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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.

Oro Negro Primus Pte. Ltd. et al v. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP et al: Discovery Application (Mexico)

May 17, 2024
Application by Oro Negro Primus Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Laurus Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Fortius Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Decus Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Impetus Pte. Ltd., and Oro Negro Drilling Pte. Ltd., all of Singapore, to take discovery from Gonzalo Gil White, Jose Antonio Cañedo White, Carlos Enrique Williamson Nasi, Miguel Angel Villegas Vargas, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, and Axis Capital Management, Inc. for use in "three criminal proceedings and one bankruptcy proceeding pending in Mexico" that "arise out of a failed business venture started by Gil White, Cañedo White, Williamson Nasi, and Villegas Vargas, among others, to operate five oil drilling rigs for Pemex, the Mexican state-owned oil company", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Douglas Edelman et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Tax Evasion on $350M of Income’)

May 16, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion on more than $350 million of income received "as a defense contractor during the United States' post-9/11 military efforts in Afghanistan and the Middle East" involving bank accounts and/or companies in Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates in USA v. Douglas Edelman, described as a citizen of the USA, and Delphine Le Dain, described as a citizen of France who is married to Edelman, both of whom "have lived in recent years in the United Kingdom and Spain, but currently live in Switzerland", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Carlos Lazo Reyes v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Report & Recommendation Denying Discovery Application

May 16, 2024
Report & Recommendation recommending the denial of a discovery application in Carlos Lazo Reyes, described as "the founder and former president of YOX Holding S.A. de C.V., a sports betting company based in Guadalajara, Mexico" v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Daren Li et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$73M Crypto Laundering’)

May 15, 2024
Criminal Complaint alleging money laundering involving accounts at Bahamas-based Deltec Bank & Trust in USA v. Daren Li, described as a citizen of China and Saint Kitts and Nevis residing in Cambodia, China, and the United Arab Emirates, and Yicheng Zhang, described as a citizen of China residing in Los Angeles, California, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Greece: Fifth Third Bank (‘Spoofing Fraud’)

May 13, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Fifth Third Bank regarding an account in the name of Falcon Group Tech - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Greece - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud".

Letter purports to link cyber attack on OffshoreAlert’s website to British fraudster David Kennedy

May 12, 2024
OffshoreAlert has received a bizarre 'Cease and Desist' letter that purports to link last week's prolonged cyber attack on our website to British investment fraudster David Kennedy, who was criminally convicted in England on May 3rd for his involvement in a £121 million investment fraud perpetrated by Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund, which collapsed after being exposed by OffshoreAlert in 2012.

Cargill Financial Services International Inc. et al v. Doehler Juice Solutions Inc. et al: Discovery Application (England, Poland & Ukraine)

May 10, 2024
Application by Cargill Financial Services International Inc. and CFSIT Inc. to take discovery from Doehler Juice Solutions Inc., Doehler North America Inc., and Doehler USA Inc. "for use in an ongoing cross-border multi-proceeding litigation brought by the Cargill Applicants to recover approximately $124 million in debts owed to the Cargill Applicants by Taras Barshchovskiy", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Homeowners of America Insurance Company et al v. China Construction Bank Corporation et al: Complaint (‘Billions of Dollars Vesttoo-Related Fraud’)

May 9, 2024
Complaint "to recover from China Construction Bank - one of the largest banks in the world - for enabling its personnel to perpetrate a colossal fraud [with employees of the now-bankrupt company Vesttoo Ltd., a self-described “insurance marketplace"] that has upended the reinsurance industry and imposed monumental losses on Plaintiffs" in Homeowners of America Insurance Company, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation, Porch.com Inc., and Porch Group Inc. v. China Construction Bank Corporation, of China; China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited, of Singapore, and China Construction Bank New York Branch at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

‘Remove details of David Kennedy’s conviction or I will continue to disrupt your website’, writes ‘Hardpink Legal’

May 9, 2024
Bizarre letter from "Kojo Menne Asamoah DBA Hardpink Legal" demanding the removal from OffshoreAlert's website of details of the fraud conviction of David Kennedy for his role in the £121 million scam perpetrated by Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund, which collapsed after being exposed by OffshoreAlert in 2012. Remarkably, the author - who used a throw-away email address and may have been using a pseudonym - essentially claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on OffshoreAlert's website last week, which began three days after Kennedy's criminal conviction in England on May 3rd, 2024, ending the letter with the threat that "Failure to comply with this demand will continue with disruption of your service provided [by] Rackspace and Armor via all means necessary."

