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Canterbury Securities, Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

October 21, 2024
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Karen Scott and Russell Homer, of Chris Johnson Associates, as the Foreign Representatives of Canterbury Securities, Ltd., filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

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.

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.

Resource International Holdings CV et al v. Citibank NA et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

September 16, 2024
Application by Gilmar Benedito Batistela, described as "a Brazilian businessman who built a long career in the IT sector", and Resource International Holdings CV, described as "a company managed and owned by Gilmar Batistela", to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., Banco Itaú S.A. New York Branch; BNP Paribas USA, Inc., Deutsche Bank Trust Company America, Itaú CorpBanca, Safra National Bank of New York, Itaú Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, TRG Management LP, Knox Lawrence International, Inc., and Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Brazil "concerning the investigation of misappropriation of funds by Nana Baffour-Gyewu and Frank Assante-Kissi related to the sale of Resource Holding de Participações Ltda., Resource IT Chile SPA, and Resource IT Colombia S.A.S. to Getronics Ltda. and Samba Holdings S.A.R.L.", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Paraguay: Zulma Asunción Ibarra Rodríguez (‘Misappropriation’)

September 4, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Citibank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Paraguay - for a criminal investigation into Zulma Asunción Ibarra Rodríguez for suspected misappropriation and breach of trust while she "served as the nurse for her elderly aunt (victim), who is currently 86 years old".

Ricardo Salinas et al v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al: Discovery Application (England)

August 23, 2024
Application by Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, described as "a businessman in Mexico who is the founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, a conglomerate with interests in various businesses in Mexico", and Corporación RBS S.A. de C.V., of Mexico, to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jaitegh 'JT' Singh, and Singh Law Firm, P.A. for use in legal proceedings in England alleging a "massive stock-lending fraud perpetrated against Mr. Salinas" by Vladimir Sklarov, a.k.a. Val Sklarov and entities that allegedly use addresses in the Bahamas, Canada, England, Monaco, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Ukraine whose damages "could exceed $290 million", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC v. Oussama Ammar et al: Order Dismissing Defendants’ Summons (‘Abuse of Process’)

August 16, 2024
Order Striking Out Defendants' Summons as an Abuse of Process and Granting Plaintiff's Summons in The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC, on its own behalf and on behalf of The Family (Freya) SP and The Family (Odin) SP v. Oussama Ammar, of Paris, France; Fabuleo Limited, of Hong Kong, and Aletheis, The First Limited, of Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Island

Mansion (Gibraltar) Ltd. et al v. Karel Manasco et al: Judgment (Various Applications)

August 14, 2024
Judgment regarding applications to amend the defense and counterclaim, "to exhibit into evidence correspondence exchanged between Verralls and Isolas", and "for an order for specific disclosure or inspection of documents" in Mansion (Gibraltar) Limited and Onisac Limited, both of Gibraltar v. Karel Christian Manasco and KM Accountants Limited, both of Gibraltar, at the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.

The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC et al v. Oussama Ammar et al: Judgment (‘Service & Freezing Order’)

August 6, 2024
Judgment regarding "Service out of the jurisdiction-substituted service - worldwide freezing order - caps on legal spending and cross-undertaking in damages - allegations of non-disclosure in relation to full and frank disclosure - transcripts and notes of ex parte hearings – delay - collateral purpose - abuse of process - Overriding Objective - discretion" in The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC, on its own behalf and on behalf of The Family (Freya) SP and The Family (Odin) SP v. Oussama Ammar, of Paris, France; Fabuleo Limited, of Hong Kong, and Aletheis, The First Limited, of Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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

August 5, 2024
CipherBlade LLC (PA) Answer to 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.

nChain Holding AG v. Eric Finnerud: Discovery Application (England)

July 15, 2024
Application by nChain Holding AG, of Switzerland, described as "a leading provider of blockchain technology, IP licensing, and consulting services", to take discovery from Eric Finnerud for use in legal proceedings in England alleging "a conspiracy led by its former CEO, Christen Ager-Hanssen, to misappropriate nChain’s confidential information and to wrest control of nChain from its Board of Directors", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

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.

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.

Dussan Kipperband et al v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application (Argentina)

May 24, 2024
Application by Dussan David Kipperband, Ivan Kipperband, and Mara Kipperband to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York Branch; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, UBS AG, Bank of America, N.A., Bank of China, New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; and The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. for use in legal proceedings in Argentina, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

San Marino: Ignacio De Jesus Galindo Molina et al (‘€7.9M Money Laundering’)

May 13, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from unidentified banks - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from San Marino - for a criminal investigation into "the flow of funds tied to corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering by Ignacio De Jesus Galindo Molina and other Venezuelan, Italian, and San Marino citizens, including through Sammarinese and United States companies".

