USA v. Liu Zhou: Criminal Information (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Criminal Information involving MyTrade, of the British Virgin Islands, in USA v. Liu Zhou, of Canada and China, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. Paul Bilzerian et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$180M SEC Judgment Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging fraud in USA v. Paul Bilzerian, a resident of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Scott Rohleder, described as "a resident of North Carolina and Florida and a certified public accountant", and Ignite International Brands Ltd., of Canada, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
USA v. Aleksei Andriunin: Criminal Complaint (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Criminal Complaint in USA v. Aleksei Andriunin, a.k.a. Alex Andryunin, of Portugal and Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.Fedor
USA v. ZM Quant Investment Ltd. et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Superseding Indictment in USA v. ZM Quant Investment Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Baijun Ou, a.k.a. Eric Ou, of Hong Kong, and Ruiqi Liu, a.k.a. Ricky Lau, of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. Manpreet Kohli et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Superseding Indictment in USA v. Manpreet Singh Kohli, described as a resident of the United Kingdom; Nam Tran, and Haroon Moshini at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. CLS Global FZC LLC et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. CLS Global FZC LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, and Andrey Zhorzhes, who "lived in the United Arab Emirates and worked for CLS", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. Frank Butselaar: Superseding Indictment (‘Offshore Tax Evasion’)
Superseding Indictment alleging a scheme involving "Cypriot entities that were, in turn, held by Guernsey trusts" to "conceal millions of dollars of worldwide income earned by certain high net worth clients", including two "internationally renowned" disc jockeys "specializing" in electronic dance music and those in the "fashion industry" in USA v. Frank Butselaar, who "was a sought-after international tax advisor to high-net-worth individuals" and "a shareholder at an international law firm's Amsterdam office", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Malone Lam et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$230M Crypto Theft & Laundering’)
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to steal and launder "over 4,100 Bitcoin" with a value of over $230 million regarding one unidentified "victim" in USA v. Malone Lam, a citizen of Singapore, and Jeandiel Serrano at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
USA v. Nigel Sinclair et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$5M Offshore Tax Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging the concealment of $25 million of income via an offshore tax fraud scheme involving individuals, entities and/or accounts in Australia, British Virgin Islands, England, Jersey, in the Channel Islands; Malta, Monaco, Switzerland, and USA in USA v. John Nigel Barton Sinclair, described as a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and United States and film producer who "has received Emmy and Grammy awards", and Anthony Stewart, described as a citizen and resident of Australia and a chartered accountant, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
USA v. Donald Trump: Superseding Indictment (‘2020 Election Interference’)
Superseding Indictment alleging conspiracy to defraud the USA, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights regarding “his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power” in USA v. Donald J. Trump at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
USA v. Andrew Left: Criminal Indictment (‘$16M Securities Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud in USA v. Andrew Left, described as "a securities analyst, trader, and frequent guest commentator on business cable news channels such as CNBC, Fox Business, and Bloomberg TV", at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
USA v. ZM Quant Investment Ltd. et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. ZM Quant Investment Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Baijun Ou, a.k.a. Eric Ou, of Hong Kong, and Ruiqi Liu, a.k.a. Ricky Lau, of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. ZM Quant Investment Ltd. et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. ZM Quant Investment Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Baijun Ou, a.k.a. Eric Ou, of Hong Kong, and Ruiqi Liu, a.k.a. Ricky Lau, of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. Manpreet Kohli et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. Manpreet Singh Kohli, described as a resident of the United Kingdom; Nam Tran, and Haroon Moshini at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. Bradley Beatty: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. Bradley Beatty, of Florida, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. Gotbit Consulting LLC et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. Gotbit Consulting LLC, of Belize; Fedor Kedrov, of Russia, and Qawi Jalili, a.k.a. Kavi JLL, of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. Zhengming Pan: Criminal Indictment (‘$1.9M Bribes’)
Criminal Indictment alleging $1.9 million of bribes were paid to "Japanese officials" and Chinese and Japanese "consultants" involving Cayman Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based crypto mining firm BIT Mining Ltd. in USA v. Zhengming Pan, described as a citizen and resident of China, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
USA v. Douglas Edelman et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Tax Evasion on $350M of Income’)
Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion on more than $350 million of income received "as a defense contractor during the United States' post-9/11 military efforts in Afghanistan and the Middle East" involving bank accounts and/or companies in Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates in USA v. Douglas Edelman, described as a citizen of the USA, and Delphine Le Dain, described as a citizen of France who is married to Edelman, both of whom "have lived in recent years in the United Kingdom and Spain, but currently live in Switzerland", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
