MLAT

Belgium: Jermain Hornberger et al (‘Money Laundering’)

December 11, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from S.L. Rama International - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Belgium - for a criminal investigation into Jermain Dwight Hornberger, Brenda Danielle Krolis, Rachid Kassroui, Hendrik Albert de Boers, Constantijn Johannes Mahieu, all citizens of the Netherlands; Wise Man Estate N.V., Jalex N.V., International Bemiddlelingsbureau, all of Suriname, and S.L. Rama International Inc., of Miami, Florida, USA, for suspected money laundering.

Nevis: Laurencia Isaac-Ramirez (‘$432K Credit Card Rewards Points Theft & Money Laundering’)

November 1, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from PayPal - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Saint Kitts and Nevis - for a criminal investigation into Laurencia Isaac-Ramirez and others on suspicion of theft and money laundering by "fraudulently transferring" more than 36 million rewards points worth $432,000 "to her personal account through the My Rewards Platform" while she was an employee of Caribbean Credit Card Corporation Limited.

Serbia: Miloš Pavlović et al (‘Fraud’)

October 4, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from T.D. Bank, N.A. regarding any business records involving Montachem International, Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Serbia - for a criminal investigation into Miloš Pavlović and his firm Foxprom d.o.o. Beograd for suspected fraud.

Romania: Jeffrey Eugene (‘Fraud’)

October 1, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from eBay - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - for a criminal investigation into Jeffrey Eugene for suspected fraud.

Paraguay: Zulma Asunción Ibarra Rodríguez (‘Misappropriation’)

September 4, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Citibank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Paraguay - for a criminal investigation into Zulma Asunción Ibarra Rodríguez for suspected misappropriation and breach of trust while she "served as the nurse for her elderly aunt (victim), who is currently 86 years old".

Georgia: Payoneer (‘Cyber Fraud’)

September 4, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Payoneer, described as "a U.S. company that provides online money transfer and digital payment services" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Republic of Georgia - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for cyber fraud".

Switzerland: Global-Data System IT LLC (‘Computer Data Theft’)

August 1, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Global-Data System IT LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect for unauthorized obtaining of data, unauthorized access to a data processing system, damage to data, and extortion offenses".

Switzerland: Maria Magali Ribeiro Martignoni (‘Money Laundering’)

July 22, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from East West Bank Core regarding an account held by Trading Core Investment LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into Maria Magali Ribeiro Martignoni for suspected money laundering.

Bulgaria: Mesfood AD (‘Tax Fraud’)

July 9, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Ocean West Auto Group, LLC and Zurich American Insurance Company - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Bulgaria - for a criminal investigation into Mesfood AD "for filing a false tax declaration".

Germany: Bamikole Ayodele (‘Crypto Fraud & Money Laundering’)

June 27, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Foris Dax, Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into Bamikole Ayodele for suspected investment fraud and money laundering involving cryptocurrency and a website at investecapitals.com.

Germany: Pacific Western Bank (‘€15K Shares Fraud’)

June 25, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Pacific Western Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud".

Netherlands: Dennis van den Berg et al (‘Corruption, Narcotics Trafficking & Money Laundering’)

June 20, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into Dennis van den Berg and Gerrit Groenheide for suspected "importation of narcotics, corruption of government officials and money laundering".

Germany: TD Bank N.A. et al (‘€83K Romance Fraud’)

May 22, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from TD Bank N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Citibank N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into a suspected 'online romance fraud' in which the victim allegedly lost €83,500.

Greece: Fifth Third Bank (‘Spoofing Fraud’)

May 13, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Fifth Third Bank regarding an account in the name of Falcon Group Tech - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Greece - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud".

San Marino: Ignacio De Jesus Galindo Molina et al (‘€7.9M Money Laundering’)

May 13, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from unidentified banks - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from San Marino - for a criminal investigation into "the flow of funds tied to corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering by Ignacio De Jesus Galindo Molina and other Venezuelan, Italian, and San Marino citizens, including through Sammarinese and United States companies".

