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USA v. Stericycle, Inc.: Criminal Information

April 14, 2022
Criminal Information alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act involving entities in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico USA v. Stericycle Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The Renco Group Inc. et al v. Victor Careaga: Discovery Application (Peru)

April 12, 2022
Application by The Renco Group Inc., described as "a family-owned, private holding company that makes long-term investments in companies", and The Doe Run Resources Corporation, described as "a privately held natural resources company and producer of lead, copper, and zinc concentrates and recycler of lead-bearing materials", to take discovery from Victor Careaga, described as an insurance agent in Miami, Florida, for use in "a pending, confidential criminal investigation in Peru concerning a conspiracy to defraud Renco", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Mining Capital Coin et al: TRO Motion

April 7, 2022
Motion for Temporary Restraining Order regarding an alleged cryptocurrency-based investment fraud in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. MCC International Corp., d.b.a. Mining Capital Coin Corp., of Massachusetts; CPTLCoin Corp., of Massachusetts; Bitchain Exchanges, described as "an unincorporated organization or association"; Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr., a.k.a. Junior Caputti, described as a citizen of Brazil and the USA residing in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and Emerson Sousa Pires, described as a citizen and resident of Brazil, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Mining Capital Coin et al: Complaint (‘Crypto-Based Investment Fraud’)

April 7, 2022
Complaint alleging a cryptocurrency-based investment fraud in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. MCC International Corp., d.b.a. Mining Capital Coin Corp., of Massachusetts; CPTLCoin Corp., of Massachusetts; Bitchain Exchanges, described as "an unincorporated organization or association"; Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr., a.k.a. Junior Caputti, described as a citizen of Brazil and the USA residing in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and Emerson Sousa Pires, described as a citizen and resident of Brazil, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni: Criminal Indictment

March 25, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging money laundering concerning bribes involving Odebrecht SA, of Brazil, in USA v. Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni, described as a citizen of Ecuador who "served as the comptroller general of Ecuador from in or around 207 to 2017", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton et al: Complaint (‘Racketeering’)

March 24, 2022
Complaint alleging racketeering in Donald J. Trump v. Hillary R. Clinton, HFACC, Inc., the Democratic National Committee, DNC Services Corporation, Perkins Coie, LLC, Michael Sussmann, Marc Elias, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Charles Halliday Dolan, Jr., Jake Sullivan, John Podesta, Robert E. Mook, Phillipe Reines, Fusion GPS, Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch, Nellie Ohr, Bruce Ohr, Orbis Business Intelligence, Ltd., Christopher Steele, Igor Danchenko, Neustar, Inc., Rodney Joffe, James Comey, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Kevin Clinesmith, and Andrew McCabe at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. John van Arem et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$4.9M Securities Fraud’)

March 14, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud and money laundering in USA v. John Alexander van Arem, of Ontario, Canada; Anthony Graeme Goldstein, of Ontario, Canada; Lynn Richard Hinds, of Arizona; Donovon Stiltner, of Florida and Ohio; Igor James Weisbrot, of Florida; Wayne Scott Simpson, of Florida, and Stanley Herbert Johnson, of California, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Peninsula Petroleum Ltd. v. CI International Fuels LLC: Complaint ($1.5M)

March 9, 2022
Complaint for $1.5 million in Peninsula Petroleum Ltd., which "is a foreign corporation with its principal place of business in Ireland and subsidiary offices in England, and is a global physical supplier and reseller of marine fuel" v. CI International Fuels LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Daniel D’Andrea Golindano et al: Criminal Indictment (‘PDVSA Bribery Scheme’)

March 9, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging money laundering against two former prosecutors in Venezuela regarding an alleged bribery scheme involving PDVSA, described as "Venezuela's state-owned and state-controlled oil company", in USA v. Daniel D'Andrea Golindano and Luis Javier Sanchez Rangel at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Farhad Azima v. Insight Analysis and Research LLC et al: Discovery Application (England)

March 8, 2022
Application by Farhad Azima to take discovery from Insight Analysis and Research LLC and SDC-Gadot LLC "for use in connection with a case pending in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the “UK Court”) styled Farhad Azima -v- (1) RAKIA (2) David Neil Gerrard (3) Dechert LLP and (4) James Edward Deniston Buchanan", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

