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Bitnomial Exchange LLC v. SEC: Complaint (‘Crypto Regulation’)

October 10, 2024
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief concerning "the continued efforts of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to overextend its jurisdiction over digital assets - in particular, futures contracts on a digital asset - beyond its statutory authority" in Bitnomial Exchange LLC, described as "a marketplace connecting native digital asset hedgers with institutional traders" v U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, Caroline A. Crenshaw, Jaime E. Lizárraga, Hester M. Peirce, and Mark T. Uyeda at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Vikram Grover v. Net Savings Link Inc. et al: Order Appointing Temporary Receiver

September 27, 2024
Order Appointing Temporary Receiver in Vikram P. Grover, d.b.a. IX Advisors, a.k.a. IXA v. Net Savings Link Inc., of Colorado, USA; Wilton Group Limited, of the Isle of Man; Wilton (UK) Limited, of England, China Food and Beverage Co., of Colorado, USA, and James A. Tilton, of New York, USA, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Vikram Grover v. Net Savings Link Inc. et al: Judgment ($122M)

September 5, 2024
Judgment for $64,685,627, including interest, against the first four defendants and $57,903,750 plus interest against the fifth defendant in Vikram P. Grover, d.b.a. IX Advisors, a.k.a. IXA v. Net Savings Link Inc., of Colorado, USA; Wilton Group Limited, of the Isle of Man; Wilton (UK) Limited, of England, China Food and Beverage Co., of Colorado, USA, and James A. Tilton, of New York, USA, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Cargill Financial Services International, Inc. et al v. Rahul Fruits & Flavors, Inc.: Discovery Application (England, Poland & Ukraine)

June 27, 2024
Application by Cargill Financial Services International, Inc. and CFSIT, Inc. to take discovery from Rahul Fruits & Flavors, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in England, Poland, and Ukraine "to recover approximately $124 million in debts owed to the Cargill Applicants by Taras Barshchovskiy", who was described as "a Ukrainian national and Polish citizen", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Município de Mariana et al v. Rene Mendoza: Discovery Application (England)

May 1, 2024
Application by Município de Mariana, in Brazil, and 730,000 other claimants to take discovery from Rene Mendoza for use in legal proceedings in England against BHP Group (UK) Ltd., formerly BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Group Plc, and BHP Group Ltd. regarding the collapse of the Fundão Dam near Belo Horizonte, in eastern Brazil, "unleashing the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Paul Wolfe et al v. Steven Looper et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Fraud’)

April 16, 2024
First Amended Complaint alleging "an integrated, ongoing scheme orchestrated by ex-convicts, officers terminated for misconduct, and their allies working in concert for a common purpose" in Paul Schroth Wolfe, Yorkville Investment I, LLC, Green Sapphire Holdings, Inc., Alpha Carta, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Breakers Beach Club, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; NorthSea, LLC, and Prairie Private Trust Company Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Steven E. Looper, Paul Schlieve, a.k.a. Paul Whinnery a.k.a. Paul Schmidt; Cyber App Solutions Corp., formerly known as Proton Green, LLC; Proton Green, LLC, Robert G. Brownell, a.k.a. Robert Bigelow; BNW Family Office, LLC, Nathan Smith, Mark Matthews, David Holden, Charles Mack, Dallas Salazar, Robert J. Brownell, Overall Builders, LLC, Global Partners, LLC, and John Doe(s) Unidentified Co-Conspirator(s) at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Joseph Morgan et al v. 777 Partners LLC et al: Complaint (‘Predatory Lending’)

February 5, 2024
Class Action Complaint "to secure redress from predatory and unlawful loans" that "had triple-digit interest rates, often exceeding 500%" in Joseph Morgan and David Johnson v. Rosebud Lending LZO, d.b.a. ZocaLoans; 777 Partners, LLC, Tactical Marketing Partners, LLC, F3EA Capital, LLC, F3EA Servicing, LLC, F3EA Holdings LLC, and John Does 1-10 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Hung Infrastructure Ltd. v. Blockware Mining Inc.: Complaint (‘Bitcoin Mining Dispute’)

