JOSEPH SAMMUT-REGISTERED ENTITIES

 

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 Sanctions and Current Status

• Joseph Sammut: While not on the US OFAC SDN list, he faced a global asset freeze by the Maltese courts and was removed from the register of auditors in 2019. His legal battles regarding the 2015 fraud and money laundering charges are a matter of public record.

• Safeir Gold: The company was a creditor in the Satabank liquidation, further linking it to a banking institution that was shut down by the ECB for systemic money laundering failures. It is still in operation.......

• US Pressure: While Sammut is not personally sanctioned by the US, the US State Department and Treasury have frequently pressured Malta to prosecute "professional enablers" like Sammut who helped Libyan regime figures evade international sanctions and move looted assets.

• Deknas family and hundreds of his mates continue to enjoy their fraudulent citizenship

Summary of Registered Entities (27, Grognet Street)

Entity	Relation	Note
SMM Group	Primary Firm	Sammut's operational base.
Safeir Gold Ltd	Dekna Family	€400k gold capital; vanished in 1 year.
Capital Resources Ltd	Mutassim Gaddafi	Held millions for Gaddafi's son.
Mezen International	Libyan Interests	Linked to sanctioned entities.
Alwefaq Ltd	Residency Shell	One of hundreds used for permits.

READ OUR PREVIOUS ARTICLES EXPOSING WINSTON CLARKE AND ATTORNEY CORY BECKLES

Due to reader demand, we are here publishing the hyperlinks to the previous articles exposing the career criminal WINSTON CLARKE, and his illicit relationship with the Barbados lawyer and politician CORY H.D. BECKLES, due to recent news regarding how Clarke, working out of Beckles' law office, is defrauding the elderly and stealing their property in Barbados:

WINSTON CLARKE, HIS PREDATORY PRO-CORRUPTER BACKGROUND EXPOSED, STOOPS TO GASLIGHTING BAJANS

WINSTON (JUNIOR)CLARKE, BARBADOS' WORST CAREER CRIMINAL (40 FELONY CONVICTIONS, INCLUDING HOMICIDE) IS PRODUCING COUNTERFEIT MONEY

BARBADOS PARALEGAL WINSTON CLARKE IMPLICATED IN DEATH OF ATTORNEY DOUGLAS TROTMAN

WINSTON CLARKE WAS THE INDIVIDUAL ENGAGED IN UNAUTHORISED PRACTISE OF LAW IN OUR ARTICLE

CORY BECKLES

 

WILL ANTIGUA HAVE TO PAY OUT $200 MILLION FOR THE ALFA NERO?

Given the fact that there is litigation pending in Russia, and the government there has already reportedly seized assets of the Turkish billionaire who bought the ALFA NERO from Antigua's GASTON BROWNE'S government for less than 50% of its market value, legal observers believe that the bill for literally stealing and selling off the luxury yacht will eventually come due, and the people of Antigua and Barbuda will see it come out of their already seriously depleted national treasury. Insiders also are following the unfolding criminal investigation into the case in Dubai, UAE, where the government there could also compel Antigua to pay back the family of the Russian oligarch who own the vessel. Finally, remember that the Russians have placed extremely valuable works of art on the yacht, and Gaston Browne's port director's henchmen are believed to have boldly stolen them off the vessel, when it sat on the docks in Antigua.

Could the Alfa Nero case render Antigua, with its dysfunctional, distressed economy, insolvent? If a foreign court of competent jurisdiction has a judgment and demands payment, would default place ANTIGUA into the category of deadbeat nation? I wonder how Antiguan voters, who just recently reelected the Labour Party for another five years, will deal with this upcoming catastrophe.

MALTA'S DEKNA £400,000 GOLD FRAUD, CREATED BY JOSEPH SAMMUT

 The Safeir Gold Controversy

The case of Safeir Gold Ltd is a prime example of the "invented capital" allegations that led to Sammut’s 2015 arraignment on charges of fraud and money laundering.

