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BTA Bank: Chapter 15 Petition

February 4, 2010
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Kazakhstan by Anvar Galimullaevich Saidenov, as the Foreign Representative of JSC BTA Bank, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Panama: David Shterenberg et al

January 27, 2010
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Panama into David Shterenberg and Eyal Mezin for alleged fraud.

Antigua & Barbuda: Lester Bird et al – Supplemental Request (2009)

August 7, 2009
Supplemental Request for Judicial Assistance from Antigua & Barbuda regarding a criminal investigation into Lester Bryant Bird, Asot A. Michael, John E. St. Luce, Robin Yearwood, and Bruce Rappaport for alleged conspiracy to defraud the Government of Antigua & Barbuda.

Colombia: Juan Camilo Londono Arango

November 17, 2008
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Colombia into suspected corruption by Mario Londono Arcila, a former Mayor of Armenia and Senator, and others, including Ana Maria Arango Alvarez, Juan Camilo Londono Arango, Judith Alvarez de Arano, Uriel Londono Arcilaa, Clara Cecilia Botero Londono and Jessica Rios.

Spain seeks evidence from Wachovia Bank for fraud investigation

October 7, 2008
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged bank fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - that was filed at federal court in the USA on August 29, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Roberto Maxi Banos Morras, Gloria Turza Martinez, Wachovia Bank, and Cell Investment Corporation.

Jersey, Channel Islands: De Lec Limited et al

September 26, 2008
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Jersey in the Channel Islands into Ian Michael Christmas, John Lewis, Eric Sydney Evans, James Cameron, Russell Foot, De Lec Limited, Sunstone Holdings Limited and Goldridge Stone Ltd. for suspected investment fraud.

Spain: Roberto Maxi Banos Morras

August 29, 2008
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Cell Investment Corporation for alleged fraud to the detriment of Roberto Maxi Banos Morras. Research by OffshoreAlert showed that officers of Cell Investment Corporation have included Oscar Colmenares and Jacqueline Hernandez.

Costa Rica requests account information from US banks for corruption investigation into former president

July 2, 2008
Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption by former President Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria and others - pursuant to requests for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - that was filed at federal court in the USA on June 19, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria, Jose Antonio Lobo Solera, Edgar Valverde Acosta, Rodrigo Alberto Mendez Soto, Joaquin Alberto Fernandez Alfaro, Luis Adrin Quiroscarmona, Guido Sibaja Fonseca, Eduardo Fonseca Garcia, Leonel Barrios Arce, Hernan Bravo Trejos, Alfonso Guardia Mora, Eliseo Vargas Garcia, Christian Sapcizian, Tauro Comer SA, NCR Holding, Teleinvest, Holding de Valores y Capitales SA, Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, Wachovia Bank, Citibank NA, First Union Bank International, Banco Cuscatlan, Cuscatlan International Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, Macro Investment Ltd., Servicios Notariales Q.C., Bank Atlantic, Ocean Bank, Banco Aleman Platina SA, International Bank of China, George Huang, Rafael Sequeira Garza, Donald Murrilo Pizarro, Grupo Ganadero, Inversiones Denisse SA, The Friendship Company Ltd., Costa Rica Electricity Institute, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, Alcatel, Alcatel de Costa Rica, and Pieles Costarricense.

Antigua & Barbuda: Lester Bird et al – Supplemental Request (2008)

June 19, 2008
Motion for Modification of Court Order and to Supplement Commissioner Appointment regarding a request from Antigua & Barbuda for judicial assistance for a criminal investigation into Lester Bird, Asot Michael, Josette Michael, Bruce Rappaport, Sir Ronald Sanders and others for suspected involvement in fraud, corruption, and money laundering.

Costa Rica: Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria et al

June 19, 2008
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Costa Rica into the country's former President, Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria, former head of state electrical company, Jose Antonio Lobo Solera, Alfonso Guardia Mora, Guido Sibaja, Edgar Valverde Acosta, Adrian Quiros Carmona, Jose Joaquin Fernandez, Eliseo Vargas Garcia, Rodrigo Mendez Soto, Leonel Barrios and Hernan Bravo Trejos for suspected corruption and illicit enrichment.

Latin America Round-Up: May 7, 2008

May 7, 2008
COLOMBIA: FARC's financial structure dismantled; "Macaco's" extradition disputed; Uribe's relative arrested; MEXICO: Casas de Cambio in jeopardy; Druglord arrested; Money laundering and the church; and PERU: More Dirty Secrets Out in Fujimori's Trial.

Brazil requests US bank records for ‘Operation Alchemist’

January 4, 2008
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - that was filed at federal court int he USA on December 21, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Operacao Alquimista, Operation Alchemist, Jose Sukadolnik Filho, Renato Marson, Janete Mazarim Goncalves, Cecilio Edson Fernandes Junior, Bernardo Granatowicz, Luiz Carlos Peixoto Pessanha, Lemuel Santos de Santana, Marcos Estevao Nassif, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Naftegaz Invest AG, Citibank NA, Unicorp Bank & Trust Ltd., Jose Mahsur Farhat, Citibank FSB, Golden Eagle Investments, Wachovia Bank NA, Seven Keys Import & Export Corp., and ABN AMRO Bank.

