ANOTHER DELAY IN ALEX SAAB MORAN CASE; MORE EVIDENCE OF COOPERATION ?

 

Alex Saab Moran's Antigua CBI passport.

 The trial judge in ALEX NAIN SAAB MORAN's Miami Federal case entered an order on January 4, postponing the selection of the trial date to a further hearing, now set for February 15, which cancels the scheduled January 7 hearing where the setting was to take place. The order recited that, had a hearing been held on the seventh, the defendant would thereafter been required to isolate for 14 days, which would have interfered with his ability to consult with defense counsel; thus the order in lieu of the hearing.

Whether this delay is an attempt to conceal the fact that Saab Moran is cooperating with law enforcement, as has been alleged by a number of court observers, cannot be confirmed at this time. One source asserts that Saab actually made a deal before he was extradited from  Cape Verde, but there is no proof available at this time to verify this allegation. Whether the case is set for a speedy trial when it next is called up for hearing may answer that question, but at this time, Saab's status as a possible CI is only an educated guess.

 

 

 

 

EU COMPLIANCE OFFICERS: HERE IS THE DATABASE OF MALTA CBI PASSPORT HOLDERS 2014-2020

 

 Do you need to know whether your new affluent Malta client is using a Citizenship by Investment (CBI/IIP) passport, that he or she purchased, as proof of nationality, to deceive you ? The link below will give you access to the Maltese Government database of individuals that bought their citizenship & passport to appear to be low-risk. It also contains the names of new citizens who were naturalized on other grounds, but your focus is on those CBI passport holders. If you customer doesn't appear to be a native Maltese. you could have a staff member ask him a few questions in Maltese, to see how he responds. 

Is his true country of national origin Iran, Russia, Syria, China or North Korea  ? A large number of Malta CBI passport holders are from those high-risk jurisdictions.  Use this database as a part of your risk-based compliance programme. Should you find that a "Maltese" bank client is not what he or she says they are, perform Enhanced Due Diligence, or decline to onboard the client, depending upon your bank's policies and procedures. Personally, I would NOT accept any Maltese CBI passport holder whose real country of origin is high-risk, a failed state, or a State Sponsor of Terrorism, if so designated by the United States.  

Access the data here.