Update # 3: Dec 14, 2016 Time: 15:26 PM
LOWLANDS, Sint Maarten — The searches in St. Maarten led by the investigative Judge that have taken place on December 13, 2016, have been completed. Suspect F.C. (56) who was arrested by the Anti-corruption Taskforce (TBO) of the Kingdom Detectives Cooperation Team (RST) at the request of Italian authorities is still in custody.
He will appear on Thursday before the Judge of Instruction to review his detention.
Italy will ask for his extradition based on suspicions of tax evasion and money laundering. The team is now working on confiscating among other things property and three boats belonging to the suspect. The Italian authorities have indicated that properties belonging to the suspect worth up to 215 million euro can be confiscated.
The searches and arrest that have taken place are part of an internationally coordinated action in Italy, Sint Maarten, The Netherlands and French Saint Martin. The suspect R.B. (50) born in The Netherlands has been arrested on French Saint Martin.
Furthermore searches have taken place in Italy and suspects have been arrested. Finally in Amsterdam an office building has been searched. This international cooperation between Italy, St. Maarten, French Saint Martin and the Netherlands fits into the joint, intensive approach to combat cross-border corruption and fraud, also called “undermining”.
Undermining, including corruption and money laundering, poses a serious threat to the security and economy of the countries in the Caribbean part of the Dutch Kingdom. The TBO of the RST, the National Detectives Agencies of Curaçao and Sint Maarten and the Prosecutor’s Office are partners in the fight against “undermining”.
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Update # 2: Dec 13, 2016 Time: 11:26 AM
LOWLANDS, Sint Maarten — The searches in St. Maarten that started this morning Tuesday, December 13, 2016 and are being led by the Judge of Instruction are still ongoing. The home of the suspect F.C. (56) born in Italy is one of the premises that is being searched.
The Anti-corruption Taskforce (TBO) of the Kingdom Detectives Cooperation Team has arrested F.C. at the request of Italian authorities. Italy will ask for his extradition. He will be prosecuted in Italy among other things for tax evasion and bribery of several politicians.
F.C. is also suspected in Italy for using his businesses for money laundering. The arrests and searches are part of an international coordinated action in Italy, St. Maarten, Netherlands and the French Saint Martin.
Several searches are also taking place on French Saint Martin led by an Investigative Judge. There the suspect R.B. (56) born in The Netherlands has been arrested. Furthermore searches have taken place in Italy and suspects have been arrested. Finally in Amsterdam an office building has been searched.
These actions are the result of a partnership which started six months ago between the Prosecutor’s Offices of Italy, the Netherlands and St. Maarten. The Anti-corruption Unit of the Attorney General’s Office acted in line with this partnership regarding the arrests, searches, and seizure. This international cooperation between Italy, St. Maarten, French Saint Martin and the Netherlands fits into the joint, intensive approach to combat cross-border corruption and fraud, also called “undermining”.
Undermining, including corruption and money laundering, poses a serious threat to the security and economy of the countries in the Caribbean part of the Dutch Kingdom. The TBO of the RST, the National Detectives Agencies of Curaçao and Sint Maarten and the Prosecutor’s Office are partners in the fight against “undermining”.
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Italian News
Former Member of Parliament (MP) of the PDL (Italy) Amedeo Laboccetta, is among those arrested by prosecutors in Rome in an operation on a transnational criminal association, which laundered income worldwide from online gambling and video-lottery, and failed to pay taxes. In handcuffs is also entrepreneur Francesco Corallo. Sergio and Giancarlo Tulliani, father-in-law and brother-in-law of the former president of the Chamber Gianfranco Fini, are also suspects.
Tulliani and son Giancarlo are involved in money laundering activities, which allegedly arrived by way of the West Indies Company, and its manager Francesco Corallo. According to what has been learned, there are over 10 suspects in this affair. Amedeo Laboccetta was parliamentary and national coordinator of the PDL in Naples. In November 2011, he had been opposed to the seizure of a computer owned by Francesco Corallo, arguing that it was a PC with material concerning his parliamentary activities.
The checks of the magistrates in Rome came on the basis of a dossier sent by colleagues from Milan. The recycling concerns a turnover of over €80 million.
Tulliani would provide Rudolf Baetsen, Corallo’s right-hand, with two offshore companies in order to pump the money allocated to the Antilles. Some of the checks carried out by the magistrates would also be deepened by controls carried out at the time for the “house of Monte Carlo.”
Baetsen would finance the purchase of the apartment in Monaco, on Boulevard Princesse Charlotte 14, formerly of the National Alliance properties, founded by Tulliani and then rose from his own company to take charge of another.
Source: http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/
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International Action on St. Maarten
LOWLANDS, Sint Maarten — The Anti-corruption Taskforce (TBO) of the Kingdom Detectives Cooperation Team (RST) are conducting searches since early in the morning of Tuesday, December 13, 2016.
At the request of Italian authorities the suspect F.C. (56), born in Italy, has been arrested. The searches are taking place at a home and an office building and are led by an investigative Judge.
Another suspect was arrested on French Saint Martin where searches will also taking place led by a French investigative judge. Dutch born R.B. (50) was arrested. The searches and arrests are part of an international action taking place simultaneously in Italy, St. Maarten, French Saint Martin and The Netherlands.
We will give an update about new developments as soon as possible.
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