Mexico

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.    

Mexico: Lauro Soto Salas et al

July 12, 2006

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Lauro Soto Salas, Maurilio Soto Campa, Meliton Soto Campa and Pablo Soto Campa for allegedly murdering Jose Vicente Ortega Rangel, Juan Manuel, Arnulfo Ortega Mares and Maurilio Mares Aguero.

Ocean Bank records sought by Mexican fraud investigators

July 10, 2006

Article based on an application for permission 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 June 21, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Lorenzo Castro Garcia, Consultoria Internacional Casa de Cambio, Ocean Bank, Renee Maria H. Gaviria de Castro, ZCIA SA de CV, CI Maquila Internacional de Confeccion, SA, and Fabrica de Textiles Tolima.

Mexico requests records from Texas-based International Bank of Commerce

July 10, 2006

Article based on an application for permission to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into suspected fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Mexico - that was filed at federal court int heUSA on May 31, 2006. Businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Fercamex SA de CV, Consultoria Internacional Casa de Cambio, SA de CV, and International Bank of Commerce.

Narco-trafficker’s assets may be hidden in Florida, say UK investigators

July 10, 2006

Articles based on an application for permission to collect evidence for a hunt for the proceeds of narcotics-trafficking - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on May 31, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Alan Harris, Kevin Waller, Mauricio Albarracin, Brendan Beaver, Daud Ghaznavi, Christine Thomas, Matthew Mackender, Darren Scott, Gurinder Mall, Gurinder Sandhu, Wildtower Ltd., and Highfield Distribution Limited.

Mexico: Lorenzo Castro Garcia

June 21, 2006

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Lorenzo Castro Garcia for alleged fraud.

Latin America Round-Up: June 7, 2006

June 7, 2006

COLOMBIA: Uribe set for win;; Arrested for Money Laundering; MEXICO: Laundering Couple Trapped; NICARAGUA: Efforts to Repatriate Alemán's Assets Continue; PANAMA: Prestigious Law Firm Involved in Pinochet Scandal; and PARAGUAY: Saving Cooperatives under Scrutiny.

Mexico: Fercamex SA de CV

May 31, 2006

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into alleged fraud committed to the detriment of Consultoria Internacional Casa de Cambio SA de CV.

United Kingdom: Alan Harris et al

May 31, 2006

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into alleged narcotics trafficking and money laundering involving Alan Harris and others.

Released from prison, mafia fraudster sets up new securities scheme

May 5, 2006

A 68-year-old fraudster released from prison in the United States only 21 months ago for helping the New York mafia commit violently-enforced stock scams has picked up where he left off, OffshoreAlert can reveal.Mexico-based, U. S. national Joseph Andrew Mann, now using the name Joseph Andres Mann Piccione, is behind a web of shell companies in several countries, including England, Panama, and Dominica, as part of a new securities scheme that bears striking similarities to the fraud to which he pleaded guilty in the United States in 2004.

Latin America Round-Up: April 6, 2006

April 6, 2006

ARGENTINA: Towards the End Of a Tragedy; BOLIVIA: Agrarian Reform; COLOMBIA: More Requirements for PEP Accounts; From Legislative to Presidential Elections; REGIONAL: Pre-paid Cards Under ScrutinY; MEXICO: Corruption and Water; Extraditing Informant; PANAMA: News from Noriega; VENEZUELA: Agrarian Reform Gone Sour.

British accountants charged with offshore scam

November 17, 2005

Two British nationals have been charged with defrauding clients of companies in the Bahamas and England in a high yield investment scam.Shinder Gangar, 44, and Alan White, 47, were each charged with two counts of conspiracy to defraud at Leicester

Insider Talking: November 4, 2005

November 4, 2005

After more than four years on the run, ‘sex.com' domain name thief Stephen Cohen - whose illegal proceeds are believed to be hidden offshore - was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico on October 27, 2005 and turned over to U. S.

Poland: Piotr Osuch

October 20, 2005

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Piotr Osuch, a.k.a. Peter von Hochburg, for alleged investment fraud, check forgery, and using a false passport and driver's license to obtain financing for real estate transactions.

Latin America Round-Up: September 4, 2005

September 4, 2005

BRAZIL Party blues Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva's government is still paralyzed by the corruption scandal that has been going on for three months. His Workers' Party (PT), which believed it had exclusivity on principled politics in Brazil, is now

Insider Talking: September 4, 2005

September 4, 2005

For several weeks now, Cayman's two main newspapers, the Caymanian Compass and Cayman Net News, have been attacking each other in news articles and editorials. The animosity between the rivals has now spilled out into the legal system. At the

