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Afiniti, Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Bermuda)

November 3, 2024
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by Hassan Afzal, as the Foreign Representative of Afiniti, Ltd. (in Provisional Liquidation), described as "the ultimate holding company of 32 companies in the business of applied predictive artificial intelligence" with total liabilities of $580 million, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Evangelos Marinakis v. Citibank N.A. et al: Discovery Application (England)

October 21, 2024
Application by Evangelos Marinakis, a citizen of Greece described as "a successful businessman who is particularly well-known since 2017 for his involvement in and ownership of Nottingham Forest Football Club", to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas USA, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Société Générale, New York Branch, Standard Chartered Bank USA, UBS AG, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. for use in legal proceedings in England against Irini Karipidis, of Greece; Amani Swiss (Cyprus) Limited, of Cyprus; Ari Harow, of Israel, and Sheyaan Consulting Limited, of Israel, alleging a "smear campaign", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

City Credit Investment Bank Ltd. v. Citibank, N.A. et al: Discovery Application (Malaysia)

October 17, 2024
Application by Luke Furler, as the liquidator of Malaysia-based City Credit Investment Bank Ltd., to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank, AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, New York, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Chase Manhattan Bank New York, and Credit Lyonnais New York for use in legal proceedings in Malaysia regarding a "global fraud" in which "an estimated 17,000 individuals" are "owed approximately 1.1 Billion U.S. Dollars", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

U.S. seeks ownership of $2.3M cash & 38 luxury watches seized from Cyprus home of indicted Swiss banker Urs Meisterhans

October 16, 2024
The United States has filed a forfeiture complaint against $2.3 million in cash and 38 luxury watches that were seized in 2021 from the Cyprus home of 63-year-old Swiss banker Urs Meisterhans as part of an investigation into an alleged $6 million international investment fraud and money laundering scheme for which Meisterhans and nine citizens of Cyprus, Ireland, and the United Kingdom were criminally indicted in 2021.

USA v. Assets Seized From Urs Meisterhans: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$2.3M Cash & Luxury Watches’)

October 15, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding assets allegedly derived from "a sophisticated international mass-marketing investment fraud scheme to defraud English-speaking investors from around the world of millions of dollars, and to launder the fraud proceeds and distribute those proceeds among the conspirators" in USA v. $2.3 million in cash and 38 "luxury-brand watches" seized from the residence of Swiss national Urs Meisterhans in Cyprus at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Frank Butselaar: Superseding Indictment (‘Offshore Tax Evasion’)

September 17, 2024
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.

Peter Georgiou: $980K Fine & Disqualification (Dubai)

August 19, 2024
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority imposing a fine of $980,020 and disqualification on Peter Georgiou for regulatory breaches while employed as a "Relationship Manager" with Mirabaud (Middle East) Limited, specifically that he "engaged in conduct that was misleading, deceptive or was likely to mislead or deceive in connection with a Financial Service".

CipherBlade LLC (PA) v. CipherBlade LLC (AK) et al: Answer to Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims (‘Fraud’)

August 5, 2024
CipherBlade LLC (PA) Answer to Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, which "is wholly owned by Richard Sanders" v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, of Alaska, USA; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, a.k.a. Jan Janssen; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

CipherBlade LLC (PA) v. CipherBlade LLC (AK) et al: Answer to First Amended Complaint & Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims (‘Fraud’)

June 18, 2024
Answer to First Amended Complaint and Re-Asserted Counterclaims and Third-Party Claims in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, which "is wholly owned by Richard Sanders" v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, of Alaska, USA; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, a.k.a. Jan Janssen; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

CipherBlade LLC (PA) v. CipherBlade LLC (AK) et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Fraud’)

May 28, 2024
First Amended Complaint alleging "after Mr. Sanders left for Ukraine, Defendants engaged in the theft of CipherBlade PA trade secrets, theft of property and assets, fraudulent misrepresentations regarding key aspects of the business to Mr. Sanders and third parties and engaged in a criminal racketeering scheme to steal CipherBlade PA, its clients, and its assets away from Mr. Sanders and CipherBlade PA, and redirected clients, infrastructure, and assets to the Alaska Entity and the Singapore Entity for the benefit of all Defendants" in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, which "is wholly owned by Richard Sanders" v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, of Alaska, USA; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, a.k.a. Jan Janssen; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Lonart Trustees Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Amended Restoration Application (Trendford Holdings Ltd. et al)

