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

January 17, 2025
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.

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

January 6, 2025
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.

Emmanuelle Traks v. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC et al: Discovery Application (Belgium)

December 30, 2024
Application by Emmanuelle Corinne Traks to take discovery from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BNP Paribas USA, Inc., Sotheby’s, Inc., Christie’s Inc., and Phillips Auctioneers LLC for use in legal proceedings in Belgium against "her former husband, Michael Gutman", who "maintains a tax domicile in Italy and usually resides in Milan", alleging "money laundering and conversion committed by Mr. Gutman in Belgium and abroad", filed 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’)

December 23, 2024
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.

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

December 13, 2024
Application by CI Investments Inc., acting in its capacity as manager and trustee for and on behalf of First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF; 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 District of Columbia.

Belgium: Jermain Hornberger et al (‘Money Laundering’)

December 11, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from S.L. Rama International - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - for a criminal investigation into Jermain Dwight Hornberger, Brenda Danielle Krolis, Rachid Kassroui, Hendrik Albert de Boers, Constantijn Johannes Mahieu, all citizens of the Netherlands; Wise Man Estate N.V., Jalex N.V., International Bemiddlelingsbureau, all of Suriname, and S.L. Rama International Inc., of Miami, Florida, USA, for suspected money laundering.

Republic of Türkiye v. Bank of America et al: Discovery Application (Turkey)

December 3, 2024
Application by the Republic of Türkiye to take discovery from the Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for use in "an ongoing criminal prosecution of Cevdet Turkyolu, Hasan Sayin, Ybrahym Sayin, Muhammet Erhan Koseoylu, and Ferhat Aktay" for suspected money laundering, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. 2210.8222 SOL Crypto: Forfeiture Complaint (‘North Korean Military Hacking’)

December 3, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto seized as part of an investigation into "virtual currency hacks perpetrated by members of a North Korean military hacking group known within the cybersecurity community as the Lazarus Group or APT38" in USA v. 2210.8222 SOL Cryptocurrency at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Crypto Worth $3.3M: Forfeiture Complaint (‘North Korean Military Hacking Groups’)

November 21, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the proceeds of "virtual currency hacks perpetrated by members of North Korean military hacking groups known within the cybersecurity community as the Lazarus Group, APT38, and CryptoMimic" in USA v. All Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether Seized From Two Accounts at MEXC and Two Accounts at Binance, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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USA v. 143,141.22354808 IC et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘FTX Chinese Crypto Bribe’)

November 12, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto seized from an account at Binance that is "traceable" to an alleged scheme in which FTX crypto exchange principal Sam Bankman-Fried "agreed to and directed a multi-million-dollar bribe to seek to unfreeze certain cryptocurrency trading accounts that collectively contained approximately $1 billion in cryptocurrency" which had been seized by Chinese law enforcement in USA v. 143,141.22354808 Internet Computer, 21,040.21498360 Avalanche, 7,668,131.89194094 Ripple, 3,947,566.56755894 Cardano, and 43,137.54120377 Solana at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

FTX Trading Ltd. v. Deng Jun et al: Complaint (‘$468M Preferential Transfers’)

November 10, 2024
Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda v. Deng Jun, Shen Ling, Tu Jing, Deng Dingyuan, Deng Lan, Deng Jian, Tu Fan, Pan Yang Lian, Hu Jingming, Hu Sifeng, Yang Yuhua, Qin Yong Qiang, Huang Yao, Dai Fuyang, Fu Ling, Chen Chao, Shen Liugen, Lin Guodong, Yang Yibo, Xu Min, Xu Hong, Wan Jian, Wu Qiao, Wu Tianming, Li Ping, Jia Shuyun, and John Does 1-20, collectively described as "members of an international criminal syndicate who used FTX to launder billions of dollars in criminal proceeds", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Nevis: Laurencia Isaac-Ramirez (‘$432K Credit Card Rewards Points Theft & Money Laundering’)

November 1, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from PayPal - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Saint Kitts and Nevis - for a criminal investigation into Laurencia Isaac-Ramirez and others on suspicion of theft and money laundering by "fraudulently transferring" more than 36 million rewards points worth $432,000 "to her personal account through the My Rewards Platform" while she was an employee of Caribbean Credit Card Corporation Limited.

U.S. seeks ownership of $2.3M cash & 38 luxury watches seized from Cyprus home of indicted Swiss banker Urs Meisterhans

October 16, 2024
The United States has filed a forfeiture complaint against $2.3 million in cash and 38 luxury watches that were seized in 2021 from the Cyprus home of 63-year-old Swiss banker Urs Meisterhans as part of an investigation into an alleged $6 million international investment fraud and money laundering scheme for which Meisterhans and nine citizens of Cyprus, Ireland, and the United Kingdom were criminally indicted in 2021.

