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    Latin America Round-Up: October 7, 2008

    BRAZIL Trees and corruptionThe battle against the wood pulp industry intensified this month in the Brazilian courts, especially in those states where eucalyptus plantations have expanded the most.In Rio Grande do Sul, five environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the

    Latin America Round-Up: September 8, 2008

    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

    Latin America Round-Up: June 5, 2008

    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: April 1, 2008

    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.

    France: Elie Nahas et al

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in France into Elie Nahas, Antoine Medawar, Anthony Abdelnour, Antoine EI Khoury, Charbel Chidiac, Sabrina Samari, Eleonore Desberceaux, Sabine Abdelnour, Michael Ofsowitz, a.k.a. Michael Martini; Cornelia Suss and others for suspected involvement in international human trafficking and prostitution, primarily through 'Style Modeling Agency'.

    Latin America Round-Up: January 4, 2008

    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.

    Latin America Round-Up: December 11, 2007

    BRAZIL: Investigating Swiss Banks; CHILE: First Money Launderer in Prison; COLOMBIA: Parapolitics in Action; GUATEMALA:New President; MEXICO: Arellano Félix Sentenced to Life; Friction over Merida Initiative; The Mexican Connection in the Wachovia and Harris banks Case; PERU: 30 Years for Fujimori?; REGIONAL: ‘Specially Designated' Latin Americans; and VENEZUELA: Seedy Diamonds.

    Netherlands Antilles: Maher Ayoub et al

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands Antilles into Maher Ayoub and his brother, Samer Ayoub, for alleged narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

    Latin America Round-Up: September 10, 2007

    ARGENTINA & VENEZUELAThe mystery of the Venezuelan suitcases The scandal over the arrival to Argentina of a Venezuelan businessman carrying $800,000 in undeclared cash on a government hired jet has had its first victims. Claudio Uberti, the head of the

    Portugal: Carlos Nunes et al

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Portugal into Carlos Nunes, Antonio Maldonado and Manuel Rodrigues Rosas for alleged fraud.

    Latin American Round-Up: May 14, 2007

    BOLIVIA & VENEZUELA Bolivia and Venezuela shrug their shoulders Bolivia and Venezuela have shrugged off a U. S. State Department's annual report on global drug trafficking that criticizes them. In the report, Venezuela is singled out as an increasing menace.

    Switzerland: Jean Geza Roth

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into fraud and forgery committed by an unknown person against Santana R. Romero and Omaira De Romero.

    Latin America Round-Up: March 9, 2007

    ARGENTINA: Another look at real estate; BRAZIL: Violence in the Favelas; COLOMBIA: One Araújo replaces another; EL SALVADOR: The “other” transport taxes; GUATEMALA: Murder, corruption and politics; HONDURAS: New transparency law unsatisfactory; REGIONAL: Fine for Miami bank; The bank serves mainly the South of Florida, Central America and the Caribbean; and VENEZUELA: Poverty in wealthy countries.

    Trinidad & Tobago: Sharaz Hassan

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Trinidad & Tobago into Sharaz Hassan, a.k.a. Lenny Hassan, for alleged fraud.

    Latin America Round-Up: August 8, 2006

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

    Latin America Round-Up: April 6, 2006

    ARGENTINA: Towards the End Of a Tragedy; BOLIVIA: Agrarian Reform; COLOMBIA: More Requirements for PEP Accounts; From Legislative to Presidential Elections; REGIONAL: Pre-paid Cards Under ScrutinY; MEXICO: Corruption and Water; Extraditing Informant; PANAMA: News from Noriega; VENEZUELA: Agrarian Reform Gone Sour.

    Latin America Round-Up: February 4, 2006

    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

    Panama: Marco Pompilio Morelli Seeleke

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Panama into Eduardo Avila for allegedly defrauding Marco Pompilio Morelli Seeleke of $15,000.

    Stanford Group sued by alleged fraud victims

    Antigua based Stanford International Bank Ltd. and a Miami affiliate are being sued in Florida by victims of an alleged investment scam known in Venezuela as ‘La Vuelta' (‘The Return').A civil complaint was filed at the U. S. District Court

    Venezuela seeks SunTrust account records for investigation into corruption

    Article based on Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Venezuela - that was filed at federal court in the USA on September 13, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Victor Antonio Cruz Weffer, Northumberland Securities Ltd., Criadero Villa de Lobos CA, SunTrust Bank, Banco del Caribe, and Plan Bolivar 2000.

    Newt Utopia: Fiber optic offers the Bahamas a bright future

    The BahamasYes, it still considers itself an offshore financial center. The Bahamas offers a number of attractive features if 1) You don't live in the US, 2) You don't live in the EU, 3) You don't mind spending twice the

    Venezuela seeks evidence from Delaware-domiciled Racing Services, Inc. in gaming corruption probe

    Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Venezuela - that was filed at federal court in the USA on September 8, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Racing Services Inc., Sergio Luis Cano, Instituto Nacional de Hipodromos, National Racetracks Institute, and Turf de Venezuela, Asociacion Hpica, CA.

    Venezuela: Victor Antonio Cruz Weffer

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner for a criminal investigation in Venezuela into Victor Antonio Cruz Weffer, a Major General in the Venezuelan Army, and Victor Antonio Cruz Weffer for alleged fraud.

    Venezuela: Racing Services Inc.

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Venezuela into Racing Services Inc. for alleged corruption.

    Newt Utopia: September 4, 2005

    St. Kitts and Venezuela, another oil refinery story Venezuela is looking at a joint venture to develop a refinery in St. Kitts. The idea is to replace one state sponsored debacle, sugar, with another one - a refinery for asphalt,

    Spain: Michel Nunes

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Michel Nunes for alleged fraud.

