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Peru seeks evidence from Mega Bank and EOG Bank in Miami for corruption investigation

October 31, 2004
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Peru - that was filed at federal court in the USA on September 21, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Vladimiro Lenin Montesinos Torres, Maximo Agustin Mantilla Campos, Jorge Luis Mantilla Campos, Julia Isabel Mantilla Campos, Nicolas De Bari Hermoza Rios, Lelis Marta Salerno Flores, Ana Maria Josefina Pino Davila, Nicolas De Bari Hermoza Quiroz, Carla Eleonora Hermoza Quiroz, Juan Luis Quiroz Bocanegra, Zwi Sudit Wasserman, Ilan Weil Levy, Ana Maria Eschevarria Ramirez De Weil, Hernan Alberto Chumpitza Vasquez, Edwin Diaz Zevallos, Maria Elvidia Rodriguez Quevedo, Carlos Eduardo Milla Comitre, Mario Nestor Wu Vargas, Dionisio Edgard Luque Freyre, Federico Nilo Ocampo Flores, Roberto Huaman Azcurra, James Eliot Stone Cohen, Jose Barsallo Burga, Jose Uchuya Capcha, Jose Uchaya Capcha, Victor Dioses Silva, Mega Bank, EOG Bank, and Union Bank of Switzerland.

Letter From Bermuda: Threat of a General Strike

September 30, 2004
The last time we had a general strike was 1981, and 23 successively worse years have followed for our tourism business. We are now threatened with an illegal general strike in Bermuda, perhaps as early as this week.The Bermuda Industrial

Peru: Maximo Agustin Mantilla Campos et al(2)

September 21, 2004
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Peru into Maximo Agustin Mantilla Campos, Jorge Luis Mantilla Campos, Julia Isabel Mantilla Campos, Nicolas De Bari Hermoza Rios, Lelis Marta Salerno Flores, Ana Maria Josefina Pino Davila, Nicolas De Bari Hermoza Quiroz, Carla Eleonora Hermoza Quiroz, Juan Luis Quiroz Bocanegra, Juana Luisa Quiroz Bocanegra, Zwi Sudit Wasserman, Ilan Weil Levy, Ana Maria Echevarria Ramirez De Weil, Heman Alberto Chumpitza Vasquez, Edwin Diaz Zevallos, Maria Elvidia Rodriguez Quevedo, Carlos Eduardo Milla Comitre, Mario Nestor Wu Vargas, Dionisio Edgard Luque Freyre, Federico Nilo Ocampo Flores, Roberto Huaman Azcurra, James Eliot Stone Cohen, Jose Barsallo Burga, Jose Uchuya Capcha, Jose Uchaya Capcha, Victor Dioses Silva, Hernan Alberto Chumpitza Vasquez, Edwin Diaz Zevallos for alleged corruption.

Letter from Bermuda: Gov’t shoots down one-armed bandits

July 31, 2004
What is government for? Protecting citizens would surely rank high on the list. Lately, however, the Bermuda Government has decided that the most important of its functions is to guard the moral well-being of the nation. Gambling, in the form of one-armed bandits in our bars and potentially casinos on the island, has been banned. Government in this instance is protecting us from ourselves.

Grenada PM lashes out after publication of bribery article

May 31, 2004
Last month's article in OffshoreAlert about an allegation that Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell accepted a $500,000 bribe from German fraudster Eric Resteiner has caused uproar on the island. As news of the story began to circulate in the country,

Second ex-Grenada diplomat indicted in the United States

May 15, 2004
United States national Eric Resteiner has become the second former diplomat of scandal plagued Grenada in six months to be criminally indicted in the United States.Resteiner, once a General Ambassador for the Caribbean island, was indicted on 33 counts of

USA v. Funds on Deposit at Bank Julius Baer & Co. et al: Complaint

May 14, 2004
Complaint in USA v. All Funds on Deposit at Bank Julius Baer & Company, Ltd., Credit Suisse (Guernsey) Limited, and Eurofed Bank Limited in the names of Pavlo Lazarenko, Pavel Lazarenko, Samante Limited, and Alexander Milchenko at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Mexico: Gustavo Ponce Melendez

May 7, 2004
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Mexico into Gustavo Ponce Melendez for alleged embezzlement and corruption while serving as Secretary of Finance for the Federal District Government.

