Liquidators of First Cayman Bank reach settlement with former Cayman government minister McKeeva Bush, First Nevisian's Keith Leslie King testifies at civil trial in the Isle of Man, Jordan Bionda denies he is a fraudster, conman Keem Kalfon promotes his Global Heritage Asset Protection 'fund', attorney Julian Hall is declared bankrupt in Bermuda, Bermuda's international business sector voices concern over Government plans to introduce tougher new work permit rules for foreign workers, offshore crook Marc Harris compares himself to Albert Einstein, Florida judge orders Harris Organization to pay costs after losing a libel action against OffshoreAlert's publisher.
Further information came OffshoreAlert's way recently about the nature of the allegations that led to the South African authorities issuing an arrest warrant against Keith Leslie King, the senior principal of First Nevisian, a Nevis-based stockbroking/corporate services group.We have obtained a document that originated from the Director of the Office for Serious Economic Offences in Pretoria dated May 15, 1996 that states: "This office is presently conducting an investigation into alleged fraudulent transactions in South African gilts (government and municipal stocks). The alleged falsification of stock certificates is an important element of the investigation.
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A press release claiming it is the victims of a 'smear campaign' briefly appeared on the web-site (www.firstnev.com) of the First Nevisian stockbroking and corporate services group recently before quickly being taken off. The release was in response to our article of March 31 that revealed the existence of an arrest warrant for First Nevisian's boss, Keith King, in South Africa, where he is wanted for questioning in relation to fraud and forgery offences, that his Isle of Man company had lost a recent lawsuit brought by a former client and that King had been declared to be ‘not a fit and proper' person to run a company in the Isle of Man.
The Nevis government has thrown its support behind the First Nevisian stockbroking and corporate services group after Offshore Alert revealed last month that there is a current arrest warrant in South Africa for its main principal, Keith Leslie King, in relation to fraud and forgery charges and that he was kicked out of the Isle of Man by regulators. We have not heard from King or the Nevis government since we ran our article last month.
Readers who are considering doing business with the First Nevisian stock-broking and corporate services group in Nevis might like to know there is a warrant out in South Africa for the arrest of its key principal, Keith Leslie King. They may also be interested to learn that he set up a firm in Nevis after being kicked out of the Isle of Man, where his company, City & International Securities, also recently lost a £45,000 ($72,000) lawsuit brought by a former client. A second lawsuit against City & International Securities and King personally is due to be tried soon in the Isle of Man.
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and theft by Neville Michael Gothold through Nimrod Investments Ltd.
Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission vs. Keith Leslie King - Notice of Direction - Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission - December 5, 1995
Statement regarding businessman Keith Leslie King that was made by Catherine Turner to the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission on October 26, 1995.