was made at a hearing in November before the British Columbia Securities Commission to consider banning the following parties from the local market: LOM (Holdings) Limited, LOM Securities (Bahamas) Limited, LOM Securities (Bermuda) Limited, LOM Securities (Cayman) Limited, Lines Overseas Management Limited, and LOM officers Donald P. Lines, Chairman and a former CEO of the Bank of Bermuda; Brian N. Lines, President and a Director; Scott G. S. Lines, LOM's Managing Director; Malcolm Moseley, LOM's CFO, Executive Vice President, and a Director; David McNay, Vice President of Investment Operations; and J. Scott Hill, Compliance Manager, all of whom reside in Bermuda.

SEC v. Treyton Thomas et al: Complaint

November 1, 2004
Complaint alleging securities fraud involving, inter alia, Imagis Technologies, Inc., of Canada, and Indo Sakura Trust Ltd., of Nevis, in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Treyton L. Thomas and Pembridge Group Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

LOM insiders profited from alleged stock manipulation, claim SEC

October 31, 2004
Insiders and privileged clients of investment firm Lines Overseas Management stood to profit from the alleged manipulation of a penny stock by LOM principals Scott and Brian Lines, according to a court filing by the SEC.These included directors such as Graham Collis and Susan Wilson, senior employees like CFO Malcolm Moseley; relatives of the Lines brothers, including two minors, and the manager of a local restaurant, Constanzo Di Meglio.

Securities fraud scheme by Joseph Castiglione’s Bahamas-based Banakor Swisse

October 31, 2004
An unlicensed offshore broker that is headed by a convicted criminal and banned company director appears to be peddling worthless securities to the public, OffshoreAlert can reveal.Evidence suggests that Bahamas-based Banakor Swisse S. A. is cold-calling residents of the United States and attempting to sell them shares in companies that appear to have no bona fide activity.

Insider Talking: September 30, 2004

September 30, 2004
Three bankers who allegedly swindled their former employer, NatWest, in a deal involving Enron and a Cayman Islands registered company appeared in court in England on September 28, 2004 as they seek to avoid extradition to the United States. Gary

57 Citco-formed SPVs used in securities fraud, claim plaintiffs

September 30, 2004
The Cayman Islands operation of the Citco Group set up at least 57 special purpose vehicles that were used to commit securities fraud against a publicly traded, United States based firm, it has been alleged. Citco (Cayman) has been named