Brazil: Operacao Alquimista

December 21, 2007
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Jose Sukadolnik Filho, Renato Marson, Janete Mazarim Goncalves, Cecilio Edson Fernandes Junior, Bernardo Granatowicz, Luiz Carlos Peixoto Pessanha, Lemuel Santos de Santana, and Marcos Estevao Nassif for suspected involvement in a money laundering.

Panama requests Wachovia Bank records for fraud inquiry

September 10, 2007
Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and forgery - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Panama - that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on August 29, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Elisabeth Salazar, Oscar Ivan Lopez Vergara, Wachovia Bank, Wassen Choudhey, Maria Cristina Luna, and Antonio Frechila.

Panama: Elisabeth Salazar et al

August 29, 2007
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Panama into Oscar Ivan Lopez Vergara and Elisabeth Salazar for alleged fraud.

Wachovia Bank seeks to prevent lawsuits from Cayman hedge funds

May 14, 2007
Wachovia Bank is trying to prevent itself from being sued by several hedge funds, including four in the Cayman Islands, that bought claims from creditors of a bankrupt firm in order to try to collect on them.Wachovia has applied to a court in North Carolina for an injunction to enjoin the funds from prosecuting claims against the bank, arguing that such conduct violates “established prohibitions against assignment of tort claims, champerty and maintenance”.

Switzerland: Luca Sala et al

November 7, 2006
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Luca Sala, Melford Neto Vaughn, Nino Giuralarocca, Andres Sala, Lucia Sala, Arthur Cleber Telini, Luis Alfonso Moncada, Antonio Luzi Andrea de Grandi, Geoffrey Taylor, Fabio Malerba and Louis George Sampanis for alleged money laundering, forgery and fraud regarding Parmalat.

Chile: Hugo Gabriel Leonardi Paulucci

August 23, 2006
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Chile into Hugo Gabriel Leonardi Paulucci and Alejandro Zuik for alleged fraud.

Bermuda bank accounts at center of Antigua corruption allegations

July 10, 2006
Accounts at the Bank of Bermuda and Butterfield Bank were used to launder millions of dollars of criminal proceeds stemming from corruption by former Antigua Prime Minister Lester Bird and his associates, it has been claimed. The Bank of Bermuda account was controlled by Asot Michael, Bird's former Chief of Staff and a current Opposition Member of Parliament, and the Butterfield Bank account was controlled by Bruce Rappaport, an offshore banker who is a former Antigua Ambassador to Israel and Russia and who was once the single biggest shareholder in the Bank of New York, according to the current Antigua Government. 

Wachovia Bank seeks to avoid giving records to Antigua corruption investigators

July 10, 2006
Wachovia Bank is trying to avoid turning over records to the Antigua Government for an investigation into alleged corruption by former Prime Minister Lester Bird, offshore banker Bruce Rappaport and others. The North Carolina-domiciled bank has applied for a protective order in a civil complaint filed by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda at the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Florida on February 23, 2006. 

Hatteras Reinsurance Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Bermuda)

June 8, 2006
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by Mike Morrison and Charles Thresh, as Foreign Representatives of Hatteras Reinsurance Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Czech Republic seeks evidence from Wachovia Bank in Delaware

May 5, 2006
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commission to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Czech Republic - that was filed at federal court in the USA on March 30, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Wachovia Bank, Alexandr Nestera, Jakub Dolezal, Svetlana Klimova, Milos Luka, Zdenek Jezek, Cihelna Sedlcany, Prisma Limited, Promenco SA, Valery Usaty, Fiduconsult and Jeckelmann SA, Czechoslovak Commercial Bank, and Parador Intermedia LLC.

Czech Republic: Alexandr Nestera et al

March 30, 2006
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Czech Republic into Alexandr Nestera, Jakub Dolezal, Svetlana Klimova, Milos Luka and Zdenek Jezek for alleged fraud.

Banks ordered to turn over Stirling Cooke records

December 6, 2005
Five banks have been ordered to provide details of accounts maintained by the AlphaStar group of companies, formerly known as Stirling Cooke Brown, to its Bankruptcy Trustee.An order directing The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd., Wachovia Bank, Bank of America, North Fork Bank and JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA to turn over the records to Trustee Richard O'Connell was issued at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on September 22, 2005.

Panama seeks evidence from Wachovia Bank in Virginia

October 4, 2005
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Panama - that was filed at federal court in the USA on August 18, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Michel Eleas El Asmar, Banco Continental de Panama, and Wachovia Bank.

Panama: Banco Continental de Panama

August 13, 2005
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Panama into the transfer of $154,000 from an account in the name of Michel Eleas EI Asmar at Banco Continental to an account at Wachovia Bank in Roanoke, Virginia.

US Senate report into tax avoidance slams professional firms

February 18, 2005
Major accounting firms, banks, law firms and investment advisors helped create "abusive tax shelters" that deprived the United States Government of "billions of dollars", it has been claimed. Among the alleged participants were KPMG, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Deutsche Bank, HVB, UBS, First Union National Bank, Wachovia Bank, Presidio and Quellos.

