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CFTC v. Aipu Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$3.6M Investment Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging a "fraudulent investment scheme" that defrauded "at least $3,630,848.90 from not less than 32 customers" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Aipu Limited, of England; Fidefx Investments Limited, of England; Chao Li, of China; Qian Bai, of China, and Lan Bai, of Oklahoma, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Philip Martin et al v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 16, 2024
Class Action Complaint "on behalf of themselves and all persons or entities in the United States whose cryptocurrency was removed from a non-Binance/BAM digital wallet, account, or protocol as a result of a hack, ransomware, or theft" in Philip Martin, T.F. 'Natalie' Tang, and Yatin Khanna v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, d.b.a. Binance BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

USA v. Lee Morrell: Extradition Complaint (England)

January 23, 2024
Complaint for the extradition of Lee Morrell from the USA to England to face charges of bribery and misconduct while he worked as a Police Constable with the Metropolitan Police Service, in London, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Editor's Note: The indictment was filed under seal on January 23rd, 2024 and unsealed on February 9th, 2024 - the day that Morrell was arrested in the U.S.

USA v. Changpeng Zhao: Criminal Information (‘Bank Secrecy Act Violation’)

November 14, 2023
Criminal Information alleging the defendant "violated the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully causing Binance Holdings Limited to fail to 23 implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program" in USA v. Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

USA v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: Criminal Information (‘Unlicensed Crypto Exchange’)

November 14, 2023
Criminal Information alleging the defendant "knowingly failed to register as a money services business, willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, and willfully caused violations of U.S. economic sanctions issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act" in USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, d.b.a. Binance.com, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Zheng Jin et al v. Seattle Family Regional Center: Discovery Application (China)

September 20, 2023
Application by Zheng Jin and Suhao Zhang to take discovery from Seattle Family Regional Center for use in legal proceedings in China "against Shanghai Entry Exit Service Center Co., Ltd." regarding "an immigration agency’s breach of contract with the Applicants in connection with the placement of a real estate investment intended to provide benefits under the EB-5 Immigration Investment Visa Program", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

SEC v. Bittrex Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Unregistered Crypto Exchange’)

April 17, 2023
Complaint alleging the operation of an unregistered crypto securities exchange in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bittrex Inc., of Delaware; Bittrex Global GmbH, of Liechtenstein, and William Hiroaki Shihara, described as a resident of Redmond, Washington, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Cerner Middle East Ltd. v. Belbadi Enterprises LLC et al: Complaint to Enforce UAE Judgment (AED 231M)

February 10, 2023
Complaint "for recognition and enforcement of a foreign-country money judgment issued by the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court" in Cerner Middle East Limited, described as a Cayman Islands company based in Kansas City, Missouri v. Belbadi Enterprises LLC, of the United Arab Emirates; Vandevco Limited, of Washinton, and Orland Ltd., of Oregon, as Defendants, and Willamette Enterprises Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Belbadi Engineering LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, as Nominal Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Roche Freedman v. Microsoft Corporation: Motion to Compel Subpoena Compliance (‘Christen Ager-Hanssen Deposition’)

December 21, 2022
Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendants' Motion to Compel Microsoft Corporation to Comply with a Subpoena in advance of the deposition of Christen Ager-Hanssen, described as "a known entrapment artist and conspiracy promoter based in the U.K.", in Roche Freedman LLP v. Jason Cyrulnik and Jason Cyrulnik v. Roche Freedman LLP, Kyle Roche, Devin Freedman, Amos Friedland, Nathan Holcomb, and Edward Normand at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Dmytro Kovalenko v. Epik Holdings Inc. et al: Amended Complaint (‘Defamation Extortion – Ukraine Coal Bribery Article Removal’)

November 16, 2022
Amended Complaint alleging "a scheme by Defendants to publish a defamatory and baseless news article about Kovalenko in order to create the opportunity to extort money from him in return for its removal" in Dmytro Kovalenko, described as "Ukrainian national who currently resides in Monaco" v. Epik Holdings Inc., Anonymize Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Dmytro Kovalenko v. Epik Holdings Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Defamation Extortion – Ukraine Coal Bribery Article Removal’)

