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Norwegian ‘fraud victims’ seek evidence from NY attorney

Forty-six Norwegian parties are seeking evidence from a New York attorney as part of an attempt to recover millions of dollars allegedly defrauded from them in an investment scam.They filed a motion for the issuance of letters rogatory at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, on November 18, 2005.

Newt Utopia: The tale of Jawad Mahmoud Hashim

Jawad Mahmoud Hashim has a doctorate in Economics from the London School of Economics and, by all accounts, he is a smooth and very sophisticated individual who has kept his head while many around him lost theirs.

France: Jean-Pierre Chariou et al

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in France into Jean-Pierre Chariou and others for the alleged production and circulation of counterfeit currency.

Reorganization continues at scandal-plagued Imperial Consolidated

Michael Gilbert, who was severely criticized by a New Zealand judge in a recent court ruling (see separate story), is part of a reorganization that involves the Imperial Consolidated Group and companies with the prefix 'Alpha'.The firm that he is a director of changed its name from Imperial Consolidated (New Zealand) Ltd. to Alpha Equities Asia-Pacific (NZ) Ltd. on November 29, 2001.

United Kingdom: Stephen Anthony Trutch et al

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into alleged fraud, money laundering and perjury concerning Stephen Anthony Trutch and Jeanne Mary Trutch.