Many Sri Lankans have reportedly been swindled in the
Seychelles by two persons namely Robert Piksa and Marco L Francis of
Seychelles.
They have allegedly cheated many Sri Lankan businessmen
promising deals in the Seychelles and obtaining funds, starting from exporting
fish to Sri Lanka, opening up offshore companies and bank accounts for money
laundering were some of the rackets the duo were allegedly involved in.
Robert Piksa a Czech Republic citizen has reportedly cheated
many people around the globe starting from Europe, Thailand, Russia and now Sri
Lanka and is on the verge of getting de ported from the Seychelles.
It is learnt that he pretends to be the consultant of the
Czech prime minister and has cheated Sri Lankan businessmen in various deals
mainly in exporting fish.
A senior official at the Bank of Ceylon Seychelles branch
has reportedly fallen prey to Robert Piksa’s wheeler dealings.
The official from the Bank of Ceylon Seychelles branch had
reportedly started business with Piksa in exporting fish to Sri Lanka as well
as working on money laundering businesses with Robert and his partner Marco L
Francis.
According to reports, Marco L Francis a prominent figure in
the Seychelles and the president of the Seychelles chamber of commerce is one
of the main culprits in forming offshore companies and bank accounts for money
laundering and providing illegal dealing for rouge companies around the world
and Sri Lankan politicos.
With Marco L Francis position in the Seychelles chamber it
has been easy for the duo to promote themselves in attracting foreigners (Local
Sri Lankans) to send them money with no agreement but only on trust to start
off businesses.
Rober Piksa had always been the front end and Marco playing
a silent role from the back to make sure the investors money dossiers.
It’s also understood that Peter Sinon the Minister of
Natural resources and Fisheries of Seychelles a very close friend of Robert
Piksa has promoted Piska by attending business meetings with the businessmen
from Sri Lanka and other countries to give more confidence in trusting the duo
and going in to partnerships.
We will continue to update on any new developments in this
regard.
