WHY NICOLAS MADURO'S COLOMBIAN MONEY LAUNDERER IS GIVING SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN ANTIGUA SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

This is ALEX NAIN SAAB MORAN, the Colombian money launderer who has been cleaning dirty money for former Venezuelan President NICOLAS MADURO MOROS, and his extensive narcotics trafficking empire, for a very long time. He is currently known to be sitting in an underground prison in Caracas, in the custody of the country's principal intelligence service, while negotiations for his extradition, for a second time, to the United States, continue. Saab faces a Life Sentence in the United States, and his many financial sins, including terrorist financing, could even be stretched to qualify for the Federal Death Penalty. So why are Antigua's Prime Minister, and several members of his Cabinet, unable to sleep these days? When Saab was in his glory, he owned two offshore banks in Antigua, and one in nearby Dominica, and moved the criminal profits of Maduro's organization through local Antiguan banks (e.g. GLOBAL BANK OF COMMERCE), and onwards into Panama and other tax haven jurisdictions. Antigua's leaders awarded him the diplomatic position of Economic Envoy, and issued both diplomatic and CIP passports to him, to facilitate his global laundering activities ( e.g. Malta). Those leaders profited handsomely from their cooperation with Saab.

Saab's last mugshot

Here's the problem, Saab has a long and sordid history of having cooperated with the DEA, and most observers are betting that he will choose to do so again, rather than die in an American prison. Will he give up Maduro and his former Antiguan government partners? That is considered to be a foregone conclusion here in Miami, where a new, wide-ranging indictment is expected against him. Now you know why Antigua's most senior leaders have the type of insomnia that comes from the real possibility that they will ultimately be spending their future in a very uncomfortable place, among some very bad people.

PUBLIC OPINION: ANTIGUA'S UNITED PROGRESSIVE PARTY NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP IF IT IS TO RETURN TO OFFICE

I have been speaking with Antigua business people, local as well as abroad, on the recent election in Antigua and Barbuda, to get their opinion on Antigua's future. These business people are not enemies of the United Progressive Party (UPP), but have serious concerns, regarding under what conditions they can move forward, to investment large amounts of capital into the country's economy. 

In the aftermath of the recent National Election, with the abysmal performance of the United Progressive Party (UPP), and the disturbing backstory regarding its current leadership, total change will be the only solution that could result in the UPP returning to power, according to the consensus of their opinion, as they recently shared their political views with me. Their collective wisdom, gleaned from decades of close observation of the local political scene, is not only instructive, it serves as a playbook for future electoral success, and in light of the recent election results, it deserves our attention.

First of, they uniformly opine that not only is there is little or no UPP rank and file confidence in its current leader, JAMALE PRINGLE, as a more grassroots, street smart leader, who not only understands the needs and aspirations of the  local man in the street, but who can inspire them to become hopeful for change, is needed. They have expressed the belief that there are other leaders in Antigua and Barbuda who have such a local background, and they deserve consideration as individuals whose connection with the people they would represent and serve is close and personal.

 Furthermore, they are definitely concerned that Pringle, as the longtime Chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Parliamentary body that works directly with the Office of the Director of Audit, to provide oversight of government spending, was directly responsible for monitoring and supervising the grossly excessive spending of Prime Minister GASTON BROWNE, tracking and tracing suspicious or corrupt transactions, and reining in Browne's violations. In their opinion, he has completely failed in that role, and they have expressed  two possible reasons for that negligence: either he is completely inept, and incompetent, and failed in his sworn duty to protect Antigua from Browne's uncontrolled spending and related corrupt activities, or he may have allegedly received illegal compensation for turning a blind eye to the bribes and kickbacks. Either way, in their opinion, he has failed.

They have spoken with their American contacts, who feel that Pringle's failure to exert checks and balances over Browne's financial misconduct, for years, also makes him unacceptable to the Trump administration, as Americans view Browne's nationalism verging on Anti-Americanism, and his choice of affiliation with China, Cuba and Nicolas Maduro as a national security threat, and toxic. They told me that Pringle, through his inaction, facilitated Browne's drift to autocratic leaders abroad, and that makes him part of the problem, rather than part of the solution.