Letter from Bermuda: Something stinks about Minister’s account of attempt to use airplane rest-room

April 30, 2004
It must be hard for an important person to travel to lands in which his authority does not apply. Used to hearing "yes" from everyone, the VIP hears "no" and must now fend for himself. He will no longer get his way just because of who he is, and he may receive short shrift from those paid to ensure the safety of the rest of us.The feeling of powerlessness is apparently intensified by air travel and the lack of dignity afforded to even the wealthiest or most powerful air traveller. Under such circumstances, ordinary folk are mildly inconvenienced, but they live with it. VIPs apparently experience a complete loss of civility. Air rage sets in with great intensity. Some VIPs go all to pieces immediately, others lash out at the nearest uniformed person. Some cause the police to take an interest in their behaviour.

Latin America Round-Up: April 30, 2004

April 30, 2004
ARGENTINA: Menem 'suffering' in exile; Carrousel of bank executives accused; BOLIVIA: Two more bank employees in the dungeon; COLOMBIA: Trust us, we're the Police; PARAGUAY: González Macchi's process grows; Journalists and presidential pressure; and REGIONAL: Latin American presidents: A catalogue of abuse.

Letter from Bermuda: Has society broken down?

April 30, 2004
The month of April has been dominated in Bermuda by a discussion on whether society has irreparably broken down. The debate has proceeded from the wrong point of origin, made the wrong assumptions and will, inevitably, come to the wrong conclusions. The reason for this misdirected effort is simplicity itself: we would rather not face the real problem at the root of the debate, economic inequality, since it is insoluble.The facts of the matter are simple enough. Violence erupted at a weekend soccer game. In the wake of events, arrests were made, and charges laid, up to and including attempted murder.

Grenada Prime Minister denies bribery allegation

April 30, 2004
Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has denied accepting $500,000 for appointing a United States fraudster to a diplomatic position.An allegation that Mitchell received a cash pay-off at Eric E. Resteiner's home in Switzerland in 2000 has been made by Resteiner's former Director of Security, Timothy Lee Bass, a U. S. national now residing in Illinois.

Insider Talking: March 31, 2004

March 31, 2004
A company formed by British investment fraudsters Lincoln Fraser and Jared Brook to disrupt the administration liquidation of their failed Imperial Consolidated Group, including perpetrating an asset recovery fraud against Imperial's investors, is about to go the way of most,

Tax avoidance is rampant, claim US Senators

March 9, 2004
Nearly two thirds of the top 100 contractors doing business with the U. S. federal government have subsidiaries in tax haven countries which could be used to avoid paying income taxes, it has been claimed. "While the offshore subsidiaries may be technically legal under current law, numerous studies have found that many are little more than a post office box set up to allow corporations to move profits to the low-tax or no-tax havens, rather than reporting that income in the United States," stated U. S. Senators Byron Dorgan (Democrat, North Dakota) and Carl Levin (Democrat, Michigan).

Letter from Bermuda: Is the glass half-full or half-empty?

February 29, 2004
From a financial perspective, the legacy of the first seven years of a Progressive Labour Party government will amount to a handful of projects. Whether, looking at this legacy, the PLP glass is half full or half empty depends on your view of the components of their legacy.

Zambia seeks evidence in USA for investigation into former President Frederick Chiluba

February 29, 2004
Article based on applications to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into former Zambia President Frederick Chiluba - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance by Zambia - that were filed at federal courts in the USA on December 10, 2003, December 12, 2003, December 19, 2003, and January 7, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba, Xavier Franklin Chungu, Stella Chibanda, Atan Shansonga, Bede Mphande, Bombardier Aerospace Corporation, Aero Toy Store, Inc., and Blue Water Aviation, Inc.

Zambia: Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba et al (Texas)

December 12, 2003
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Zambia - for a criminal investigation into Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba, Xavier Franklin Chungu, Stella Chibanda, Atan Shansonga, Bede Mphande and Faustin Mwenya Kabwe for suspected corruption and theft.

