Croatia

SBK ART LLC v. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP: Discovery Application (Malta & Netherlands)

March 26, 2024

Application by SBK ART LLC to take discovery from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP "in connection with a proceeding in Malta and an anticipated action in the Netherlands or some other foreign court", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SBK ART LLC v. Kroll LLC: Discovery Application (Malta & Netherlands)

March 25, 2024

Application by SBK ART LLC to take discovery from Kroll LLC "in connection with a proceeding in Malta and an anticipated action in the Netherlands or some other foreign court", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

West African Mineral Trading Ltd. et al v. Citibank NA et al: Discovery Application (Croatia, Nigeria & United Arab Emirates)

March 12, 2024

Application by West African Mineral Trading Ltd., of Nigeria, and Tiberius Group AG, described as "an asset management and non-ferrous metal trading company based in Zug, Switzerland", to take discovery from Citibank N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank USA N.A., Bank of New York Mellon, UBS AG, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Bank of America for use in legal proceedings in Croatia, Nigeria, and United Arab Emirates, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SBK ART LLC v. Houlihan Lokey: Discovery Application (Malta)

February 12, 2024

Application by SBK ART LLC, "which used to be a subsidiary of Sberbank of Russia, and which was acquired by Dubai businessman Saif Alketbi on October 31, 2022", to take discovery from Houlihan Lokey, described as a "Los Angeles-based global investment bank", for use in legal proceedings in Malta alleging that Open Pass Limited, described as a Malta-domiciled company whose "key ultimate owner ... is a Croatian tycoon, Mr. Pavao Vujnovac”, and the management of Fortenova Group, described as "a major food and retail company based in Zagreb, Croatia" that "has annual revenues that exceed 5 billion Euro and employs more than 40,000 people”, engaged in a scheme “to fraudulently remove SBK ART from its rightful ownership in the Fortenova Group", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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".

Hrvoje Vejic v. Diana Herrera: Notice of Removal (‘$300K Crypto Fraud’)

June 20, 2023

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint alleging crypto-based investment fraud, in Hrvoje Vejic, of Croatia v. Diana Herrera at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

John Harney et al v. Jakov Dolic et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Firm Dispute’)

February 2, 2023

Complaint in John Harney and DGF Investments Inc., of the British Virgin Islands, individually and derivatively on behalf of Layer1 Technologies Inc., described as "a cryptocurrency mining and technology company" whose "parent and sole stockholder" is Enigma Holding AG, of Switzerland, which has "subsidiaries in the United States, Switzerland, Croatia, and the Bahamas" v. Jakov Dolic and Tobias Ebel, Defendants, and Layer1 Technologies, Nominal Defendant, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc v. Croatia: Petition to Enforce Arbitration Award ($236M)

January 25, 2023

Petition to Enforce Arbitration Award in MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc, of Hungary, described as "a vertically integrated oil and gas company with operations in several countries" v. The Republic of Croatia at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: List of Creditors

January 25, 2023

List of Creditors of 'FTX Trading Ltd. et al' crypto group, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

ChainSwap Ltd. v. Digital Wallet Owners et al: Judgment (‘Crypto Theft Freezing Injunction’)

May 4, 2022

Judgment regarding the continuation of a freezing injunction against parties suspected of stealing digital assets in ChainSwap Limited, described as a British Virgin Islands company that "provides a service that allows cryptocurrency tokens to be transferred between different blockchains, known as a cross-chain bridge" v. The Owner of Digital Wallet 0X941A9E3B91E1CC015702B897C512D265FAE88A9, The Owner of Digital Wallet 0XEDA5066780DE29D00DFB54581A707EF6F52D8113, The Owner of Digital Wallet 0XB63F0D8B9AA0C4E68D5630F54BFEFC6CF2C2AD19, The Owner of Digital Wallet 0X196593ADE7CC7EDF18981C7A7DBC2E96000004FB, The Owner of Email Address trumanbroughton@gmail.com, and Other Persons Unknown at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

U.S. charges 17 entities that ‘swindled investors out of $100M+ in multiple securities fraud schemes’

April 15, 2022

Sixteen individuals and one company have been charged with securities fraud in New York regarding 'multiple schemes' that allegedly swindled more than $100 million from investors around the world. Those charged are from or operated in many onshore and offshore countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.

USA v. Julius Csurgo et al: Criminal Indictment

March 29, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud and money laundering involving individuals or entities in or from the Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and USA in USA v. Julius Csurgo and Anthony Korculanic at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Ronald Bauer et al: Criminal Indictment

March 10, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud and money laundering involving individuals or entities in or from Antigua and Barbuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Monaco, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and USA in USA v. Ronald Bauer, Craig Auringer, Petar Mihaylov, and Daniel Ferris, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Curtis Lehner et al: Criminal Indictment

February 24, 2021

Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud and money laundering involving individuals or entities in or from the Bahamas, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and USA in USA v. Curtis Lehner, Courtney Vasseur, Hasan Sario, and Domenic Calabrigo at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Roberto Ravano v. International Advisors and Consultants Ltd. et al: Restoration Application

November 5, 2020

Fixed Date Claim Form in Roberto Ravano v. International Advisors and Consultants Limited, The Registrar of Corporate Affairs, and The Financial Secretary at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Balkan Investment Opportunity Fund: License Cancellation

April 22, 2020

Decision Notice by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority cancelling the mutual fund registration of Balkan Investment Opportunity Fund. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that Balkan Investment Opportunity Fund is based in Croatia and has a website at www.biof.biz, where its service providers are identified as Balkan Investment Management Limited, investment manager; Vrijednosnice Osijek d.o.o., administrator; Crowe Horwath Cayman Ltd., auditor; and Forbes Hare Trust Company Ltd., registered agent. The individuals identified on the website's 'Our Team' page are Alexander Hrkač, "Director - Fund Manager", and Adisa Balić, "Director - Risk Manager".

