Spying

Hong Kong-based French businessman Damien Dernoncourt sues Credit Suisse for ‘spying on me during CEO’s affair with my wife’

October 29, 2024

Hong Kong-based French businessman Damien Dernoncourt is suing Swiss bank Credit Suisse for $15 million in the United States for allegedly hacking into his emails and spying on him at the direction of the bank's then-CEO, Tidjane Thiam, who was allegedly having an affair with Dernoncourt's then-wife, fellow banker Marie-Soazic Geffroy.

Damien Dernoncourt v. Credit Suisse AG et al: Complaint (‘$15M Email Hacking’)

April 11, 2024

Complaint for $15 million alleging "the brazen and flagrantly illegal act of hacking Plaintiff's email account" in Damien Dernoncourt, described as a citizen of France residing in Hong Kong who "is a prominent businessperson and entrepreneur who has found success in various corporate sectors, including the jewelry, fashion, and beauty industries, among others" v. Credit Suisse AG and UBS Group AG, both of Switzerland, at the Superior Court of Washington, King County, USA.

USA v. Aleksandr Ionov et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Illegal Russian Agents’)

April 13, 2023

Superseding Indictment in USA v. Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, a citizen of Russia; Yegor Sergeyevich Popov, a citizen of Russia; Aleksey Borisovich Sukhodolov, a citizen of Russia; Omali Yeshitela, a citizen of the United States; Penny Joanne Hess, a citizen of the United States; Jesse Nevel, a citizen of the United States, and Augustus C. Romain Jr., a citizen of the United States, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

China’s espionage operations to be analyzed at next week’s vGlobal

November 29, 2022

Intelligence specialist Nicholas Eftimiades will discuss China's commercial espionage operations and tactics at next week's OffshoreAlert vGlobal virtual conference.

USA v. Shujun Wang et al: Criminal Indictment

May 17, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging the defendants engaged in illegal intelligence activities on behalf of China in USA v. Shujun Wang, Jie Ji, Ming Li, and Keqing Lu at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Elena Branson: Criminal Complaint (‘Russian Agent & Visa Fraud’)

March 8, 2022

Criminal Complaint alleging visa fraud, making false statements to the FBI, and acting illegally as a foreign agent of Russia in USA v. Elena Branson, a.k.a. Elena Chernykh, a dual citizen of Russia and the USA, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Peter Debbins: Criminal Indictment

August 20, 2020

Criminal Indictment alleging Conspiracy to Gather or Deliver Defense Information to Aid a Foreign Government (Russia) in USA v. Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, a.k.a. Ikar Lesnikov, a former officer with the U.S. Army Special Forces, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

USA v. Mariia Butina: Criminal Indictment

July 17, 2018

Criminal Indictment in USA v. Mariia Butina, a.k.a. Maria Butina, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Mariia Butina: Criminal Complaint

July 14, 2018

Criminal Complaint in USA v. Mariia Butina at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.