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Serious Fraud Office v. Airbus SE: Judgment

January 31, 2020
Judgment approving a Deferred Prosecution Agreement and imposing a "total financial sanction" of €990,963,712 for suspected bribery in Director of the Serious Fraud Office v. Airbus SE at the Crown Court, in Southwark, England.

Kuwait Ports Authority v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application

January 27, 2020
Ex Parte Application by Kuwait Ports Authority to take discovery from Citibank and E-Trade Financial Corporation for use in "impending litigation" in the Cayman Islands regarding "fraud and other wrongdoing related to KPA's investments in and business dealings with: (1) KGL Investment Company KSCC; and (2) the private equity fund, The Port Fund L.P." estimated at "hundreds of millions of dollars", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Leroy King: Plea Agreement

January 20, 2020
Plea Agreement in which the defendant admits receiving $500,000 in bribes and tickets to two Super Bowls to obstruct an SEC investigation into $7 billion investment fraudster Allen Stanford in USA v. Leroy King, a former CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission, of Antigua and Barbuda, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

USA v. Donville Inniss: Finding of Guilt

January 16, 2020
News Release from the United States Department of Justice announcing that Donville Inniss, described as a "Former Member of Barbados Parliament and Minister of Industry", has been "found guilty" for his role in a bribery scheme that, as previously reported by OffshoreAlert, involved insurers Insurance Corporation of Barbados Ltd., of Barbados, and BF&M Ltd., of Bermuda, which was the majority shareholder of ICBL.

USA v. Lori Loughlin et al: Fourth Superseding Indictment

January 14, 2020
Fourth Superseding Indictment alleging fraud, bribery, money laundering, and filing a false tax return in USA v. David Sidoo, Gregory Colburn, Amy Colburn, Gamal Abdelaziz, Diane Blake, Todd Blake, I-Hsin 'Joey' Chen, Mossimo Giannulli, Elizabeth Kimmel, Lori Loughlin, William McGlashan, Jr., Marci Palatella, John Wilson, Homayoun Zadeh, and Robert Zangrillo at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Eli Sabag v. Marion County Community Corrections et al: Discovery Application

December 31, 2019
Application by Israeli national Eli Sabag to take discovery from Marion County Community Corrections and John Deiter for use in "an intended criminal complaint" in the United Kingdom against German national Lars Windhorst for suspected fraud and bribery regarding the sale of Israel's GPS Global Tracking & Surveillance System Ltd. to Track Group Inc., of Illinois, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Editor's Note: This application was filed under seal on December 31st, 2019 and unsealed on February 11th, 2020.

Briton David Rae pleads guilty to money laundering in US

December 27, 2019
U.K. national David Rae, who was exposed by OffshoreAlert in 2012 for his role in a £100 million investment fraud by Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund, has pleaded guilty to money laundering in New Jersey regarding unrelated health care fraud schemes.

Mauricio Mota v. Colorado Investment Holdings LLC: Discovery Application

December 27, 2019
Application by Mauricio Mota to take discovery from Colorado Investment Holdings LLC, formerly known as Blessed Holdings LLC, for use in legal proceedings in Brazil styled as 'Maurício Jorge Pereira de Mota v. Joesley Mendonça Batista, et al' regarding "a massive and widely-reported corruption and bribery scandal", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

USA v. David Rae: Plea Agreement

December 19, 2019
Change of Plea Minutes and Plea Agreement for money laundering regarding a health care fraud scheme in USA v. David Rae, a citizen of the United Kingdom, at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

USA v. David Rae: Forfeiture Judgment

December 19, 2019
Consent Judgment of Forfeiture and Preliminary Order of Forfeiture regarding, but not limited to, funds at ANZ Bank, in New Zealand, in the name of Sympatic Global Solutions LP and at Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, in Hong Kong, in the name of Cargill Consulting Ltd. in USA v. David Rae, a citizen of the United Kingdom, at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Tim Leissner: Findings & Sanctions

December 16, 2019
Order Making Findings and Imposing Sanctions, including disgorgement of $43.7 million, against Tim Leissner, a former senior officer with Goldman Sachs, regarding alleged "bribes and kickbacks to government officials in Malaysia and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi', before the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mauricio Mota v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

December 13, 2019
Application by Mauricio Mota to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Fabio Pegas, Patricia Pratini De Moraes, and Blessed Holdings Inc. regarding several individuals and entities, including those in the Bahamas, Brazil, Cayman Islands, and Luxembourg, for use in legal proceedings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, against "Joesley and Wesley Mendonça Batista and their companies, including Brazilian meat-processing conglomerate JBS S.A. and J&F Investimentos S.A., to recover billions of dollars of public funds the Batistas admittedly obtained illicitly as part of a massive and widely-reported corruption and bribery scandal", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

ENRC v. Deloitte LLP: Discovery Application

December 12, 2019
Application by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited, of England, to take discovery from Deloitte LLP for use in legal proceedings at the High Court of Justice of England and Wales against its former attorneys, Dechert LLP and David Neil Gerrard, for alleged misconduct, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Brazil: Robert Nahas Naji

December 12, 2019
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Audi Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into Robert Nahas Naji for suspected money laundering and corruption regarding Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL), its Anti-Trust Agency (CADE), Italian telecommunications provider Telecom Italia Public, and Brasil Telecom.

