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Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - that was filed at federal court in the USA on October 8, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Mario Alcidez Toppi Ortigoza, Arca International, Northern Trust Bank, Atrium Capital, MTB Bank, Austin Financial Corp., IBJ Schroder Bank, Credit Agricole Indosuez, Bankers Trust Co., Klayton Business Inc., Pictet & Co., Citibank, Stargate International Inc., Nations Bank, and Marvel Distributors Corp.

Regulators in Antigua have turned down an application for an insurance license by Accord Insurance, which sells dubious investment products to the public. Despite the rejection, Accord is continuing to operate from the island, where it maintains an office on the Third Floor of the Bancorp Building, High Street, St. John's.