Ex-BVI Gov’t minister Andrew Fahie investigated for money laundering

October 31, 2003
A United States federal court has granted a request for judicial assistance regarding a criminal investigation into a former member of the British Virgin Islands Government and his banking officer wife.The targets of the investigation are Andrew Alturo Fahie, 33, who was the BVI's Minister of Education & Culture until a change of government in June of this year, and his wife, Sheila E. Fahie, a.k.a. Sheila Fannie, Sheila Romney, 36, an officer with Banco Popular in BVI.

Trinidad & Tobago: Namcaran Singh et al

September 23, 2003
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Trinidad & Tobago into Namcaran Singh, Cosmas Bonaparte, Horace Blake, Robert Paladino and others for alleged corruption.

Newt Utopia: Dominica’s oil and gas monster

August 31, 2003
Dominica appears to be embarking on another improbable monster project; an oil and gas refinery. The improbable monster project prior to this was an aluminum smelter; an improbability because Dominica lacks the power infrastructure to supply such a thing.

Cayman Department of Tourism sued by ex-marketing agent

August 31, 2003
A New York-based sales and marketing agency has filed a lawsuit against the Cayman Islands government after its contract to promote the island's tourism industry was terminated.The Lord Group is seeking at least US$367,500 against the government and the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (CIDOT).

Letter from Bermuda: Anarchy and death on Bermuda’s roads

August 31, 2003
Bermuda has more churches and more police officers than anywhere in the world, based on the size of its population. There may or may not be more sin here than anywhere else, but there is less crime in Bermuda than there is in most other places — except on the roads, where, mile for mile, we must top the world league of crime.

Letter from Bermuda: The Greatest Show on Earth

July 31, 2003
Starved as we are for entertainment in Bermuda, the 2003 General Election has been the greatest show on earth. Even those who thought the Progressive Labour Party would be unable to manage the economy believed that they could at least manage themselves. How wrong we were.

Letter from Bermuda: General Election – PLP to win despite record

June 30, 2003
The Westminster parliamentary system affords a sitting leader the ability to call general elections at any time before the five-year term of office is completed. Unlike the US system, in which elections are held every four years without variation, a leader under the Westminster system may select the date most favourable to his or her party's re-election chances. In the right hands, this is a significant advantage.

Nicaragua: Byron Rodolfo Jerez Solis et al

May 2, 2003
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Nicaragua into Byron Rodolfo Jerez Solis, Arnoldo Aleman Lacayo, Alfredo de Jesus Fernandez, Esteban Benito Duquestrada Sacasa, Jorge Solis Farias, Ethel Gonzalez de Jerez, Valeria Jerez Gonzalez, Alvaro Aleman Lacayo, Mayra Estrada de Aleman, Arnoldo Antonio Aleman Estrada and others for alleged corruption, fraud and theft.

Taiwanese bank sues Nauru for return of loan after island withdraws diplomatic recognition

April 30, 2003
The Taiwan-based International Commercial Bank of China has filed a lawsuit against the Republic of Nauru in an attempt to recover US$12.8 million allegedly owed under a loan arrangement.One of the ways in which Nauru is in default of the loan is through its termination of diplomatic relations with Taiwan, according to the complaint, filed at Federal Court in New York on March 19, 2003.

Newt Utopia: What happened to the little nations that were the first to capitulate to the FATF, OECD and IMF tax bullies?

April 30, 2003
What happened to the little nations that were the first to capitulate to the FATF, OECD and IMF tax bullies? When the FAFT/OECD began the Non Compliant Countries and Territories (NCCT) ploy, they first went after several very small nations. These small nations were some of the first to capitulate and no longer offer a "harmful tax" competition jurisdiction. I am not saying they didn't deserve some of the abuse heaped upon them, but given the wholesale sleaze that exists in major countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, particularly on Wall Street, which is littered with dirt bags wearing expensive suits and working for companies with household names such as Citibank and Goldman Sachs, let's put it into its proper perspective …

US assists BVI with airport corruption probe

April 30, 2003
The United States authorities have assisted the British Virgin Islands government in an investigation into alleged corruption regarding contracts at the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport.Katherine M. Ho, Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, filed a notice at the local Federal Court on March 17, 2003 stating that she had finished compiling evidence in accordance with a request by the BVI Government under a mutual legal assistance treaty.

