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Belgium: Jermain Hornberger et al (‘Money Laundering’)

December 11, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from S.L. Rama International - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - for a criminal investigation into Jermain Dwight Hornberger, Brenda Danielle Krolis, Rachid Kassroui, Hendrik Albert de Boers, Constantijn Johannes Mahieu, all citizens of the Netherlands; Wise Man Estate N.V., Jalex N.V., International Bemiddlelingsbureau, all of Suriname, and S.L. Rama International Inc., of Miami, Florida, USA, for suspected money laundering.

SEC v. Xtreme Fighting Championships Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$5M Securities Fraud’)

December 9, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme to illegally sell large amounts of Xtreme Fighting stock to the investing public" involving entities in the Cayman Islands, Saints Kitts and Nevis, and USA in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Steve A. Smith Jr. and Xtreme Fighting Championships Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Heritage Travel and Tourism Ltd. v. 777 Partners LLC: Petition to Enforce Foreign Partial Arbitral Award (€5M)

November 27, 2024
Petition to Recognize and Enforce €5 million Foreign Partial Arbitral Award regarding the proposed sale of "Heritage’s minority stake in La Perla Fashion Holding for a total consideration of €60,030,000, which included a non-refundable deposit of €5,000,000" in Heritage Travel and Tourism Ltd., of the Bahamas v. 777 Partners LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Bradford Marine v. M/Y Chitochi et al: Complaint (‘$234K Outstanding Invoices’)

November 26, 2024
Complaint in Flyhopco LLC, d.b.a. Bradford Marine, which "operates a boat repair, storage and marina facility on the New River in Broward County, Florida" v. M/Y Chitochi, described "a 30.99m, 2016 Custom Line motor yacht registered in the British Virgin Islands"; M/V Lady D, a.k.a. Wegu the Great', described as "a 48-foot Ria motor vessel"; Grosvenor Marine Ventures Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and ADA NTA LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. v. Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos & Co. et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

November 20, 2024
Application by Banco BTG Pactual S.A. to take discovery from Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos & Co. and Gilberto Giberti for use in legal proceedings in Brazil in which Banco BTG Pactual is seeking BRL$186 million against João Arantes Neto, Ricardo Borges Arantes, and Maria Eliana de Aquino Borges Arantes, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Spear Ltd. v. JDI Integrations LLC et al: Discovery Application (Malta)

November 13, 2024
Application by Spear Limited, of Malta, to take discovery from JDI Integrations LLC, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA, and Jason R. Kovan, described as "the fractional Chief Financial Officer of JDI", for use in legal proceedings in Malta against JDI Integrations for $5.7 million in allegedly "outstanding invoices" for "professional services", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

IGT et al v. Felix Rosenberg et al: Discovery Application (Peru)

November 6, 2024
Application by IGT, described as "a gaming company and one of the leading slot machine manufacturers in the world"; Nick Khin, Drew Kelley, and David Flinn to take discovery from Felix Rosenberg, Elliot Rosenberg, Erwin Rosenberg, and Edmundo Rosenberg for use in "an ongoing Peruvian criminal proceeding and a contemplated civil proceeding in Peru", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Frederick Warren v. Hogan Lovells US LLP: Discovery Application (Canada)

November 1, 2024
Application by Frederick J. Warren to take discovery from Hogan Lovells US LLP for use in legal proceedings in Canada in which Warren and "26 other individuals and entities" are trying "to set aside an arbitration award made in favor of non-party United Mexican States ("México") against the Claimants, in an arbitration proceeding conducted pursuant to the North America Free Trade Agreement", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

CFTC v. Traders Domain FX Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Investment Fraud’)

September 30, 2024
Complaint in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Traders Domain FX Ltd., d.b.a. The Traders Domain, described as a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines company based in Canada; Fredirick Teddy Joseph Safranko, a.k.a. Ted Safranko, of Canada; David William Negus-Romvari, of Canada; Ares Global Ltd., d.b.a. Trubluefx, of Saint Lucia; Algo Capital LLC, Algo FX Capital Advisor LLC, now known as Quant5 Advisor LLC; Robert Collazo Jr., Juan Herman, a.k.a. JJ Herman; John Fortini, Steven Likos, Michael Shannon Sims, Holton Buggs Jr., Centurion Capital Group Inc., Alejandro Santiestaban, a.k.a. Alex Santi; Gabriel Beltran, and Archie Rice at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Agustina Habib et al v. UBS AG et al: Discovery Application (Argentina)

September 30, 2024
Application by Agustina Habib, Madelaine Habib, and Tomas Habib to take discovery from UBS AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BankFlorida, Bank of America, Julius Baer Group, Zurcher Kantonalbank, Morgan Stanley Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, and Royal Bank of Canada regarding any accounts "under the names of Hector Hugo Habib, Gustavo Carlos Habib, or Marta Carolina Habib" for use in legal proceedings in Argentina in which "declared heirs" allege they "wrongfully received less than their share of the Deceased’s estate" as a result of fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

777 Partners LLC et al v. Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP et al: Complaint (‘Computer Fraud & Theft’)

