Hamilton Reserve Bank vs OffshoreCorpTalk: the Lawsuit That Quietly Died

[JohnnyDoe]

In February 2024, Hamilton Reserve Bank and Montpelier Group filed a dramatic lawsuit in New York Supreme Court against the operators of OffshoreCorpTalk.com:

• Peter Larsson (forum “webmaster”)
• Blackwater International Ltd
• Nicos Andersen and Steven Jackman (UK-based directors)

The accusations were extensive:

• Defamation
• Trademark infringement
• Cybersquatting
• Phishing
• False advertising
• Promissory estoppel
• Violation of the Lanham Act
• Unfair competition

(Index No. 151351/2024)

What sparked all this?

A thread on OffshoreCorpTalk.
A thread I personally started.
A thread based on real events.

The Thread Was Real — And So Was the Problem​

I opened that thread to describe my direct experience with Hamilton Reserve Bank.
It wasn’t fake. It wasn’t coordinated. It wasn’t a phishing campaign.
It was one customer raising a legitimate issue, one that was later resolved after legal pressure was applied to the bank.

That resolution, which I posted publicly, didn’t exactly reflect well on Hamilton. But instead of engaging with the truth, the bank tried to erase it by filing a 47-page complaint claiming the entire thread was fabricated.
They submitted screenshots of it as Exhibit Q and asked the court to hold OCT liable.

OCT’s Response: Censor Internally, Grandstand Publicly​

Here’s where the hypocrisy starts.

In the email chain with Hamilton’s lawyers, Peter Larsson first offered to remove the posts if the links were provided. They sent 51 links.
He deleted some. Then refused to remove the rest, and responded:

“We’ve had a group meeting… the thread will not be removed.”
“Have a great day in sunny USA and take care, you deserve it.”

The important detail: some posts were removed.

OCT moderators quietly deleted a few comments while pretending to be neutral defenders of speech. What remained was a curated version — not a true archive, not a raw public record.

More revealing: while they refused to take down the old thread about Hamilton (which had already been resolved), they actively censored newer criticism of the forum itself.
Posts pointing out the hypocrisy, the censorship, the conflicts of interest? Swiftly deleted.
Users who posted them? Banned.

“The Battle for Truth” … or Just Clickbait?​

Instead of quietly dealing with the lawsuit, OffshoreCorpTalk weaponized it.
They began publicly marketing the case, portraying themselves as embattled defenders of free speech. Posts started popping up around the web titled things like:

“The Battle for Truth: Why OffshoreCorpTalk Is Being Sued by a Bank”
“Standing Up to Bullies”
“Free Speech Under Attack”

They framed themselves as victims of a tyrannical bank trying to silence dissent — and asked users to rally behind them.

Meanwhile, inside the forum:

• Criticism of the forum itself was deleted
• Users pointing out inconsistencies were banned
• The thread they claimed to “defend” was selectively edited — posts removed without transparency
• No update was ever added to reflect that the issue with the bank was resolved

So the very content they were “defending” for the sake of truth? Censored, cleaned up, and misrepresented — while they milked the case for PR.

The Lawsuit Died Anyway​

Despite the drama, Hamilton never pursued the case.

• Filed: February 12, 2024
• Status: “Pre-RJI” — meaning no judge, no motions, no action
• No Request for Judicial Intervention = no progress
• No activity since February 2024

It was either a bluff or it lost momentum. Either way, it’s dead.

The Takeaway​

This is what OffshoreCorpTalk really is:

• They use user content to generate traffic
• They censor criticism of their platform
• They ban paid members for raising legitimate concerns
• They pretend to defend free speech, while quietly curating what stays and what goes
• They capitalize on lawsuits to paint themselves as rebels — while silencing dissent like any dime-store regime

If the lawsuit was over “the battle for truth,” then OCT lost it — not in court, but in how they exposed themselves.

The thread was true.
The censorship was real.
And the self-righteous PR campaign was a farce.

 

[Marty McFly]

OCT is run by clowns!

 

[CEO]

I had a bad experience with them actually, but leaving is always good decision when I don't feel that this isn't my place, also where can't share freely my principles and ethics, faith.

 

[Fiscal]

I suspect that the owner/administrator, JohnLocke (Peter Larsson?), operates under multiple accounts on the forum. This is not only to make the site appear more visited, but it's also misleading. He can use this to influence the general consensus.

 

[JohnnyDoe]

I suspect that the owner/administrator, JohnLocke (Peter Larsson?), operates under multiple accounts on the forum. This is not only to make the site appear more visited, but it's also misleading. He can use this to influence the general consensus.

of course he has always been doing this.
Recently, he created a wave of fake Lifetime members to pressure genuine users into buying this overpriced membership. A membership that only give you access to what is freely available here, and still carries the risk of getting banned without a refund, like I was. He seems desperate.
Not to mention the service providers who pay him a cut of every sale, or the ones he manages directly. This is why you are not allowed to freely speak of certain topics there, for example nominees.

OffshoreCorpTalk is a total scam! (way more than Hamilton Reserve Bank, which is not much different than many other banks).

 

[marioIT]

also it's embarrassing as the wave of those fake lifetime members all have the avatar generated by the same AI generator website. one can see it from miles!
that and people with 0 posts already on lifetime membership 🤣
he should try harder