William Abraczinskas

Sham Nevis ‘credit union’ received $3.8 m of fraud proceeds, claims US regulator

August 7, 2007

A sham offshore ‘credit union' that was controlled by the now-defunct, fraudulently-operated Global Prosperity Group received $3.8 million from a United States-based investment scam, it has been claimed.Prosperitas Internationale, described as “a purported ‘credit union' purportedly operating out of Nevis”, has been named as a relief defendant in a complaint for a permanent injunction that was filed by the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on August 1, 2007.

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.

‘Bank Exchange’ principals charged with defrauding 100-year-old widow

August 31, 2002

Two men whose involvement in sham offshore credit unions was exposed by OffshoreAlert last year have been charged with defrauding a 100-year-old widow out of more than $6 million in the United States.Dale A. Erickson, 53, and Darryl K. Willis were arrested on June 27, 2002 in Connecticut and Montana, respectively, and are currently in custody, with bail set at $2.5 million for Erickson and $100,000 cash, plus conditions, for Willis.

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: 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.

Updates on cases against Giraud, Boeger, Downes, Butson and Nano

February 28, 2002

Following the convictions of William Abraczinskas and Malcolm West for money laundering only three months after their arrest, five more offshore bankers who were indicted in the same month must wait to see how the cases against them develop. Julien Giraud, of Dominica; Brian Boeger, of the United States; Richard F. Downes and Pamela Butson, who live in Spain; and Thierry Nano, formerly of St. Vincent & The Grenadines, all still have cases pending.

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.

USA v. William Abraczinskas: Criminal Complaint

November 14, 2001

Criminal Complaint in USA v. William Abraczinskas at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.