Grosvenor Trust

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged investment fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the UK - that was filed under seal at federal court in the USA on December 16, 2003 and unealed on February 2, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Kevin Dooley, Dooley & Co., Trevor Prider, Richard Green, Kenneth Nelson Wiseman II, Wiseman Hedge Fund, Thomas George Whitbread, Sally Johnson, Laura Fletcher, Donald Melton Sweatman, Contrast Finance Ltd., Margaret Elizabeth Silver, David Netka, Neil Roe, Grosvenor Trust, Michael Shenker, Wexford Investments Ltd., Citco Banking Corporation, Taipan Asset Management Ltd., Golconda Partners Ltd., Jamie Bond, Crompton Holdings Ltd., Clive Lincoln, Delverton Investment Ltd., Cadogan Asset Management Ltd., Julian Horwood, CFC Finance Ltd., Woodborough Corporation Ltd., Trade Direct Corp., Barony Holdings Inc., Southern Star (Suisse) FX LLC, Durazno Securities Ltd., Northridge Capital Corp., Swepstone Walsh, Wells Fargo Bank, City National Bank, Washington Mutual Bank, Fiserv Correspondent Services, Bank One, AEA Bank, Citibank, Barclays Bank, and JP Morgan Chase Bank.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into an alleged 'prime bank' fraud and theft by Roddam Quintin Twiss.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Fiserv Correspondent Services Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - for a criminal investigation into "an alleged fraud scheme executed by a British solicitor, Kevin Dooley, and his firm".

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Asia, Europe and Americas Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - for a criminal investigation into "a high Yield investment scheme in which 8 investors made investments after having been promised up to 1200% return on their 9 funds, only to see the funds disappear without any return".

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Pinebank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - for a criminal investigation into "Kevin Dooley, John Silver and others for theft and conspiracy to defraud".

If you ever needed proof as to how far the Russian mafia has infiltrated Antigua's government, you need look no further than Clare K. Roberts, who was Antigua's Attorney General until last year, and Steadroy Benjamin, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives; The Caribbean Bank of Commerce featured in an alert sent out by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to US banks and regulators on November 13, 1998 that advised that the bank was operating illegally from an address in the United States, namely 17 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, New Jersey; Bermuda Supreme Court last month appointed the Official Receiver to take over the financial affairs of Bermuda attorney Julian Hall, who used to be an MP for the Progressive Labour Party when it was in Opposition; A French chateau hotel venture run by outspoken former Bermuda-based insurance boss Jonathan Crawley seems to be heading the way of several insurance companies he helped run; The name of Antigua-registered American International Bank, which is now in receivership after being mismanaged by its owner William Cooper and its CEO John E. Greaves, has cropped up in several official investigations into criminal activity involving money laundering; and The Cayman Islands government wasted yet more of the public's money by first obtaining a court injunction against the Cayman Free Press preventing its Caymanian Compass newspaper from reporting the contents of the government's agreement with telecommunications carrier Cable & Wireless and then inexplicably dropping the matter without any explanation just before a court hearing to hear the pros and cons of the case.

A battle is taking place for control of the assets of American International Bank Ltd. of Antigua, which went into receivership earlier this year. The bank's demise happened after its principal, William Cooper, tried to set up a new bank called Overseas Development Bank Ltd. to buy AIB, said sources.

Bermuda Supreme Court will today deliver a judgment that has pitted father against son and is expected to be something of a test case for personal trusts in Bermuda and, possibly, internationally.The decision by Justice Vincent Meerabux will also have significant implications for the future of one of the world's leading manufacturers of pharmaceutical and health care products, Bermuda-based Corange Ltd.