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Cayman-based alleged fraudster accused of hiding $1.7 m

May 19, 2013 - Cayman Islands resident Dave Clark has been accused of transferring $1.7 million from a bank account in Cayman to one in Honduras in an attempt to keep it from the SEC, which is suing him for allegedly perpetrating a $300 million investment fraud.

SEC v. Gibraltar Global Securities Inc. et al: Complaint(2)

April 18, 2013 - Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gibraltar Global Securities Inc. and Warren A. Davis at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund: Ruling on Powers of Receivers

April 15, 2013 - Ruling on the status, duties and powers of the Receivers In the Matter of Axiom Legal Financing Fund at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

DMS Group seeks to block Cayman regulator's plan to make directors more accountable and transparent

April 08, 2013 - The DMS Group, which provides professional directors to hundreds of offshore hedge funds, is legally challenging proposals by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to enhance corporate governance and provide greater transparency in the jurisdiction's financial services industry.

Cayman Private Manager II Ltd. v. Cayman Islands Monetary Authority: Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review

April 02, 2013 - Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review in Cayman Private Manager II Limited, which is part of the DMS Group, v. Cayman Islands Monetary Authority at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

SEC v. Corey Ribotsky et al: Request for Judicial Assistance

March 22, 2013 - Request for Judicial Assistance in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Corey Ribotsky, Daryl Dworkin, and The NIR Group, LLC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Bahamas-based Gibraltar Global Securities and boss Warren Davis accused of fraud in New York

March 16, 2013 - Bahamas-based investment firm Gibraltar Global Securities Inc. and its 38-year-old president, Warren Davis, are being sued by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly participating in a multi-million dollar "pump-and-dump" securities fraud.

SEC v. Gibraltar Global Securities Inc. et al: Complaint

March 15, 2013 - Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Carrillo Huettel LLP, Luis J. Carrillo, Wade D. Huettel, Gibraltar Global Securities Inc., Warren Davis, John B. Kirk, Benjamin T. Kirk, Dylan L. Boyle, James K. Hinton Jr., Luniel De Beer, Joel P. Franklin, Pacific Blue Energy Corporation, Tradeshow Marketing Company Ltd., and Dr. Luis Carrillo at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Stanford International Bank et al: Amended Motion to Approve Settlement

March 12, 2013 - Amended Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. R. Allen Stanford, James M. Davis, Laura Pendergest-Holt, Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Stanford Group Company, and Stanford Capital Management, LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

CFTC v. Nikolai Battoo et al: Liquidators' Response to Contempt Motion

March 11, 2013 - British Virgin Islands Liquidators' Response to Contempt Motion in U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Nikolai Simon Battoo, BC Capital Group SA, BC Capital Group International Limited, a.k.a. BC Capital Group Limited, a.k.a. BC Capital Group Global; BC Capital Management LLP, and BC Capital Group Holdings SA at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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On Correspondent Bank Accounts ... the Achilles Heel of Offshore Banking
Dan Reeves
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