United States District Court for the District of Columbia

General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd. v. The State of Libya: Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award

February 24, 2016

Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award in General Dynamics Limited v. The State of Libya at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Lambirds Academy, LLC: Application to Enforce Foreign Restraining Order

September 8, 2015

Application to Enforce Foreign Restraining Order in USA v. Funds in the name of Lambirds Academy, LLC at BB&T Bank at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd. et al: Complaint (2015)

August 24, 2015

Complaint in USA v. Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd., Third Point Ultra Ltd., Third Point Partners Qualified L.P., and Third Point, LLC at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Japan: Akane Otsuka

August 6, 2015

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Japan - for a criminal investigation into computer hacking by an unknown individual to the detriment of victim Akane Otsuka.

Belize Bank Ltd. et al v. Government of Belize: Memorandum Opinion

June 24, 2015

Memorandum Opinion in BCB Holdings Limited and The Belize Bank Limited v. The Government of Belize at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Khan Resources Inc. et al v. Government of Mongolia et al: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award

June 12, 2015

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Khan Resources Inc., domiciled in Canada; Khan Resources B.V., domiciled in the Netherlands; and CAUC Holding Company Ltd., domiciled in the British Virgin Islands v. Government of Mongolia and MonAtom LLC, domiciled in Mongolia, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Monaco: Deloitte Fusacq et al

May 14, 2015

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance by Monaco - for a criminal investigation into person or persons unknown, using email addresses of smtp.pop.phone@gmail.com, pop.via.transfert@gmail.com, smtp1.transfert.mobile@gmail.com, francoislemaire2@gmail.com and f.lemaire@deloitte-fusacq.com and names such as Deloitte-Fusacq, Francois Lemaire and Francoise Lesur, for fraud and attempted fraud against several Monaco companies, namely Ultramare SAM, E.M.T. - Cogemat, SAMGF, Doro, Mercure International of Monaco, and Global Jet.

USA v. Commerzbank AG: Forfeiture Complaint

March 17, 2015

Forfeiture Complaint for US$92 million in USA v. Commerzbank AG at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Commerzbank AG et al: Criminal Information

March 12, 2015

Criminal Information in USA v. Commerzbank AG and Commerzbank AG New York Branch at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

United Kingdom: Peter Anthony Carroll

December 8, 2014

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance by the United Kingdom - to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Peter Anthony Carroll, a.k.a. Tony Carroll, a.k.a. Tony Leddy, and a.k.a. Dr. Tony Leddy, for suspected narcotics trafficking.

Eric N. Heyer v. Bancroft Life & Casualty ICC, Ltd. et al: Complaint

December 5, 2014

Complaint in Eric N. Heyer v. Bancroft Life & Casualty ICC, Ltd., Reliant Re Insurance Company, LLC, and Philip Sigel at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Gold Reserve Inc. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award (‘$736M’)

November 26, 2014

Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award in Gold Reserve Inc., described as "a mining company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada" v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Energoalliance LLC v. Republic of Moldova: Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award

November 14, 2014

Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award in Energoalliance LLC, of Ukraine v. Republic of Moldova at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Anatolie Stati et al v. Republic of Kazakhstan: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award

September 30, 2014

Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award in Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, of Moldova; Ascom Group SA, of Moldova, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar v. Republic of Kazakhstan at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Belize Bank Ltd. et al v. The Government of Belize: Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award

July 1, 2014

Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award in BCB Holdings Limited and The Belize Bank Limited v. The Government of Belize at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

SEC v. FutureGen Capital et al: Complaint

June 12, 2014

Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lawrence P. Schmidt, FutureGen Company, d.b.a. FutureGen Capital; Commercial Equity Partners, Ltd., FGC Distressed Assets Investment #1, LLC, FutureGen Capital DDA CG Fund LLC, FGC Tax Lien Fund #2, LLC, FGC Trading Fund #1 LLC, FGC SPE No. 1 LLC, FGC SPE No. 2 LLC, and FGC CM Note Fund LLC at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

United Kingdom: Russell John Knaggs et al

May 2, 2014

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Russell John Knaggs, Philip William Hadley, and Robert Rich for narcotics trafficking.

