JUDGE IN MEHUL CHOKSI'S SUIT AGAINST INDIA, ALLEGING HE WAS KIDNAPPED, SAYS THERE'S NO EVIDENCE, AS COURT DEMANDS £600,000 SECURITY FOR COSTS, IN A CASE WITH LITTLE FUTURE OF PREVAILING

While we await the actual extradition of the two billion dollar accused fraudster, MEHUL CHOKSI, from Belgium to his native India, to finally face justice, there's an interesting development in Choksi's British civil suit against India, which claims that the country's agents kidnapped him from Antigua. The presiding judge, in a detailed fifteen page opinion, handed down on February 6, stated that there had been, to date, a complete lack of evidence in support of. Choksi's case.

The matter came up in the context of a dispute over whether Choksi should be required to pay £600,000 as a deposit for costs, as a foreign plaintiff with no ties or assets in the United Kingdom. The Court noted that, except for Choksi's own statements, there had been no evidence produced to date in support of his allegations that he has indeed been kidnapped by a team of agents, acting on behalf of India's intelligence service. The Court in Belgium reached the same conclusion, while debating his extradition recently.

Readers may recall that, in my lengthy Investigative Report on the subject, I introduced evidence of Choksi's failed attempt to flee to the Republic of Cuba, to avoid possible extradition to India by Antigua. I filed that report with the UK court, and sent copies to all counsel. I note that the Court stated that my conclusions were not as the result of first-hand knowledge, and therefore were not considered in its conclusion, but I have my doubts

It appears that Choksi's efforts to gain an advantage in his pending Belgium extradition proceeding, and to get India to back down through a major lawsuit has a very small chance of success, after the Court openly doubted the sufficiency of the evidence.

THE UAE STARTS ENFORCING ITS SIX FIGURE JUDGMENT AGAINST HENG SHENG GROUP, WHILE GRENADA CONTINUES TO DO CBI BUSINESS WITH THIS FRAUDSTER, AND CARIBBEAN REGULATORS IGNORE THE SCANDAL

This week, the Dubai Court of First Instance began proceedings to collect upon the $400,000 judgment it has entered for fraud against the Chinese-owned economic passport sales company HENG SHENG (HS); its bank accounts and business licenses have been blocked, and liens placed against them. There are also reports that its insurance policy has been forfeited and liquidated.

At the same time, as we have previously reported and now confirmed,, the company, using criminal tactics often employed by fraudsters caught in the act, have reopened under a new name, with a brand new bank account, and a new business license, but virtually this time, most likely to evade the anticipated next court action, a suit for fraudulent conveyance, to attach the assets of the successor company. Justice will be served in the UAE.

Notwithstanding the outstanding and unpaid judgment, the Government of Grenada continues to do business with Heng Sheng, and has even allowed the company to return to the illegal discounting of Grenada CBI citizenships, which are specifically prohibited by an international regional agreement on minimum pricing, signed by Grenada. It continues to allow HS to market Grenada CBI at the illegal rate.

Furthermore, the EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK is still allowing international banking transactions of HS to be processed, and has not issued any statement, sanction or ruling, blocking Heng Sheng from the fraudster company's continued abuse of the regional financial system, and the Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (ECCIRA) has still, a year later, not gotten off the ground to rein in CBI misconduct by the East Caribbean CBI states, as promised in 2024. Caribbean CBI states continue to have zero effective international regulation of their passport sales misconduct; no wonder the EU has declared that it has had enough.

Finally, does the Government of Grenada not realize that its inaction regarding Heng Sheng's fraud, and its continued business relationship with the company could jeopardize its unique visa status with the United States, as well as the ability of its native-born nationals to visit America, as has already occurred to Antigua and Dominica? Grenada is playing with fire in the Heng Sheng scandal, and it's about to get burned. Is the country's arrogant leadership totally blind to the probable consequences? You can expect accountability from the U.S. sooner, rather than later.

THE UK FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE MUST OPEN AN INQUIRY INTO ANGUILLA'S REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, IF ANGUILLA IS TO CONTINUE AS AN OFFSHORE FINANCIAL CENTRE

To recap our long shopping list of acts of governmental misconduct in Anguilla:

(1) Anguilla's Registrar pointedly chooses to ignore the findings of fact and
conclusions of law of foreign courts, BUT it adroitly attempts to influence them.
(2) The Office of the Registrar allows new companies to be formed, notwithstanding that statutory naming conflicts exist.
(3) Companies are improperly reinstated, and requirements quietly waived, in violation of the law.
(4) Substantial reinstatement fees are quietly waived, and Registered Agents allowed to ignore laws and regulations.
(5) Documents and claims submitted are summarily dismissed, without diligent inquiry.
(6) Finally, the Office of the Governor simply washed its hands of any involvement, which is Malfeasance of Office, if not a violation of existing law.

