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U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Post Office Box 1706
Helena, Montana S9624
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File No.
July 15, 1997
On December S, 1995, the Salt Lake City Division (SLCD)
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated
investigation of IVAR COUNT STENBOCK (FBI Number 794513Xl/
U.S. Passport Number 81263538), doing business as U. S.
CORPORATION SERVICES, INC. (USCSI), for suspected money?
laundering activities predicated upon complainant information
which indicated that STENBOCK, previously convicted on separate
occasions in the United States for drug trafficking and mail
fraud, had utilized USCSI to incorporate several hundreds of
suspected "shell" corporations throughout the United States for
purposes unknown. Said complainant information also linked
to one overseas suspected "shell" corporation
located in Antigua (West Indies).
Initial?investigation conducted by the FBI confirmed
that headquartered at 2200 A Douglas Boulevard,
Suite 130, Roseville, California, 95661, telephone (916) 783?
2994/(800) 352?0533/facsimile (916) 783?3005, have formed
approximately 600 corporations throughout the United States since
approximately 1992, which are located in states which have lax
incorporation laws and which lack the resources to adequately
supervise the activities of same. The majority of
incorporations have occurred in the states of Nevada, Montana,
Utah, Florida and Wyoming. The aforementioned criminal
activities involve suspects and/or victims located in the
following countries:
(1) United Kingdom
(2) Italy
(3) Germany
(4) Switzerland
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(5) Poland
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(9) Luxembourg
(10) Hungary
(11) West Indies
(12) Belgium
The aforementioned criminal activities involve various forms of
mail fraud/wire fraud and in some instances may involve the
funnelling of foreign monies to corporations in the United States
for the purpose of tax avoidance in the country of origin.
incorporations are also suspected of being
involved in money-laundering activities. The FBI is currently
expanding the scope of its investigation regarding
Investigation conducted to date (July 1997) by the FBI,
in conjunction with information received via investigations
conducted by various overseas law?enforcement agencies, reveals
the following:
(1) BANCO DI ROMA INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (BDRII)
Circa 1995, two separate BANK Checks for the
incorporations known as BANCO DI ROMA
INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (BDRII) and UNIVERSAL MANAGEMENT
CONSULTING CORPORATION (UMCC) were unsuccessfully attempted to be
negotiated in Europe. The BDRII check, made payable in the
amount of $9,276,000.00 was attempted to be drawn on a BDRII
account having a balance of merely $973.00. The UMCC check, made
payable in the amount of $1,990,000, was attempted to be drawn on
a UMCC account having a balance of merely $1.73. At said time,
maintained at least 43 separate accounts at BANK
OF AMERICA, 2221 Douglas Boulevard, Roseville, California,
telephone (916) 781?4534. The aforementioned attempted
fraudulent negotiations prompted BANK OF AMERICA to close all
accounts at said financial institution.
subsequently began transferring said accounts to
an unknown Nevada banking facility via an intermediary known as
CASE CONSULTING INCORPORATED, 6711 Costa Brava Road,
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102, telephone (702) 227?6764/ facsimile
(702) 227~6542. Correspondence between the aforementioned
parties specifically excludes mentioning the name of the
particular bank to be utilized for said transactions and is, by
its very nature, somewhat suspicious. The exact nature of this
relationship will be subsequently ascertained by the FBI.
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(3) ATLANTIS FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION (AFAT)
The incorporations noted above (as well
as STENBOCK associate are linked to an
international fraud ring masterminded by] I
(doing business as ALGEMEINEK EFFECTEN BANK) wherein
British law~enforcement authorities believe that investors have
been defrauded of approximately $160,000,000.00. FIFN is
suspected of laundering $35,000,000.00 via issuance of a letter
of credit to a German cor oration identified as LACKFABRIK
OBERLICHTENAU GMBH. I Iwas arrested and incarcerated by
British law?enforcement authorities regarding said matter.
.was arrested and incarcerated by law~enforcement
authorities in Africa for his criminal activities.
