Interdicting assets parked in Switzerland and forgeries–

1. “Mubarak sons own assets worth $340 mln in Switzerland: official” examines the seizure of Mubarak family assets at Swiss banks.  Legal remedies for seizing assets in Switzerland range from criminal law tools to civil attachment.  Articles featuring these remedies are: Recovering Assets In Switzerland Hidden By Dictators and / or An Asset Search In Geneva.
2. “Using Forensic Science To Fight Financial Fraud” describes a scheme in which forged signatures were employed to illegally access funds in a securities account.  “Swiss prosecutors charge Italian man with money laundering, forgery over Parmalat collapse“, outlines a different kind of suspected forgery scheme.  This alleged scheme reportedly involved forged documents along with: money laundering, secret Swiss bank accounts, cash couriers and a Liechtenstein trust.

Copyright 2011 Fred L. Abrams