Deloraze Ltd. v. Kotaro Shimogori: Discovery Application (England)

April 11, 2024
Application by Deloraze Limited to take discovery from Kotaro Shimogori for use in legal proceedings in England against Pan Digital Network Limited alleging "misappropriated funds" totaling $290,000, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

USA v. Derya Dikici: Extradition Complaint (Turkey)

April 10, 2024
Complaint for the extradition of Derya Dikici, a.k.a. Derya Terzioglu, from the USA to Turkey to face allegations of "aggravated embezzlement while working as a Portfolio Manager at DenizBank A.S. Gunesli Branch".

Vadim Shulman et al v. Igor Kolomoisky et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘Fraud’)

April 3, 2024
Second Amended Complaint alleging "a large-scale and coordinated fraudulent scheme orchestrated by Defendants Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov and their agents and affiliates (both in the U.S. and abroad), including Defendant PrivatBank, that resulted in the misappropriation of millions of dollars of assets and property belonging to Plaintiffs" in Vadim M. Shulman, described as a resident of Monaco; Bracha Foundation, described as "a Liechtenstein foundation beneficially owned by Shulman", and Hornbeam Corporation, of Panama v. Igor Valeryevich Kolomoisky, described as "a billionaire Ukrainian businessman and "oligarch" who ... currently resides in the Ukraine and maintains citizenship in multiple countries including Ukraine, Israel, and Cyprus"; Gennadiy Borisovich Bogolyubov, described as "a billionaire Ukrainian businessman and "oligarch" who ... currently resides in the Ukraine and maintains citizenship in multiple countries including Ukraine, Israel, United Kingdom and Cyprus"; Mordechai Korf, of Miami, Florida, USA; Panikos Symeou, described as an attorney in Cyprus; Joint Stock Company Commercial Bank PrivatBank, of Ukraine; Warren Steel Holdings, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Optima Acquisitions, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Optima Group, LLC, of Delaware, USA; CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Felman Trading, Inc., of New Jersey, USA; Felman Production, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Optima Fixed Income, LLC, of Florida, USA; Optima Ventures, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Querella Holdings, Ltd., of Cyprus; Optima International of Miami, Inc., of Florida, USA; 5251 36th Street, LLC, of Florida, USA; Georgian American Alloys, Inc., of Delaware, USA, and Halliwel Assets, Inc., of the British Virgin Islands, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, USA.

Strategic Alternative Funds Group LLC v. Asset Class Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Misappropriation of Trade Secrets’)

March 26, 2024
Complaint alleging "outrageous conduct and misappropriation of SAF’s confidential information and trade secrets through its unauthorized access and use of SAF’s +Subscribe platform, a proprietary enterprise software platform for the alternative investment industry" in Strategic Alternative Funds Group LLC v. Asset Class Ltd., described as a United Kingdom company based in Ireland, and Asset Class Software Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Golden Meditech Holdings Ltd. v. Citibank, NA et al: Discovery Application (Hong Kong)

January 16, 2024
Application by Golden Meditech Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York Branch, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, UBS AG, Bank of America, N.A., Bank of China, New York Branch, Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch, and The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. for use in legal proceedings "brought in Hong Kong against eight foreign defendants, namely: (i) Mr. Yuan Ya Fei (also known as Li Zhen Yuan Adams), (ii) Ms. Yang Huai Zhen, (iii) Mr. Xu Ping, (iv) Mr. Chen Xiao Yang, (v) Nanjing Ying Peng Huikang Medical Industry Investment Partnership, (vi) Nanjing Li Xin Trading Industrial Co Ltd, (vii) Blue Ocean Creation Investment Hong Kong Limited, and (viii) Blue Ocean Structure Investment Company Limited", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Switzerland: Martina Zaletel (‘CHF832K Misappropriation’)

January 5, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Community Federal Savings Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into Martina Zaletel "for criminal misappropriation of funds and criminal mismanagement" while she worked "as a receptionist at a hotel in Zermatt, Switzerland".

