Dubai-Firm Duped Investors With $10,000 “Processing Fee” for Non-Existent UAE Citizenship Program
All together now: “The UAE does not have a citizenship by investment program.”
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Grenada CIP Developer Caught on Camera Promoting Illegal Discounts: CIU Investigating
The CIU is investigating and has promised to take “appropriate action” against discounting and buybacks that it says are illegal.
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The EU’s Actual Passports-for-Sale Threat Comes From Corrupt Officials, Not CIPs
As Western-EU politicians fret over the hypothetical risks of citizenship by investment, their counterparts farther east are selling passports for bribes.
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Range Developments: Circulation of False Claims Are “Morally Reprehensible”
Following the circulation of news articles in Grenada, Range Developments say they are once more the target of false claims made in public.
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Vanuatu Govt. Moves to Stop Agents Undercutting Official Price
Undercutting of the Government’s officially sanctioned retail price has led to confusion in the market-place, writes James. E. Harris.
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The Jho Low Cyprus Case: What We Know and What We Don’t
The big story in investment migration this week involves Jho Low, Cyprus’ government, private business, due diligence providers, and even the clergy.
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Bulgaria to Cancel Citizenship of 8th CIP-Investor in Three Months
The office of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General has uncovered eight instances of fraudulently obtained citizenships over the last three months, with several
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Malta Hints at Revoking IIP-Obtained Citizenship as Investor Pleads Guilty to Fraud
“Malta takes these matters very seriously,” the head of Malta’s IIP Agency told IMI.
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Details Emerge on Vanuatu’s Revoking Citizenships, Extraditing Fraud Suspects to China
Vanuatu has revoked the citizenships of four Chinese fraud-suspects and extradited them to China. Whether due process was granted remains an open question.
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Antigua PM: Choksi’s “Citizenship Will Be Revoked And He Will Be Repatriated to India”
Through the legal protections afforded to him under Antigua’s common law system, the former diamond merchant has been able to stave off extradition so far.
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Conspiracies and Foul Play – In Candid Letter, HK Lawyer Answers Long-Standing Questions on Vanuatu Citizenship
In a letter to the editor, Hong Kong lawyer Martin Fairbairn offers disquieting answers to critical questions on Vanuatu citizenship by investment.
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Grenada to Investigate Stalled CBI-Shrimp Farm: “Collected Significant Sums,” Says PM
In a public announcement, Grenadian Prime Minister Keith Mitchell says his administration has opened an investigation into CBI-approved shrimp-farming project Grenada Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA).
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Con Artists Swindle Thousands in Istanbul for Fake Montenegro Passports
“They were asking people to pay between 7,000 and 12,000 euros for this so-called Montenegrin citizenship,” said Akkan Suver, Montenegro’s honorary
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Portugal’s Former Interior Minister Acquitted of Golden Visa Influence-Peddling Charges
A Lisbon court on Friday acquitted Miguel Macedo, erstwhile Minister of the Interior for Portugal, of criminal malfeasance in a
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20 State-Officials Arrested in Bulgaria in Massive Bribes-for-Passports Scam
While the European Commissioner for Justice focuses on her “concerns” about residence and citizenship by investment, thousands bribe their way
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Alleged Drug Lords and Billion-Dollar Fraudsters – The CIP-Country Response
Three purported criminals have made headlines for their reported connections to CIP-countries this week. We’ve summarized the stories. Mehul Choksi –
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Choksi-Case: India to Request Extradition, Choksi Appeals to High Court to Prevent it
Indian officials have received confirmation from Antigua that Mehul Choksi is in the country and will move to request extradition
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Indian Investigators Ask for Choksi’s Whereabouts, Antigua Govt. Will Cooperate “Within the Law”
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has formally requested that Antiguan authorities account for the whereabouts of Mehul Choksi. Responding to
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Due Diligence Blunder? Indian Billionaire Wanted for $2Bn Fraud Gets Antigua Citizenship
Mehul Choksi, an Indian billionaire diamond-magnate whose passport Indian authorities revoked earlier this year in conjunction with their issuing of
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Who Hacked imidaily.com? Attackers Delete Several Posts, Including Passport Rankings Page
Late last night, Investment Migration Insider’s website suffered an attack by hackers who deleted several articles and pages, inserted malicious
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