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Itaú Unibanco S.A. (Bahamas) v. Alpha Lion House LLC et al: Discovery Application (Chile)

October 3, 2024
Application by Itaú Unibanco S.A. - Nassau Branch, of the Bahamas, to take discovery from Alpha Lion House LLC, Lion House Trust, Avlaj Real Estate LLC, and Maria Catalina Saieh Guzman for use in legal proceedings filed by the petitioner in Chile regarding an "outstanding debt" of $27 million allegedly owed by Great Art Inc. and guaranteed by Alvaro Jose Saieh Bendeck, filed at the U.S. District for the Southern District of New York.

Affinity Equity International Partners Ltd. et al v. Swizz Beatz et al: Complaint (‘$7.3M 1MDB Fraudulent Conveyance’)

October 2, 2024
Complaint for "the recovery of $7,300,000 that the notorious international fugitive Jho Low and his associates stole from the people of Malaysia and gifted to the Defendants - Dean, a well-known celebrity who goes by the stage name of "Swizz Beatz," and his companies" in Angela Barkhouse and Toni Shukla, as Liquidators of Affinity Equity International Partners Limited (in Liquidation) and Alsen Chance Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), both of the British Virgin Islands v. Kasseem Dean, described as "a notable record producer, rapper, disc jockey and record executive known professionally as 'Swizz Beatz'"; Monza Studios Inc., and Swizz Beatz Productions Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Romania: Jeffrey Eugene (‘Fraud’)

October 1, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from eBay - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - for a criminal investigation into Jeffrey Eugene for suspected fraud.

ASAP International Hotel LLC v. Taylor Woods et al: Complaint (‘$200M Breach of Contract’)

September 30, 2024
Complaint for damages of over $200 million involving a trust in Singapore and describing defendants Woods and Wu as "fraudsters" who are "operating under the guise of real estate developers" in ASAP International Hotel LLC, of Delaware, USA v. Taylor Woods, Howard Wu, CWCI LLC, of the Cayman Islands, MWCI LLC, of the Cayman Islands, and Does 1-100 at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, USA.

CFTC v. Traders Domain FX Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Investment Fraud’)

September 30, 2024
Complaint in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Traders Domain FX Ltd., d.b.a. The Traders Domain, described as a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines company based in Canada; Fredirick Teddy Joseph Safranko, a.k.a. Ted Safranko, of Canada; David William Negus-Romvari, of Canada; Ares Global Ltd., d.b.a. Trubluefx, of Saint Lucia; Algo Capital LLC, Algo FX Capital Advisor LLC, now known as Quant5 Advisor LLC; Robert Collazo Jr., Juan Herman, a.k.a. JJ Herman; John Fortini, Steven Likos, Michael Shannon Sims, Holton Buggs Jr., Centurion Capital Group Inc., Alejandro Santiestaban, a.k.a. Alex Santi; Gabriel Beltran, and Archie Rice at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Agustina Habib et al v. UBS AG et al: Discovery Application (Argentina)

September 30, 2024
Application by Agustina Habib, Madelaine Habib, and Tomas Habib to take discovery from UBS AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BankFlorida, Bank of America, Julius Baer Group, Zurcher Kantonalbank, Morgan Stanley Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, and Royal Bank of Canada regarding any accounts "under the names of Hector Hugo Habib, Gustavo Carlos Habib, or Marta Carolina Habib" for use in legal proceedings in Argentina in which "declared heirs" allege they "wrongfully received less than their share of the Deceased’s estate" as a result of fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Olayinka Oyebola et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Audits’)

September 30, 2024
Complaint accusing the defendants of "enabling and concealing a massive, multi-year fraudulent scheme in wholesale abdication of their professional obligations as independent public accountants and financial industry gatekeepers" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Olayinka Temitope Oyebola, an accountant residing in Nigeria, and Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants), described as a Nigerian accounting firm "with branch offices in Houston, Texas, and Ontario, Canada", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Vikram Grover v. Net Savings Link Inc. et al: Order Appointing Temporary Receiver

September 27, 2024
Order Appointing Temporary Receiver in Vikram P. Grover, d.b.a. IX Advisors, a.k.a. IXA v. Net Savings Link Inc., of Colorado, USA; Wilton Group Limited, of the Isle of Man; Wilton (UK) Limited, of England, China Food and Beverage Co., of Colorado, USA, and James A. Tilton, of New York, USA, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

CFTC v. Aipu Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$3.6M Investment Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging a "fraudulent investment scheme" that defrauded "at least $3,630,848.90 from not less than 32 customers" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Aipu Limited, of England; Fidefx Investments Limited, of England; Chao Li, of China; Qian Bai, of China, and Lan Bai, of Oklahoma, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

SEC v. Robert Westbrook: Complaint (‘$3.75M Hack-to-Trade Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme by Westbrook to hack into the computer systems of U.S. public companies to deceptively obtain material nonpublic information about their corporate earnings and to use that information to profit by trading in advance of the companies’ public earnings announcements" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert B. Westbrook, "whose last known address" is in Chelsea, England, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Saint Kitts-based ‘recidivist’ Paul Bilzerian indicted in U.S. for ‘avoiding $180M SEC judgment’

September 27, 2024
Saint Kitts-based "recidivist" Paul Bilzerian has been criminally indicted in the United States for allegedly fraudulently avoiding a 1993 SEC judgment that now stands at $180 million. Also indicted were accountant Scott Rohleder and Canadian "cannabis and lifestyle brand company" Ignite International Brands Ltd., while all three and others have also been sued for fraud by the SEC.

SEC v. Paul Bilzerian et al: Complaint (‘Revenue Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "Ignite - a Canadian company that sells disposable vape pens and other nicotine e-liquid products and whose shares traded in the United States - engaged in a scheme, orchestrated largely by recidivist Bilzerian, who controls Ignite, to fraudulently report revenue" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ignite International Brands Ltd., of Ontario, Canada; Paul Bilzerian, described as "a resident of St. Kitts and the father of Ignite’s Chief Executive Officer"; Paul Dowdall, described as "a resident of Ontario, Canada and a Chartered Professional Accountant registered with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario"; Scott Rohleder, described as a resident of North Carolina, USA; John Schaefer, described as a resident of Yorktown Heights, New York, USA; International Investments Ltd., of Saint Kitts; Accell Audit & Compliance PA, of Tampa, Florida, USA, and Christopher Hiestand, described as a resident of San Antonio, Texas, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Akshay Kamboj et al: Complaint (‘$4.1M Investment Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "used fake trading data and forged audit reports to convince dozens of investors to invest approximately $16 million in a currency trading hedge fund managed by their firm, Crawford Ventures IM, LLC" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Akshay Kamboj and Dev Kamboj, described as residents of Gurguram, India, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Paul Bilzerian et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$180M SEC Judgment Fraud’)

September 26, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging fraud in USA v. Paul Bilzerian, a resident of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Scott Rohleder, described as "a resident of North Carolina and Florida and a certified public accountant", and Ignite International Brands Ltd., of Canada, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Scott Sullivan Jr. et al v. Stewart Feldman et al: Petition To Enforce $94M Award (‘Fraudulent Judgment Avoidance’)

September 25, 2024
Petition to enforce $94.5 million award and alleging "fraudulent asset protection schemes for the improper purpose of evading their obligations to satisfy this Court’s money judgments in favor of the Doctors" in Dr. Scott K. Sullivan, Jr. and Dr. Frank Dellacroce v. Stewart A. Feldman, Marla B. Matz, The Feldman Law Firm, LLP, Capstone Associated Services (Wyoming), LLC, Capstone Wyoming LLC, Capstone Holdings (Wyoming), LLC, Capstone Associated Services, Ltd., Capstone Holdings, LLC, Capstone Insurance Management (Anguilla) Ltd., of Anguilla; A.M.Y. Property & Casualty Insurance Corporation, A.M.Y. Operating Co., LLC, MNS Investments, Limited Partnership, MNS Management, LLC, RSL Funding, LLC, RSL-3B-IL, Ltd., RSL Special-IV Limited Partnership, RSL Special Management Corp., RSL-5B-IL, Ltd., RSL-5B-IL Management Corp., POC Lease Holdings, LLC, Extended Holdings, Ltd., Extended Management Corp., RSL 2012-1, LP, RSL 2012-1 Management, LLC, RSL-3B-IL Management Corp., Chestnut Holdings, LLC, Mesquite Holdings, L.L.C., Property Express Funding, Ltd., PEF Management Corp., RSL Special-IV, Ltd., 2075 Vermont Associates, LLC, Beringhouse Holdings, LLC, and Capstone Associated (Wyoming), Limited Partnership at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Tactical Infrastructure S.A. v. Apex Energy Alternative Resources Inc. et al: Amended Complaint (‘$500K Fraud’)

September 24, 2024
Amended Complaint that "arises out of Apex’s breach of a note through which Tactical invested $500,000 in connection with a purported commodities transaction and the fraud perpetrated by Willoughby, the President and sole shareholder of Apex" in Tactical Infrastructure S.A., of Panama v. Apex Energy Alternative Resources Inc. and Robert S. Willoughby at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Karin Reza v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

September 24, 2024
Application by Karin Ingrid Reza to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co., J.P. Morgan Chase N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as successor to J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp.; Prosiris GP LLC, Prosiris Capital Management LP, and Reza Ali "for use in contemplated Cayman Islands court proceedings" for "recoupment of an investment or for investment–related fraud", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Reign Digital Creatives Ltd. v. Cloudflare, Inc.: Discovery Application (Thailand)

September 20, 2024
Application by Reign Digital Creatives Limited, described as "a software design company organized under the laws of Hong Kong", to take discovery from Cloudflare, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Thailand "against one of its former directors, Mathew Edmund Mayer", described as a citizen of the United Kingdom, alleging that "Mayer fraudulently acquired RDCL’s highly valuable corporate internet domain while exiting the company in 2020", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

SEC v. Anthony Lotito et al: Complaint (‘Bitcoin Mining Leaseback Fraud’)

September 20, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "fraudulently offered and sold unregistered securities as distributors for a purported sale leaseback program involving cryptocurrency-related technology" in U.S. Securities Exchange and Commission v. Anthony Lotito, Joseph Hagan, Revolution Leasing & Administration LLC, and SCRYPTmob II LLC at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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

September 17, 2024
Third Amended Particulars of Claim 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.

