Belgium

Stop Notice filed by Credit Suisse AG regarding shares in Twinwood Transportation 2012 Limited held by Putera Sampoena, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Three offshore companies domiciled in the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas yesterday filed a legal challenge to a decision by the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority to provide "confidential information" to the Australian Taxation Authority pursuant to a Tax Information Exchange Agreement between the two countries.

Complaint in The Official Stanford Investors Committee v. BDO USA, LLP, BDO International Ltd., BDO Global Coordination BV, and Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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

Complaint for the Extradition of Tamaz Hubel, a.k.a. Tamoze David Hubelashvili, from the USA to Belgium to face allegations of theft.

Final Report of the Liquidator for American Intercapital Depository & Trust.

Writ of Summons in Avendis Global Fund Ltd. (in Official Liquidation) v. David Peter Martin Blair and Richard Arnim Reinert at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

A breakdown by jurisdiction and amounts of accounts held at Stanford International Bank.

Complaint in SEC v. Provident Capital Indemnity, Ltd., Minor Vargas Calvo, and Jorge Luis Castillo at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by Alan Bloom, Christopher Hill, Alan Hudson, Stephen Harris, and David Hughes, as the Foreign Representative of Nortel GmbH, Nortel Networks (Austria) GmbH, Nortel Networks (Ireland) Limited, Nortel Networks AB, Nortel Networks BV, Nortel Networks Engineering Service Kft, Nortel Networks France SAS, Nortel Networks Hispania, SA, Nortel Networks International Finance & Holding BV, Nortel Networks NV, Nortel Networks OY, Nortel Networks Polska Sp. zoo, Nortel Networks Portugal SA, Nortel Networks Romania SRL, Nortel Networks SA, Nortel Networks SpA, Nortel Networks Slovensko, sro, and Nortel Networks, sro, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Petition In the Matter of Subsea 7, Inc. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Letter to the Editor of OffshoreAlert from Andrew Matthews, Vice President of Operations, Internet Fraud Watchdog Ltd., regarding Roland Bleyer, a.k.a. Roland Husner.

Belgium is seeking to identity the operator of a web site that was allegedly used to defraud a local resident who allegedly paid 7,100 Euros for a car that was never delivered. Details are contained in an application for the

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into someone using the name 'Stephen J. Wright' who allegedly swindled Alex VanHoutte regarding the purchase of a car over the Internet that was never delivered.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Chile into Ramon Ignacio Vega Hidalgo, former Commander in Chief of the Chilean Air Force, and other retired Chilean air force officials, including Jaime Estay Viveros, Florencio Duble Pizarro and Luis Bolton Montalva, for suspected bribery, corruption, fraud and embezzlement in connection with a contract entered into by the Chilean Air Force with the Sociedad Anonima Belga de Construccion Aeronautica in 1994 for the purchase of 25 Mirage aircraft and parts. Other individuals and businesses that form part of the investigation include Gustavo Eduardo Vega Pizarro, Rosa Maria Vega Pizarro, Veronica Raquel Vega Pizarro, Karel Honzik Hubka, Henriette Bahna Hamwi, Inversiones Calafquen SA, Berthier Investment Inc., Alfield Limited, Darmol International Ltd., Sunchase Holding Ltd., Conrado Ariztia O'Brien, Bartolome Dezerega Salgado, Intercountry Holdings Ltd., MD Management Consultants Ltd., Technical Ventures, Organizational Investments Corp., I.Systems, Nor-Sur Management Ltd., Contempo International Ltd. and Shanghai Overseas Investments Ltd.    

