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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.

Switzerland: Maria Magali Ribeiro Martignoni (‘Money Laundering’)

July 22, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from East West Bank Core regarding an account held by Trading Core Investment LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into Maria Magali Ribeiro Martignoni for suspected money laundering.

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.

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.

U.S. files forfeiture complaint against $4.1M that DEA seized from ‘illegal BVI money transmitter’ Smart Focus International Fund

July 3, 2024
The United States has filed a forfeiture complaint against $4.1 million that the Drug Enforcement Administration previously seized from a U.S. bank account belonging to Argentina-based, British Virgin Islands-domiciled Smart Focus International Fund Ltd., which allegedly operated as an unregistered money transmitter for two months in 2021, during which it allegedly transmitted $37 million.

USA v. $4.1M Seized by DEA: Forfeiture Complaint (Smart Focus International Fund Ltd.)

July 2, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. $4,166,303 seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration from an account at Reserve Trust Company in the name of Smart Focus International Fund Ltd., described as "a company registered in the British Virgin Islands, and operating out of Argentina", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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.