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Kadeem Maynard sentenced to 57 months in prison for ‘conspiring with BVI Premier Andrew Fahie to import cocaine into U.S.’

November 20, 2023
British Virgin Islands national Kadeem Maynard has been sentenced to 57 months in prison at federal court in Miami after previously pleading guilty to one count of conspiring with his mother, Oleanvine Maynard, and former BVI Premier Andrew Fahie to import cocaine into the United States. Fahie's jury trial on drugs trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering charges is due to start on January 8th, 2024.

USA v. ‘Maximiliano Pilipis’ Funds at Morgan Stanley: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Unlicensed Money Transmitter & Crypto Laundering’)

November 17, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint associated with an allegedly unlicensed money transmitting business operated by Dominica-domiciled Aurum Capital Holdings Inc. and involving "a virtual currency issued by a company called Liberty Reserve" in USA v. All Fund Seized From Morgan Stanley Accounts 658-091821-245 and 658-095221-245 in the name of Maximiliano Pilipis at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

USA v. 97.33604121 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

November 15, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of "an investment fraud scam, commonly referred to as 'pig butchering', perpetrated on victims throughout the United States" that were seized from an account at Binance in the name of Wanpadet Sae-Heng, of Thailand, in USA v. 97.33604121 Bitcoin, 2,560,435.71078314 Dogecoin, 884.33368015 Ethereum, 85,843.844344 Cardano, and 884.13243271 EthereumPoW at the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho.

USA v. Changpeng Zhao: Criminal Information (‘Bank Secrecy Act Violation’)

November 14, 2023
Criminal Information alleging the defendant "violated the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully causing Binance Holdings Limited to fail to 23 implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program" in USA v. Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

USA v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: Criminal Information (‘Unlicensed Crypto Exchange’)

November 14, 2023
Criminal Information alleging the defendant "knowingly failed to register as a money services business, willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, and willfully caused violations of U.S. economic sanctions issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act" in USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, d.b.a. Binance.com, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

CI Investments Inc. v. Deutsche Bank AG et al: Discovery Application (Denmark)

November 10, 2023
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, of Canada; Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, of the USA; The Church of England Pensions Board, as Trustee of The Church Administrators Pension Fund, of England; and Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Media PNO, of the Netherlands, to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas "for use in litigation against Danske Bank A/S in Copenhagen City Court and the Eastern High Court in Denmark" that are "based on a series of money laundering activities over a nine-year period from 2007 through 2015 by Danske’s Estonian branch", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Nikolay Goltsev et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Russia Sanctions Evasion’)

November 6, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to defraud the USA, conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, fraud, money laundering, and smuggling in USA v. Nikolay Goltsev, Salimdzhon Nasriddinov, Kristina Puzyreva, Vladimir Bochkarev, Pavel Chernikov, Yekaterina Vetoshkina, and Oleg Zenchenko, all citizens of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Zhong Shi Gao et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

November 2, 2023
Superseding Indictment alleging the defendants "participated in a scheme with others to steal millions of dollars from financial institutions by causing transfers of funds between accounts they controlled, then falsely and fraudulently reporting that the transfers were unauthorized, which induced the financial institutions to credit them the amount of the transfers" in USA v. Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. 30,006 Ether et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Narcotics Trafficking & Crypto Laundering’)

November 2, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of narcotics trafficking involving Christopher Castelluzzo, Luke Atwell, and Brian Krewson in USA v. approximately 30,006 Ether, approximately 153,925.11 Cronos, approximately 244.23 Binance Coin, approximately 764.19 Solana, approximately 23,848.96 Cardano, approximately 32,232.24 Algorand, approximately 299.48 Avalanche, approximately 0.49 Bitcoin, approximately 1,150.71 Polkadot, approximately 1,589.32 Chainlink, approximately 17,208.48 Polygon, approximately 393 TrueUSD, and approximately 2,466.36 Uniswap at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

USA v. 86,766 USDT: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

November 1, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of "a variety of fraud schemes to convince an unsuspecting victim to send co-conspirators money", one of which "involves “pig butchering,” where online co-conspirators utilize social media platforms and dating websites in search of fraud victims" in USA v. 86,766 USDT "seized from OKX account UUID ending 5504 and ID Number ‘097799 with affiliated deposit address ending 94d8" at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

ArcelorMittal Holdings AG v. Reibus International Inc. et al: Discovery Application (England & Singapore)

October 24, 2023
Application by ArcelorMittal Holdings AG to take discovery from Reibus International Inc., Reibus Logistics LLC, and Reibus Financial LLC for use in legal proceedings in England and Singapore "to enforce an arbitral award in ArcelorMittal’s favor in the amount of €140 million, plus interest" against Liberty Steel East Europe Limited and Liberty House Group Pte Limited, which are "part of the GFG Alliance, an opaque, complicated, and ever-shifting web of companies that moves assets in and out of Alliance companies as and when it suits Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, who appears to sit at the helm of the Alliance", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