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Tom Meganck, as the Foreign Representative of Shelby Overseas Invest & Trade Ltd., Grand Prix Associates Inc., Bundora Associates Inc., Bundora Investments Limited, Bundora Investments NV, Ruby Investments Sp zoo, Bundora Corp., Lockhart Overseas Investments Corp., Lockhart Limited, Naven Investments Sp zoo, and Lockhart Corp. I, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Iceland by Olafur Gardarsson, as the Foreign Representative of Kaupthing Bank hf., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a Commissioner for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Raphael Femi Abeji, a.k.a. Maxwell Timothy Ferenth, for alleged fraud and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into five unauthorized payments made from Chryso Tsokkou's personal bank account at Marfin Popular Bank through an on-line banking system called Laiki E-Bank.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner for a criminal investigation in Peru into Lester Marina Pastor, Ludith Capinoa Grandez, Jose Rivas Macedo, Dominique Lortal, Guy Teboul and others for suspected narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Austria into Dietmar Bohmer and others for alleged fraud. Underlying documents regarding this case were filed under seal.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into alleged money laundering involving Poalim Trust Services Ltd., Media Trust SpA and Prokom Investment SpA.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged investment fraud and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on March 12, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the complaint include Charles Van Renynghe de Voxvrie, Marc Denaghel, Marc Driesen, Carlton Cambridge, Premier Corporate Services, American Science Developments Group Inc., US Corporation Services, Witt-Wall Street International Trading Trust Inc., International Business Consulting Inc., Worldwide Capital Consulting Corp., Paul Walker, Pan Global Financial Network Inc., The Universal Foundation, Marquis Bernard, Alexis P. de Menars, Business International Consult NV, Bancorp of the Americas, The People Investment Foundation, Steven Cuvelier, Flamtech, Abbott Investment, Abbot Worldwide Inc., Internetwork Ambassadors NV, Bank of America, Investec Ernst En Company, and Jacob Bijl.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Charles Van Renynghe de Voxvrie for alleged fraud, forgery and money laundering.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation innvolving Paul DeBuyser - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - was filed at federal court in the USA on January 4, 2007.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into alleged fraud via the web-site www.delensuisse.ch.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into suspected Internet fraud.

Appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Kenneth Muskiet, Devon Roche, Sherman Akins, Derek Alexander Stankiewicz, Daryl Paul Kuttler, Katharine Minarcik, Airrion Harvey, Travis Davidson, Levi Andrew Dixon, Jeremy Novy, Daniel Schroeder, R. Blair, T. Horvath and others for suspected narcotics trafficking.

The head of an offshore financial services group said he is selling his group and “retiring” from the business after being asked about his criminal record by OffshoreAlert.Timothy von Kaay, a 40 year old Canadian national and resident of Ontario,

Article based on an application for permission to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged arson and fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - that was filed at federal court on June 21, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Laurent Wery, Andrea Anita Czigola, Jean-Pol Taminiau, who is a missing person; Alex Guyaux, Johanne Wagner, Codipack SA,Daniel Plume, Alfonso Concezio, Luc Janssens, Jean-Marc Helsen, Jean-Francois Wagner, Fabienne Servais, Christine DeCroiz, Renaud Mariotti, Philippe Hubinon, and Manupro Pack Company.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Laurent Wery for alleged arson and insurance fraud.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged narcotics trafficking and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - that was filed at federal court in the USA on February 1, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Jean-Philippe Pecoraro, Guy De Backere, Albert De Bleecker, Carine Carpin, a.k.a. Carine Duprez; Eric Tichon, Gilles Berthon, Jean-Noel Meinard, a.k.a. Jean-Louis Dilorenzo; Donald Lee O'Connor, James Colton, Laurent Jeanmaire, Pascal Peixoto, Wayne Edward Driver, Steve Reiland, Caroline Delvalle, Anouk Wouters, Jeannot Molitor, Mike Roulling, Igor Tourkine, Katia Sulli, Mossack Fonseca, The International Trust Company, Immo Enterprise Inc., Frederic Meys, Memphis Commercial SA, Alofi Niue, Reicom Ltd., Carine Delvaux, Carbel Ltd., Biscar Ltd., Florimmo LLC, Les Domaines de Sclassin Ltd., Francine Engels, nee Francine de Bleecker; NationsBank NA, Bank of America, Luz M. Marchese, Agente de Cambio del Caribe Ltd., Koenrad Spitaels,  Bortolo Zerbini, Georgette D'Alban, Sophie LeBlanc, Carine Braillard, Nathalie Serroyen, Fanny Altagracia Martinez Gil, and Jean-Louis Bateau.

