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USA v. Francisley da Silva et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Crypto-Based Investment Fraud’)

January 5, 2023
Superseding Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering regarding "a purported cryptocurrency mining and trading company that promised to earn its victim-investors profits in exchange for their purchase of cryptocurrency-related investment products" in USA v. Francisley da Silva, a citizen of Brazil; Juan Tacuri, Antonia Perez Hernandez, and Ramon Perez at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. $310,276 Seized From Accounts at Bank of Saipan: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Money Laundering’)

December 30, 2022
Forfeiture Complaint regarding funds associated with "a suspected conspiracy by foreign entities and entities and individuals in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to commit wire fraud and money laundering" involving entities, inter alia, in Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands in USA v. $271,088 and $39,188 seized from accounts at the Bank of Saipan in the name of a company referred to as "MCS", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Discovery Application (Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands)

December 23, 2022
Application by the Republic of Kazakhstan to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC regarding "(1) ongoing criminal proceedings against Moldovan oligarch Anatolie Stati, his son Gabriel Stati, and their companies Ascom Group S.A. and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd. in Luxembourg; (2) ongoing civil proceedings in the Netherlands between the Statis and Petitioner; and (3) ongoing and anticipated proceedings against the Statis in the courts of Belgium and other jurisdictions" regarding "a series of complex, multi-faceted fraud schemes, including money laundering schemes, engineered by the Statis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ecuador: Pichincha Bank et al (Cristhian Jumbo, Christian Roman & Isabel Gonzalez)

December 20, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wise Inc., Pichincha Bank, Mercury-Wells Fargo and Company, Barclays Bank, and Evolve Bank and Trust - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Ecuador - for a criminal investigation into "Cristhian Bladimir Jumbo Angulo, Christian Andres Roman Zapatanga, and Isabel Natalia Gonzalez Delgado and others" for suspected money laundering.

SEC v. Danske Bank A/S: Complaint & Proposed Judgment (‘Estonian Fraud & Money Laundering’)

December 13, 2022
Complaint and Proposed Judgment alleging "Danske, directly and through its branch in Estonia, provided banking services to suspicious customers despite knowing there was a high degree of risk that such customers were potentially engaged in money laundering" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Danske Bank A/S, described as "a Danish multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Real Property: Forfeiture Complaint (Andrii Derkach & Oksana Terekhova)

December 7, 2022
Forfeiture Complaint associated with suspected bank fraud and money laundering involving Andrii Derkach, a citizen of Ukraine who was "an active Russian agent for over a decade", and Oksana Terekhova, a citizen of Ukraine and "the wife of Derkach", in USA v. Real Property in Beverly Hills, California and Funds in the name of 7D Business Bureau Inc. seized from Stifel Nicolaus & Co. and Citizens Business Bank, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Francisley da Silva et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto-Based Investment Fraud’)

December 6, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering involving "a purported cryptocurrency mining and trading company that promised to earn its victim-investors profits in exchange for their purchase of cryptocurrency-related investment products", in USA v. Francisley da Silva, a citizen of Brazil; Juan Tacuri, and Antonia Perez Hernandez at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cyprus: Verizon Communications (‘Credit Card Fraud’)

December 6, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Verizon Communications - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance - for a criminal investigation into "two identified individuals for theft and money laundering offenses".

Cyprus: Lumen Technologies Inc. (‘Credit Card Fraud’)

December 6, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Lumen Technologies Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into "two identified individuals for theft and money laundering offenses".

Cyprus: Comcast Communications LLC (‘Credit Card Fraud’)

December 6, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Comcast Communications LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into "two identified individuals for theft and money laundering offenses".

Cyprus: Charter Communications Inc. (‘Credit Card Fraud’)

December 6, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Charter Communications Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into "two identified individuals for theft and money laundering offenses".

Liechtenstein: Fifth Third Bank et al (‘$2.6M Trust Hacking Fraud’)

December 6, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Fifth Third Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Liechtenstein - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subject(s)" for allegedly hacking into "the email accounts of the protector of a trust and his attorney" and stealing $2.6 million.

