Gregory Grossman

Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd. v. Carlos Pérez Haeussler: Complaint (‘$27K Transfers Avoidance’)

July 3, 2024

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme orchestrated and perpetuated by the above-captioned Debtor over the course of two years in South Africa, from which Defendant benefitted" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd., which "purportedly was a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Carlos Alfredo Pérez Haeussler at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd. v. David Rosado: Complaint (‘$14K Transfers Avoidance’)

July 3, 2024

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme orchestrated and perpetuated by the above-captioned Debtor over the course of two years in South Africa, from which Defendant benefitted" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd., which "purportedly was a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. David Rosado at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd. v. Cedrick Redula: Complaint (‘$128K Preferential Transfers’)

March 19, 2024

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Cedrick Redula, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd. v. Frederick Farrel: Complaint (‘$155K Preferential Transfers’)

March 18, 2024

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Frederick Farrel, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd. v. Archie Thomas: Complaint (‘$156K Preferential Transfers’)

March 18, 2024

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Archie Thomas, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd. v. Troy Rejda: Complaint (‘$239K Preferential Transfers’)

March 16, 2024

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Troy Rejda, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd. v. Carlos Baltazar: Complaint (‘$254K Preferential Transfers’)

March 16, 2024

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Carlos Baltazar, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd. v. Satoshi Show: Complaint (‘$379K Preferential Transfers’)

March 16, 2024

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Satoshi Show, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd. v. Sabina Romanowska: Complaint (‘$454K Preferential Transfers’)

March 16, 2024

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Sabina Romanowska, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Gam Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Brazil)

December 15, 2023

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Eliza Fazan, of Expertisemais Perícias e Administração Judicial, as the Foreign Representative of Gam Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda. and Florida Paulista Açúcar e Etanol S.A., filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Atom Holdings et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands & Singapore)

June 2, 2023

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of Foreign Main Proceedings in the Cayman Islands and Singapore by Angela Barkhouse, Kim Leck, and Luke Furler, all of Quantuma, as the Foreign Representatives of Atom Holdings (in Provisional Liquidation), AAX Asia Private Limited (Under Interim Judicial Management), and AAX Singapore Private Limited (Under Interim Judicial Management), described as being part of a group that "engaged in the cryptocurrency business, offering saving, spot, and futures trading", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (South Africa)

February 9, 2023

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in South Africa by Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., which "purportedly was a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Tonon Bioenergia SA et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Brazil)

February 1, 2023

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Orlando Geraldo Pampado, as the Foreign Representative of Tonon Bioenergia S.A., Tonon Holding S.A., both of Brazil, and Tonon Luxembourg S.A., of Luxembourg, which are all part of the Tonon Group, which "operated three industrial ethanol plants in the States of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul" and whose "corporate purpose comprised the manufacture, commercialization and export of sugar and ethanol, the cultivation of sugar cane, as well as the generation of electric power", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Brazen Sky Ltd. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (British Virgin Islands & Cayman Islands, ‘$8.5B 1MDB Fraud’)

August 31, 2022

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of Foreign Main Proceedings in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands by Angela Barkhouse, Helen Janes, and Carl Jackson, as the Foreign Representatives of Brazen Sky Limited, Aabar Investments PJS Limited, Tanore Finance Corporation, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited, Vasco Investment Services SA, Selune Limited, Pacific Rim Global Growth Limited, and Affinity Equity International Partners Limited, and Angela Barkhouse and George Kimberley Leck, as the Foreign Representatives of Bridge Global Absolute Return Fund SPC, which were all "part of the fraud perpetrated against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, in which numerous entities and individuals formed a network to divert and distribute funds to the fraudsters who orchestrated the fraud and to individuals and/or entities connected to them", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SRC Strategic Resources Ltd. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (‘1MDB Fraud’)