Belize Bank Ltd. v. Belize Government: Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award

April 18, 2014

Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award in The Belize Bank Limited v. The Government of Belize at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Czech Republic: Michal Bazant et al

February 10, 2014

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Czech Republic - for a criminal investigation into Michal Bazant and Petr Ondrej for suspected embezzlement from CE Solar.

Florida Bankers Association et al v. U. S. Treasury et al: Order and Opinion

January 13, 2014

Order and Memorandum Opinion in Florida Bankers Association and Texas Bankers Association v. United States Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Jack Lew, and Steven T. Miller at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In this case, the plaintiffs challenged the legality of new IRS reporting requirements for U.S. banks to inform the IRS about certain accounts held by foreign account-holders.

USA v. Sani Abacha et al: Forfeiture Complaint

November 18, 2013

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. assets in the names of Mohammed Sani Abacha, Doraville Properties Corporation, Rayville International, S.A., Standard Alliance Financial Services Limited, Mecosta Securities, Inc., Ridley Group Limited, The Ridley Trust, Blue Holding (1) Pte. Ltd., and Blue Holding (2) Pte. Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Jason Leopold: Petition to Unseal Surveillance Records

July 16, 2013

Petition by Jason Leopold, lead investigative reporter for Truthout.org, to Unseal Certain Electronic Surveillance Applications and Orders, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Spain: Jaume Matas Palou et al

July 2, 2013

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into Jaume Matas Palou, who is a former Minister of the Environment for the Spanish National Government and a former President of the Regional Government of the Balearic Islands; Maria Teresa Areal Montesinos, Fernando Areal Montesinos, Bartolome Reus Beltran, Jorge Matas Areal, Marta Matas Areal, Bartoleme de la Luz Beltran Ponz, Francisca Pascual Canet, Antonio Luis Juaneda Cabrisas, Miguel Angel Cargia Ines Alonso, and Aremas LLC for suspected money laundering and fraud.

USA v. Jonathan Weir: Statement of the Offense

May 9, 2013

Statement of the Offense in USA v. Jonathan Weir at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Jonathan Weir: Plea Agreement

May 9, 2013

Plea Agreement in USA v. Jonathan Weir at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Jonathan Weir: Criminal Information

April 26, 2013

Criminal Information in USA v. Jonathan Weir at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Sea Search Armada v. The Republic of Colombia: Complaint

April 25, 2013

Complaint in Sea Search Armada v. The Republic of Colombia at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Florida Bankers Association et al v. U. S. Treasury et al: Complaint

April 18, 2013

Florida Bankers Association and Texas Bankers Association v. United States Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Jack Lew, and Steven T. Miller at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. v. USA: Complaint

January 25, 2013

Complaint regarding a tax refund claim in Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., of Bermuda v. USA at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Shelly S. Singhal, et al: Memorandum Opinion

July 11, 2012

Memorandum Opinion in USA v. Shelly S. Singhal, Loretta Fredy Bush, and Dennis L. Pelino at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. James Onanefe Ibori et al: Application to Enforce Restraining Orders (‘Money Laundering’)

May 16, 2012

USA's Ex Parte Application to Enforce and Register Foreign Restraining Orders in connection with an investigation in the United Kingdom into an alleged money laundering scheme by James Onanefe Ibori, former Governor of Nigeria's Delate State, and Bhadresh Gohil, an English attorney, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Planck Investments LP v. Ernst & Young LLP: Discovery Application

May 3, 2012

Application for Discovery in aid of Foreign Litigation in Planck Investments LP v. Ernst & Young LLP at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Funds Associated With Pavlo Lazarenko: USA’s Motion For Summary Judgment