We know that Pringle was the first choice of UPP Chairman D GISELLE ISAAC, over the valid objections of many in her party, as well as independent observers whose feedback she summarily rejected, as she placed him into leadership over the objections of senior party members.For that reason alone, in the opinion of my Antiguan sources, she  should leave her chairmanship, and make room for more effective leadership, They note her public preference for Chinese influence and funding for Antigua ( Over $1bn), which could make her unacceptable to the United States; she should also leave the UPP scene, they concluded.

We anxiously await the next party convention, where leadership change can be accomplished, and hope that the UPP is able to move forward with new leadership, who would be effective and sensitive to the voters it needs to assist. They fell that a change must come to the UPP.

 

DOMINICA'S GOVERNMENT, DESPERATE TO INCREASE CBI REVENUE, AND FACING ARBITRATION BY ITS PRINCIPAL AGENT, MONTREAL MANAGEMENT, ILLEGALLY CUTS CORNERS FOR IRANIAN APPLICANTS; BAD IDEA, MR. SKERRIT

Given the international sanctions in place against Iran, as well as its ongoing war with the United States, Israel, the UAE and other Gulf states, you would think that Roosevelt Skerrit's Commonwealth of Dominica would scale back, or even eliminate the sale of CBI passports to Iranian nationals. See HOW DID PRO-REGIME IRANIANS, RESIDING INSIDE IRAN, GET DOMINICA CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT PASSPORTS, MR. EDWARDS? https://lnkd.in/eht7cBJ3

Unfortunately, it gets worse. We now see Skerrit's CIU, the Dominican agency that handles CBI applications, granting illegal discounts specifically to Iranians, one of the high risk nationalities that the Eastern Caribbean CBI-issuing states are supposed to block. Our information has confirmed that Dominica has extended pricing discounts as follows: lowering the bar for donations to government projects; And also he is charging less than the gov required Due Diligence fees to Iranians as an Iranian single applicant must pay $25k instead of $75k.

Remember, Dominica's government is under serious fiscal pressure to raise capital, exclusively through CBI sales, to pay for the overpriced international airport that China is constructing. Add to this the fact that legal experts are betting thatall this misconduct is going to surface specially with Montreal Management's ongoing legal battle against the government.

Doesn't PM Skerrit remember that Dominica, along with neighboring Antigua & Barbuda, has already had its wrists slapped for rampant CBI problems, by severe American Visa restrictions, and the United States government will shortly be turning all its national security-themed attention to the Caribbean once again, most likely with a Trumpian vengeance. Helping Iran during a time of war; not a good idea, Mr. Skerrit.

BARBADOS LAW PROVIDES FOR ONE YEAR IMPRISONMENT AND A BBD$5000 FINE FOR UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF LAW

When will Barbados start enforcing this criminal statute? We understand that the Barbados Prime Minister MIA MOTTLEY is a personal friend of WINSTON CLARKE, and for that reason he has never been charged. Allowing a convicted murderer to defraud victims, by posing as a competent attorney, when he has no legal education, nor is admitted to the bar, indicates a lack of integrity of the Office of Prime Minister.

WINSTON CLARKE

BAJANS, READ THIS NOTICE AND GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY

 

                                Flim-flam artists named above, read it and weep.

AS AMERICA'S FOCUS RETURNS TO THE CARIBBEAN, PRO-CUBA & CHINA CARIBBEAN STATES WITH CBI ISSUES FACE MORE RESTRICTIONS

If you were thinking that the American preoccupation with the Iran War was dominating the country's foreign policy activity, to the exclusion of the Caribbean, you would be wrong. Reports from the region confirm that there has been a major increase in reconnaissance flights, by US Air Force and US Navy RC-135V Rivet Joint and P-8A Poseidon electronic surveillance aircraft, just off the coast of Havana and Santiago de Cuba. Additionally, the US is releasing photographs of suspected drug trafficking vessels being attacked and destroyed again in Caribbean waters.