Nan Liu et al v. EB5 Global SF LLC et al: Class Action Complaint (‘$42M EB-5 Visa Investment Fraud’)

May 8, 2024
Complaint in Nan Liu, Hao Liu, and Guangxiang Xu, all of China, directly and derivatively on behalf of EB-5 SF Investment Limited Partnership and derivatively on behalf of SF Hotel Investors, LLC, v. EB5 Global SF LLC, SF Hotel Investors LLC, MiMA Real Estate Partners I LLC, Renoir HM LLC, Proper Hospitality LLC, Kor Realty Group LLC, Brad Korzen, Kelly Wearstler, Alex Samek, and Brian DeLowe at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Germany: PayPal Holdings Inc. (‘Fraud & Child Pornography’)

May 7, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Paypal Holdings, Inc. regarding an "account held in the name of 'Christopher Morales-Callejas'" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud" in which "a German citizen contacted the unidentified perpetrator(s) to purchase access to the child pornographic content" that was being offered "on two widely available social media platforms" and transferred funds.

Barcelona ‘referee bribery’ claims to be analyzed at OffshoreAlert Marbella

May 6, 2024
Allegations that FC Barcelona paid €7.3 million to bribe La Liga referee José María Enríquez Negreira will be scrutinized at next month's OffshoreAlert Marbella Conference. A session entitled 'The Barcelona Football Referee Bribery Scandal: An Analysis' will be presented by another former Spanish referee (and VAR official), Xavier Estrada Fernández, who filed a criminal lawsuit against Negreira in a Barcelona court, alleging sporting fraud. It is one of a dozen exciting sessions that serve as a draw to attract sophisticated and worldly participants in high-value international finance so they can learn, network, and do business with each other - all while having fun at a fantastic location. June 19-21, Estepona, Spain.

Interdate S.A. et al v. Arkose Labs Inc.: Complaint

May 3, 2024
Complaint alleging breach of contract and fraudulent inducement in Interdate S.A. and Be2 Sarl, both of Luxembourg, which "online dating and matchmaking services" v. Arkose Labs Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP et al v. 777 Partners LLC et al: Complaint (‘Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Double-Pledging Fraud’)

May 3, 2024
Complaint alleging "a years-long pattern of fraud perpetrated on the lenders of hundreds of millions of dollars of debt by a group of entities operating under the domination and control of Defendants Josh Wander, Steven Pasko, and Kenneth King" in Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP, described as "a London-based asset management company which focuses on granting institutional investors access to insurance-related risks", and Leadenhall Life Insurance Linked Investments Fund Plc, described as "an investment company organized as a public limited company under the laws of Ireland" v. Josh Wander, Steven Pasko, Kenneth King, 777 Partners LLC, 600 Partners LLC, SPLCSS III LLC, Signal SML 4 LLC, Insurety Agency Services LLC, Dorchester Receivables II LLC, SuttonPark Capital LLC, Signal Medical Receivables LLC, Insurety Capital LLC, SuttonPark Servicing LLC, Signal Servicing LLC, Insurety Servicing LLC, and Advantage Capital Holdings LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Michael Walding, Jr. et al v. Kristina Charles-Jones: Dismissal Order

May 3, 2024
Order of Dismissal for Lack of Prosecution in Michael Walding, Jr. and Tyler Handley v. Kristina Anne Charles-Jones, a.k.a. Krissy Jones, a citizen of the United Kingdom, at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Denmark: Huntington Bank (‘$421K Fraud’)

May 2, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Huntington Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Denmark - for use in a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for aggravated fraud".

USA v. Razer Inc. et al: Complaint (‘False Marketing’)

April 26, 2024
Complaint alleging "deceptive advertising and misinformation" that "posed a risk to public health and safety" in USA v. Razer Inc., of the Cayman Islands; Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd., of Singapore, Razer USA Ltd., and Razer Health Pte. Ltd., of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Frank Corsini et al v. Dentons US LLP et al: Complaint (‘$300M Fraud’)

April 26, 2024
Complaint alleging "wholesale acts of fraud, extortion, obstruction of justice, perjury, subornation of perjury, substantive violations of RICO, conspiracy to commit acts in violation of RICO, and other misconduct" in Frank Corsini, Liberty-CITIC Energy Cayman Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Liberty ECO Energy LLC v. Dentons US LLP, Edward J. Reich, James M. Costan, Jeffrey S. Geron, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Christopher Green, Ian Dumain, and William Ohlemeyer at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Palomino Master Ltd. et al v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al: Complaint (‘Racketeering’)