Antigua & Barbuda: Lester Bird et al

January 14, 2005
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Antigua & Barbuda - for a criminal investigation into Lester Bryant Bird, Asot A. Michael, John E. St. Luce, Robin Yearwood, and Bruce Rappaport for suspected corruption and fraud.

India: Pennsylvania Woven Carpet Mills Inc.(2)

October 19, 2004
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in India into Madhusudan Laxmam Thatte, the then Regional Stores and Purchase Manager, Air India, New York, Frank Pisano, President and Director of Pennsylvania Woven Carpet Mills, Inc., and others for alleged fraud against Air India.

Belgium: Jean Kouda

October 4, 2004
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Jean Kouda for alleged fraud, forgery and computer hacking.

Brazil seeks evidence in Florida for fraud and money laundering investigation

September 30, 2004
Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - that was filed at federal court in the USA on August 24, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Barcelona Tour Cambio e Turismo Ltda, Barcelona Inc., Offshore Montero Securities Inc., Prima Management LCC, Cambios Gales, Lespan SA, Beacon Hill Service Corp., Lisco Overseas Inc., MIRO, Antonio Oliveira Claramunt, Jose Diogo de Oliveira Campos, Silvio de Almeida e Souza, Altair Inacio de Lima, Marcelo Viana, Valdecir Geraldi, Ussen Ali Chahime, Pine Bank, Wachovia Bank, HSBC Bank, Interbank, and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Brazil: Barcelona Tour Cambio e Turismo Ltda. et al

August 24, 2004
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Brazil into suspected fraud and money laundering by Antonio Oliveira Claramunt, Jose Diogo de Oliveira Campos, Silvio de Almeida e Souza, Altair Inacio de Lima, Marcelo Viana, Valdecir Geraldi, and Ussen Ali Chahime regarding Barcelona Tour Cambio e Turismo, Ltda.

Netherlands: Joao Estavano Mendes Neves et al

July 22, 2004
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Joao Estavano Mendes Neves, Teresa Maria Dos Santos, Plantage Mendes NV and Trees & Flowers NV, t.a. Cactus Entertainment, for suspected tax fraud.

UK seeks evidence in Florida for money laundering investigation

June 30, 2004
Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering and narcotics trafficking - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance by the United Kingdom - that was granted at federal court in the USA on March 25, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Juan David Delvalle, Carlos Delvalle, Tom Page, Eduardo Gonzales, Metropolitan Safe Deposits Limited, Raul Acosta, Francisco Javier Cabrera Garcia, Salvage Motors, Salvage Masters Worldwide Services Inc, Gerald Dickson, Bank of America, CommerceBank, HSBC Bank, Executive National Bank, Revinca CA, Banco Continental SA, WSA Corp. Inc., Citibank, Banco Del Pichincha, Computer Technologies Inc., and Wachovia Bank.

Australia seeks evidence from Wachovia Bank for muder inquiry

March 31, 2004
Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a murder investigation - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Australia - that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on February 24, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Sherman Calvin White, and Wachovia Bank.

United Kingdom: Juan David Delvalle et al

March 23, 2004
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into suspected narcotics trafficking and money laundering by Juan David Delvalle and others.

First Virginia Re lawsuits temporarily stayed

February 29, 2004
A slew of lawsuits concerning the collapse of Bermuda-based captive First Virginia Reinsurance Ltd. have been stayed pending a ruling on which United States court should have jurisdiction. All proceedings have come to a temporary halt while a 'Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation' considers a motion by three of the defendants, General Re, GeneralCologne Re and Berkshire Hathaway, to have the cases consolidated into one action at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Portugal: Marcelo Reginaldo

February 27, 2004
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Portugal into Marcelo Reginaldo, Fernando Tadeu Reginaldo, Sandro Jose Reginaldo, Manuel Francisco Reginaldo Filho, Juares Machado dos Santos, Heleno Leopoldo Loh and Fabricio Silveira Dias for alleged fraud.  

Australia: Sherman Calvin White(2)

February 23, 2004
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Australia into Sherman Calvin White for allegedly attempting to murder his sister, Susan Mae French.

Cayman insurer accuses bank of withholding funds

January 31, 2004
A Cayman Islands-registered exempted insurer has accused a United States bank of withholding $467,582 of its funds.Star Insurance Company (Cayman) Ltd. claims to have been trying to gain access to the funds in six trust accounts at Wachovia Bank since March 4, 2003.

Virginia Insurance Commissioner accused of abusing his authority

November 30, 2003
The Virginia Commissioner of Insurance has been accused of wrongfully seizing $57 million that allegedly belongs to insolvent Bermuda based captive First Virginia Reinsurance.Alfred W. Gross, as Deputy Receiver of Reciprocal of America and The Reciprocal Group Inc., allegedly illegally

Australia: Sherman Calvin White

October 23, 2003
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Australia into Sherman Calvin White for allegedly attempting to murder his sister, Susan Mae French.