Armando Paz

Eight individuals and two companies have been criminally indicted in the United States on multiple counts of fraud and money laundering concerning the construction of Piarco International Airport in Trinidad & Tobago. Prosecutors are also seeking an asset forfeiture order of at least $15 million against the defendants.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged smuggling - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Trinidad & Tobago - that was filed at federal court in the USA on May 17, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Calmaquip Engineering Inc., Soares de Costa Contractors Inc., Birk Hillman Consultants Inc., National Insurance Properties Development Corp., Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, The Maritime Group of Companies, Maritime General Insurance Inc., Fidelity Financing and Leasing Ltd., Maritime Life (Caribbean) Ltd., Northern Construction Inc., and Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika AG.