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USA v. $20M in Funds & Securities: Forfeiture Complaint (‘1MDB Fraud’)

Forfeiture Complaint regarding "assets involved in and traceable to an international conspiracy to, among other things, launder money misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad ("1MDB"), a strategic investment and development company wholly owned by the government of Malaysia" in USA v. "$20,000,000 in funds and securities traceable directly or indirectly to UBS Account No. XX-XX715-WB and Fidelity Investment Account No. XXXX XX7922, including 8,268.80 shares of Vanguard Index FDS Vanguard Growth ETF formerly Vanguard Index TR Vipers (Ticker: VUG), 12,539.22 shares of Vanguard Index FDS Vanguard Value ETF formerly Vanguard Index TR (Ticker: VTV), and 17,860 shares of AKRE Focus Ind Instl (Ticker: AKRIX)" at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Roosevelt Road Re Ltd. et al v. Liakas Law P.C. et al: Complaint (‘Workers’ Comp. Fraud’)

Complaint in Roosevelt Road Re Ltd., of Bermuda; Tradesman Program Managers LLC, and Ionian Re LLC v. Liakas Law, P.C., Dean N. Liakas, John Doe Nos. 1-25, XYZ Corporation Nos. 1-25, Brooklyn Medical Practice, P.C., Sayeedus S. Salehin, M.D., Advanced Orthopedics and Joint Preservation P.C., Stan Avshumov, D.O., Community Medical Imaging of Brooklyn P.C., Andrew J. McDonnell, M.D., Orthopaedics Spine & Sports Medicine, LLC, Vadim Lerman, D.O., Abishek Kumar, M.D., Shiveindra Jeyamohan, M.D., Big Apple Pain Management, P.L.L.C., Richard Apple, M.D., North Shore Family Chiropractic, P.C., Todd Lawrence Lebson, D.C., Unicorn Acupuncture, P.C., Dekun Wang, L.Ac, Englinton Medical, P.C., Shiarree Evaristo, P.T., Arkadiy Shusterman, D.O., Counter Point Medical, P.C., Upward Medical, P.C., Mark Kostin, M.D., Brooklyn Premier Orthopedics and Pain Management P.L.L.C., FJ Orthopaedics and Pain Management P.L.L.C., Vagmin Vora, M.D., Jonathan Simhaee, M.D., Steven Horowitz, M.D., BL Pain Management, P.L.L.C., d.b.a. Pain Management NYC; Pain Physicians NY, P.L.L.C., Boleslav Kosharskyy, M.D., Roman Shulkin, M.D., Leonid Reyfman, M.D., McCullouch Orthopaedic Surgical Services, P.L.L.C., s.d.b.a. New York Sports and Joints Orthopaedic Specialists; Kenneth McCulloch-Otero, M.D., David R. Capiola, M.D., Gotham Neurosurgery, P.L.L.C., Anders Cohen, D.O., Garden State Orthocare LLC, d.b.a. OrthoCare Surgical; Randall Ehrlich, M.D., Precision Pain Management, P.C., and Ari Benjamin Lerner, M.D. at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Omanco Material VietNam Company Ltd. v. Citibank, N.A.: Discovery Application (Vietnam)

Application by Omanco Material VietNam Company Limited to take discovery from Citibank, N.A. "in aid of certain contemplated foreign civil and criminal proceedings that Petitioner intends to file in Vietnam" involving Global Transit Trading (s) PE Ltd., of Singapore, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Kendall Carnahan v. Baton Corporation Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Pump.Fun Crypto Fraud’)

Class Action Complaint "against the Defendants who own and operate the website Pump.Fun for offering and/or selling the cryptocurrency memecoins known as the PNUT Token" in Kendall Carnahan v. Baton Corporation Ltd., d.b.a. Pump.Fun, of England; Alon Cohen, described as a resident of Germany; Dylan Kerler, described as a resident of England, and Noah Bernhard Hugo Tweedale, described as a resident of England, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Karen Cheung v. Securis Capital Limited et al: Notice of Removal (‘$2M Fraud’)

