Robert Burns

A judge in California has granted an IRS petition to serve a 'John Doe' summons on Wells Fargo Bank as part of a criminal investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Barbados-headquartered CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, for which Wells Fargo provided a correspondent account.

IRS Petition for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summons on Wells Fargo Bank regarding clients of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

The United States Government is attempting to seize funds at FirstCaribbean International Bank in the British Virgin Islands that it believes represent the proceeds of health care fraud.Details are contained in an asset forfeiture complaint that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia on September 10, 2007.