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Plenisfer Investments SICAV v. TV Azteca SAB de CV et al: Chapter 11 Petition (Involuntary)

March 21, 2023
Involuntary Chapter 11 Petition by Plenisfer Investments SICAV - Destination Value Total Return, domiciled in Luxembourg, based in Italy; Cyrus Opportunities Master Fund II Ltd.,of the Cayman Islands, and Sandpiper Limited, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, based in Connecticut v. TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V., Alta Empresa, S.A. de C.V., Asesoria Especializada en Aviacion, S.A. de C.V., Equipo de Futbol Mazatlan, S.A. de C.V., Producciones Dopamina, S.A. de C.V., Azteca Records, S.A. de C.V., Ganador Azteca, S.A.P.I. de C.V., Operadora Mexicana de Television, S.A. de C.V., Corporacion de Asesoria Tecnica y de Produccion, S.A., Azteca Sports Rights LLC, Editorial Mandarina, S.A. de C.V., Producciones Azteca Digital, S.A. de C.V., Multimedia, Espectatculos y Atracciones, S.A. de C.V., Producciones Especializadas, S.A. de C.V., Productora de Television Regional de TV Azteca, S.A., Servicios y Mantenimiento del Futuro en Televisión, S.A. De C.V., Promotora de Futbol Rojinegros, S.A. de C.V., TV Azteca Honduras, S.A. de C.V., Mazatlan Promotora de Futbol, S.A. de C.V., Publicidad Especializada en Medios de Comunicacion, S.C.I. de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Servicios Aereos Noticiosos, S.A. de C.V., Servicios Foraneos de Administracion, S.A. de C.V., Servicios Locales de Produccion, S.A. de C.V., Comercializadora de Television de Honduras, S.A., Incotel S.A., Lasimex, S.A. de C.V., Televisora del Valle de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., TV Azteca Global, S.L.U., Servicios Especializados Taz, S.A. de C.V., all of Mexico; Azteca International Corporation, and Stations Group, LLC, both of Los Angeles, California; Azteca Comunicaciones Peru, S.A.C., Redes Opticas, S.A.C., both of Peru, and TVA Guatemala S.A., of Guatemala, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cimolai SpA et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Italy)

March 9, 2023
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Italy by Patrizia Paier, as the Foreign Representative of Luigi Cimolai Holding S.p.A. and Cimolai S.p.A., described as "respectively, the ultimate parent and main operating company of the Cimolai Group, a leading Italian construction company which carries out projects in Italy and abroad", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

USA v. Glenn Oztemel et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Petrobras Bribes’)

February 14, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regarding "bribes to foreign officials at Brazil's state-owned and state-controlled oil and gas company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras" involving entities in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Liberia, Panama, and Uruguay in USA v. Glenn Oztemel, described as a citizen of the USA, and Eduardo Innecco, described as a citizen of Brazil and Italy, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Ltd. v. Goldman Sachs et al: Discovery Application (Hong Kong & Italy, ‘$300M Debt of Inter Milan FC President Steven Zhang’)

January 19, 2023
Application by China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited to take discovery from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., The Raine Group LLC, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Bain Capital, L.P., Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, Citibank, N.A., BNY Mellon, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, and The Clearing House Payments Company LLC regarding, inter alia, "the corporate financing and executive compensation structures of F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A", a.k.a. Inter Milan FC, an Italian soccer club, for use in legal proceedings in Hong Kong and Italy involving an allegation that Inter Milan's president, Zhang Kangyang, a.k.a. Steven Zhang, owes "more than US $300 million to China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Tether & Bitfinex Litigation: Decision Transcript (‘Removal of Roche Freedman Law Firm’)

October 13, 2022
Transcript of Decision in which U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted crypto lawyer Kyle Roche's motion to withdraw and removed Roche Freedman law firm as interim class counsel in litigation styled as ‘In Re. Tether and Bitfinex Crypto Asset Litigation’ in David Leibowitz et al v. iFinex Inc., a.k.a. Bitfinex; DigFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., Tether International Limited, Tether Operations Limited, Tether Holdings Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Limited, of Hong Kong; Ludovicus Jan van der Velde, a citizen of the Netherlands, and Giancarlo Devasini, a citizen of Italy, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Yury Orekhov et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Sanctions Evasion’)

September 26, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging "a fraud, illegal export and money laundering operation under the umbrella of NDA GmbH", described as "a privately-held industrial equipment and commodity trading company located in Hamburg, Germany", in USA v. Yury Orekhov, described as "a Russian national who resided in Germany and the United Arab Emirates"; Artem Uss, described as "a Russian national" and "the son of a Russian politician who served as the governor of Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai region"; Svetlana Kuzurgasheva, a.k.a. Lana Neumann, a citizen of Russia; Juan Fernando Serrano Ponce, a citizen of Spain; Juan Carlos Soto, of Venezuela; Timofey Telegin, a citizen of Russia, and Sergey Tulyakov, of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Aspen Asset Management AG: Public Warning

