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Philip Johnston identified as President of offshore firm accused of fraud

December 31, 2001
Evidence has emerged that the President of a 'paper' offshore securities firm accused of fraud in the United States was attorney Philip W. Johnston, a Canadian who once had a law firm in the Turks & Caicos Islands.Details of Johnston's alleged involvement in TCI-registered Carib Securities Ltd. is contained in a civil lawsuit that is on-going at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

Insider Talking: November 30, 2001

November 30, 2001
Imperial Consolidated founders Lincoln Fraser and Jared Brook have been given additional time to wind up their business affairs before their four year disqualification as company directors in England and Wales becomes effective. A judge sitting at Blackpool County Court

Canadian Venture Exchange blocks offshore firm’s reverse merger attempt

November 30, 2001
The Canadian Venture Exchange has blocked a reverse merger attempt by a firm offering online stockbroking products to offshore investment firms.British Virgin Islands domiciled Blue Chip Online Ltd., whose President is Canadian businessman Richard Czerlau, had been trying to reverse

Scott Turner hits out ahead of meeting of Atlas Securities creditors

November 30, 2001
Canadian businessman Scott Turner, who is subject to an arrest warrant in the Turks & Caicos Islands for suspected fraud, has issued a letter attacking other members of his failed stockbroker Atlas Securities Inc.Nowhere in the five page letter, which

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.

Offshore fund manager Geoffrey Warne commits suicide

November 8, 2001
A man who was kidnapped earlier this year in a dispute over a fraudulently-operated offshore mutual fund has committed suicide.Geoffrey Hamilton Warne, 41, died at his home near Kingston, Ontario on October 4.

Insider Talking: October 31, 2001

October 31, 2001
More has become known about the re branding of the First Nevisian Group, which is now known as The FN Group, and the partial move from Nevis to the Dominican Republic, where its "strategic partner" is H. E. Partners, which

British Columbia Securities Commission declares Tri-West fraudulent

October 31, 2001
The British Columbia Securities Commission has found that Tri-West Investment Club, which operated from addresses in Belize and the Bahamas, committed investment fraud.In a ruling dated October 23, 2001, the Commission ruled against the Club, Haarlem Universal Corporation, Jason Kingsley, Mark Goldman, Alan Richards, Alex Harlem and John Byron. The Commission is scheduled to rule on sanctions on November 9 after giving the parties an opportunity to respond to the ruling.

TCI arrest warrants for Wayne and Scott Turner

October 31, 2001
Arrest warrants for Wayne Turner and his son, Scott, have been issued in the Turks and Caicos Islands following the collapse of their firm, Atlas Securities Inc., four months ago amid allegations of fraud.The warrants were issued at the local Magistrates Court on October 23, 2001 and are the first step in an attempt to extradite the Turners from Canada.

Terry Neal’s bank named as a relief defendant in stock fraud lawsuits

October 31, 2001
A Nauru-licensed bank that is operated from Nevis was used to launder most of the more than $30 million in profits from a fraudulent stock trading ring, it has been alleged.Exchange Bank and Trust, which is operated by Terry Neal's Nevis American Trust Co., has been named as a relief defendant in three of four related lawsuits filed by the SEC in the United States.

Insider Talking: September 30, 2001

September 30, 2001
How concerned is the Financial Times newspaper about being used to facilitate fraud? Not enough to stop publishing bogus valuations for the Cayman Islands domiciled Aristocrat Endeavor Fund. The FT is continuing to accept and publish sham Net Asset Values

Enforcement action filed against Aurum Society

September 30, 2001
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States has filed an enforcement action against Bermuda domiciled Aurum Society Inc. and Andrew Duncan, of Toronto, Canada.The defendants have been accused of fraudulently operating a commodity pool and misappropriating at least

Insider Talking: August 31, 2001

August 31, 2001
Rampart Securities, a Canadian stock brokerage which is said to be owed at least US$2 million by Atlas Securities of the Turks & Caicos Islands, has had its "membership rights and privileges" suspended by the Investment Dealers Association of Canada; Regulators in St. Vincent have revoked the Class I international banking license of Maxi Bank Inc.; A Canadian crook who goes by the name of 'Sir Daniel Kingsley Lear' has been involved in a bizarre tax fraud trial in Manitoba, Canada; Four more people have been sentenced for their involvement in a $64 million fraud carried out in the names of Hammersmith Trust, Microfund and Luxor Capital Markets; Bahamas-based Oceanic Bank and Trust Limited has opened a marketing office in London, England; and La Comisión Nacional de Valores in Panama has launched investigations into the activities of Morrison Cross Financial Investment Ltd. and Britex International Ltd.