Defendants' Notice of Removal in Karen Cheung, a.k.a. Wing Tsz Cheung v. Securis Capital Limited, formerly Aeneas Capital Limited, Aeneas Management Limited, Kenrick Henry Fok, Darren Wang Yip Lui, Mandy Man Lok Lui, all of Hong Kong, and Aeneas Group Limited, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Jeffrey Bradby et al v. Dan Koetting et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Predatory Lending’)

Class Action Complaint in Jeffrey Bradby, Kimberly Webb, Raymond DiGiorgio, Ashley Hicks, Ronald Shores, Rachel Simpson, Martin Rowland, Shelley Thomas, Angel Barragan, Justin Reagan, Kevin Savaski, Sandra Ray, David Eland, Diana Matthews, David Ciotti, Brad Smith, Chanelle Howell, Robin Brown, Michael Waller, James Lawson, Huberta Lewis, Melissa Melson, Jamie Dipino, and Gwendolyn Robinson v. Dan Koetting, Jairo Perez, GDA Consulting and Management LLC, Envision Management LLC, KP Investment Group LLC, Mark Koetting, Russell Myrick, MRC Consulting LLC, PG2 LLC, Vivus Servicing Ltd., of Canada; AS 4Finance Ltd., of Canada; Mark Bettiol, of Canada; Mary Jo Walker, of Canada; Diwakar Choubey, Richard Correia, MoneyLion Technologies Inc., Salt Lake Capital LLC, Harrowgate Capital I LLC, Jesus Diaz, Oscar Rodriguez, Unified Analytics LLC, National Techmark Inc., NIS and John Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

SEC v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Confidentiality & Protective Order (‘Bermuda Testimony’)

Confidentiality and Protecting Order Governing Disclosure of Personal, Sensitive, and Other Confidential Information in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

‘Mentioning Vantage FX’s name infringes on its trademark,’ writes company rep. for third time

Third letter from ‘CSC Digital Brand Services Global Anti-Fraud Team’, requesting the removal from OffshoreAlert’s website of content about regulatory action against Vantage Global Limited by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission for alleged fraud, claiming once again that it "infringes on the trademark of Vantage FX, apparently just by mentioning its name.

City Credit Investment Bank Ltd. v. Citibank, N.A. et al: Amended Discovery Application (Malaysia)

Amended Application by Luke Furler, as the liquidator of Malaysia-based City Credit Investment Bank Ltd., to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank, AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, New York, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. for use in legal proceedings in Malaysia regarding a "global fraud" in which "an estimated 17,000 individuals" are "owed approximately 1.1 Billion U.S. Dollars", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

‘Remove Slovenian extradition complaint or I sue,’ writes Matt Ferk

Letter from Matjaz Ferk, a.k.a. Matt Ferk, demanding the removal from OffshoreAlert's website of a copy of a complaint for his extradition from the USA to Slovenia to face commercial fraud and tax evasion charges. The complaint was later denied by the U.S. Court, which determined the Statute of Limitations period had expired.

USA v. Approx. 1,467,761.163191 USDT: Forfeiture Complaint (‘North Korea Hacking’)

Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto seized as part of an investigation into "several recent virtual currency heists perpetrated by known and suspected Democratic People’s Republic of Korea information technology workers who use false identities to gain employment - typically remote employment - as developers, among other jobs, with virtual currency companies and then subsequently exploit these companies’ smart contracts to steal funds" in USA v. Approx. 1,467,761.163191 USDT at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Latam Geothermal Corp. v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Judicial Assistance (Cayman Islands)

Application by Latam Geothermal Corp., of the Bahamas, to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. "in aid of contemplated winding up proceedings" in the Cayman Islands "between Applicant and the following two contemplated respondents: Central America Energy Holdings Corp., a Cayman Islands incorporated entity and holding company of Momotombo Power Company, a Cayman Islands incorporated entity, and Grupo Integra de CentroAmerica SA, a Panamanian entity", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Karen Cheung v. Aptorum Group Ltd. et al: Notice of Removal (‘$2M Fraud’)

Defendants' Notice of Removal regarding "an action to recover financial losses sustained by Ms. Cheung as a result of unauthorized purchase in her name of shares of Aptorum Group Limited, which is traded on the NASDAQ Exchange" in Karen Cheung, a.k.a. Wing Tsz Cheung v. Aptorum Group Limited, described as a Cayman Islands company based in London, England; Aptus Management Limited, of Hong Kong; Ian Huen Chung Yuen, of Hong Kong, and Jurchen Investment Corporation, of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

‘Mentioning Vantage FX’s name infringes on its trademark,’ writes company rep.