November 22, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendant "failed to provide" a Bitcoin mining facility "at an 'Uptime of 98% or better” in Hung Infrastructure Ltd., formerly known as Mamoru Mining Ltd., described as a Cayman Islands company thaty it owned by a British Virgin Islands company that is "wholly-owned by Chiu Yu Hung, an individual citizen of Hong Kong SAR" v. Blockware Mining Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

USA v. Sotirios Pappas: Extradition Complaint (Greece)

September 29, 2023
Complaint for the extradition of Sotirios Pappas from the USA to Greece to serve a six-year prison sentence after he was convicted of investment fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Joshua Kalkbrenner v. Blue Trust Loans et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Indian Tribe Predatory Loans’)

September 28, 2023
Class Action Complaint in Joshua Kalkbrenner v. Hummingbird Funds LLC, d.b.a. Blue Trust Loans; David Johnson, Kirk Michael Chewning, Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, of the U.S. Virgin Islands; Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P., of the Cayman Islands; Strategic Link Consulting, LP, Esoteric Ventures, LLC, InfoTel International Ltd., M. Mark High, Ltd., of Belize; Kim Anderson, Jay Clark, and LaCourte Oreilles Financial Services II, LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Tricia Janetzke v. eLoanWarehouse.com et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Indian Tribe Consumer Loan Fraud’)

September 18, 2023
Class Action Complaint in Tricia Janetzke v. Opichi Funds LLC, d.b.a. eLoanWarehouse.com, purportedly "an entity organized as “an economic development arm and instrumentality of, and wholly-owned and controlled by, the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, a federally-recognized sovereign American Indian Tribe"; David Johnson, Kirk Michael Chewning, Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P., of the Cayman Islands; Strategic Link Consulting, LP, Esoteric Ventures, LLC, InfoTel International Ltd., of Belize; M. Mark High, Ltd., of Belize; Kim Anderson, Jay Clark, LaCourte Oreilles Financial Services II, LLC and Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Atiku Abubakar v. Chicago State University: Discovery Application (Nigeria)

August 2, 2023
Application by Atiku Abubakar, described as "a prominent businessman and politician in Nigeria", to take discovery from Chicago State University for use in legal proceedings in Nigeria against Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, regarding his qualifications and challenging the results of Nigeria's 2023 presidential election, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

CFTC v. Phillip Galles et al: Complaint (‘$6M Investment Fraud’)

May 11, 2023
Complaint alleging a $6 million fraud in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Phillip Galles, of Chicago, Illinois, USA; Tyche Asset Management LLC, of Delaware; Tyche Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Tyche Asset Trade LLC, of Delaware; Tyche Offshore Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Tyche Onshore Fund LP, of Delaware; Tyche PML Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Tyche PML Onshore Fund LP, of Delaware, and Tyche Onshore Fund GP, LLC, of Delaware, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

SEC v. Beaxy Digital Ltd. et al: Notice of Settlement & Motion for Judgment (‘$8M Unregistered Crypto Offering & Fraud’)

March 29, 2023
SEC's Notice of Settlement & Motion for Judgment in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Beaxy Digital, Ltd., of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Artak Hamazaspyan, Windy Inc., Nicholas Murphy, Randolph Bay Abbott, Braverock Investments, LLC, Future Digital Markets, Inc., Windy Financial LLC, Future Financial LLC, and Brian Peterson at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

SEC v. Beaxy Digital Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$8M Unregistered Crypto Offering & Fraud’)

March 29, 2023
Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Beaxy Digital, Ltd., of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Artak Hamazaspyan, Windy Inc., Nicholas Murphy, Randolph Bay Abbott, Braverock Investments, LLC, Future Digital Markets, Inc., Windy Financial LLC, Future Financial LLC, and Brian Peterson at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

CFTC v. Changpeng Zhao et al: Complaint

March 27, 2023
Complaint regarding "the world’s largest centralized digital asset exchange" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Changpeng Zhao, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Dubai; Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland, and Samuel Lim, described as a resident of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Poland: Zbigniew Rakoczy (‘Misappropriation’)

