If you don't prove it - he will just keep the money waiting... and the people will come after you, not after him.
So if you think that the attitude of "no - we won't say who owns the bonds!" is going to do any good for you, then you must be even more stupid than I had thought.
Tell pirate to go speak to the EU then, because the data protection act (1998) is the implementation of an EU wide directive, all EU countries must enact legislation that implements the directive.
So I can't by law give out shareholders details, and I believe the US has something similar. What pirate asking for is illegal.
The EU law was not a problem whatsoever, while you were running illegal IPOs.
And now you are suddenly so much about the EU law?
Give me a break
You could have solved in many different ways - without breaking any privacy laws.
The problem is not a law - the problem is that you are a cheeky bastard.
And you are going to face the consequences.
+1
(but i still dont like the way you write...a little more friendliness would suit you)