Tax

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Moldova - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 23, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Madvel Financial LLC, Verline Prim LLC, Olga Valerjevna Andriesh, A. Kogler, V. Jakovenko, Del Partners Inc., Mishel Gorovich, Intergrid LLC, A. Bojtalskij, and Ombridge LLC.

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 22, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Trust Union LLC, Paradise Enterprises, Decklink Ltd., Cortek Management Ltd., Computer Technics (GB) Ltd., Alpha Bank AE, Michael George Voudouri, Chrystalla Voudouri, Nicos Savva, Agryoulla Savva, Martin Alexander Craw, and Paul Gebal & Co.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into suspected tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Moldova - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 23, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Madvel Financial LLC, Verline Prim LLC, Olga Valerjevna Andriesh, A. Kogler, V. Jakovenko, Del Partners Inc., Mishel Gorovich, Intergrid LLC, A. Bojtalskij, and Ombridge LLC.

Articled based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 30, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Ukragroexport Corporation, Sanford Trading Ltd., and Spirkom JSC.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Slovak Republic - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 30, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Peter Blasko, Trio Service Slovakia LLC, Nealko LLC, Carrington International Business Ltd., and Manfred Schobesberger.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Brazil into Apolo Santana Vieira, Matteo Bologna, Marco Arce, Rodrigo Arce, Eduardo Manoel Priori Ferreira da Silva, Maria das Gracas Queiroz Gomes, Antonio Henrique Vieira Nunes, Carlos Rafael de Santana, Maria Silza Pereira de Lavor, Joselma Goncalves da Silva, Eudes Queiroz Gomes, Walter da Silva Vieira, Robson Magno Conceicao Fonseca, Gil Tavares de Freitas and Evandro Antonio do Nascimento for suspected fraud and money laundering involving Alpha Pneus and other companies.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Russia - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 6, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Probus, Garley Group LLC, Richard Bell, Harvard Business Services Inc., Alexei Evgeniyevich Leuhin, Igor Iliych Chuvahin, Union Bank California International, European Clearing Bank LLC, and Lateko Bank.

Article based on an application to collect evidence into alleged money laundering, tax evasion and forgery - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was was filed at federal court in the USA on December 3, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include AC Energy Holding LLC, Liutiy Volodymyr, Markham Enterprises Inc., Maritime Financial Group, Golden Beach Drive, and Prommashtorg.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged tax fraud involving Ukragroexport Corporation.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Slovak Republic into Peter Blasko for alleged tax fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Moldova into Olga Valerjevna Andriesh and Verline Prim LLC for alleged tax fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia into alleged fraud, smuggling and tax evasion by Avtokomp-Proekt.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom for alleged tax evasion and money laundering by Michael Voudouri and others.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into alleged export fraud and possible money laundering.

A man who made a living selling offshore shell banks to unsophisticated clients who invariably used them to commit criminal activity has been sentenced to six months in prison.Jerome Schneider, 53, a resident of Vancouver, Canada, was sentenced at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California on December 6, 2004 - ten months after pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. He was ordered to pay a fine of $4,000 and a $100 special assessment. He previously paid $100,000 in restitution.

In a blow to the IRS, a United States court has dismissed a receiver and lifted an asset freeze order against a Barbados-licensed insurer which is being investigated for alleged tax evasion.The ruling at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California on December 3 unfroze more than $500 million of assets belonging to Doctors Benefit Insurance Company Ltd.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia into Probus LLC for alleged tax fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged money laundering, tax evasion and forgery.

ARGENTINAIs he coming back? There is a lot of talk in Argentina about whether former president Carlos Menem is about to return from Chile or not. Former Senator Héctor María Maya, now one of his lawyers, announced recently that he

Turkey is investigating a Texas resident for allegedly smuggling a 1989 Mercedes car into Turkey in order to avoid tax.They have asked for evidence to be taken from Mustafa Aktepe, 27, of Glenwood Court, San Antonio, Texas, according to an

Ukraine is seeking information about Florida companies as part of a criminal investigation into an array of financial crimes.Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence pursuant to a request for judicial assistance

Insurance giant AIG has used offshore structures in Barbados and Bermuda to circumvent or violate U. S. state laws regarding reinsurance and to help at least one crooked client evade taxes.In the late 90s, four state insurance departments were aware

A former insurance regulator in the British Virgin Islands has been accused of conspiring with others to defraud the United States Government of more than $500 million since at least 1998.Nigel J. Bailey, a British national living in the BVI,

Six weeks after being hit with a $5,000 per day fine for contempt of court, suspected tax-dodger John Eulich has done a U-turn and turned over records of his Bahamas trust to the IRS.And he is attempting to obtain further records from several Isle of Man-registered entities he is believed to be associated with so that he can also turn them over to the tax agency.

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Ukraine - that was filed at federal court in the USA on September 24, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Chernovy Zhovten, International Holdings Group LLC, Enronecuador S. A, Inakva-Vita, Spedair Logistikas Grupa Riga, Teploservice Ltd., and Torgivelni Systemy Ltd.

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 Ukraine - that was filed at federal court in the USA on September 24, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Solvent Ltd., Finsbury LLC, Powerfield Investment Company, Oleg Viktorovich Bandurenko, Sergey Ivanovich Maleev, and Kovchi Arpad.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into AC Energy Holding LLC and its director, Volodymyr Liutiy, and others for alleged tax evasion, money laundering, corruption and forgery.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v swisspartners Investment Network, Edward Fredrick Van Wingen, and Claude Jenni at the U. S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Turkey into Mustafa Aktepe and Bilal Hazirbulan for alleged smuggling.

The IRS and regulators in Florida are investigating a company purportedly based in St. Kitts & Nevis and its affiliates, including a credit union. Details of the IRS investigation are contained in a petition to petition to enforce summonses that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on April 19, 2004.

