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Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - that was filed at federal court in the USA on January 11, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Erwin Guthoff and Western Union.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Jean-Philippe Pecoraro, Jean-Noel Meinard, Guy De Backere, Albert De Bleecker, Carine Carpin and others for suspected involvement in narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Erwin Guthoff for alleged fraud involving time-sharing agreements.

Motion for the issuance of a letter rogatory to Slovenia for a criminal investigation in the USA into an alleged illegal intrusion into a Unites States Government computer located at the Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Maryland.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into suspected fraud and money laundering by David Bampton, Peter Rust, Wassim Soufan and Imad Ajama.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Piotr Osuch, a.k.a. Peter von Hochburg, for alleged investment fraud, check forgery, and using a false passport and driver's license to obtain financing for real estate transactions.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into alleged fraud and money laundering by Carnegie Fieldhouse and others.

Article based on two applications to appoint a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged narcotics trafficking - pursuant to requests for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - that were filed at federal courts in the USA on August 19, 2005 and August 26, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Gary Haywood, Willow Tree Surgery, One Source International, One Source Pharmaceutical Medical, Nick Mallis, Global Medz Ltd., Dwight McCoy, Tim McCoy, Nashi Pharmacy, Ashish Halai, Alpesh Patel, Stormgrand Enterprises Ltd., Planet Pharma AB, Ashwin Patel, Metro Pharmacy, Rajendra Shah, LPC Pharmaceuticals, Satnam Singh Butter, Nimesh Mistry, Smartway Pharmaceuticals, Hitendra Patel, Cross Trading, JTR Associates, Ritecare General Trading Company, Eco West, Inter Americas, Farmacia del Mundo SA de CV, Dr. Giorgio Patino, a.k.a. Giorio Patino Paticciano; Peter Jackish, Julio Taboado, Dhanji Goyib Halai, David Morgan,Victor Villalba Doria, Interlab Enterprises, Indo Gulf Trading Company, Wells Fargo Bank, HSBC Bank International Ltd., and Colonial Bank.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into Gary Haywood and others for suspected illegal dealings in medicines.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged tax fraud involving PMC-64 Joint Stock Company.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into suspected narcotics trafficking by Gary Haywood.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Czech Republic into Tomas Maixner for alleged fraud involving the sale of stolen motor vehicles.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into the alleged laundering of the proceeds of investment fraud by Carnegie Fieldhouse and others.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Marek Pawlowski involving the alleged misuse ofmanagement responsibilities to the detriment of Gedania Co-operative, of which he was President.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged smuggling involving Clobex Investment Corporation.

Extradition news regarding Harrison Isaac, Jr., Augustin Vasquez Mendoza, Mohammed Achraf, and Abba Abacha.

Various recently-filed extradition requests from around the world.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Domingo Tarruella Dalmau for alleged money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into suspected money laundering by Anatoly Kazachkov and others.

Church-goers in Utah are among investors who claim they were defrauded out of $2.5 million after being promised "guaranteed minimum" returns of 100 per cent per month.The "promised" returns should have come to more than $300 million in a 12-month period, according to a civil lawsuit that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Utah on November 15, 2004.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia into Raduga LLC, Schteller LLC, Continent K LLC, YuSA-Secret LLC and YuSA-Lux LLC for alleged tax fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Domingo Tarruella Dalmau and others for alleged money laundering.

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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Juan Jose Garcia Seijas, Carlos Federico Braga, Manuel Fernando Martin Catalan, Norman Duncan Moir, Maria Almudena Alfonso Alfonso, Juan Manuel Oliveros, Dominga Soto de Reffett, Yanira Leonor Batista Peguero, Paloma Yolanda Martin Lopez, Luis Miguel Triguro Gomez, Jose Lucia Diaz de Rondon, David Hernandez Diaz, Jose Miguel Antonio Tavera Tavera, Javier de la Torre Pino, Jose Maria Hoyas Barquillas, Daniel Israel Sanchez Cabrera, Diego Mario Castellon Lopez and Jorge Marcelino Lago for alleged tax fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into officials of Gradobank for allegedly stealing money received from Germany that was intended to compensate victims of Nazi persecutions.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Austria into Oliver Philipp Pracherstorfer, Elke Reiter, Russel La Rue, Jens Wutzke, Peter Kuss, OPCM Ltd. and others for alleged investment fraud based around day-trading.

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence fro a criminal investigation into alleged theft - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 8, 2003. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Birgit Rathgeb, Charlotte Margit Payne, BWS Bank, XO Communications, Commerzbank Zurich to Sparkasse Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Deutsche Hypothekenbank, Rheinische Hypothekenbank, LIGA Bank, and EuroPartners do Brasil AG.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia into Raduga LLC for suspected involvement in tax fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Klaus Englert and Ulrich Loeffler for alleged fraud and tax evasion.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and tax evasion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance by Germany - that was filed at federal court in the USA on January 13, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Klaus Englert, Ulrich Loeffler, FDN Messtechnik Gesellschaft mit beschranker Haftung, Elab Corporation, and Elab Company, Inc.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud- pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - that was filed at federal court in the USA on January 8, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Bernhard Mockert, Swiss Investment Trading, Refco, Professional Market Brokerage, Inc., Peter Bott, Annemarie Rossier, Kiara Schneider, Ingeborg Rudiger, Dr. Ingrid Tewes, Bozidarka Pal, Torsten Eckhardt, Michael Weber, Josip Petrovic, and Barbara Warecki.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Bernhard Mockert for alleged fraud.