November 4, 2022
Complaint alleging "a scheme by Defendants to publish a defamatory and baseless news article about Kovalenko in order to create the opportunity to extort money from him in return for its removal" in Dmytro Kovalenko, described as "a Ukrainian national who currently resides in Monaco" v. Epik Holdings Inc. and Anonymize Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Caterpillar Crédito v. T-Mobile US Inc.: Discovery Application (Curaçao)

September 27, 2022
Application by Caterpillar Crédito, Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Múltiple, Entidad Regulada, of Mexico, to take discovery from T-Mobile US Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Curaçao “brought by Mrs. Carolina Elizabeth Várady de Bellosta … to annul two personal guarantees given by Mrs. Bellosta’s husband, Carlos Marcelino Jose Bellosta Pallares to Caterpillar Crédito”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

SEC v. Ishan Wahi et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Insider Trading’)

July 21, 2022
Complaint alleging "insider trading in certain crypto asset securities that Coinbase Global, Inc. announced would be “listed,” or made available to trade, on its crypto asset trading platform" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ishan Wahi, described as a citizen of India residing in Seattle, Washington; Nikhil Wahi, described as a citizen of India residing in Seattle, Washingtnon, and Sameer Ramani, described as a former resident of Houston, Texas currently residing in India, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Mongolia: Corruption MLAT

July 27, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Mongolia - for a criminal investigation into an unidentified "Mongolian citizen that worked as a senior official at a state-owned company from approximately 2013 to 2016" for suspected "money laundering and illicit enrichment".

Nagravision SA v. Amazon Technologies Inc.: Discovery Application

April 20, 2021
Application by Nagravision SA, of Switzerland, to take discovery from Amazon Technologies Inc. for use in legal proceedings in France regarding "an unauthorized Internet rebroadcasting service that provides television programming of Nagravision's customer in France", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Parler LLC v. Amazon Web Services Inc.: Complaint

January 11, 2021
Complaint in Parler LLC, of Nevada v. Amazon Web Services Inc., described as a Delaware corporation based in Seattle, Washington, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Parler LLC v. Amazon Web Services Inc.: TRO Motion

January 11, 2021
Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in Parler LLC, of Nevada v. Amazon Web Services Inc., described as a Delaware corporation based in Seattle, Washington, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Czech Republic: Jaromir Prokop

April 3, 2020
Complaint for the extradition of Jaromir Prokop, described as a leader of "an organized crime group", from the USA to the Czech Republic to face allegations of kidnapping and robbery, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Robert Monster v. Ganeden Biotech Inc. et al: Complaint

March 4, 2020
Complaint alleging "reverse domain name hijacking" in Robert W. Monster v. Ganeden Biotech Inc., of Ohio, and Kerry Luxembourg Sàrl, of Luxembourg, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Eric Young et al v. iFinex Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint (Seattle)

November 22, 2019
Class Action Complaint alleging fraud involving cryptocurrencies in Eric Young, a resident of Pennsylvania, and Adam Kurtz, a resident of New York v. iFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., and BFXWW Inc., each described as a British Virgin Islands company based in Hong Kong; Tether Holdings Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Limited, described as a Hong Kong company based in Taiwan; DigFinex Inc., of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Operations Limited, of Hong Kong, and Tether International Limited, of Hong Kong, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

PJSC Uralkali v. John E. McCaw, Jr.: Discovery Application

October 22, 2018
Application by PJSC Uralkali to take discovery from John E. McCaw, Jr. for use in civil proceedings in the United Kingdom against Geoffrey Rowley and Jason Baker, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Robert E. Lee et al v. Mohammed Abdel-Haq et al: Complaint

December 6, 2011
Complaint in Robert E. Lee and RE Lee International, LLC v. Mohammed Abdel-Haq, Fortune Nest Corporation, of the Cayman Islands; and Fortune Nest, Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

United Kingdom: Julio Marques Martins Paes

January 6, 2010
Complaint for the arrest of Julio Marques Martins Paes and extradition from the USA to the United Kingdom to face charges of false imprisonment, attempted murder and unlawful wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
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