Archer Capital, Inc.: Articles of Incorporation
Articles of Incorporation for Archer Capital, Inc. filed with Florida Secretary of State on or around June 18, 1997.
USA v. Jean-Jacques Handali: Amended Criminal Judgment
Amended Criminal Judgment in USA v. Jean-Jacques Handali at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
New US law hits offshore funds
The offshore mutual fund industry has been dealt a potentially significant blow by changes to US tax laws proposed in the 1997 US budget.
Money launderer convicted in Cayman
In a case that has triggered investigations on both sides of the US-Canadian border, Pietro Paolo Codispoti, of Montreal, was convicted in the Cayman Islands on May 22 of three counts of money laundering.
The State of California v. Roland Frank Bleyer: Felony Complaint for Arrest Warrant
Felony Complaint for Arrest Warrant in The State of California v. Roland Frank Bleyer, a.k.a. Roland Husner, at Beverly Hills Municipal Court, Los Angeles County, California.
Netherlands: Caledonian Offshore Limited et al
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Waltraud Weininger, Caledonian Offshore Limited, Worldwide Privacy, Joint Capital Assistance and Prime Call in connection with an alleged employment fraud.
The State of California v. Roland Frank Bleyer: May 18, 1997 Charge
Criminal docket regarding The State of California against Roland Frank Bleyer at theSuperior Court, County of Los Angeles, California.
France: Mojtaba Mashhady
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in France into Mojtaba Mashhady for the alleged assassination of Cyrus Elahi.
John W. Henry sues Bank of Bermuda
Companies associated with John W. Henry, a futures fund manager with $1.9 billion under management, according to its own figures, is suing its former business partner, the Bank of Bermuda, for $300,000 at Bermuda Supreme Court.
USA v. Robert Raymond et al: Answers and Counterclaims
Answers and Counterclaims by Bob Bernhoft in a civil complaint filed by the USA against Robert R. Raymond and Robert G. Bernhoft, both doing business as Morningstar Consultants, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
United Kingdom: Robert Bolden et al
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Robert Allen Bolden and Jeanette Dean for suspected narcotics trafficking and money laundering.
The State of California v. Roland Frank Bleyer: March 10, 1997 Charge
Criminal docket regarding The State of California against Roland Bleyer at the Superior Court, Los Angeles County, California.
USA v. Robert Raymond et al: Complaint
Complaint filed by the USA against Robert R. Raymond and Robert G. Bernhoft, both doing business as Morningstar Consultants, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Spain: Monzer Mohamed Al-Kassar
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Monzer Mohamed Al-Kassar, Kamal Abdul Gawad Ghazoul and Mohammad Gadhan for the attempted murder of Elias Awad.
USA v. Kim Schmitz: Order for Dismissal
Order for Dismissal in USA v. Kim Schmitz at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
USA v. Kenneth Lawrence Bryant: Government’s Response to Defendant’s Motion to Expunge Records
Government's Response to Defendant's Motion to Expunge Records in the case of 'USA v. Kenneth Lawrence Bryant' at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
USA v. Daniel Enright et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Tax Fraud’)
Superseding Indictment alleging tax fraud and money laundering in USA v. Daniel Enright, Igor Erlikh, Aron Misulovin, Demetrios Karamanos, Richard Pedroni, Richard Santo, David Wasserstrom, Kevin Ginty, Ruslan Erlikh, Aron Chervin, John Ruocco, Ilya Klotsman, Arnold Zeidenfeld, Vadim Brusilovsky, Mary Ingram, Michael Lipkin, Alex Krechmar, Varujan Amroyan, Ilya Gorodetsky, Igor Yusim, Thomas Hampton, Rafail Shirl, and Anatoly Kogan at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Isle of Man: Neville Michael Gothold
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and theft by Neville Michael Gothold through Nimrod Investments Ltd.
Aristocrat Endeavor Fund Ltd.: Information Memorandum, 1996
Information Memorandum for Aristocrat Endeavor Fund Ltd.