We again reiterate that the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office must take up these allegations, conduct a thorough
inquiry, and further examine whether the Government of Anguilla's administration of its affairs is falling so short as to require Direct Rule at this time. Our whistleblower's complaints have exposed the dark underbelly of an offshore centre that requires significant reform, from the top down. Otherwise, it does not properly serve either its customers, or the people of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla.

FINANCIAL CRIMINALS, UNHAPPY WITH BEING THE SUBJECT OF ATTENTION WHEN ENTERING THE EU WITH A CBI PASSPORT, NOW SHIFT TO DIFFERENT TACTICS: ACQUIRING FRAUDULENT CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT

If you are a career money launderer or transnational fraudster, the last thing you want is to be interrogated at EU Passport Control, when arriving armed with a Caribbean Citizenship by Investment (CBI) passport for entry. If you have noticed lately, more and more firms in the investment migration sector are advertising their ability to process Citizenship by Descent, where you qualify for a passport in an EU Member state through your personal ancestry.

The problem is, criminals who do not qualify, often cheat they way in; they obtain forged or counterfeit evidence of an parent or grandparent from that jurisdiction. They may enlist the services of any one of a number of criminal enterprises that exist for that illicit purpose. They may successfully bribe their way into a citizenship, through underpaid, and corrupt government officials.

Until and unless the compliance world finds a way to identify passports acquired through Citizenship by Descent, such as foreign Place of Birth, brand new passport, passport user with suspicious travel history, or some other means of quickly and effectively determining how the holder became an EU citizen, I am afraid that money launderers and all the other Usual Suspects will be able to employ Citizenship by Descent passports to facilitate criminal activity in the European Union.

SAINT LUCIA PUSHES BACK AT THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE BY ANNOUNCING A NEW OCEANFRONT MARRIOTT CBI HOTEL PROJECT BY THE ROGUE CARIBBEAN GALAXY GROUP

The same day that the United States, of behalf of itself, the United Kingdom and the Members of the European Union, warned Saint Vincent against adopting a new Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program, and recognizing China over Taiwan, Saint Lucia Minister of Investment ERNEST HILAIRE confirmed the new MARRIOTT hotel project on Vigie Beach, which is a CARIBBEAN GALAXY REAL ESTATE GROUP project.

Minister Ernest Hilaire

Galaxy, which is Chinese-owned and controlled, was literally thrown out of Saint Kitts & Nevis for selling tens of thousands of CBI passports at illegal discounts as much as 60%, to Chinese nationals, with zero due diligence performed on applicants, a number of whom have been subsequently arrested and indicted in the U.S. and elsewhere, for crimes and illegal intelligence activity.

Granting Galaxy the right to sell this Marriott project, which will involve the sale of economic citizenships with CBI St. Lucia passports, is a slap in the face at the U.S. and Europe, whom have bluntly stated that they consider CBI to constitute a serious national security threat. Recent efforts by Saint Lucians to obtain visas to enter the United States, have been denied by the American Embassy in Barbados, and additional U.S. restrictions and even sanctions, based upon Saint Lucia's stubborn insistence upon continuing its corrupt and dangerous CBI program, are certain to be accelerated by news that this Galaxy-administered project has not been terminated.

The Trump administration has made no secret of its opposition to the continued operation of the SLC CBI program, and Galaxy's role in money laundering, fraud and corruption in the five EC states that sell economic citizenship, and this news about the Vigie Beach hotel project will further isolate Saint Lucia on the international scene. Given the American position on CBI, Saint Lucia's leaders are clearly choosing to play with diplomatic and economic fire, a game which they cannot win, and which could seriously result in damage on a number of political and financial front.

VALENTIN ZLATEV: THE NEW EASTERN EUROPEAN PARTNER OF ST. LUCIA MINISTER FOR INVESTMENT ERNEST HILAIRE

St. Lucia Minister Ernest Hilaire

Saint Lucia has a short memory. Not long ago, the Rock Hall project was being promoted as the next transformative development for the island. Behind it stood BEMAX, a Balkan construction firm with deep political entanglements in Montenegro and a controversial reputation in its home region. I exposed the background.; I raised the red flags. I detailed the political connections and reputational risks surrounding the project’s principals. Shortly thereafter, the Saint Lucia government cancelled the Bemax contract. Draw your own conclusions. What cannot be denied is that once scrutiny intensified, the project collapsed. Due diligence matters — especially when passports, banking access, and sovereign credibility are involved.

