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Da Xiong Investments Pte. Ltd. v. Cole Harris et al: Complaint (‘$15M Fraud & Theft’)

July 10, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "engaged over the course of several years in acts of wire fraud, theft, money laundering, and other substantive violations of RICO, conspiracy to commit acts in violation of RICO, and other misconduct by which Defendants have stolen and laundered and continue to hide at least $13 million in cash from a company of which plaintiff Da Xiong Investments Pte. Ltd. is the sole shareholder" in Da Xiong Investments Pte. Ltd., of Singapore v. Cole Matthew Harris and Ying Chen, a.k.a. Cindy Chen, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Celsius Network LLC et al v. Alex Mashinsky et al: Complaint (‘Fraud & $44M Preferential Transfers’)

July 10, 2024
Complaint alleging "(1) breaches of the Defendants’ fiduciary duties to Celsius and aiding and abetting those breaches, (2) fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy to fraudulently misrepresent, and violations of applicable state consumer fraud statutes, (3) avoidance of actual, preferential, and constructive transfers, and (4) equitable subordination and/or disallowance of Defendants’ claims" in Mohsin Y. Meghji, as Litigation Administrator for Celsius Network LLC, Celsius KeyFi LLC, Celsius Lending LLC, Celsius Mining LLC, Celsius Network Inc., Celsius Network Limited, Celsius Networks Lending LLC, Celsius US Holding LLC, GK8 Ltd., GK8 UK Limited, and GK8 USA LLC v. Alexander Mashinsky, Shlomi Daniel Leon, Hanoch Goldstein, Roni Cohen-Pavon, Harumi Urata-Thompson, Jeremie Beaudry, Johannes Treutler, Kristine Meehan Mashinsky, Aliza Landes, AM Ventures Holding, Inc., Koala1 LLC, Koala2 LLC, Koala3 LLC, Alchemy Capital Partners LP, Bits of Sunshine LLC, and Four Thirteen LLC at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Bulgaria: Mesfood AD (‘Tax Fraud’)

July 9, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Ocean West Auto Group, LLC and Zurich American Insurance Company - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Bulgaria - for a criminal investigation into Mesfood AD "for filing a false tax declaration".

USA v. Binance.com Wallet Funds: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering/Sikandar Azmi’)

July 5, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "the proceeds of a fraud scheme perpetrated by Sikandar Azmi and/or unknown co-conspirators and/or was involved in and used to facilitate international money laundering" in USA v. All Funds in an account in the name of "an Indian national named Sikandar Azmi" at crypto exchange Binance in USA v. Binance.com Wallet Funds at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

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.

Philippe Martinez et al v. Standard Chartered Bank et al: Discovery Application (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

July 3, 2024
Application by Philippe Martinez, described as "a United States resident and successful film producer", and MSR Media SKN Limited, described as "a film production company that produces and films movies in St. Kitts and Nevis", to take discovery from Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch, and Bank of New York Mellon "in aid of two ongoing foreign defamation proceedings filed against Applicants in the High Court of Justice in the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis" regarding "statements about Foreign Plaintiffs’ alleged involvement in a corrupt scheme related to the sale of citizenship by investment units in St. Kitts and Nevis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cargill Financial Services International, Inc. et al v. Rahul Fruits & Flavors, Inc.: Discovery Application (England, Poland & Ukraine)

June 27, 2024
Application by Cargill Financial Services International, Inc. and CFSIT, Inc. to take discovery from Rahul Fruits & Flavors, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in England, Poland, and Ukraine "to recover approximately $124 million in debts owed to the Cargill Applicants by Taras Barshchovskiy", who was described as "a Ukrainian national and Polish citizen", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

USA v. $878,178 In Name Of Bullpix Solutions LLC: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Laundering’)

June 27, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint in $878,178 on deposit in an account in the name of Bullpix Holdings LLC at Wells Fargo that is allegedly associated with "a money laundering network that operates in the United States and Colombia, among other countries, and the activities of an individual known as Maximilien de Hoop Cartier", who is a citizen of Argentina, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Germany: Bamikole Ayodele (‘Crypto Fraud & Money Laundering’)

June 27, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Foris Dax, Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into Bamikole Ayodele for suspected investment fraud and money laundering involving cryptocurrency and a website at investecapitals.com.

Germany: Pacific Western Bank (‘€15K Shares Fraud’)

June 25, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Pacific Western Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud".

