Charles Wyly

Security Capital Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

June 1, 2016

Chapter 15 Petition for recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Mark Longbottom and Geoffrey Varga, as the Foreign Representatives of Security Capital Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Former Scottish Re chairman accused of securities fraud by SEC

August 2, 2010

Michael French, the former Chairman and CEO of Bermuda based Scottish Re, has been accused of securities fraud by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. French allegedly helped billionaire brothers Samuel and Charles Wyly to conceal their beneficial ownership

Offshore providers hammered by U. S. investigators

August 8, 2006

An offshore insurer whose directors include former Chairman of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Michael Austin may have been used to help an American family worth billions of dollars break U. S. tax, securities and money laundering laws.The allegations were

US investigators hammer offshore providers

August 8, 2006

An offshore insurer whose directors include former Chairman of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Michael Austin may have been used to help an American family worth billions of dollars break U. S. tax, securities and money laundering laws.The allegations were made in a report entitled “Tax Haven Abuses: The Enablers, The Tools and Secrecy” that was published by the U. S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on August 1, 2006.

Class action lawsuit filed against Scottish Re

August 8, 2006

A class action lawsuit alleging securities violations has been filed in the United States against an offshore reinsurer whose directors include former Chairman of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Michael AustinIt was brought at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on August 2, 2006 - just two days after the share price of Bermuda-based life reinsurer Scottish Re Group Ltd. fell by 75% from $16 to $3.99 on the New York Stock Exchange in one trading day.

Bank of Bermuda asked ‘few questions’ in dubious offshore scheme, claim US Senate investigators

August 8, 2006

The Bank of Bermuda was a “key financial institution” in a scheme that allowed the billionaire founders of Bermuda-based life reinsurer Scottish Re Group Ltd. to avoid tens of millions of dollars in taxes and possibly break securities and anti-money laundering laws in the United States, it has been claimed.

Class action lawsuit filed against Scottish Re after share price plummets

August 8, 2006

A class action lawsuit alleging securities violations has been filed in the United States against Bermuda-based life annuity reinsurer Scottish Re Group Ltd.It was brought at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on August 2, 2006 - just two days after Scottish Re's share price fell by 75% from $16 to $3.99 on the New York Stock Exchange in one trading day.