Moldova

Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati et al: Notice of Supplemental Authority

March 8, 2024

Notice of Supplemental Authority in support of the Defendants' motion to dismiss in the Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, Ascom Group S.A., of Moldova, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Tristan Oil Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (British Virgin Islands)

November 8, 2023

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Anna Silver, as the Foreign Representative of Tristan Oil Ltd., described as a British Virgin Islands-domiciled "special purpose vehicle that is wholly owned by Anatolie Stati, a national and resident of the Republic of Moldova", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Set Aside $500M Judgment for Fraud on the Court’)

August 9, 2023

First Amended Complaint to set aside a $500 million judgment “for fraud on the Court” in Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, of Moldova; Ascom Group S.A., of Moldova, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Ilan Shor v. Matei Dohotaru: Motion to Comply with Subpoena (‘Moldova Criminal Appeal’)

July 26, 2023

Motion to Comply with Subpoena in Ilan Shor, described as "a prominent businessman and politician in Moldova" v. Matei Dohotaru for use in Ilan Shor's appeal after being "tried and convicted of various offenses connected to the disappearance of $1 billion from three Moldovan banks in 2014", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Hartzella Ventures Ltd. v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: Second Amended Complaint (‘$6.6M Debt’)

May 30, 2023

Second Amended Complaint in Hartzella Ventures Ltd., domiciled in the Seychelles, based in Cyprus v. Emmanuil Grinshpun, described as a citizen of Moldova, Romania and USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hartzella Ventures Ltd. v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: First Amended Complaint (‘$6.6M Debt’)

May 26, 2023

Amended Complaint in Hartzella Ventures Ltd., of the Seychelles v. Emmanuil Grinshpun, described as a citizen of Moldova, Romania, and the USA residing in Miami, Florida, where he “serves as the Honorary Consul for Kazakhstan”, and “Vice President of Latvia’s Rietumu Bank”, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hartzella Ventures Ltd. v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: TRO Motion

May 25, 2023

TRO Motion in Hartzella Ventures Ltd., of the Seychelles v. Emmanuil Grinshpun, described in the accompanying complaint as described as a citizen of Moldova, Romania, and USA residing in Miami, Florida, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hartzella Ventures Ltd. v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: Complaint (‘$6.6M Debt’)

May 25, 2023

Complaint in Hartzella Ventures Ltd., of the Seychelles v. Emmanuil Grinshpun, described as a citizen of Moldova, Romania, and the USA residing in Miami, Florida, where he "serves as the Honorary Consul for Kazakhstan", and "Vice President of Latvia’s Rietumu Bank", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Stileks LLC SPS v. Republic of Moldova: Order Authorizing Judgment Enforcement

March 23, 2023

Order and Memorandum Opinion Authorizing Enforcement of Judgment and Granting Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Answers to Interrogatories in Stileks LLC SPS, formerly Energoalliance LLC, of Ukraine v. Republic of Moldova at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati et al: Complaint (‘Set Aside $500M Judgment for Fraud on the Court’)

March 1, 2023

Complaint to set aside a $500 million judgment "for fraud on the Court" in Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, of Moldova; Ascom Group S.A., of Moldova, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Discovery Application (Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands)

December 23, 2022

Application by the Republic of Kazakhstan to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC regarding "(1) ongoing criminal proceedings against Moldovan oligarch Anatolie Stati, his son Gabriel Stati, and their companies Ascom Group S.A. and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd. in Luxembourg; (2) ongoing civil proceedings in the Netherlands between the Statis and Petitioner; and (3) ongoing and anticipated proceedings against the Statis in the courts of Belgium and other jurisdictions" regarding "a series of complex, multi-faceted fraud schemes, including money laundering schemes, engineered by the Statis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Scott Sterling v. Iris Energy Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Bitcoin Mining’)

December 14, 2022

Class Action Complaint in Scott Sterling v. Iris Energy Limited, of Australia, which "touts itself as a leading owner and operator of institutional-grade, highly efficient, proprietary Bitcoin mining data centers powered by 100% renewable energy";.Daniel Roberts, William Roberts, Belinda Nucifora, David Bartholomew, Christopher Guzowski, and Michael Alfred at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Anatolie Stati v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Supplemental Discovery Application (Moldova)

November 22, 2022

Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman, who, along with his son, Gabriel Stati, and two companies owned by them, had been developing substantial oil fields and energy assets in the Republic of Kazakhstan", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Moldova "for damages caused by the criminal actions of, inter alia, Marat Beketayev [former Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan], Kairat Boranbayev [former head of Kazakhstan’s security services] and Karim Massimov [former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan]" and alleging "abuse of official authority, blackmail, and attempted blackmail", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ilan Shor v. Matei Dohotaru: Discovery Application (Moldova)

October 25, 2022

Application by Ilan Shor, described as "a prominent Moldovan businessman and politician, and currently a member of Moldova’s Parliament", to take discovery from Matei Dohotaru, described as "the key prosecution witness in a criminal case against Mr. Shor in Moldova", for use in criminal proceedings in Moldova alleging fraud and money laundering, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Anatolie Stati v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Discovery Application (Moldova)