The Gold Injection

When Safeir Gold Ltd was incorporated in 2015, its share capital was reportedly declared to be €400,000. Crucially, this capital was not paid in cash but in the form of gold bullion.

• The Certification: Joseph Sammut, acting as the company’s auditor/accountant, officially certified the existence and value of this gold.

• Storage in Libya: The gold was claimed to be held in storage in Libya, not Malta. Sammut provided documentation to Maltese authorities (including the MFSA and Identity Malta) verifying that the gold was a legitimate asset of the company.

The "Vanishing" Act

Investigations into the company’s financial records later revealed a startling discrepancy. Within one year of incorporation, the €400,000 worth of gold essentially "vanished" from the company’s balance sheets.

• Invented Capital: This led investigators to conclude that the gold likely never existed or was "paper gold" used solely to bypass residency requirements.

• Strategic Residency: The high capital valuation allowed the owners—the Dekna family—to secure high-tier residency status (and later passports) quickly.
  
  The Dekna family was never charged tax or anything for the 400k Gold. Instead they all got full passports which should be annulled in my opinion as quick as possible
  
  

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 The Dekna Connection: Gaddafi & Passports

The owners of Safeir Gold, specifically Saifalislam Abdalla Dekna and his father Abdalla Dekna, are key figures in the Libyan-Maltese financial nexus.

• Abdalla Dekna’s Background: Abdalla Dekna was a senior manager at Medavia, a joint venture between the Maltese and Libyan governments. He was a known associate of the Gaddafi regime, having been detained in Libya in 2012 for providing logistical support to the regime during the 2011 revolution.

• From Residency to Passport: The "investment" in Safeir Gold was the stepping stone for the family's integration into Malta. Reports indicate that following the initial residency secured via Safeir Gold, members of the family successfully applied for and were granted full Maltese (EU) Citizenship.

• Gaddafi Gold? The question of whether the "Safeir Gold" was actually part of the missing 140 tonnes of Libyan state gold remains a subject of intense speculation among financial crime investigators. Malta served as a major transit point for Gaddafi loyalists moving wealth into the EU after 2011.

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MEET THE BARBADOS ATTORNEY WHO FRONTS FOR CAREER CRIMINAL WINSTON CLARKE

If you read our recent article,  BARBADOS CAREER CRIMINAL AND THIEF/FRAUDSTER SURFACES AGAIN; PRACTISING LAW WITHOUT A LICENSE WHILE STEALING FROM HIS "CLIENTS" , and are wondering how WINSTON CLARKE evades arrest and prosecution for the Unauthorized Practice of Law, meet the lawyer who protects Clarke from his many victims. Beckles allows Clarke, and his estwhile partner in crime, ANTHONY HINDS, to use his imposing law office stationary, to steal and defraud elderly ladies and other easy marks.  Whether Beckles should have his law license stripped away from him for his facilitation of white collar crime I leave to the Barbados Bar Association, but here is what I have previously written about this dodgy lawyer. 

We have written a number of articles detailing how a number of lawyers in Barbados have been engaged in the theft of real estate from absentee Bajan owners, or those who are powerless to protect themselves from fraud, forgery, corruption of the court system, and additional white collar crimes committed by unethical and greedy members of the Bar, who have been acting with impunity.

Our latest information involves property that was once owned by the leading American/Bajan civil rights activist the Right Reverend Michael Haynes. Haynes was a close friend of American icon Martin Luther King, Jr., and the two of them worked together in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

The real estate in question passed, through inheritance, to Haynes' son; On January 18, 2023, attorney CORY H.D. BECKLES allegedly broke into the property, without permission, or colour of law. He was  reportedly accompanied by clerk ANTHONY HINDS, attorney KAVIER CALLENDER and an individual claiming to be a Bailiff, WAYNE MCKENZIE. Beckles is reportedly acting on behalf of a client named JOSEPH JORDAN, of Sunset Crest, St. James. Jordan's claim has no basis in law, according to our sources. An attorney's failure to adequately research authorities before taking action constitutes gross negligence, and requires disbarment, but the law in Barbados is weak, corrupt and useless when it comes to the administration of justice.