Moussy Salem v. UBS AG: Discovery Application (England)

January 3, 2024
Application by Moussy Salem to take discovery from UBS AG for use in legal proceedings in England in which Salem, "on behalf of Monline International Limited ... asserts claims against one of Monline International’s directors, Freddy Salem, and Monline UK Limited and Monline UK’s sole directors and shareholders, Salim Levy and Ezra Aghai", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Adele Zarzur v. Bank of America et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

November 10, 2023
Application by Adele Zarzur to take discovery from Bank of America N/A, Banco do Brasil Americas, Banco do Brasil S.A., Banco do Brasil Securities LLC, Safra National Bank, Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo Bank N/A, JP Morgan Private Bank, UBS Financial Services Inc., and American Express Bank International for use in legal proceedings in Brazil regarding allegations that the "administrators of her father’s estate, including the WZ Group, have concealed and siphoned over $40 million worth of assets out of the estate", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Invictus Special Situations Master I LP v. Invictus Global Management LLC et al: Complaint (‘Misappropriation’)

October 30, 2023
Complaint seeking "emergency and permanent equitable relief against its former general partner and investment manager, as well as their respective owners, who have collectively misappropriated Fund property and continue to wrongfully retain and withhold property of the Fund, including critical and time-sensitive information, books and records necessary to manage the investments of the Fund, all in violation of their contractual, fiduciary and legal duties as general partner and investment manager" in Invictus Special Situations Master I LP, of the Cayman Islands v. Invictus Global Management LLC, Invictus Special Situations I GP LLC, Cindy Chen Delano, and Amit Patel at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

CFTC v. Or Patreanu et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

September 29, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendants, "doing business under multiple brand names including Trade2Get, Coinbull, Cryptonxt, Tradenix, Cryptobravos, Nittrex, Wobit, and Pinance", perpetrated a crypto-based investment fraud in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Or Patreanu, of Israel; Snir Hananya, of Italy; Artem Prokopenko, of Ukraine; Elijah Samson, of Germany, and Expected Value Plus Ltd., of Seychelles, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

USA v. Peter Kambolin: Criminal Information (‘Crypto & FX Fraud’)

September 19, 2023
Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to commit commodities fraud involving entities in or from Belarus, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Nevis, Russia, Turkey, and USA in USA v. Peter Kambolin, described as "a U.S.-Russian national" residing in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Assets Belonging to Glen Vine Partners Ltd. (BVI) at ONE Swiss Bank S.A. et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘1MDB Fraud’)

August 28, 2023
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. Pablo Picasso's 'Trois femmes nues et buste d'homme' drawing and All Funds and Assets on deposit in an account in the name of Glen Vine Partners Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at ONE Swiss Bank S.A., in Switzerland, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

MW Gestion et al v. Golden Meditech Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Insiders Stole Hundreds of Millions of Dollars’)

July 25, 2023
Complaint "to recoup the substantial funds - at least hundreds of millions of dollars - that insiders brazenly stole from Global Cord Blood" in MW Gestion and MW Optimum, derivatively and on behalf of nominal defendant Global Cord Blood Corporation, of the Cayman Islands v. Golden Meditech Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Ting (Tina) Zheng, Albert Chen, Yuen Kam, Mark Da-Jian Chen, Jennifer J. Weng, Ken Lu, Jack Chow, Jacky Cheng, all of Hong Kong; Celenkos Inc., of Delaware; Golden Meditech Stem Cells (BVI) Company Limited, GM Precision Medicine (BVI) Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Golden Meditech (BVI) Company Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Easton Capital Corp., and Redwood Valuation Partners, both of New York, USA, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

IDF IV USD No. 1 Sàrl et al v. DENEF Investments SLU et al: Summons with Notice (‘$313M Value-Stealing Scheme’)

July 20, 2023
Summons with Notice "to halt the illegal theft of value by Mainstream Renewable Power Mezzanine Finance DAC (the “Borrower”), and Mainstream Renewables Holding AS (the “Sponsor”), by concocting an illegal and fraudulent scheme to cheat their lenders" in IDF IV USD No. 1 Sàrl, of Luxembourg; IDF IV USD Hedged No. 1 Sàrl, of Luxembourg; IDF IV JPY No. 1 Sàrl, of Luxembourg; IDF IV EUR No. 1 Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Infrastructure Debt Fund IV (ELP) L.P., of England, and Infrastructure Debt Fund IV (Tranche III) L.P., of the Cayman Islands v. DENEF Investments S.L.U., of Spain; Condor Inversiones SpA, of Chile; Huemul Inversiones SpA, of Chile, and Copihue Inversiones SpA, of Chile, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.