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Jonathan Curshen faces up to 20 years in prison after Florida jury convicts him of securities fraud and money laundering

February 03, 2012 - Jonathan Curshen, a former offshore financial services provider and Honorary Consul to Costa Rica for St. Kitts & Nevis, has been convicted of securities fraud for the second time in two-and-a-half-years.

Swiss private bank Wegelin & Co. indicted in U. S. for allegedly conspiring to defraud the IRS

February 02, 2012 - Switzerland's oldest private bank, Wegelin & Co., was indicted today in the United States for allegedly conspiring to defraud the IRS and, in a parallel civil action, had $16 million seized at its correspondent bank, UBS AG, due to alleged money laundering.

USA v. All Funds at UBS AG in Name of Wegelin & Co.: Forfeiture Complaint

February 02, 2012 - Forfeiture Complaint by USA v. All Funds at UBS AG Held in the name of Swiss private bank Wegelin & Co., filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Wegelin & Co. et al: Superseding Indictment

February 02, 2012 - Superseding Indictment in USA v. Wegelin & Co., Michael Berlinka, Urs Frei, and Roger Keller at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Kareem Serageldin et al: Complaint

February 01, 2012 - Complaint alleging securities fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Kareem Serageldin, David Higgs, Faisal Siddiqui, and Salmaan Siddiqui, all of Credit Suisse, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Firefighters' Retirement System et al v. FIA Leveraged Fund: Winding-Up Petition

January 31, 2012 - Winding-Up Petition in Firefighters' Retirement System, New Orleans Fire Fighters' Pension & Relief Fund, and Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana v. FIA Leveraged Fund at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Ernst & Young (Cayman) current & former partners settle litigation with Cash 4 Titles 'investor' Lewis Rowe

January 27, 2012 - A legal dispute in the Cayman Islands in which current and former Ernst & Young partners Dan Scott, James Cleaver and Richard Fogerty were accused of illegal conduct towards Lewis Rowe over his alleged participation in a Ponzi scheme known as Cash 4 Titles has been settled.

NV Metalen Descamps v. Ebullio Commodity Master Fund LP: Writ of Summons

January 26, 2012 - Writ of Summons in NV Metalen Descamps v. Ebullio Commodity Master Fund LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd. v. Jamal David Young: Originating Summons

January 25, 2012 - Originating Summons in Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd. v. Jamal David Young at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd. v. John Dwight Jefferson et al: Originating Summons

January 25, 2012 - Originating Summons in Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd. v. John Dwight Jefferson and Reina D. Jefferson at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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MF Global - What the Board Knew and Did?
Burke Files
(NEWSER.COM 06 Dec 2011) – Jon Corzine can’t say that nobody warned him that his bets on European debt might ruin MF Global, because his chief risk officer did just that—repeatedly. Michael Roseman told Corzine that the company didn’t have the cash to handle the risk it was taking on, and that a credit downgrade w