March 2013

IRS Trouble for ex-FIFA Executive

In his ‘Big Soccer’ blog (http://www.bigsoccer.com/soccer/bill-archer/2013/03/19/jack-warner-man-of-action-losing-traction/), Bill Archer made certain allegations about a former Vice President of FIFA.  Of all the allegations made in the blog, there are three that jumped out at me. Firstly, Bill Archer alleged that certain US law enforcement agencies, including the IRS and Homeland Security, looked into the former Executive’s

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Budgets and Inflation Worries

HM Treasury’s website notes that “The Budget is the single most important economic and financial statement made each year by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to Parliament and the nation.“   The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, presents the next Budget on Wednesday, 20th March.  As the dominant party in the coalition government focuses on

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Investigation of Caribbean Property Investment Scheme

This is one I have been monitoring for more than a year now.  The Serious Fraud Office is being investigated here in the UK, so I restrict my comments to just a summary of what has been published in the press. Below I reproduce 2 recently printed stories on the matter. The first article has

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