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Tzutomo Ltd. v. Matias Costantini et al: Complaint (‘$2M Investment Fraud’)

July 18, 2023
Complaint alleging the loss of $2 million in an investment fraud that primarily targeted "the Argentine-American community residing in South Florida" in Tzutomo Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. Matias Costantini, Juan Cruz Talia Brown, Jonathan Culley, and Capital Force F1 LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Bayport Financial Services (USA) Inc. et al v. BayBoston Managers LLC et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘Corporate Theft’)

July 11, 2023
Second Amended Complaint alleging "brazen acts of corporate theft" in Bayport Financial Services (USA) Inc. and Bayport Colombia S.A. v. BayBoston Managers LLC, CFG Partners LP, of the Cayman Islands; CFG Colombia S.A.S., d.b.a. Dando; of Colombia; Caribbean Financial Group, Valopi LLC, Pablo Montesano, and Lucia Lopina at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Food Investment SpA et al v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA: Discovery Application (Chile & England)

July 5, 2023
Application by Food Investment SpA and Australis Seafoods S.A., both of Chile, to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. for use in legal proceedings in Chile and England against Isidoro Ernesto Quiroga Moreno, Isidoro Alfonso Quiroga Cortés, Benjamin Quiroga Cortés, Martin Abraham Guiloff Salvado, and Santiago Garretón Sánchez, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Michael Sizemore et al v. Changpeng Zhao et al: First Amended Class Action Complaint (‘$1B Crypto Fraud’)

June 27, 2023
First Amended Class Action Complaint in Michael Sizemore v. Changpeng Zhao, Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; BAM Trading Services Inc., of Delaware, USA; BAM Management US Holdings Inc., of Delaware, USA; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland; Paxos Trust Company LLC, of New York, USA; Jimmy Butler, described as "a star basketball player for the Miami Heat", and Ben Armstrong, described as "a YouTuber with more than 1.5 million subscribers to his YouTube page", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

James Koutoulas v. SEC: Motion to Quash Subpoena (LGBcoin)

June 23, 2023
Motion to Quash Administrative Subpoena "regarding LGBcoin, a non-security meme cryptocurrency" that is domiciled in the Cayman Islands in James L. Koutoulas, described as a Miami Beach, Florida-based "securities lawyer" who "manages entities that are in good standing with the National Futures Association, CFTC, the Commission, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority" v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Oleanvine Maynard: Plea Agreement (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

June 12, 2023
Plea Agreement in which defendants agrees to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy ti import a controlled substance in USA v. Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, a former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Oleanvine Maynard: Factual Proffer (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

June 12, 2023
Factual Proffer regarding a drugs trafficking scheme involving the British Virgin Islands and "the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel" in USA v. Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Evgeny Ryzhov v. Valery Durandin et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘Russian Crimes’)

June 9, 2023
Second Amended Complaint alleging the defendants "have committed numerous severe crimes around the globe, changing their methods, financing and recruiting different accomplices, corrupting top-rate officials and crime bosses to further their illegal scheme of divesting Plaintiff's estate and terrorizing Plaintiff and his family" in Evgeny Ryzhov, described as a resident of Florida who is "a licensed attorney in Russia" v. Valery Nikolaevich Durandin, OAO Sanatorium Automobilist, Safa Hamzianovich Zakerov, Ilia Vladimirovich Khriaschev, Vladislav Yurievich Margolin, Konstantin Vladimirovich Timonin, Dmitry Vasilievich Lipsky, Oleg Vladimirovich Joukov, a.k.a. Oleg Zhukov; OOO Yuridika LLC, d.b.a. Legal.Report, and TM Defense, all of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hartzella Ventures Ltd. v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: First Amended Complaint (‘$6.6M Debt’)

May 26, 2023
Amended Complaint in Hartzella Ventures Ltd., of the Seychelles v. Emmanuil Grinshpun, described as a citizen of Moldova, Romania, and the USA residing in Miami, Florida, where he “serves as the Honorary Consul for Kazakhstan”, and “Vice President of Latvia’s Rietumu Bank”, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hartzella Ventures Ltd. v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: TRO Motion

May 25, 2023
TRO Motion in Hartzella Ventures Ltd., of the Seychelles v. Emmanuil Grinshpun, described in the accompanying complaint as described as a citizen of Moldova, Romania, and USA residing in Miami, Florida, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hartzella Ventures Ltd. v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: Complaint (‘$6.6M Debt’)

May 25, 2023
Complaint in Hartzella Ventures Ltd., of the Seychelles v. Emmanuil Grinshpun, described as a citizen of Moldova, Romania, and the USA residing in Miami, Florida, where he "serves as the Honorary Consul for Kazakhstan", and "Vice President of Latvia’s Rietumu Bank", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Neil Gerrard v. Yuri Koshkin et al: Discovery Application (England)