Both President Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have recently reminded the press that they intend to refocus on regime change in Cuba, as well as increase their influence over the entire Eastern Caribbean region, which is not good news for Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua, Dominica and Saint Lucia, all citizenship by investment passport vendor states, whose loud government-sponsored nationalism verges on anti-Americanism. The EC states, who have steadfastly refused to reform their corrupt CBI programs, and who are completely dependent upon American tourism to sustain their deficient economies, could see The American government take steps which would have the effect of reducing the volume of American tourism, through State Department threat level increases and/or a reduction in scheduled American airliner arrivals.

A declining domestic economy, when coupled with further American restrictions on visa access from the West Indies, could severely affect the local economies of the EC CBI states. We are wondering how quickly overplaying the patriotism card will backfire for the Labour leadership of the Caribbean states, as focused America loses patience with the posturing of its senior officials, who believe they are politically and economically bulletproof. Perhaps it is time for them to wake up, and readjust their loyalties, lest they, and their nations, get burned.

THAT CUTE LITTLE 10% SHAREHOLDER REPORTING RULE IN HONG KONG: FAR TOO PREDICTABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL

This week's news for SDNY, regarding the guilty plea of the British money launderer (USD$60million) RODERIC SAGE, reminds me that tradecraft is ineffective when repeated ad nauseum. When I was a compliance officer at a billion dollar investment firm,I used my experiences, gleaned from a decade as a career money launderer, to foil laundrymen seeking to hide beneficial ownership, when they engaged in tactics that I myself used successfully.

My rule as a compliance officer at that firm was that corporations placing investments had to identify all shareholders with more than ten (10%) of the outstanding shares of company stock. I noticed that some of the salesmen were obviously coaching their clients to state that any dodgy shareholders, whom they preferred not to name, owned precisely ten per cent. I immediately changed my position, to require any shareholder of nine (9%) percent or more be identified. Roderic Sage's laundrymen, knowing that ten per cent was the ceiling for Hong Kong KYC on corporate shareholders, formed a number of shell companies holding under that amount. US law enforcement investigators identified the scheme, and obtained indictments anyway; the ploy was, as I noticed when I observed it as a frontline compliance officer, overused and obvious. Sage is, if anything, simply guilty of a lack of imagination. Research Note: US vs. IVO BECHTIGER et al, Case No.: 1:20-cr-00497-GHW (SDNY).

ATTORNEYS FOR MADURO AND FLORES WITHDRAW THEIR PENDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, TO REVIEW DISCOVERY AND FILE MOTIONS, AS NEXT COURT CONFERENCE SET FOR JUNE 30 IN. NEW YORK FEDERAL CASE

Here is the District Judge's memorandum endorsement of their request. You can expect to see new Motions to Dismiss, probably with expanded grounds, filed prior to the new hearing.

DOMINICA PRIME MINISTER ROOSEVELT SKERRIT SHOULD RESIGN FORTHWITH, IN LIGHT OF THIS SCANDAL

I am again asking how an Iranian-based CBI consultancy can sell DOMINICA CBI CITIZENSHIP & PASSPORTS? Where is Prime Minister ROOSEVELT SKERRIT in all this? Should he resign?

CHINA'S INTERNET MEDIA PROPAGANDA MILL EXTOLS ITS ECONOMIC PROGRESS, ENCOURAGES WEST INDIANS TO CHOOSE IT OVER WHAT IT SAYS IS A DECLINING AMERICA

                               

Reports from the Eastern Caribbean confirm that the Peoples' Republic of China is actively engaged in a massive propaganda campaign, claiming China is economically ascendant, and should be the logical choice over a United States it asserts is declining. Their propaganda team is trying to tell the Caribbean that the USA economy and dollar will fall, and that they should line up with the Chinese, who will rise above the West . The claims make no sense, in my humble opinion. The Chinese economy depends heavily on export to the West, so that market will never give up selling western products. The large technology companies are still majority American, and once they stop using Chinese materials and make their own, the Chinese economy will drastically decelerate . China, using a wide variety of media, seeks to increase its political and social influence in the Eastern Caribbean, by convincing West Indians that their economic future lies by aligning themselves with its developing economy, but many economists have found fault with their reasoning and predictions, and believe the opposite will be true. The Caribbean states should discount China's rosy predictions, lest they fall into an untenable debtor situation that could result in China taking full advantage of their insolvency, to their detriment, as it has done in the Belt and Road Initiative cases in Asia and Africa.

