Brendan Terrill, 50, who was one of the masterminds of a litigation funding fraud that collapsed last year after being exposed by OffshoreAlert, has been imprisoned in Britain after pleading guilty to sharing "indecent images of children" over the Internet.
Affidavit by Paul Yabsley, Senior Analyst in the Enforcement Division of The Guernsey Financial Services Commission, in The Guernsey Financial Services Commission v. Lancelot Management Limited, The Global Mutual Fund PCC Limited, The Universal Mutual Fund ICC Limited, The Worldwide Mutual Fund PCC Limited, and The Trinity Global Fund at The Royal Court of Guernsey.
Australian firm Dequity Partners has denied involvement in an attempt to sell on Craigslist (Bangkok) a database of investors who invested in a fraudulent litigation funding scheme in the names of Centaur Litigation and Buttonwood Legal Capital.
More than £27 million of the £80 million raised from investors by the Cayman Islands-domiciled Centaur Group may have been misappropriated by insiders Scott Williams, Duane McGaw, Brendan Terrill and others, according to the Joint Provisional Liquidators.
Stop Notice by RBC Europe Limited regarding shares in Shelf Drilling (Thailand), Ltd. owned by Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Claim Form in Xie Ning Yun and Janice Lee Lye Wah v. Legacy Resources Limited, Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore, Deutsche Bank AG, London, RREEF Global Opportunities Fund II, LLC, True Colour Global Limited, ACE United International Limited, Ancaster Enterprises Limited, Legacy Resources (Thailand) Limited, Canyon Capital Limited, BC Golf Resort Management Limited, Blue Canyon Holdings (Thailand) Limited, BC Andaman Limited, Murex Co. Ltd., Blue Canyon Property Limited, Prominent Investment Opportunity VI Limited, Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund LLP, Delta Golf Opportunity Investment V Limited, and Thungka Bluecanyon Co. Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Litigation funder Buttonwood Legal Capital, whose Ponzi scheme was exposed by OffshoreAlert three weeks ago, is being investigated for suspected securities offenses in Hong Kong, where regulators have raided the firm's recently-vacated offices and those of two service providers, Hong Kong Trust Company and Allied Pickfords.
The Channel Islands Securities Exchange yesterday suspended the listing of London-based Argentum Capital Ltd. - three days after OffshoreAlert exposed the litigation fund as part of a £90 m Ponzi scheme headed by Briton Brendan Terrill, who operates Cayman-domiciled Centaur Litigation and Hong Kong-domiciled Buttonwood Legal Capital.
London-based litigation fund Argentum Capital, whose shares are listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange and whose chairman is retired British judge David Keene, is being financed by what appears to be a £90 m Ponzi scheme headed by Briton Brendan Terrill and involving the BVI, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Jersey, Singapore, Thailand and other jurisdictions, OffshoreAlert can reveal.
For the second time in seven months, Grand Court of the Cayman Islands judge Angus Foster has allowed an insolvent company with worldwide operations to file a liquidation petition under seal even though its securities or that of its controlling party were publicly-traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
AAA Venture Fund SPC Limited - which appears to be a Ponzi scheme - has been taken over by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. The Fund was operated by Swiss national Peter Obrist, with an address in Dubai, and Didier Van Caloen, with an address in Hong Kong.
Superseding Indictment in USA v. Sandy Winick, Sandy Winick, Gregory Curry, Kolt Curry, Gregory Ellis, Gary Kershner, Joseph Manfredonia, Cort Poyner, Songkram Roy Sahachaisere, and William Seals at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Indictment in USA v. Sandy Winick, Gregory Curry, Kolt Curry, Gregory Ellis, Gary Kershner, Joseph Manfredonia, Cort Poyner, Songkram Roy Sahachaisere, and William Seals at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Fixed Date Claim Form in Khoa Dinh Duong, Prasert Yun, and Hung Quang Ngo et al v. Viking Holdings Ltd. and CCS Trustees Limited at the British Virgin Islands.
Fixed Date Claim Form in Khoa Dinh Duong, Prasert Yun, and Hung Quang Ngo, v. Danao Limited and CCS Trustees Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Injunction Prohibiting Disposal of Assets in CE International Resources Holdings LLC v. S.A. Minerals Ltd Partnership, Tantalum Technology Inc., Yeap Soon Sit, and Deutsche Bank International Trust Co. (Cayman) Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Originating Summons in CE International Resources Holdings LLC, of Connecticut, USA, v. S.A. Minerals Ltd. Partnership, of Thailand; Tantalum Technology Inc., of the British Virgin Islands; Yeap Soon Sit, of Thailand; and Deutsche Bank International Trust Co. (Cayman) Limited. of the Cayman Islands, 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 Thailand - for a criminal investigation into Ekachai Mahaguna and Cannon Pacific Co., Ltd. for suspected tax evasion.
Thailand has requested evidence from two residents of Milwaukee as part of a criminal investigation into the theft of jewelry worth over $4,000. Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Thailand into Tong Vang, Yangpow Lee and Jor Chang for alleged theft.
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 Thailand - that was filed at federal court in the USA on January 23, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Pramutmark Natisupalak, GoDaddy.com, Passionnet Co. Ltd., E-Travelmax Co. Ltd., Wasu Prasannetr, passionasia.com, etravel-max.com, monotalent.com, gossipstar.com, monoplanet.com, monofilm.com, and mono2u.com.
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Thailand into Pramutmark Natisupalak for alleged fraud.
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Liechtenstein into an alleged attempt to extort funds from Liechstein-based attorney Dr. Andreas Schurti.
Criminal complaints for alleged securities offenses have been filed against nine people in Thailand, including two who were once involved with a fraudulent Bahamas based stockbroker.Pierre Gonyou and Kimberly Gonyou, formerly of Equity Management Group, of the Bahamas, are among
Motion for issuance of a letter rogatory to Taiwan to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the USA into Chen Sun, President of CIF Group International, for allegedly causing the production and distribution of more than six million counterfeit music CDs.
Offshore Alert has obtained documents which implicate the Imperial Consolidated Group in the sale of investment programs purporting to offer guaranteed returns of as much as 30 per cent per month. In one program, Imperial Consolidated offers to pay a return of 9.25 per cent per month while simultaneously paying a 40 per cent commission to brokers who introduce investors.