May 23, 2023
Application by David Neil Gerrard, a resident of the United Kingdom and a former partner of Dechert LLP law firm to take discovery from Yuri Koshkin described as "a U.S. citizen and a former Soviet intelligence officer", and Trident Group Global LLC, described as "a Florida LLC, headquartered in Miami", for use in legal proceedings in England, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Charles Stilwell v. Amity Zhang et al: Complaint (‘$1.3M Crypto Theft’)

May 23, 2023
Complaint alleging "a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in Charles Leslie Stilwell v. Defendant '1', a.k.a. Amity Zhang, a.k.a. Zhang Xiaojie, described as "a foreign defendant in China", and John Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Banco Sistema SA v. Procap Holdings Corp. et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

May 18, 2023
Application by Banco Sistema SA to take discovery from Procap Holdings Corp., Solo Investment Corporation, and Miami Prive Aventura Corporation for use in legal proceedings in Brazil involving "six distinct loan agreements and line of credit agreements with several entities and individuals associated with the prominent Slaviero family in Brazil", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Bruce Polansky v. Alice Li et al: Complaint (‘$2M Crypto Theft’)

May 17, 2023
Complaint alleging "Defendants stole cryptocurrency from Plaintiff valued at $2,036,125.00 pursuant to a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in Bruce Jae Polansky v. Defendants '1', a.k.a. Alice Li, and John Does at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Shikha Dubey v. Michael Mario Mandoza et al: Complaint (‘$1.1M Crypto Theft’)

May 17, 2023
Complaint alleging "Defendants stole cryptocurrency from Plaintiff of an approximate value of $1,140,487.46 pursuant to a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in Shikha Dubey v. Defendant '1', a.k.a. Michael Mario Mandoza, and John Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Din Yuan Steven Sun v. Chen ‘Jay’ Han et al: Complaint (‘$5.7M Crypto Theft’)

May 17, 2023
Complaint alleging "defendants stole cryptocurrency from Plaintiff valued at approximately $5,685,886.00 pursuant to a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in Din Yuan Steven Sun v. Defendant '1', a.k.a. Chen 'Jay' Han, and John Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Czech Republic: Tomas Svoboda et al (‘Money Laundering’)

May 11, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Polyflake LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Czech Republic - for a criminal investigation into Tomas Svoboda, Patrik Olah and others for suspected money laundering.

Orthogen International GmbH v. Edward Capla et al: Discovery Application (Germany)

May 4, 2023
Application by Orthogen International GmbH, described as "A German biotech company that licenses its propriety medical treatments to physicians around the world", to take discovery from Edward Capla and Yolanda Capla "for use in a civil proceeding that Orthogen plans to file in Germany based on the underpayment of royalties it was due from two of its licensees, Mr. Edward Capla and Dr. Douglas Schottenstein", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mohamad Hachem et al v. Refinitiv US Organization LLC et al: Defamation Complaint (‘World-Check Database’)

May 4, 2023
Complaint "to recover damages caused by REFINITIV’s defamatory statements regarding Mr. Hachem’s criminal history after REFINITIV’s database falsely claimed that Mr. Hachem had been convicted of a federal financial felony and sentenced to one year in prison" in Mohamad Hachem and Sneaker Impact Inc. v. Refinitiv US Organization LLC and Refinitiv US LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Poland: Metropolitan Investment et al (‘Investment Fraud’)

April 27, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from 1430 SW 12TH AVE LLC, Metropolitan Investment LLC, Maksymilian Markuszewski LLC, and RJ US SPV I LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - for a criminal investigation into Metropolitan Investment Spolka Akcyjna, a.k.a. MISA; Lukasz Wlodarczyk, and Robert Jas for suspected investment fraud.

Diversified Real Estate Development Ltd. et al v. Deutsche Bank AG et al: Judgment ($95M)

April 26, 2023
Judgment for $95 million in Michael Pearson, Andrew Childe and Anna Silver, all of FFP, on behalf of and solely in their capacities as Joint Official Liquidators of Diversified Real Estate Development Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), GMS Global Market Step Up Note Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Preferred Income Collateralized Interest Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Sentinel Investment Fund SPC (in Official Liquidation), SG Strategic Income Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Sports Aficionados Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Vanguardia Group Inc. (in Official Liquidation), and Michael Pearson, on behalf of and solely in his capacity as Liquidator of Sentinel Mandate and Escrow Ltd. (in Liquidation), Vanguardia Holdings Ltd. (in Liquidation), Spyglass Investment Management Ltd. (in Liquidation), North Pointe Holdings (BVI) Ltd. (in Liquidation), Biscayne Capital Holdings Limited (in Creditor Voluntary Liquidation), and Biscayne Capital (B.V.I.) Ltd. (in Liquidation) v. Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., Deutsche Bank Switzerland, and Deutsche Bank Trust Companies Americas at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