IS BARBADOS SOCIAL ACTIVIST PATRICK KING ACTUALLY ONE OF HIS COUNTRY'S CRIME LORDS?

Given current events in Barbados, we have elected to republish this article as updated.

Readers who have reviewed our articles detailing the American civil racketeering lawsuit filed against 93 Barbados attorneys, and alleging massive organised probate real estate fraud, (Alex Mitchell et al vs. Mia Mottley et al) have been asking how all these lawyers have been able to successfully steal the lion's share of prime Bajan real estate (originally created as plantations) with impunity. Whilst we have explained that Barbados' corrupt courts are occupied by formerly private lawyers who have themselves previously profited richly from this illicit operation, why haven't local law enforcement assisted in obtaining relief, through justice? 

The sad answer is that the principal law enforcement agency in the island nation, the Barbados Police Service, or BPS, is part of the problem. The BPS has within its ranks a number of corrupt police officers who are well paid by several of the attorneys who are defendants in the RICO case to harass and arrest the victims who have been swindled out of their property and money.  These officers set up the victims for bogus arrests. All these criminal activities are allegedly handled through local social activist PATRICK KING, who is an officer/detective of the BPS. It should be noted that he is operating under the colour of authority to  harass, intimidate, and set-up for bogus arrests of the victims and their families, while simultaneously engaging in cocaine smuggling to the US, Canada and the UK.

 King reportedly funnels money from the dodgy lawyers to the police officers. This information, which has been confirmed by law enforcement agencies from outside Barbados, indicates that King is a central figure in the targeting of victims of probate real estate fraud, which has deprived many of their historic family agricultural tracts lost during complicated probate proceedings that constitute fraud and deceit openly conducted over several decades. His officers, acting as enforcers of his orders, are feared due to the fact there have been a number of unexplained (and unsolved) suspicious deaths in Barbados. 

King's social media page

King, who is said to also be a non-practising lawyer with a large and loyal following on social media, and who has a colourful history as a champion of the people's rights, allegedly has members of the judiciary, as well as government officials, on his payroll. His source of wealth is allegedly the trafficking of cocaine, which his associates smuggle drugs out of Grantley Adams international Airport (IATA code: BGI), on board British and American airliners, bound for the UK, US and Canada. He is currently a target of law enforcement agencies in those countries. His criminal profits, which are substantial, have been quietly buried under several small farms on the island, which could provide a windfall for enterprising Bajans who might have a hint regarding their whereabouts, once his criminal career comes to an abrupt, and most likely violent, end. 

Once, Patrick King, who provided major political support during the 2018 election, for  Prime Minister Mottley's government, and is known to have gone into hiding, for having somehow incurred the displeasure of the PM, having become concerned about his probable extrajudicial execution. His criminal organization is established, and a clear and present danger to all Bajans. Whether his status among Bajans as a beloved human rights campaigner will survive this outing as a career criminal we cannot say, but we will be watching; Stay tuned.

HOW DID PRO-REGIME IRANIANS, RESIDING INSIDE IRAN, GET DOMINICA CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT PASSPORTS, MR. EDWARDS?

Ian Edwards and Dominica PM Roosevelt Skerrit

Two Iranian nationals, KIANOUSH MAHMOUDI  and KIANDOKHT MAHMOUDI, lifelong residents, who took over the ownership of their late uncle’s immigration firm -Cankash Immigration- after his demise; Kianoush Mahmoudi, obtained a CBI passport from agent Ian Edwards of Tranquility Dominica. I question how this citizenship was obtained, and whether statutory guidelines for approval were ever followed by the CIU.

Please note that the Iranian-based company included Dominica CBI information on its website.This is a problem because additional concern, as these Iranians have supported the government, making anti-American statements in several media sites amidst the Iran War, while at the same time actively promoting and selling CBI programs, including Dominican and other westren passports.

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.