Costa Rica

Deferred Prosecution Agreement in USA v. H.W. Wood Limited, described as "an international reinsurance broker" based in England, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Deferred Prosecution Agreement in USA v. Tysers Insurance Brokers Limited, of England, described as an "international reinsurance broker", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing "foreign officials" in Ecuador "to secure improper advantages in order to obtain or retain reinsurance business from Seguros Sucre and Rocafuerte" in USA v. Tysers Insurance Brokers Limited, formerly Integro Insurance Brokers Limited, and H.W. Wood Limited, each described as "an international reinsurance broker based in the United Kingdom", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 11 Petition in the matter of AgileThought, Inc., AgileThought, S.A.P.I. de C.V., AN Global LLC, 4th Source Holding Corp., 4th Source Mexico, LLC, 4th Source, LLC, AgileThought Argentina, S.A., AgileThought Brasil-Consultoria Em Tecnologia LTDA, AgileThought Brasil Servicos de Consultoria Em Software, AgileThought Costa Rica, S.A., AgileThought Digital Solutions, S.A.P.I. de C.V., AgileThought México, S.A. de C.V., AgileThought, LLC, AgileThought Servicios Administrativos, S.A. de C.V., AgileThought Servicios Mexico, S.A. de C.V., AGS Alpama Global Services México, S.A. de C.V., AGS Alpama Global Services USA, LLC, AN Data Intelligence SA de CV, AN Extend, S.A. de C.V., AN Evolution S. de R.L. de C.V., AN USA, AN UX, S.A. de C.V., Anzen Soluciones, S.A. de C.V., Cuarto Origen, S. de R.L. de C.V., Entrepids México, S.A. de C.V., Entrepids Technology Inc., Facultas Analytics, S.A.P.I. de C.V., Faktos Inc, S.A.P.I. de C.V., IT Global Holding LLC, QMX Investment Holdings USA, Inc., and Tarnow Investment, S.L. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Supplemental Declaration of lawyer Juan Pablo Estrada Michel for Chapter 15 for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Mexico by Robert Wagstaff, as the Foreign Representative of Crédito Real S.A.B. de C.V., described in the Chapter 15 Petition as "a leading specialty finance company based in Mexico City, Mexico" that operates, among other places, "in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the United States", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and conspiracy to commit money laundering involving an alleged scheme to bribe officials in Ecuador and involving entities, accounts, and individuals in or from Ecuador, Italy, Panama, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and USA in USA v. Esteban Eduardo Merlo Hidalgo, described as a citizen of Ecuador and USA; Cristian Patricio Pintado Garcia, described as a citizen of Ecuador and Italy, and Luis Lenin Maldonado Matute, described as a citizen of Ecuador and Costa Rica, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Mexico by Robert Wagstaff, as the Foreign Representative of Crédito Real S.A.B. de C.V., described as "a leading specialty finance company based in Mexico City, Mexico" that operates, among other places, "in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the United States", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Complaint alleging a $5.35 million investment fraud in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Rudy Avila, a.k.a. Jose Rodolfo Avila Gutierrez, described as a resident of Texas; The L.I.F.T Group LLC, of Texas; CIG Internacional SA, a.k.a. Commodity Investment Group, a.k.a. CIG Internacional, a.k.a. CIG International, of Costa Rica; Trading Technologies Group SA, of Costa Rica; Trading Ventures Group LLC, described as a Texas company that claimed to have offices in Texas and London, England; Capital Ventures Group LLC, of Texas, and Ventures Group LLC, of Texas, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

U.S. Magistrate Judge's Report Recommending that the USA's Motion to Repatriate Foreign Assets be granted to satisfy a judgment in excess of $15 million for failure to disclose foreign accounts in Costa Rica and Switzerland in USA v. Isac Schwarzbaum, who was born in Germany and lives in Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Amazon - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - for a criminal investigation into Oscar Stib Porras Centeno for suspected fraud.

Motion to Repatriate Foreign Assets to satisfy a judgment "in excess of $15 million" for failure to disclose foreign accounts in Costa Rica and Switzerland in USA v. Isac Schwarzbaum, who was born in Germany and lives in Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Amazon.com LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - for a criminal investigation into suspected fraud by someone using the name Mendez Esquivel Nelkin.

Involuntary Chapter 7 Petition by alleged creditors with claims totaling $9.4 million in Rasel Ltd., of Beverly Hills, CA; Consul Group RE 2021, S.R.L., of Costa Rica; NEEW TNG, formerly known as RSW Investment Group, Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; SWIG America Consulting LLC, of Lanham, MD; Arteam Consult, Ltd., of Lanham, MD; Genius of Wealth, LLC, of London, England, and SWIG International Ltd., of London, England v. Michael I. Gauss, a.k.a. Mikhail Gauss, a.k.a. Michael I. Syroejine, a.k.a. Mikhail Gass, a.k.a. Michael Ivan Syroejine, a.k.a. Mikhail Syrojeschin, a.k.a. Mikhail Syroetine, a.k.a. Michael Fuss, a.k.a. Michael Guss, a.k.a. Mikhail Syroejin, a.k.a. Michael Syrojeschin, of Santa Barbara, CA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Petition for the Central District of California.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding proceeds derived from "a fraudulent telemarketing 'boiler room' in Costa Rica" operated by "Jeffrey Pearson and others" in USA v. An Account at Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) Limited in the name of FCI Holdings Limited at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - for a criminal investigation into "Maria Marta Silva Meneses and other unknown subjects" for suspected involvement in investment fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - for a criminal investigation into Dermis Hernandez for suspected investment fraud and money laundering.

Final Judgment for $12.9 million in USA v. Isac Schwarzbaum at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 11 Petition by Avianca Holdings SA, Aero Transporte de Carga Unión, S.A. de C.V., Aeroinversiones de Honduras, S.A., Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Avianca Airlease Holdings One Ltd., America Central (Canada) Corp., America Central Corp., AV International Holdco S.A., AV International Holdings S.A., AV International Investments S.A., AV International Ventures S.A., AV Investments One Colombia S.A.S., AV Investments Two Colombia S.A.S., AV Taca International Holdco S.A., Avianca Costa Rica S.A., Avianca Holdings S.A., Avianca Leasing, LLC, Avianca, Inc., Avianca-Ecuador S.A., Aviaservicios, S.A., Aviateca, S.A., Avifreight Holding Mexico, S.A.P.I. de C.V., C.R. Int'l Enterprises, Inc., Grupo Taca Holdings Limited, International Trade Marks Agency Inc., Inversiones del Caribe, S.A., Isleña de Inversiones, S.A. de C.V., Latin Airways Corp., Latin Logistics, LLC, Nicaraguense de Aviación, Sociedad Anónima (Nica, S.A.), Regional Express Américas S.A.S., Ronair N.V., Servicio Terrestre, Aereo y Rampa S.A., Servicios Aeroportuarios Integrados SAI S.A.S., Taca de Honduras, S.A. de C.V., Taca de México, S.A., Taca International Airlines S.A., Taca S.A., Tampa Cargo S.A.S., Technical and Training Services, S.A. de C.V., collectively described as "the second-largest airline group in Latin America", filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Judgment in VTB Bank PJSC, of Russia v. Miccros Group Ltd. and Taurus Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Judgment dismissing Claimants' application for summary judgments and for further disclosure by the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority in Ileana Agudelo and Eniluz Jhoana Gonzalez Aponte, both of Costa Rica, as Claimants v. Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC, of Qatar; Patrick Baeriswyl, of Switzerland, and Jean Marc Mantegani, of England, as Defendants, and Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority, which suspects money laundering, an Interested Party, at the Civil and Commercial Court of the Qatar Financial Centre.