TradeInvest Asset Management Company (BVI) Ltd. et al v. Beau Wrigley Jr. et al: Complaint

March 8, 2022
Complaint alleging investment fraud in TradeInvest Asset Management Company (BVI) Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; First Ocean Enterprises SA, of Cyprus, and Techview Investments Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. William 'Beau' Wrigley Jr., James Holmes, James Whitcomb, SH Parent Inc., d.b.a. Parallel; Surterra Holdings Inc., Green Health Endeavors LLC, PE Fund LP, and Robert 'Jake' Bergmann at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

BAPA Holdings Corp. v. Broadspan Capital LLC: Discovery Application

February 17, 2022
Application by BAPA Holdings Corp. to take discovery from Broadspan Capital LLC for use in legal proceedings in Guatemala "against Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala" for "breach of contract and for damages in excess of US$7 million pertaining to the development of “The Cove at Pristine Bay” in Roatan, Honduras", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Mubarek Said: Complaint

February 3, 2022
Complaint "to collect outstanding civil penalties assessed against Defendant Mubarek Said for his failure to timely report his financial interest in foreign bank accounts", including those at National Commercial Bank and First Global Bank, both in Jamaica, in USA v. Mubarek Said at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Sint Maarten: O’Neal Arrindell et al (2022)

January 31, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from three witnesses - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Sint Maarten - for a criminal investigation into O'Neal Arrindell and Mark Mingo for suspected fraud involving the Port of Sint Maarten.

Radical Investments Ltd. v. Good Vibrations Entertainment LLC et al : Counter-Complaint by Good Vibrations et al

January 28, 2022
Answer, Counter-Complaint, and Cross-Claim of Good Vibrations Entertainment LLC and Alex Lee Moore in Radical Investments Ltd., a St. Lucia-domiciled company based in Barbados v. Good Vibrations Entertainment LLC, of Florida; Alex Lee Moore, a.k.a. Flex Moore; Prestige Pegasus LLC, of Colorado; Moniladae Coley, a.k.a. Moniladai Coley; Charles Stein, a.k.a. Charlie Stein, a lawyer in California; Davidovich Stein Law Group LLC, a law firm California, and RDS Cargo Group DWC LLC, described in the complaint as a Polish company based in the United Arab Emirates, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

CFTC v. Notus LLC et al: Complaint (‘$58M Fraud’)

January 27, 2022
Complaint alleging the defendants "misappropriated at least $58 million as part of a fraudulent scheme" in U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Corporation in Notus LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Easy Com LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Global E-Advantages LLC, a.k.a. Kickmagic LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Grovee LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Shopostar LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Jase Davis, Borys Konovalenko, described as a citizen and resident of Ukraine"; Anna Shymko, Alla Skala, described as "a Canadian citizen who was born in Ukraine", and Timothy Stubbs at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. $5.7M Promissory Note by 8787 Ricchi LLC: Forfeiture Complaint

January 20, 2022
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "assets that facilitated, were involved in, and are traceable to an international conspiracy to launder money embezzled and fraudulently obtained from PrivatBank", described as "one of the largest banks in Ukraine" from which its owners, Ihor Kolomoisky and Gennadiy Boholiubov, allegedly stole "over $5 billion", in USA v. $5.7 million promissory note executed by 8787 Ricchi LLC payable to 87STE Lending LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Leif-Erik Hvide v. Holt Financial Ltd.: Dismissal Order (Federal Court)

January 19, 2022
Order Dismissing Case Without Prejudice in Leif-Erik Hvide v. Holt Financial Ltd., of the Bahamas; Holdun Family Office (Bahamas) Limited, of the Bahamas; Holt Accelerator Inc., of Canada; Holt Accelerator LP, of Canada; Brendan Holt Dunn, a resident of the Bahamas; Margaret ‘Maggie’ Dunphy, of Montreal, Canada; Jan Christopher Arp, of Montreal, Canada, and Gordon Dempsey, of Toronto, Canada, of the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Radical Investments Ltd. v. Charles Stein et al: Stein’s Motion to Dismiss

