This "Asset Search News Roundup" discusses a letter rogatory from Italian prosecutors and the recent U.S. fines issued in the case involving India’s Satyam Computer Services.

  • A letter rogatory filed April 1st in federal court by the U.S. Attorney, reveals that Italian prosecutors are investigating the Delaware office of a company called "BACKER & MCKENZIE".  The letter rogatory seems to examine whether two residents of Brescia, Italy, might have fraudulently conveyed the proceeds of a phony invoicing scheme into a "BACKER & MCKENZIE" Swiss financial account.

Copyright 2011 Fred L. Abrams