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.

SEC v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson: Complaint

December 6, 2019
Complaint arising from "violations of the anti-bribery, recordkeeping, and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, of Sweden, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

ENRC v. Glenn Simpson: Discovery Application (England)

December 6, 2019
Ex Parte Application by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited, of England, to conduct discovery from Glenn Simpson, of Fusion GPS, for use in legal proceedings at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales against Mark Hollingsworth for "breach of confidence", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Poland: Dariusz Hepert et al

November 22, 2019
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Dropbox Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - for a criminal investigation into Dariusz Hepert, Jarosław Turski, Michał Chmielewski, Tomasz Durzalski, and Paweł Patulski for suspected abuse of public authority, fraud, and money laundering.

SEC v. Jerry Li: Complaint

November 14, 2019
Complaint alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Securities Exchange Act in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jerry Li, a citizen and resident of China, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Moneyland: How Thieves & Crooks Now Rule The World

November 12, 2019
In this session, author and journalist Oliver Bullough will discuss the extent of corruption and dishonesty in global business and politics, how the perpetrators are able to get away with it, and its effect on democracy.When he's not investigating and

Inversiones Lugon 48 v. Equinor US Operations LLC et al: Discovery Application

November 7, 2019
Application by Inversiones Lugon 48, of Venezuela, to take discovery from Equinor US Operations LLC, described as Texas-based subsidiary of "a publicly traded Norwegian corporation"; Miguel Strauss, and Carlos Izquierdo for use in legal proceedings in Venezuela, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Iraq Telecom Ltd. v. Dechert LLP: Discovery Application (England)

November 5, 2019
Ex Parte Application by Iraq Telecom Limited to conduct discovery from non-party Dechert LLP for use in a pending arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce and contemplated legal proceedings in England regarding "massive fraud and corruption", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Slovenia: Robert Mravljak et al

October 23, 2019
Ex Parte Application of the USA - on behalf of the Republic of Slovenia - for an order requiring Facebook Inc. to disclose records for a criminal investigation into Robert Mravljak, former Secretary General of the Police Officers Trade Union of Slovenia, and others for suspected abuse of office and bribery, filed at the at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Imaad Shah Zuberi: Criminal Information

October 22, 2019
Criminal Information alleging Violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Tax Evasion, and Foreign, Conduit, and Other Illegal Campaign Contributions in USA v. Imaad Shah Zuberi at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

USA v. Jerry Li et al: Criminal Indictment

October 22, 2019
Criminal Indictment alleging bribery regarding a Chinese subsidiary of Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. in USA v. Yanliang Li, a.k.a. Jerry Li, and Hongwei Yang, a.k.a. Mary Yang, both citizens of China, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Halkbank: Superseding Indictment

October 15, 2019
Superseding Indictment regarding a "multi-year scheme ... to violate and evade U.S. national secureity controls against the Government of Iran" in USA v. Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS, a.k.a. Halkbank, described as "a Turkish bank majority-owned by the Government of Turkey", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Rishi Gupta v. New Silk Route Advisors LP et al: Complaint

October 7, 2019
Complaint alleging "Retaliation in Violation of the Dodd-Frank" in Rishi Gupta, of New York, NY, described as "a SEC Whistleblower" v. New Silk Route Advisors LP, of the Cayman Islands; New Silk Route Partners Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Parag Saxena, of New York, NY; New Silk Route PE Associates LP, of the Cayman Islands; New Silk Route PE Asia Fund-A LP, of the Cayman Islands; New Silk Route Asia Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands; New Silk Route Holdings LLC, of Mauritius, as Defendants, and New Silk Route Mauritius Advisors LLC, of Mauritius; Arduino Holdings Limited, of Cyprus; InGain Traders LLC, of Mauritius; South Asia Gastronomy Enterprises LLC, of Mauritius; Orisen MedTech Limited, of Mauritius; A H Holdings (BVI) Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and A H Holdings Sarl, of Luxembourg, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Nadia Levit: Plea Agreement

September 25, 2019
Please Agreement in USA v. Nadia Levit, a.k.a. Nadia Yakusheva, at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

British Virgin Islands AG v. Lester Hyman: Discovery Application (British Virgin Islands)

September 23, 2019
Application by the Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands to take discovery from Lester S. Hyman, a Washington, DC-based lawyer "who represented the BVI Government in an attorney-client capacity from 1987 to July 30, 2017, as of which date the BVIG terminated Mr. Hyman", for use in contemplated legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands against Hyman for suspected "fraud at equity, breach of fiduciary care and loyalty, and negligence" regarding a "failed airline venture" to operate direct flights between the BVI and Miami, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Sridhar Thiruvengadam: Findings