(4) CREDIT SUISSE INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORPORATION (CSIHC)
The incorporation known as CREDIT SUISSE
INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORPORATION (CSIHC) is currently under
investigation by the FBI for attempting to defraud a rominent
businessman and Egyptian national identified
General Manager of Finance, ABDUL FOTOUH ESTABLISHMENT,
Cairo, Egypt, telephone 011?202~258?5727. It is purported that a
legitimate representative of the legitimate CREDIT SUISSE
INTERNATIONAL in Locarno, Switzerland, sold a
fraudulent CSIHC promissory note valued at $25,000,000.00 as a
means of a line of credit for ABOUL FOTOUH
ESTABLISHMENT. paid $350,000.00 for said
promissory note. Investigation indicates that said fraudulent
activity has been reported to the appropriate law~enforcement
authorities by said victim. Recent information also indicates
that Swiss lawwenforcement authorities have made arrests in
Switzerland visHa?vis said matter. The FBI intends to effect
liaison with Swiss law-enforcement for the purpose of obtaining
additional particulars regarding said matter.
(5) BOSTON BASEL BERLIN INVESTMENT CORPORATION
The incorporation known as BOSTON BASEL
BERLIN INVE BIC) was suspected (circa 1995)
by Interpol of defrauding approximately
1,000 German investors of DEM 15,000,000.00 for fraudulent shares
of stock issued regarding NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL CORPORATION and
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(6) NEW UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE CORPORATION (NUOSC)
The incorporation known as NEW
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE CORPORATION (NUOSC) W99 (?4V?a
1995) of fraudulent activities by Interpol
(7) GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY INC. (GWUI)
The incorporation known as GEORGE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY INC. (GWUI) was the target (circa 1995) of
a joint FBI/united States Postal Service (USPS) mail fraud
investigation concerning the bilking of German nationals of
approximately $37,000.00 via issuance of fraudulent college
diplomas. Due to an administrative error, subject STENBOCK
learned of the enquiry and destroyed all pertinent evidence prior
to execution of the requisite search warrants.
(8) MONUMENT CONSULTING AND MEDIATION INC. (MCAMI)
The incorporations known as MONUMENT
CONSULTING AND MEDIATION INC. (MCAMI) and SATURN FINANCE
PROPERTIES INC. operated by STENBOCK associates I
are alleged to have received DEM
61,070.00 from a German national identified asl Iin
order to set up.a corporation in Nevada through whichl Icould
funnel money in order to avoid paving German taxes on same. It
has been alleged thatr Ikept the DEM 61,070.00
without setting up the corporation for as requested.
Additionally, records maintained by BANK OF AMERICA in
California detail wire transfers of funds to USCSI from
individuals in foreign countries which appear to indicate that
said individuals utilized 08081 to incorporate U. S. corporations
for the purpose of avoiding taxes in the country of origin.
(9) WESTCOM INC. (WI)
The .iown as WESTCOM INC.
(WI) was incorporated for of Poland who had
previously attempted to export $300,000.00 worth of computer
equipment from the United Stat. 'ling the requisite
shippers? export declaration. I is of record as having
imported $1,319,540.00 into the United States during a three
month_period (December 1993 February 1994). WI was
incorporated 13 days after recorded financial activity in the
United States ceased (February 20, 1994).
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(10) AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
The incorporation known as AFRICAN
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (AADC) is directly
linked to (previously noted see item #3 b6
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(11) INTEREANKING BROKERS INTERNATIONAL (IBI)
The incorporation known as ATLANTIS
FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION (previously noted see item #3
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is also known to have done business as INTERBANKING
BROKERS INTERNATIONAL (IBI), another
incorporation. Both of the aforementioned are linked to an
additional incorporation known as IBI
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INVESTMENTS INC. A Lexis/Nexis
database news article dated July 7, 1995, referred to
Iof the INTERBANKINGS AND BROKERS INVESTMENT
INC., as attending the opening of a newly formed foundation,
INTERFINBROK CORPORATION (IC) in Bucharest, Hungary. The article
further indicated that INTERBANKINGS AND BROKERS INVESTMENT INC.
is a trust consisting of 108 associated enterprises. The
corporation name of INTERFINBROK CORPORATION may have been formed
frOm INTERBANKING AND BROKERS INVESTMENT INC. and
An analysis of the incorporations
indicates that the majority of the corporations are not involved
in mainstream business or financial activity. The activities
that have been identified by the FBI and other law?enforcement
agencies in the United States, as well as law~enforcement
agencies abroad, indicates that these corporations facilitate or
provide a legal facade for questionable domestic or international
commercial business and financial transactions. It is
anticipated that further investigation by the FBI will reveal a
substantial number of other incorporations also
engaged in activities of a criminal nature.