USA v. Jean-Jacques Handali: Criminal Judgment
Criminal Judgment in USA v. Jean-Jacques Handali at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
R. Allen Stanford et al v. Klaus de Albuquerque et al: Libel Complaint
Libel Complaint in R. Allen Stanford and Bank of Antigua, Ltd. v. Klaus de Albuquerque and Caribbean Communications Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
United Kingdom: Gerhard Martens et al
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into an alleged advance fee fraud by Gerhard Martens and others.
Mexico: Gabriel Azcarraga Garcia et al
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Babriel Azcarraga Garcia, Guillermo Azcarraga Garcia, Maria Elena Azcarraga Garcia and Martha Azcarraga Garcia for allegedly defrauding their brother, Jorge Azcarraga Garcia.
Richard Nossen v. International Institute Companies, Inc. et al: Nossen’s Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
Richard Nossen's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in a complaint filed by Richard Nossen against International Institute Companies, Inc., Concept Publishing, Inc., Robert C. Reid, Thomas Azzara, and Eden Press, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
USA v. Jean-Jacques Handali: Plea Agreement
Plea Agreement in USA v. Jean-Jacques Handali at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
USA v. Jean-Jacques Handali: Criminal Information
Criminal Information in USA v. Jean-Jacques Handali at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Richard Nossen v. International Institute Companies, Inc. et al: Amended Complaint
Amended Complaint filed by Richard Nossen against International Institute Companies, Inc., Concept Publishing, Inc., Robert C. Reid, Thomas Azzara, and Eden Press, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
International Institute Companies, Inc. et al v. Eden Press, Inc.: Amended Third-Party Complaint
Amended Third-Party Complained filed by International Institute Companies, Inc., Concept Publishing, Inc., Robert C. Reid and Thomas Azzara against Eden Press, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Cayman Islands: Gilbert Connolly
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Cayman Islands into alleged corruption by Gilbert Connolly while serving as Superintendent of Insurance.
BF&M lawsuit will focus on 1991 sale of assets
The focus of the court action filed yesterday against BF&M Ltd. and other co-defendants will be the complex sale of Bermuda Fire & Marine's profitable domestic business in 1991. Bermuda Supreme court must decide whether the sale was done fairly and in the best interests of the firm's policyholders and shareholders, as Bermuda Fire's directors claim, or whether it was a way of avoiding expected claims by U.S. policyholders, as creditors claim.
Prominent Bermudian businessmen and firms accused of asset-stripping in lawsuit by Bermuda Fire & Marine liquidators
A lawsuit has been filed against some of Bermuda's best-known companies and individuals by the liquidators of Bermuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company Ltd. Although no amount has been stated in the legal action filed at Bermuda Supreme Court on Thursday (Oct. 5), the liquidators said earlier this year that Bermuda Fire's debts could exceed $100 million.
Frontier Duty Free Shops Corp. v. Caymania Airport Ltd.: Winding Up Petition (‘$130K Debt’)
Winding Up Petition in Frontier Duty Free Shops Corp., of Miami, Florida, USA v. Caymania Airport Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Bermuda Fire & Marine lawsuit nears for top businessmen
A decision on whether to sue some of Bermuda's most influential local businessmen for millions of dollars, stemming from the collapse of Bermuda Fire & Marine Insurance, is expected to be made over the next couple of months. At stake is over $100 million owed to creditors of Bermuda Fire & Marine Insurance and the credibility of Bermuda's regulatory and legal system in relation to protecting the rights of foreigners doing business with Bermuda-based insurers and reinsurers.
USA v. Roland Bleyer: Criminal Complaint
Criminal complaint for alleged fraud by USA against Roland Bleyer at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Richard A. Nossen v. International Institute Companies, Inc. et al: Complaint
Complaint filed by Richard A. Nossen against International Institute Companies, Inc., Concept Publishing, Inc., Robert C. Reid and Thomas Azzara at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Zurich Reinsurance Centre Holdings to buy Re Capital of Connecticut
Zurich Reinsurance Centre Holdings to buy Re Capital.