    Latin America Round-Up: April 30, 2005

    CHILE: Money Laundering in Post-Pinochet Times; COLOMBIA: Uribe On the Spot; COSTA RICA: Lucky Calderón Under House Arrest; MEXICO: New Developments in Casablanca Operation; URUGUAY: No Sentence For the Peirano Brothers, Yet; VENEZUELA: Phony Numbers At the Forex Counter.

    Venezuela seeks evidence from US banks for investigation into bank regulator

    Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and corruption - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Venezuela - that was filed at federal court in the USA on June 30, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Banco Capital CA, Jose Alejandro Roja Ramirez, Banco Espirito Santo, Espirito Santo Bank, Inversiones Westfalia, Inversiones NBK, CA, Servicios CA, Inversiones 23697 CA, Waterfield Investment Inc., Consorcio Partenon, CA, Westfalia Investments, Citibank, and Fleet Bank, NA.

    Venezuela: Banco Capital

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Venezuela involving Banco Capital.

    Latin America Round-Up: April 30, 2004

    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.

    Spain: Fernando Lopez

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Fernando Lopez and others for alleged bank fraud.

    Italy: Parmalat SpA et al

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Calisto Tanzi, Fausto Tonna, Luciano Del Soldato, Maurizio Bianchi, Lorenzo Penca, Claudio Pessina, Gianfranco Bocchi, Gian Paolo Zini, Giovanni Bonici, Stefano Tanzi, Franco Gorreri, Domenico Barilli, Giovanni Tanzi, Paola Visconti, Francesco Giufreddi, Luciano Silingardi, Fabio Branchi, Angelo Ugolotti, Donatella Alinovi, Claudio Baratta and Alberto Maurizio Ferraris for alleged bankruptcy fraud and related crimes regarding Parmalat SpA.

    Netherlands: Jonathan Abernathy et al

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Jonathan Abernathy, Jeffrey Scott Grueninger, Petrus Leonardus Franciscus Tervoort, Cornelis Hendrik De Jongh, Robert Christiaan Schutte and Krishnedath Mangal for suspected narcotics trafficking.

    Latin America Round-Up: March 31, 2003

    ARGENTINA: Investigator investigated; CHILE: A major financial scandal erupts; COSTA RICA: More controls for Costa Rica; GUATEMALA: USA resumes aid; Congress Chair in trouble for alleged corruption; MEXICO: The PRI fined; Divine bank accounts; NICARAGUA: Bolaños presents policy; PANAMA: Portillo's account in the open; REGIONAL: Eleven jurisdictions of "concern" in Latin America and the Caribbean; URUGUAY: Controversy! What controversy?; and VENEZUELA: Chavez under scrutiny.

    Latin America Round-Up: October 31, 2002

    ARGENTINA The bankers' parade Michael Smith, of HSBC, declared before judge Claudio Bonadío that bribes were somewhat customary in Argentina. Smith—a British citizen who has been only months in the South American country—was testifying in a new case of alleged

    Latin America Round Up: September 30, 2002

    ARGENTINAMenem off the hook, for the moment Judge Julio Speroni concluded there is not enough evidence to indict former President Carlos Menem in the case of the illegal arms sale to Croatia and Ecuador. Judge Speroni added, though, that Menem

    United Kingdom: Kevin Dooley et al (Florida)

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Pinebank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - for a criminal investigation into "Kevin Dooley, John Silver and others for theft and conspiracy to defraud".

    Germany: Hans-Jurgen Henning

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Hans-Jurgen Henning and others for alleged fraud.

    Latin America Round-Up: April 30, 2002

    ARGENTINA: Former minister Domingo Cavallo indicted, Argentinean justice investigates the "Banco Extrader" case; COLOMBIA: Most wanted thief, Wilson de Jesús Yepes Ardila, is arrested; COSTA RICA: Costa Rica elects Abel Pacheco as its new President; PANAMA: Panama becomes more transparent; Panama-based business operators Yardena Mizrahi Herbroni and her brother Eliahu Mizrahi convicted in New York; PERU: BBVA debacle has a Latin American connection; VENEZUELA: Chaos reigns.

    Latin America Round-Up: March 31, 2002

    COLOMBIA: News of a kidnapping; GUATEMALA: A tale of embezzlement; HONDURAS: Funny transactions in Honduras; A law against money laundering; NICARAGUA: New charges against Interbank executives; PANAMA: New dirty links between Peru and Panama; Portillo tarnished by accusations; URUGUAY: BCCI's death throes; and REGIONAL: Waves from Washington; Latin America EXTRA.

    Latin America Round-Up: July 31, 2001

    COLOMBIA: Secondary mortgage firm; COSTA RICA: Brotherly love; MEXICO: "Towelgate"; PANAMA: Ocean Disgrace I; PERU: Montesinos saga continues; and REGIONAL: Black market peso brokers; US bank downsizes in Latin America.

    Latin America Round-Up: June 30, 2001

    ARGENTINA: Trouble in Aerolineas Argentinas; ARGENTINA & BRAZIL: Brazil and Argentina to renegotiate Mercosur Tariff Policy; PANAMA: New controversy in Panama's Maritime Authority; PERU: Alejandro Toledo wins election; REGIONAL: Andean community improves position in South Florida; VENEZUELA: Court ruling causes alarm for journalists.

    Venezuela: Antonio Jose Nagen Abraham

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Venezuela into the kidnapping of Antonio Jose Nagen Abraham in 1999.

    Italy: Giuseppe Lucchi

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Giuseppe Lucchi for alleged money laundering.

    Switzerland: Lydia Albertina Sturm

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into alleged fraud by Lydia Albertina Sturm while working as an investment adviser for UBS AG.