David Tedder

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.

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.

Mariner International Bank liquidator files US lawsuit

June 5, 2005

The liquidator of a fraudulently-operated offshore bank has taken steps to prevent a California-based CPA from obtaining a "preferred" recovery.Marcus Wide, liquidator of Mariner International Bank, of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, filed a petition against Sandy Magid, as successor Trustee of the Alta Trust dated June 30,1999; Challenge Financial Services LLC, f.k.a. VanCleave Enterprises LLC, and Challenge Realty Inc., which are both incorporated in Nevada and based in Winter Park, Florida, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida on May 31, 2005.

Insider Talking: August 31, 2004

August 31, 2004

No mention of SEC's securities fraud investigation in publicly-listed Lines Overseas Management's half-monthly letter to shareholders; Fraudster Maurice Lewis Mills loses a civil lawsuit that was filed against him by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Former offshore provider David Hampton Tedder indicted again; Former banker Mohamad Harajchi claims to have contributed $10 million to the Progressive Liberal Party to fund its successful general election campaign in the Bahamas in 2002; US Gov't tries to kick-start its stalled criminal action against Yank Barry and James Collins; Leadenhall Bank & Trust says its viability has not been affected by the loss of its MasterCard license and its legal dispute with former card administrator Axxess International over the return of millions of dollars of deposits to card-holders; and Axxess International appears to have gone out of business.

Insider Talking: August 31, 2003

August 31, 2003

Fund manager Brian Paul Kuhn pleads guilty at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands to several counts of theft of client funds; Switzerland investigates theft of financial data by computer hackers; HedgeWorld Limited closes Bermuda office and relocates its staff to New York; "Marc Harris stole your funds", investment fraudster tells clients; Bermuda-based Bank of Butterfield and Bank of Bermuda expand overseas; and career conman David Tedder is sentenced to five years in prison, fined $1.06 million and ordered to forfeit $2.7 million at federal court in the USA.

David Tedder convicted of four felony counts

June 14, 2003

U.S.-based asset protection attorney David Hampton Tedder, who has been implicated in many investment scams over the years, was convicted of four felony counts in Wisconsin on June 10, 2003 after a week-long trial.Tedder, 56, of Winter Park, Florida, was convicted of conspiracy to violate the wire wagering act, and conspiracy to launder over $10,000,000 in gambling profits.

$2.97 million award in David Tedder/Charles Givens case

May 31, 2003

A Florida court has awarded $2.97 million against three parties who were part of a scheme to defraud a now defunct financial adviser which was itself perpetrating a 'get rich quick' scam. The judgment was entered on April 2, 2003,

$3 m fraud judgment against associates of Charles Givens and David Tedder

May 15, 2003

A Florida court has awarded $2.97 million against three parties who were part of a scheme to defraud a now defunct financial adviser which was itself perpetrating a 'get rich quick' scam.The judgment was entered on April 2, 2003, the

Insider Talking: April 30, 2001

April 30, 2001

Attorney David Hampton Tedder, 54, who has spent much of his career involved in offshore finance, including several dubious ventures, is no longer licensed to practice law in the United States. Records kept by the State Bar of California, where

Dubious past of attorney David Hampton Tedder

February 26, 1999

OffshoreAlert has carried out further research into attorney David Hampton Tedder, who featured in a story last month about a Bahamas-registered IBC, Global Investments Inc., which appears to be selling unregistered securities in the United States. In California alone, Tedder has filed for a bankruptcy, has appeared as a debtor in 12 judgments at State Court and as a defendant in 23 lawsuits at State Court. Additionally, he appears as a debtor in 33 liens.

Bahamas company may be committing illegal acts in the US

January 29, 1999

Bahamas-registered Global Investments Inc. appears to be selling unregistered securities in the US in which investors are investing on the belief they are likely to get high rates of return. Some investors in Alabama have been putting their life savings into the scheme and some have even borrowed against their pensions, OffshoreAlert has been told.