USA v. Daren Li et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$73M Crypto Laundering’)
Criminal Complaint alleging money laundering involving accounts at Bahamas-based Deltec Bank & Trust in USA v. Daren Li, described as a citizen of China and Saint Kitts and Nevis residing in Cambodia, China, and the United Arab Emirates, and Yicheng Zhang, described as a citizen of China residing in Los Angeles, California, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
USA v. Dan Rotta et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Offshore Tax Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. Dan Rotta, described as a Romania-born citizen and resident of USA, and Sergio Cernea, described as a citizen and resident of Brazil, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
USA v. Sergey Lebedenko et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$34M Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. Sergey Lebedenko and Galina Lebedenko, who emigrated to the USA from Ukraine, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
USA v. Roger Ver: Criminal Indictment (‘$48M Tax Evasion’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. Roger Keith Ver, described as a former citizen of the USA who residing in Japan and Saint Kitts and Nevis, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
USA v. Anil Mangukia et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Phantom Hacker Scam’)
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to commit money laundering regarding a "phantom hacker scam" in USA v. Anil Mangukia and Yash Navadiya, citizens of India, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
USA v. Alexander Smirnov: Criminal Indictment (‘FBI Informant Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging false statement and creating a false and fictitious record involving the "Ukrainian industrial conglomerate Burisma Holdings,
Limited" and "the Obama-Biden Administration" in USA v. Alexander Smirnov at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
USA v. Okolade Olajide Komolafe: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto-Based Romance Scam’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. Okolade Olajide Komolafe, a.k.a. Steve David, described as a citizen of Nigeria, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
USA v. Rodney Burton: Criminal Indictment (‘Bitcoin Rodney’)
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business involving an allegedly fraudulent crypto investment scheme known as HyperFund in USA v. Rodney Burton, a.k.a. Bitcoin Rodney, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
USA v. Frank Ahlgren III: Criminal Indictment (‘Bitcoin-Related Tax Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment charging the defendant with filing false tax returns and structuring cash deposits to avoid currency transaction reporting requirements regarding the sale of Bitcoin worth $4 million in USA v. Frank Richard Ahlgren III at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
USA v. Behnam Shahriyari et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Black Market Sales of Iranian Crude Oil’)
Criminal Indictment alleging "a global, long-running scheme by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to fund the Government of Iran and the IRGC through black-market sales of Iranian crude oil and other petroleum products produced by the National Iranian Oil Company" whose buyers "include entities in the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, and the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria" in USA v. Behnam Shahriyari, Morteza Rostam Ghasemi, Mohammadreza Aliakbari, Mohammad Sadegh Karimian, Sitki Ayan, Nahaddin Ayan, and Kasim Oztas at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Sam Lee: Criminal Indictment (‘$1.9B HyperFund Crypto Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to commit securities fraud involving HyperFund, which was described as "an unincorporated organization" that "operated a purportedly legitimate decentralized finance, or "DeFi," cryptocurrency investment platform and touted its investment program to the public through social media and other means", in USA v. Sam Lee, described as "a citizen of Australia and resident of the United Arab Emirates" and "co-founder of HyperFund", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
USA v. Zubair Mehmet Abdur Razzaq al Zubair et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Fraud & Money Laundering’)
Criminal Indictment alleging investment fraud, money laundering, theft of government funds, and harboring a fugitive involving Dubai Bridge Investments and Al Zubair Capital in USA v. Zubair Mehmet Abdur Razzaq al Zubair, a.k.a. Zubair Mehmet Abdur Razzaq, described as a former resident of the United Arab Emirates who "falsely claimed to be a member of a royal family in the U.A.E.", and Muzzammil Muhammad al Zubair, a.k.a. Muzzammil Ibn Muhammad, a resident of Ohio who "claimed to be a hedge fund manager", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
USA v. David Erickson: Criminal Indictment (‘Tax Evasion’)
Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion involving entities in Anguilla, Canada, Curaçao, Ireland, Netherlands, and USA in USA v. David V. Erickson, described as "a consultant and technology entrepreneur with an
active Certified Public Accountant license through the North Dakota Board of Accountancy", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
USA v. Frederick Sharp et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Securities Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud in USA v. Frederick L. Sharp, a resident of Canada; Luis Carrillo, a resident of Mexico; Mike K.G. Veldhuis, a resident of Canada; Paul Sexton, a resident of Canada, and Courtney M. Kelln, a resident of Canada, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
USA v. Ho Wan Kwok et al: Second Superseding Indictment (‘$1B Securities Fraud & Money Laundering’)
Second Superseding Indictment in USA v. Ho Wan Kwok, described as "an exiled Chinese businessman who fled to the United States in or about 2015 and purchased a penthouse apartment at a New York City hotel for approximately $67.5 million"; Kin Ming Je, described as "a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom who principally resided in the United Kingdom", and Yanping Wang, described as "a citizen of China who principally resided in New York, New York", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Robert Menendez et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Qatar & Egypt Bribery Scheme’)