April 5, 2022

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Helen Janes, Angela Barkhouse, and Carl Jackson, as the Foreign Representatives of SRC Strategic Resources Limited, Bright Oriande Limited, and SRC International (Malaysia) Limited, all in Voluntary Liquidation, collectively described as being "part of the fraud perpetrated against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, in which numerous entities and individuals formed a network to divert and distribute funds to the fraudsters who orchestrated the fraud and to individuals and/or entities connected to them", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Uruguay v. Italba Corporation: Petition to Enforce Arbitration Award

December 6, 2021

Petition to enforce Atbitration Award in Oriental Republic of Uruguay v. Italba Corporation at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

KG Manhattan 126 Finance Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

June 7, 2021

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Philip Smith, of the British Virgin Islands, and Cosimo Borelli, of Hong Kong, as the Foreign Representatives of KG Manhattan 126 Finance Limited, which has "failed to repay a secured US$85,000,000 loan given by Bank of Shanghai (Hong Kong) Limited and China Minsheng Bank Corporation Ltd., HK Branch" and was involved in "suspicious transactions", filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Exential Investments Inc.: Chapter 15 Petition

May 27, 2021

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Russell Crumpler and David Standish, as the Foreign Representatives of Exential Investments Inc., which is part of the Dubai-based Exential Group that allegedly perpetrated a fraud in which "investors lost investments in the range of at least $250 - $500 million", filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

FCI Markets Inc.: Chapter 15 Petition (British Virgin Islands)

May 14, 2021

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Paul Pretlove, of Kalo (BVI) Limited, as the Foreign Representatives of FCI Markets Inc., described as part of "a group of Dubai-based forex trading companies ... known as Exential Group" that was found by a Dubai court to be "a Ponzi scheme disguised as a forex trading program" that defrauded investors out of more than $200 million, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Unisource Holding Inc.: Chapter 7 Petition

April 27, 2021

Chapter 7 Petition by Unisource Holding Inc. (in Official Liquidation), a.k.a. Unisource Group, of the Bahamas, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Performance Insurance Company SPC: Chapter 15 Petition

March 19, 2021

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Kenneth Krys and Neil Dempsey, of KRyS Global, as the Foreign Representatives of Performance Insurance Company SPC, described as a Segregated Portfolio Company that "operates in the captive insurance industry through 12 segregated portfolios" which were identified as Bottini Insurance LP, Gen 1 Insurance Company LP, Goldenstar Holdings Company SP, Greystone Insurance SP, Hudson York Insurance Company, Omega Insurance Company LP, Performance 5 SP, Prewett Insurance Company LP, Smart Insure LP, SSS Insurance LP, Sustainable Insurance Company SP, and Triangle RGK SP, and which has been accused of participating in a scheme involving "counterfeit insurance policies", filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Newbrook Shipping Corporation et al v. Global Marketing Systems Inc. et al: Discovery Application

March 24, 2020

Application by Newbrook Shipping Corporation, of the Netherlands, and Falcon Confidence Shipping Ltd., of Liberia, to take discovery from Global Marketing Systems Inc. and Anil F. Sharma, both of Maryland, for use in legal proceedings in Nevis and South Africa, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Maryland.

Durant International Corp. et al: Chapter 15 Petition

December 11, 2019

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Matthew Richardson and Kevin Hellard, of Grant Thornton, as the Foreign Representatives of Durant International Corp., Kildare Finance Ltd., and McDoel Investment Limited, which were "controlled and beneficially owned by Paulo Salim Malif", described as a former mayor os São Paulo, Brazil, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd. v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

November 22, 2019

Application by Tianrui (International) Holding Company Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, to take discovery from Citibank NA, The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, HSBC Bank USA, NA, BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, Bank of Nova Scotia, UBS AG, Bank of America, NA, Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG US, and The Clearing House Payments Company, LLC for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Brasagro Fertilizantes Minerais Ltda. et al: Chapter 15 Petition