September 21, 2022
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Aspen Asset Management AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Aaron Leibowitz et al v. Tether et al: Disclosure Order

September 20, 2022
Order that the Bitfinex/Tether defendants produce financial records that "relate to the backing of USDT" in Aaron Leibowitz et al et al v. BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., Bittrex, Inc., Crypto Capital Corp., Giancarlo Devasini, DigFinex Inc., Reginald Fowler, Global Trade Solutions AG, Poloniex, LLC, Philip G. Potter, Tether Holdings Limited, Tether International Limited, Tether Limited, Tether Operations Limited, iFinex Inc., and Ludovicus Jan van der Velde at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Tether and Bitfinex Crypto Asset Litigation: Letter Motion (‘Discovery Disputes’)

July 28, 2022
Letter Motion by plaintiffs regarding a discovery dispute in a case styled as ‘Tether and Bitfinex Crypto Asset Litigation’ in David Leibowitz et al v. iFinex Inc., a.k.a. Bitfinex; DigFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., Tether International Limited, Tether Operations Limited, Tether Holdings Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Limited, of Hong Kong; Ludovicus Jan van der Velde, a citizen of the Netherlands, and Giancarlo Devasini, a citizen of Italy, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

G.I. Globalinvestment Ltd. et al v. VP Fund Solutions (Luxembourg) SA et al: Judgment (Jurisdiction Challenge)

July 19, 2022
Judgment dismissing a jurisdiction challenge by VP Fund Solutions' entities in Luxembourg and Liechtenstein in a case in which "some wealthy Italian investors seek to recover losses which they suffered when investments they had made into a fund, which I shall call the Skew Base Fund, plummeted in value at the outset of the COVID pandemic" in G.I. Globalinvestment Ltd., Matteo Cordero di Montezemolo, and Luca Cordero di Montezemolo v. VP Fund Solutions (Luxembourg) SA and VP Fund Solutions (Liechtenstein) AG, as Defendants/Applicants, and XY ERS UK Limited, Skew Base Investments SCA RAIF, Skew Base Sàrl, Twinkle Capital SA, Daniele Migani, Federico Faleschini, Leader Logic Holding AG, and Leader Logic AG, as Defendants, at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

USA v. Esteban Merlo et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Ecuador Bribery Scheme’)

July 15, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and conspiracy to commit money laundering involving an alleged scheme to bribe officials in Ecuador and involving entities, accounts, and individuals in or from Ecuador, Italy, Panama, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and USA in USA v. Esteban Eduardo Merlo Hidalgo, described as a citizen of Ecuador and USA; Cristian Patricio Pintado Garcia, described as a citizen of Ecuador and Italy, and Luis Lenin Maldonado Matute, described as a citizen of Ecuador and Costa Rica, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Blue Skye Financial Partners Sàrl v. RedBird Capital Partners et al: Discovery Application (Luxembourg, ‘Fraudulent €1.2B Sale of AC Milan’)

June 27, 2022
Application by Blue Skye Financial Partners Sàrl, of Luxembourg, described as "an indirect minority shareholder" of "Italian professional soccer club" AC Milan, to take discovery from RedBird Capital Partners and Elliott Management Corporation for use in legal proceedings in Luxembourg to, inter alia, "annul the improper sale of the club" due to "fraud", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Raymond Galliani: Complaint

June 8, 2022
Complaint "to collect unpaid federal civil penalty assessments and interest" from a "sophisticated taxpayer" who "established a maze of offshore entities to conceal his beneficial ownership of entities and foreign financial accounts holding millions of dollars", including those in the Bahamas, Guernsey, and Nevis, in USA v. Raymond Galliani, of Moraga, California, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

‘Remove BVI court filing by Roberto Ravano,’ warns his Italian attorney

June 7, 2022
Letter to OffshoreAlert from Emanuela Baj, a lawyer in Italy, threatening "action" if we did not remove from our database a company restoration application that her client, Roberto Ravano, filed at the British Virgin Islands High Court, claiming it breaches his "personal rights" and, bizarrely, that the information 'is not true'.