March 22, 2023
Complaint for the extradition of Zbigniew Rakoczy from the USA to Poland to serve a prison sentence after being convicted of misappropriation, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Brandon Smietana et al v. Bradford Stephens et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

February 8, 2023
Complaint in Brandon Smietana, Skycoin Global Foundation Limited, of Singapore, and Symbolic Analytics Inc. v. Bradford Stephens, Aaron Kuntsman, Harrison Gevirtz, Ryan Eagle, Andrew Young, Far Ahead Marketing, Joel Wayne Cuthriell, Morgan Peck, Tristan Greene, Bryan Clark, Catherine Byerly, Steven Leonard, and Josh Ogle at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

The JuratBTC Blockchain v. Anton Andreyev et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Sanctions Evasion’)

February 8, 2023
Complaint "to prevent the misuse of cryptocurrency to commit very serious crimes" in The JuratBTC Blockchain, described as "an unincorporated association of operators (called “miners”) who use their computer servers (called “nodes”) to maintain the blockchain" v. Anton Andreyev, Blender.io, Chatex, Farrukj Furkatovitch Fayzimatov, Taban Deng Gai, Matthew Grimm, Yu Jin, Jiadong Li, Hydra Market, Husayn Al-Shami, Second Eye Solutions, Southfront, Suex, Yinyin Tian, Xiaobing Yan, and Fujing Zheng, collectively described asd "a group of sixteen “sanctioned individuals” - people who have been identified as international criminals by the President of the United States", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

SEC v. Chicago Crypto Capital LLC et al: Complaint (‘$1.5M Crypto Fraud’)

September 14, 2022
Complaint alleging a $1.5 million investment fraud regarding crypto tokens issued by Saint Kitts and Nevis-domiciled Beaxy Digital Ltd. in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Chicago Crypto Capital LLC, Brian B. Amoah, Darcas Oliver Young, and Elbert G. Elliott at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

SEC v. Vladimir Okhotnikov et al: Complaint (‘$300M Crypto Fraud’)

August 1, 2022
Complaint alleging a $300 million crypto-based investment fraud involving an "unincorporated entity" in Russia called Forsage in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vladimir Okhotnikov, described as a citizen of Russia residing in Tbilisi, Georgia; Jane Doe, a.k.a. Lola Ferrari, who "is believed to be a Russian national residing in Bali, Indonesia"; Mikhail Sergeev, who "is believed to reside in Moscow, Russia; Sergey Maslakov, who "is believed to reside in Gelendzhik or Moscow, Russia"; Samuel D. Ellis, of Kentucky; Mark F. Hamlin, of Virginia; Sarah L. Theissen, of Wisconsin; Carlos L. Martinez, of Chicago, Illinois; Ronald R. Deering, of Idaho; Cheri Beth Bowen, of Mississippi, and Alisha R. Shepperd, of Florida, at the U.S. District Court for the northern District of Illinois.

Poland: Marek Blacha (‘Import Duty Fraud’)

May 2, 2022
Complaint for the extradition of Marek Blacha from the USA to Poland to face allegations of "participation in an organized crime group, and import duty fraud", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Athena Bitcoin Global v. Shaun Overton et al: Notice of Removal (‘El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin as Legal Tender’ Project’)

March 10, 2022
Notice of Removal by the defendants in Athena Bitcoin Global, described as a Nevada-domiciled, Chicago-based company which "has been operating in the Republic of El Salvador assisting the government with the implementation of "Ley Bitcoin" which legalized bitcoin as legal tender" v. Shaun Overton, Neidy Overton, ROI Developers Inc., d.b.a. Accruvia; and unknown individuals and companies at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Blackrock Medical Partners Ltd. v. James Sheehan, Sr. et al: Discovery Application