USA v. 0.4157802 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

October 18, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto "obtained by agents with the United States Secret Service during an investigation into a transnational criminal organization running an exploitation of elderly and social engineering scam" in USA v. 0.4157802 Bitcoin and 90,922.262837 Tether seized from an account in the name of Ram Kumar at Binance crypto exchange, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

USA v. 44,799.79 Tether: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

October 16, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto that was seized from an account in the name of Pan Zhimin at Binance crypto exchange "during an investigation into a transnational criminal organization running an investment fraud scheme" in USA v. 44,799.79 Tether at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

USA v. Rutger Janse: Extradition Complaint (Netherlands)

October 5, 2023
Complaint for the extradition of Rutger Aad Janse from the USA to the Netherlands to face charges of fraud, embezzlement, money laundering and providing investment services without a license, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. 12,324.84 USDT et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

September 29, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of "a cryptocurrency fraud scheme operating out of Southeast Asia and China" in USA v. Crypto seized from accounts at Binance crypto exchange in the names of Duean Phikunkaew, a citizen of Thailand; Varat Vitthayanuwat, a citizen of Thailand; Jiang Changsen, a citizen of China, and Wang Xuewen, a citizen of China, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

QIC Ltd. v. Deutsche Bank: Discovery Application (Denmark)

September 29, 2023
Application by QIC Ltd., described as "a governmental entity wholly owned by the Australian State of Queensland", to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas for use in legal proceedings in Denmark "against Danske Bank A/S" by "over 300 claimants" who allegedly suffered investment losses of "around $1 billion" due to "a series of money laundering activities over a nine-year period from 2007 through 2015 by Danske’s Estonian branch, which has been referred to as the largest money laundering scandal in world history", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. 0.40401694 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

September 26, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud that were seized from accounts at Cayman Islands-domiciled Binance Holdings Ltd. in the names of Martins Eromosele Iyere, Olawumi Stephen Adewale, and Moses Olumide Sokale in USA v. 0.40401694 Bitcoin, 59,911.36 Tether, 9,128.847 Tether, 1,346.37 Decentraland, 1,039.6163 Curvedao, 14,690.894 Zillqa, 5.5550225 Avalanche, and 14,534,916 Shiba Inu at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

USA v. Juan Donato Bautista: Criminal Complaint (‘$199M Philippines Bribery Scheme’)

September 20, 2023
Criminal Complaint alleging the laundering of bribery proceeds involving entities in Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and USA in USA v. Juan Andres Donato Bautista, described as the former chairman of the Commission on Elections of the Republic of the Philippines (COMELEC), at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Investment Fraud Crypto Laundering’)

September 20, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding virtual assets seized from accounts at Binance crypto exchange in the names of Kosit Sisawigon and Suradet Totsaponvised, both in Thailand, and Low Li Yu, in Malaysia, that "was swindled from victims through the course of an investment fraud scam" in USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS, 75,589,553.41 in Gala, 226.81 in BNB, 1,264.16 in Bitcoin, 1,495.72 in Litentry, 48,969 in Fantom, 47.17 in Ethereum, and 501.41 in BUSD at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

USA v. $187K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Laundering’)

September 19, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud in USA v. "$187,182 in U.S. currency, converted cryptocurrency obtained from SHAISHAV RAMAVAT’s OKX Exchange Account # 301953210925592576", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Complaint (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)

September 8, 2023
Criminal Complaint alleging the defendants "engaged in unlicensed money transmitting business [coinexchange.am], in that they are exchanging cryptocurrency for funds in the form of United States currency, charging a fee as a percentage of the amount of the transfer" in USA v. Samvel Grigoryan and Hayk Martirosyan, both citizens of Armenia, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

USA v. Melik Najm: Criminal Indictment (‘Money Laundering’)

August 30, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging international money laundering and the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business in USA v. Melik Najm, described as a resident of Brazil, 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.

USA v. 1.36M Tether & $3.8M USD: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$7M Pig Butchering Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

August 25, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "the theft and laundering of more than $7 million worth of cryptocurrency through a wire fraud scheme affecting multiple victims" involving "Pig Butchering" and "an investment platform called NYMEX" in USA v. 1,360,000.748 Tether and $3,859,703.65 formerly held in a Kraken cryptocurrency account at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Liechtenstein: International Union Bank (‘PDVSA Money Laundering’)

August 24, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from International Union Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Liechtenstein - for a criminal investigation into "an international money laundering scheme allegedly involving Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (“PDVSA”), Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled oil company".

USA v. $21M: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Naman Wakil Bribery & Corruption’)

August 9, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. $21.8 million "that constitutes proceeds of foreign bribery offenses, property involved in money laundering or a conspiracy to commit money laundering" involving Naman Wakil, described as "a Venezuelan citizen who became a permanent resident in the United States in or around 2012", and accounts in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Ilan Shor v. Matei Dohotaru: Motion to Comply with Subpoena (‘Moldova Criminal Appeal’)

July 26, 2023
Motion to Comply with Subpoena in Ilan Shor, described as "a prominent businessman and politician in Moldova" v. Matei Dohotaru for use in Ilan Shor's appeal after being "tried and convicted of various offenses connected to the disappearance of $1 billion from three Moldovan banks in 2014", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.