Second letter from ‘CSC Digital Brand Services Global Anti-Fraud Team’, requesting the removal from OffshoreAlert’s website of content about regulatory action against Vantage Global Limited by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission for alleged fraud, claiming once again that it ‘infringes on Vantage FX’s trademark’, apparently just by mentioning its name.

Goldeneye Advisors LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$1M Vesttoo Ltd. Fraud’)

Complaint "to hold Defendants – a venture capital firm and its executives – liable for their fraudulent and, at the very minimum, gross negligent conduct in soliciting and managing Plaintiff’s $1 million investment which Defendants put into the now defunct Israeli-based startup, Vesttoo, Ltd." in Goldeneye Advisors LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital Ltd., of Israel; Lior Prosor, and David Frankel at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CE Line One Corporation Ltd. et al v. Darren Masters et al: Complaint (‘$11.2M Fraud’)

Complaint in CE Line One Corporation Limited, of Hong Kong, and Diptsy Molina, a citizen of Greece residing in Marbella, Spain v. Darren Neil Masters, Jonathan Charles Goldstein, described as a New York-based attorney, and Jonathan C. Goldstein P.C., described as a New York law firm, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Luc Despins v. AA Global Ventured Ltd. et al: Second Complaint (‘Turnover of Assets in $1B Fraud & Money Laundering Scheme’)

Second Complaint against "alter egos" and "shell companies" in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, England, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, and USA in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China who is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of a $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme on July 16th, 2024 in the United States v. AA Global Ventured Limited, AAGV Limited, Alzarro Enterprises Ltd., Ampleforth Capital Ltd., Anton Development Limited, Assets Sino Limited, Auspicious Coast Limited, BSA Capital Management Limited, BSA Strategic Fund I, Canadian Agri-product Monetary Investments Limited, Crane Advisory Group LLC, Delta Konsult Limited, Eagle Eye Investments Limited, Feibo Jiang, Fiesta Investment Ltd., Glory Asia (H.K.) Limited, Gold Perfect Limited, Group Dynasty Limited, GS Security Solutions Inc., Guang Hong Limited, H Reserve Management Limited, Haitham Khaled, Haoran He, Head Win Group Limited, HGA Property Operation LLC, Hing Chi Ngok, Holy City Hong Kong Ventures Limited, Hong Kong International Funds Investments Limited, Hudson Diamond Holdings, Inc., Infinity Treasury Management Inc., Insight Phoenix Fund, Joincorp International Limited, Joy Chance Holdings Limited, Kesen Yang, Kun Ma, Kingdom Rich Limited, Le Qiao, Lichun Guo, Lihong Guo, Long Gate Limited, Max Krasner, Mei Guo, New Federal State Corporation, New Miracle Limited, Pacific King Investment Limited, Phoenix Capital Management (Cayman) Limited, Qiang Guo, Qin Li, Rich Group Development Limited, Rising Sun Capital Ltd., River Valley Operations LLC, Sail Victory Limited, Scott Barnett, Strong Country Holdings Group Limited, Thousand Stars Company Limited, Wencun Guo, Xinfang Zhang, Yan Su, Yumei Hao, Zhang Wei, and Zongchao Yue at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. v. Grupo Alazan C.A. et al: Complaint (‘$17.2M Fraud’)

Complaint for Interpleader to "determine whether Grupo Alazan or Rojas Chirinos is entitled to certain funds that are presently being held and restrained in JPMorgan bank accounts that are owned or controlled by Rojas Chirinos" in JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. v. Grupo Alazan C.A. and Pedro Andres Rojas Chirinos, both of Venezuela, at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

