Investigations in the Caribbean
The Repton Group LLC has developed a special expertise for conducting complex investigations in the Caribbean. We have conducted investigations – almost all involving financial problems – in the United States Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, Anguilla, the Dominican Republic, and St. Lucia.

Our typical clients in this region have been and are:
• One major British Bank requiring asset search and recovery.
• A hedge fund based on St. Thomas
• A U.S. firm that was defrauded by individuals from Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands
• A Chicago-based real estate developer with political problems on St. Thomas
• We have done contract work for the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission as well as FinCen, the arm of the U.S. Department of the Treasury monitoring money flows and money laundering.

Investigations in the Caribbean basin are traditionally quite difficult due to corruption within local governments. Close ties between government offices and questionable financial interests and the ease with which funds can be moved from account to account tend to make finding useful facts difficult. Investigations in the area tend to move slowly, making them expensive in terms of time and costs.

The Repton Group has forecasted an increase in U.S./Caribbean business opportunities over the next ten years. To better serve these businesses we established an office on St. Thomas in 2001.

This allows us closer access to key sources and also has created a solid web of contacts.

At this time we have developed excellent contacts with law enforcement officials and financial crimes specialists in all major Caribbean countries.

Our forensic accountants and certified fraud investigators have experience with the different accounting systems used in various Caribbean countries. This is very important because many of the islands use accounting systems based on British accounting rules that tend to differ in key elements from U.S. accounting rules.

Our investigators are well familiar with the rules of evidence in transnational cases. Careful protection of the chain of evidence in cases ensures data collected makes it way into court.

If you are looking for established, effective contacts in the Caribbean, The Repton Group will meet your needs.