January 10, 2022
Motion to Quash Service and Dismiss Complaint by Charles Stein and Davidovich Stein Law Group LLP regarding an alleged $6.7 million fraud involving “non-existent doses” of a COVID-19 vaccine “for the purpose of vaccinating nearly 300,000 citizens of the island of Barbados” in Radical Investments Ltd., described as a St. Lucia company based in Barbados v. Good Vibrations Entertainment LLC, of Florida; Alex Lee Moore, a.k.a. Flex Moore; Prestige Pegasus LLC, of Colorado; Moniladae Coley, a.k.a. Moniladai Coley; Charles Stein, a.k.a. Charlie Stein, a lawyer in California, and Davidovich Stein Law Group LLC, a law firm California, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mark Cassidy v. Voyager Digital Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint

December 24, 2021
Class Action Complaint alleging the defendants operate a cryptocurrency investment platform that is "a house of cards, built on false promises and factually impossible representations that were specifically designed to take advantage of the cryptocurrency craze to the direct detriment of any ordinary investor" in Mark Cassidy v. Voyager Digital Ltd., of British Columbia, Canada and Voyager Digital LLC, of Delaware, which collectively "operate a multi-billion-dollar mobile application cryptocurrency investment service", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

JL Sports Investments Ltd. v. Luis Barbosa et al: Complaint

November 24, 2021
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent and deceptive scheme by Defendants to conceal the true nature and structure of the Prudent Enterprise in order to secure lucrative international soccer rights deals while at the same time suppressing the ability of their creditors to collect" involving entities in Brazil, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Luxembourg, and the USA in JL Sports Investments Ltd., described as "a London-based boutique consulting and management firm in the sports and media industry" founded by "Dr. Jur. Jochen Lösch" v. Luis Barbosa, Antonio Maciel, Prudent Corporate Finance LLC, and Latin American Equity Sports LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Ramiro Sugranes et al: Amended Complaint

November 15, 2021
Amended Complaint alleging fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ramiro Jose Sugranes, described as a citizen of Nicaragua residing in Miami, Florida; Lina Maria Garcia, a resident of Miami; UCB Financial Advisers Inc., of Florida, and UCB Financial Services Limited, of Chile, as Defendants, and Ramiro Sugranes Hernandez and Thelma Lanzas de Sugranes, residents of Nicaragua, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Alfredo Pott v. World Capital Properties Ltd. et al: Petition to Enforce $21M Arbitral Award

November 9, 2021
Petition for Recognition and Enforcement of a $21.3 Million Arbitral Award in Argentina in Alfredo Carlos Pott, a citizen and resident of Argentina v. World Capital Properties Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Gonzalo López Jordán, described as a resident of Miami Beach, Florida, and Santiago Steed, described as a resident of Key Biscayne, Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

111Repair LLC v. CONVIASA: Complaint

November 6, 2021
Complaint in 111Repair LLC, of Florida v. El Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronauticas y Servicios Aereos SA, a.k.a. CONVIASA, described as "an airline that is owned and operated by the Venezuelan government", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Venequip SA v. Clover Systems LLC: Discovery Application

November 4, 2021
Application by Venequip SA, of Venezuela, to take discovery from Clover Systems LLC for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland involving "the demise of the decades-long business relationship between Venequip and Caterpillar S.A.R.L., a Swiss entity and the other party to the Swiss Proceeding", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Venequip SA v. Kelly Tractor Co. et al: Discovery Application

October 25, 2021
Application by Venequip S.A., of Venezuela, to take discovery from Kelly Tractor Co. and Pantropic Power Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland involving "the demise of the decades-long business relationship between Venequip and Caterpillar S.A.R.L.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Robert Guarini v. Binance et al: Amended Complaint

October 18, 2021
Amended Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme that sought to, and ultimately did, steal $680,000 worth of cryptocurrency from Plaintiff" in Robert Guarini v. John Doe and Binance, of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Jorge Cherrez Miño et al: Criminal Indictment