USA v. FedEx et al: Order Granting Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

Order Granting Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on FedEx Corporation, DHL Express (USA), Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, National Association, UBS AG, Bank of America, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Nevis Services Limited as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

1MDB liquidators file second BVI lawsuit against Amicorp & CEO Toine Knipping, seek $1B+ for ‘knowing participation in fraud’

The liquidators of former Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB have filed a second lawsuit in the British Virgin Islands against Hong Kong-based corporate services provider Amicorp Group and its Dubai-based CEO, Toine Knipping, this one seeking damages in excess of $1 billion for alleged "knowing participation" in a multi-billion dollar fraud. Amicorp issued a statement that it "strongly denies the allegations".

‘1MDB liquidators file $1B+ BVI lawsuit against Amicorp & CEO Toine Knipping for alleged fraudulent trading’ (Plaintiffs’ Press Release)

Press Release headlined "1MDB launches claim against Amicorp Group for facilitating over $7 billion in fraudulent transactions", issued on behalf of the plaintiffs by Bryan Wang, of Byfield Consultancy. OffshoreAlert has been told that this action is an addition to a prior claim alleging dishonest assistance that was filed against Amicorp parties at the same court on June 23rd, 2024 and which, according to Byfield Consultancy, is still active.

Jean-Frédéric Paulsen v. Namecheap Inc.: Discovery Application (Portugal)

Application by Jean-Frédéric Paulsen to take discovery from Namecheap, Inc. for use in "a criminal complaint" filed in Portugal by Jean-Frédéric Paulsen, described as a resident of the Republic of Georgia, against Omar Imad Abdul-Hamid, described as "a Danish national with an unknown resident in Portugal", and Searchpotential – Unipessoal, Lda, of Portugal, alleging a €1.5 million "attempted fraudulent transfer", filed at the U.S. District Court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

USA v. Trident Trust Company (South Dakota) Inc.: USA’s Motion to Unseal All Documents (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

USA's Motion to Unseal All Documents in Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses on Trident Trust Company (South Dakota) Inc. as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota.

Aabar Investments PJS Ltd. et al v. Amicorp B.V.I. Ltd. et al: Claim Form (‘Knowing Participation in $7.65B 1MDB Fraud’)

Claim Form alleging the respondents "knowingly participated" in an alleged $7.65 billion fraud committed by their clients against "a now-insolvent Malaysian sovereign wealth fund" known as 1MDB in Angela Barkhouse and Toni Skukla, as Joint Liquidators of Aabar Investments PJS Limited, SRC International (Malaysia) Limited, and Brazen Sky Limited v. Amicorp B.V.I. Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Amicorp Management Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Artemas Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., formerly known as Amergeris Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., of Barbados; Amicorp Fund Services N.V., of Curaçao; Amicorp Singapore PTE. Ltd., of Singapore; Amicorp Hong Kong Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Bank and Trust Limited, of Barbados, and Antonius Rudolphus Wilhelmus Knipping, a.k.a. Toine Knipping, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

USA v. Trident Corporate Services, Inc. et al: Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses on TT (USA) Holdings, Inc., Trident Corporate Services, Inc., and Trident Fund Services, Inc. as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Anvil Trust et al v. Ernst & Young Middle East et al: Complaint (‘Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company FZE Fraud’)

Complaint alleging "Ernst & Young’s pivotal role in a years’ long scheme to help Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company FZE to defraud investors in a 2019 U.S. Special Purpose Acquisition Company merger transaction" in Anvil Trust, of London, England; Stephen Cannon, of Hong Kong, and Bryant Edwards, of London, England v. Ernst & Young, of Bahrain; Ernst & Young Middle East, of Bahrain; Ernst & Young Middle East (Abu Dhabi Branch), of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Ernst & Young John Doe 1, Ernst & Young John Doe 2, and Anthony O'Sullivan, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the U.S., District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. FedEx et al: Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on FedEx Corporation, DHL Express (USA), Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, National Association, UBS AG, Bank of America, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Nevis Services Limited as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Gregory King Bankruptcy Trustees v. Douglas Park: Judgment (‘Dismissing Strike-Out & Reverse Summary Judgment Applications’)

Judgment dismissing defendant's strike-out and reverse summary judgment applications regarding a complaint seeking to claw-back £1.7 million under the Fraudulent Conveyances Act in Adrian Hyde and Edgar Lavarello, as Joint Bankruptcy Trustees of Gregory King, who was described as "a former Scottish solicitor turned financier" v. Douglas Park at the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.