Offshore-focused attorney Denis Kleinfeld "masterminded" a widespread tax avoidance scheme known as the 'United States Virgin Islands Program', according to an ex-employee. The allegation was made in a counterclaim and third party claim filed at Miami-Dade Circuit Court, in Florida, on September 7, 2004 by Michael Rosenbaum and Demi International Consulting LLC, of Florida.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was filed at federal court in the USA on August 30, 2004. Businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Primeway LLC, Transprogress-2000, Torgtrans, Antel PE, Bars PE, Bolid Metalhandel GmbH, Interscrep Kft, SB Metals Ltd., and Fronhof Metal GmbH.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged tax fraud involving Chernovy Shovten Private Enterprise.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged tax evasion involving Solvent Ltd.

Total Systems Services Inc. has become the latest third party credit card processor to be ordered to turn over client records to the IRS as part of its offshore tax evasion investigation. An order allowing the IRS to serve a

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - that was filed at federal court in the USA on July 27, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Rubens de Faria, Jr., R. Faria Consultoria e Representação Ltda, Nelson Jose Nunes Junior, Sebastião Odilio Moreira da Costa, Luiz Antonio Desiderio, Rita de Cassia Moreira Costa, and Citibank.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands Antilles - that was filed at federal court in the USA on July 22, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Joao Estavano Mendes Neves, Teresa Marie Dos Santos, Plantage Mendes NV, Trees & Flowers NV, d/b/a Cactus Entertainment, and Wachovia Corporation.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Russia - that was filed at federal court in the USA on August 16, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance are Firma Vneshtorg, Valery Anatolyevich Kostin, Georgy Aleksandrovich Chernichenko, Alexander Alekseevich Chupranov, VG Euro Ltd., Electroservice, Agrodorstroy, Laston-Eco LLC, Zavod eksperimentalnogo litya, Intertrade Atlantic LLC, Algora, Alfer Holding GmbH, Marco Ltd., I. F. & M. Ltd., Laslo Kalman, Charles Fromm, a.k.a. Carles Fromm, and David Smith.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Russia - that was filed at federal court in the USA on July 29, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Raduga LLC, Shteller LLC, a.k.a. Schteller LLC; Kontinent-K LLC, a.k.a. Continent K LLC; USA-Sekret LLC, a.k.a. YuSA-Secret LLC; USA-Luks LLC, a.k.a. YuSA-Lux LLC; Astoria Bancorp LC, Barberan Inc., Tong Cong Ty May & Phu Tung Vietnam National Machinery Import-Export Corporation, Mitabr Trading LLC, Kenton Business Corp., Home GmbH, Avtokar S, Stroyvax M, Svetlana Chukova, M. Schmitt, Maxim Gorodetsky, and Nair Shrileh Vishashvaran.

Former offshore services provider Terry Neal and three co-defendants have had their sentencing delayed pending a review of a U. S. Supreme Court opinion that federal sentencing guidelines are unconstitutional.

A United States court has imposed a $5,000 fine on a taxpayer for every day that he fails to turn over records of his Bahamas trust to the IRS.If John F. Eulich, of Dallas, Texas, has not produced them by September 15, 2004 - 30 days after the start of the penalties - the fine will be increased to $10,000 per day.

Attorney Denis Kleinfeld has become embroiled in bitter litigation with a former associate of Kleinfeld's United States-based law firm, which specializes in offshore asset protection and tax planning.No fewer than seven civil lawsuits were filed by one side against the other at Miami-Dade Circuit Court, in Florida, over five months this year.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine for alleged tax fraud involving Transprogress LLC.

A Florida-based firm with client-banks in Belize and Grenada has been targeted in the latest court action in the United States as part of an IRS investigation into tax evasion using offshore structures.An order granting an IRS petition to serve a "John Doe" summons on TecniCard Inc., of Coral Way, Miami, was granted by the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on August 5, 2004.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia into suspected tax evasion by Firma Vneshtorg JSC.

The world's largest processor of credit card payments has been ordered by a United States court to assist the IRS in its investigation into tax evasion using offshore accounts.First Data Corp. must turn over information about transactions by holders of American Express, Visa and MasterCard credit cards that were issued by or on behalf of certain offshore financial institutions.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into suspected tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Russia - that was filed at federal court in the USA on July 7, 2004. Individuals and businesses that are mentioned in the request for assistance include Orsk Custom House, AV Yakovlev, VB Radchenko, EV Dimaev, SI Sharanov, YF Medvedev, SP Savchenko, Amros-Orsk Ltd., Unsped AS, Uluslararasi Nakliyat ve Gumrikleme AS, Rostek Povolzhe, Old Garant Co. Ltd., RemZapChast Co. Ltd., Biznes sklad Co. Ltd., Keylok Co. Ltd., Reotreyd Co. Ltd., Eydans Co. Ltd., Arvaron Co. Ltd., Sanett Co. Ltd., Cortres Co. Ltd., Goldenstroy Co. Ltd., Elegantprofit Co. Ltd, Russtroyhous Co. Ltd., Patterson Systems Inc., Trevorton Trading Corp., and Sitel LLC.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia into Raduga LLC, Schteller LLC, Continent K LLC, YuSA-Secret LLC and YuSA-Lux LLC for alleged tax fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Brazil into Rubens de Faria, Jr. for "crimes involving physical harm to other individuals and tax evasion, based on the facts provided that Rubens de Faria Jr. claimed to be possessed by the spirit of the late Dr. Fritz and tried to cure individuals of serious medical conditions in return for money."

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Joao Estavano Mendes Neves, Teresa Maria Dos Santos, Plantage Mendes NV and Trees & Flowers NV, t.a. Cactus Entertainment, for suspected tax fraud.