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Ricardo Salinas Pliego et al v. Aleksei Skachkov et al: Discovery Application (England)

December 10, 2024
Application by Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, described as "a Mexican businessman and the founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, a multi-billion dollar conglomerate operating across various industries, including the banking, media, and retail sectors", and Corporación RBS S.A. de C.V., of Mexico, to take discovery from Aleksei Skachkov, a.k.a. Alexi Skachov, a.k.a. Alexi Skachkov, a.k.a. Alexey Skachkov, a.k.a. Thomas Mellon, a.k.a. Thomas Astor-Mellon; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Discover Bank, Inc. "for use in a proceeding captioned Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego & Another v Astor Asset Management 3 Limited & Others (case no: CL-2024-000450), currently pending in the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court, which involves the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars through an international web of shell companies, bank accounts, and false identities", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

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.

ACRA Assets S.A. et al v. Belsize Ventures Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Theft of Trump Media Shares’)

November 5, 2024
Complaint alleging "malicious and intentional self-dealing of monumental proportions to the tune of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars" involving shares in Trump Media & Technology Group Corp." that were allegedly diverted to, inter alia, "an offshore entity in the Cayman Islands" in ACRA Assets S.A., ADGH LLC, Axel Barrocas, Basil F. Barouki, Benjamin Lower, Blue Moon Industries Inc., Bravo Golf S.A., Caleb Porter, Carlos Springmuhl, Clint Hedin, Daniel Gustavo Farina, Erik Sandvig, Fabiola Posada, Francisco Martin Farina, Gabriel Ramirez Prado, Garrett Taylor, Gregg Alper, Herbert Gonzalez, Ian Sells, Jason Matthew Shevland, Jeremy Bloomfield, John L. Dumas, Jorge A. Cano, Jose Roberto Lima, Ana Josefina Rosito Godoy, Joshua Ryan Arant, Luis A. Marin, Mario Nordet, Michael Bloomfield, Mundorado S.A., Inversions D S.A., Rodrigo Veloso, James Ryan Simmons, Sabia Ventures LLC, Samy Elias Jazrawi Jubis, Sanjay Chandiram, Scott Richard Thomas, and Steven Albert de la Fe, collectively described as "stockholders" in Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. v. ARC Global Investments II LLC, Patrick Orlando, Benessere Investment Group LLC, Franlu LLC, and Belsize Ventures Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, USA.

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. 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.

Reign Digital Creatives Ltd. v. Cloudflare, Inc.: Discovery Application (Thailand)

September 20, 2024
Application by Reign Digital Creatives Limited, described as "a software design company organized under the laws of Hong Kong", to take discovery from Cloudflare, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Thailand "against one of its former directors, Mathew Edmund Mayer", described as a citizen of the United Kingdom, alleging that "Mayer fraudulently acquired RDCL’s highly valuable corporate internet domain while exiting the company in 2020", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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.

Steven Kowalski v. Wai Kit Lo: Amended Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 22, 2024
Amended Order dismissing complaint against Wai Kit Lo regarding the alleged theft of approximately 1,400 Bitcoin for lack of personal jurisdiction in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Wai Kit Lo, of Hong Kong, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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.

Elena Bourlakova et al v. Steven Landau et al: Judicial Assistance (Switzerland)

August 16, 2024
Motion by Counter Defendants Loudmila Bourlakova, Elena Bourlakova, Veronica Bourlakova, and Gregory Gliner to take discovery from UBS AG in Switzerland in Elena Bourlakova and Veronica Bourlakova v. Steven Landau, Thomas Butler, Natalia Rousso, Nikolai Kazakov, Vera Kazakov, Semen Anufriev, Igor Krutoy, and Olga Kroutoia at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

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.

Steven Kowalski v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 9, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against a crypto exchange regarding the "loss of roughly 1,400 bitcoins in August 2020" for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Steven Kowalski v. Kraken: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 8, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against the operators of a crypto exchange known as Kraken regarding the alleged theft of approximately 1,400 Bitcoin for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc., both of Delaware, USA, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Steven Kowalski v. Wai Kit Lo: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 8, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against Wai Kit Lo regarding the alleged theft of approximately 1,400 Bitcoin for lack of personal jurisdiction in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Wai Kit Lo, of Hong Kong, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Steven Kowalski v. Lee Kei Lau: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 8, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against Lee Kei Lau regarding the alleged theft of "just over 1,400 Bitcoin" for lack of personal jurisdiction in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Lee Kai Lau, of Hong Kong, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

CipherBlade LLC (PA) v. CipherBlade LLC (AK) et al: Answer to Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims (‘Fraud’)

August 5, 2024
CipherBlade LLC (PA) Answer to Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, which "is wholly owned by Richard Sanders" v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, of Alaska, USA; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, a.k.a. Jan Janssen; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Switzerland: Global-Data System IT LLC (‘Computer Data Theft’)

August 1, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Global-Data System IT LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect for unauthorized obtaining of data, unauthorized access to a data processing system, damage to data, and extortion offenses".