The FN Group refuses to comment on mystery offering

August 31, 2001
OffshoreAlert has come across a $10 million note offering in which The FN Group, formerly known as the First Nevisian Group, acts as the arranger, dealer and registrar and controls the two guarantors.We understand that the group has used its discretionary investment authority to put some of its clients' funds in the offering, which has led to at least one complaint.The issuer is Nevis-registered Global Power Supplies Inc., whose notes range from 30 days to three years and bear interest of 9 to 10 per cent per year.

Canada: Ernest Vroom et al

August 23, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Canada into Ernest Vroom, Bonnie Glen, and Stephen Horbatiuk for alleged fraud.

Canada: Annick Bertrand

August 17, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Canada into alleged money laundering by Theodore Savoie and Louise Savoie.

Lines Overseas Management lists on Bermuda Stock Exchange

July 31, 2001
Shares of the parent company of Bermuda-based stockbroker Lines Overseas Management were listed for the first time on the Bermuda Stock Exchange on July 24.A statement that the shares had been approved for listing was made on July 20 without any prior public announcement that an application had been submitted.

Prison sentences for Hammersmith Trust pair

July 31, 2001
Lengthy prison terms have been handed down to the first two defendants to be sentenced in a $64 million fraud some funds were laundered through the Bank of Bermuda in the name of an Antiguan 'paper' bank.William H. West, of Niceville, Florida was the first to be sentenced, receiving 136 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $25 million at a hearing on July 19, 2001.

David Rowe linked with plaintiff in alleged advance fee fraud

July 31, 2001
A Canadian businessman who is currently in prison awaiting trial for an alleged offshore banking fraud was an agent for a US-based firm that itself was a victim of fraud, according to a civil lawsuit.David Rowe, who at one time was President and CEO of Grenada-registered Cambridge International Bank and Trust, is mentioned along with CIBT in a civil complaint filed at Federal Court in Oklahoma.

First Nevisian group opens up in the Dominican Republic

July 31, 2001
The First Nevisian stockbroking and corporate services group, which is now known as The FN Group, has opened an office in the Dominican Republic, where it plans to relocate much of its business from Nevis.And the official line is still that Keith King "retired" from the group two years ago, even though he is listed as the administrative contact for its new Internet domain name of 'thefngroup.com', which was only created 12 months ago on June 20, 2000.

Tri-West courier arrested while carrying $4.5 million

June 30, 2001
Tri-West Investment Club, which raised approximately $50 million from more than 6,000 people by promising monthly returns of ten per cent, has stopped payments after its founder was arrested in Mexico.Alyn Richard Waage, 55, was arrested carrying $4.5 million in cashiers' checks and money orders after he landed at Puerto Vallarta on a leased Lear Jet in April, according to international press reports.

Elderly client claims Sabourin and Sun cleaned her out

June 30, 2001
A 61-year-old woman is suing Canada-based offshore provider Peter Sabourin to recover CDN$876,451 that was allegedly defrauded from her trading account, leaving her destitute.Judith Laiken claims that Sabourin, who is described in court filings as a former school janitor, wiped out her entire account within six months of it being opened in March, 1999.

Police investigate collapse of Atlas Securities

June 30, 2001
Police are investigating Wayne Turner and his son, Scott, for allegedly misappropriating an estimated $8 million from clients of Atlas Securities Inc., of the Turks & Caicos Islands.TCI police began an investigation after a KPMG audit apparently turned up evidence that the Turners had used client funds to cover margin calls relating to their personal trading accounts.

David Voth cleared of impeding tax evasion inquiry

June 30, 2001
Canadian offshore advisor David Voth has been found not guilty by a provincial court of failing to comply with Revenue Canada's requests to see his financial records. Judge Bria Huculuk ruled on April 6, 2001 that the Crown had not proven "beyond a reasonable doubt" that Voth, 42, had the criminal intent of deliberately avoiding compliance, reported a local newspaper.

Norway: Torstein Kjell Hauge

May 31, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Norway into Torstein Kjell Hauge for alleged bank fraud, insurance fraud, and false or fraudulent representations.

Canadian regulator acts against Tri-West Investment Club

April 30, 2001
The British Columbia Securities has issued a Temporary Cease Trade Order against an offshore investment scheme run by Tri-West Investment Club that offers "risk-free" annual returns of up to 300 per cent. The Order relates to Tri-West Investment Club, its President, Jason Kingsley; Haarlem Universal Corp., its founder, Alex Haarlem, Alan Richards and Mark Goldman.

