0bserver Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) I'm not sure this fella will get very far by throwing around words like 'corruption' 'tax haven' and 'racketeering'. But it's an interesting tale all the same. Edited July 28, 2022 by 0bserver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriT Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Reminds me of one of Harry Enfields Double Take Brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 No background on this at all, but in the opening he refers to the assets being held in a trust. If that is the case, they no longer form part of the estate of his grandfather, so there is no rightful inheritance. Of course, his family may be beneficiaries of the trust and so would be entitled to an accounting from the trustees or there may be other twists which support or defeat his case. Will be interesting to see how this unfolds. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 There's too little information here to make any sense of the guy's allegations. Could we start at the beginning ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eris Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I'd believe almost anything where financial skulduggery is concerned involving the island. The denial of details of beneficial ownership on the island is outstandingly disgraceful quite apart from anything else. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Shake me up Judy said: There's too little information here to make any sense of the guy's allegations. Could we start at the beginning ? Re the title of the thread. There was a murder: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, AOR said: Re the title of the thread. There was a murder: A comparatively modest home for someone who "salted a fortune away". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Another video about the murder, with police interview and family appeal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0weYnQ0fJVY&ab_channel=ThamesNews Edited July 28, 2022 by AOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 It won’t be the first time a trust company has tried to diddle the beneficiaries of a trust out of their “inheritance” by not disclosing any information to them or even acknowledging that any settlement is in place. Particularly if this guy stashed it offshore in the 1980s or 1990s the audit trail is going to be really hard to establish. There’s plenty of trust cos ripping huge fees out for still administering trusts their beneficiaries don’t even (and may never know) know exist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 The lad seems to be alleging the masons have something to do with it and have appropriated his inheritence. But the gran at the time didn't think the masons were involved with her hubby's death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Declan said: The lad seems to be alleging the masons have something to do with it and have appropriated his inheritence. But the gran at the time didn't think the masons were involved with her hubby's death. He suggests there there was a murder conviction that has not been listed in the public domain. I wonder if he’s alleging the killer is the current noted beneficial owner of the trust so could be in the family and that they might have profited from the crime when his side of the family hasn’t received anything (or has actively been blocked from receiving anything) under the same settlement? Edited July 28, 2022 by Wavey Davey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, Wavey Davey said: It won’t be the first time a trust company has tried to diddle the beneficiaries of a trust out of their “inheritance” by not disclosing any information to them or even acknowledging that any settlement is in place. Particularly if this guy stashed it offshore in the 1980s or 1990s the audit trail is going to be really hard to establish. There’s plenty of trust cos ripping huge fees out for still administering trusts their beneficiaries don’t even (and may never know) know exist. They rarely get caught of course, but there was one such that was, when he went a wee bit over the top and got sentenced a 10 year stretch for robbing £5million from one of his trusts. I'm not sure which company that was or who it was but I do remember there was something or other not so long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 minute ago, AOR said: They rarely get caught of course, but there was one such that was, when he went a wee bit over the top and got sentenced a 10 year stretch for robbing £5million from one of his trusts. I'm not sure which company that was or who it was but I do remember there was something or other not so long ago. This one from 2015 perhaps? Probably just a coincidence but the 'day in court' that was referred to in the interview may be related to this in the civil case management court listing: Given that the guy said his name is spelt differently from his grandfather. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: This one from 2015 perhaps? Probably just a coincidence but the 'day in court' that was referred to in the interview may be related to this in the civil case management court listing: Given that the guy said his name is spelt differently from his grandfather. Likely no coincidence there. Good find. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 That's only 20 mins so only a directions hearing or similar. The case can be strung out for months and months even years. Which can be useful for some to buy a bit of time. Lots of stuff can happen in a bit of time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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