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Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (December 13, 2024)

December 13, 2024
Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding business restrictions on 30 Labuan Licensed Entities "for non-compliance to minimum capital and/or other regulatory requirements".

Probis Financial Services PTY Ltd. v. City Credit Investment Bank Ltd.: Grounds of Judgment (Contested Appointment of Liquidator)

December 10, 2024
Grounds of Judgment appointing Luke Furler as liquidator in Probis Financial Services PTY Limited, of Australia, described as a company in voluntary administration that "carried on business as a financial and insurance service provider" v. City Credit Investment Bank Limited, of Labuan, at the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak at the Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia.

Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) Sàrl et al v. Bank of America et al: Discovery Application (Luxembourg & Spain)

November 22, 2024
Application by Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) Sàrl and Petronas South Caucasus Sàrl, both of Luxembourg, to take discovery from Bank of America Corporation, Wells Fargo & Company, BankUnited, Inc., TD Group US Holdings LLC, The Clearing House Payments Company, L.L.C., CF Taurus (US) LLC, and Pacific Strategies & Assessments Americas LLC "in aid of certain foreign civil and private criminal proceedings that Petitioners intend to file in Luxembourg and Spain relating to a rogue arbitration proceeding commenced in Spain against the Malaysian government" in which an award for $14.9 billion was entered, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) Sàrl et al v. Barclays Bank Plc et al: Discovery Application (Luxembourg & Spain)

November 21, 2024
Application by Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) Sàrl and Petronas South Caucasus Sàrl, both of Luxembourg, to take discovery from A. Elizabeth Korchin, Fiona Hill-Samuel, William H. Weisman, described as "all former employees of Therium Group", which is a litigation funder, and Barclays Bank Plc "in aid of certain foreign civil and private criminal proceedings that Petitioners intend to file in Luxembourg and Spain relating to a rogue arbitration proceeding commenced in Spain against the Malaysian government" in which an award for $14.9 billion was entered, 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.

Affinity Equity International Partners Ltd. et al v. Swizz Beatz et al: Complaint (‘$7.3M 1MDB Fraudulent Conveyance’)

October 2, 2024
Complaint for "the recovery of $7,300,000 that the notorious international fugitive Jho Low and his associates stole from the people of Malaysia and gifted to the Defendants - Dean, a well-known celebrity who goes by the stage name of "Swizz Beatz," and his companies" in Angela Barkhouse and Toni Shukla, as Liquidators of Affinity Equity International Partners Limited (in Liquidation) and Alsen Chance Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), both of the British Virgin Islands v. Kasseem Dean, described as "a notable record producer, rapper, disc jockey and record executive known professionally as 'Swizz Beatz'"; Monza Studios Inc., and Swizz Beatz Productions Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Pearl Holding III Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition (Cayman Islands)

August 7, 2024
Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Supervision in the matter of Pearl Holding III Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), described as an "intermediate holding company" for an Asia-based group that "provides a broad range of high precision tools and complex injection molded components to product manufacturers in the electronics, automotive, healthcare and industrial markets", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Pearl Holding II Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition (Cayman Islands)

August 7, 2024
Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Supervision in the matter of Pearl Holding II Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), described as a "holding company" for an Asia-based group that "provides a broad range of high precision tools and complex injection molded components to product manufacturers in the electronics, automotive, healthcare and industrial markets", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Pearl Holding I Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition (Cayman Islands)

August 7, 2024
Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Supervision in the matter of Pearl Holding I Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), described as a "holding company" for an Asia-based group that "provides a broad range of high precision tools and complex injection molded components to product manufacturers in the electronics, automotive, healthcare and industrial markets", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (July 27, 2024)

July 27, 2024
Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding business restrictions on 25 Labuan Licensed Entities "for non-compliance to minimum capital and/or other regulatory requirements".

1MDB Energy Holdings Ltd. et al: Originating Application (‘Foreign Assistance’)

July 24, 2024
Originating Application for the Court's sanction to provide "assistance" in "foreign proceedings" in the matter of Muraset Limited (in Liquidation), Affinity Equity International Partners Limited (in Liquidation), Pacific Rim Global Growth Limited (in Liquidation), Vasco Investment Services SA (in Liquidation), Selune Limited (in Liquidation), Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited (in Liquidation), 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), Tanore Finance Corp. (in Liquidation), Aabar Investments PJS Limited (in Liquidation), SRC International (Malaysia) Limited (in Liquidation), SRC Strategic Resources Limited (in Liquidation), Bright Oriande Limited (in Liquidation), Brazen Sky Limited (in Liquidation), Aabar International Investments Limited (in Liquidation), Blackrock Commodities (Global) Limited (in Liquidation), Alsen Chance Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), and Platinum Global Luxury Services Limited (in Liquidation) at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Global Diversified Investment Company Ltd. et al v. Amicorp B.V.I. Ltd. et al: Claim Form (‘1MDB Dishonest Assistance’)

June 23, 2024
Claim Form in Global Diversified Investment Company Limited, formerly known as 1MDB Global Investments Limited; Aabar Investments PJS Limited (in Liquidation), SRC International (Malaysia) Limited (in Liquidation), and Brazen Sky Limited (in Liquidation) v. Amicorp B.V.I. Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Amicorp Management Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Artemas Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., formerly known as Amergeris Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., of Barbados; Amicorp Fund Services N.V., of Curaçao; Amicorp Singapore Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Amicorp Hong Kong Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Bank and Trust Limited, of Barbados, and Antonius Rudolphus Wilhelmus Knipping, a.k.a. Toine Knipping, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Angela Barkhouse et al v. Muraset Ltd. et al: Originating Application (‘1MDB Fraud’)