UK seeks evidence from US banks for investigation into viagra ring

September 4, 2005

Article based on two applications to appoint a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged narcotics trafficking - pursuant to requests for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - that were filed at federal courts in the USA on August 19, 2005 and August 26, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Gary Haywood, Willow Tree Surgery, One Source International, One Source Pharmaceutical Medical, Nick Mallis, Global Medz Ltd., Dwight McCoy, Tim McCoy, Nashi Pharmacy, Ashish Halai, Alpesh Patel, Stormgrand Enterprises Ltd., Planet Pharma AB, Ashwin Patel, Metro Pharmacy, Rajendra Shah, LPC Pharmaceuticals, Satnam Singh Butter, Nimesh Mistry, Smartway Pharmaceuticals, Hitendra Patel, Cross Trading, JTR Associates, Ritecare General Trading Company, Eco West, Inter Americas, Farmacia del Mundo SA de CV, Dr. Giorgio Patino, a.k.a. Giorio Patino Paticciano; Peter Jackish, Julio Taboado, Dhanji Goyib Halai, David Morgan,Victor Villalba Doria, Interlab Enterprises, Indo Gulf Trading Company, Wells Fargo Bank, HSBC Bank International Ltd., and Colonial Bank.

United Kingdom: Gary Haywood(2)

August 26, 2005

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into Gary Haywood and others for suspected illegal dealings in medicines.

United Kingdom: Gary Haywood

August 19, 2005

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into suspected narcotics trafficking by Gary Haywood.

Latin America Round-Up: July 5, 2005

July 5, 2005

ARGENTINA: Cavallo, Again; COLOMBIA: Money Laundering Increasing; Disarticulated Laundering Network; HONDURAS: Another Twist in Bancorp's Tale; LATIN AMERICA: Justice, Maybe; MEXICO: Free Salinas?; and PERU: Banco Wiese report.

Mexico requests financial records for fraud investigation

July 5, 2005

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 June 8, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Maria Leonor Parres-Murillo, a.k.a. Maria Burillo; Ana Elena Mendez Lecanda, Jorge Eduardo Burillo Azcarraga, Charles Bender, Merrill Lynch, and Bank of America.

Mexico: Maria Leonor Parres Murillo

June 8, 2005

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Maria Leonor Parres Murillo, a.k.a. Maria Leonor Parres de Burillo, for alleged fraud.

Latin America Round-Up: June 5, 2005

June 5, 2005

ARGENTINA: When Disco's Owners Hide Behind Corporations; Secret Laws and the Ministers; CHILE: Chile Has More Secrets Than Anybody Else; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: "Plan Renove"; and MEXICO: Pemex Gets Fined, Unionists Don't; After moving slowly through the courts for four years, the "Pemexgate" case is almost over; E-banking Frauds on the Rise; and PERU: Wiese Controversy Continues.

Mexico seeks murder case file in Texas

April 30, 2005

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged kidnapping and murder of Joel Raul Rodriguez Hernandez, Jose Eleazar Hernandez Peña - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Mexico - that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on March 22, 2005.

Latin America Round-Up: April 30, 2005

April 30, 2005

CHILE: Money Laundering in Post-Pinochet Times; COLOMBIA: Uribe On the Spot; COSTA RICA: Lucky Calderón Under House Arrest; MEXICO: New Developments in Casablanca Operation; URUGUAY: No Sentence For the Peirano Brothers, Yet; VENEZUELA: Phony Numbers At the Forex Counter.

International Bank of Commerce records sought for Mexican fraud inquiry

April 5, 2005

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 the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on February 21, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Enrique Uribe Serradel, 56 Industries, Inc., MXS Trading Commodities AG, International Bank of Commerce, and Sky Bank.

Alejandro Burillo v. Chuck Blazer et al: Complaint

April 4, 2005

Complaint in Alejandro Burillo v. Chuck Blazer, a.k.a. Charles Gordon Blazer, and Multisport Games Development, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Mexico seeks evidence in Texas for investigation into kidnapping and murder

March 31, 2005

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into the alleged kidnapping and murder of Joel Rodriguez Hernandez and Jose Eleazar Hernandez Pera - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Mexico - that was filed at federal court in the USA on March 22, 2005.

Mexico: Joel Raul Rodriguez et al

March 22, 2005

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into the murders of Joel Raul Rodriguez Hernandez and Jose Eleazar Hernandez Pena.

Latin America Round-Up: February 28, 2005

February 28, 2005

CHILE: Pinochet Says He Wants to Pay; COLOMBIA: Corruption Costs; INTERNATIONAL: An Evil Eye Opens Up Again; Banking Blues; and MEXICO: Salinas Again.

Extradition news from around the world

January 31, 2005

Extradition news regarding Harrison Isaac, Jr., Augustin Vasquez Mendoza, Mohammed Achraf, and Abba Abacha.

Mexico seeks evidence in Texas for narcotics trafficking investigation

December 31, 2004

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged narcotics trafficking by Raul Leal Polito - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance fro Mexico - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 23, 2004.

Spain: Domingo Tarruella Dalmau (New Jersey)

December 27, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Domingo Tarruella Dalmau for alleged money laundering.

Mexico: Raul Leal Polito

December 23, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Raul Leal Polito, a.k.a. 'El Polito', for alleged narcotics trafficking.

