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|description="One of the most successful international wheeler-dealers of recent decades" who lived "a charmed life on the edge" | |description="One of the most successful international wheeler-dealers of recent decades" who lived "a charmed life on the edge" | ||
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| − | '''John Deuss''' has been termed "one of the most successful international wheeler-dealers of recent decades". He was "known best in oil trading and champion horseracing circles, [and] earned a massive fortune helping apartheid [[South Africa]] to bypass international sanctions."<ref name=qz/> | + | '''John Deuss''' has been termed "one of the most successful international wheeler-dealers of recent decades". EIR termed him "[[Shackley]]'s piggybank",<ref name=eir>https://larouchepub.com/eiw/public/1988/eirv15n26-19880624/eirv15n26-19880624_035-john_deuss_shackleys_piggybank.pdf</ref> the [[Guardian]] "one of the world's most enigmatic multi-millionaires". He was "known best in oil trading and champion horseracing circles, [and] earned a massive fortune helping apartheid [[South Africa]] to bypass international sanctions."<ref name=qz/> |
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| + | ==Connections== | ||
| + | After [[Ted Shackley]] left the CIA in 1979, John Deuss helped him in oil deals.<ref name=eir/> | ||
==Sanctions evasion== | ==Sanctions evasion== | ||
| − | "Along with US commodities pioneer [[Marc Rich]], Deuss arranged ingenious evasions to bring secret Soviet and Iranian oil to the South African port of Durban, including false flags, doctored cargo papers and mid-sea cargo transshipments. Estimates vary widely as to how much Deuss and Rich earned during the | + | "Along with US commodities pioneer [[Marc Rich]], Deuss arranged ingenious evasions to bring secret Soviet and Iranian oil to the [[South African]] port of [[Durban]], including false flags, [[forgery|doctored]] cargo papers and mid-sea cargo transshipments. Estimates vary widely as to how much Deuss and Rich earned during the period — according to one source, South Africa paid $22 billion in premiums for its oil supply, mainly to Deuss and Rich, from 1973 to 1984—but the best approximation is that Deuss himself earned between $280 million and $500 million."<ref name=qz/> |
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| + | ==First Curaçao International Bank== | ||
| + | {{FA|First Curaçao International Bank}} | ||
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| + | |text=An international warrant had been issued for Mr Deuss's arrest after a bank he owns on [[Curaçao]], in the [[Dutch Antilles]], was closed last month during an Anglo-Dutch investigation into carousel fraud. British Customs officials had discovered that every individual arrested and charged with the fraud in the UK in the previous two years had an account at the [[First Curaçao International Bank]] (FCIB). Since raiding its headquarters and freezing its assets, investigators have discovered that about 2,500 British citizens suspected of carousel fraud hold accounts there. | ||
| + | |date=16 October 2006 | ||
| + | |source_URL=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/oct/16/crime.uknews | ||
| + | |source_name=The Guardian | ||
| + | |subjects=First Curaçao International Bank, John Deuss, financial fraud, carousel fraud, money laundering | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Internet Fraud== | ==Internet Fraud== | ||
"Deuss, a 71-year-old Dutchman, agreed to pay $47 million to settle a grueling, seven-year battle with European authorities over an alleged Internet fraud scheme. Apropos to a charmed life on the edge, Deuss admitted no guilt in the July 30 deal. “The settlement is the result of pragmatic considerations,” he said in a statement issued by his office."<ref name=qz>http://qz.com/110697/legendary-tycoon-john-deusss-latest-exploit-is-cutting-a-money-laundering-deal-with-dutch-prosecutors/</ref> The fraud was ongoing for years.<ref>http://curacaochronicle.com/main/major-settlement-first-curacao-international-bank-john-deuss/</ref> | "Deuss, a 71-year-old Dutchman, agreed to pay $47 million to settle a grueling, seven-year battle with European authorities over an alleged Internet fraud scheme. Apropos to a charmed life on the edge, Deuss admitted no guilt in the July 30 deal. “The settlement is the result of pragmatic considerations,” he said in a statement issued by his office."<ref name=qz>http://qz.com/110697/legendary-tycoon-john-deusss-latest-exploit-is-cutting-a-money-laundering-deal-with-dutch-prosecutors/</ref> The fraud was ongoing for years.<ref>http://curacaochronicle.com/main/major-settlement-first-curacao-international-bank-john-deuss/</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 20:04, 11 February 2020
 John Deuss  (fraudster, businessman, millionaire, billionaire?) | |
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| Born | ca. 1942 |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
"One of the most successful international wheeler-dealers of recent decades" who lived "a charmed life on the edge" | |
John Deuss has been termed "one of the most successful international wheeler-dealers of recent decades". EIR termed him "Shackley's piggybank",[1] the Guardian "one of the world's most enigmatic multi-millionaires". He was "known best in oil trading and champion horseracing circles, [and] earned a massive fortune helping apartheid South Africa to bypass international sanctions."[2]
Contents
Connections
After Ted Shackley left the CIA in 1979, John Deuss helped him in oil deals.[1]
Sanctions evasion
"Along with US commodities pioneer Marc Rich, Deuss arranged ingenious evasions to bring secret Soviet and Iranian oil to the South African port of Durban, including false flags, doctored cargo papers and mid-sea cargo transshipments. Estimates vary widely as to how much Deuss and Rich earned during the period — according to one source, South Africa paid $22 billion in premiums for its oil supply, mainly to Deuss and Rich, from 1973 to 1984—but the best approximation is that Deuss himself earned between $280 million and $500 million."[2]
First Curaçao International Bank
- Full article: First Curaçao International Bank
- Full article: First Curaçao International Bank
Internet Fraud
"Deuss, a 71-year-old Dutchman, agreed to pay $47 million to settle a grueling, seven-year battle with European authorities over an alleged Internet fraud scheme. Apropos to a charmed life on the edge, Deuss admitted no guilt in the July 30 deal. “The settlement is the result of pragmatic considerations,” he said in a statement issued by his office."[2] The fraud was ongoing for years.[3]
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References
- ↑ a b https://larouchepub.com/eiw/public/1988/eirv15n26-19880624/eirv15n26-19880624_035-john_deuss_shackleys_piggybank.pdf
- ↑ a b c http://qz.com/110697/legendary-tycoon-john-deusss-latest-exploit-is-cutting-a-money-laundering-deal-with-dutch-prosecutors/
- ↑ http://curacaochronicle.com/main/major-settlement-first-curacao-international-bank-john-deuss/
