TERROR CHECK

SAUDI TERRORIST LEADER SHOT AND KILLED

Last month, number four on Saudi Arabia's most wanted terrorist suspects list, was shot and killed in Qassim province, situated north of the capital Riyadh. Abdul-Rahman Saleh Al-Mutib (UID 321643) had a price of one million riyals on his head and according to Saudi sources was considered to be one of the terrorist leaders. Al-Mutib was profiled by World-Check in June of last year.

ETA MEMBER JAILED FOR 1981 ATTACKS

Jose Antonio Borde Gaztelumendi (UID 91040) alias Putxe was jailed for just under 80 years in December 2005. World-Check profiled this alleged member of ETA's Comando Vizcaya in November 2002. Putxe had been living in Ensenada Mexico and running a restaurant for 10 years prior to his extradition. December 2005 saw him sentenced to jail terms varying from just under 26 years in one case, to 78 years in the third case, for his involvement in terrorist activities between April and July 1981.

Sometimes referred to as The Aladdin of Syria he is otherwise known as Luai Sakra (UID 337070) or Al-Saqa. He was convicted in absentia of involvement with the Jordanian terror group, which planned attacks on the Marriot Hotel in Amman. He is also alleged to have been involved in the terror bombing campaign which took place in November 2003 in Istanbul. He was arrested in August last year in Diyarbakir, Turkey having changed his appearance with the aid of plastic surgery, and was at the time of his capture about to fly to the capital to undergo further surgery. (Cases like these put into question the reliability of photos as a source of ID). Authorities discovered 750 kilograms of explosives in his apartment. It is believed that the terrorists planned to ram a boat loaded with explosives into a cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists. He was charged with being a senior Al-Qaida member, making bombs and smuggling explosives into Turkey. He is currently held at the high-security Kandira prison near Istanbul. No trial date has been set and there is a possibility he could be extradited to Jordan. Follow developments on World-Check's Newscheck facility.

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PROPERTY TYCOON'S WIFE JAILED

In January, Mo Yuk-ping, the 43 year old wife of convicted former property tycoon Zhengyi Zhou, (UID 145696) was sentenced to three and a half years in jail for manipulating the share market. It is also alleged that she received financial aid from jailed banker Liu Jinbao (UID 167065). She was also accused of perverting the course of justice by interference of a prosecution witness. Back in December 2004, Mo was charged with defrauding five banks of 89 million HK dollars (11.4 million US dollars). If you had been a World-Check client in June 2003 your institution would have been alerted to a potentially high risk individual, as Mo was profiled on World-Check six months before she was charged by ICAC (Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption ) for alleged share price rigging. ICAC Hong Kong is one of the many regulatory sites that World-Check monitors on a daily basis to ensure that our clients are able to identify potentially high risk individuals and entities, and take the appropriate action in good time.

PEP ALERT...FORMER MEP PLANS TO APPEAL

World-Check profiled Jean-Charles Marchiani in December 2000. This former MEP and chief Africa aide to Charles Pasqua (UID 8314), was implicated in the Falconne/Mitterand case and in the Angolagate Elf scandal. In June 2004, he lost his seat in the general election and one month later, nearly four years after he was profiled on World Check he was taken into custody by French authorities for misappropriation of funds and influence peddling. Early in 2005 he was released from jail on bail of half a million euros. At the close of the year he was sentenced to 18 months in jail and 3 years in jail for two separate cases of corruption involving a Dutch and also a German company. He reportedly intends to appeal. To read more about the cases and who Marchiani's connections are, check out his profile UID 8322. World Check clients were well aware of this man's activities five years ago, were you?

SOCCER BOSS SCORES SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Bernard Tapie (UID 169483) the former MP for Bouches du Rhone also owned Olympique de Marseille football club between 1986-1994, and is no stranger to brushes with the French tax authorities. Indeed, M Tapie has a criminal record going back to 1997 for tax fraud offences, when he was given a 18 month suspended sentence for his crimes. In November 2003 he was sentenced to 2 years after being convicted of corruption and once again tax fraud, involving soccer club transfers and remuneration. To round off 2005 Tapie was found guilty of failing to pay 7 million euros in tax, dating back to his final year with Olympique de Marseilles. World-Check profiled Tapie in July 2003, months before he was sentenced for the second time and if you were a World-Check client you would have known he was a high risk individual, not only for his PEP status. Keep ahead of the rest.

BERMUDA OFFICIAL BEHIND BARS

Former Bermuda Ministry of Finance official , Harrison Isaac Jr defrauded the government out of US$1.8 million by using special access cards to make unauthorized wire transfers during 2003 and 2004, to three companies he and an unidentified accomplice controlled. The 35 year old is due to be sentenced in April, keep up to date via the World-Check site by making use of our Newscheck facility to monitor developments. Isaac's UID is 276057, check out his details and the full story.

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