USA v. Assets Seized From Urs Meisterhans: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$2.3M Cash & Luxury Watches’)

October 15, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding assets allegedly derived from "a sophisticated international mass-marketing investment fraud scheme to defraud English-speaking investors from around the world of millions of dollars, and to launder the fraud proceeds and distribute those proceeds among the conspirators" in USA v. $2.3 million in cash and 38 "luxury-brand watches" seized from the residence of Swiss national Urs Meisterhans in Cyprus at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

U.S. takes forfeiture action against crypto linked to ‘$879M heists by North Korean military hacking groups’

October 6, 2024
The United States has filed forfeiture complaints against previously-seized Bitcoin and Tether that allegedly can be traced to the theft of crypto worth $879 million from at least five entities, including those in Japan, Singapore, U.S., and Vietnam, by "North Korean military hacking groups" known as the Lazarus Group and Advanced Persistent Threat 38 over 13 months in 2021-2022.

USA v. 1,694,395.463328 Tether: Forfeiture Complaint (‘North Korean Crypto Theft’)

October 4, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto seized from "five virtual currency wallet addresses controlled by members of North Korean military hacking groups known within the cybersecurity community as both the Lazarus Group and Advanced Persistent Threat 38" in USA v. Approximately 1,694,395.463328 of Tether Cryptocurrency at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘North Korean Crypto Theft’)

October 4, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto linked with "heists perpetrated by members of North Korean military hacking groups known within the cybersecurity community as both the Lazarus Group and APT38" in USA v. Bitcoin and BTC.b seized from "eight transaction hashes at cryptocurrency bridge-1" at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Jocelyn Troell et al v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Aiding & Abetting Terrorism’)

September 20, 2024
Complaint alleging violations of the Anti-Terrorism Act in Jocelyn Troell and others who "are 102 direct victims and 168 indirect victims of terrorist attacks committed from 2017 to 2023" v. Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands, and Changpeng Zhao, described as "a dual citizen of Canada and the United Arab Emirates who is currently serving a four-month long prison sentence in California in connection with his criminal guilty plea", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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".

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.

Hector Gustav Gutierrez v. ‘Yan Shi Zhang’ et al: Complaint (‘$2.1M Pig Butchering Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

September 10, 2024
Complaint alleging "Defendants stole cryptocurrency from Plaintiff in the amount of 33.80204 Bitcoin (BTC) pursuant to a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" involving a "fraudulent website" at www.coinberryf.com in Hector Gustav Gutierrez v. 'Yan Shi Zhang' and John Doe Defendants 1-15 at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sofia Reca v. KuCoin et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 21, 2024
Class Action Complaint alleging "KuCoin processed billions of dollars in transactions by bad actors who took cryptocurrency from plaintiff and the putative Class herein as a result of hacks, ransomware attacks, or theft and utilized KuCoin to launder the cryptocurrency and/or to transfer the cryptocurrency through their KuCoin accounts and out of KuCoin" in Sofia Reca v. Flashdot Limited, formerly known as PhoenixFin Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Mek Global Limited, of the Seychelles; Peken Global Limited, of the Seychelles, and PhoenixFin Private Limited, of Singapore, collectively d.b.a. KuCoin; Chun 'Michael' Gan, and Ke 'Eric' Tang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

David Gonzalez v. Binance et al: TRO Motion (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 18, 2024
Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to "prevent and enjoin" the defendants "from transferring, trading, selling, or otherwise moving any and all assets, coins, monies, or other cryptocurrency from the Alleged Hacker Account" in David Gonzalez v. BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, of Delaware, USA; Binance Holdings Ltd., d.b.a. Binance, of the Cayman Islands; Changpeng Zhao, and John Does 1-100 at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Philip Martin et al v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 16, 2024
Class Action Complaint "on behalf of themselves and all persons or entities in the United States whose cryptocurrency was removed from a non-Binance/BAM digital wallet, account, or protocol as a result of a hack, ransomware, or theft" in Philip Martin, T.F. 'Natalie' Tang, and Yatin Khanna v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, d.b.a. Binance BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

British fugitive fraudster Anthony Constantinou ‘died of a heart attack in Mexico’, claims source

July 24, 2024
British fugitive fraudster Anthony Constantinou, who fled England last year during his trial for fraud and money laundering regarding a £70 million Ponzi scheme known as CWM that involved entities in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and England, 'died of a heart attack in Mexico earlier this month', an anonymous source has told OffshoreAlert, providing a copy of a 'death certificate' as 'proof', although it's possible that Constantinou - a notorious conman - may have faked his own death and is still alive.

Switzerland requests bank records of U.S. firm for money laundering investigation into ‘caterer’ Maria Magali Ribeiro Martignoni

July 23, 2024
Switzerland has requested the bank records of U.S. firm Trading Core Investment LLC, which has an affiliate in the Cayman Islands, for a criminal investigation into purported "caterer" Maria Magali Ribeiro Martignoni for suspected money laundering involving accounts and entities in Andorra, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, and USA.