Jonathan Christenbury v. Keithley Lake et al: Judgment
Judgment in Jonathan David Christenbury v. Keithley F.T. Lake and First Fidelity Trust Limited at the High Court of Justice of Saint Christopher and Nevis.
Richard Vento et al v. Westminster, Hope & Turnberry, Ltd. et al: Writ of Summons
Writ of Summons in Richard Vento, Lana Vento, Gail Vento, Renee Vento, Nicole Mollison, Much Love International Dynasty Trust, Vita International Dynasty Trust, Loki International Dynasty Trust, Founders International DV Dynasty Trust, RVLP, LLC, NVLP, LLC, GVLP, LLC, DVLP, LLC, Total Trust Services, LLC, and Founders Nevis, LLC v. Westminster, Hope & Turnberry, Ltd., WH&T CDO, LLC, DMM LLC, and DMM Liquidation Account LLC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Crithfield & Donaldson given prison terms for offshore tax fraud scheme
Elderly Americans Stephen Donaldson and Duane Crithfield - who are both in their 70s - yesterday received lengthy prison terms in Florida for perpetrating an offshore tax fraud scheme involving firms in Anguilla, Bahamas and Nevis.
Receiver appointed for assets of Anguilla attorney Keithley Lake
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.
USA v. Duane Crithfield: Sentencing Minutes & USA’s Exhibits
Sentencing Minutes & USA's Sentencing Exhibits in USA v. Duane Crithfield at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Stephen Donaldson, Sr.: Sentencing Minutes & Defendant’s Exhibits
Sentencing Minutes & Defendant's Sentencing Exhibits in USA v. Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Richard Vento et al v. Keithley Lake et al: Receivership Order
Receivership Order against Keithley Lake in Richard Vento, Lana Vento, Gail Vento, Renee Vento, Nicole Mollison, and First Nevis Trust Company Ltd., as Trustee of Much Love International Dynasty Trust, Vita International Dynasty Trust, Loki International Dynasty Trust, and Founders International DV Dynasty Trust. v. Keithley Lake, Fidelity Insurance Co. Ltd., Alliance Royalties, Inc. and Westminster, Hope & Turnberry, Ltd. at Anguilla High Court.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Donaldson’s Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
Stephen Donaldson, Sr.'s Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Crithfield’s Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
Duane Crithfield's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: USA’s Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
USA's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Notice of Filing Redacted and/or Corrected Exhibits
Notice of Filing Redacted and/or Corrected Exhibits in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Defense Witness List
Defense Witness List in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Duane Crithfield’s Sentencing Memorandum
Duane Crithfield's Sentencing Memorandum in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: USA’s Sentencing Memorandum
USA's Sentencing Memorandum in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Crithfield and Donaldson admit fraud involving offshore tax scheme
Part-time Bahamas residents Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. each face up to three years in prison and a fine of $250,000 after pleading guilty to one count of tax fraud at federal court in Tampa regarding an offshore tax scheme.
USA v. Stephen Donaldson, Sr.: Amended Plea Agreement
Amended Plea Agreement in USA v. Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield: Plea Agreement
Plea Agreement in USA v. Duane Crithfield at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Stephen Donaldson, Sr.: Plea Agreement
Plea Agreement in USA v. Stephen Donaldson at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Motion to Suppress Evidence
Defendants' Motion to Suppress Evidence in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Anguilla judge refuses to enforce $7.4 m U.S. arbitration award
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.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Status Report – June 16, 2014
Status Report in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Superseding Indictment
Superseding Indictment regarding an alleged tax fraud scheme involving structures in the Bahamas, Nevis, Anguilla and the United States in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Status Report – July 15, 2013
Status Report in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Bahamas residents indicted in U.S. for alleged offshore tax fraud scheme
Part-time Bahamas residents Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. have been criminally charged in the United States with operating a tax fraud scheme involving trust, insurance and other offshore companies in Anguilla, Nevis and the Bahamas.
Salty Brine I, Ltd. et al v. USA: Order
Order in Salty Brine I, Ltd. and Salty Brine, Inc. v. USA at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Criminal Indictment
Indictment for alleged tax fraud involving an offshore tax strategy known as the Business Protection Plan in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
CFTC v. Nikolai Battoo et al: TRO Motion
Plaintiff's Emergency Ex Parte Motion for Statutory Restraining Order, Asset Freeze, Preliminary Injunction, Expedited Discovery, Appointment of Receiver and Other Equitable Relief in U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Nikolai Simon Battoo, BC Capital Group Holdings SA, BC Capital Management LLP, BC Capital Group Global, BC Capital Group Limited, BC Capital Group International Limited, and BC Capital Group SA at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Charles J. D’Angelo: Ex Parte Originating Summons
Ex Parte Originating Summons by Charles J. D'Angelo seeking directions under Section 4 of the Confidential Relationships (Preservation) Law regarding a subpoena to testify in Richard G. Vento et al v. Duane Crithfield et al, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
David Mintjal et al v. Professional Benefit Trust et al: Second Amended Complaint
Second Amended Complaint in David Mintjal and Therese Mintjal v. Professional Benefit Trust, Multiple Employer Welfare Benefit Plan & Trust, PBT Administration, LLC, Professional Benefit Trust, Ltd., Tracy Sunderlage, Linda Sunderlage, Sunderlage Resource Group Inc., Sunderlage Resource Group International Ltd. and Maven Assurance, Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Insider Talking: July 6, 2010
Nevis Court of Appeals issues bizarre ruling against Millennium Financial fraud victims and in favor of their alleged tormentor (Ian Scott, who is currently under indictment in California); in a separate action, asset planners in the US allegedly portrayed Nevis as the perfect place to hide money from creditors, according to a client who claimed to have been defrauded by those selling him the plan; The U. K. Serious Fraud Office suffers another reverse as a jury acquits former Imperial Consolidated principals Jared Brook and Lincoln Fraser on one fraud count and is undecided on another; and the SFO hopes to have better luck with recently-filed fraud charges against Terry Lindon and Giles Hutchinson, who were involved in an Imperial Consolidated spin-off known as Invaro.
Richard G. Vento et al v. Duane Crithfield et al: First Amended Complaint
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.
US couple alleges fraud against offshore asset protection group
A Kentucky-based husband-and-wife claim they were swindled after depositing US$1.9 million in an offshore tax planning and asset protection plan involving insurance, trust, and investment-management companies in Anguilla, the Bahamas, and Nevis.
Dallen Wendt, 53, and his wife, Peggy Wendt, 50, were told the offshore products in which they invested during 2002 and 2003 carried "no-risk" and returned 8% and 8.5% annually, according to a complaint they filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on June 24, 2008.