Alliance Royalties Inc.

Judgment in Keithley Lake, Fidelity Insurance Co. Ltd., Alliance Royalties Inc., and Westminster Hope & Turnberry Ltd. v. Richard Vento, Lana Vento, Gail Vento, Renee Vento, Nicole Mollison, and First Nevis Trust Company Limited, as Trustee of Much Love International Dynasty Trust, Vita International Dynasty Trust, Loki International Dynasty Trust, and Founders International Dynasty Trust, at the Court of Appeal for Anguilla.

A receiver has been appointed over the assets of Anguilla-based attorney Keithley Lake by holders of a $7.4 million arbitration award who were swindled in an offshore tax planning scheme.

Anguilla High Court Judge Cheryl Mathurin has dismissed an application to enforce a $7.4 m foreign arbitration award against local attorney Keithley Lake and three offshore firms accused of swindling clients in a tax planning scheme.

Judgment dismissing application to enforce U. S. arbitration award in Richard Vento, Lana Vento, Gail Vento, Renee Vento, and Nicole Mollison v. Keithley Lake, Fidelity Insurance Company Ltd., Alliance Royalties Inc., Westminster, Hope & Turnberry Ltd. at Anguilla High Court.

First Amended Complaint in Richard G. Vento, Lana J. Vento, Gail C. Vento, Nicole M. Mollison, and Renee S. Vento v. Duane Crithfield, Stephen P. Donaldson, Keithley Lake, Alliance Holding Co., Ltd., Alliance Royalties LLC, Alliance Royalties Inc., Westminster, Hope & Turnberry LLC, Westminster, Hope & Turnberry Ltd., First Fidelity Trust Ltd., Fidelity Insurance Co. Ltd., Foster & Dunhill Ltd., Fortress Family Office Group LLC, Offshore Trust Services LLC, Citadel Insurance Co., Ltd., BPS International LLC, Waterberry Ltd., AXA Holdings Co., AP Holdings, Ltd., New Hope Holdings Ltd., Handler Thayer & Duggan, LLC, Handler Thayer, LLP, Duggan Bertsch, LLC, James M. Duggan, Thomas J. Handler, and Steven J. Thayer at the U. S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands.