Paraguay

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Truven Ltd. in Estudio Dr Raul Doldan Amarelli S.A., of Paraguay v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Schneider Electric - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Paraguay - for a criminal investigation into "Elizabeth Kolling Fuber for breach of confidence".

Petition to Recognize and Enforce Foreign Arbitration Award totaling $40.7 million in Equipav S.A. Pavimentação, Engenharia e Comercio Ltda., of São Paulo, Brazil v. Silmar Roberto Bertin, described as "a citizen of Brazil, a business mogul, and is among the richest individuals in Brazil" who "has engaged in a decades-long scheme to evade contractual, judicial, and tax liabilities" that involved using "complex schemes to remove his assets from Brazil and conceal them in US bank accounts, shell corporations and pretextual foreign investments", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Information alleging Bank Julius Baer conspired to launder bribes to soccer officials for the rights to the World Cup, Copa Libertadores, and Copa América soccer tournaments in a scheme allegedly involving individuals in or from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay in USA v. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Deferred Prosecution Agreement regarding an alleged scheme to launder the proceeds of bribery involving soccer organizations FIFA, CONMEBOL, and others in USA v. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Swiss bank Julius Baer has agreed to pay $79.6 million to settle a criminal complaint in New York in which it has admitted conspiring to launder the proceeds of a bribery scheme involving officials with FIFA and other soccer federations and entered into its second Deferred Prosecution Agreement in the last five years.

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award "for breach of the Standard Player Agreement" of Alejandro Romero Gamarra, a.k.a. 'Kaku', a citizen of Argentina and Paraguay and professional soccer player who left MLS to play in Saudi Arabia in Major League Soccer LLC v. Major League Soccer Players Association at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Caja Paraguaya de Jubilaciones y Pensiones del Personal de Itaipu Binacional, of Paraguay, to take discovery from Stephanie Segarra for use in legal proceedings in Ontario, Canada, regarding an alleged "fraudulent scheme perpetrated by Antonio Duscio", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Third Superseding Indictment adding four new defendants, including former executives of 21st Century Fox, Inc., of the United States, and Imagina Media Audiovisual SL, of Spain, alleging racketeering, money laundering, wire fraud, tax fraud, and unlawful procurement of naturalization regarding alleged bribery and corruption involving FIFA and other soccer organizations in USA v. Hugo Jinkis, a citizen of Argentina; Mariano Jinkis, a citizen of Argentina; Full Play Group SA, of Uruguay; Hernan Lopez, a citizen of the U.S. and Argentina; Carlos Martinez, a citizen of the U.S. and Mexico; Gerard Romy, a citizen of Spain; Ariel Alvarado, a citizen of Panama; Manuel Burga, a citizen of Peru; Luis Chiriboga, a citizen of Ecuador; Marco Polo Del Nero, a citizen of Brazil; Eduardo Deluca, a citizen of Argentina; Eugenio Figueredo, a citizen of the U.S. and Uruguay; José Luís Meiszner, a citizen of Argentina; Romer Osuna, a citizen of Bolivia; Ricardo Teixeira, a citizen of Brazil; Reynaldo Vasquez, a citizen of El Salvador, and Jack Warner, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Application by Coöperatieve Rabobank UA, of Argentina; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, of New York; ING Bank NV, of Brazil; the International Finance Corporation, of Washington, DC; Natixis, New York Branch, and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV, of the Netherlands, to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, of New York; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentina SA, of Spain; Banco do Brasil SA, of Brazil; Bank Leumi US, of New York; Bank of America, NA, of North Carolina; Barclays Bank PLC, of England; Citibank, NA, of New York; Deutsche Bank AG, of Germany; Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas, of New York; HSBC Bank USA, of New York; Itau Unibanco SA - New York Branch, of Brazil; JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, of New York; Mizuho Bank, Ltd., of Japan; MUFG Bank, Ltd., of Japan; MUFG Union Bank, NA, of New York; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, of Japan; The Bank of New York Mellon, of New York; UBS AG, of Switzerland; Wells Fargo Bank NY INTL, of New York, and Wells Fargo Bank, of California, for use in legal proceedings in Argentina regarding suspected "major international financial impropriety" involving Vicentin SAIC, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Martin Trott and Christopher Smith, as the Foreign Representatives of Madison Asset LLC, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Originating Summons in Juan Enrique Rassmuss Raier v. Pacific Overseas Financial Corporation and Luis Eduardo Correa at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application In the Matter of Eclipsis Paraguay General Partner Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Paraguay - for a criminal investigation into Jose Maria Gonzalez Araujo for suspected breach of trust to the detriment of professional soccer player Dario Veron.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Paraguay - for a criminal investigation into El Comercio Paraguayo S.A. for suspected insurance fraud.

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.

Petition to permit discovery prior to arbitration in Girobank NV, of the Netherlands Antilles v. IIG Capital LLC, of New York, and IIG Trade Opportunities Fund NV, of the Netherlands Antilles, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

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.

Criminal Information in USA v. Jose Hawilla, Traffic Sports USA, Inc., and Traffic Sports International, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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

BRAZIL Football and fraud Brazil has committed to billions of dollars worth of infrastructure investments in preparation for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. The opportunities for foreign suppliers, contractors and investors are considerable. So, too, are

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Republic of Palau into James Dugan for suspected  fraud, forgery and money laundering.

Paraguay is seeking information about an account at Citibank from which it is alleged that at least one withdrawal was made 12 days after the account holder died. Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Paraguay into alleged theft.

PARAGUAY Twenty years of transition Paraguay celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of former dictator Alfredo Stroessner (1954 1989) amid uncertainty for the loss of power of the Colorado Party, which ruled the country for 61 years. In February

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and breach of trust - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Paraguay - that was filed at federal court in the USA on September 8, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Enrique Arbo Encina, Horacio Sosa, Banco de la Nacion Argentina, Regions Bank, Zulema Ciriaca Estefania Sellitti Ibanez, and Humberto Ciriaco Sellitti Ibanez.

ARGENTINA & VENEZUELA Extradition for Antonini WilsonGuido Alejandro Antonini Wilson, a Venezuelan US entrepreneur involved in the so called "suitcase scandal", may still be extradited to Argentina to stand trial for smuggling and money laundering, according to Assistant US Attorney

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Paraguay into alleged fraud and theft.

Article based on an an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Paraguay - that was filed at federal court in the USA on July 3, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Enrique Arbo Encina, Antonia Elena Seitz de Arbo, Pablo Ramon Eustacio Sellitti Ibanez, Banco de la Nacion Argentina, Citibank, and Regions Bank.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Paraguay into Enrique Arbo Encina for alleged fraud and breach of trust.

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.

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.

ARGENTINA: Facing the Ugly Past; BRAZIL: Elections Soon; Drug Land Seized; HONDURAS: YouTube Blues; MEXICO: Drug Trafficking: Alive and Well; Drug Lord Arrested; PARAGUAY: Election & Corruption; and PERU: The Twisted Trial against Fujimori.

GUATEMALA: Babies and Money; MEXICO: Pro and Anti Casinos Clash; Police: A Tale of Impotence and Corruption; After 30 Years, Guilty; PARAGUAY: New Law against Money Laundering; and PERU: Cocaine, Growing; Fujimori Arrested, Again.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Argentina into Pablo Santiago Perez Brown, Isaac Daniel Benoliel, Horacio Adolfo Rojo, Romulo Rafael Piccardo Silvestri, Roberto Edmundo Ale, Tulio Arturo Del Zoppo, Diego Alejandro Cerboni, Patricio Guillermo Vergara Escudero, Bernardo Mario Libman, Debora Benoliel de Libman and others for allegedly laundering valuables stolen from a safe at Banco Meridian.

ARGENTINA: Diego Maradona a money launderer?; Banco de la Nación in trouble; BRAZIL: Embarrassment at the National Lottery; ECUADOR: Institutional Crisis; THE TRIPLE FRONTIER: A Mystery Kidnapping; PERU: Money-launderers Free to Go; Yesterday Accused, Today In Power.

MEXICO: The Trouble with Acapulco; REGIONAL: Tri-Border Area Targeted; Remittances under Fire; Remittances Gone Bad; and VENEZUELA: Better Practices?

COLOMBIA: Uribe set for win;; Arrested for Money Laundering; MEXICO: Laundering Couple Trapped; NICARAGUA: Efforts to Repatriate Alemán's Assets Continue; PANAMA: Prestigious Law Firm Involved in Pinochet Scandal; and PARAGUAY: Saving Cooperatives under Scrutiny.

Complaint for the extradition of Juan Peirano Basso from the USA to Uruguay to face allegations of fraud.

ARGENTINA & OTHERS Efforts to regulate remittances markets…The Argentinean Central Bank is examining a plan to toughen the regulation of the remittances market in order to prevent money laundering. Remittances to Argentina rose almost eightfold, from $100 billion in 2001

CHILE: Pinochle's Family Implicated; COLOMBIA: New Rules to Avoid Laundering; INTERNATIONAL: Correspondent Banking On the Spot (Again); PARAGUAY: The Dubious Honor of Being “Debarred”; PERU; Money Laundering and the Presidential Election Campaign; and VENEZUELA: New Regulation for the Stock Exchange

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Richard Fogerty and James Cleaver, as Foreign Representatives of Trade and Commerce Bank, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

An employee with the Paraguayan banking authority defrauded shareholders of a liquidated Cayman Islands licensed offshore bank, it has been alleged. Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Paraguay into Ruben Fernando Solis Abente for alleged fraud.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged forgery - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Paraguay - that was filed at federal court in the USA on May 25, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Guillermo Benitez-Recalde, Transway Air & Ocean Freight Cargo Inc., and Transway Ocean Company.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Paraguay into Guillermo Benitez Recalde for alleged forgery.

CHILETracing the General's secret money The Chilean authorities assigned a special Judge, Sergio Muñoz, to investigate the alleged illegal money linked to former dictator Augusto Pinochet. Judge Muñoz has taken control of $6 million that was held in trusteeship in

CHILE: The General's Mysterious Fortune; ECUADOR: Supervising the Bank Trials; EL SALVADOR: The Money Ended Up in the Bankers' Hands; GUATEMALA: Portillo Finds a Job in Mexico; and PARAGUAY: The Paraguayan Quagmire.

ECUADOR: All Against Corruption?; INTERNATIONAL: The Riggs Bank Scandal; PARAGUAY: The return of the President; A 'No Trial' for Banco Oriental; and PERU: Something is Brewing; Americans Banned from AeroContinente.

ARGENTINA: Menem 'suffering' in exile; Carrousel of bank executives accused; BOLIVIA: Two more bank employees in the dungeon; COLOMBIA: Trust us, we're the Police; PARAGUAY: González Macchi's process grows; Journalists and presidential pressure; and REGIONAL: Latin American presidents: A catalogue of abuse.