SEC v. John Brda et al: Complaint (‘Torchlight Energy Resources Stock Fraud’)

June 25, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the price of Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. stock and sell Torchlight stock to investors at inflated prices" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. John Brda and Georgios Palikaras, described as a citizen of Greece residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

June 24, 2024
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Samuel Cole and Mitchell Mansfield, of Kroll, as the Foreign Representatives of Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC (in Official Liquidation) and Cayman Investment Funds SPC (in Official Liquidation), filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Global Diversified Investment Company Ltd. et al v. Amicorp B.V.I. Ltd. et al: Claim Form (‘1MDB Dishonest Assistance’)

June 23, 2024
Claim Form in Global Diversified Investment Company Limited, formerly known as 1MDB Global Investments Limited; Aabar Investments PJS Limited (in Liquidation), SRC International (Malaysia) Limited (in Liquidation), and Brazen Sky Limited (in Liquidation) 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.

CipherBlade LLC (PA) v. CipherBlade LLC (AK) et al: Answer to First Amended Complaint & Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims (‘Fraud’)

June 18, 2024
Answer to First Amended Complaint and Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, which "is wholly owned by Richard Sanders" v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, of Alaska, USA; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, a.k.a. Jan Janssen; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Abraaj Holdings v. Air Arabia PJSC: Complaint (‘$700M Fraud’)

June 14, 2024
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Simon Conway, Anthony Manton, and Mohammed Farzadi, as Joint Official Liquidators of Abraaj Holdings (in Official Liquidation) and Abraaj Holdings (in Official Liquidation) v. Air Arabia PJSC, of United Arab Emirates, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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

June 13, 2024
Application by Reign Digital Creatives Limited, described as "a software design company organized under the laws of Hong Kong", to take discovery from Namecheap, Inc. for use in "legal proceedings in Thailand against one of its former directors for theft and fraudulent acquisition of highly valuable corporate assets", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

SEC v. Ilit Raz: Complaint (‘$21M Investment Fraud’)

June 11, 2024
Complaint alleging a $21 million fraud involving Joonko Diversity Inc. in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ilit Raz, described as a citizen and resident of Israel, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

RAKIA v. Farhad Azima: Judgment (‘Post-Judgment Freezing Orders’)

June 10, 2024
Judgment regarding "an application for a worldwide freezing order that has been made in private and without notice by Mr Farhad Azima against the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority" in Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority, of United Arab Emirates v. Farhad Azima at the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.

Angela Barkhouse et al v. Muraset Ltd. et al: Originating Application (‘1MDB Fraud’)

June 10, 2024
Originating Application in Angela Barkhouse, Colin Wilson, and Carl Jackson, as Joint Liquidators v. Muraset Limited (in Liquidation), Affinity Equity International Partners Limited (in Liquidation), Pacific Rim Global Growth Limited (in Liquidation), Selune Limited (in Liquidation), Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited (in Liquidation), 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), Tanore Finance Corp. (in Liquidation), Aabar Investments PJS Limited (in Liquidation), SRC International (Malaysia) Limited (in Liquidation), SRC Strategic Resources Limited (in Liquidation), Bright Oriande Limited (in Liquidation), Brazen Sky Limited (in Liquidation), Aabar International Investments Limited (in Liquidation), Blackrock Commodities (Global) Limited (in Liquidation), Alsen Chance Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), Platinum Global Luxury Services Limited (in Liquidation), Brightstone Jewellery Limited (in Liquidation), and Abu Dhabi-Kuwait-Malaysia Investment Corporation (in Liquidation) at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

New York AG v. Nova Tech Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$1B Crypto Ponzi Scheme’)

June 6, 2024
Complaint alleging Cynthia and Eddy Petion "defrauded thousands of investors worldwide out of over a billion dollars by promoting two consecutive fraudulent investment schemes", namely AWS Mining Pty Ltd. and NovaTechFX, in People of the State of New York v. Nova Tech Ltd., of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; NovaTech Advisors LLC, AWS Mining Pty Ltd., of Australia; Cynthia Petion, Eddy Petion, Martin Zizi, James Corbett, Frantz Ciceron, NovaPay LLC, Kings Multi Services Agency LLC, Trinity of Success, and Positive Vision Marketing LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, USA.