Tony Habib pleads guilty to fraud
Former Bermuda insurance company boss Tony Habib has pleaded guilty to masterminding an insurance fraud that swindled victims out of about $7 million.Habib, 38, who ran Bermuda-based Financial Services Insurance Ltd, is due to be sentenced by a New York court on January 25.
USA v. Jerome Finkelstein: Letters Rogatory from Liechtenstein
Letters Rogatory from Liechtenstein in USA v. Jerome Finkelstein at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Concerns that Anglo American might go bust following take-over by Centre Re
The Department of Trade & Industry in the UK has been asked to provide details about the take-over by Centre Re (Bermuda) of London-based Anglo American Insurance following concerns by creditors that Anglo may be about to go bust.
Bermuda attacked by US politicians over Bermuda Fire ‘fraud’
A powerful political body in the US has launched a blistering attack on Bermuda over its handling of the collapse of Bermuda Fire & Marine Insurance.Over $40 million in assets that were dividended out to the insurer's shareholders in 1991 has been described as "a prime example of outrageous irresponsibility by an offshore insurance company".The matter was "exacerbated by a cavalier disregard for the consequences on people living elsewhere", said a report released this week entitled ‘Wishful Thinking: A World view of Insurance Solvency Regulation.'
USA v. Kim Schmitz et al: Criminal Indictment
Indictment in USA v. Kim Schmitz, a.k.a. "Kimble"; Ivy James Lay, a.k.a. "Knight Shadow"; Claude Oliver Bilak, a.k.a. "Killer"; Joshua Neil Freifield, a.k.a. "Legend"; Michelle Lillian Goodzuk, a.k.a. "Killerette"; Enoch John White, a.k.a. "Sonny", a.k.a. "Phone Stud"; Ted Anthony Lemmy, a.k.a. "Speed Master"; Leroy James Anderson, a.k.a. "Major Theft"; and Frank Ronald Stanton, Jr., a.k.a. "Mystery", at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
USA v. Kim Schmitz: Warrant for Arrest
Warrant for the Arrest of Kim Schmitz in USA v. Kim Schmitz at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Bank of Butterfield caught up in US stock scandal
The Bank of Butterfield has been caught up in a stock scandal that has hit some of Wall Street's best-known brokerage houses.One of the bank's clients - American Michael Morse - has been accused of ripping off brokers through a scam involving the technique of ‘short selling'.Butterfield was named as a defendant in a court action brought at Bermuda Supreme Court this week by giant US investment firm, Merrill Lynch.
Private detective who attacked Wolfgang Flottl has credibility undermined
The private detective who suggested that Bermuda-based financial trader Wolfgang Flottl may be helping to launder drugs money has a reputation for telling "tall" stories, we have been told.Journalists, private detectives and lawyers in the United States who have had dealings with Israeli-born Juval Aviv said he should not be believed.
John Deuss denies rift with Chevron
Oil magnate John Deuss has denied there is a rift between himself and US oil giant Chevron that is delaying the construction of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
Tony Habib trial date postponed
The trial of Bermuda company boss Tony Habib, which was originally due to have been held on March 21, has been postponed because of additional time required by US investigators to gather information locally.
Trial date set for Tony Habib
A trial date for Bermuda company boss Tony Habib, who is accused of a multi-million dollar fraud, has been set for March 21 in the Federal Court southern district of New York.
ACE and EXEL do not expect losses from breast implant coverage to cause undue problems
Potential losses from breast implant litigation in the United States should not cause undue problems for Bermuda-based excess liability carriers ACE and XL, both companies said this week.
Bermuda professionals deposed in Tony Habib case
US federal prosecutors investigating Bermuda company boss Tony Habib have taken steps to depose local accountant Ray Medeiros and lawyer Ken Robinson.
Grant & Weber v. Roland Bleyer: Judgment
Judgment in favor of Grant & Weber, as assignee/agent of Kroll Management Services, Inc. and Wilshire Westwood Associates, LP, against Roland Bleyer at the Superior Court, Los Angeles County, California.
