US UCC Article 5’s Non-Variable Provisions
How UCC Article 5 governs letters of credit in the US, its non-variable provisions, and the legal nuances that affect issuers and beneficiaries.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) has reportedly begun its own probe into allegedly fraudulent letters of credit
Roy Johannes Gillar of Las Vegas, Harold Mignott of Voorhees, New Jersey, and Jerrid Douglas, of Freehold, New Jersey received prison sentences of six years, three years, and 45 months respectively, for their actions in a USD 1 million “upfront-fee” scheme which defrauded victims.
A Georgia (USA) man was arrested by detectives of the Manatee County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office and charged with Scheme to Defraud and Money Laundering and detectives have issued an arrest warrant for another Georgia man on charges of Scheme to Defraud and Conspiracy.
The former Assistant General Manager of Dena Bank and a husband and wife have been convicted of fraud involving a forged letter of credit.
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