Readers of this blog will recall that attorney Beckles is connected to known Bajan fraudster and unlicensed jailhouse lawyer WINSTON CLARKE* also known as JOE GRIFFITH, who has victimised a number of Bajans through the unauthorised practise of law, allegedly working out of Beckles' law office. Until the Barbados Bar Association, and the courts, start disciplining and punishing attorneys who steal real estate from their clients, and from innocent expats living abroad, these crimes will continue unabated.

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* Clarke's other alias is JUNIOR CLARKE.

JOSEPH SAMMUT: THE ARCHITECT OF GROGNET STREET

Joseph (Joe) Sammut is a Maltese accountant and former National Treasurer of the Labour Party. His office at Grognet Street, Mosta, became the epicenter of a massive regulatory scandal involving the creation of hundreds of "shell" companies for Libyan nationals.

• The Residency Facade: Sammut’s primary service for Libyan clients was the facilitation of Maltese residency permits which in many cases became full passports. To qualify, Libyans were required to show a significant investment (usually €100,000) in a Maltese company.

• Mass Registration: At its peak, Grognet Street hosted between 200 and 800 companies. Many of these existed only on paper, with no employees or physical operations. But all retained their residence status and many got a passport.

https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/58005901

https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/08/labour-partys-former-treasurer-and-gaddafi-accountant-joe-sammut-to-be-charged-today/

https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/professional-secrecy-doesnt-stop-smokin-joe-from-bragging-he-just-doesnt-want-to-say-whether-the-gaddafis-are-his-paymasters/

https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-08-20/newspaper-leader/Dodgy-dealings-Joe-Sammut-due-diligence-and-institutional-failings-6736140789

https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-08-21/local-news/MFSA-had-no-reason-to-doubt-registration-of-companies-by-Joe-Sammut-6736140851

https://timesofmalta.com/article/sammut-accused-police-of-hindering-investment.583069

(TVM News)

ALEX SAAB MORAN'S UPCOMING RETURN TO U.S. CUSTODY HAS BEEN GIVING CERTAIN CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

Given that the consensus of opinion among those senior American officials who speak to the press anonymously is that ALEX NAIN SAAB MORAN, the Colombian money launderer who served the highest echelon in former President NICOLAS MADURO's Sol narcotics cartel, will sooner or later be extradited from Venezuela, in some sort of backroom deal, a number of Caribbean leaders in Antigua and Barbuda are most certainly having sleepless nights.

Saab, who received both an Antiguan diplomatic as well as a CBI passport, moved major amounts of criminal profits through the two offshore Antiguan banks that he owned, as well as the local GLOBAL BANK OF COMMERCE, with the active assistance of his close friend, Prime Minister & Minister of Finance GASTON BROWNE, and a number of members of his cabinet. All of them fear the cooperation Saab will most likely render to American law enforcement, to avoid a life sentence for money laundering and terrorist financing. In fact, the recent Snap Election called and conducted by Browne took place to insure that he was reinstalled as Head of State in Antigua; whether that is a Get Out of Jail Free Card is debatable though, given Maduro's arrest and presumed ultimate fate.

For those who are concerned that the previous American Pardon extended to Saab, when he was exchanged for ten American hostages, take a look at the fine print; his subsequent criminal activities render it absolutely void, and of not further force and effect. Meanwhile, Antigua's corrupt leadership is reportedly looking over the shoulder, and fearing the proverbial visit by an American Special Forces team dedicated to their arrest and removal to a Federal Courtroom in Manhattan.

BARBADOS CAREER CRIMINAL AND THIEF/FRAUDSTER SURFACES AGAIN; PRACTISING LAW WITHOUT A LICENSE WHILE STEALING FROM HIS "CLIENTS"

Remember WINSTON CLARKE, the career criminal, with 40 felony convictions & multiple incarcerations, whom we have profiled in the past for fraud, as well as the theft of money from those who unfortunately trusted him with their assets. Apparently the Barbados Bar Association has had enough of his unauthorized practise of law, which he manages through improper use of Powers of Attorney, and some "McKenzie Friend" paralegal assistant nonsense, during which he defrauds his new "clients"while purporting to assist them in minor legal proceedings.