Peru: Luis Alberto Cubas Portal et al (Florida)

December 13, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Peru - for a criminal investigation into Karelia Montesinos Torres de Cubas, Estela Alicia Fatima Mariela Zimmermann Delgado de Montesinos, Orlando Montesinos Torres, Luis Alberto Cubas Portal, Karla Cubas Montesinos, Luis Arturo Cubas Montesinos, Martin Cubas Montesinos, Luis Francisco Cubas Padilla, Maria Aurora Portal Marin, Julia Cubas Portal Vda. Quinde, Jorge Cubas Portal, Luis Esther Cubas Portal, Olga Cubas Portal, Carmen Cubas Portal, Elizabeth Cubas Portal and Rossana Cubas Portal for suspected "money laundering in connection with proceeds obtained through drug trafficking".      

United Kingdom: Shinder Gangar et al (Texas)

November 2, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into Shinder Gangar and others for alleged investment fraud.

Mexico seeks evidence from California resident for human smuggling investigation

October 31, 2004

Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Filiberto Vazquez for a criminal investigation into human smuggling - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Mexico - that was filed at federal court in the USA on September 20, 2004.

United Kingdom: Shinder Gangar et al (Florida)

October 4, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged investment fraud and money laundering by Shinder Gangar and others.

Latin America Round-Up: September 30, 2004

September 30, 2004

CHILETracing the General's secret money The Chilean authorities assigned a special Judge, Sergio Muñoz, to investigate the alleged illegal money linked to former dictator Augusto Pinochet. Judge Muñoz has taken control of $6 million that was held in trusteeship in

Extradition Complaints: 12-Month Snap-Shot

September 30, 2004

Snap-shot of certain extradition complaints filed in the United States in the 12 months ended September 30, 2014 involving Ryszard Grzesiak, Gregorio G. Sahagun, Maribeth N. Pelonia, Raul Castaneda Gutierrez, Juha-Pekka Rouvinen, Jan Saft, Michal Knecht, Oziel Cardenas-Guillen, Gregorio Galindo Sahagun, Frank Tsui, Gisele Marie Goudreault, Darren Irwin Cohen, Leopold Charles Felsenstein, Pavel Vellek, Pavla Velleka, Avraham Yigal Mizrahi, Kyung Joon Kim, Chris Kim, Gintaras Petrikas, Alexander Davidoff, Muamer Kupa, and Marvin Kenneth Singleton

Mexico: Filiberto Vazquez

September 20, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Filiberto Vazquez for possible involvement in human trafficking.

Latin America Round-Up: July 31, 2004

July 31, 2004

CENTRAL AMERICA: Gang on Trial; CHILE: Riggs Case Prompts an Investigation; COSTA RICA: Bank Busted; ECUADOR: Filanbanco's Twisted Trail; GUATEMALA: Portillo's Associate on the Line; and MEXICO: Construction Blues.

Mexico seeks evidence in Texas for investigation into investment fraud

July 31, 2004

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into suspected fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Mexico - that was filed at federal court in the USA on June 25, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Mauricio Andres Parra Flores, International Bank of Commerce, Alejandro Gerardo Salazar Ampudia, Comercializadora Map, Tyree International LC, and Debruce Grain Inc.

Spain seeks evidence in Florida for money laundering investigation

July 31, 2004

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - that was filed at federal court in the USA on June 30, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Domingo Tarruella Dalmau, Roberto de Luca, Carlos Augusto Quintero Patino, Robert P. Gleusner, Brian Lennon, Ronald Reed, Manuel Lao Hernandez, Alicia Esther Franch, International Gaming Manufacturing, a.k.a. Leisure & Gaming Corporation; Forum Technology Ltd., Winner Group SA, J.L.M. Trading Corp., Hoboken Floramerica, Pacific Seafood Inc., Lakeview Flowers Inc., Surhtos Inc., Floramerica Inc., Big Plantain American Inc., L&G Corporation, Blazing Ltda, Enkor Business Corporation, Beauport Commercial, Atronic, Unidelca SA, Super Siete, Tuworld Inversora SA, Edsaco Ltd., Nova Atlantis SA, Consultoria International, Merrydown Ltd., Meadowside Management Ltd., Luis Flores, Barclays Bank, NationsBank International, Lloyds TSB Bank, ABN AMRO and Banco Ganadero.

Spain: Domingo Tarruella Dalmau (Florida)

June 30, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Domingo Tarruella Dalmau and others for alleged money laundering.

Mexico: Mauricio Andres Parra Flores

June 25, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Mauricio Andres Parra Flores for alleged fraud.

Switzerland: Sabine Christa Scharer et al

June 9, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Sabine Christa Scharer, Jose Enrique Scharer Angura, Aycardo Pineda, Ivan Dario Lopez Laverde, Patrick Petermann and Umberto Frattini for alleged narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Latin America Round-Up: May 31, 2004

May 31, 2004

ARGENTINA Menem in exileFor the second time, an Argentinean judge issued an international arrest warrant for the former President, Carlos Menem, on allegations of tax fraud.Apart from other crimes, Menem is accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars during

Diamond Productions International et al v. C. Nolon Bush: Complaint

May 13, 2004

Complaint in Tony Dutson, as Trustee of Diamond Productions International and NW Atlantis Inc., v. Charles Nolon Bush at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.