September 17, 2024
Complaint alleging "repeated brazen and unauthorized incursions into Plaintiffs' proprietary computer networks, in violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030, as well as the related theft of computer equipment" in 777 Partners LLC and SuttonPark Capital LLC v. Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP, of London, England; Leadenhall Life Insurance Linked Investment Fund Plc, of Ireland; Noah Davis, SAIPH Consulting LLC and Paul Kosinski at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Jose Mendoza del Solar v. Ricardo Soto Marin et al: Discovery Application (Peru)

September 16, 2024
Application by Jose Enrique Mendoza del Solar, a citizen of Peru, to take discovery from Ricardo Adolfo Soto Marin, described as a citizen of Venezuela residing in Doral, Florida, USA; Folkstone Inc., Bank of America Corporation, Citigroup Inc., UBS AG, and UBS Financial Services Inc. for use in criminal proceedings in Peru against Ricardo Adolfo Soto Marin regarding an alleged advance fee fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Leonard Sulaymanov et al v. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. et al: Complaint (‘$4M Watch & Jewelry Fraud’)

August 23, 2024
Complaint alleging "a pattern of predatory, unfair, improper, fraudulent and unscrupulous practices through which Defendants used Plaintiffs’ reputation, business and its inventory to systematically steal and convert Plaintiffs’ watches and jewelry to their own, without paying the full and fair price for same all to Plaintiffs’ extreme financial loss" in Leonard Sulaymanov and JLZ Consulting, Inc., d.b.a. Lenzo & Co. v. Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Michael Ray Stevenson, a.k.a. Tyga, and The Money Team LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Nova Tech Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$650M Fraudulent Crypto Trading Scheme’)

August 12, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent crypto trading investment and pyramid scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nova Tech Ltd., of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Cynthia Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Eddy Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Martin Zizi, James Corbett, Corrie Sampson, Dapilinu Dunbar, John Garofano, and Marsha Hadley at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd. v. Carlos Pérez Haeussler: Complaint (‘$27K Transfers Avoidance’)

July 3, 2024
Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme orchestrated and perpetuated by the above-captioned Debtor over the course of two years in South Africa, from which Defendant benefitted" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd., which "purportedly was a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Carlos Alfredo Pérez Haeussler at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd. v. David Rosado: Complaint (‘$14K Transfers Avoidance’)

July 3, 2024
Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme orchestrated and perpetuated by the above-captioned Debtor over the course of two years in South Africa, from which Defendant benefitted" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd., which "purportedly was a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. David Rosado at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Rachel Faranaz Lalbiharie v. Citibank N.A.: Discovery Application (Suriname)

June 19, 2024
Application by Rachel Ester Faranaz Lalbiharie to take discovery from Citibank N.A. "for use in connection with a reasonably contemplated probate matter in Suriname" in which "the heirs to the Testator’s estate - including Applicant, her mother, Rachel Annette Halima Shaik Soeltan, and her siblings, Ronald Reza Raoul Lalbiharie, Karin Sandra Pallavi Lalbiharie, and Claudia Annette Parveen Lalbiharie - will be litigating the proper distribution of the Testator’s assets in accordance with the Testator’s will", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Esteban Hachuy et al v. Matias Costantini et al: Complaint (‘Ponzi Scheme’)

May 30, 2024
Complaint by "fourteen of over 150 victims of a fraudulent scheme masterminded by a web of individuals, who enticed victims with baseless promises of a high-return, safe and fully collateralized investment opportunity in the form of an unregistered fraudulent securities offering" in Overcome Estate Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Gallaway International Ltd., of the Bahamas; Fandwick Inc., of Panama; Esteban Hachuy, Mariano Burstein, Matias Charas, Ignacio Vidaguren, Guillermo Minuzzi, Juan Alzieu, Fernando Gomez, Maria Victoria Moren, Roxana Fabrizzi, Patricio Buteler, all described as residents of Argentina, and Adrian Simonetti, described as a citizen of Argentina residing in Spain v. Matias Costantini, Juan Cruz Talia Brown, Jonathan Culley, Capital Force LLC, Capital Force F1 LLC, Alberto San Miguel, and Vehicle Solutions CF LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

Oro Negro Primus Pte. Ltd. et al v. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP et al: Discovery Application (Mexico)

May 17, 2024
Application by Oro Negro Primus Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Laurus Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Fortius Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Decus Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Impetus Pte. Ltd., and Oro Negro Drilling Pte. Ltd., all of Singapore, to take discovery from Gonzalo Gil White, Jose Antonio Cañedo White, Carlos Enrique Williamson Nasi, Miguel Angel Villegas Vargas, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, and Axis Capital Management, Inc. for use in "three criminal proceedings and one bankruptcy proceeding pending in Mexico" that "arise out of a failed business venture started by Gil White, Cañedo White, Williamson Nasi, and Villegas Vargas, among others, to operate five oil drilling rigs for Pemex, the Mexican state-owned oil company", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

San Marino: Ignacio De Jesus Galindo Molina et al (‘€7.9M Money Laundering’)

May 13, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from unidentified banks - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from San Marino - for a criminal investigation into "the flow of funds tied to corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering by Ignacio De Jesus Galindo Molina and other Venezuelan, Italian, and San Marino citizens, including through Sammarinese and United States companies".