If you haven't read our previous articles on this parasite, read them here;.
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AMERICA'S SWORD OF DAMOCLES FOR MONEY LAUNDERING HANGS HEAVY OVER PRIME MINISTER GASTON BROWNE'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY IN THE ALFA NERO SCANDAL

Maria Bird-Browne and Gaston Browne

The rejuvenated 28U.S.C. §1782 actions in the American Federal Discovery proceedings, in the efforts of counsel for the owner of the Russian luxury yacht illegally sold by PM Gaston Browne's Antigua government, poses a direct threat to those members of his immediate family, who allegedly were part of the operation involving the six million U.S. Dollar kickback Browne is said to have received, for selling the yacht at an obscenely low price. Browne's wife, MARIA BIRD-BROWNE, and his oldest son, GASTON ANDRON BROWNE III, are believed to soon be coming under close scrutiny by American law enforcement agencies, after Browne's defamation suit against the yacht's owner attorneys was filed, which triggered new §1782 proceedings, as alleged participants in the laundering and concealment of the six million dollars. Just where did that money go, and who funneled it into the United States? Whether other Browne children are implicated remains an unanswered question. Additionally, and in anticipation that his wife may become a Person of Interest, Browne is rumored to be taking steps to place her in the position of Governor General for Antigua, his Majesty's representative, to confer immunity from criminal prosecution upon. her, but most American legal expert have opined that, based upon existing case law, she could be charged in the United States. Andron, as a United States taxpayer (he's a resident), is especially exposed to violations of Federal Law, and his assets will most likely get special attention from the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service. Whether he Is holding assets of his father, as a frontman, has been alleged in Antigua for several years.

GAB III

Finally, Antiguans experienced in the bare-knuckle politics of their island nation, and who we have surveyed, have universally agreed that Maria Bird-Browne, if required to make hard choices about her future in an American courtroom, will decide to cooperate against her husband, to save herself from having to serve a lengthy term in an American prison; how will all this unfold? We cannot say, but we will be watching.

ARE THE CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT JURISDICTIONS LIABLE FOR DAMAGES TO THEIR PURCHASERS FOR FAILURE TO MAKE FULL AND FAIR DISCLOSURE REGARDING POTENTIAL RISKS?

Have you seen what amounts to be a CBI client advisory service advertised online, offering advice and counsel on which Citizenship by Investment is right for the inquiring investor?

What does a lawyer see when he looks at a government-licensed economic citizenship program, purchased by his high net worth client, acting without the benefit of competent legal counsel? If his client, now unhappy with his six figure investment for a major, valid reason, comes to him with a serious problem, he does his research, explores legal theories, and considers what cause of action has the best chance of success. He sees a well-oiled public relations sales campaign, run efficiently by the investment migration industry, which focuses on the number of visa-free jurisdictions that the holder of a specific CBI passport can visit this month, but neglects to educate the consumer about what negative events loom on the horizon. He sees the programs themselves falling over each other, in friendly competition, trying to sound like the gold standard in the industry, while the leaders of the Caribbean CBI states and their Cabinet officers, who run the CIUs, are exposed in major media or lawsuits for money laundering, fraud and systemic corruption. He sees troubled national governments taking steps to rein in such programs, which have become a threat to their national security, increased white collar crime dangers, and field day for bribes and kickbacks by industry players. So, what will he do? Threaten or bring a civil action for failure of the operators to detail negative information in their marketing materials, or for material misstatement of fact? How will be make his client whole, whose investment may just be a liability just waiting to happen, the next time he presents that passport at at international airport of entry, and ends up being interrogated, being subject of a law enforcement investigation, or worse deported? Is his EU/UK visa-free entry, the sole reason he purchased in the first place, now subject to close screening or restrictions? I am waiting to see what the first wave of litigation over CBI passports will look like; perhaps you should, too.