Carlos Lazo Reyes v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Amended Discovery Application (Mexico)

May 30, 2024
Application by Carlos Lazo Reyes, described as a citizen of Venezuela and "a successful international entrepreneur, owning numerous successful companies in Mexico, the United States, and Europe, including sports betting companies, sports teams and tequila companies", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, specifically "records of transactions relating to YOX Holding S.A. de C.V., a sports betting company based in Guadalajara, its parent company XOY Asesores en Inversiones Independientes S.A.P.I. de C.V., and individuals employed by these entities, namely Mr. Lazo, Mr. Lazo's wife Helena Lazo, Mr. Lazo's daughter Nicole Lazo, Karina Mendoza Antuna, Sara Cristina Ejea Mejia, Ivan Israel Guerrero Lara, Cecilia Paulina Flores Salinas and Estefania Nares Rivas", for use in "ongoing and prospective proceedings in Mexico" in which he is defending himself against "baseless allegations of fraud", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Esteban Hachuy et al v. Matias Costantini et al: Complaint (‘Ponzi Scheme’)

May 30, 2024
Complaint by "fourteen of over 150 victims of a fraudulent scheme masterminded by a web of individuals, who enticed victims with baseless promises of a high-return, safe and fully collateralized investment opportunity in the form of an unregistered fraudulent securities offering" in Overcome Estate Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Gallaway International Ltd., of the Bahamas; Fandwick Inc., of Panama; Esteban Hachuy, Mariano Burstein, Matias Charas, Ignacio Vidaguren, Guillermo Minuzzi, Juan Alzieu, Fernando Gomez, Maria Victoria Moren, Roxana Fabrizzi, Patricio Buteler, all described as residents of Argentina, and Adrian Simonetti, described as a citizen of Argentina residing in Spain v. Matias Costantini, Juan Cruz Talia Brown, Jonathan Culley, Capital Force LLC, Capital Force F1 LLC, Alberto San Miguel, and Vehicle Solutions CF LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Aliya Growth Fund LLC – Series AA et al v. Alina Panko et al: Amended Complaint (‘$12M Fraudulent Inducement’)

May 29, 2024
Amended Complaint alleging breach of contract and fraudulent inducement in Aliya Growth Fund LLC - Series AA, Aliya Growth Fund LLC - Series CC, Aliya Growth Fund LLC - Series DD, Aliya Growth Fund LLC - Series EE, and Aliya Growth Fund LLC - Series FF v. Alina Panko and Cassian F. Corzilius, both described as residents of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

CipherBlade LLC (PA) v. CipherBlade LLC (AK) et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Fraud’)

May 28, 2024
First Amended Complaint alleging "after Mr. Sanders left for Ukraine, Defendants engaged in the theft of CipherBlade PA trade secrets, theft of property and assets, fraudulent misrepresentations regarding key aspects of the business to Mr. Sanders and third parties and engaged in a criminal racketeering scheme to steal CipherBlade PA, its clients, and its assets away from Mr. Sanders and CipherBlade PA, and redirected clients, infrastructure, and assets to the Alaska Entity and the Singapore Entity for the benefit of all Defendants" in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, which "is wholly owned by Richard Sanders" v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, of Alaska, USA; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, a.k.a. Jan Janssen; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Vitaly Smagin v. Natalia Tsagolova: Complaint (‘$170M Fraud’)

May 28, 2024
Complaint "to recover more than $170 million" in Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, described as a "Russian citizen and businessman" residing in Moscow, Russia v. Natalia Nikolaevna Tsagolova, described as a resident of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Germany: TD Bank N.A. et al (‘€83K Romance Fraud’)

May 22, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from TD Bank N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Citibank N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into a suspected 'online romance fraud' in which the victim allegedly lost €83,500.

Peter Fagan v. Nexo Capital, Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Theft’)

May 22, 2024
Complaint alleging "Defendants - the operators of an international cryptocurrency platform - stole assets worth millions of dollars from Dr. Fagan, an occupational medicine specialist from a small town in Texas" in Peter Fagan v. Nexo Capital, Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Antoni Trenchev, described as a resident of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Deka Investment GmbH v. Byrne & Nixon LLP: Discovery Application (Germany)

May 21, 2024
Application by Deka Investment GmbH to take discovery from Byrne & Nixon LLP "for use in civil damages proceedings that the clients of Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. filed against Volkswagen AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE, both German corporations, in the Regional Courts and the Higher Regional Courts of Braunschweig and Stuttgart, Germany", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

George Fitzgerald II v. John Doe: Complaint (‘Pig Butchering $267K Stolen Crypto’)

May 17, 2024
Complaint alleging "a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in George Edward Fitzgerald II, who was described as "a victim of a Pig butchering scam" v. John Doe Defendants "who are the owners of Binance cryptocurrency deposit wallets 1PVZh5tpg1S4wSmbat8wjk9GZHsTuKcTJA and 0xab060ac3b57273f171db4e99ac2d785126347a8e" at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.