Spain: Raúl Gorrin Belisario et al (‘Laundering of PDVSA Corruption Proceeds’)

May 6, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Espirito Santo Bank, now Brickell Bank; Total Bank, The Bank of New York Mellon, and FlexFunds ETP LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into Raúl Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Gorrin Belisario, Luis Fernando Vuteff Garcia, and Jose Vicente Amparan Croquer for the suspected laundering of "hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars and/or Euros in profits" from an alleged bribery scheme involving Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., a.k.a., PDVSA, described as "Venezuela's state-owned oil company", some of which was allegedly launder "by purchasing real estate in Spain in the name of shell companies via real estate bonds".

JTC Skywave Investments Ltd. et al v. Andrew Mart et al: Notice of Removal (‘$10M Investment Fraud’)

April 22, 2024
Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint, by defendant Andrew Mart in JTC Skywave Investments Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and Harald McPike, described as a citizen of Austria residing in the Bahamas v. Andrew N. Mart, Deanna Boies, Luminescence LLC, of Florida; Luminescence LLC, of Illinois, and Luminastra LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Peru: Gustavo Salazar Delgado (‘$6M Money Laundering’)

April 2, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence concerning "four Miami-based corporations" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Peru - for a criminal investigation into Gustavo Fernando Salazar Delgado for allegedly laundering over $6 million allegedly derived from "illegal activities, including illegal mining, public corruption and drug trafficking".

SEC v. SION Trading FZE: Notice of Joint Liability (‘$37M Crypto Fraud’)

March 29, 2024
SEC's Notice of Joint Liability Against Relief Defendant SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, regarding an alleged crypto-based investment fraud scheme in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Dan Rotta: Criminal Complaint (‘Offshore Tax Fraud’)

March 11, 2024
Criminal Complaint alleging the defendant "concealed millions of dollars in assets and income from the IRS in Swiss bank accounts for several decades that he failed to report" involving, inter alia, individuals and entities in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, France, Hong Kong, Romania and Switzerland in USA v. Dan Rotta at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Edwin Garrison et al v. FURIA Esports LLC et al: Class Action Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud Promotion’)

March 7, 2024
Class Action Complaint regarding the alleged promotion of a crypto fraud by FTX in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Gregg Podalsky, Alexander Chernyavsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Vitor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, and Sunil Kavuri v. FURIA Esports LLC, FURIAGG Corporation, and FURIA Experience LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Nina Agdal v. Joshua Wander: Motion to Compel Subpoena Compliance

February 26, 2024
Motion to Compel Compliance with Subpoena in Nina Agdal, described as "a successful Danish model" and "the fiancée of nonparty Logan Paul, a prominent social media influencer, wrestler, boxer, and entrepreneur" v. Joshua Wander at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Edwin Garrison v. Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP: Class Action Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

February 16, 2024
Class Action Complaint alleging civil conspiracy, aiding and abetting fraud, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, and RICO regarding the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison v. Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP, of New York, USA, described as "one of the foremost and most profitable American multinational law firms in the world", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Philippe Martinez et al v. Bank of America: Discovery Application (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

February 7, 2024
Application by Philippe Martinez, described as "a United States resident and successful film producer", and MSR Media SKN, described as a Saint Kitts and Nevis-domiciled producer of "films and television shows", to take discovery from Bank of America, N.A. for use in "foreign defamation proceedings filed against Applicants in the High Court of Justice in the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis" by Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate Corporation, described as "a Chinese real estate development firm”; Ying Jin, described as a "former Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Galaxy”, and Timothy Harris, described as a "former Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis", regarding "statements about Foreign Plaintiffs’ alleged involvement in a corrupt scheme related to the sale of citizenship by investment units in St. Kitts and Nevis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Pinewood Technologies Asia Pacific Ltd. v. Bill Berman: Discovery Application (England)

January 19, 2024
Application by Pinewood Technologies Asia Pacific Limited to take discovery from William Berman, a.k.a. Bill Berman, for use in "a fraud claim that Petitioner intends to file in an ongoing legal proceeding against Pinewood Technologies PLC in the High Court of Justice Business and Property Court of England and Wales, Technology and Construction Court", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

TCA Global Credit Fund, LP et al v. Grant Thornton Cayman Islands et al: Complaint (‘Fund Audit’)

January 17, 2024
Complaint "for enabling and failing to prevent the gross mismanagement of the Receivership Entities by certain former insiders of TCA Fund Management Group Corp." in Jonathan E. Perlman, as court-appointed Receiver for TCA Global Credit Fund, LP, TCA Global Credit Fund, Ltd., TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP, and TCA Global Lending Corp. v. Grant Thornton Cayman Islands and Grant Thornton Ireland at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Bradford Marine v. M/Y Our Way et al: Complaint

January 10, 2024
Complaint in Flyhopco LLC, d.b.a. Bradford Marine v. M/Y Our Way, described as a "31.49 meter Palmer Johnson Motor Yacht that is registered with the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry" v. Voile Partners LP at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.