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USA v. Carlos Kepke: USA’s Trial Memorandum (‘Offshore Tax Fraud’)

November 15, 2022
USA's Trial Memorandum regarding an alleged offshore tax fraud scheme involving accounts or entities in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Nevis, and Switzerland that allowed businessman Robert Smith "to evade federal income taxes on approximately $225,000,000 of capital gains" in USA v. Carlos Kepke, an attorney, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Maximilian Klein et al v. Meta Platforms Inc.: Judicial Assistance (British Virgin Islands & China)

October 28, 2022
Defendant's unopposed administrative motion for issuance of letter of request for International Judicial Assistance from Telegram Messenger Inc., described as "cloud-based instant messaging service", in the British Virgin Islands and Tencent Holdings Ltd., described as an "internet technology company", in China in Maximilian Klein et al v. Meta Platforms Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Orion Management v. Google LLC: Discovery Application (Canada)

October 12, 2022
Application by 453339 Ontario Limited, d.b.a. Orion Management, described as "a property management business based in Mississauga, Ontario", to take discovery from Google LLC for use in legal proceedings in Canada alleging "significant reputational and business harm" after "Orion's Google Business Profile had been taken over by one or more unauthorized individuals", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Super Effect Investments Ltd. v. Haili Wu et al: Complaint ($1.7M)

September 30, 2022
Complaint for $1.7 million alleging breach of contract in Super Effect Investments Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. Haili Wu, a.k.a. Haili Marshall; Derek Marshall, and California Wine Exchange at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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.

Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Ltd. v. NetEase, Inc.: Discovery Application (China)

September 2, 2022
Application by Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Ltd., described as a Chinese company that "publishes and distributes audiobooks for the Chinese language market", to take discovery from NetEase, Inc., described as "a Chinese Internet technology company that develops and operates online PC and mobile games, applications, advertising services, email services and e-commerce platforms in China", for use in "copyright infringement proceedings in China against two companies: Hangzhou Ledu Technology Co. Ltd. and Hangzhou NetEase Cloud Music Technology Co. Ltd.", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

USA v. 69,370 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Judgment (‘Silk Road Investigation’)

August 16, 2022
Judgment and Order of Forfeiture in favor of the USA regarding crypto that "five parties" claimed ownership to, namely "Ross William Ulbricht, Caleb Bradberry, Roman Hossain, Lucas E. Buckley, First 100 LLC, Battle Born Investments Company LLC, and 1st One Hundred Holdings LLC" in USA v. Approximately 69,370 Bitcoin, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin SV, and Bitcoin Cash at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Bitwallet Pte Ltd. v. Meta Platforms Inc.: Discovery Application (Japan)

July 19, 2022
Application by Bitwallet Pte Ltd., described as a Singapore company that "is in the business of developing financial software systems and providing payment services", to take discovery from Meta Platforms Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Japan involving "false statements" in Japanese that were made about the applicant on Facebook by someone "with the display name of 'Mizuta Tadashi'" and which, inter alia, caused "the Lithuanian authorities" to warn that "they may revoke our financial services license", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Mark Young v. Solana Labs Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint

July 1, 2022
Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud involving cryptocurrency in Mark Young v. Solana Labs Inc., The Solana Foundation, Anatoly Yakovenko, Multicoin Capital Management LLC, Kyle Samani, and FalconX LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Nick Patterson v. Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

June 17, 2022
Class Action Complaint alleging cryptocurrency fraud in Nick Patterson v. TerraForm Labs Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Jump Crypto, Jump Trading LLC, Republic Capital, Republic Maximal LLC, Tribe Capital, DeFinance Capital/Definance Technologies Oy, GSR Markets Limited, of Hong Kong; Three Arrows Capital Ptd Ltd., of Singapore; Nicholas Platias and Do Kwon, of South Korea, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Jeffrey Lockhart v. Binance et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Terra Crypto’)