USA v. Dusko Bruer: Plea Agreement & Factual Proffer

April 3, 2020

Plea Agreement and Factual Proffer for tax evasion and failure to report foreign bank accounts in Croatia, Germany, Serbia, and Switzerland in USA v. Dusko Bruer, described as "a Croatian national and naturalized citizen of the United States", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Adria MM Productions Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

March 11, 2020

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Croatia by Jelena Kordic, as the Foreign Representative of Adria MM Productions Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Dusko Bruer: Criminal Information

January 30, 2020

Criminal Information alleging tax evasion and failure to report a Foreign Bank or Financial Account regarding accounts in Croatia, Germany, and Switzerland in USA v. Dusko Bruer at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Steve Bajic et al: Motion To Freeze Assets

January 6, 2020

SEC's Motion for an Order Freezing and Repatriating Assets in the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Steve M. Bajic, Rajesh Taneja, Norfolk Heights Ltd., Fountain Drive Ltd., Island Fortune Global Ltd., Crystalmount Ltd., Wisdom Chain Ltd., SSID Ltd., Sure Mighty Ltd., Tamarind Investments Inc., Kenneth Ciapala, Anthony Killarney, BlackLight SA, Christopher Lee McKnight, and Aaron Dale Wise at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Steve Bajic et al: Complaint

January 2, 2020

Complaint alleging securities fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Steve M. Bajic, described as a dual citizen of Canada and Croatia; Rajesh Taneja, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Vietnam; Norfolk Heights Ltd., described as "a Seychelles company owned by a dual Mexican and Canadian citizen"; Fountain Drive Ltd., Island Fortune Global Ltd., Crystalmount Ltd., and Wisdom Chain Ltd., each described as "a Seychelles corporation with a registered address in Hong Kong"; SSID Ltd., of Hong Kong; Sure Mighty Ltd., described as "a Seychelles corporation owned by a Japanese citizen"; Tamarind Investments Inc., described as "an Anguillan corporation with registered addresses in Hong Kong and Thailand"; Kenneth Ciapala, described as "a citizen of Switzerland and the United Kingdom"; Anthony Killarney, described as "a citizen of the United Kingdom, a resident of Switzerland"; Blacklight SA, of Switzerland; Christopher Lee McKnight, of Canada, and Aaron Dale Wise, of Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Agrokor d.d.: Chapter 15 Petition (Croatia)

July 12, 2018

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Croatia by Fabris Perusko, as the Foreign Representative of Agrokor d.d., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Landmark Property Management S.A. v. Walford Assets Management Ltd.: Liquidation Petition

August 29, 2014

Liquidation Petition in Landmark Property Management S.A. v. Walford Assets Management Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Landmark Property Management S.A. v. Walford Assets Management Ltd.: Originating Application

February 28, 2014

Originating Application in Landmark Property Management S.A. v. Walford Assets Management Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Ministry of Finance v. Adriatic Shipbrokers Ltd.

January 15, 2014

Ministry of Finance v. Adriatic Shipbrokers Ltd. - Bermuda Supreme Court

Landmark Property Management S.A. v. Walford Assets Management Ltd. et al: Claim Form

September 6, 2013

Claim Form in Landmark Property Management S.A. v. Walford Assets Management Limited, Matthew Hurley, Dominic Roberts, and Niall Brooks at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Landmark Property Management SA v. Walford Assets Management Ltd.: Freezing Order

November 13, 2012

Asset Freezing Order in Landmark Property Management SA v. Walford Assets Management Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Landmark Property Management SA v. Walford Assets Management Ltd.: Originating Application

November 12, 2012

Originating Application in Landmark Property Management SA v. Walford Assets Management Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

In the Matter of UCF Fund Limited

March 31, 2011

Winding-Up Petition filed by Michael Edward George Saville In the Matter of UCF Fund Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stanford International Bank: Accounts by Jurisdiction

March 7, 2011

A breakdown by jurisdiction and amounts of accounts held at Stanford International Bank.

Croatia seeks evidence in US for oil tanker-fraud investigation

January 4, 2011

Croatia has requested information about companies in Delaware, Florida and Nevada as part of a criminal investigation into alleged fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant

Croatia: McArthur Industrial & Marine

December 9, 2010

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Croatia into Drago Macek, Goran Vukasovic, Ante Luetic, Mateo Tramontana, Ivica Donkov, Ivan Cesarec, Danijel Nikolic and Hrvoje Matovinovic for alleged fraud and money laundering involving Brodosplit-Brodogradiliste.

Slovak Republic: Vladimir Fruni

November 16, 2010

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Slovak Republic into Vladimir Fruni, Frantisek Matik, Marian Sebescak and Anna Molcanova for alleged fraud.

Spain: Benito Gallego Valladares

April 11, 2008

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Benito Gallego Valladares and Mustapha El Abboubi for alleged money laundering and narcotics trafficking.

Croatia: Nikica Jelavic

September 25, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Croatia into Nikica Jelavic for allegedly committing several offenses, including murder, attempted murder and extortion.

South Africa: Dr. Wouter Basson

August 15, 2000

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner for a criminal investigation in South Africa into Dr. Wouter Basson for alleged fraud, murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of prohibited substances (Cocaine, Mandrax and Ecstasy) and "defeating the ends of Justice".

Switzerland: Magda Medina Perez

June 12, 2000

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Magda Medina Perez for alleged forgery and money laundering.