Verizon Communications

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Verizon Communications - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance - for a criminal investigation into "two identified individuals for theft and money laundering offenses".

Arthur Andersen (Bermuda) is being sued for damages over its work for a Bermuda registered telecommunications group which filed for bankruptcy in 2002.The Andersen group earned "millions of dollars in fees" from FLAG Telecom, including $1.35 million in 2000 alone,