Puritan International

An offshore insurer that operated what may have been an investment scam dressed up as a U. S. tax avoidance scheme endured and enjoyed two contrasting judgments in the same case at the British Virgin Islands High Court over a three-day period in May. It was a tale of two judges for Boston Life and Annuity Company Ltd., which is involved in litigation with 57 of its U. S.-based insureds who claim they are victims of an $11 million fraud allegedly masterminded by U. S. nationals Leo Ford and Denis Kleinfeld and U. K. national Rick May.

Since our article in last month's newsletter, OffshoreAlert has uncovered more information about an offshore-domiciled, United Kingdom-based litigation funding company that casts further doubt about its credibility. One of the founding shareholders of British Virgin Islands-registered Puritan International Ltd., which is offering investors annual returns of 10.5 per cent in an unregistered offering, has gone bust.

An offshore firm is seeking to raise millions of dollars from the sale of an unlicensed investment product that investors are told is "very low risk" and pays out a "guaranteed" annual return of 10.5 per cent. British Virgin Islands-registered Puritan International Limited has launched a "Loan Stock Offering" for investment in the widely abused personal injury litigation funding industry in the United Kingdom.

Promotional Material Entitled 'Puritan Launch Low Risk - High Return Fund' for Puritan International Ltd.

Puritan International Ltd. - Private Placement Memorandum - February 13, 2004

Puritan International Ltd. - Investment Brochure - February 13, 2004