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Michael Sizemore et al v. Changpeng Zhao et al: First Amended Class Action Complaint (‘$1B Crypto Fraud’)

June 27, 2023
First Amended Class Action Complaint in Michael Sizemore v. Changpeng Zhao, Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; BAM Trading Services Inc., of Delaware, USA; BAM Management US Holdings Inc., of Delaware, USA; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland; Paxos Trust Company LLC, of New York, USA; Jimmy Butler, described as "a star basketball player for the Miami Heat", and Ben Armstrong, described as "a YouTuber with more than 1.5 million subscribers to his YouTube page", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

IFINA SICAV Plc: €60K Fine (Malta)

June 20, 2023
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit that it has imposed a fine of €60,141 on IFINA SICAV Plc for regulatory breaches.

Atom Holdings et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands & Singapore)

June 2, 2023
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of Foreign Main Proceedings in the Cayman Islands and Singapore by Angela Barkhouse, Kim Leck, and Luke Furler, all of Quantuma, as the Foreign Representatives of Atom Holdings (in Provisional Liquidation), AAX Asia Private Limited (Under Interim Judicial Management), and AAX Singapore Private Limited (Under Interim Judicial Management), described as being part of a group that "engaged in the cryptocurrency business, offering saving, spot, and futures trading", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Bittrex Inc. et al: Chapter 11 Petition (Crypto Exchange)

May 8, 2023
Chapter 11 Petition by Desolation Holdings LLC, of Bellevue, Washington, USA; Bittrex, Inc., of Seattle, Washington, USA; Bittrex Malta Holdings Ltd., and Bittrex Malta Ltd., both of Malta, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Discovery Application (Bermuda, Italy & Malta)

May 5, 2023
Application by Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership, described as a South African "investment fund that provides finance to high-risk businesses across Africa and in other developing jurisdictions", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, The Northern Trust Company, f.k.a. The Northern Trust International Banking Corporation; UBS AG, and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. for use in legal proceedings in Bermuda, Italy, and Malta to enforce an arbitration award of US$59.4 million "against Mr. John Eric Kodwo Taylor", who was described as a citizen of Ghana and Malta and "executive chairperson of Surfline Communications Ltd., a Ghanaian company engaged in developing high-speed internet networks in Ghana", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Greg Lindberg: Criminal Indictment (2023)

February 23, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging fraud involving entities in, among others, Bermuda and Malta in USA v. Greg E. Lindberg at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Karl Cini: Prohibition (Malta)

January 17, 2023
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has prohibited Karl Cini "from accepting any new positions" while "criminal proceedings against Mr. Cini are ongoing".

Brian Tonna: Prohibition (Malta)

January 17, 2023
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has prohibited Brian Tonna "from accepting any new positions" while "criminal proceedings against Mr. Tonna are ongoing".

Envestio SI Oü: Chapter 15 Petition (Estonia)

December 30, 2022
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Estonia by Andres Hermet, as the Foreign Representative of Envestio SI Oü, described as an allegedly fraudulently-operated "holder and administrator of a crowdfunding platform which purportedly offered potential investors web-based intermediation of loans for businesses and real estate projects", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. 1.1 Bitcoin: Forfeiture Complaint (Patel Ankitbhai Ramanbhai)

December 2, 2022
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud in USA v. 1.10387626 Bitcoin seized from an account at Binance crypto exchange controlled by Patel Ankitbhai Ramanbhai, of India, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Pretzel Ltd. v. Pecunia Business Development Ltd. et al: Amended Complaint

November 30, 2022
Amended Complaint involving entities in the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Malta in Pretzel Limited, of Malta v. Pecunia Business Development Limited, of the British Virgin Islands. and Alley Maass Rogers & Lindsay P.A., a Florida law firm, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Lorraine Falzon: Disqualification

November 17, 2022
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a corporate disqualification on Lorraine Falzon for not being "fit and proper".

