Jersey

Volaw Nominees One Ltd. et al v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application

January 24, 2018

Fixed Date Claim Form in Volaw Nominees One Limited, Volaw Nominees Two Limited, and BNP Paribas Jersey Nominee Company Ltd. v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Shallan Overseas Investments Ltd. v. Primefuels Investments Ltd. et al: Claim Form

January 18, 2018

Claim Form in Shallan Overseas Investments Limited v. Primefuels Investments Limited, Primefuels Holdings Limited, New Rodina Limied, Maxim Ventures Trading Corp., Fuel Transport Holdings Limited, Asif Abdulla, and George Machan at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

‘Please remove ‘Jersey FSC v. Sandra Esnouf’ content’, requests Sandra Esnouf

January 17, 2018

Letter to the Editor from convicted thief and money launderer Sandra Esnouf, of Jersey, in the Channel Islands, requesting the removal of content about her.

Appleby Global Group LLC v. BBC et al: Particulars of Claim

January 4, 2018

Particulars of Claim in Appleby Global Group LLC v. British Broadcasting Corporation and Guardian News and Media Limited at the High Court, in London.

‘Thanks for exposing the Centaur Group scam,’ writes victim

January 3, 2018

Letter to the Editor thanking OffshoreAlert for exposing an investment fraud based around litigation funding that was conducted by the Centaur-Argentum group.

David Francis v. Jersey FSC: Judgment

December 4, 2017

Judgment in David Jonathan Francis v. Jersey Financial Services Commission at the Royal Court of Jersey.

Appleby Global Group LLC v. BBC et al: Claim Form

December 4, 2017

Claim Form in Appleby Global Group LLC v. British Broadcasting Corporation and Guardian News and Media Limited at the High Court, in London.

Centaur Litigation SPC et al: Judgment

November 17, 2017

Judgment In the Matters of Centaur Litigation SPC, Centaur Litigation Limited, and Centaur Litigation Unit Series 1 Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Appleby law firm announces: ‘We’re under investigation by the ICIJ’

October 24, 2017

One of the offshore finance industry's biggest law firms - Appleby - has disclosed that it is being investigated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and invited any concerned clients to call it to discuss the matter.

Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii: Chapter 15 Petition

August 25, 2017

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Chile by Carlos Antonio Parada Abate, as the Foreign Representative of Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Centaur Litigation SPC et al: Fourth Liquidators’ Report

August 10, 2017

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

St. George’s Limited: 2016 Annual Report

July 31, 2017

2016 Annual Report of St. George's Limited.

Brazil et al v. Kildare Finance Ltd.: Liquidation Application

July 26, 2017

Originating Application in The Federal Republic of Brazil and The Municipality of Sao Paulo v. Kildare Finance Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Brazil et al v. Durant International Corp.: Liquidation Application

July 26, 2017

Liquidation Application in The Federal Republic of Brazil and The Municipality of Sao Paulo v. Durant International Corp. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Companies House starts ‘Compulsory Strike Off’ action against Privilege Wealth Plc

July 20, 2017

Britain's Companies House has started the process of compulsorily striking off Privilege Wealth Plc, which was exposed as a fraud by OffshoreAlert nine months ago.

New World Oil & Gas Plc: Public Statement

July 18, 2017

Public Statement in Jersey Financial Services Commission v. New World Oil & Gas Plc.

Privilege Wealth Notes suspended on Bermuda Stock Exchange

June 7, 2017

Trading in one of the main fund-raising vehicles for the fraudulently-operated Privilege Wealth investment group has been suspended by the Bermuda Stock Exchange after its Listing Sponsor, Estera Securities, formerly Appleby Securities, apparently resigned.

212 West 18 LLC: Ashley Kozel Motion

May 15, 2017

Motion of Ashley Kozel for an order modifying an automatic stay In Re. Chapter 11 petition of 212 West 18 LLC at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Privilege Wealth Plc misses filing deadline for first annual accounts

April 13, 2017

Privilege Wealth Plc, the British arm of the fraudulently-operated Privilege Wealth investment group, has missed a deadline to file its first annual accounts - the latest setback to worry investors who are believed to have invested more than $40 million.

Privilege Wealth websites go down as chaotic collapse continues

April 5, 2017

The two main websites for Privilege Wealth's fraudulent investment scheme have gone off-line as the Marbella, Spain-based group continues to collapse in chaos. The group is threatening to bring a "class action" against OffshoreAlert, which it says is "100% liable" for investors' losses, which an insider estimated to be more than $40 million.

Privilege Wealth suspends redemptions amid shooting & ‘$40m deficit’

March 31, 2017

Five months after being exposed as a fraud by OffshoreAlert, the Privilege Wealth investment scheme has collapsed, with an insider claiming there is a deficit of more than $40 million. Redemptions to investors have been suspended, Privilege Wealth's main office - a call center in Panama - has closed after the attempted murder of its boss - a fraud fugitive in Spain - and unpaid payroll and the group's registered agent in Gibraltar has resigned.

Ocean Rig UDW Inc. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

March 27, 2017

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Simon Appell and Eleanor Fisher, as the Foreign Representatives of Ocean Rig UDW Inc., Drill Rigs Holdings Inc., Drillships Financing Holding Inc., and Drillships Ocean Ventures Inc., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Gibraltar judge orders Privilege Wealth to produce records

March 23, 2017

A Gibraltar judge has ordered an inspection of the books and records of a limited partnership that underpins the Privilege Wealth investment group, which was exposed as a fraudulent enterprise by OffshoreAlert five months ago. The order was issued after Privilege Wealth allegedly ignored a request for inspection from one of its limited partners.

Carl Lewis Maton: Public Statement

February 28, 2017

Public Statement in Jersey Financial Services Commission v. Carl Lewis Maton.

Durant International Corp. et al v. Brazil et al: Originating Application

February 16, 2017

Originating Application in Durant International Corporation and Kildare Finance Ltd. v. The Federal Republic of Brazil and The Municipality of Sao Paulo at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Gisele Le Miere: Public Statement

February 9, 2017

Public Statement in Jersey Financial Services Commission v. Gisele Helene Le Miere.

Sandra Esnouf: Public Statement

December 22, 2016

Public Statement in Jersey Financial Services Commission v. Sandra Esnouf.

Privilege Wealth takes down websites after OffshoreAlert exposé (then brings them back up)

October 20, 2016

Within hours of OffshoreAlert's exposé of Privilege Wealth being published last night, the fraudulently-operated global investment group took their websites offline (before bringing them back online after the first version of this article was published). The group's main websites at www.pwplc.com, www.privilegewealthlp.com and www.privilegedirect.com were temporarily unavailable.

EXPOSED: ‘Privilege Wealth’ global investment fraud

October 19, 2016

Notorious British swindler Brett Jolly is secretly behind a global investment fraud being perpetrated under the name 'Privilege Wealth', OffshoreAlert can reveal. The scheme involves a sprawling web of companies and operators in Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dubai, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Luxembourg, Panama, Seychelles, South Africa, Spain, UK, and USA.

Cobussen Principal Investment Holdings Ltd. v. Heathcliff Overseas Ltd.: Fixed Date Claim Form

September 14, 2016

Fixed Date Claim Form in Cobussen Principal Investment Holdings Limited v. Heathcliff Overseas Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Stephen Homyard: Public Statement

August 16, 2016

Public Statement in Jersey Financial Services Commission v. Stephen Andrew Homyard.

YH Limited: Chapter 15 Petition (England)

August 3, 2016

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by Christian Henry Wells, as the Foreign Representative of YH Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Deauville Properties Ltd.: Originating Application

July 28, 2016

Originating Application In the Matter of Deauville Properties Limited (in Liquidation) at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

EFG Nominees Ltd. et al v. Sharina Investments Ltd. et al: Fixed Date Claim Form

July 12, 2016

Fixed Date Claim Form in EFG Nominees Limited and EFG Secretaries Limited v. Sharina Investments Limited, The Registrar of Companies, and The Financial Secretary at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Unicorn Worldwide Holdings Ltd. et al v. Gail Alison Cochrane: Claim Form

July 6, 2016

Claim Form in Unicorn Worldwide Holdings Limited, Glen Moar Properties Limited, Ballaugh Holdings Ltd., Bridge Properties (Arena Central) Ltd., and Specialty Finance Ltd. v. Gail Alison Cochrane at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Minerva Officer Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Order

June 23, 2016

Order in Minerva Officer Limited v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Freewind Holdings Ltd. v. Dunvegan Settlement et al: Originating Summons

April 18, 2016

Originating Summons in Freewind Holdings Limited v. Capco Trust Jersey Limited, as Trustee of The Dunvegan Settlement; Barry Nominees Limited, and Claude Nominees Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Transparency International: ‘Paradise Lost’ Report

April 7, 2016

Transparency International report entitled 'Paradise Lost: Ending the UK's role as a safe haven for corrupt individuals, their allies and assets'.

Hawksford Trustees Jersey Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Branelly Holdings Ltd., 2016)

April 4, 2016

Fixed Date Claim Form in Hawksford Trustees Jersey Limited v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Hawksford Trustees Jersey Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Order

March 24, 2016

Order in Hawksford Trustees Jersey Limited v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Centaur Litigation SPC et al: Second Liquidators’ Report

March 15, 2016

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

Hawksford Trustees Jersey Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Ravendale Capital Ltd.)

March 10, 2016

Fixed Date Claim Form in Hawksford Trustees Jersey Limited v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Randgold Resources (Cote d’Ivoire) Ltd. v. New Mining Holdings Ltd.: Claim Form

January 29, 2016

Claim form in Randgold Resources (Cote d'Ivoire) Limited v. New Mining Holdings Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd. v. Patrick Trozzo: Discovery Application

January 7, 2016

Application for judicial assistance by Neil Mather and Alan Roberts, as liquidators of Carlyle Capital Corporation Limited (in liquidation), regarding Patrick Trozzo at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Centaur Litigation fraudster Brendan Terrill imprisoned over ‘indecent images of children’

November 29, 2015

Brendan Terrill, 50, who was one of the masterminds of a litigation funding fraud that collapsed last year after being exposed by OffshoreAlert, has been imprisoned in Britain after pleading guilty to sharing "indecent images of children" over the Internet.

Jersey Uncovered: Inside One Of The World’s Leading Offshore Jurisdictions

November 24, 2015

A sickening child-abuse scandal, a U.S. journalist banned from the jurisdiction simply for trying to conduct an investigation, money laundering scandals, endemic corruption and cover-ups galore. Is Jersey truly immoral to a degree that is scarcely believable or is it misunderstood? An attorney who is based on the island reveals all.

David Horne v. EQ Nominees (Jersey) Ltd. et al: Claim Form

November 6, 2015

Claim Form in David John Horne v. EQ Nominees (Jersey) Limited, Spiral Holdings Limited, Rivid Foundation, and Derard Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Sustainable Absolute Return Fund: Originating Application

October 5, 2015

Originating Application In the Matter of Sustainable Absolute Return Fund at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

James Nicholls: Disqualification

September 17, 2015

Updated Public Statement by the Jersey Financial Services Commission that it has disqualified James Nicholls, formerly of Horizon Trustees (Jersey) Limited (in Liquidation), "from holding any key person or principal person position in the business of any registered person".

Belvedere associate Brian Weal’s latest fraud: Publicly-listed Etaireia Investments

June 30, 2015

OffshoreAlert's continuing investigation into Belvedere Management Group and its affiliates has uncovered another ongoing investment fraud, this one involving British firm Etaireia Investments Plc, whose shares are listed on the London-based ICAP Securities & Derivatives Exchange and which has raised at least £1.5 million over the last 15 months.