April 23, 2024
Complaint "to recover significant investment losses suffered by investors who were misled by Defendants’ misrepresentations concerning the financial health of a major international bank – Credit Suisse – during a fateful week in March 2023 when that bank faced serious liquidity issues" in Palomino Master Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Azteca Partners LLC, of Delaware, USA, and Appaloosa LP, of Delaware, USA v. Credit Suisse Group AG, of Switzerland; Axel P. Lehmann, and Ulrich Korner at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

TriLinc Global Impact Fund LLC et al v. RSM US LLP: Complaint (‘Audit Fraud’)

April 22, 2024
Complaint in TriLinc Global Impact Fund LLC, TriLinc Global Impact Fund - Cayman Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; TriLinc Global LLC, TriLinc Advisors LLC, TriLinc Global Advisors LLC, TriLinc Global Impact Fund II LLC, TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund LLC, TriLinc Global sustainable Income Fund International L.P., of the Cayman Islands; TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II International L.P., of the Cayman Islands, and TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund III LLC v. RSM US LLP and Does 1-10 at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

JTC Skywave Investments Ltd. et al v. Andrew Mart et al: Notice of Removal (‘$10M Investment Fraud’)

April 22, 2024
Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint, by defendant Andrew Mart in JTC Skywave Investments Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and Harald McPike, described as a citizen of Austria residing in the Bahamas v. Andrew N. Mart, Deanna Boies, Luminescence LLC, of Florida; Luminescence LLC, of Illinois, and Luminastra LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

MW Gestion v. Global Cord Blood Corporation et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

April 22, 2024
Class Action Complaint in MW Gestion, described as "an institutional asset manager based in France" v. Global Cord Blood Corporation, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based company that "provides umbilical cord blood storage and ancillary services in the in the Beijing Municipality, Guangdong Province, and Zhejiang Province of the People’s Republic of China"; Ting Zheng, Bing Chuen, a.k.a. Albert Chen; Yuen Kam, Mark Da-Jian Chen, Jennifer J. Weng, Ken Lu, Jack Chow, Jacky Cheng, Golden Meditech Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Golden Meditech Stem Cells (BVI) Company Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; GM Precision Medicine (BVI) Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Golden Meditech Precision Medicine Limited, of Hong Kong; Golden Meditech (BVI) Company Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and KPMG Huazhen LLP at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

WorldClaim v. 777 Partners LLC et al: Complaint (‘Fraud’)

April 19, 2024
Complaint alleging fraud in The Fusco Group Partners, Inc., d.b.a. WorldClaim v. Case Strategies Group LLC, Principled Engineering Consultants LLC, Global Claim Advisors LLC, JusticeFunds LLC, and 777 Partners LLC at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

LM Fund One Ltd. v. East West Bank: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

April 19, 2024
Application by Mark Longbottom and Michael Lam, as Joint Official Liquidators of LM Fund One Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from East West Bank "to potentially unveil fraudulent transfers and recover assets to be distributed to third-party creditors" in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

‘Remove defamatory crypto fraud statements or I sue’, writes Gabriel Hay

April 18, 2024
Letter from Gabriel Hay demanding the removal from OffshoreAlert's website of a filing at federal court in the United States that disclosed there was a criminal investigation into him and others who were “suspected of creating several Non-Fungible Token (NFT) rug pull scams that have defrauded investors of millions of dollars in various cryptocurrencies”.

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

April 16, 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 proceedings in Mexico and in ongoing proceedings in the International Criminal Police Organization ("INTERPOL")" 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.

Paul Wolfe et al v. Steven Looper et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Fraud’)

April 16, 2024
First Amended Complaint alleging "an integrated, ongoing scheme orchestrated by ex-convicts, officers terminated for misconduct, and their allies working in concert for a common purpose" in Paul Schroth Wolfe, Yorkville Investment I, LLC, Green Sapphire Holdings, Inc., Alpha Carta, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Breakers Beach Club, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; NorthSea, LLC, and Prairie Private Trust Company Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Steven E. Looper, Paul Schlieve, a.k.a. Paul Whinnery a.k.a. Paul Schmidt; Cyber App Solutions Corp., formerly known as Proton Green, LLC; Proton Green, LLC, Robert G. Brownell, a.k.a. Robert Bigelow; BNW Family Office, LLC, Nathan Smith, Mark Matthews, David Holden, Charles Mack, Dallas Salazar, Robert J. Brownell, Overall Builders, LLC, Global Partners, LLC, and John Doe(s) Unidentified Co-Conspirator(s) at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.