Credendo – Short-Term Non-EU Risks v. DealDefenders LLC: Discovery Application (Italy)

June 6, 2022
Application by Credendo - Short-Term Non-EU Risks, described as "a quasi-governmental insurance company headquartered in Belgium that provides credit insurance to companies in Italy through its branch office in Milan", to take discovery from DealDefenders LLC for use in "contemplated criminal proceedings" and "anticipated civil proceedings" in Italy involving a "suspected fraudulent insurance claim submissions" by "Milan-based Golem.com Srl, which provides products and services to the telecom industry", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Webuild SpA et al v. WSP USA: Discovery Application

May 17, 2022
Application by Webuild SpA, of Italy, and Sacyr SA, of Spain, described as "global construction firms specialized in building large works and complex infrastructure projects", to take discovery from WSP USA for use in "two investment arbitrations relating to major investments by Webuild and Sacyr in an international infrastructure project to build the Third Set of Locks Project for the Panama Canal", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Robert Glick v. Arqit Quantum Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint

May 6, 2022
Class Action Complaint alleging fraud in Robert Glick v. Arqit Quantum Inc., formerly known as Centricus Acquisition Corp., described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, London-based "cybersecurity company that has pioneered a unique quantum encryption technology"; David Williams, Nick Pointon, Carlo Calabria, Stephen Chandler, Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio, VeraLinn Jamieson, Garth Ritchie, and Stephen Wilson at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Christian Sarcuni et al v. bZx DAO et al: Class Action Complaint (‘$55M Crypto Theft’)

May 2, 2022
Class Action Complaint alleging negligence regarding the theft by hacking of cryptocurrency worth $55 million in Christian Sarcuni, of Italy; Pedro Cunha, of Portugal; Alexander Lloyd, a citizen of Canada and the United Kingdom; Skliar Viktor, of Ukraine; Marc Simon, of France; Pilici Rustam, of Moldova; Daniel Lu, of China; Clément Ométek, of France; Edison Ho, a citizen of China residing in Hong Kong; Kiro Aleksandrov, of Bulgaria; Jonas Wernecke, of Germany; Paolo Leite, of Brazil; Miras Issakhov, of Kazakhstan, and Daniele Penna, of Italy v. bZx DAO, described as "a purported Decentralized Autonomous Organization that is a general partnership" based in San Diego, California; Kyle Kistner, of San Diego, California; Tom Bean, of Alpharetta, Georgia; Hashed International LLC, of Wyoming; AGE Crypto GP LLC, of Nevada; Ooki DAO, described as "a purported Decentralized Autonomous Organization that is a general partnership" based in San Diego, California; Leveragebox LLC, of Delaware, and bZeroX LLC, of Delaware, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

IMG Media Ltd. v. Suning Sports Group Ltd.: Winding Up Petition

April 28, 2022
Winding Up Petition in IMG Media Limited, of London, England, described as being "part of the Endeavor Group, a global sports, events and talent management company" v. Suning Sports Group Limited, described as being "part of the Suning Group, a Chinese retail business", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
USA v. Julius Csurgo et al

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.

SEC v. Ronald Bauer et al: Complaint

April 14, 2022
Complaint alleging securities fraud involving individuals and entities in or from Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Jersey, in the Channel Islands; Liechtenstein, Monaco, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and USA in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ronald Bauer, Craig James Auringer, Alon Friedlander, Massimilano Pozzoni, Daniel Mark Ferris, Petar Dmitrov Mihaylov, David Sidoo, and Adam Christopher Kambeitz at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Northwest Boring Company Inc. v. Lloyd’s Syndicates et al: Complaint

April 11, 2022
Complaint in Northwest Boring Company Inc. v. Lloyd's of London Syndicates 1919, 2232, 5000, and 9531, Axis Specialty Europe Plc, Assicurazioni Generali SPA Great Lakes, Helvetia Swiss Insurance Company in Liechtenstein Ltd., Thompson Pipe Group, and TPG Pressure Inc. at the Superior Court of Washington, for King County.

USA v. Samuel Mancini: Criminal Information

April 7, 2022
Criminal Information alleging securities fraud involving entities in Italy and the United States in USA v. Samuel J. Mancini at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Paymentology Ltd.: Public Censure

February 7, 2022
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to publicly censure Paymentology Ltd., described as a British "payment technology solutions provider", for "disseminating misleading or deceptive information", specifically "by incorrectly claiming that it was licensed by the DFSA and had an office in the DIFC".

Moby SpA: Chapter 15 Petition

January 14, 2022
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding by Achille Onorato, as the Foreign Representative of Moby SpA, of Italy, which together with other Moby Group companies are "successful Italian ferry and cruise operators maintaining routes in both the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas", filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Southern Cross SICAV Plc: €303K Fine

January 5, 2022
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit that it has imposed a fine of €303,710 on Southern Cross SICAV Plc for regulatory breaches.

Insignia Cards Ltd.: €142K Fine

December 24, 2021
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €142,000 and other penalties on Insignia Cards Limited for regulatory breaches.

Solon Director (Malta) Ltd.: €2.5K Fine

December 3, 2021
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,500 on Solon Director (Malta) Limited for a regulatory breach.

Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares Guilty Plea

December 2, 2021
Press Release by the U. S. Department of Justice announcing that Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares, described as "a citizen of Panama and Italy", has pleaded guilty "for laundering $28 million in connection with a massive bribery and money laundering scheme involving Odebrecht S.A., a Brazil-based global construction conglomerate".

SEC v. Vincenzo Carnovale et al: Complaint

December 2, 2021
Complaint alleging the defendants "engaged in fraudulent schemes to sell and cause to be sold publicly-traded stock to investors" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vincenzo Carnovale, described as "a resident of British Columbia, Canada, and a dual citizen of Italy and Canada", and Amar Bahadoorsingh, described as "a resident of British Columbia, Canada, and a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada", at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

‘We’re appealing our fine and have surrendered our Malta license,’ writes Amagis Capital Services representative

November 24, 2021
Letter to OffshoreAlert from Andrea Vianelli, on behalf of Amagis Capital Services Ltd., stating that the company intends to appeal a fine of €2,500 that was imposed by the Malta Financial Services Authority for failure to submit its 2019 audited financial statements on time and that the firm has voluntarily surrendered its 'Company Services Providers' license.

Amagis Capital Services Ltd.: €2.5K Fine

November 22, 2021
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,500 on Amagis Capital Services Ltd. for a regulatory breach.

Italy: Mario Tonnarelli et al (‘Counterfeit Pablo Picasso Etchings’)

November 18, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Larsen Art Auction - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Italy - for a criminal investigation into "an Italian citizen named Mario Tonnarelli Grassetti and his spouse, Jinhua Jiang, who sold counterfeit Pablo Picasso etchings to buyers and auction houses in Italy, Europe, Canada, Japan, China, and the United States, from November 2019 to the present".

AJ Ruiz Consultoria Empresarial SA v. BBVA et al: Amended Complaint

November 17, 2021
Amended Complaint “for unjust enrichment on behalf of thousands of creditors of the Schahin Group – a Brazilian oil and gas conglomerate with subsidiaries around the world, including in the United States – to recover more than $465 million that Defendants unlawfully obtained at those creditors’ expense” in AJ Ruiz Consultoria Empresarial S.A., solely as Judicial Administrator and foreign representative of Schahin Holding S/A, Agropecuária Alto do Turiassú Ltda, Agropecuária Maranhense S/A, Âmbar Empreendimentos e Participações S/C Ltda, Aquática Comunicações Ltda, Base Engenharia e Serviços De Petróleo e Gás S/A, Base Petróleo e Gas S/A, Companhia Ms De Participações, Companhia Schahin de Ativos, Companhia Schahin Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros S/S Ltda, Construtora Mogno Ltda, Deep Black Drilling LLP, Foxborough Participações Ltda, Habitécnica Participações S/A, Habitécnica S/A Empreendimentos Imobiliários, Administração E Planejamento, HBF Participações Ltda, HHS Participações S/A, Intelis Automação e Controle Ltda, MTS Participações Ltda, S&S Holding Elétrica S/A, S2 Participações Ltda, Satasch Participações Ltda, SCH 14 Sondas de Produções Marítimas S/A, SCH07 Participações Ltda, SCH08 Participações Ltda, SCH13 Participações Ltda, SCH15 Participações Ltda, Schahin Administração e Informática Ltda, Schahin Ativos Companhia Schahin Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros S/A, Schahin Capital SPE 1 S/A, Schahin Capital SPE 2 S/A, Schahin Desenolvimento Imobiliário S/A, Schahin Empreendimentos Imobiliários Ltda, Schahin Energia S/A, Schahin Participações Ltda, Schahin Securitizadora De Créditos Financeiros S/A, and SM Participações S/A v. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., of Spain; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Grand Cayman Branch, of the Cayman Islands; Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, of Delaware; Crédit Industriel et Commercial, of France; Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, of England; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, of New York; Hamburg Commercial Bank AG, of Germany; Intesa Sanpaolo, S.p.A., New York Branch; Itau BBA International Plc, of England; Mitsubishi Corporation, of Japan; Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance (U.S.A.) Inc., of Delaware; Mizuho Bank, Ltd., of Japan; MS Drillship I S.A., of Panama; Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC, of Delaware; Shinhan Bank, of South Korea; Standard Chartered Bank, of England, and UniCredit Bank AG, of Germany, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Investar Plc: €31.7K Fine

November 1, 2021
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €31,740 on Investar Plc for failure "to publish the Annual Financial Returns for years ended 31 December 2017, 2018 and 2019 within the regulatory deadline".

RTS Advisory Ltd.: €500 Fine

October 26, 2021
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €500 on RTS Advisory Limited for failing "to submit the Auditors’ Management Letter within the regulatory deadline".

Italy: Paxful Inc.

October 19, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Paxful Inc., described as a cruptocurrency exchange - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Italy - for a criminal investigation into unknown persons for "illegally offering the sale of vials of counterfeit Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine".