Costa Rica

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.

Motion by Jonathan Curshen to vacate his plea of guilty to securities fraud.

Supplemental Declaration of Michael Fuchs in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Provident Capital Indemnity, Ltd., Minor Vargas Calvo, and Jorge Luis Castillo at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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.

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

Two new complaints alleging fraud have been filed against a private equity fund that was domiciled in the British Virgin Islands and went into liquidation in 2008. The actions against First Fidelity Group Ltd., the firm's Managing Director and President,

Judgment in a Criminal Case in USA v. William Allen Broughton at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Application by Dr. Afonso Henrique Alves Braga, of São Paulo, Brazil, as the Judicial Administrator of the Bankruptcy Estate of Petroforte Brasileiro de Petroleo Ltda. et al, to take discovery from Carlton Fields PA, Robert B. Macaulay, AT&T-New Cingular Wireless, Luisa Rosa de Oliveira Binder, Nelson Slosbergas PA, and Nelson Slosbergas for use in legal proceedings in Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Ex Parte Originating Summons In the Matter of The Estate of Alastair Donald Fraser at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

The Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation - Tax Return for 2008

Judgment and Probation/Commitment Order in USA v. John S. Lipton at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Government's Position re. Sentencing of Defendant and Objections to PSR in USA v. John S. Lipton et al at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

A Costa Rica based Internet 'stock exchange' that was exposed by OffshoreAlert five years ago is being sued for fraud by four Canadians and a corporation domiciled in Ontario.A civil complaint was filed against GISBeX Clearing Corporation, S.A., a.k.a. The

First Amended Complaint in Carlo DeMaria, Carlo DeMaria, Mauro Marchioni, and Jimmy DeMaria v. GISBeX Clearing Corporation, S.A., Moneyline Brokers, Sandias Azucaradas JEM, S.A., Bastille Advisors, Inc., Bayswater, Inc., David K. Rushing, Michael Rushing, Robin Rushing, Roger G. Coleman, Cynthia A. Taylor, Harold Bailey Gallison, Jr., Irving M. Einhorn, and Irving M. Einhorn, P.C. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

COSTA RICA Arrested with $259,000 A Mexican identified only as Ramírez Sánchez was arrested in San José with $259,000 hidden in his luggage as he was trying to get back to Guadalajara. Costa Rican authorities also detained a Panamanian identified

Complaint in Carlo DeMaria, Jimmy DeMaria, Mauro Marchioni, Giuseppe DeMaria, and Municipal Web Portal Systems, Inc. v. GISBeX Clearing Corporation, S.A., a.k.a. The Global Internet Stock Brokerage Exchange, Inc.; Moneyline Brokers, Sandias Azucaradas JEM, S.A., Bastille Advisors, Inc., Bayswater, Inc., David K. Rushing, Michael Rushing, Robin Rushing, Roger G. Coleman, and Cynthia A. Taylor at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation - 2007 Tax Return

HONDURAS Past of violence and corruption, Present too If the de facto government of Roberto Micheletti remains in power in Honduras after ousting Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, the Central American right may be encouraged to stage further coups against the

Guilty Plea in the case of 'USA vs. Jonathan Curshen' at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

COLOMBIA Espionage scandal A scandal brought about by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe having illegal meetings with judges, politicians, journalists and former public officials has cast a shadow over his government, inside and outside of the country. Colombians are now demanding

Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Orders Regarding Jonathan Curshen in SEC v. Jonathan Curshen, C. Jones & Company, Carter Allen Jones, Timothy Miles, and Gaylen Johnson at the U. S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Court Docket in USA v. George D. Sprague at the U. S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Criminal Information filed by the USA against Jonathan Curshen at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

A Minnesota based company that sells real estate in Costa Rica is being sued for allegedly failing to refund $77,000 to a client who opted out of a deal. Details are contained in a civil complaint that was filed by

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud, theft and money laundering involving Roger Bryer, Yulia Bryer, Herbert Austin, Susan Austin and others.

A Costa Rica-based company associated with accused securities fraudster Jonathan Curshen transferred $6 million from a Colorado-based offshore bank to Liechtenstein just 33 days before the bank went into liquidation.That was, perhaps, the most startling fact contained in documentation that recently became publicly-available as part of the liquidation of American Intercapital Depository & Trust, which was closed down last November after its local regulator considered the bank "hopelessly insolvent" and its management untrustworthy.

 A default judgment has been entered in the United States against offshore services provider Red Sea Management Limited for allegedly defrauding investors of $7.4 million in a securities scam.

The Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation - 2006 Tax Return

An offshore services provider who serves as the Honorary Consul for St. Kitts & Nevis in Costa Rica and holds a similar position with the sham Internet-based jurisdiction known as 'New Utopia' has been accused of securities fraud in the United States.Jonathan Randall Curshen, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the U. S. who appears to reside in both Costa Rica and Sarasota, Florida, was arrested in New York after a criminal complaint alleging conspiracy to commit securities fraud was filed against him and a business associate, Bruce L. Grossman, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on September 4, 2008.

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged bank fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - that was filed at federal court in the USA on August 27, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Maria Isabel Leiton Hernandez, Karol Barrientos Flores, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, Commerce Bank, Stefano Piroli, and Iris Hasing Cheng.

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - that was filed at federal court in the USA on August 27, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Formularios Standard Costa Rica, SA, Formularios Standard Nicaragua, SA, Luis Felipe Martinez Marroquin, Manuel Escribano Calleja, Manuel Roberto Verdesia Solano, Alberto Boza Hernandez, and Banco Santander International.

Criminal complaint filed by the USA against Jonathan Crushen and Bruce Grossman at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Costa Rica into suspected tax evasion involving Formularios Estandar Costa Rica SA, Luis Felipe Martinez Marroquin, Manuel Escribano Calleja, Manuel Roberto Verdesia Solano and Alberto Boza Hernandez.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Costa Rica into Mary Isabel Leiton Hernandez and Karol Barrientos Flores for alleged fraud against Banco Nacional de Costa Rica.

Amended Complaint alleging fraud in NuWave Ltd., Castle Bridge Investors Ltd., Taiba Group Inc., Q Invest Inc., Therfield Holdings, and World Capita Communications Inc., formerly known as Skyway Communications Holding Corp. v. Michael D. Farkas, Atlas Capital Services LLC, Atlas Group of Companies LLC, The Farkas Family Foundation, Kenneth Bruce Baker, Red Sea Management Ltd., and Jonathan Curshen at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial District, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption by former President Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria and others - pursuant to requests for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - that was filed at federal court in the USA on June 19, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria, Jose Antonio Lobo Solera, Edgar Valverde Acosta, Rodrigo Alberto Mendez Soto, Joaquin Alberto Fernandez Alfaro, Luis Adrin Quiroscarmona, Guido Sibaja Fonseca, Eduardo Fonseca Garcia, Leonel Barrios Arce, Hernan Bravo Trejos, Alfonso Guardia Mora, Eliseo Vargas Garcia, Christian Sapcizian, Tauro Comer SA, NCR Holding, Teleinvest, Holding de Valores y Capitales SA, Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, Wachovia Bank, Citibank NA, First Union Bank International, Banco Cuscatlan, Cuscatlan International Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, Macro Investment Ltd., Servicios Notariales Q.C., Bank Atlantic, Ocean Bank, Banco Aleman Platina SA, International Bank of China, George Huang, Rafael Sequeira Garza, Donald Murrilo Pizarro, Grupo Ganadero, Inversiones Denisse SA, The Friendship Company Ltd., Costa Rica Electricity Institute, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, Alcatel, Alcatel de Costa Rica, and Pieles Costarricense.

Two United States residents are in custody pending their extradition to Costa Rica, where they have been accused of perpetrating a multi-million dollar investment fraud. Gerard Joseph Latulippe, 65, a resident of Hampton, New Hampshire, and Elwyn Ralph Jacobs, 82, a resident of Okeechobee, Florida, were arrested on June 3, 2008, and June 10, 2008, respectively.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Costa Rica into the country's former President, Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria, former head of state electrical company, Jose Antonio Lobo Solera, Alfonso Guardia Mora, Guido Sibaja, Edgar Valverde Acosta, Adrian Quiros Carmona, Jose Joaquin Fernandez, Eliseo Vargas Garcia, Rodrigo Mendez Soto, Leonel Barrios and Hernan Bravo Trejos for suspected corruption and illicit enrichment.

BOLIVIA: More Controls; COLOMBIA: Casa de Cambio Banned; COSTA RICA: Uncertain Future in the Egmont Group; HONDURAS: Hunger Strike against Corruption; MEXICO: Oil Dirty; PARAGUAY: A new era?; and VENEZUELA: Venezuela and Iran, Allies.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Costa Rica - that was filed at federal court in the USA on May 23, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Bernardo Chaves Requenes, John Grant Rafter Jr., Rafter SA, International Bank of Costa Rica, Florida Ice and Farm Company, and Banco Internacional de Costa Rica.

Offshore gaming firm BetonSports, which was criminally indicted in 2006 for soliciting bettors in the United States, is being sued for $2.5 million for allegedly breaching an agreement with a US-based telecommunications carrier.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Costa Rica into Bernardo Chaves Requenes for alleged fraud to the detriment of Rafter and Rafter SA.

Latin America Round-Up: BOLIVIA: Phony Phone Cards Come to Bolivia; CENTRAL AMERICA: Gangs and Corruption; COLOMBIA & VENEZUELA: Colombia Threatens to Denounce Venezuela; THE CARIBBEAN: Crime Wave; PANAMA: Drug Bust; PERU & VENEZUELA: Funds for Covert Meddling?; REGIONAL: 11 out of 20 countries cited for involement in narcotics trafficking.

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 Costa Rica - that was filed at federal court in the USA on February 22, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Carlos Manuel Ruiz Garcia, Pension Fund of America, Thomas Schultz, SunTrust Bank, Harlon Parchment, and Jose Pablo Urbina Solera.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Costa Rica for suspected fraud by Carlos Manuel Ruiz Garcia against Jose Pablo Urbina Solera.

ARGENTINA & VENEZUELA: Laundering and Politics; CARIBBEAN: The heat from the USA PATRIOT Act; COSTA RICA: Investigating Banco Popular; Costa Rica, Head of GAFIC; Remittances on the rise; GUATEMALA: Lottery under scrutiny; MEXICO: Chairing the OAS Anti-Laundering Group; and PERU: Fujimori sentenced.

Bermuda took another step down the road from well-respected, relatively-clean, model democracy to internationally-ridiculed, corruption-ridden, banana republic when the office of Bermuda's Auditor General, Larry Dennis, was raided by police for the second time in five months on November 17, 2007; Two ex-clients of jailed former Panama-based offshore financial services provider Marc Harris escaped prison-time when they were sentenced for tax evasion-related offenses at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on November 30, 2007; AM Costa Rica news service reported on November 9, 2007 that the Seccion de Fraudes of the Judicial Investigating Organization raided the offices of Trade Exchange SA, a.k.a. Tradex, on October 30 as part of an investigation into the activities of an expatriate financial consultant, Mark Emory Boswell, a.k.a. Rex Freeman, and his wife, Evelyn Reed; Three former employees of National Westminster Bank Plc - popularly known as the 'NatWest Three' - entered into plea agreements with the U. S. Government on November 28, 2007 in which they admitted their roles in defrauding their employer of $7.3 million in March, 2000 via transactions involving Enron Corp. and a legal vehicle in the Cayman Islands known as LJM Cayman LP Ironically, earlier in November, just before much of the British press were lauding the NatWest fraudsters, several British newspapers published the results of research by offshore banking provider NatWest International Personal Banking that indicated 1 in 10 British expatriates have been victims of banking fraud; and The manner of the collapse of Colorado's last remaining offshore bank, American Intercapital Depository and Trust, known as AIDT, which regulators recently closed down due to "hopeless" insolvency and their belief that the management was dishonest, casts doubt on the credibility of The Offshore Institute, a professional organization whose President, E. Jerry James, was AIDT's guiding force.

An account at Cayman National Bank was used by an Italian family to help defraud a state supported Italian bank out of approximately US$576 million in a scheme that also involved bribing a judge to fix litigation, it has been

The Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation - 2005 Tax Return

British gaming firm BETonSPORTS Plc has pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering charge in the United States, prosecutors announced yesterday.Under a plea agreement, BETonSPORTS will receive leniency in return for helping with the criminal prosecution of 14 co defendants, who