Patrick Mertens

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - that was filed at federal court in the USA on February 11, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Sebastiano Di Luciano, Domenico Di Luciano, Sandrine Van Elsuwege, Philippe Melchior, Michele Barthelemy, Olivia Melchior, Anouk Melchior, Steven Melchior, Patrick Mertens, Gregory Duvernov, Maurice Deleuze, Andrzej Zawal, Andrea Aleo, Synergy Group SA, Eurolight Professional Lighting SPRL, BVI Lautrec et Cie Ltd, Mediawin Products SARL, Sunset Holdings & Investments Ltd., Ideal Construction, Crest Securities Limited, Benchrose Finance, Eutraco LLC, and Credit Lyonnais.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation by Belgium into Sebastiano Di Luciano, who was described as "an active member of an international criminal organization for money laundering".