September 13, 2019
Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings and Making Findings regarding evidence that "an Indian government official had made a $2 million bribe demand" against Sridhar Thiruvengadam, a citizen of India, before the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Odebrecht SA et al: Chapter 15 Petition

August 26, 2019
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Marcelo Rossini, as the Foreign Representative of Odebrecht S.A., of Brazil; Odebrecht Finance Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Odebrecht Participações e Investimentos S.A., of Brazil, and ODB International Corporation, of the Bahamas, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador v. WorleyParsons International Inc.: Discovery Application

August 26, 2019
Ex Parte Application by Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador - EP PetroEcuador to take discovery from WorleyParsons International Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Ecuador "related to a complex, cross-border illegal bribery and corruption scheme perpetrated against Petroecuador" using "a complex web of offshore shell entities" and accounts, including those in the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Panama, and Switzerland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

USA moves to bar trial evidence that ‘bribes are a custom’ in Barbados

August 12, 2019
Former Barbados Government Minister Donville Inniss should be precluded from introducing evidence at his upcoming money laundering trial in New York that "bribes are a custom or practice in Barbados", the United States has argued. The alleged scheme involved insurers BF&M, of Bermuda, and Insurance Corporation of Barbados.

Donald Trump & Ukraine: Whistleblower Complaint

August 12, 2019
Whistleblower Complaint to the Intelligence Committees of the U. S. Senate and House of Representatives regarding allegations of abuse of office involving U. S. President Donald Trump and the Government of Ukraine.

Bruce Blake et al: Press Release – Criminal Charges

August 8, 2019
Press Release by the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Commission regarding criminal charges of corruption, false accounting, and money laundering against Bruce Blake and Canover Watson, both former senior officials with the Cayman Islands Football Association.

Freestream Aircraft (Bermuda) Ltd. et al v. Husch Blackwell LLP et al: Complaint

August 2, 2019
Complaint alleging fraud regarding a Cayman Islands-registered Airbus A319-115 aircraft and involving "a group of entities registered in the British Virgin Islands whose principal resides in Burkina Faso" in Brinley Holdings Inc., of Panama, and Freestream Aircraft (Bermuda) Ltd., of Bermuda v. Husch Blackwell LLP, a law firm domiciled in Delaware, based in Missouri, and Michael A. Cosby, of Missouri, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

USA v. Donville Inniss et al: Second Superseding Indictment

August 1, 2019
Second Superseding Indictment for money laundering regarding an alleged bribery scheme that, inter alia, involved Insurance Corporation of Barbados Ltd., of Barbados, and BF&M Ltd., of Bermuda, in USA v. Donville Inniss, described as a former Member of Parliament and Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development in Barbados; Ingrid Innes, described as a citizen of Canada and resident of Barbados, and Alex Tasker, described as a citizen and resident of Barbados, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Schahin Holdings SA et al: Chapter 15 Petition

July 26, 2019
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Osana Mendonça, as the Foreign Representative of Schahin Holdings SA, Base Engenharia e Serviços de Petróleo e Gás SA, a.k.a. Schahin Engenharia SA; Schahin Empreendimentos Imobiliarios Ltda, Schahin Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros SA, Schahin Desenvolimento Imobiliários SA, Companhia Schahin de Ativos, MTS Participações SA, Satasch Participações Ltda, and Deep Black Drilling LLP, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. It is alleged in the petition that the Schahin Group was involved in a bribery scheme involving companies in several jurisdictions, including Austria, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Panama, Uruguay, and the USA.

Peru: Alejandro Toledo Manrique

July 17, 2019
Complaint to extradite Alejandro Toledo Manrique, a former president of Peru, from the USA to Peru to face allegations of soliciting and receiving a $20 million bribe from Constructora Norberto Odebrecht SA regarding the Peru-Brazil Southern lnteroceanic Highway Project and laundering it "through various companies and offshore accounts", including those in Costa Rica, England, Israel, and Switzerland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Laura Zuniga Caceres et al v. Hancock Whitney Bank: Discovery Application

July 17, 2019
Ex Parte Application by Laura Zuniga Caceres, Bertha Zuniga Caceres, and Salvador Zuniga Caceres to take discovery from Hancock Whitney Bank for use in criminal proceedings in Honduras against Roberto David Castillo Mejia for suspected murder, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

CONCACAF v. Jack Warner: Judgment Order

July 9, 2019
Judgment in the amount of $79 million in The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, a.k.a. CONCACAF v. Austin Jack Warner, of Trinidad and Tobago, a former Vice President of FIFA, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Tim Leissner: Life Ban

July 3, 2019
News Release by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission regarding a life ban against Tim Leissner, described as "a former responsible officer of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC", for his involvement with 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a.k.a. 1MDB.

CONCACAF v. Jack Warner: Default Judgment

June 24, 2019
Default Judgment in The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, a.k.a. CONCACAF v. Austin Jack Warner, of Trinidad and Tobago, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.