California Superior Court (San Mateo County)

Diane Artemis Yaffe v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA et al: Complaint (‘$1.8M IRS Impersonation Blackmail Scam’)

January 29, 2024

Complaint alleging financial elder abuse regarding a plaintiff who "was blackmailed and scammed out of her life’s savings" of $1,846,450 in a scheme "where blackmailers target vulnerable individuals by masquerading as IRS collection officers, placing disturbing and official-sounding calls to instill fear and compliance in their victims" in Diane Artemis Yaffe, described as "a 76-year-old widow" v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Stephanie Casilias, who "was employed as Manager at JPMorgan Chase Bank", at the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of San Mateo.

RF Bank and Trust (Bahamas) Ltd. et al v. Keith Herman et al: Complaint

August 19, 2022

Complaint for breach of contract and unjust enrichment alleging that Keith Herman "failed" to speak at the RF Economic Outlook Conference in the Bahamas despite an "appearance fee" of $25,000 being paid in Gravity Speakers LLC and RF Bank and Trust (Bahamas) Limited v. Keith Herman and Investment Property Advisors Inc. at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo.

Shoreline Venture Partners III LP et al v. DBM Cloud Systems Inc. et al: Complaint

July 20, 2022

Complaint in Shoreline Venture Partners III LP, SVP III LP Co-Investment Fund LP, Albany Trading Corporation, of the Bahamas; Synapse Venture Capital Inc., of the British Virgin Islands; Sugarille Investment Fund Ltd., of the Bahamas; William Jude McGrath, Graham Seaton, and Gerard Byrne v. DBM Cloud Systems Inc., Nasuni Corporation, and Dixon Doll, Jr. at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo.

Pacific Diversified Investments LLC et al v. The Ramson Group LLC et al: Complaint (‘$12M Ramson Mumba Fraud’)

June 17, 2022

Complaint alleging fraud by Ramson Mumba, described as "a failed prosperity-gospel preacher turned real-estate promoter" who is a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Houston, Texas, and "his colleagues, Donnet Swaby and Jerome Pemberton" in Pacific Diversified Investments LLC, Texas Sugar North LLC, Texas Dove Cove LLC, Cedar Ridge LLC, and Texas Brick Maze LLC v. The Ramson Group LLC and The Ramson Group Ltd., of the United Kingdom, at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo.

Daniel Ocampo v. Dfinity Stiftung et al: Class Action Complaint

July 15, 2021

Class Action Complaint "on behalf of all investors who purchased Internet Computer Project tokens" alleging that the defendants "sold unregistered securities to investors in violation of the Securities Act" in Daniel Ocampo v. Dfinity USA Research LLC, of Delaware; Dfinity Stiftung, of Switzerland; Andreessen Horowitz, described as Menlo Park, California-based "private venture capital firm"; Polychain Capital, described as a San Francisco-based "cryptocurrency investment firm managing portfolios of digital assets", and Dominic Williams at the Superior Court of the State of California, San Mateo County.

Cortian Corporation FZE v. Napoleon Viernes et al: Complaint

January 11, 2021

Complaint regarding an alleged $6.5 million investment in Magellan Consolidated Mines and Development Corporation, of the Philippines, in Cortian Corporation FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah v. Napoleon Viernes, Perlita Padilla Viernes, Andrea Viernes, and Martino Borelli at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo.

Roger Malmrose v. Riverwood Capital Partners et al: Complaint

March 11, 2020

Complaint alleging fraud in Roger Malmrose v. Riverwood Capital Partners, of the Cayman Islands; Supply Chain Resources Group Inc., of Delaware; Nicolas Brathwaite, Sean McArthur, and Thomas Smach at the Superior Court, in and for the County of San Mateo, California.

1World Online Inc. v. BlockChain Generation et al: Complaint

March 6, 2020

Complaint alleging fraud regarding, inter alia, digital tokens known as '1WO' issued by Next-Gen Media, which purports to be based in the Cayman Islands, in 1World Online Inc., of California v. BlockChain Generation and Matthew Grimm at the Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of San Mateo.