USA v. Frank Butselaar: Superseding Indictment (‘Offshore Tax Evasion’)

September 17, 2024
Superseding Indictment alleging a scheme involving "Cypriot entities that were, in turn, held by Guernsey trusts" to "conceal millions of dollars of worldwide income earned by certain high net worth clients", including two "internationally renowned" disc jockeys "specializing" in electronic dance music and those in the "fashion industry" in USA v. Frank Butselaar, who "was a sought-after international tax advisor to high-net-worth individuals" and "a shareholder at an international law firm's Amsterdam office", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Christian Thurner: $183K Fine & Disqualification (Dubai)

September 17, 2024
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority imposing a fine of $183,603 and a corporate disqualification on Christian Franz Thurner, who is a citizen of Austria, for regulatory breaches, including lying on a license application to conceal a prior criminal conviction "outside the UAE" for fraud and other offenses, for which "Mr Thurner was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment".

OCS International Finance Ltd.: $721K Fine (Dubai)

September 17, 2024
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority imposing a fine of $720,905 on OCS International Finance Ltd. for regulatory breaches, including lying on a license application form to conceal that its owner, Christian Franz Thurner, who is a citizen of Austria, had a prior criminal conviction “outside the UAE” for fraud and other offenses, for which “Mr Thurner was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment”.

Mirabaud & Cie SA: CHF12.7M Confiscation (Switzerland)

September 17, 2024
Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has "confiscated CHF 12.7 million of unlawfully generated profits and opened three proceedings against individuals" after finding that Swiss private bank Mirabaud & Cie SA "breached its anti-money laundering obligations and seriously violated financial market law".

BSG Corp. et al v. New Enterprises Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Sham Transaction’)

September 17, 2024
Complaint alleging "a sham transaction" in BSG Corp., formerly known as Bio-Signal Group Corp., and Punjab Partners LLC v. New Enterprises Ltd., described as "a privately held family investment trust incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with its principal place of business in Singapore", and Subramaniam Subbiah at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Jose Mendoza del Solar v. Ricardo Soto Marin et al: Discovery Application (Peru)

September 16, 2024
Application by Jose Enrique Mendoza del Solar, a citizen of Peru, to take discovery from Ricardo Adolfo Soto Marin, described as a citizen of Venezuela residing in Doral, Florida, USA; Folkstone Inc., Bank of America Corporation, Citigroup Inc., UBS AG, and UBS Financial Services Inc. for use in criminal proceedings in Peru against Ricardo Adolfo Soto Marin regarding an alleged advance fee fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Ian Duggua: Disqualification (Isle of Man)

September 13, 2024
Public Notice by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a 10-year disqualification on Ian Andrew Duggua, who was criminally convicted of tax fraud in the Isle of Man in 2023.

CI Investments Inc. et al v. Promontory Financial Group LLC: Discovery Application (Denmark)

September 13, 2024
Application by CI Investments Inc., as manager and trustee for and on behalf of First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF, "a trustee of a trust established in Ontario, Canada"; Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, and Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Media PNO, described as "a pension fund foundation incorporated in the Netherlands", for use in legal proceedings in Denmark in which over 300 investors allege "combined losses of over $1 billion" on the stock market when Danske Bank's "money laundering fraud came out", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Food Initiative LLC v. Evgeny Chernyshev et al: Discovery Application (Russia & Switzerland)

September 12, 2024
Application by Food Initiative LLC, of Russia, to take discovery from Evgeny Alexandrovitch Chernyshev, Marina Mikhailovna Vergun, and Paracorp Inc. for use in "criminal and civil proceedings currently pending before Russian courts and contemplated civil proceedings in Switzerland" alleging "fraud, breach of contract, alter ego liability and breach of fiduciary duty by the Discovery Targets Chernyshev and his wife, Vergun", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

USA v. Nigel Sinclair et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$5M Offshore Tax Fraud’)

September 12, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging the concealment of $25 million of income via an offshore tax fraud scheme involving individuals, entities and/or accounts in Australia, British Virgin Islands, England, Jersey, in the Channel Islands; Malta, Monaco, Switzerland, and USA in USA v. John Nigel Barton Sinclair, described as a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and United States and film producer who "has received Emmy and Grammy awards", and Anthony Stewart, described as a citizen and resident of Australia and a chartered accountant, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.