An International Consortium of Investigative Journalists data base reveals a Los Angeles connection to the Panama Papers. The Shafrir Family Trust — of Amiram “Ami” and Sarit Shafrir — government witnesses in the prosecution of Tony Pellicano and his co-defendants, is among the entities listed in the data base.
Ami Shafrir was last known to be in the Philippines; some describe his departure there as having “fled” there. The Shafrir Family Trust was set up in the Cook Islands:
Cook Islands trusts are highly desirable because if you get sued in the United States for fraudulent transfer, by the time the case is over and you get an American judgment, the statute of limitations to get a “sister state judgment” in the Cook Islands will have expired. During the Pellicano case I also learned of allegations that a certain former California State Bar President set up a Cook Islands Trust for a group including the Shafrirs and a certain prime minister of another nation. That the Shafrir Family Trust was located there as well lends credence to this revelation from the Panama Papers.
If any of my readers have information about the Shafrirs, Portcullis Trustnet, or the Master Client and Trustee involved, Raiskin & Revitz and Trustcorp Limited respectively, please contact me at [email protected].
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