April 25, 2024
Amended Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Trendford Holdings Limited, Portville Investments Limited, Casta Trading Limited, Lanbery Investments Limited, Stenville Holdings Limited, Jasberg Holdings Limited, and Ashtone Holdings Inc. in Lonart Trustees Limited, of Cyprus, as Trustee of The Artemis Trust v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

MCA Intelifunds Ltd.: €360K Fine (Cyprus)

April 19, 2024
Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed a fine of €360,000 on MCA Intelifunds Limited, trading as FXORO, for regulatory breaches.

Vadim Shulman et al v. Igor Kolomoisky et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘Fraud’)

April 3, 2024
Second Amended Complaint alleging "a large-scale and coordinated fraudulent scheme orchestrated by Defendants Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov and their agents and affiliates (both in the U.S. and abroad), including Defendant PrivatBank, that resulted in the misappropriation of millions of dollars of assets and property belonging to Plaintiffs" in Vadim M. Shulman, described as a resident of Monaco; Bracha Foundation, described as "a Liechtenstein foundation beneficially owned by Shulman", and Hornbeam Corporation, of Panama v. Igor Valeryevich Kolomoisky, described as "a billionaire Ukrainian businessman and "oligarch" who ... currently resides in the Ukraine and maintains citizenship in multiple countries including Ukraine, Israel, and Cyprus"; Gennadiy Borisovich Bogolyubov, described as "a billionaire Ukrainian businessman and "oligarch" who ... currently resides in the Ukraine and maintains citizenship in multiple countries including Ukraine, Israel, United Kingdom and Cyprus"; Mordechai Korf, of Miami, Florida, USA; Panikos Symeou, described as an attorney in Cyprus; Joint Stock Company Commercial Bank PrivatBank, of Ukraine; Warren Steel Holdings, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Optima Acquisitions, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Optima Group, LLC, of Delaware, USA; CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Felman Trading, Inc., of New Jersey, USA; Felman Production, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Optima Fixed Income, LLC, of Florida, USA; Optima Ventures, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Querella Holdings, Ltd., of Cyprus; Optima International of Miami, Inc., of Florida, USA; 5251 36th Street, LLC, of Florida, USA; Georgian American Alloys, Inc., of Delaware, USA, and Halliwel Assets, Inc., of the British Virgin Islands, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, USA.

Evgeny Mariashin v. Google LLC: Discovery Application (England)

March 28, 2024
Application by Evgeny Mariashin, a Russian lawyer residing in Cyprus, to take discovery from Google, LLC for use in legal proceedings in England brought by Alexander Gorbachev against Andrey Grigoryevich Guriev, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Nakula Management Ltd. v. 777 Partners LLC et al: Petition (‘€9M Guarantees’)

March 14, 2024
Petition "to preclude any sale or transfer of assets, including any real estate assets in Florida, owned by Defendants 777 Partners LLC and Joshua Craig Wander pending the arbitration in London, United Kingdom" in Nakula Management Limited, of Cyprus, described as part of a group whose "founder and principal investor" was "Oleg Viktorovich Boyko, a Russian and Italian citizen residing in Switzerland" v. Joshua Wander and 777 Partners LLC, described as "guarantors owing more than EURO 9 million to Petitioner" at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Boothbay Absolute Return Strategies LP et al v. Belgische Scheepvaartmaatschappij-Compagnie Maritime Belge S.A.: Complaint (‘Euronav-Frontline Merger’)

February 26, 2024
Complaint in Boothbay Absolute Return Strategies LP, Boothbay Diversified Alpha Master Fund LP, Corbin Hedged Equity Fund L.P., Corbin ERISA Opportunity Fund Ltd., Pinehurst Partners L.P., FW Deep Value Opportunities Fund I LLC, FourWorld Global Opportunities Fund Ltd., and FourWorld Event Opportunities LP v. Belgische Scheepvaartmaatschappij-Compagnie Maritime Belge S.A., of Belgium, described as "a family-owned shipping and clean technology group owned by the Saverys family", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.