Samuel Malamud Eidelman v. Truist Bank et al: Discovery Application (Peru)

November 29, 2022
Application by Samuel Malamud Eidelman, described as a citizen of Peru, to take discovery from Truist Bank, Credit Lyonnais Miami Agency, Bank Leumi, BNP Paribas Miami Agency, Barclays, Sudameris, Banco Santander International, Grupo Santander, and Blum & Silver LLP for use in legal proceedings in Peru against Jacobo Malamud and his three daughters, Malamud Kessler, Caroline Malamud-Kessler, and Yudith Malamud Kessler de Schneider alleging money laundering and tax evasion involving, inter alia, companies in the British Virgin Islands, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. David Stephens et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Fraud & Money Laundering’)

November 22, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud and money laundering involving Loop Industries Inc., described as a Nevada company based in Quebec, Canada, in USA v. David Stephens, described as a resident of Canada; Donald Danks, Jonathan Destler, and Robert Lazerus at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Poland: 2MAC Company (‘Money Laundering’)

November 22, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Valeria Schvartzman, P.A. regarding Chufy LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - for a criminal investigation into 2MAC Company for suspected money laundering.

USA v. Andrew Fahie et al: Pre-Trial Schedule Order (‘Drugs Trafficking & Money Laundering’)

November 17, 2022
Order Setting Pre-Trial Schedule and Procedures regarding a trial for alleged narcotics trafficking and money laundering that is scheduled for "the two-week trial calendar beginning on January 9, 2023" in USA v. Andrew Alturo Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands; Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, and Kadeem Stephan Maynard at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Lorraine Falzon: Disqualification

November 17, 2022
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a corporate disqualification on Lorraine Falzon for not being "fit and proper".

Matthew Pace: Disqualification

November 17, 2022
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a corporate disqualification on Matthew Pace for not being "fit and proper".

Ilan Shor v. Matei Dohotaru: Discovery Application (Moldova)

October 25, 2022
Application by Ilan Shor, described as "a prominent Moldovan businessman and politician, and currently a member of Moldova’s Parliament", to take discovery from Matei Dohotaru, described as "the key prosecution witness in a criminal case against Mr. Shor in Moldova", for use in criminal proceedings in Moldova alleging fraud and money laundering, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Farhad Azima et al v. Dechert LLP et al: Complaint (‘Racketeering’)

October 13, 2022
Complaint alleging "a sophisticated and organized group of individuals and entities led by Neil Gerrard engaged in a global campaign against perceived enemies of Ras Al Khaimah, a client of Dechert LLP" in Farhad Azima, described as "a successful entrepreneur" who has "founded and built numerous successful companies over the course of almost 50 years, including serving as chairman and CEO of multiple airlines"; ALG Transportation Inc., Main 3260 LLC, FFV W39 LLC, and FFV Development LLC v. Dechert LLP, David Neil Gerrard, David Graham Hughes, Nicholas del Rosso, Vital Management Services Inc., Amit Forlit, Insight Analysis and Research LLC, SDC-Gadot LLC, Amir Handjani, Andrew Frank, and KARV Communications at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

United Kingdom: Tyler Evans (‘Fraud’)

October 6, 2022
Complaint to extradite Tyler Joshua Evans from the USA to the United Kingdom to face allegations "of abusing his position of trust and defrauding his employer, the Birmingham City Council, of over £900,000", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Cyprus: Western Union et al (‘Computer Fraud Investigation’)

September 28, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Western Union and Money Gram - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subject(s) for computer fraud, obtaining goods by false pretenses, and money laundering" regarding an alleged scheme in which some of the proceeds were sent to individuals in England and the United States.