Complaint to extradite Alejandro Toledo Manrique, a former president of Peru, from the USA to Peru to face allegations of soliciting and receiving a $20 million bribe from Constructora Norberto Odebrecht SA regarding the Peru-Brazil Southern lnteroceanic Highway Project and laundering it "through various companies and offshore accounts", including those in Costa Rica, England, Israel, and Switzerland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application by Yarhi Foundation, of Panama, to take discovery from Laura R. Santana Chacon for use in legal proceedings in Spain alleging fraud and forgery in a real estate transaction against Laura Santana Chacon, a citizen of the United States; Francisco Antonio Giro Camacho, of Marbella, Spain; Ignacio Rama Villar, of Gerona, Spain; Salvador Farres Ripoll, of Barcelona, Spain; Tamara Church, a citizen of the United Kingdom, possibly residing in Costa Rica; Ragol Inversiones SL, of Spain; Noraland SL, of Spain, and Paragon Costa del Sol SL, of Spain, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

The US SEC has accused British Virgin Islands-domiciled broker-dealer Worldwide Markets Ltd. and its New Jersey-based principal, Thomas Plaut, of misappropriating at least $400,000 from clients, including residents of Costa Rica and Nigeria.

Complaint alleging fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Worldwide Markets Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; TAB Networks Ltd., of New Jersey, and Thomas E. Plaut, of New Jersey, at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to commit a binary options-based investment fraud in USA v. David Butler, described as a resident of Costa Rica, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Complaint to extradite Ana Zoila Gatgens Maykall, a.k.a. Ana Zoila Gattgens, a.k.a. Ana Zoila Hicks, from the USA to Costa Rica to face a charge of embezzlement.

Amended Final Judgment for $12.9 million in USA v. Isac Schwarzbaum at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint alleging failure to report foreign financial accounts in Costa Rica and Switzerland in USA v. Isac Schwarzbaum, described as being born in Germany and based in Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Petition In the Matter of Lifestyles Ventures Cayman (in Provisional Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Writ of Summons in Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, S.A. v. Banana International Corporation, Banacol de Costa Rica, S.A., and Banacol Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

USA's opposition to bail in USA v. Philip Richard Powers at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Complaint for the extradition of Philip Richard Powers from the USA to Costa Rica to face allegations of fraud, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Order in Silvia Juri, Masivos Sociedad Anonima, Maria Teresa Huerta, Ignacio Goncalvez, Andrea Setti, Hernan Costa Silva, Juan Manuel Eiras, Patricia Peterson, and Diego Sarquis v. Hope Funds SA, Marketsite Ltd., and Global Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Report and Recommendations in Jonathan Randall Curshen v. USA at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Originating Application in Silvia Juri, Masivos Sociedad Anonima, Maria Teresa Huerta, Ignacio Goncalvez, Andrea Setti, Hernan Costa Silva, Juan Manuel Eiras, Patricia Peterson, and Diego Sarquis v. Hope Funds SA, Marketsite Ltd., and Global Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

First Amended Complaint in Evergreen E-Pay Solutions, Inc., Digital Empire USA, Inc., Robert Allen, and Kellianne Beltran v. Visa, Inc., Visa International Service Association, Inc., Credomatic International Corp., Belize Bank International, Ltd., British Caribbean Bank International Limited, The Belize Bank, Ltd., B.B. International, Ltd., BCB Holdings, Ltd., and Caribbean Investment Holdings, Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in Evergreen E-Pay Solutions, Inc., Digital Empire USA, Inc., Robert Allen, and Kellianne Beltran v. Visa, Inc., Visa International Service Association, Inc., Caribbean Investment Holdings, Ltd., BCB Holdings, Ltd., British Caribbean Bank International, Ltd., Belize Bank, Ltd., Belize Bank International, Ltd., Alina Gonzalez, Filippo Alario, Christopher Coye, and Credomatic International Corporation at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Redacted Plea Transcripts of Jeffrey Webb, Alejandro Burzaco, and José Margulies in USA v. Jeffrey Webb, Eduardo Li, Julio Rocha, Costas Takkas, Jack Warner, Eugenio Figueredo, Rafael Esquivel, Jose Maria Marin, Nicolas Leoz, Alejandro Burzaco, Aaron Davidson, Hugo Jinkis, Mariano Jinkis, and Jose Margulies at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Application for a warrant to seize 15 Accounts at Amazon Payments, Inc. in the names of GC Lover, Diego Alfaro Esquivel, Blue Iguana, Ellen McCormack, Alea Burke, Ricardo Calderon Perera, Sonia Mora Navarro, Hao Quan Wu, Sheyni, Uzoma Iquagwu, Allan, Kevin Chacon, Tony, and Sharavan who are allegedly clients of Costa Rica-based Internet gaming firm 5Dimes at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - for a criminal investigation into Jorge Arturo Arce Lara for suspected fraud.

Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Harold Bailey Gallison II, a.k.a. BJ Gallison, a.k.a. Bart Williams; Moneyline Brokers, Bastille Advisors, Inc., Club Consultants, Inc., Jurojin, Inc., Sandias Azucaradas CR, S.A., Vanilla Sky, S.A., Roger C. Coleman, Sr., Ann M. Hiskey, Robin M. Rushing, David K. Rushing, Michael J. Randles, Warrior Girl Corp., Carl H. Kruse, Sr., Carl H. Kruse, Jr., a.k.a. Carl Kruse-Velasquez; Allan M. Migdall, Nature's Peak, formerly known as Everock, Inc.; Frank J. Zangara, Mark S. Dresner, Charles S. Moeller, Robert S. Oppenheimer, Antonio J. Katz, Richard S. Roon, Fry Canyon Corporation, L.F. Technology Group LLC, Starburst Innovations LLC, Tachion Projects, Inc., B.H.I. Group, Inc., U D F Consulting Inc., Digital Edge Marketing LLC, Core Business One, Inc., Spectrum Research Group Inc., Oceanic Consulting LLC, and Akat Global LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Indictment in USA v. Harold Bailey Gallison II, a.k.a. BJ Gallison; Michael J. Randles, Ann Marie Hiskey, Roger G. Coleman, Carl H. Kruse, Sr., Carl H. Kruse, Jr., Frank J. Zangara, Mark S. Dresner, and Charles S. Moeller at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Indictment in USA v. Jeffrey Webb, Eduardo Li, Julio Rocha, Costas Takkas, Jack Warner, Eugenio Figueredo, Rafael Esquivel, Jose Maria Marin, Nicolas Leoz, Alejandro Burzaco, Aaron Davidson, Hugo Jinkis, Mariano Jinkis, and Jose Margulies, a.k.a. Jose Lazaro, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Complaint for the Extradition of Leonardo Mendez Jimenez from the USA to Costa Rica to serve a prison sentence for narcotics trafficking.

Letter from George Dennison Sprague Murdaugh, a U. S. fugitive residing in Costa Rica, requesting the removal of negative information about him or "there will be a terrible price to pay".

Final Judgment in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Juno Mother Earth Asset Management, LLC, Eugenio Verzili, and Arturo Allan Rodriguez Lopez at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Missouri-based charity The Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation has written off loans totaling $250 m that helped build The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman hotel and residences development in the Cayman Islands. The amount was one-third of the charity's total assets.

Larry Gandolfi, a former president of the long-defunct Panama-based criminal enterprise known as The Harris Organization, was today sentenced in Miami to eight months in prison for tax fraud. He has been released on bail pending a surrender date being fixed for him to begin serving his sentence.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Lawrence George Gandolfi at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Costa Rica resident Larry Gandolfi, a former president of the Panama-based Harris Organization offshore criminal enterprise that collapsed in 2002 after being exposed by OffshoreAlert, is due to plead guilty to tax fraud tomorrow at federal court in Miami.