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Mexico seeks evidence from Merrill Lynch for corruption investigation

March 10, 2010
Mexico has requested information at Merrill Lynch, Bank One Corporation and Union Bank for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption. Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request

Mexico: Mauricio Madero O’Brien

January 28, 2010
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Mauricio Jesus Madero O'Brien, a.k.a. Pablo Cayetano Madero O'Brien, for alleged money laundering.

Mexico: Maria Karen Miyasaki Hara

January 20, 2010
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Maria Karen Miyasaki Hara for alleged corruption while serving as Assistant Director of Intermediate Distilled Products at P.M.I. Comercio Internacional, S.A. DE C.V., a subsidiary company of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex).

Mexico: Napoleon Gomez Urrutia et al

December 14, 2009
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, Hector Felix Estrella, Juan Linares Montufar, Oralia Casso Valdez, Ernesto Gomez Casso and Alejandro Gomez Casso for allegedly defrauding Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mlneros, Metalurgicos y Similares de la Republica Mexicana (National Union of Mine and Metal Workers of the Mexican Republic) of $55 million.

Latin America Round-Up: November 25, 2009

November 25, 2009
BRAZIL Favelas Drugs, guns and gangsIn São João, a favela on the north side of Rio, drug gang look outs perch on rooftops and at other strategic spots overlooking the entry points to the slum, just a few meters from

Latin America Round-Up: August 31, 2009

August 31, 2009
ARGENTINA President defends her assets President Cristina Fernández rejected accusations of illicit enrichment after the publication of her and her husband's assets revealed an increase of almost 160 percent in the last year. In their asset statement Fernández and

Latin America Round-Up: August 24, 2009

August 24, 2009
HONDURAS Past of violence and corruption, Present too If the de facto government of Roberto Micheletti remains in power in Honduras after ousting Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, the Central American right may be encouraged to stage further coups against the

Antigua Gov’t sued by Allen Stanford depositors

July 19, 2009
A class action complaint has been filed in the United States against the Antigua government on behalf of all customers of accused fraudster Allen Stanford's Antigua licensed offshore bank, Stanford International Bank Ltd. The action was initiated at the U.

Latin America Round-Up: June 14, 2009

June 14, 2009
COLOMBIA Espionage scandal A scandal brought about by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe having illegal meetings with judges, politicians, journalists and former public officials has cast a shadow over his government, inside and outside of the country. Colombians are now demanding

Latin America Round Up: May 18, 2009

May 18, 2009
BRAZIL Switzerland accused of non cooperation A judge in Sao Paulo has sent a letter to the United Nations and the Financial Action Task Force accusing Switzerland of violating a UN international convention because the Swiss government refused to inform

Latin America Round-Up: April 7, 2009

April 7, 2009
ARGENTINA Fears of more laundering rise An Argentine plan to increase tax revenue and invigorate the economy by attracting offshore assets, with a no questions asked policy, is generating criticism from experts who say it could encourage money laundering instead.

Mexico requests evidence from DHL for smuggling investigation

February 13, 2009
Mexico is seeking evidence from courier firm DHL as part of a criminal investigation into alleged smuggling between Mexico and the United States.Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to

Mexico: James E. Fuoco

January 8, 2009
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into an undeclared cashier's check in the amount of $100,000 that was allegedly sent from Arizona, USA to Mexico by James Fuoco and made out to Michael Wilson Bower and Patricia Mary Bower.

Latin America Round-Up: December 8, 2008

December 8, 2008
COLOMBIA Convictions for FARC supporters Monzer Al Kassar, alias El Taous, and his associate, Luis Felipe Moreno Godoy, were convicted following a three week trial in a Manhattan federal court. The defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to murder US

Latin America Round-Up: November 10, 2008

November 10, 2008
ARGENTINA Menem on trialAlthough he did not show up at court, former Argentina president Carlos Menem began to be tried for his alleged involvement in smuggling arms to Ecuador and Croatia, the biggest corruption scandal during his years in office

Latin America Round-Up: October 7, 2008

October 7, 2008
BRAZIL Trees and corruptionThe battle against the wood pulp industry intensified this month in the Brazilian courts, especially in those states where eucalyptus plantations have expanded the most.In Rio Grande do Sul, five environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the

Mexico: Zhenly Ye Gon

September 15, 2008
Complaint for the Extradition of Zhenly Ye Gon, a.k.a. Zhenli Ye Gon, a.k.a. Zhenli Ye, a.k.a. "El Chino", from the USA to Mexico at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Latin America Round-Up: August 4, 2008

August 4, 2008
BRAZIL & INTERNATIONAL: Brazil Chairs the FATF; HONDURAS: Silence on Public Financial Informationto local observers; MEXICO: Western Union in Trouble; New Anti-Laundering Tariff; and PERU: Governing APRA Under Pressure; Montesinos Admits Crimes; Protests in Lima.

Latin America Round Up: July 2, 2008

July 2, 2008
COLOMBIA: Laundering Through Cows; MEXICO: Cubans Entering US through Mexico; Anti-Drug Plan on the Rocks; New Anti-Laundering Body; Salinas's Money to Return Home; NICARAGUA: Hard Times for Ortega; PERU: Something Smelly In Military Rations; Exoneration for Lawmakers Accused of Accepting Bribes; and REGIONAL: Haiti and Colombia the Most Vulnerable; Smear Campaigns against NGOs.

Latin America Round-Up: June 5, 2008

June 5, 2008
BOLIVIA: More Controls; COLOMBIA: Casa de Cambio Banned; COSTA RICA: Uncertain Future in the Egmont Group; HONDURAS: Hunger Strike against Corruption; MEXICO: Oil Dirty; PARAGUAY: A new era?; and VENEZUELA: Venezuela and Iran, Allies.

Latin America Round-Up: May 7, 2008

May 7, 2008
COLOMBIA: FARC's financial structure dismantled; "Macaco's" extradition disputed; Uribe's relative arrested; MEXICO: Casas de Cambio in jeopardy; Druglord arrested; Money laundering and the church; and PERU: More Dirty Secrets Out in Fujimori's Trial.

SEC sues investment promoter Gary McDuff for alleged $11 m fraud

April 1, 2008
A promoter with a long history of involvement in dubious investment schemes, which often involve offshore entities, has been accused of fraud by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Gary Lynn McDuff helped perpetrate a scam in which over $11 million was raised from approximately 105 investors, according to a complaint that was filed by the SEC at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on March 26, 2008.

Latin America Round-Up: April 1, 2008

April 1, 2008
Latin America Round-Up: BOLIVIA: Phony Phone Cards Come to Bolivia; CENTRAL AMERICA: Gangs and Corruption; COLOMBIA & VENEZUELA: Colombia Threatens to Denounce Venezuela; THE CARIBBEAN: Crime Wave; PANAMA: Drug Bust; PERU & VENEZUELA: Funds for Covert Meddling?; REGIONAL: 11 out of 20 countries cited for involement in narcotics trafficking.

Latin America Round-Up: March 10, 2008

March 10, 2008
ARGENTINA: Corruption and Chlorophyll; Know Your Client; CHILE: In the Rich Man's Club?; New Anti-Money Laundering Measures at the Postal Service; GUATEMALA: Silence about murders; MEXICO: Controversy in the fight against trafficking continues; and REGIONAL: ALBA may be fined.

Latin America Round-Up: February 11, 2008

February 11, 2008
ARGENTINA: Facing the Ugly Past; BRAZIL: Elections Soon; Drug Land Seized; HONDURAS: YouTube Blues; MEXICO: Drug Trafficking: Alive and Well; Drug Lord Arrested; PARAGUAY: Election & Corruption; and PERU: The Twisted Trial against Fujimori.

Latin America Round-Up: January 7, 2007

January 7, 2008
BRAZIL: Weapons Galore; Pay Raises Cause Outrage; CHILE: Never Convicted, Pinochet Dies; COLOMBIA: Colombia to Receive Orejuela's Money; INTERNATIONAL: Bribes the rule; MEXICO: Oaxaca still a mess; Drug Money, Impossible to Uproot; NICARAGUA: New Government Already in Motion; PERU: Worrying Signals; Fujimori's Money in Bank of Tokyo; and REGIONAL: A few families control all.

Latin America Round-Up: January 4, 2008

January 4, 2008
ARGENTINA & VENEZUELA: Laundering and Politics; CARIBBEAN: The heat from the USA PATRIOT Act; COSTA RICA: Investigating Banco Popular; Costa Rica, Head of GAFIC; Remittances on the rise; GUATEMALA: Lottery under scrutiny; MEXICO: Chairing the OAS Anti-Laundering Group; and PERU: Fujimori sentenced.

Latin America Round-Up: December 11, 2007

December 11, 2007
BRAZIL: Investigating Swiss Banks; CHILE: First Money Launderer in Prison; COLOMBIA: Parapolitics in Action; GUATEMALA:New President; MEXICO: Arellano Félix Sentenced to Life; Friction over Merida Initiative; The Mexican Connection in the Wachovia and Harris banks Case; PERU: 30 Years for Fujimori?; REGIONAL: ‘Specially Designated' Latin Americans; and VENEZUELA: Seedy Diamonds.

