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Invictus Capital

$135M offshore crypto fund group Invictus Capital suspends redemptions, attempts to re-organize

June 22, 2022
Citing exposure to the UST stablecoin and Celsius Network 'bank', crypto fund operator Invictus Capital, which was set up by South Africans and claims to have more than $135 million under management in investment funds in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands, has suspended redemptions and is attempting to re-organize under the oversight of voluntary liquidators appointed for its Cayman parent company.

USA v. Andrew Fahie: Motion to Extend Deadlines

June 20, 2022
Motion to Extend Deadlines that, inter alia, confirms the defendant was released from custody on June 13th, 2022 in USA v. Andrew Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

BTA Bank JSC v. Ilyas Khrapunov: Summary Judgment Motion (‘Kazakhstan Billions of Dollars Fraud & Laundering’)

June 14, 2022
Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment In Lieu of Complaint alleging the defendant "has conspired to launder and conceal billions of dollars stolen from Plaintiff in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and to evade asset freezing and receivership orders issued against him and his co-conspirator (and father-in-law) Mukhtar Ablyazov by courts of the United Kingdom" in BTA Bank JSC v. Ilyas Khrapunov at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

USA v. Andrew Fahie: Waiver of Extradition

June 14, 2022
Waiver of Extradition and Other Processes in USA v. Andrew Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hidili Industry International Development Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Hong Kong)

June 10, 2022
Chapter 15 Petition for the Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Hong Kong by Chu Lai Kuen, as the Foreign Representative of Hidili Industry International Development Limited, described as a Cayman Islands "investment holding company and the ultimate parent of a large number of direct and indirect subsidiaries, which are primarily engaged in coal mine production, mining operations, mine development, and the manufacture and sale of clean coal and coke in the People’s Republic of China", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Andrew Fahie: Nebia Proffer

June 9, 2022
Nebbia Proffer, including an affidavit from Albion 'Bobby' Hodge, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and USA, "in support of the evidence of the source of funds used to pay for the premium for the corporate surety bond" in USA v. Andrew Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Blue Ocean Structure Investment Company Ltd. v. Global Cord Blood Corporation et al: Writ of Summons

June 8, 2022
Writ of Summons in Blue Ocean Structure Investment Company Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. Global Cord Blood Corporation. of the Cayman Islands; Tina Ting Zheng, Albert Bing Chuen Chen, Mark D. Chen, Jack Chow, Ken Lu, Jennifer J. Weng, Jacky Siu Chuen Cheng, Kam Yuen, PAGAC III Holding VII Limited, and GM Precision Medicine (BVI) Limited, all described as being based in Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

USA v. ‘Roman Abramovich airplanes’: Seizure Application ($410M)

June 6, 2022
Seizure Application for two airplanes worth $410 million allegedly beneficially owned by Roman Abramovich, a citizen of Russia, "through a series of shell companies" in the British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, and Jersey, in the Channel Islands, in USA v. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Aircraft and Gulfstream G650ER Aircraft at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Modern Land (China) Co. Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

June 3, 2022
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Zhang Peng, as the Foreign Representative of Modern Land (China) Co. Ltd., described as "the ultimate holding company of a group of companies comprising the Debtor and its subsidiaries, including Great Trade Technology Ltd., a holding company incorporated with limited liability in the British Virgin Islands, the Modern Land HK Companies, and Jiu Yun Development Co., Limited, a holding company incorporated with limited liability in Hong Kong, that carries out the business of real estate investment and development in the People’s Republic of China", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

BEC Limited v. A2 et al: Judgment

June 2, 2022
Judgment denying an application to set aside a statutory demand in BEC Limited v. A1 and A2 at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Anatolie Stati v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: Discovery Application (Moldova)

June 1, 2022
Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman, who held interests in substantial oil fields in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which were wrongly expropriated by Kazakhstan resulting in the state's obligation to pay a nearly $500 million international arbitral award", to take discovery from Emmanuil Grinshpun for use in legal proceedings in Moldova against "Vladimir Voronin, Oleg Reidman, Emmanuel Grinshpun, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Karim Massimov, Timur Kulibayev, Kairat Boranbayev, Arvind Tiku, Alexander Mashkevich, Kanatbek Safinov, Arman Rakhimov, Serik Rakhimov, Grigory Andreev, Andrey Kiselyov, Marat Beketayev, Ruslan Ashenov, Orynbasar Kubygul, Almat Madaliyev, and other persons" for alleged "abuse of official authority, blackmail and attempted blackmail", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Gulf Investment Corporation et al v. Port Link GP Ltd.: Amended Complaint

May 30, 2022
Amended Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim alleging “a corrupt scheme to launder money or conceal corruption and fraud” in Gulf Investment Corporation, of Kuwait, and General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority, of Qatar v. Port Link GP Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Mark Eric Williams, of Georgia, USA; Wellspring Capital Group Inc., of Georgia, USA; KGL Investment Company Asia, of the Cayman Islands; Apache Asia Limited, of Hong Kong; Apache Asia Limited, of Macao; Ronald Henry Ayliffe, of Singapore, and Elite First Investment Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Flower SPV 4 Ltd. v. Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.: Winding Up Petition

May 26, 2022
Winding Up Petition in Flower SPV 4 Limited v. Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Limited, described as "an investment holding company that has subsidiaries in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, BVI, USA, Singapore, Cayman Islands, Japan, and Macau", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Kevin Wessell

IRS accuses ‘asset protection expert’ Kevin Wessell of withholding records about suspected offshore tax evasion

May 25, 2022
Florida-based, self-described "asset protection expert" Kevin Wessell has been accused of withholding records from the IRS that it requires for an investigation into his clients for suspected offshore tax evasion involving accounts and entities in several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Hong Kong, Nevada, Nevis, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Switzerland, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Elena Varshavskaya v. Omia Holdings Ltd. et al: Claim Form

May 24, 2022
Claim Form in Elena Varshavskaya v. Omia Holdings Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Iuliia Khesina, of Moscow, Russia; Socmark Nominee Services Limited, of Cyprus, and M&N Services Limited, of Cyprus, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Thomas Plaut: Industry Ban

May 19, 2022
Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing an industry ban on Thomas F. Plaut, described as "the sole owner, Chairman, and CEO of Worldwide Markets Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company with its principal place of business in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey".

Crescent Petroleum Company International Ltd. et al v. National Iranian Oil Company: Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award ($2.4B)

May 16, 2022
Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award of $2.4 billion in Crescent Petroleum Company International Limited, described as a Bermuda-domiciled, United Arab Emirates-based "private oil and gas exploration and production company operating in the Middle East", and Crescent Gas Corporation Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. National Iranian Oil Company, of Tehran, Iran, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Alpine Partners (BVI) LP v. Vivo Capital LLC et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

May 16, 2022
Alpine Partners (BVI) LP, of the British Virgin Islands, to take discovery from Vivo Capital LLC, Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman) LLC, and Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman) L.P. for use in "an appraisal proceeding in the Cayman Islands" involving New Frontier Health Corporation, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Evatt Tamine Judgment

Australian lawyer Evatt Tamine ordered to repay $28M to Robert Brockman’s Bermuda trust

May 16, 2022
In a judgment at Bermuda Supreme Court, Australian barrister Evatt Tamine has been ordered to repay nearly $30 million that he allegedly misappropriated from a Bermuda trust he administered on behalf of U.S. businessman Robert Brockman, who was criminally indicted at federal court in California in 2020 for an alleged $2 billion offshore tax fraud scheme.