Banque Bruxelles Lambert

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Chile into Ramon Ignacio Vega Hidalgo, former Commander in Chief of the Chilean Air Force, and other retired Chilean air force officials, including Jaime Estay Viveros, Florencio Duble Pizarro and Luis Bolton Montalva, for suspected bribery, corruption, fraud and embezzlement in connection with a contract entered into by the Chilean Air Force with the Sociedad Anonima Belga de Construccion Aeronautica in 1994 for the purchase of 25 Mirage aircraft and parts. Other individuals and businesses that form part of the investigation include Gustavo Eduardo Vega Pizarro, Rosa Maria Vega Pizarro, Veronica Raquel Vega Pizarro, Karel Honzik Hubka, Henriette Bahna Hamwi, Inversiones Calafquen SA, Berthier Investment Inc., Alfield Limited, Darmol International Ltd., Sunchase Holding Ltd., Conrado Ariztia O'Brien, Bartolome Dezerega Salgado, Intercountry Holdings Ltd., MD Management Consultants Ltd., Technical Ventures, Organizational Investments Corp., I.Systems, Nor-Sur Management Ltd., Contempo International Ltd. and Shanghai Overseas Investments Ltd.    

Article based on two applications to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - that were granted at federal court in the USA on December 19, 2002 and March 10, 2003. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Jean-Claude Lacote, Robert Sullivan, Bo Krusell, Pierre Baudry, Roger Baudry, Aldus Finance Ltd., Kredietbank, Banque Bruxelles Lambert, Glen Tiney, Detroit International Investment Inc., Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank, and David Dubowski.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Jean-Claude Lacote and others for suspected fraud, forgery and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Robert John Hart for alleged fraud and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Jean-Claude Lacote and others for alleged fraud.