Latin America Round-Up: November 11, 2007

November 11, 2007
BRAZIL Fight against drugs controversy Brazil is involved an increasingly angry debate about the role of the security forces as they fight against drug trafficking mafias in shanty towns. The government decided to leave this fight in the army's hands

Mexico: Vianney Diana Sanchez Crespo

October 12, 2007
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Aida Araceli Sanchez Crespo, Aldo Armando Ochoa Sanchez, Juan Ochoa Villarruel and Olga Gutierrez for alleged fraud to the detriment of Vianney Diana Sanchez Crespo and Elsa Graciela Crespo Ramirez.

Latin America Round-Up: August 7, 2007

August 7, 2007
ARGENTINA: Minister Resigned as Monday Laundering Suspect:; BRAZIL: The Berezovsky Connection; Lawsuits against Investigative Reporting; CHILE/PERU: Thicker and Thicker; EL SALVADOR: New Initiative to Report Financial Transactions; MEXICO: Former Governor Extradited; Frozen Money to Be Shared; NICARAGUA/PANAMA: Alemán Is Summoned.

Latin America Round-Up: July 12, 2007

July 12, 2007
GUATEMALA: Babies and Money; MEXICO: Pro and Anti Casinos Clash; Police: A Tale of Impotence and Corruption; After 30 Years, Guilty; PARAGUAY: New Law against Money Laundering; and PERU: Cocaine, Growing; Fujimori Arrested, Again.

Latin America Round-Up: June 10, 2007

June 10, 2007
ARGENTINA: New Law to Include Terrorism; BRAZIL, COLOMBIA & PANAMA: More Soccer Players in Trouble; CHILE: Attempt to Reinforce Anti Money Laundering Legislation; COLOMBIA: Dollars Galore; Regulate yourself!; Creative Ways to Launder Money; MEXICO: Up in Arms; and PERU: Hope for Extradition.

BVI firms sued by alleged victims of Ponzi scheme

June 10, 2007
Two British Virgin Islands-registered firms are among the defendants in a civil complaint filed in the United States by Mexican plaintiffs who claim they lost $4 million in a Ponzi scheme. The action was filed by Luis Garza y Galindo and Rafael Benita Garza, both residents of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, and Global Consultant Services SA, a Mexican corporation, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Utah on May 25, 2007.

Mexico: Enrique Uribe Serradel

February 21, 2007
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Enrique Uribe Serradel for alleged fraud.

Latin America Round-Up: December 7, 2006

December 7, 2006
CHILE: Not As Clean As It Looks; GUATEMALA: Portillo Closer to Home; HAITI: IDT's Blues; INTERNATIONAL: No Good News from TI Report; MEXICO: Smugglers and Launderers Neutralized; No Solution to Oaxaca's Crisis; NICARAGUA: Ortega Returns; REGIONAL: Businesses Worry About Frauds, Hackers and … Laundering; and URUGUAY: The Last of the Free Peiranos.

Latin America Round-Up: November 9, 2006

November 9, 2006
ARGENTINA New anti terrorism law Under pressure from the United States, Argentina is about to pass a law that will punish the funding of terrorist activities. Until now, Argentina did not have laws specifically combating terrorism funding. The Argentinean Congress

Latin America Round-Up: September 7, 2006

September 7, 2006
BRAZIL New intelligence unit Brazil's Foreign Ministry officially announced the creation of an intelligence center, in cooperation with Argentina and Paraguay, located in Foz do Iguacu - in the so called tri border region - to combat money laundering and

Latin America Round-Up: August 8, 2006

August 8, 2006
MEXICO: The Trouble with Acapulco; REGIONAL: Tri-Border Area Targeted; Remittances under Fire; Remittances Gone Bad; and VENEZUELA: Better Practices?

Mexico seeks Total Bank records for fraud investigation

August 8, 2006
Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Mexico - that was filed at federal court in the USA on July 27, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include My Blue Fish Corp., a.k.a. My BlueFish Corp.; Blue Fish Mexico, SA de CV, Beatriz Guerra, Maria Pares, Roberto Pares, Consuelo Alamillo Uranga, and Total Bank.  

Mexico: My Blue Fish Corp.

July 27, 2006
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Beatriz Guerra, Roberto Pares, and My Blue Fish Corp., a.k.a. My BlueFish Corp., for alleged fraud.