October 15, 2021
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to commit money laundering and bribery of a public official in Ecuador and involving companies in Panama in USA v. Jorge Cherrez Miño, described as a citizen of Ecuador who managed "U.S. Investment Fund Companies", and John Luzuriaga Aguinaga, described as a citizen of Ecuador who was "Risk Director" of the Instituto de Seguridad Social de la Policia Nacional, a.k.a. ISSPOL, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Samuel Tcherassi v. Yolanda Janna: Judicial Assistance (Colombia, 2021)

October 15, 2021
Application by Samuel Tcherassi to take discovery from Yolanda Janna, of Miami, "for use in a foreign criminal investigation" in Colombia that "stems from a complaint filed by Henry Anaya, the president of a Colombian non-governmental organization, National Network of Citizen Observers" who requested that "the Colombian Prosecutor's Office investigate Tcherassi and Diana Janna (Tcherassi's wife)" for alleged tax offenses, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Leif-Erik Hvide v. Holt Financial Ltd. et al: Amended Complaint (Federal Court)

October 11, 2021
Amended Complaint in Leif-Erik Hvide v. Holt Financial Ltd., of the Bahamas; Holdun Family Office (Bahamas) Limited, of the Bahamas; Holt Accelerator Inc., of Canada; Holt Accelerator LP, of Canada; Brendan Holt Dunn, a resident of the Bahamas; Margaret 'Maggie' Dunphy, of Montreal, Canada; Jan Christopher Arp, of Montreal, Canada, and Gordon Dempsey, of Toronto, Canada, of the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Haim Yehzkel v. Jomar Ltd. et al: Complaint

October 11, 2021
Complaint involving a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged 130-feet commercial motor yacht called Jomar in Haim Yehzkel, of Florida v. Jomar Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; World Yacht Group Inc., of California, and Big I Enterprises LLC, of Pennsylvania, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Robert Guarini v. Binance et al: Complaint

October 8, 2021
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme that sought to, and ultimately did, steal $680,000 worth of cryptocurrency from Plaintiff" in Robert Guarini v. John Doe and Binance, which is domiciled in the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Estate of Martin Zawatsky v. Corry Capital Advisors LLC et al: Complaint

October 8, 2021
Complaint for "recovery of insurance proceeds due to lack of insurable interest" in Estate of Martin A. Zawatsky, by its Executor, Marc Zawatsky v. Corry Capital Advisors LLC, of Delaware; CCA Life Settlements Sàrl, of Luxembourg, and CCA Life Settlements Fund FCP-SIF, of Luxembourg, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Alvaro Pulido Vargas et al: Criminal Indictment

October 7, 2021
Criminal Indictment alleging money laundering involving bribery in Venezuela in USA v. Alvaro Pulido Vargas, a.k.a. German Enrique Rubio Salas, a citizen of Colombia; Jose Gregorio Vielma Mora, a citizen of Venezuela and a former Governor of the Venezuelan State of Tachira; Emmanuel Enrique Rubio Gonzalez, a citizen of Colombia; Carlos Rolando Lizcano Manrique, a citizen of Colombia, and Ana Guillermo Luis, a citizen of Spain and Venezuela, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Robert Lhez et al: Complaint

October 6, 2021
Complaint alleging a "fraudulent mass-mailing operation" in USA v. Robert Lhez, described as a resident of France, individually and as an officer of Arcana Center Corp. and of Partners VAD International Sàrl, d.b.a. Lynco; Mireille Dayer, a citizen of Switzerland; Julie Poulleau, a citizen of France; Arcana Center Corp., of Delaware, and Partners VAD International Sàrl, of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Radical Investments Ltd. v. Good Vibrations Entertainment LLC et al: First Amended Complaint

September 29, 2021
First Amended Complaint alleging a $6.7 million fraud involving “non-existent doses” of a COVID-19 vaccine “for the purpose of vaccinating nearly 300,000 citizens of the island of Barbados” in Radical Investments Ltd., described as a St. Lucia company based in Barbados v. Good Vibrations Entertainment LLC, of Florida; Alex Lee Moore, a.k.a. Flex Moore; Prestige Pegasus LLC, of Colorado; Moniladae Coley, a.k.a. Moniladai Coley; Charles Stein, a.k.a. Charlie Stein, a lawyer in California, and Davidovich Stein Law Group LLC, a law firm California, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Ryan Birmingham et al v. ROFX.net et al: Class Action Complaint