June 13, 2022
Class Action Complaint alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act regarding the cryptocurrency "stablecoin" known as Terra in Jeffrey Lockhart v. BAM Trading Services Inc., of Delaware, d.b.a. Binance US, described as "a crypto-asset exchange that operates a platform on which customers discover, research, buy, and sell digital assets", and Brian Schroder at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

USA v. Raymond Galliani: Complaint

June 8, 2022
Complaint "to collect unpaid federal civil penalty assessments and interest" from a "sophisticated taxpayer" who "established a maze of offshore entities to conceal his beneficial ownership of entities and foreign financial accounts holding millions of dollars", including those in the Bahamas, Guernsey, and Nevis, in USA v. Raymond Galliani, of Moraga, California, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Bureau Veritas Brazil et al v. Gaivota LLC et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

May 26, 2022
Application by Bureau Veritas do Brasil Sociedade Classificadora e Certificadora Ltda, BVQI do Brasil Sociedade Certificadora Ltda, and Kuhlmann Monitoramento Agricola Ltda, all of Brazil, to take discovery from Gaivota, LLC, of Delaware; Alexandre Spitz, and Ram Rajagopal for use in "ongoing judicial proceedings in Brazil and an international tribunal in the International Chamber of Commerce regarding Eduardo Chabassus Kuhlmann Junior and Leila Maria Martins Kuhlmann's various breaches of a Quota Purchase Agreement", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Alpine Partners (BVI) LP v. Vivo Capital LLC et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

May 16, 2022
Alpine Partners (BVI) LP, of the British Virgin Islands, to take discovery from Vivo Capital LLC, Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman) LLC, and Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman) L.P. for use in "an appraisal proceeding in the Cayman Islands" involving New Frontier Health Corporation, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Kenneth Donovan et al v. GMO-Z.com Trust Company Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint

May 12, 2022
Class Action Complaint alleging negligence, conversion, and fraud involving a cryptocurrency called GYEN, described as a "stablecoin" that is "purportedly 'pegged' to the Japanese yen at a rate of one-to-one", in Kenneth Donovan and Hussien Kassfy v. GMO-Z.com Trust Company Inc., described as a New York company that was created by "a Tokyo-based internet services industry company" called GMO Internet Group; Coinbase Global Inc., and Coinbase Inc., both of Delaware, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Yuan Hsu v. Wells Fargo Bank: Discovery Application (Taiwan)

May 10, 2022
Application by Yuan Hsu, a resident of Taiwan, to take discovery from Wells Fargo Bank NA for use in criminal proceedings in Taiwan alleging "embezzlement and theft" by Ping Hsu, described as "the Petitioner's daughter", regarding the Estate of the Petitioner's husband, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

SEC v. David Mata: Complaint

April 27, 2022
Complaint alleging "the fraudulent and unregistered offer and sale of securities" regarding a cryptocurrency-related investment scheme in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. David B. Mata at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

SEC v. Block Bits Capital LLC et al: Complaint

April 27, 2022
Complaint alleging "the fraudulent and unregistered offer and sale of securities" regarding a cryptocurrency-related investment scheme in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Block Bits Capital LLC, Block Bits Capital GP I LLC, and Japheth Dillman at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Envestio SI OÜ v. Payward Inc.: Judicial Assistance (Estonia)

April 15, 2022
Ex Parte application on behalf of the Harju County Court of Tallinn, Estonia to take discovery from Payward Inc., described as "a virtual currency wallet service provider", for use in bankruptcy proceedings against Envestio SI OÜ and involving suspected fraud, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Elizabeth Chung v. Intertrust (Bahamas) Ltd. et al: Complaint

March 29, 2022
Complaint involving allegations of fraud against David Chung in Elizabeth Y. Chung, of Clara County, California v. Chung Peng Chih-Mei, described as a citizen of China residing in Taiwan, and Intertrust (Bahamas) Limited, of the Bahamas, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Tsukasa Akimoto v. Apple Inc.: Discovery Application

February 24, 2022
Application by Tsukasa Akimoto, described as "a member of the House of Representatives of Japan" who was "recently convicted of bribery charges, and is now appealing said conviction", to take discovery from Apple Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Japan, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Brazil: Eduardo Cesar Lourenco de Avila

February 8, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from California resident Eduardo Cesar Lourenco de Avila - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into Avila for allegedly misappropriating $224,811 "from the federal public company CAIXA Aqui".