Letter from Bermuda: Prophetess ‘Looney Tunes’ warns: ‘God is angry with Bermuda’

April 30, 2003
No one who lives in Bermuda is ever surprised to find a local newspaper filled to the brim with the odd, the weird, or the downright bizarre. What passes for normal behaviour here would often result in the application of a straitjacket and a lifetime locked away almost anywhere else. But a story that ran in one of the local rags late in April may just take the all-time wackiness cake.The headline only scratched at the surface. It said: "Premier told: 'God is angry with Bermuda'." The sub-head read: "Prophetess tells Premier that Bermuda should brace itself for God's wrath, unless island repents within 30 days." An accompanying photograph showed "Prophetess Alicia Perry, pictured leaving the Cabinet Building after her meeting on Wednesday afternoon with Premier Jennifer Smith".

Ukraine: Pavel Lazarenko et al (2003)

April 23, 2003
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into Pavlo Ivanovych Lazarenko, Mykola Ivanovych Agafonov, Petro Mykolayovych Kyrychenko and Igor Oleksandrovych Polozhentsev for alleged embezzlement.

Letter from Bermuda: A General Election looms

March 31, 2003
Some time in the next ten months, Bermuda faces a general election. Given the euphoria that reigned four years ago, when the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) won its first ever victory, re-election should be a foregone conclusion. In reality, the PLP has performed so poorly that the Opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP) may represent an unexpectedly strong alternative and the election may be a close thing.

Mark D. Schwan et al v. USA: Memorandum Opinion and Order

March 17, 2003
Memorandum Opinion and Order in Mark D. Schwan, Paul M. Schwan, and Lawrence A. Burgdorf, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Marvin M. Schwan, v. USA at the U. S. District Court for the District of South Dakota.

Letter from Bermuda: Playing the race card

February 28, 2003
Although our internal differences are often put down to economics, the theme running through Bermuda society these days is racism. No one plays the card better or more frequently than members of our first PLP- controlled black Government, elected in 1998 after what we constantly refer to as "400 years of abuse" at the hands of whites. The first PLP government set out to change the economic order by favouring blacks in the awarding of government contracts. Such behaviour is entirely illegal under our Constitution, but we don't worry much about that. Just this week, our Minister of Transport, Dr. Ewart Brown, who is black, said that Government was embarked on a policy of "compensatory economics — compensating for the injustices of the past."

On Her Majesty’s Not So Secret Service

January 31, 2003
Cayman's much-vaunted reputation for bank secrecy is in tatters after revelations that the island's senior anti-money laundering officer has been selling secrets to British intelligence since 1990. While Cayman was being promoted as a financial center where it was a criminal offense to reveal confidential information, Brian Gibbs was passing on virtually everything that came across his desk.

Letter from Bermuda: Xenophobia, Inc.

January 31, 2003
Some in Bermuda take a point of view that is best expressed in a comment attributed to Works & Engineering Minister Alex Scott. He is supposed to have said: "We don't need the best possible chief of police. We need a Bermudian chief of police." It would be unfair to characterise this attitude as being a PLP view; it is a Bermudian view, held by a percentage of the population, including Mr. Scott and others who should know better.

Latin America Round-Up: December 31, 2002

December 31, 2002
ARGENTINA: The long Argentinean "culebrón"; COLOMBIA: Life insurance as laundering instrument; COSTA RICA: Frauds unlimited; NICARAGUA: Lehman Brothers investigated; Money laundering surge; PANAMA: Fraudulent bankruptcies galore; and PERU: Lasnaud's "Montesinos" connection.

Letter from Bermuda: The Berkeley Institute fiasco

December 31, 2002
The greatest achievement of our first experience of a Progressive Labour Party (PLP) government was supposed to be the $68 million construction of a new secondary school, the Berkeley Institute.We already have a Berkeley Institute, which has produced almost the entire black professional cadre that runs the Civil Service and the government. Building a new school a few hundred yards up the road from the first one was considered important by the new government.

Letter From Bermuda: To heck with the law, we want more money

November 30, 2002
Given the state of our economy, the terminal collapse of our tourism industry, and the wave of secrecy that now surrounds much of our official business, observers of the Bermuda political scene can make out few grounds for confidence.The mood

Letter from Bermuda: a Tale of two deaths

October 31, 2002
Two leading Bermudians died within a few days of each other late this summer. The way in which their passing was received says a great deal about the nation we have become.David Allen was Minister of Tourism at the time