Superseding Indictment alleging corruption by a U.S. Senator and his wife "to benefit the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Qatar" in USA v. Robert Menendez, described as "the senior U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey"; Nadine Menendez, a.k.a. Nadine Arslanian; Wael Hana, a.k.a. Will Hana; Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Dozy Mmobuosi: Criminal Indictment (‘Securities Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging the defendant "orchestrated a scheme to enrich himself by falsely representing that Nigerian companies he founded, Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods, were operational, profitable businesses generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue" in USA v. Odogwu Banye Mmobuosi, a.k.a. Dozy Mmobuosi, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Nikolay Goltsev et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Russia Sanctions Evasion’)
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to defraud the USA, conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, fraud, money laundering, and smuggling in USA v. Nikolay Goltsev, Salimdzhon Nasriddinov, Kristina Puzyreva, Vladimir Bochkarev, Pavel Chernikov, Yekaterina Vetoshkina, and Oleg Zenchenko, all citizens of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
USA v. Zhong Shi Gao et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)
Superseding Indictment alleging the defendants "participated in a scheme with others to steal millions of dollars from financial institutions by causing transfers of funds between accounts they controlled, then falsely and fraudulently reporting that the transfers were unauthorized, which induced the financial institutions to credit them the amount of the transfers" in USA v. Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. John Karony et al: Criminal Indictment (‘SafeMoon Crypto Securities Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering involving crypto known as SafeMoon in USA v. Braden John Karony, Kyle Nagy, and Thomas Smith at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
USA v. Girish Sharma et al: Criminal Indictment (‘India Call Centers/Crypto Laundering’)
Criminal Indictment alleging the defendants "provided money laundering services for fraudulent call centers in India" in USA v. Girish Sharma and Saiyed Nuruddin at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
USA v. Robert Westbrook: Criminal Indictment (‘Hack-to-Trade Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment in USA v. Robert Westbrook, described as a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business based on crypto in USA v. Samvel Grigoryan and Hayk Martirosyan, both citizens of Armenia, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
USA v. Melik Najm: Criminal Indictment (‘Money Laundering’)
Criminal Indictment alleging international money laundering and the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business in USA v. Melik Najm, described as a resident of Brazil, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
State of Georgia v. Donald Trump et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Georgia Election Interference’)
Criminal Indictment in The State of Georgia v. Donald Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, a.k.a. Rudy Giuliani; John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith III, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, David Shafer, Shawn Still, Stephen Lee, Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, Sidney Powell, Cathleen Latham, Scott Hall, and Misty Hampton, a.k.a. Emily Misty Hayes, at the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.
USA v. Sam Bankman-Fried et al: Sixth Superseding Indictment (‘FTX Crypto Fraud & Money Laundering’)
Sixth Superseding Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering in USA v. Samuel Bankman-Fried at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Donald Trump: Criminal Indictment (‘2020 Election Interference’)
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to defraud the USA, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights regarding "his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power" in USA v. Donald J. Trump at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
USA v. Donald Trump et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Classified Documents’)
Superseding Indictment in USA v. Donald Trump, Waltine Nauta, and Carlos de Oliveira at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
USA v. Joe Lewis et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Insider Trading by British Billionaire’)
Superseding Indictment alleging “multiple schemes to violate the securities laws through insider trading and submitting false and misleading filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission” in USA v. Joseph Lewis, a.k.a. Joe Lewis, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in the Bahamas; Patrick O'Connor, and Bryan Waugh, a.k.a. Marty Waugh, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Joe Lewis: Criminal Indictment (‘Insider Trading by British Billionaire’)
Criminal Indictment alleging "multiple schemes to violate the securities laws through insider trading and submitting false and misleading filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission" in USA v. Joseph Lewis, a.k.a. Joe Lewis, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in the Bahamas, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Alex Mashinsky et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging fraud involving crypto group Celsius Network in USA v. Alexander Mashinsky and Roni Cohen-Pavon at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Shakeeb Ahmed: Criminal Indictment (‘$9M Crypto Smart Contract Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging the defendant "orchestrated and executed a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $9 million worth of cryptocurrency from a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange" in USA v. Shakeeb Ahmed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.