March 20, 2012

USA's Statement Of Material Facts As To Which There is No Genuine Dispute In Support Of Its Motion For Summary Judgment To Strike The Claim Of European Federal Credit Bank Limited (in liquidation) and the Answer of Liquidators of Eurofed Bank Limited (in liquidation) in USA v. Funds Associated With Pavlo Lazarenko at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

CFTC v. Thayer Attarifi: Application for Order to Comply With Administrative Subpoena

February 29, 2012

Application for Order to Comply with an Administrative Subpoena in U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Thayer Attarifi, owner and operator of Fienex Group, LLC and Fienex Group, Ltd., which claims to have companies domiciled or based in the British Virgin Islands, Dubai and the USA, regarding an investigation into suspected fraud.

Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd. v. Republic of Nauru: Complaint (February 9, 2012)

February 9, 2012

Complaint in Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd. v. Republic of Nauru at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd. v. Republic of Nauru: Complaint (February 6, 2012)

February 6, 2012

Complaint to Enforce Foreign Judgment for $37 million in Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd., domiciled in the Cayman Islands, v. Republic of Nauru at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Yuriy Lutsenko v. Victor Pshonka et al: Complaint

December 15, 2011

Complaint in Yuriy Lutsenko v. Victor Pshonka, Anton Zinchenko, Sergei Voychenko, and Renat Kuzmin at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

3M Company v. Harvey Boulter et al: First Amended Complaint (Federal Court)

December 9, 2011

First Amended Complaint in 3M Company v. Harvey Boulter, of England; Porton Capital Technology Funds, of the Cayman Islands; Porton Capital Inc., of the Cayman Islands; Lanny Davis, of Washington, D.C.; Lanny J. Davis & Associates, PLLC, of Washington, D.C., and Davis-Block LLC, of Washington, D.C., at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Dwane Hubbart v. Government of the Cook Islands et al: Complaint

November 30, 2011

Complaint in Dwane Hubbart v. Government of the Cook Islands and Ministry of Health of the Cook Islands at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

3M Company v. Harvey Boulter et al: Complaint (Federal Court)

August 24, 2011

Libel Complaint in 3M Company v. Harvey Boulter, of England; Porton Capital Technology Funds, of the Cayman Islands; Porton Capital Inc., of the Cayman Islands; Lanny Davis, of Washington, D.C.; Lanny J. Davis & Associates, Inc., of Washington, D.C., and Davis-Block LLC, of Washington, D.C., at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Shelly S. Singhal, et al: Criminal Indictment

May 10, 2011

Indictment in USA v. Shelly S. Singhal, Loretta Fredy Bush, and Dennis L. Pelino at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Argentina: Satellite Communication Interruptions

August 3, 2010

Application for appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into the alleged interruption of satellite communications in Argentina.

Netherlands: Willem Holleeder et al

February 16, 2010

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Willem Holleeder and Jan-Dirk Take Paarlberg for possible involvement in the murder of Willem Endstra.

Palau: James Dugan

December 23, 2009

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Republic of Palau into James Dugan for suspected  fraud, forgery and money laundering.

Mexico: Zhenly Ye Gon

September 15, 2008

Complaint for the Extradition of Zhenly Ye Gon, a.k.a. Zhenli Ye Gon, a.k.a. Zhenli Ye, a.k.a. "El Chino", from the USA to Mexico at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Netherlands: Gus Kouwenhoven

November 28, 2007

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Gus Kouwenhoven.

Allan Gerson v. Timothy Scrantom et al: Complaint

April 8, 2005

Complaint filed by Allan Gerson against Timothy D. Scrantom, F. Ronald Jenkins, Jr., Frederick Dulles, and Ten State Street LLP at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Funds on Deposit at Bank Julius Baer & Co. et al: Complaint

May 14, 2004

Complaint in USA v. All Funds on Deposit at Bank Julius Baer & Company, Ltd., Credit Suisse (Guernsey) Limited, and Eurofed Bank Limited in the names of Pavlo Lazarenko, Pavel Lazarenko, Samante Limited, and Alexander Milchenko at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.