MAJOR PLAYERS IN IRANIAN SHADOW BANKING NETWORK DISGUISED THEMSELVES WITH SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS & DOMINICA CBI PASSPORTS

Today's U.S. Treasury press release announcing sanctions,"Economic Fury Targets Iranian Shadow Banking Networks Moving Billions in Foreign Currency," https://lnkd.in/e9dr-qVV notes that the principals at two of the sanctioned Iranian foreign currency exchanges use SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS and DOMINICA CBI passports to obscure and conceal their ties to Iran.

How did they get those passports, since both reside in Iran, and have assets and businesses there, which is an absolute disqualifying factor for CBI application. The answer is that the leaders of those two Caribbean CBI states, ROOSEVELT SKERRIT and TERRANCE DREW, run totally bogus due diligence programs at their respective CIUs( government agencies). If this is not sufficient grounds for compliance officers demanding enhanced due diligence, upon encountering CBI passports at Account Opening, I don't know how much more evidence you need to beware CBI and CIP passports originating in the Eastern Caribbean; indeed, Caveat Compliance Officer.

CORRUPTION ON A GRAND SCALE MARS ANTIGUA'S NATIONAL ELECTION

Unless you monitor Caribbean politics, you probably missed the National Election that took place yesterday (30/4/2026) in ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA; as expected in a jurisdiction known to be infected with systemic voting fraud and widespread voter receipt of illegal cash payments on voting day. The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party remained in power, carrying 15 of 17 seats in Parliament. This occurred notwithstanding the ongoing ALFA NERO scandal, where it has been alleged in pending litigation in the United States that Antigua Prime Minister GASTON BROWNE received a USD$6million kickback for selling a luxury yacht illegally seized by his government at a seriously reduced price, under suspicious circumstances. Whether we will see the imposition of additional sanctions by the United States, who has already restricted the ability of Antiguans to obtain visas to visit America, as the direct result of this election is too soon to predict, but it remains a concern. The affiliation of the Browne administration with Cuba and China has not gone unnoticed in the current, polarized Caribbean political climate, and anything can happen. While Browne will most likely never be charged with criminal conduct in Antigua, where his party controls a corrupt judiciary, there are pending and threatened judicial proceedings in the United States, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Russia, any one of which could result in a criminal indictment; such an event could precipitate his removal from office, especially if he is taken into custody and transported to the jurisdiction where the trial will be conducted. We will continue to monitor developments regarding Antigua as they unfold, especially the new Discovery action in the American Alfa Nero proceedings.

ANTIGUA'S PRIME MINISTER MAKES A MAJOR LEGAL ERROR WHEN HE SUES AN AMERICAN LAWYER FOR DEFAMATION; IT'S CALLED 28 U.S.C. §1782

(*32 page Memorandum filed yesterday)

GASTON BROWNE, the arrogant Prime Minister of ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, who has found himself in the cross-hairs of international accusations of corruption, after an American lawyer, representing the claimants in the ALFA NERO luxury yacht scandal, alleged that Browns personally received a six million dollar kickback, in connection with a suspicious government sale of the vessel at a price substantially under its market value.
 Browne recently filed a Defamation action in Antiguas against the attorney and his law firm, which most legal observers have indicated was a major tactical error, if not professional negligence (also known as legal malpractice), on the part of his personal lawyer (believed to be ANTHONY ASTAPHAN). You see, under American law, any American citizens and residents sued abroad can file a §1782 action in a US court, seeking Discovery, to aid their defense in that foreign case. The Alfa Nero had previously been named in Antigua litigation, and the vessel's owner had filed a §1782 action in the US, which the Court ultimately dismissed, as the Antigua case had already gone to trial, and any information which might be revealed was too late to affect the Antigua court's decision, in the American court's reasoning. 
 Browne claimed that decision was a major victory for him, but by now filing a new action in Antigua, against the owner's attorney, he has opened the door to a new §1782 filing; which the lawyer has already taken steps to bring. Now you understand how foolish the new Defamation suit was, especially since in Antigua, Truth is an absolute defense to such an action, and the evidence against Browne, regarding the multi-million dollar kickback, is damning.
 To make matters worse, Caribbean media is asserting that Browne's Defamation action has also opened the courthouse door to possibly implicate his immediate family in the asserted misconduct, including a son who lives in the United States, and who is alleged to be the recipient of illicit assets of his father. This adds a new dimension to any potential criminal exposure, under US law, for money laundering, fraud and corruption in the Alfa Nero case. We will be closely following the American Federal proceedings, and will report regularly on all developments there as they occur; meanwhile, we watch today's Snap National Election in Antigua & Barbuda, which may have been called by Browne solely to protect himself from criminal prosecution in the United States. Stay tuned.
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* A portion of the Supplemental Memorandum of law appears below.

HARDENING OFFICIAL AMERICAN ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE REGIME IN CUBA WILL IMPACT ITS ALLIES AND FRIENDS IN THE CARIBBEAN

If you noticed a distinct increase in the extremely critical attitude displayed towards Cuba recently, by American Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his latest interview, you were not alone. Rubio, a Cuban American whose family had returned to Cuba, and was then forced to flee it when Fidel Castro came into power, has now taken a more defiant posture, regarding the need for regime change there, stating that economic reform cannot occur with the present autocratic government, and reminding us that Cuba has "rolled out the welcome mat to adversaries of the United States to operate within Cuban territory against our national interests with impunity. We are not going to have a foreign military or intelligence or security apparatus operating with impunity 90 miles off the shores of the United States. That’s not going to happen under President Trump.” We must take this as an indication that, following the resolution of the war against Iran, we can expect the United States to return to its previous focus on the Caribbean, meaning both Cuba and the ever increasing influence of the Peoples' Republic of China. This is not good news for the left-leaning states of the Eastern Caribbean, several of whom continue to have close ties to both autocratic states, to the displeasure of the current American administration. This is unwise, and it is expected that the few restrictions America has chosen of late to impose upon certain of the Caribbean states are bound to increase, adding to not only the displeasure of its citizens, but to the economic stability of those republics. The American visa restrictions imposed upon Antigua and Dominica could be only the initial salvo from America's tool kit, as it seeks to rein in its neighbors, due to a perception that their relations with Cuba and China have become a National Security threat. The next Caribbean actions of Secretary Marco Rubio, a known declared adversary of both countries, deserve our close attention.

THE LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN CUBA-EDUCATED CARIBBEAN LEADERS AND THE PEARL OF THE ANTILLES WILL CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS, WHEN YOU CONSIDER AMERICA'S FUTURE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN 2028

It is a fact that many of the senior leaders of the Eastern Caribbean states received their university, or even medical school, education, in the Republic of Cuba, and as a result, many continue to have a close political, emotional and social association with that island nation, notwithstanding its autocratic political structure. This pro-Cuba orientation, which has bedeviled American foreign policy since 1960, may soon be responsible for economic and foreign policy actions from America that will negatively impact already dysfunctional tourism-centric Caribbean economies. While we can never accurately predict which way the pendulum will swing in American politics, experts have recently touted the rise of the status of American Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO, a Cuban-American, as the possible Presidential candidate in 2028. While born in the United States, Rubio's immediate family left Cuba, and retuned to the United States, after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, and his antipathy towards the Cuban regime is not a secret. Caribbean leaders who openly espouse their affiliation with the Cuban government, accept Cuban doctors and medical assistance under conditions that the U.S. say constitute human trafficking and human rights violations, and continue to send students to Cuba, will be in for a surprise, should Rubio be elected. He could impose Draconian measures on any Caribbean nation foolish enough to continue to maintain ties with Cuba, including but not limited to blocking trade and travel of Americans, as is our long history of sanctions. Whether such extreme measures will sink Caribbean economies we cannot say, but why risk it ? The Eastern Caribbean states who currently are in love with Cuba, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, DOMINICA, ST. LUCIA AND GRENADA, might want to start reorienting their foreign policy, lest they find their countries treated as pariahs, and their local economies crashing.