USA v. Yury Orekhov et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Sanctions Evasion’)

September 26, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging "a fraud, illegal export and money laundering operation under the umbrella of NDA GmbH", described as "a privately-held industrial equipment and commodity trading company located in Hamburg, Germany", in USA v. Yury Orekhov, described as "a Russian national who resided in Germany and the United Arab Emirates"; Artem Uss, described as "a Russian national" and "the son of a Russian politician who served as the governor of Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai region"; Svetlana Kuzurgasheva, a.k.a. Lana Neumann, a citizen of Russia; Juan Fernando Serrano Ponce, a citizen of Spain; Juan Carlos Soto, of Venezuela; Timofey Telegin, a citizen of Russia, and Sergey Tulyakov, of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. 0.24247794 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (Avinash Pal)

September 26, 2022
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the proceeds of "a transnational criminal organization running an exploitation of elderly and social engineering scam" that were seized from a wallet at Binance crypto exchange in the name of Avinash Pal in USA v. 0.24247794 Bitcoin and 38,616.40303284 Tether at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

USA v. 726,602.61971034 Tether: Forfeiture Complaint (Manprett Singh)

September 26, 2022
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the proceeds of "a transnational criminal organization running an exploitation of elderly and social engineering scam" that were seized from a wallet in the name of Manprett Singh at Binance crypto exchange "by agents with the United States Secret Service during an investigation into in USA v. 726,602.61971034 Tether at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

USA v. 14.77997889 Ethereum: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud Involving Efeoghene Oboghenemiepha’)

September 21, 2022
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the proceeds of an alleged crypto fraud in USA v. 14.77997889 Ethereum seized from an account at Binance crypto exchange in the name of Efeoghene Greatnes Oboghenemiepha, described as the holder of a Nigerian driver's license who appears to operate from Nigeria and South Africa, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Aaron Leibowitz et al v. Tether et al: Disclosure Order

September 20, 2022
Order that the Bitfinex/Tether defendants produce financial records that "relate to the backing of USDT" in Aaron Leibowitz et al et al v. BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., Bittrex, Inc., Crypto Capital Corp., Giancarlo Devasini, DigFinex Inc., Reginald Fowler, Global Trade Solutions AG, Poloniex, LLC, Philip G. Potter, Tether Holdings Limited, Tether International Limited, Tether Limited, Tether Operations Limited, iFinex Inc., and Ludovicus Jan van der Velde at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Dubai’s Role in Financial Crime to be analyzed at OffshoreAlert London

September 13, 2022
In the wake of Dubai's decision this week not to extradite fugitive British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah to Denmark to face $1.7 billion tax fraud charges, evidence that the UAE has become a magnet for financial criminals will be analyzed at next month's OffshoreAlert conference in London.
RiotX investment scam

U.S. seeks forfeiture of crypto from ‘$2M Asian ‘Pig Butchering’ RiotX scam’

September 12, 2022
The U.S. has filed a forfeiture complaint against crypto that allegedly came from a $2 million investment fraud committed by three citizens or residents of Hong Kong, Myanmar, and Singapore - Wing San Tse, Zin Ko Oo, and Shen Chee Kok - against a financial advisor in California and his family via an allegedly fraudulent investment platform called RiotX using an "emerging fraud" technique known as "Pig Butchering".

USA v. 503,349.86 Tether et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$2M RiotX Crypto Investment Fraud’)

September 12, 2022
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "the theft of more than $2 million in cryptocurrency by Zin Ko Oo [a 30-year-old citizen of Myanmar], Wing San Tse [a 33-year-old resident of Hong Kong], Shen Chee Kok [a 34-year-old citizen of Singapore], and potentially others through a wire fraud scheme affecting multiple victims" in USA v. Approximately 503,349.86 Tether, 1,379,999 Cardano, and 163,118 Binance USD formerly held in accounts at cryptocurrency exchange Binance at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

USA v. Joseph Cammarata et al: Superseding Indictment (Pennsylvania)

September 8, 2022
Superseding Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering involving entities in the Bahamas, Colombia, Gibraltar and USA in USA v. Joseph Cammarata, Erik Cohen, and David Punturieri at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.