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The investigation in the USA exposes Amdi
Berlingske Tidende, 15 August 2003, 22:30 hrs
By Michael Bjerre
Documents from Mogens Amdi Petersen's luxury apartment in the USA reveal
that he by no means was only the »consultant« he claimed to be at the
court. The price for the luxury life was up to 180.000 Danish crowns per
month.
During the case against the Tvind leaders, the prosecutor has received
material hitherto unknown which considerably supports the case and
undermines the credibility of Mogens Amdi Petersen.
Documents of an investigation of Mogens Amdi Petersen's penthouse
apartment with a size of 810 square meters on the tropic island Fisher
Island in the USA reveal now that in 1991 Amdi was the »administrating
director« of the Tvind association Markham Corporation which in 1991
bought the luxury apartment.
Confiscated business cards also reveal Amdi to be the top chief of the
association which bought the apartment by millions from Tvind's tax free
fund which was - according to the indictment - deceived by the Tvind
top.
During a three days examination, Mogens Amdi Petersen again and again
denied to have a leading position in the Tvind system, and claimed to be
only the »consultant«. But the documents from the USA tell quite
another story and they are regarded in several ways to be a breakthrough
for the prosecutor.
Wild luxury life
During the case the prosecutors had problems to deliver the final proof
that Amdi in all those years directed the Tvind system from his hidden
places. The 95 files which were used in the case hitherto, did not, for
example, contain a single document with the signature of Mogens Amdi
Petersen.
But in this respect the documents from the USA for the first time show
the leader's signature on essential documents, Berlingske Tidende gets
to know.
At the same time, the confiscated American documents reveal that the
many newspaper stories about the wild luxury life of Mogens Amdi
Petersen were not exaggerated - rather the contrary.
Amdi Petersen had during all those years his official address in the
village Ulfborg-Vemb, where he declared his income with modest 70.000
Danish crowns per year. But the documents from the USA reveal that his
cost of living mounted up to 180.000 Danish crowns per month.
The Tvind leader has among other things signed a membership at the »Fisher
Island Golf Club« for 100.000 dollars as well the lease of two garages
which each cost 10.000 dollars per year.
By that way, the previous revolutionary protagonist for the poor of the
world has used more than 20 million Danish crowns during the ten years
when he managed to enjoy life on the island together with his equally
accused mate Kirsten Larsen. Tvind recently sold the couple's longtime
hiding-place for more than 40 million danish crowns.
The proper court case against the Tvind top has now run for half a year
and a judgement is not expected before 2005. The prosecutor in the case,
vice state attorney Poul Gade, does not want to comment the information
of Berligske Tidende.
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Tvind founder Mogens Amdi Petersen was not only consultant for the
Tvind combine. New documents reveal his central role. Foto: Bo Amstrup.
The case in short:
Eight Tvind leaders are accused of embezzlement and tax fraud with
respect to Tvind's own humanitarian fund. Mogens Amdi
Petersen and his mate Kirsten Larsen - regarded to be the wire-pullers -
are each accused for rude tax fraud of just under 52 million Danish
crowns and embezzlement for well 57 million Danish crowns.
(End)
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