Now a new Eastern European name steps forward: Valentin Zlatev, and once again, the gatekeeper on the St. Lucia side is Ernest Hilaire. From Russian Oil Power Broker to Caribbean Resort Developer, Zlatev was not forged in tourism. He built his career as the longtime head of Lukoil Bulgaria, the dominant Russian oil operator in the country. For years, Bulgarian media described him as one of the most powerful businessmen in the nation — operating at the intersection of energy, politics, and influence. His name surfaced repeatedly in investigative reporting connected to alleged political proximity to senior leadership, market dominance controversies, and the “Barcelonagate” inquiry involving a luxury Spanish property and disputed funding trails.

Velentin Zlatov

To be precise: Zlatev has not been convicted of criminal wrongdoing in relation to these matters. Some investigations concluded without charges.But controversy does not vanish because charges are absent. Reputation travels. And it has now arrived in Saint Lucia. The Grand Hyatt Project. Zlatev is associated with the proposed Grand Hyatt Saint Lucia Resort in Choiseul — marketed as a flagship luxury development, promising jobs and capital inflows.

The pitch sounds familiar. Foreign investor; Big promises; Strategic land; Long-term concessions. Saint Lucia operates a Citizenship-by-Investment program. That means the stakes are not just about hotel rooms; They are about financial credibility, visa access, correspondent banking relationships, and geopolitical alignment.

The Pattern Is the Story; First Rock Hall.Now Choiseul. Eastern European capital with complicated political histories continues to find entry into Saint Lucia’s most sensitive economic channels. ERNEST HILAIRE is the minister responsible for investment promotion.  If he opens the door, he owns the vetting. If Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre places unquestioning confidence in that vetting, then the political responsibility climbs even higher.

SLC PM Philip J. Pierre;Willful blindness

Conclusion: When I exposed Bemax, the contract did not survive public scrutiny. Now another Eastern European power figure with a controversial public history enters the island’s development landscape. Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre may blindly trust Ernest Hilaire, 

But America is watching. And in today’s geopolitical climate, every investor carries more than capital. Some carry baggage; and baggage has a way of surfacing.

US ADVISES ST. VINCENT NOT TO START A CBI PROGRAM, WARNING THAT THE U.S., U.K. AND EU REGARD SUCH PROGRAMS AS A NATIONAL SECURITY RISK; IT ALSO SAYS NOT TO CHANGE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS FROM TAIWAN TO CHINA

In a move that demonstrates America and Europe now regard Citizenship by Investment (CBI) economic passport programs as a direct security threat, The United States has strongly advised the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines against creating a new CBI program. America further advised the Caribbean island state not to switch its diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, as such a step could have serious economic consequences for the St. Vincent domestic economy, which could also negatively affect the heavily in debt Eastern Caribbean economic system. Outstanding loans potentially being declared in default by creditors, and the devaluation of the East Caribbean Dollar are among the consequences mentioned.

The fact that such advice has been delivered at the highest levels of government in St. Vincent was publicly disclosed in a session of the country's House of Assembly, its Parliament, by the Leader of the Opposition, former Prime Minister RALPH GONSALVES, as the present government has thus far
concealed this information from its constituents. Caribbean governments often keep their citizens in the dark regarding actions which could adversely affect their personal welfare.

The impact of the announcement will reverberate throughout the five EC states that presently sell economic citizenships, as they digest the fact that CBI programs in the Caribbean are now an endangered species, and the United States is now more forcefully stating that their continued existence could result in serious economic problems, in a region already beset with staggering public debt services, troubled domestic economies, and a growing dependence upon a controlling Chinese economic burden.

RAMPANT VOTER FRAUD AND OPEN BUYING OF VOTES MAR BARBADOS' NATIONAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 11

Multiple reports of open distribution of envelopes containing cash being doled out by Barbados Labour Party hacks in red t-shirts has confirmed that tomorrow's Feb. 11 Barbados election has been bought and paid for by the incumbent BLP. First-hand witnesses report Prime Minister MIA MOTTLEY herself handing out cash in businesses and bars, in local currency BBD$1500 to $2500; Minister WILFRED ABRAHAMS PERSONALLY laying out a wad of cash at a bar; government ministers are said to themselves diverting $200 of the $250 to be issued to each individual voter, and giving the balance around, to insure BLP votes. Mottley has personally been very busy in in the St John constituency  giving out  money to shops and bars;That's where the Opposition leader is running.

Tomorrow's election will be little more than an obscenity professing to be a democracy at work; we can only hope that the Trump administration is watching these disgusting events unfold in full sight of the American Embassy, which has in the past pointedly ignored domestic politics. Let the IMF and the World Bank see how an autocratic one-party state perpetuates itself ad infinitum; corruption rearing it ugly head in the full light of day.

Attached is a summary of Barbados' systemic voter fraud, written by a former journalist with the local Nation newspaper. No wonder many religious Bajans are praying today.

