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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Multipoker.com alleged of using BVI offices to hide revenues from Sweden’s tax authorities
Sweden’s tax authority (Skatterverket) claims that online poker site Multipoker.com owes SEK40 million (about USD$6.38 million) in unpaid taxes; the reason is that, according to Skatteverket, Multipoker’s offices in the British Virgin Islands were only a front, but all of … Continue reading
Posted in BVI Companies, Gambling, Investigation, Tax fraud
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Assets of 8 BVI companies frozen at the request of Danone: Escalation of dispute between Chinese and French Group
The dispute between the French Group Danone SAÂ and its Chinese joint venture partner Wahaha Group some months ago resulted in Danone’s filing legal action against British Virgin Islands company Ever Maple Trading Ltd., and later on with the counter-claim … Continue reading
Posted in BVI Companies, BVI Courts, Court decisions, Litigation
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Norwegian Hydro Aluminium to pass money through BVI-based intermediary in its deals with the Tajikistan Aluminium company
The state-controlled Norwegian metal producer Hydro Aluminium has been called to public account on the terms of contracts the company signed last December with the Tajikistan Aluminium Plant – Talco. By this contract, Hydro announced it had agreed to sell … Continue reading
BVI Public Prosecution’s Office brings a suit against Russia’s Telecom Minister
The public prosecutions’ office in the British Virgin Islands has told it has an overwhelming evidence that Russian Telecommunications Minister Leonid Reiman is the main beneficiary of an offshore fund which owns substantial assets in companies regulated by his ministry. … Continue reading
Legal bid to block Rivkin’s bank records related to his offshore business deals
Some months ago, we have discussed the case of bankruptcy of deceased stockbroker Rene Rivkin, which was connected with his affairs in the UK and in the British Virgin Islands. The BVI company called Derata was named as the sole … Continue reading
Posted in BVI Companies, BVI Trusts, Bankruptcy, Investigation, Litigation
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Global banana companies avoid tax burden incorporating in the BVI and other offshore centers
The UK Guardian has revealed that multinational banana companies are using tax haven jurisdictions to avoid paying tax on their profits in the UK and in developing countries. In the course of international investigation into banana firms, it was found … Continue reading
Posted in BVI Companies, Tax Shelters, Tax planning
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BVI-owned Waterworld UK being part of the consortium that received the contract now disputed in Irish court
The Dublin International Arena Limited (Dial) consortium that received the contract to build the €62 mln worth National Aquatic Centre in Dublin now is planning to seek €40 million in compensation from the Ireland government – the amount 4 times … Continue reading
Posted in BVI Companies, Investigation, Litigation
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Large sums of money pocketed by Macau official are traced to the BVI jurisdiction
A trial on the large-scale corruption case took place in the gambling enclave of Macau. Ao Man-long, the secretary of transport and public works whose work was approving land sales to developers, is accused of taking cuts from construction contracts … Continue reading
Posted in BVI Companies, Corruption Scandals
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19 BVI companies included in the list of 1.5 million assets owned by the family of Benazir Bhutto, former Pakistani Prime Minister
In accordance to information given in the Pakistani press (“The Newsâ€), details of the assets $1.5 billion worth (almost Rs 90 billion) supposedly owned by Benazir Bhutto and her family are now under wide circulation through the electronic mail service. … Continue reading
Stock speculator claims his involvement in establishing two BVI funds used to revive NOVA Corp.
Haruo Nishida, a stock speculator arrested for alleged market manipulation, has claimed to have been involved in the setting up of the two funds based in the British Virgin Islands, which the ex-president of NOVA Corp. Nozomu Sahashi had been … Continue reading
Posted in BVI Investment Funds, Frauds, Investigation
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