Matthew Pace: Disqualification

November 17, 2022
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a corporate disqualification on Matthew Pace for not being "fit and proper".
Jeremy Leach-Managing Partners

British fund manager Jeremy Leach and his firms settle fraud litigation for $11.5M

November 7, 2022
Four days before a trial was due to start in the Cayman Islands, British fund manager Jeremy Leach and eight of his firms settled a fraud complaint by agreeing to pay $11.5 million over 22 months, OffshoreAlert can reveal. Despite a plethora of red flags, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority continues to license Leach's Managing Partners Group and its funds and the group also operates entities in the British Virgin Islands, England, Malta, Spain, and Switzerland.

Brian Kang et al v. Hybrid Trade Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$50M Crypto Fraud’)

October 18, 2022
Complaint in Brian Kang, individually and on behalf of SkyBlock LLC and Mid-Wilshire Consulting LLC; Prasad Hurra, David Kim, individually and on behalf of Blue Block Group; Artemo Verduzco, David Kwon, and Young Jae Kwon v. Hybrid Trade Limited, Asia Digital Asset Exchange, Allysian Sciences, Apolo Ohno, Rod Jao, and Eugenio Pugliese at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

Malta police investigate lawyer Aron Mifsud Bonnici & businessman Yorgen Fenech for ‘Dark Web weapons purchase using crypto’

September 22, 2022
Police in Malta are investigating lawyer Aron Mifsud Bonnici and businessman Yorgen Fenech regarding "the unlawful acquisition of firearms" on the "Dark Web" using Bitcoin. Details are contained in an application to collect evidence from crypto exchanges Poloniex and Coinbase that was filed at federal court in Delaware by the USA after receiving a request for judicial assistance from Malta.

Malta: Yorgen Fenech et al (‘Dark Web Firearms Purchase’)

September 21, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from crypto exchanges Poloniex and Coinbase - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Malta - for a criminal investigation into Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech and Maltese lawyer Aron Mifsud Bonnici for "the unlawful acquisition of firearms".

BSV Claims Ltd. v. Bittylicious Ltd. et al: Application (‘£9.9B Crypto Dispute’)

September 13, 2022
Notice of Application "for a collective proceedings order permitting it to act as the class representative bringing opt-out collective proceedings on behalf of UK based holders of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin Satoshi Vision against various cryptocurrency exchanges who it is contended colluded to de-list BSV in 2019" in BSV Claims Limited, of England v. Bittylicious Limited, of England; Payward Limited, of England; ShapeShift Global Limited, of England; Payward, Inc., d.b.a. Kraken, of California, USA; ShapeShift AG, a Swiss company based in Denver, USA, and Binance Europe Services Limited, of Malta, at the United Kingdom's Competition Appeal Tribunal.

SEC v. Greg Lindberg et al: Complaint (‘$75M Fraud’)

August 30, 2022
Complaint alleging fraud involving entities in Bermuda, Malta, and the USA in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gregory E. Lindberg, Christopher Herwig, and Standard Advisory Services Limited, of Malta, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Novum Bank Ltd.: €89K Fine

August 18, 2022
Public Notice by Malta's Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit that it has imposed a fine of €89,516 on Novum Bank Limited for regulatory breaches.

Ferratum Bank Plc: €653K Fine

August 11, 2022
Public Notice by Malta's Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit that it has imposed a fine of €653,637 on Ferratum Bank Plc for regulatory breaches.

USA v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: $351K Crypto Seizure Application

July 5, 2022
Application for a Warrant to Seize cryptocurrency up to $351,000 that is believed to be the proceeds of fraud in USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, described as a cryptocurrency exchange with an address in Malta, at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Atom Trustees Ltd.: €14.5K Fine

June 28, 2022
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €14,475 on Atom Trustees Limited for regulatory breaches.

European Depositary Bank SA: Reprimand

May 4, 2022
Public Notice by the Luxembourg CSSF that it has imposed a reprimand on European Depositary Bank S.A. "following the violation by the Bank of the CSSF's temporary prohibition of 5 March 2021 on the onboarding of new investment fund structures due to severe deficiencies in its organisation and governance".

Elmo Pensions Ltd.: €1,800 Fine

April 12, 2022
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €1,800 on Elmo Pensions Limited for regulatory breaches.