Securities regulators act against Global Privacy Management Trust

April 30, 2001
On December 12, 2000, the Ontario Securities Commission has issued a Temporary Cease and Desist Order against Global Privacy Management Trust, whose web-site was registered to a Cayman Islands address, and its principal, Robert Cranston, who lives in London, Ontario.

Sterling International Bank fails to unfreeze assets

April 30, 2001
An offshore bank has failed to unfreeze US$540,000 of its assets that were frozen at the Bank of Montreal in Vancouver by the British Columbia Securities Commission as part of a stock fraud investigation. The provisional liquidator of Nauru-registered Sterling International Bank Inc., Graham R. Whiteside, had applied for the funds to be released so that he could proceed with the liquidation of the bank.

USA v. Corey Spencer Sniderman: Docket in Fraud Case

April 30, 2001
Court Docket in the case of 'USA vs. Corey Spencer Sniderman' in which Sniderman, a Canadian national, was convicted of defrauding the FBI at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Raids on Jerome Schneider and Global Prosperity, charges against Anderson’s Ark

March 31, 2001
Jerome Schneider, who has made a living by selling offshore bank charters in lightly-regulated jurisdictions to private individuals and by writing offshore books, had his office raided by the IRS on February 26. The raid on the office of Schneider's Wilshire Publishing Company in California was one of three high profile actions taken against offshore promoters within five days of each other in the United States.

David Voth arrested for kidnapping

March 31, 2001
Businessman David Marlin Voth, whose dubious offshore activities have been exposed in previous editions of OffshoreAlert, has been arrested in his native Canada and charged with kidnapping. Also arrested with 42-year-old Voth were Lorne Murray Ryz, 31, of the Bahamas, and Merrill Paul Lepp, 38, of Calgary. All three have been charged with kidnapping, forcible confinement and assault.

Poland: Sulik Auto, Inc. et al

March 22, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Sulik Auto, Inc., Progressive Auto, and Merek Piepryzyk - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - for a criminal investigation in Poland into alleged tax fraud.

United Kingdom: Wilson-Smith & Co. et al

March 5, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into alleged fraud by Martin Brian Tobias-Gibbins, Jimmy Barnard Sanchez, William Deluce, Imdad Ullah, Carl Tessier, Michael Wilson-Smith, Peter Barnett, Minesh Ruparelia, Wilson-Smith & Co., Rhodes Barlow and Ruparelia Thaker.

Insider Talking: February 28, 2001

February 28, 2001
Offshore regulators act against banks named in U. S. Senate's 'Correspondent Banking: A Gateway to Money Laundering' report, Marc Harris denounces attempt to strip him of Panamanian citizenship, David Voth comes up with a novel excuse as to why he can't make investment pay-outs, complaints about Morrison Cross Financial Investments start coming in, details of relatively-recent lawsuits involving Jerome Schneider and/or related entities, U. S. court approves settlement plan between Heartland Financial Services and investors who received "false profits", Pittsburgh travel agent Roy Davis Jr. becomes latest victim of John Mathewson's co-operation with US authorities, sset freeze order issued against Midpoint Trading Corporation, Euro Bank Corp. 'Preliminary Inquiry' hearing starts in Cayman Islands.

Canadian exchange suspends shares linked with Grenada bank

February 28, 2001
The Canadian Venture Exchange has suspended trading in the shares of two companies that are linked to insolvent Grenada-registered Cambridge International Bank & Trust. It is the latest regulatory action to be taken involving the now-defunct First International Bank of Grenada group, whose activities have been filling pages of newspapers all over the world recently.

USA v. Corey Spencer Sniderman: Exhibit and Witness List

February 7, 2001
U. S. Government Exhibit in a criminal case of 'USA vs. Corey Spencer Sniderman' at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, specifically a letter from Toronto Police Service in February, 2001 stating that, at that time, Sniderman was a "wanted fugitive in Toronto" at that time.

Poland: Alfred Poser

February 6, 2001
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Alfred Poser for alleged fraud and perjury.

Insider Talking: January 31, 2001

January 31, 2001
David Voth unable to name auditor of The Forex Fund, Dennis Sutton charged with fraud and forgery in the Bahamas, fraudulent GTrade 'stock exchange' becomes active again after months of inactivity, conman Joseph Becker sets up his own European Community in cyberspace, FIBG-related barrister Lawrence Jones stops practicing law in England.