Elena Bourlakova et al v. Steven Landau et al: Kazakov Defendants’ Reply (‘Motion to Compel Disclosure’)

July 19, 2024
Kazakov Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Compel Disclosure of Improperly Obtained Privileged and Confidential Documents in Elena Bourlakova and Veronica Bourlakova v. Steven Landau, Thomas Butler, Natalia Rousso, Nikolai Kazakov, Vera Kazakov, Semen Anufriev, Igor Krutoy, and Olga Kroutoia at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

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.

CipherBlade LLC (PA) v. CipherBlade LLC (AK) et al: Answer to First Amended Complaint & Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims (‘Fraud’)

June 18, 2024
Answer to First Amended Complaint and Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, which "is wholly owned by Richard Sanders" v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, of Alaska, USA; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, a.k.a. Jan Janssen; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Reign Digital Creatives Ltd. v. Namecheap, Inc.: Discovery Application (Thailand)

June 13, 2024
Application by Reign Digital Creatives Limited, described as "a software design company organized under the laws of Hong Kong", to take discovery from Namecheap, Inc. for use in "legal proceedings in Thailand against one of its former directors for theft and fraudulent acquisition of highly valuable corporate assets", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Carlo La Marchesina v. 513,367.335904 U.S. Dollar Coin et al: Complaint (‘$689K Crypto Theft’)

June 6, 2024
Complaint alleging "the unauthorized access to and theft of about $ 689,232.36 worth of various virtual assets held by Plaintiff, which consisted of 17 crypto wallets" in Carlo La Marchesina, described as a citizen and resident of Australia v. John Does Nos. 1-25, as Defendants; 513,367.335904 U.S. Dollar Coin, as Defendant in rem, and Circle Internet Financial LLC and Circle Technology Services LLC, as Garnishees and Relief Parties, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

USA v. $1.1M: Forfeiture Complaint (‘North Korean Hacking & Crypto Theft’)

June 4, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "the theft of virtual currency by the North Korean military hacking group known as, among other names, the Lazarus Group and Advanced Persistent Threat" in USA v. $1,168,679 in funds associated with two Stablecoin addresses on the Ethereum Network at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

CipherBlade LLC (PA) v. CipherBlade LLC (AK) et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Fraud’)

May 28, 2024
First Amended Complaint alleging "after Mr. Sanders left for Ukraine, Defendants engaged in the theft of CipherBlade PA trade secrets, theft of property and assets, fraudulent misrepresentations regarding key aspects of the business to Mr. Sanders and third parties and engaged in a criminal racketeering scheme to steal CipherBlade PA, its clients, and its assets away from Mr. Sanders and CipherBlade PA, and redirected clients, infrastructure, and assets to the Alaska Entity and the Singapore Entity for the benefit of all Defendants" in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, which "is wholly owned by Richard Sanders" v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, of Alaska, USA; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, a.k.a. Jan Janssen; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Peter Fagan v. Nexo Capital, Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Theft’)

May 22, 2024
Complaint alleging "Defendants - the operators of an international cryptocurrency platform - stole assets worth millions of dollars from Dr. Fagan, an occupational medicine specialist from a small town in Texas" in Peter Fagan v. Nexo Capital, Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Antoni Trenchev, described as a resident of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

George Fitzgerald II v. John Doe: Complaint (‘Pig Butchering $267K Stolen Crypto’)

May 17, 2024
Complaint alleging "a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in George Edward Fitzgerald II, who was described as "a victim of a Pig butchering scam" v. John Doe Defendants "who are the owners of Binance cryptocurrency deposit wallets 1PVZh5tpg1S4wSmbat8wjk9GZHsTuKcTJA and 0xab060ac3b57273f171db4e99ac2d785126347a8e" at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Derya Dikici: Extradition Complaint (Turkey)

April 10, 2024
Complaint for the extradition of Derya Dikici, a.k.a. Derya Terzioglu, from the USA to Turkey to face allegations of "aggravated embezzlement while working as a Portfolio Manager at DenizBank A.S. Gunesli Branch".

Bravia Capital Hong Kong Ltd. v. SL Green Realty Corporation et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfer’)

March 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "SL Green Realty Corporation committed theft in broad daylight" in Bravia Capital Hong Kong Limited, of Hong Kong v. SL Green Realty Corporation, 245 Park Member LLC, Palisades Member 1 LLC, Palisades Member 2 LLC, Palisades Training Center NY LLC, Palisades Fee Owner LLC, Andrew S. Levine, and Harrison Sitomer at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Strategic Alternative Funds Group LLC v. Asset Class Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Misappropriation of Trade Secrets’)

March 26, 2024
Complaint alleging "outrageous conduct and misappropriation of SAF’s confidential information and trade secrets through its unauthorized access and use of SAF’s +Subscribe platform, a proprietary enterprise software platform for the alternative investment industry" in Strategic Alternative Funds Group LLC v. Asset Class Ltd., described as a United Kingdom company based in Ireland, and Asset Class Software Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Michael Thornton v. John Does: Complaint (‘$1M Bitcoin Theft’)

March 21, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "stole 16.48867144 Bitcoin (BTC) from Plaintiff pursuant to a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in Michael J. Thornton v. John Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Netherlands: Circle Internet Financial, LLC (‘€120K Crypto Theft’)

January 4, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Circle Internet Financial, LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown subject(s) for unlawful entry and/or access of a computer facility or automated information system (computer hacking) and aggravated theft".