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Newt Utopia: September 30, 2002

September 30, 2002
Dominica is a beautiful island nation between Guadeloupe and Martinique with about 65,000 residents. Its major attraction is also its major obstacle to development. That is the rugged terrain of the island. It has surface volcanic activity evident at Boiling

Former BTCB boss gets 30 months in prison, another banker admits laundering

July 31, 2002
Rodolfo Requena, the former Chairman/President of now-defunct British Trade and Commerce Bank, of Dominica, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for money laundering.Requena, 51, was sentenced on July 17, 2002 at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami. He also received two years of supervised release. 

Three offshore bankers plead guilty to money laundering

May 15, 2002
Dominica-based offshore bankers Julien Giraud, Brian Boeger and Rodolfo Requena have all pleaded guilty to money laundering offenses at Federal Court in Miami, Florida.Giraud and Boeger were both involved with Overseas Development Bank and Trust, while Requena is the former CEO of British Trade and Commerce Bank (in Receivership).

Change of Plea Hearing for Rodolfo Requena

April 30, 2002
A change of plea hearing has been set for May 9 for Rodolfo A. Requena, the former Chairman and President of Dominica-based British Trade and Commerce Bank who is charged with money laundering.Requena, 51, previously pleaded not guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Former BTCB CEO arrested in US & charged with money laundering

March 31, 2002
A Venezuelan businessman who was CEO of Dominica-based British Trade and Commerce Bank before it was forced into Receivership has been charged with money laundering in the United States. Rodolfo A. Requena, 51, was arrested on November 13, 2001 after a sealed complaint was filed against him eight days earlier at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami.

Steps taken to recover SSBT assets in United States

March 31, 2002
The Provisional Liquidator of Bahamas-based Suisse Security Bank and Trust has taken steps to recover approximately $13 million of the bank's assets held in the United States. Raymond Winder filed a petition at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on February 22, 2002.

David Rowe linked with plaintiff in alleged advance fee fraud

July 31, 2001
A Canadian businessman who is currently in prison awaiting trial for an alleged offshore banking fraud was an agent for a US-based firm that itself was a victim of fraud, according to a civil lawsuit.David Rowe, who at one time was President and CEO of Grenada-registered Cambridge International Bank and Trust, is mentioned along with CIBT in a civil complaint filed at Federal Court in Oklahoma.

British Trade and Commerce Bank’s financial troubles worsen

November 30, 2000
Dominica-licensed British Trade & Commerce Bank appears to be on its last legs, if a recent letter to clients from the bank's President, Rodolfo Requena, is anything to go by. In the letter, Requena seems to be digging the bank into a deeper hole by offering rates of return of up to 50 per cent for clients who delay making withdrawals.