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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Australia into Roger Gregory Matson, his wife, Janette Matson; and their two children, Baron Matson and Matilda Matson for alleged fraud and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Syxtus Gaal for alleged fraud against several Polish banks.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Syxtus Gaal for alleged credit card fraud.

A federal judge in Oregon has frozen the assets of several parties accused of operating an alleged foreign currency trading scam headed by former house painter Russell Cline and with ties to the Caribbean island of Dominica.

Offshore financial services provider and asset protection book author Terry L. Neal has been criminally indicted on tax-related offenses in the United States for the second time in three months.A 13-count superseding indictment was filed on April 23, 2003 against Neal, of St. Kitts and Oregon; and three associates, Lee. E. Morgan, of Oregon; James Fontano, of Nevada; and Aaron Young, of Oregon.

The United States authorities have assisted the British Virgin Islands government in an investigation into alleged corruption regarding contracts at the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport.Katherine M. Ho, Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, filed a notice at the local Federal Court on March 17, 2003 stating that she had finished compiling evidence in accordance with a request by the BVI Government under a mutual legal assistance treaty.

Indictment in USA v. Sylvia Hermann and Ali A. Yawar at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Bodo August Schnabel and Ingrid Schnabel for alleged fraud.

A United States Treasury officer whose job involved warning the public about investment fraud has admitted receiving money for providing information to someone who turned out to be a fraudster. James Lynn Kramer-Wilt pleaded guilty on January 30, 2003 to one count of "willful receipt of unlawful compensation from a source other than the executive branch of the United States Government". He is currently awaiting sentencing at the U. S. District Court for the District of Eastern Texas and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

An unregulated commodities trader who was involved with a Bahamas-based offshore firm accused last year of fraud has had similar allegations brought against him in the United States Robert L. Schillaci is a defendant in a civil lawsuit filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on November 21, 2002.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Brazil into Salim Bayde Filho, Jr. and his wife, Carla Maria Pinheiro Bayde, for suspected tax evasion through their company Diogenes Bayde Importadora e Exportadora Ltda.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Australia into suspected tax fraud by Gordon Munro Walker.

A civil lawsuit filed by General Star Indemnity Company against Bank of America and Bermuda-based rent-a-captive Platinum Indemnity Ltd. has been settled. The settlement was registered with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on October 29, 2002.

First Superseding Indictment in USA v. Almon Glenn Braswell, Robert Bruce Miller, and William E. Frantz at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Lothar Trinks and Christina Kaiser for alleged fraud, embezzlement, disloyal management of business, forgery of documents, and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into the murder of Colombian National Police Colonel Jose Rosario Contreras Bello possibly by the narcotics trafficking organization known as the Cali Cartel.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Robert John Hart for alleged fraud and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the British Virgin Islands - for a criminal investigation into Berton Smith, Derek Grant, Albion Hodge, Alvin Hodge, and others for suspected corruption involving contracts for the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport.

PartnerRe's United States based operation has been dragged into litigation over who is responsible for paying $29 million of losses relating to weather derivative contracts covering 'special events'. PartnerRe was named as a third party defendant in a complaint filed

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in South Korea into Seong Jin Hong for alleged embezzlement while serving as president of Continental Co., operator of the Shilla Hotel Casino.

Criminal Complaint in USA v. Sylvia Hermann, a.k.a. Sylvia A. Ilcken, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Germany into Edmund Ballier, Friedrich-Karl Gradl, Detlev Pinnow, Gerd Ullrich, Fritz-Heinz Bosking, Wolfgang Hummer, Philipp Schauer, Ludwig Schauer and others for alleged fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Hans Josef Ludwig, Georg Eduard von Boguslawski, Robert Schoch and Lidia Santangelo-Ortoleva for alleged fraud involving Henderson Pacific Private Bank and Henderson Pacific Financial Services AG.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Antonius Johannes Maria Van der Stappen for alleged bank fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal prosecution in the Turks and Caicos Islands into Dwight Rigby for alleged forgery, theft and money laundering while employed by Temple Securities.

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.