January 26, 2022
Application by Myles Kirby, as Liquidator of Blackrock Medical Partners Limited, of Ireland, to take discovery from Dr. James Sheehan, Sr., Norah Sheehan, Frances Crowley, First American Bank, and JPMorgan Chase Bank for use in legal proceedings in Irelands, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Thanassi Fakatselis v. Kazan Soda Elektrik Üretim AŞ et al: Discovery Application

January 5, 2022
Application by Thanassi Fakatselis to take discovery from Kazan Soda Elektrik Üretim A.Ş., Ciner iç ve diş Ticaret A.Ş., We Soda Kimya Yatirimlari A.Ş., We Soda Ltd., Kew Soda Ltd., and Traxys Europe S.A. for use in "a patent infringement proceeding brought by Solvay S.A., Solvay Chemicals International S.A., and Solvay Opérations France S.A.S. in District Court in The Hague of The Netherlands", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

CFTC v. Roman Banoczay, Jr. et al: Consent Order

December 7, 2021
Consent Order in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Roman Banoczay Jr., Roman Banoczay Sr., and BAZUR spol. SRO, all of Slovakia, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Vikram Grover v. Net Savings Link Inc. et al: Complaint

September 23, 2021
Complaint alleging fraud in Vikram P. Grover, d.b.a. IX Advisors, a.k.a. IXA v. Net Savings Link Inc., of Colorado; Wilton Group Limited, of the Isle of Man; Wilton (UK) Limited, of England; China Food and Beverage Co., of Colorado, and James A. Tilton, of New York, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Steve Klein v. Iterum Therapeutics Plc et al: Class Action Complaint

August 5, 2021
Class Action Complaint alleging fraud in Steve Klein v. Iterum Therapeutics Plc, described as an Irish "clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that engages in developing anti-infectives for multi-drug resistant pathogens in Ireland and the U.S."; Corey N. Fishman, and Judith M. Matthews at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Marko Busic v. Orphazyme A/S et al: Class Action Complaint

July 9, 2021
Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud in Marko Busic v. Orphazyme A/S, of Denmark, described as "a biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative orphan diseases"; Christophe Bourdon, Kim Stratton, Anders Vadsholt, Thomas Blaettler, Molly Painter, Georges Gemayel, Bo Jesper Hansen, Martin Bonde, Rémi Droller, Sten Verland, Martijn Kleijwegt, Anders Hedegaard, Catherine Moukheibir, and Carrolee Barlow at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

CFTC v. Jiongsheng Zhao: Consent Order

June 4, 2021
Consent Order for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Jiongsheng Zhao, a resident of New South Wales, Australia, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Benchmark Interest (Asia) Ltd. v. Philip Groves: Discovery Application

May 10, 2021
Application by Benchmark Interest (Asia) Limited, described as a subsidiary of British Virgin Islands-domiciled Absolute Success Holdings Limited and "a significant investor in certain funds within the Pacific Harbor group", to take discovery from Philip G. Groves, described as the Founder, Chairman and CEO of the DAC Group, for use in "a court proceeding that will be commenced shortly in Barbados" involving "loss as a result of the wrongful conduct of DAC China SOS (Barbados) SRL", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Oak Trust et al v. Brian King: Discovery Application

February 18, 2021
Application by Oak Trust, Acorn Trust, Eagle Trust, Duffy Trust, Robert J. Parfet Living Trust, Geluk Global Fund Limited SAC, of the Bahamas; Migration Investments, LLC, of Colorado; Boustrophedon International Ltd., of Hong Kong; Michael R. Shea, Erin Shea, Angela Ling, Fuhua Ling, Philip Bullock, Lifang Liu, Justin Payne, Michael Dietzen, Kimberly J. Dietzen, Brian Sly, David K. Sly, Gregory Sly, Karen Sly, Nelson Sly, Helen S. Sly, Sly Family Trust, and Tamara A. Sly Separate Property Trust to take discovery from Brian King, of LaGrange, Illinois, for use in "an anticipated proceeding" in England regarding allegations of "a fraudulent Forex trading scheme" involving Equiti Capital UK Limited, Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd. and several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United Kingdom, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.