CardStarter Ltd. v. SundaeSwap Inc. et al: Complaint (‘250M Tokens Fraud’)

February 4, 2022
Complaint alleging fraud in CardStarter Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, described as "among the first companies to start developing an automated cryptocurrency exchange (known as a “DEX”) that would operate on what is known as the Cardano blockchain" v. SundaeSwap Inc., of Wyoming; Mateen Motavaf, Pi Lanningham, Artem Wright, and Christopher Borders at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Hey Inc. v. Twitter Inc.: Discovery Application

February 1, 2022
Application by Hey Inc., described as "a growing start-up company established in 2012, planning, developing and operating internet business", to take discovery from Twitter Inc. for Hey Inc. for "an anticipated lawsuit in Japan" for alleged defamation, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

SEC v. Metavine Pty. Ltd.: Settlement

January 6, 2022
Stipulation Consenting to Judgment in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Metavine Pty. Ltd., of Australia, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

SEC v. Crowd Machine Inc. et al: Settlement

January 6, 2022
Stipulation with Proposed Order in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Crowd Machine Inc. and Metavine Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

SEC v. Craig Sproule: Settlement

January 6, 2022
Stipulation with Proposed Order in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Craig Sproule, a citizen of Australia, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

SEC v. Crowd Machine Inc. et al: Complaint

January 6, 2022
Complaint alleging a "fraudulent and unregistered" cryptocurrency offering that "raised more than $33 million from hundreds of investors" and involved entities in Australia, Cayman Islands, South Africa, and United States in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Crowd Machine Inc., of Delaware; Metavine Inc., of Delaware, and Craig Derel Sproule, a citizen of Australia, as Defendants, and Metavine Pty. Ltd., of Australia, as Relief Defendant, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Credit Suisse Virtuoso SICAV-SIF v. SB Investment Advisers (US), Inc.: Discovery Application

December 23, 2021
Application by Credit Suisse Virtuoso SICAV-SIF, of Luxembourg, on behalf of the sub-fund Credit Suisse (Lux) Supply Chain Finance Fund, to take discovery from SB Investment Advisers (US), Inc. for use in "an anticipated court proceeding in England against, among potentially other parties, SoftBank Group Corp. and certain of its affiliates including SoftBank Vision Fund LP, SoftBank Vision Fund II-2 LP, SVF Abode (Cayman) Limited, SVF II Abode (Cayman) Limited, and SVF Habitat (Cayman) Limited", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

2770095 Ontario Inc. v. Google LLC: Discovery Application

December 14, 2021
Application by 2770095 Ontario Inc., described as a Toronto, Ontario-based company "created for the purpose of pursuing collection of the liquidated loss of approximately $1,100,000 suffered by Affinitas Medios de Pago SAPI de C.V.", described as "a payment facilitator" domiciled and based in Mexico, to take discovery from Google LLC for use in legal proceedings in Canada alleging fraud in which "Canadian Maxwell Dean Morgan is the principal defendant", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Yuan Hsu v. Wells Fargo: Discovery Application

December 6, 2021
Application by Yuan Hsu, of Taiwan, to take discovery from Wells Fargo & Company for use in legal proceedings in Taiwan alleging theft and embezzlement against the applicant's daughter, Ping Hsu, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Leo Middle East FZE et al v. Zhe Zhang et al: Dismissal Order

October 29, 2021
Order granting the defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint and denying the plaintiffs' motion to dismiss the crossclaim in Leo Middle East FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, and Leo Holdings Hong Kong Limited, of Hong Kong v. EWI Capital LLC, of Delaware, and Zhe Zhang, described as a resident of San Mateo County, California, USA, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