Article based on an application to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - that was granted at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on November 26, 2003. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include SouthTrust Bank, Ferdinand Hoischen, Jonny Franke, Banc Caribe Ltd., AIF Bank & Trust Ltd., American Investment & Finance Corp., American Investment & Finance Service Corp., Orion Technology & Commerce Corporation, Orion Technology, Handelsgesellschaft GmbH, and Pershing Securities Ltd.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Ferdinand Hoischen and Jonny Franke for suspected fraud and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Birgit Rathgeb and Charlotte Margit Payne for the alleged theft of securities and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Marek Andrzei Hrycak for alleged investment fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Hans-Ulrich Schafer, Christian Zogg, Marianna Martin and Alfred Sturwold for alleged fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Markus Erich Haueter, Ulrich Habedank, Eyk Himmel and Stefan Jutz for alleged commercial fraud.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for assistance from Switzerland - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 19, 2002. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Lothar Helmar Wilfried Trinks, Christina Kaiser, Detlef Spiess, a.k.a. Detlef Brettschneider; Rudolf Steiger, Menno Fischell, a.k.a. Wolfgang Fluck, Wolfgang Schlesinger, Wolfgang Burg, Wolfgang Fischell, Hans-Jurgen Nero, Wolfgang Zuburg, Rudi Dillmann, Sabine Doerre, Peter Bucher, Raoul Rossbach, a.k.a. Mike Foster, Louis Mayer, Dr. E. Mankwald, Philippe Le Boustier, Marco Barbieri, Iva Kampke, Jan Zwarts, Rudolf Steiger, Enrico Raimundi, Marina Zivkovic, a.k.a. "Maja"; Thierry Hurthin, Renate Josephs, Nezir Lekaj, a.k.a. Alberto; Jesenko Kresic, Joseph Reis, Corner Bank, Western Sierra National Bank, ABN AMRO, LZB Munchen, Liechtensteinische Landesbank, Migros Bank, US Overseas Bank & Trust Alliance Inc., US Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Bank of America, Banque IPPA & Associates, Hanover Investment and Management Corporation, Hanover Trust International Inc., Hanover Manufactures, Vermogensverwaltung Lothar Trinks, New York Investment Banking Corp., Hamilton International Capital Management Inc., MAAF Assurances France SA, AXA Assurances Luxembourg, MAAF Assurances France SA, and Internet Conten Service AG.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Olaf Weiland for alleged investment fraud.

An offshore banker and an associate have been arrested in Germany on charges of perpetrating an $82 million fraud against approximately 7,000 investors, most of whom are believed to be German nationals.Ferdinand Hoischen, 53, of Vetlanda, Sweden, and Jonny Franke, 49, of Pirna, Germany, were arrested on Monday, March 31, 2003, according to a source who is familiar with the investigation.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into Pavlo Ivanovych Lazarenko, Mykola Ivanovych Agafonov, Petro Mykolayovych Kyrychenko and Igor Oleksandrovych Polozhentsev for alleged embezzlement.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into alleged fraud, theft and money laundering by Gunter Tschudin, Gabriele Borjan, Raymond Schmitt and Luigi Piffaretti.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Hans-Ulrich Schager, Christian Zogg, Marianna Martin and Alfred Sturwold for alleged fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Bodo August Schnabel and Ingrid Schnabel for alleged fraud.

Dozens of people in the United States and six other countries have been targeted in a massive police clampdown on alleged perpetrators of high yield investment frauds. Some of the people targeted in the clampdown were: Charles Ellis Halvorsen, Christopher Michael Taylor, William Joseph "Bill" Herisko, Leonard Kalish, Seymour "Sy" Taub, Mario Piccolino, Elson Quon Lui, Nicholas Roblee, a. k.a. Nicholas Richmond, Linda June Eaton, Joseph Lawrence Finney, Raj Mallick, Ronald Gaopalelwe Mokwena, Jack Louis Schrold, William Bruce Harper, John Cocoman, Gregory Smith, Larry Taylor, Rebecca Taylor, James "Doc" McCall, Victor Carl Vaccaro, Robert Downing II, Thomas Patterson, Antonius Maria Heijnen, Rudolfo Nieto, Henry Young, Charles Judson "Judd" Strader, Marion "Bowden" Atherton, James Joseph Honse, Harry Livingston, Alexander Moorehead Sr., Mark Scott Petkovich, Kenneth Samuel Harrison, Rosemary O'Connor, Garrett Oldhouse, Pamela Weeks Clark, Kitten Otto, William Patrick Bailey, Peter Johnson, Harmondev "Hardev" Bal, George Rieg, Alok Basudev, Kevin McKee, Sendjer Shefket, Yen Lung Chen, Tom Hauser, Karl Kortmeyer, and Marius Vermaak.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Hyperion NV, Lin Michael Arthur Leadbetter and William H. Kuhl for suspected tax evasion.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Lothar Trinks and Christina Kaiser for alleged fraud, embezzlement, disloyal management of business, forgery of documents, and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Klaus Conradi, Sebastian Josef Hilger and Andreas Pfeiffer for alleged fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into Neil Edward Walker, James George Thomas Brooman, Ian David Cale, Irnraan Abid Karim, Barrie John Connor, Timothy Theobald, David Hodgson, Simon Morley, Craig Mark Ireland and Iftekhar Ahmed for alleged tax fraud.