USA v. Crypto Associated With Raj Kumar et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$1.5M Fraud Targeting Coinbase Clients’)

Forfeiture Complaint regarding proceeds "of a fraud scheme that targeted certain owners of cryptocurrency, specifically individuals who had an account with the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase" in USA v. All Crypto in Binance Accounts Associated With Harish Kumar, Raj Kumari, and Rakesh Kumar Athotra, all of India, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

SEC v. Chibuzo Onyeachonam et al: Complaint (‘$2.9M Fraud’)

Complaint alleging the defendants "impersonated real-life United States securities broker and investment adviser representatives online and by telephone and fraudulently obtained at least $2.9 million from mostly U.S.-based investors" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Chibuzo Augustine Onyeachonam, Stanley Chidubem Asiegbu, and Chukwuebuka Martin Nweke-Eze, all described as citizens and residents of Nigeria, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego et al v. Aleksei Skachkov et al: Discovery Application (England)

Application by Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, described as "a Mexican businessman and the founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, a multi-billion dollar conglomerate operating across various industries, including the banking, media, and retail sectors", and Corporación RBS S.A. de C.V., of Mexico, to take discovery from Aleksei Skachkov, a.k.a. Alexi Skachov, a.k.a. Alexi Skachkov, a.k.a. Alexey Skachkov, a.k.a. Thomas Mellon, a.k.a. Thomas Astor-Mellon; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Discover Bank, Inc. "for use in a proceeding captioned Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego & Another v Astor Asset Management 3 Limited & Others (case no: CL-2024-000450), currently pending in the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court, which involves the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars through an international web of shell companies, bank accounts, and false identities", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

SEC v. Frederick Dencer et al: Complaint (‘$17M Fraud’)

Complaint alleging "the Standard Holdings Defendants defrauded at least 40 investors out of millions of dollars, which Defendants Tayt Dencer and his son, Luke Dencer, misappropriated to fund their lavish lifestyle" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Frederick Tayton Dencer , Luke Abelard Dencer, Standard Holdings Inc., Standard Huaxia Ltd., of Hong Kong, and Dennis Edward Butler at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

SEC v. Xtreme Fighting Championships Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$5M Securities Fraud’)

Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme to illegally sell large amounts of Xtreme Fighting stock to the investing public" involving entities in the Cayman Islands, Saints Kitts and Nevis, and USA in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Steve A. Smith Jr. and Xtreme Fighting Championships Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Transworld Payment Solutions U.K. Ltd. v. First Curacao International Bank N.V. et al: Plaintiff’s Amended Reply (‘Dishonest Assistance to VAT Fraud’)

Plaintiff's Amended Reply to Defendants' Amended Defenses in Transworld Payment Solutions U.K. Limited, of London, England, and Stephen Hunt, as Liquidator of Transworld Payment Solutions U.K. Limited v. First Curacao International Bank N.V., of Curaçao, and Johannes Christiaan Martinus Augustinus Maria Deuss, a.k.a. John Deuss, a citizen of the Netherlands residing in Bermuda, at the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.

Novalpina Capital Partners I GP Sàrl v. Oregon Department of Justice: Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Petition to Set Aside Civil Investigation Demand

Plaintiff's Reply in Support of its Petition to Set Aside Civil Investigation Demand in Novalpina Capital Partners I GP Sàrl, described as "the former general partner of a private equity fund registered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in which the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund made an investment" v. Oregon Department of Justice at the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Multnomah, USA.