October 15, 2019

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Reinaldo Camargo Do Nascimento, as the Foreign Representative of Brasagro Fertilizantes Minerais Ltda. and Petrocal Indústria e Comércio de Cal SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Silisten Trading Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

March 22, 2019

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Mark McDonald and Nicholas Wood, as the Foreign Representatives of Silisten Trading Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hans Werner Bachmann: Chapter 15 Petition

March 13, 2019

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Germany by Peter Jost, as the Foreign Representative of Hans Werner Bachmann, a.k.a. Gideon Bachmann, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Marangoni Tread Latino America Indústria e Comércio de Artefatos de Borracha Ltda: Chapter 15 Petition

February 15, 2019

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Otávio de Paoli Balbino de Almeida Lima, as the Foreign Representative of Marangoni Tread Latino America Indústria e Comércio de Artefatos de Borracha Ltda, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Junie Bowers: Chapter 15 Petition

January 9, 2018

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by John Edmund Paylor, as the Foreign Representative of Junie Conrad Omari Bowers, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Andrew Skeene: Chapter 15 Petition

January 9, 2018

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by John Edmund Paylor, as the Foreign Representative of Andrew Nathaniel Skeene, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

World Financial Group, Inc.: Chapter 15 Petition

October 25, 2017

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Paul Pretlove and Angela Barkhouse, as the Foreign Representatives of World Financial Group Inc., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii: Chapter 15 Petition

August 25, 2017

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Chile by Carlos Antonio Parada Abate, as the Foreign Representative of Alberto Samuel Chang Rajii, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

GFI Consultants Limited: Chapter 15 Petition

August 7, 2017

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by Stephen Richard Penn, as the Foreign Representative of GFI Consultants Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

MMX Sudeste Mineracao SA: Chapter 15 Petition

May 15, 2017

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Bernardo Bicalho Alvarenga Mendez, as the Foreign Representative of MMX Sudeste Mineracao SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Probank SA: Chapter 15 Petition

December 23, 2014

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Sergio Moura Correa Lima, as the Foreign Representative of Probank SA, Probank Participações SA, Via Telecom SA, and Via Participações SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Banco Cruzeiro do Sul SA: Chapter 15 Petition (Brazil)

June 4, 2014

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Eduardo Felix Bianchini, as the Foreign Representative of Banco Cruzeiro do Sul SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Industria de Alimentos Nilza SA: Chapter 15 Petition

May 30, 2014

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Alexandre Borges Leite, as the Foreign Representative of Industria de Alimentos Nilza SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Petroforte Brasileiro de Petroleo Ltda.: Chapter 15 Petition

March 7, 2014

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Afonso Henrique Alves Braga, as the Foreign Representative of Petroforte Brasileiro de Petroleo Ltda., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Sextant Strategic Hybrid2Hedge Fund Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

November 10, 2010

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Kenneth Krys and Timothy Le Cornu, as the Foreign Representatives of Sextant Strategic Hybrid2Hedge Fund Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Joseph Danenza: Chapter 15 Petition

August 12, 2010

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by Stephen Hunt and Kevin Hellard, as the Foreign Representatives of Joseph Jerome Danenza, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Fazendas Reunidas Boi Gordo SA: Chapter 15 Petition

December 9, 2009

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Gustavo Henrique Sauer de Arruda Pinto, as the Foreign Representative of Fazendas Reunidas Boi Gordo S.A., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Bancafe International Bank Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

December 19, 2006

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Barbados by Marcus Wide, as the Foreign Representative of Bancafe International Bank Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mariner International Bank Ltd.: Section 304 Petition

May 31, 2005

Section 304 Petition for Assistance in Insolvency Proceedings in St. Vincent and the Grenadines by Marcus Wide, as the Foreign Representative of Mariner International Bank Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Banc Caribe Ltd.: Section 304 Petition

August 2, 2004

Section 304 Petition for Assistance in Insolvency Proceedings in Dominica by Marcus Wide, as the Foreign Representative of Banc Caribe Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.