IT Invest Financial Solutions (Cyprus) Ltd. v. EVC Fintech I LLC et al: Notice of Removal

October 25, 2021
Notice of Removal by defendants regarding a dispute involving "a block of shares of eToro, an Israeli social trading and multi-asset brokerage company that is not yet publicly traded", in IT Invest Financial Solutions (Cyprus) Limited, of Cyprus v. EVC Fintech I LLC and EVC Fintech Management LLC, both of Delaware, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Italy: Mario Tonnarelli Grassetti et al (‘Fake Picasso Etchings’)

August 10, 2021
Amended Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Clars Auction Gallery and Masterworks Fine Art Inc. regarding deliveries of "fake Picasso etchings" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Italy - for "a criminal investigation of Mario Tonnarelli Grassetti aka Mario Tonnarelli, his wife Jinhua Jiang, and Yicai Xia for conspiracy, handling stolen goods, and smuggling".

Daniel Valenti v. Dfinity Foundation et al: Class Action Complaint

August 9, 2021
Class Action Complaint alleging a cryptocurrency-related fraud and sale of unregistered securities in Daniel Valenti, of Tampa, Florida v. Dfinity USA Research LLC, described as a Delaware company based in Palo Alto, California; Dfinity Foundation, of Switzerland, and Dominic Williams, of Palo Alto, California, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Öksüt Madencilik San. Tic. AS v. LinkedIn Corp. et al: Discovery Application

July 30, 2021
Application by Öksüt Madencilik San. Tic. A.S., described as a Turkish company that "operates a precious metals mine located in Turkey known as the Öksüt Mine", to take discovery from LinkedIn Corp. and Google LLC for use in "criminal and civil proceedings" in Turkey alleging "one or more individuals, believed to be former OMAS employees, have stolen confidential information from OMAS and are using that information to unlawfully harm the Company and exert influence over its employees, vendors, and others through anonymous online accounts", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Donald Ramsey v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint

July 22, 2021
Class Action Complaint alleging "Offering Materials were inaccurate and misleading" and "contained untrue statements of material facts" in Donald Ramsey v. Coinbase Global Inc., of Delaware, described as "the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States"; Brian Armstrong, Alesia J. Haas, Jennifer N. Jones, Surojit Chatterjee, Paul Grewal, Marc L. Andreessen, Frederick Ernest Ehrsam III, Kathryn Haun, Kelly Kramer, Gokul Rajaram, Fred Wilson, AH Capital Management LLC, Paradigm Fund LP, Ribbit Management Company LLC, Tiger Global Management LLC, Tiger Global Management LLC, Union Square Ventures LLC, and Viserion Investment Pte Ltd., of Singapore, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

EWI Capital LLC et al v. Leo Middle East FZE et al: Crossclaim

June 29, 2021
Crossclaim in EWI Capital LLC, of Delaware, and Zhe Zhang, of San Mateo, California v. Leo Middle East FZE, of the United Arab Emirates; Leo Holdings Hong Kong Limited, a.k.a. Zheijiang Lep (Hong Kong) Limited, of Hong Kong; Edgewater HTT III LLC, and Wang Xiangrong at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Hapag-Lloyd AG v. Master of NYK Delphinus: Discovery Application

June 25, 2021
Application by Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, of Germany, to take discovery from the Master of NYK Delphinus, described as "a Liberian-flagged vessel time chartered to NYK Line, a Japanese company, and sub-time chartered to Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd., a Singaporean company", for use in legal proceedings in Germany "for claims related to lost or damaged cargo", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Huobi Co. Ltd. v. Marto HG Digital Asset Group Fund I GP LLC et al: Complaint

June 23, 2021
Complaint alleging fraud involving "Bitcoin losses" in Huobi Co. Ltd., described as a South Korea-based "international cryptocurrency exchange and one of the most prominent names in the digital asset industry" v. Marto HG Digital Asset Group Fund I GP LLC, Marto HG Digital Asset Group Fund I LP, Marto HG Digital Asset Group LLC, all of Delaware, and Taotao He, of New York, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.