Indictment filed by USA against Alvin Irwin Moss, Frederick John Collier, Avraham Zohar, a.k.a. Avy Zohar; Richard Titterington, Geoffrey L. Feldman, Sherrie-Lee Doreen Cave, Peter James O'Sullivan, Rosalind Rose, Wayne Budd, Thomas Montgomery Bayer, Robert Murray Bohn, Stacy Layne Beavers, Beverly Ann Moss, Jeffery Allen Moss, Larry Charles Moss, Michael Joseph Harkin and Michael Elliot Cole at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the British Virgin Islands - for a criminal investigation into Berton Smith, Derek Grant, Nu-Tel Communications Inc., Lester Salkey, Clyde Thompson, Albion Hodge, Alvin Hodge, and B&A Networking Services for suspected bribery, corruption, false accounting, fraud, and theft regarding a contract to construct and expand the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Barthold Gobbens for alleged fraud, forgery and theft.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Mohinder Singh Basra and Javaid Akhtar Chaudhary regarding the alleged laundering of the proceeds of narcotics trafficking.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner for to collect evidence for a money laundering investigation in the UK into Mohinder Singh Basra and Javaid Akhtar Chaudhary.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Finland - for a criminal investigation into Elena Skorodumova for alleged tax fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Marcos Marcelino De Oliveira, Jose Samuel Benzecry,Ourvoida Serruya Benzecry, Leonardo Dias Mendonca and others for suspected money laundering, smuggling, foreign currency evasion, and tax evasion.

Four people have been criminally indicted in relation to an alleged Ponzi scheme involving Grenada that investigators say defrauded at least 700 investors out of more than $39 million. Two of the main vehicles allegedly used in the scheme were Grenada-registered Rahab Trust and Management Company and Caribbean Merchant Bank, whose banking licenses were revoked last year.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Liechtenstein into Christos N. Lialioutis and Harald Buhler for alleged fraud.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belgium into Robert Bockweg and Alida Nuyens for allegedly defrauding Bank Max Fischer of more than $2 million with the assistance of Bank Max Fischer manager Andre Zucker.

A claim by St Vincent &the Grenadines that it is serious about combating financial crime was dealt a blow on November 22 when it allowed suspected money launderer Thierry Nano to avoid an arrest warrant.Nano flew from the island on

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Gursal Aslan for allegedly laundering the proceeds of fraud by Robert and Lynne Schillaci.

Nevis Trust Ltd. and Nevis resident Gillian Hobson are among several parties being sued for $9.6 million by the former owner of a Nauru registered bank who was recently imprisoned for fraud. A civil complaint was filed by Michael D.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Aruba - for a criminal investigation into Pursi Tjew San Jie-A-Swie, Farley Hon Ping Jie-A-Swie, Gerrit de Rouw, Hon Wo Choy, Kong Hing Supermarket NV, Kong Hing Supercenter NV and Kong Hing Freezone NV for suspected money laundering.

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.

A $60 million reinsurance dispute that could lead to the collapse of Bermuda-based rent-a-captive Platinum Indemnity Ltd. escalated recently with the filing of two new lawsuits in New York.In one action, Bank of America N. A. and Platinum Indemnity Ltd. are seeking $29,335,032 against Pennsylvania-based Diamond State Insurance Company.In the other lawsuit, Bank of America and Palladium Insurance, which is affiliated with Platinum, are seeking $26,995,000 against UK-based Terra Nova Insurance Company Ltd.

Bank of Credit and Commerce International (in liquidation) v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, BankAmerica International, and BankAmerica Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Jersey, in the channel Islands, into suspected fraudulent offenses perpetrated on the Royal Bank of Canada (Jersey) Ltd. by persons unknown regarding the account of Edward John Erlendsen.

In the Matter of Bank of America Trust and Banking Corporation (Cayman) Limited - Grand Court of the Cayman Islands

In the Matter of Kendall Jackson International Ltd. and Bank of America N.A. - Grand Court of the Cayman Islands

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Magda Medina Perez for alleged forgery and money laundering.

Writ of Summons in Compagnie d'Escomptes Financiers CEF SA v. Georgian Bay Holdings Corporation, Anchorage International Fund Management Limited, Bank of America Trust and Banking Corporation (Cayman) Limited, and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into Pavlo Ivanovych Lazarenko, a former Prime Minister; Myckola Ivanovych Agafonov, Petro Myckolayiovych Kirichenko and Igor Olexandrovych Polozhentsev for alleged fraud, embezzlement and corruption.

Bank of America N.A. (formerly NationsBank vs. Neasden Ltd. and Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co (Cayman) Ltd. - Grand Court of the Cayman Islands