CHINESE CAREER CRIMINAL WHO USED SAINT KITTS & NEVIS CBI PASSPORT TO ENTER THE US SENTENCED IN ABSENTIA TO 20 YEARS FOR MONEY LAUNDERING

How many Chinese nationals, who use SAINT KITTS CBI PASSPORTS sold by CARIBBEAN GALAXY GROUP to commit crimes in America, do we have to see in our courts, before the United States comes in and shuts down the SKN passport sales program, as a national security threat from China?

HENG SHENG GROUP ENGAGES IN A FRAUDULENT TRANSFER TO EVADE A $400,000 JUDGMENT CREDITOR AND DUBAI IS COMPLICIT

If you saw the recent report, appearing on LINKEDIN, detailing the $400,000 default judgment awarded in court against the HENG SHENG GROUP (HS) in Dubai, you know that the Chinese-owned Citizenship by Investment (CBI) company curiously did not defend the lawsuit, although it has a significant corporate presence in the UAE. HS then shut down its operations there, and immediately afterwards reopened under another name. That is against the law in most countries, and can even constitute a crime.

To the non-lawyers out there, such an action constitutes a fraudulent conveyance to avoid a judgment creditor, and in most jurisdictions, it can be set aside by the courts, which can even go further and, in what is known as Piercing the Corporate Veil, reach the successor company's assets, even if they only hold customer lists, goodwill, or other valuable assets. This is the commission of a fraud upon the court, as well as the creditor.

We ask, why did the authorities in "business friendly" Dubai tolerate this fraud? The benign neglect of rogue CBI passport-selling companies is apparently how DUBAI authorities govern; we know it completely ignored the illegal discounting of passport sales prices for years, and wonder whether bribes were paid to insure that Heng Sheng's fraudulent transfer would go unpunished. 

Remember, HS is also known to have returned to the illegal discounting of passport prices in Grenada, notwithstanding that Grenada signed an international agreement to cease and desist in that illicit practice; Heng Sheng has zero respect for this, or any law. 

The case illustrates that even the largest players in the investment migration industry have nothing but contempt for the Rule of Law, and investors who believe they can bring a civil suit if things so south with their own CBI purchase should govern themselves accordingly.

ANGUILLA REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE FINDINGS AND RULING OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION

As we have shown in our previous articles, our whistleblower obtained a favorable ruling in litigation in a court in St. Maarten, against the attorney who committed the fraud, with the aid and assistance of of both public and private parties. When the whistleblower attempted to secure cooperation from the Registrar of Companies, here is an extract from his response. This response is from the same Registry of Companies in Anguilla that submitted a document to the same foreign court in Sint Maarten to assist the failed action by the fraudster ELVIA MOENIR-ALAM.

In truth and in fact, not only did the Registrar advise that official Anguilla does not recognize the findings of a St. Maarten Court, they essentially stated, on the record, that their policy is to not assist any party for any purpose. Given this lack of cooperation, our investigation, and these articles, shall continue to detail the scandal; stay tuned.

( from Page 2 of the St. Maarten judgment)

CORRUPTION IN DOMINICA STARTED TWO DECADES AGO, AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRIME MINISTER ROOSEVELT SKERRIT

Further to our recent articles regarding the widespread illegal sale of Caribbean diplomatic passports to transnational white collar criminals, sanctions evaders and money launderers, look at the attached image, showing that Dominica Prime Minister ROOSEVELT SKERRIT was involved in directly selling a number of diplomatic passports to whomever had millions of US Dollars in hand, to pay him. This is just one of the reasons why the United States has in essence blacklisted the Commonwealth of Dominica, its citizens, its CBI passport holders, and its totally corrupt Labour Party leadership.

Stephen Isidore

Readers wondering who PM Skerrit's attorney STEPHEN ISIDORE is, he's the lawyer who was charged with stealing six million dollars from his law firm, a case that never went to trial, which tells you something about the corruption in Dominica's justice system. Isidore was also accused of hiring someone to commit arson against the senior law partner who brought the court case against him. One of Skerrit's other local lawyers, ANTHONY ASTAPHAN, who coincidentally also represented Isidore, got an order suppressing media coverage of the case. There is little press freedom in Dominica.

Anthony Astaphan

In a country ruled by an autocratic leader, his associates are never held to account for their crimes, and the Rule of Law simply doesn't exist. You do not want to ever advise a client to invest in Roosevelt Skerrit's Dominica, lest the court system, slanted in favor of locals, gets their hands on your assets. Nit only will you lose your entire investment, you may also end up on prison on trumped-up charges, supported by Roosevelt Skerrit and his influential Chinese advisors.

Roosevelt Skerrit