CFTC v. Systematic Alpha Management LLC et al: SRO Motion (‘Crypto & FX Fraud’)

April 24, 2023
Motion for Statutory Restraining Order regarding an alleged fraud involving, inter alia, a “Cryptocurrency Pool” and an “FX Pool” – both domiciled in the Cayman Islands – in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Systematic Alpha Management LLC and Peter Kambolin, as Defendants, and Jersey City Partners LLC and Thor Enterprises International Inc., of Nevis, as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

CFTC v. Systematic Alpha Management LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto & FX Fraud’)

April 24, 2023
Complaint alleging fraud involving, inter alia, a "Cryptocurrency Pool" and an "FX Pool" - both domiciled in the Cayman Islands - in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Systematic Alpha Management LLC and Peter Kambolin, as Defendants, and Jersey City Partners LLC and Thor Enterprises International Inc., of Nevis, as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Oleg Zhukovskiy et al v. National Bank of Ukraine: Second Amended Complaint (‘$300M Criminal Enterprise’)

April 20, 2023
Second Amended Complaint alleging "improper commercial activities, including the illegal misappropriation of millions of dollars of Plaintiffs' bank-deposited funds in an elaborate money laundering scheme", in Oleg Zhukovskiy, described as "a U.S. permanent resident"; ZUKK Trading Limited, of Cyprus; Intertransgroup LLC, of Ukraine; Nikolay Kovzel, a citizen of Ukraine, and Vitaly Didylivsky, a citizen of Ukraine v. National Bank of Ukraine at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Tyler Ostern: Criminal Information (‘Crypto Trading Fraud’)

April 19, 2023
Criminal Information alleging fraud involving Moonwalkers Trading Limited, described as "a South African entity that marketed itself as a provider of software-based "market-making" services for crypto assets", and Hydrogen Technology Corporation in USA v. Tyler Ostern at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Panama: Héctor Dáger (‘Odebrecht SA $28M Corruption & Money Laundering’)

April 5, 2023
Application for an order authorizing the disclosure of Grand Jury materials (BAC Florida Bank records) to Panama for use in a criminal investigation into Héctor Dáger, described as "a Venezuelan citizen with Panamanian residency permit", for "potential corruption and money laundering relating to contracts obtained by the Brazilian company Odebrecht S.A. from the government of Venezuela".

SEC v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Order Denying Motions to Dismiss

April 5, 2023
Order denying defendants' motions to dismiss a complaint alleging "a crypto asset pump-and-dump 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, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Benjamin Bowen v. Xingzhao Li: Amended Complaint (‘$2.2M Crypto Theft’)

April 4, 2023
Amended Complaint alleging "Defendant stole cryptocurrency from Plaintiff valued at $2,215,118 pursuant to a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in Benjamin Arthur Bowen v. Xingzhao Li, a.k.a. Aida Top, a.k.a. Yang Lei Lei, described as "a foreign defendant in China", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Michael Sizemore et al v. Changpeng Zhao et al: Class Action Complaint (‘$1B Crypto Fraud’)

March 31, 2023
Class Action Complaint in Michael Sizemore, Mikey Vongdara, and Rudy Vazquez v. Changpeng Zhao, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Dubai, UAE; Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland; BAM Trading Services Inc., of Delaware; Jimmy Butler, a professional basketball player; Graham Stephan, described as "a YouTube star with over 4.1 million subscribers to his YouTube pages", and Ben Armstrong, described as "a YouTuber with more than 1.5 million subscribers to his YouTube page", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

AE Capital Group LLC v. No-H20 USA Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

March 28, 2023
Complaint alleging securities fraud in AE Capital Group LLC v. No-H20 USA Inc., described as "the United States arm of an Irish car-wash franchising company, NO-H2O Holding Limited", and Emmet O'Brien, described as a citizen of Ireland residing in Florida, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Edwin Garrison v. Kevin Paffrath et al: Status Conference Request (‘Harassment of Counsel by ‘BitBoy Crypto’ Ben Armstrong’)

March 20, 2023
Plaintiffs' Request for Status Conference regarding "Harassment Towards Counsel" by defendant Ben Armstrong, a.k.a. 'BitBoy Crypto', in Edwin Garrison, Gregg Podalsky, Skyler Lindeen, Alexander Chernyavsky, Sunil Kavuri, Gary Gallant, and David Nicol v. Kevin Paffrath, Graham Stephan, Andrei Jikh, Jaspreet Singh, Brian Jung, Jeremy Lefebvre, Tom Nash, Ben Armstrong, Erika Kullberg, and Creators Agency LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.