Leo Malcolm West

Fugitive offshore banker files criminal charges

July 15, 2003

A French magistrate has ordered a criminal investigation into several people accused of offenses against fugitive offshore banker Thierry Nano.Among those named in the complaint are two U. S. FBI Agents, an alleged FBI informant, the Prime Minister and chief offshore regulator of the Caribbean island of St. Vincent & The Grenadines, and a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Former BTCB boss gets 30 months in prison, another banker admits laundering

July 31, 2002

Rodolfo Requena, the former Chairman/President of now-defunct British Trade and Commerce Bank, of Dominica, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for money laundering.Requena, 51, was sentenced on July 17, 2002 at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami. He also received two years of supervised release. 

Abraczinskas and West sentenced, Giraud, Boeger and Requena plead guilty

May 31, 2002

Two offshore bankers have been given lengthy prison sentences in the United States for money laundering. The stiffest sentence was given to William J. Abraczinskas, who was sentenced on May 20 to 121 months in prison, three years of supervised release

USA v. Leo Malcolm West: Criminal Judgment

May 13, 2002

Judgment in a Criminal Case in USA v. Leo Malcolm West at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Leo Malcolm West: Defendant’s Sentencing Memorandum

May 1, 2002

Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum in USA v. Leo Malcolm West at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Change of Plea Hearing for Rodolfo Requena

April 30, 2002

A change of plea hearing has been set for May 9 for Rodolfo A. Requena, the former Chairman and President of Dominica-based British Trade and Commerce Bank who is charged with money laundering.Requena, 51, previously pleaded not guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

State of Montana consultant found guilty of money laundering

February 28, 2002

A banking consultant whose firm is under contract with the Montana Department of Commerce to vet applicants for its Foreign Capital Depository Program has been convicted of money laundering. William Joseph Abraczinskas, 38, was found guilty of one count of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami, on February 13.

USA v. Malcolm West: Plea Agreement

February 8, 2002

Plea Agreement in USA v. Leo Malcolm West at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Overseas Development Bank & Trust facing liquidation

November 30, 2001

An application may be made to wind up Dominica based Overseas Development Bank & Trust in the first week of December if it does not honor a demand for payment from a creditor, we have been told.Attorney Michael Bruney told

Four offshore bankers arrested, two more on the run

November 30, 2001

Four offshore bankers were arrested by United States law enforcement agencies in November and charged with money laundering.Two more have also been charged with money laundering but are still at large after warrants were issued but not executed.Those arrested were

USA v. William Abraczinskas et al: Criminal Indictment

November 26, 2001

Indictment in USA v. William Abraczinskas and Leo Malcolm West at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.