September 29, 2021
Class Action Complaint against defendants in or from the British Virgin Islands, Czech Republic, England, Hong Kong, Poland, Scotland, Thailand, Ukraine, and USA alleging "Defendants orchestrated a massive international scheme to defraud Plaintiffs and similarly situated investors by soliciting them to deposit money or cash equivalents with ROFX, a “robotically operated foreign exchange trading” platform that purportedly utilized algorithms to trade on behalf of investors" in Ryan Birmingham, Roman Leonov, Mitchell Parent, Jonathan Zarley, and Steven Hansen v. ROFX.net, described as "an unincorporated entity providing unregulated financial services through its web-based platform to investors around the world" with "registered addresses" in England, Hong Kong, and the USA; Auro Advantages LLC, Aware Choice Ltd., Boonruk Ruamkit Co. Ltd., Brass Marker s.r.o., Easy Com LC, Epayments Systems Ltd., Ester Holdings Inc., Global E-Advantages LLC, Grovee LLC, Igoria Trade S.A., IT Outsourcing Co. Ltd., Notus LLC, Shopostar LLC, VDD-Trading Ltd., Wealthy Developments LP, Andrei Fetin, Anna Shymko, Anton Bilous, Borys Konovalenko, Dmytro Fokin, Jorge Luis Castillo, Manuchar Daraselia, Mikhail Rymanov, Natalia Los, Nattpemol Krinara, PapahraTsor Nrviratporn, Peter Mogilniy, Stanislav Khomenko, and Youras Ziankovich at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Lindsey Crits et al v. Berger Singerman et al: Complaint

September 17, 2021
Complaint alleging "an illegal nationwide, advanced-fee, student loan debt elimination telemarketing scam, operated and devised by the Defendants, that leaves vulnerable debtors, like Plaintiffs, tens of thousands of dollars poorer, and worse, in exchange for broken promises about impossible legal services that never are, and never could be, actually performed" in Lindsey Crits, Evan Wendt, Elizabeth Ripoli, and Jennifer Coley v. GM Law Firm LLC, Chantel L. Grant, National Legal Staffing Support LLC, Gregory Fishman, Julie Queler, Kevin Mason, Resolvly LLC, Backend Resolve LLC, JG Factor LLC, P. Benjamin Zuckerman, and Berger Singerman LLP at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Radical Investments Ltd. v. Good Vibrations Entertainment LLC et al: Complaint

September 17, 2021
Complaint alleging a $6.7 million fraud involving "non-existent doses" of a COVID-19 vaccine "for the purpose of vaccinating nearly 300,000 citizens of the island of Barbados" in Radical Investments Ltd., described as a St. Lucia company based in Barbados v. Good Vibrations Entertainment LLC, of Florida; Alex Lee Moore, a.k.a. Flex Moore; Prestige Pegasus LLC, of Colorado; Moniladae Coley, a.k.a. Moniladai Coley; Charles Stein, a.k.a. Charlie Stein, a lawyer in California; Davidovich Stein Law Group LLC, a law firm California, and RDS Cargo Group DWC LLC, described as a Polish company based in the United Arab Emirates, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Terra Invest LLC v. Vladislav Doronin: Discovery Application

September 15, 2021
Application by Terra Invest LLC to take discovery from Vladislav Doronin "for use in foreign civil and criminal proceedings pending and under investigation in Russia" involving "a fraudulent scheme that forced Terra Invest out of a lucrative residential real estate project located in Moscow", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Dillian Whyte v. World Boxing Council Inc.: Discovery Application

September 9, 2021
Application by Dillian Whyte, described as "a highly ranked professional boxer, and the World Boxing Council, Inc.'s Interim Champion in the heavyweight division" v. World Boxing Council Inc. "for use in an arbitration proceeding currently pending before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland concerning a contract between Mr. Whyte and the WBC that the WBC has breached as well as in potential future proceedings between the parties which are pending at a preliminary stage but may end with a CAS arbitration", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.