Seychelles

Complaint in Richard C. Poe II, individually and derivatively for Dick Poe Motors, LP and Dick Poe Dodge, LP; Caribbean Reinsurance Ltd. and Archipelago - Performance Ltd. v. Anthony E. Bock, Karen G. Castro, Paul O. Sergent, Jr., Gery Reckelbus, and Joe Mailander at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Britain's Companies House has started the process of compulsorily striking off Privilege Wealth Plc, which was exposed as a fraud by OffshoreAlert nine months ago.

Ex Parte Motion for Statutory Restraining Order in U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Jason B. Scharf, d.b.a. Citrades.com and AutoTradingBinary.com; CIT Investments LLC, Brevspand EOOD, C I T Investments Ltd., A&J Media Partners, Inc., Michael Shah, and Zilmil, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Certain rights to and interests in the Viceroy Hotel Group at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Trading in one of the main fund-raising vehicles for the fraudulently-operated Privilege Wealth investment group has been suspended by the Bermuda Stock Exchange after its Listing Sponsor, Estera Securities, formerly Appleby Securities, apparently resigned.

Fixed Date Claim Form in Seychelles Nominee Services SA v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs and Financial Services Commission at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Petition In the Matter of Qunar Cayman Islands Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Privilege Wealth Plc, the British arm of the fraudulently-operated Privilege Wealth investment group, has missed a deadline to file its first annual accounts - the latest setback to worry investors who are believed to have invested more than $40 million.

The two main websites for Privilege Wealth's fraudulent investment scheme have gone off-line as the Marbella, Spain-based group continues to collapse in chaos. The group is threatening to bring a "class action" against OffshoreAlert, which it says is "100% liable" for investors' losses, which an insider estimated to be more than $40 million.

Five months after being exposed as a fraud by OffshoreAlert, the Privilege Wealth investment scheme has collapsed, with an insider claiming there is a deficit of more than $40 million. Redemptions to investors have been suspended, Privilege Wealth's main office - a call center in Panama - has closed after the attempted murder of its boss - a fraud fugitive in Spain - and unpaid payroll and the group's registered agent in Gibraltar has resigned.

A Gibraltar judge has ordered an inspection of the books and records of a limited partnership that underpins the Privilege Wealth investment group, which was exposed as a fraudulent enterprise by OffshoreAlert five months ago. The order was issued after Privilege Wealth allegedly ignored a request for inspection from one of its limited partners.

Complaint alleging securities fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lek Securities Corporation, of New York; Samuel Lek, Vali Management Partners, d.b.a. Avalon FA Ltd., described as a Seychelles company based in Ukraine; Nathan Fayyer, described as being born in Moldova and "now a U.S. citizen", and Sergey Pustelnik, a.k.a. Serge Pustelnik, described as being born in Ukraine and "now a U.S. citizen", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Writ of Summons in Risley Limited, owner of MV Saga, v. Port Authority of the Cayman Islands at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Indonesia by Andrew Beckham, as the Foreign Representative of PT Bumi Resources Tbk, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Within hours of OffshoreAlert's exposé of Privilege Wealth being published last night, the fraudulently-operated global investment group took their websites offline (before bringing them back online after the first version of this article was published). The group's main websites at www.pwplc.com, www.privilegewealthlp.com and www.privilegedirect.com were temporarily unavailable.

Notorious British swindler Brett Jolly is secretly behind a global investment fraud being perpetrated under the name 'Privilege Wealth', OffshoreAlert can reveal. The scheme involves a sprawling web of companies and operators in Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dubai, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Luxembourg, Panama, Seychelles, South Africa, Spain, UK, and USA.

Seventeen months after being exposed as a serial fraudster by OffshoreAlert, Irishman David Cosgrove has been banned from serving as a corporate officer in Mauritius, while fellow director Francess Henriette was also banned and Belvedere Management Limited has its management license revoked.

A British affiliate of Belvedere Management Group that is ultimately-owned by Cayman Islands-domiciled Brighton SPC has been wound up "in the public interest" in London for involvement in a boiler room fraud that swindled investors out of £36 million. Another Belvedere affiliate is fighting a similar winding-up petition.

Liquidation Application in Sonata Alliance Inc. v. Startnet Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

A Cayman Islands hedge fund - Copperstone Alpha Fund - and its manager have been added as defendants to a lawsuit by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission against a group that allegedly hacked newswire services and profited by more than $100 million in insider trading.

Two more Belvedere Management Group investment vehicles - The Two Seasons PCC and Venture Assets PCC - have been closed down by the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius.

Petition to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on Citibank and Bank of America in USA v. Belize Bank International Limited, Belize Bank Limited or Belize Corporate Services Limited at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Singapore by Kin Chan, as the Foreign Representative of Berau Capital Resources Pte Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

OffshoreAlert's continuing investigation into Belvedere Management Group and its affiliates has uncovered another ongoing investment fraud, this one involving British firm Etaireia Investments Plc, whose shares are listed on the London-based ICAP Securities & Derivatives Exchange and which has raised at least £1.5 million over the last 15 months.

A Guernsey regulator has essentially portrayed Belvedere Management Group principals David Cosgrove and Cobus Kellermann as serial fraudsters with little or no regard for the well-being of investors who, including other funds around the world, have entrusted them with hundreds of millions of dollars and possibly billions since the group began in or around 2008.

Cayman Islands-domiciled hedge fund Brighton SPC has been suspended by its directors, David Egglishaw and John Cullinane, after OffshoreAlert revealed it was part of a criminal financial enterprise operated by Mauritius-based Belvedere Management Group.

Two key investment fund companies operated by Belvedere Management Group - Lancelot Global PCC and The Four Elements PCC - have had their business licenses revoked in Mauritius - four days after the group was exposed as a massive criminal enterprise by OffshoreAlert.

Offshore fund group Belvedere Management, which claims to have $16 billion of assets under administration, management and advisory, appears to be one of the biggest criminal financial enterprises in history, headed by David Cosgrove, Cobus Kellermann and Kenneth Maillard, OffshoreAlert can reveal.

The liquidator of the investment manager of Axiom Legal Financing Fund is preparing to sue Cayman-based hedge fund firm DMS Offshore Investment Services, one of its officers, Dawn Cummings, and the architect of the scam, Tim Schools. Ironically, Tangerine Investment Management's liquidator wants a litigation funding firm to finance it.

Order Granting SEC's Motion for Summary Judgment against Oren Shabat Laurent, ET Binary Options Ltd., and BO Systems Ltd. in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Banc de Binary Ltd., Oren Shabat Laurent, formerly known as Oren Shabat, ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems Ltd., and BDB Services Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

SEC's Motion for Summary Judgment against Oren Shabat Laurent, ET Binary Options Ltd., and BO Systems Ltd. in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Banc de Binary Ltd., Oren Shabat Laurent, formerly known as Oren Shabat, ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems Ltd., and BDB Services Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Second Amended Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Banc de Binary Ltd., Oren Shabat Laurent, ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems Ltd. Seychelles, and BDB Services Ltd. Seychelles at the U. S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Amended Originating Application in Gennady Valerievich Petrushchenko v. Mawson West Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Portland Financial Management Group, which helped Tim Schools defraud Axiom Legal Financing Fund and launder the proceeds, has collapsed amid regulatory problems and substantial debts. The group's principals, Anthony Smith, Tim Eddolls and Connie Rodrigues, now operate under new names: Prestige Financial Management, Cavendish Financial Management, Corbus Portfolio Solutions, and Corbus Private Clients.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Hugh Dickson and Stephen Akers, as the Foreign Representatives of ICP Structured Credit Income Fund Ltd. and ICP Strategic Credit Income Master Fund Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Petition for the Southern District of New York.

Released from prison three years ago and with judgments of $60 million against him still outstanding, convicted investment fraudster Eric Resteiner, 54, is back in business, operating from the Seychelles and Singapore.

British attorney Steven Goodman, who is associated with insiders of the fraudulently-operated Axiom Legal Financing Fund, claims to be owed £25.7 million by the insolvent Fund's former investment manager.

Winding-Up Order in Novus International Investments Limited v. Tangerine Investment Management Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Winding Up Petition in Novus International Investments Limited v. Tangerine Investment Management Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Letter about closing offshore ten tax loopholes from Senator Carl Levin to Senator Harry Reid, Senator Mitch McConnell, Senator Dick Durbin, Senator Jon Kyl, Senator Kent Conrad, Senator Saxby Chambliss, Senator Mark Warner, Senator Mike Crapo, Senator Tom Coburn, Senator Michael Bennet, Senator Mike Johanns, Senator John McCain, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator Kelly Ayotte, Honorable Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury; Gene Sperling, Director, National Economic Council, dated October 5, 2012.

USA's Ex Parte Application to Enforce and Register Foreign Restraining Orders in connection with an investigation in the United Kingdom into an alleged money laundering scheme by James Onanefe Ibori, former Governor of Nigeria's Delate State, and Bhadresh Gohil, an English attorney, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Third Application by Otkritie International Investment Management Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Otkritie Securities Limited, of England, and Otkritie Financial Corporation JSC, of Russia, to take discovery from the Bank of New York Mellon, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Standard Chartered Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for use in legal proceedings in England, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the Appointment of a Commissioner - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into John Hirst, Daniel Hirst, Richard Pollett, Linda Hirst, and Zoe Waite for suspected money laundering and investment fraud.

SEC complaint against Jonathan Randall Curshen, Michael Krome, David Ricci, Ronny Morales Salazar, Robert Weidenbaum, Ariav 'Eric' Weinbaum, and Yitzchak Zigdon, a.k.a. Izhack Zigdon for alleged securities fraud.

Complaint in Cooperhill Investments Limited and Kazou BV v. Republic of Seychelles, Financial Intelligence Unit of Seychelles, Liam Hogan, Barry Galvin, Declan Barber, Barclays Bank (Seychelles) Ltd., Barclays Bank Plc, Joe Cully, BMI Bank, and BMI Offshore Bank at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum in USA v. David Van Dyke at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia into Vladimir Valeryevich Menshikh for alleged fraud.

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.

A business group headed by Russia's richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was arrested in October for allegedly defrauding the state of $1 billion, stashed money in offshore centers, including Switzerland, Luxembourg, the British Virgin Islands, the Seychelles, Panama and the Bahamas, according to Yelena Collongues-Popova, who worked for one of Khodorkovsky's associates. Lucy Komisar, a New York investigative reporter who is writing a book about the offshore banking and corporate secrecy system, interviewed Collongues-Popova. This is her story.