Banca del Gottardo

Request from Switzerland for Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters in the Matter of Jose Alberto Aguin Magdalena filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Winding Up Petition in Banca del Gottardo S.A. Luxembourg Branch v. Avendis Global Fund Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Panama and the Bahamas were key elements in the offshore shell company and money-laundering schemes that bankrolled Saddam Hussein for more than 20 years.And Saddam used the same offshore money launderers as Osama bin Laden. His offshore network hid the money skimmed from government oil sales and collected in kickbacks. It was used to pay for Saddam's secret agents and security forces, reward domestic and foreign friends, and buy arms during international embargos. 

Article based on an application to collect evidence into suspected narcotics trafficking and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - that was granted at federal court in the USA on November 14, 2002. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Tullio Pezzana, Vincenza Pezzana Siracusa, William Pezzana, Nicola Di Stefano, Blackstone Universal Corp., Banca Del Gottardo, Anker Bank, and Amtrade International Bank.

Nevis Premier Vance Amory seeks independence yet again, Panama ignores multi-million dollar frauds against foreigners but leaps into action when foreigners defraud locals of a relative pittance, U. S. helps BVI authorities obtain evidence against Canadian national Terry Turl, judgment for $2.7 million entered against David Rose, criminal proceedings in Texas against Yank Barry take another extraordinary twist, Towry Law seeks to recover £30 million defrauded from clients, Grenada intends to revoke license of Bank Crozier, Patrick English ordered to testify at trial of civil action involving the Bank of Bermuda, criminal action stated against Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine branch of Parex Bank, Cayman prosecutors drop money laundering charges against Melvin Taves because of his age, and Banca del Gottardo files complaint in Switzerland against unnamed parties who alleged that it held accounts in the name of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, including one in the Bahamas.