Judgment Order, Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law in Connelly Management Inc., Connelly Management Employee Welfare Benefit Plan, James B. Connelly, individually and as a participant under the Connelly Management Employee Welfare Benefit Plan, v. Ferguson Marketing Group Inc., Euan David McNicoll, John Fowler Anderson, Marsh Investment Corporation, McSooner, Inc., Marketrends Financial Services Ltd., Marketrends Insurance, Ltd., Michael Arthur Reeve, Saint John Management Services, Ltd., and Michael Reeve & Associates at the U. S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering and criminal conspiracy - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - that was filed at federal court in the USA on February 13, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Paul Phserowsky, a.k.a. Paul Simon; Tayanc Nurettin, The Swiss Loan Corporation, Prime Chemical Company Ltd., Chemical Oil Company Ltd., International Security Company Ltd., Peace Pilgrim Foundation, John Rush, Elizabeth Quigley, Noah A. Troyer, and Corporate Accounts, Bank of America, Commercial Savings Bank, and Kathy Miller.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Paul Phserowsky for allegedly laundering the proceeds of narcotics trafficking.

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.

A United States federal judge has dismissed a criminal indictment against all eight defendants who were accused of using several offshore reinsurers to commit a $45 million fraud.All 54 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering against Michael Arthur Reeve,

A United States federal judge has dismissed a criminal indictment against all eight defendants who were accused of using several offshore reinsurers to commit a $45 million fraud.All 54 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering against Michael Arthur Reeve,

Belgium is seeking evidence in Nevada as part of a criminal investigation into alleged fraud regarding a purchase over the Internet auction system known as eBay. Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Internet fraud by someone using the name 'David Couse'.

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 Belgium - that was filed at federal court in USA on July 14, 2005.Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Antoine Mekri, a.k.a. Antoine Bauer; Oxet Corp., FJ Tytherleigh, STC Trading Company, Finel Express Truckline, and Container Care International.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Antoine Mekri who, while serving as while serving as head of OXET Corporation Ltd., allegedly perpetrated a fraud in connection with the purchase of approximately $5,540,643.96 worth of pharmaceutical drugs from Cilag International.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into suspected terrorism and narcotics-trafficking - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - that was filed at federal court in the USA on June 9, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Rafael Contreras, Fortis Bank, UBS, PNC Bank, Marcelo Hernandez Gonzalez, Rafael Antonio Contreras, Nestor Levy Miranda Santini, Marcelo Hernandez, Luiz Garcia, and Nestor Miranda.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Rafael Contreras for assault and attempted theft.

The Belgium government is seeking the extradition from the United States of Belgian national Louis John Michel Maskaluk, who is wanted for an alleged fraudulent scheme perpetrated 13 years ago.Details are contained in an extradition complaint that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California on March 2, 2005.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption and fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - that was filed at federal court in the USA on February 15, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Jacques Lefebvre, ESSCO, Bernard Van Meer, Ramon Vega Hidalgo, Veronica Vega Pizarro, Rosa Vega Pizarro, Limelight Ltd., Carlos Honzik, Henriette Bahna-Hamwi, Berthier Investment, Inc., Bay Bank, Bank of America, Belgian Aeronautics Construction Public Company, Leo Delcroix, Europavia S.A., L'Office General de L'Air, and National Ducroire Office.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - that was filed at federal court in the USA on February 11, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Sebastiano Di Luciano, Domenico Di Luciano, Sandrine Van Elsuwege, Philippe Melchior, Michele Barthelemy, Olivia Melchior, Anouk Melchior, Steven Melchior, Patrick Mertens, Gregory Duvernov, Maurice Deleuze, Andrzej Zawal, Andrea Aleo, Synergy Group SA, Eurolight Professional Lighting SPRL, BVI Lautrec et Cie Ltd, Mediawin Products SARL, Sunset Holdings & Investments Ltd., Ideal Construction, Crest Securities Limited, Benchrose Finance, Eutraco LLC, and Credit Lyonnais.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into several individuals, including Jacques Lefebvre, for alleged fraud and corruption.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation by Belgium into Sebastiano Di Luciano, who was described as "an active member of an international criminal organization for money laundering".

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - that was filed at federal court in the USA on November 24, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Raymond Burraway, Mettrade Establishment, Patricia Francis, John Billington, Nicholas Webster, John Botros, Citibank, Bank of Nova Scotia, TTT Moneycorp, Ferick Smith, Christine Dixon, Curtis Samuel, and Verwaltungs-und Privat-Bank AG.