June 10, 2024
Originating Application in Angela Barkhouse, Colin Wilson, and Carl Jackson, as Joint Liquidators v. Muraset Limited (in Liquidation), Affinity Equity International Partners Limited (in Liquidation), Pacific Rim Global Growth Limited (in Liquidation), Selune Limited (in Liquidation), Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited (in Liquidation), 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), Tanore Finance Corp. (in Liquidation), Aabar Investments PJS Limited (in Liquidation), SRC International (Malaysia) Limited (in Liquidation), SRC Strategic Resources Limited (in Liquidation), Bright Oriande Limited (in Liquidation), Brazen Sky Limited (in Liquidation), Aabar International Investments Limited (in Liquidation), Blackrock Commodities (Global) Limited (in Liquidation), Alsen Chance Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), Platinum Global Luxury Services Limited (in Liquidation), Brightstone Jewellery Limited (in Liquidation), and Abu Dhabi-Kuwait-Malaysia Investment Corporation (in Liquidation) at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) S.à.r.l et al v. Evergreen Parent GP LLC et al: Discovery Application (Luxembourg & Spain)

May 28, 2024
Application by Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) S.à.r.l and Petronas South Caucasus S.à.r.l, both of Luxembourg, to take discovery from Evergreen Parent GP LLC, Therium Capital Management (USA) Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank USA, Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Bank of New York Mellon, UBS AG, UniCredit Bank GmbH, UniCredit S.p.A., Banco Santander, N.A., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., CaixaBank, S.A., and Banco de Sabadell, S.A. "in aid of certain foreign civil and private criminal proceedings that Petitioners intend to file in Luxembourg and Spain relating to a rogue arbitration proceeding commenced in Spain against the Malaysian government", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Fourte International BVI Ltd. et al v. Fourte Industrial (Dongguan) Co. Ltd.: Complaint

April 22, 2024
Complaint concerning "an arbitration agreement arising out of a contractual, commercial legal relationship" in Fourte International BVI Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and Fourte International SDN. BHD, of Malaysia v. Fourte Industrial (Dongguan) Co. Ltd., of China, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

1MDB Energy Holdings Ltd. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (British Virgin Islands)

February 15, 2024
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Angela Barkhouse, Toni Shukla, and Carl Jackson, all of Quantuma, as the Foreign Representatives of 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited, Alsen Chance Holdings Limited, Blackrock Commodities (Global) Limited, Aabar International Investments PJS Limited, and Platinum Global Luxury Services Limited, which "formed part of the fraud perpetrated against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, in which numerous entities and individuals formed a network to divert and distribute funds to the fraudsters who orchestrated the fraud and to individuals and/or entities connected to them", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.
OffshoreAlert Bangkok Intelligence Investigations Recover Conference February 28-29, 2024

Malaysian Boiler Room Raid to be analyzed at OffshoreAlert Bangkok

January 15, 2024
The upcoming OffshoreAlert conference in Bangkok will feature a session by Ken Gamble of IFW Global, focusing on 'Operation Tropicana', a major operation that dismantled a billion-dollar Asian boiler room gang. Gamble will discuss the gang's operations, including how they laundered money through Hong Kong banks and evaded detection for 15 years. He will also explain how the Anti-Money Laundering unit of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission helped recover millions for victims. The conference, held at the luxurious Siam Kempinski Hotel on February 28-29, includes various sessions on high-value international finance and will attract professionals from diverse fields like fraud investigation, asset recovery, banking, and law enforcement.

UW Global Inc.: Notification (Labuan)

January 8, 2024
Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding regulatory action against UW Global Inc., which is "restricted from undertaking any new business" and required "to take immediate action to honour and pay all overdue payments to its existing clients".

ECM Straits Fund I, LP et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

December 20, 2023
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Michael Green, Michael Penner, and Matthew Becker, as the Foreign Representatives of ECM Straits Fund I, LP (in Official Liquidation), ECM Straits Fund UGP I, Ltd. (in Official Liquidation, and TransAsia E-Commerce Inc. (in Official Liquidation), filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Higround Co. Ltd. et al v. Henry Lee et al: Complaint (‘$4.75M Fraud’)

October 2, 2023
Complaint in Higround Co. Ltd., of South Korea, and Higround Pte. Ltd., of Singapore v. Henry Han-Woong Lee, described as a U.S. citizen residing in New York, USA; Genesis Digital Assets Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Genesis Group Partners LLC, Neon Partners LLC, Stonefort Consultants FZC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Petra Eco Build Sdn Bhd, of Malaysia; West Ranch Capital Management, of Austin, Texas, USA; Jules Corporation, of Singapore, and Jonathan Chan, of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Investment Fraud Crypto Laundering’)

September 20, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding virtual assets seized from accounts at Binance crypto exchange in the names of Kosit Sisawigon and Suradet Totsaponvised, both in Thailand, and Low Li Yu, in Malaysia, that "was swindled from victims through the course of an investment fraud scam" in USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS, 75,589,553.41 in Gala, 226.81 in BNB, 1,264.16 in Bitcoin, 1,495.72 in Litentry, 48,969 in Fantom, 47.17 in Ethereum, and 501.41 in BUSD at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

USA v. Assets Belonging to Glen Vine Partners Ltd. (BVI) at ONE Swiss Bank S.A. et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘1MDB Fraud’)

August 28, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "assets involved in and traceable to an international conspiracy to, among other things, launder money misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (“1MDB”), a strategic investment and development company wholly-owned by the government of Malaysia", in USA v. Pablo Picasso's 'Trois femmes nues et buste d'homme' drawing and All Funds and Assets on deposit in an account in the name of Glen Vine Partners Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at ONE Swiss Bank S.A., in Switzerland, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.