Serbia: Radisav Radović et al (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

May 10, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. and PNC Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Serbia - for a criminal investigation into "Radisav Radović and others for drug trafficking offenses" involving "South America, Aruba, Greece, Western Europe and Serbia".

Germany: PayPal Holdings Inc. (‘Fraud & Child Pornography’)

May 7, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Paypal Holdings, Inc. regarding an "account held in the name of 'Christopher Morales-Callejas'" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud" in which "a German citizen contacted the unidentified perpetrator(s) to purchase access to the child pornographic content" that was being offered "on two widely available social media platforms" and transferred funds.

Spain: Raúl Gorrin Belisario et al (‘Laundering of PDVSA Corruption Proceeds’)

May 6, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Espirito Santo Bank, now Brickell Bank; Total Bank, The Bank of New York Mellon, and FlexFunds ETP LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into Raúl Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Gorrin Belisario, Luis Fernando Vuteff Garcia, and Jose Vicente Amparan Croquer for the suspected laundering of "hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars and/or Euros in profits" from an alleged bribery scheme involving Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., a.k.a., PDVSA, described as "Venezuela's state-owned oil company", some of which was allegedly launder "by purchasing real estate in Spain in the name of shell companies via real estate bonds".

Denmark: Huntington Bank (‘$421K Fraud’)

May 2, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Huntington Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Denmark - for use in a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for aggravated fraud".

Mexico: Charles Schwab (‘Identity Theft’)

April 18, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Charles Schwab - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Mexico - for use in a criminal investigation into suspected identify theft.

Peru: Gustavo Salazar Delgado (‘$6M Money Laundering’)

April 2, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence concerning "four Miami-based corporations" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Peru - for a criminal investigation into Gustavo Fernando Salazar Delgado for allegedly laundering over $6 million allegedly derived from "illegal activities, including illegal mining, public corruption and drug trafficking".

Greece: BB&T Bank (‘Fraud’)

March 25, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from BB&T Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Greece - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud"

Netherlands: Snap Inc. (‘Attempted Murder’)

March 14, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Snap Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for use in the criminal prosecution of "a minor with initials L.S. for attempted murder and attempted manslaughter offenses".

Greece: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (‘$39K Computer Fraud’)

February 5, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Greece - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for computer fraud".

Liechtenstein: Education Feo Ltd. (‘€10K Crypto Investment Fraud’)

January 29, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from "online payment platform" Stripe regarding an "account held by “Education Feo Ltd.” and connected to a German bank account ending in -0801" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Liechtenstein - for a criminal investigation into an alleged fraud perpetrated after the victim "provided his contact information to an online cryptocurrency investment platform"

Denmark: Wells Fargo Bank et al (‘$1.6M Email Spoofing Fraud’)

January 24, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Truist Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Denmark - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud".

Bulgaria: Stripe Inc. (‘Fraud’)

January 18, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Stripe Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Bulgaria - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for computer fraud".

Croatia: JPMorgan Chase Bank et al (‘Pig Butchering Fraud’)

January 17, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Croatia - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subject(s) for fraud".

Brazil: eBay (‘Fossil Smuggling’)

January 17, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from eBay - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for smuggling, extraction of Brazilian fossils without authorization, exploitation of raw materials, and extraction of mineral resources without authorization".

Denmark: Wells Fargo Bank, NA et al (‘Pig Butchering Fraud’)

January 17, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Bank of America - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Denmark - for a criminal investigation into "investigating unknown subjects for fraud" in which the alleged victim was allegedly deceived into sending funds to someone pretending to be "the lead singer of a prominent Canadian rock band".

Brazil: Artemis Art Gallery (‘Fossil Smuggling’)

January 12, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Artemis Art Gallery - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for smuggling, extraction of Brazilian fossils, exploration of raw materials without authorization, and mining mineral resources without authorization".

Switzerland: Martina Zaletel (‘CHF832K Misappropriation’)

January 5, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Community Federal Savings Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into Martina Zaletel "for criminal misappropriation of funds and criminal mismanagement" while she worked "as a receptionist at a hotel in Zermatt, Switzerland".

Netherlands: Circle Internet Financial, LLC (‘€120K Crypto Theft’)

January 4, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Circle Internet Financial, LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown subject(s) for unlawful entry and/or access of a computer facility or automated information system (computer hacking) and aggravated theft".

Canada: James Grant (‘Crypto Laundering’)

January 3, 2024

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Poloniex LLC, described as "a U.S. based digital asset exchange service offering cryptocurrency wallets to their clients to facilitate the buying, selling and trading of cryptocurrency" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Canada - for a criminal investigation into James Grant "and his business, Canadian Bitcoins, 8159181 CANADA INC." on suspicion of "laundering the proceeds of crime (money laundering), failing to report/regulatory offenses, and filing false/deceptive tax returns and tax evasion".

Brazil: Artemis Art Gallery (‘Fossil Smuggling’)

December 1, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Artemis Art Gallery - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for smuggling, extraction of Brazilian fossils, exploration of raw materials without authorization, and mining mineral resources without authorization".

Cyprus: JPMorgan Chase Bank (‘Fraud’)

November 8, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud and false pretenses".

Spain: BMO Bank, N.A. (‘Fraud’)

November 8, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from BMO Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into "unknown suspects, for swindling".

Cyprus: Petros Zacharia et al (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

October 31, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from UPS - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into Petros Zacharia and Anatoli Angelov for "conspiracy to commit a felony and illegal importation and possession of controlled drugs with the intention to supply them to others".

Poland: KGHM Miedz Company (‘Criminal Mismanagement’)

October 24, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Clyde Gillespie - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - for a criminal investigation into "the Polish Company KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna for crimes involving a joint venture in Canada between KGHM PM SA and KGHM Ajax Mining, Inc.".

Germany: JPMorgan Chase et al (‘€79K Romance Fraud’)

October 24, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase Bank and PNC Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect(s) for fraud".

Germany: JPMorgan Chase et al (‘€34K Romance Fraud’)

October 23, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect(s) for fraud".

Spain: Apple Inc. (‘Fraud’)

October 10, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Apple Inc. - pursunt to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into "unknown suspects" for suspected fraud.

Brazil: Marcilio de Vasconcelos Miranda et al (‘Tax Fraud’)

October 2, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into Marcilio de Vasconcelos Miranda, described as a resident of Seymour, Connecticut, USA, and others for "tax related offenses".

San Marino: Meta Platforms Inc. (‘Hacking of Instagram Account’)

October 2, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Meta Platforms Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from San Marino - for use in a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect for unauthorized access to a computer system and impersonation offenses".

Panama: Imtiaz Ismail Dasoo Dasoo (‘Fraud’)

September 22, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Allianz Global Assistance - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Panama - for a criminal investigation into Imtiaz Ismail Dasoo Dasoo for suspected fraud.

Panama: JPMorgan Chase (‘$938K Fraud’)

September 22, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Panama - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud, data interception, and aggravated fraud against information systems".

Germany: PNC Bank (‘Supplier Imitation Fraud’)

September 17, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from PNC Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud".

Poland: Namecheap (‘€32K Attempted Fraud by Email’)

September 14, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Namecheap Inc. regarding an "account associated with e@eudirector.com" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect for attempted fraud offenses".

Bulgaria: Wells Fargo Bank (‘Fraud’)

September 5, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Bulgaria - for a criminal investigation into suspected fraud by an unknown subject(s) allegedly posing as a representative of "a South Korean media company".

Liechtenstein: International Union Bank (‘PDVSA Money Laundering’)

August 24, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from International Union Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Liechtenstein - for a criminal investigation into "an international money laundering scheme allegedly involving Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (“PDVSA”), Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled oil company".