July 28, 2022

Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman who held interests in substantial oil fields in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which were wrongly expropriated by Kazakhstan resulting in the state’s obligation to pay a nearly $500 million international arbitral award issued by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Moldova alleging "abuse of official authority, blackmail and attempted blackmail" against Vladimir Voronin, Oleg Reidman, Emmanuel Grinshpun, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Karim Massimov, Timur Kulibayev, Kairat Boranbayev, Arvind Tiku, Alexander Mashkevich, Kanatbek Safinov, Arman Rakhimov, Serik Rakhimov, Grigory Andreev, Andrey Kiselyov, Marat Beketayev, Ruslan Ashenov, Orynbasar Kubygul, Almat Madaliyev, and others, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Anatolie Stati v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: Discovery Application (Moldova)

June 1, 2022

Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman, who held interests in substantial oil fields in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which were wrongly expropriated by Kazakhstan resulting in the state's obligation to pay a nearly $500 million international arbitral award", to take discovery from Emmanuil Grinshpun for use in legal proceedings in Moldova against "Vladimir Voronin, Oleg Reidman, Emmanuel Grinshpun, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Karim Massimov, Timur Kulibayev, Kairat Boranbayev, Arvind Tiku, Alexander Mashkevich, Kanatbek Safinov, Arman Rakhimov, Serik Rakhimov, Grigory Andreev, Andrey Kiselyov, Marat Beketayev, Ruslan Ashenov, Orynbasar Kubygul, Almat Madaliyev, and other persons" for alleged "abuse of official authority, blackmail and attempted blackmail", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

The Bukh Law Firm v. The Republic of Moldova: Complaint

April 26, 2022

Complaint alleging breach of contract in The Bukh Law Firm PLLC v. The Republic of Moldova at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Republic of Kazakhstan et al v. Daniel Chapman et al: Notice of Removal

April 20, 2021

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint alleging the defendants "are conspiring with, and aiding and abetting, a fraudulent scheme led by Moldovan oligarch Anatolie Stati, his son Gabriel Stati, and a murky web of companies that they control, often secretly", in Republic of Kazakhstan and Outrider Management LLC v. Daniel Chapman, Argentem Creek Holdings LLC, Argentem Creek Partners LP, Pathfinder Argentem Creek GP LLC, and ACP I Trading LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. King & Spalding LLP: Discovery Application

March 19, 2020

Application by the Republic of Kazakhstan to take discovery from King & Spalding LLP for use in criminal proceedings in Kazakhstan regarding suspected fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering involving Anatolie Stati and Gabriel Stati and "their group of affiliated companies which they have owned or controlled", including Ascom Group SA, of Moldova; Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar, and Hayden Intervest Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Avalon FA Ltd. et al: Motion For Judgment

December 20, 2019

SEC's Motion for Judgment against Avalon, Fayyer, and Pustelnik in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lek Securities Corporation, of New York; Samuel Lek, Vali Management Partners, d.b.a. Avalon FA Ltd., described as a Seychelles company based in Ukraine; Nathan Fayyer, described as being born in Moldova and "now a U.S. citizen", and Sergey Pustelnik, a.k.a. Serge Pustelnik, described as being born in Ukraine and "now a U.S. citizen", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Mazlin Trading Corp. et al v. WJ Holding Ltd. et al: Petition to Enforce Arbitration Awards

August 15, 2019

Petition to Recognize and Enforce Foreign Arbitration Awards in Mazlin Trading Corp., of the British Virgin Islands, and Shireen Maritime Ltd., of Liberia v. WJ Holding Ltd., of Cyprus; Stubrick Limited, of Cyprus, and Yuri Drukker, described as a citizen of the USA, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

WJ Holding Ltd. et al v. Shireen Maritime Ltd. et al: Notice of Removal

August 8, 2019

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint, in WJ Holding Limited and Stubrick Limited, both of Cyprus and both owned by Yuri Drukker v. Shireen Maritime Ltd., of Liberia; Mazlin Trading Corp., of the British Virgin Islands; AMM Consulting and Management Group LLC, of Florida, and Alexander Spiegel, of Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

WJ Holding Ltd. v. Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic et al: Petition

July 5, 2019

Petition to Recognize and Enforce A Foreign Arbitration Award in WJ Holding Limited, of Cyprus v. Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic, Transnistrian Republican Bank, and CJSC Transnistrian Sberbank at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Hermitage Capital Management Ltd. v. Bank of America et al: Discovery Application

May 28, 2019

Application by Hermitage Capital Management Limited to conduct discovery from Bank of America NA, Bank of China, Bank of New York Mellon, BNP Paribas USA, Citibank NA, Commerzbank AG, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Mashreqbank Psc., Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, and Wells Fargo Bank NA for use in criminal proceedings brought by Russia on December 11th, 2018 against Hermitage, its Founder & CEO, Bill Browder; Ivan Cherkasov, and others for alleged tax fraud, filing of a false bankruptcy, and embezzlement, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Anatolie Stati et al v. State Street Corporation: Motion to Compel

May 17, 2019

Petitioners' Motion to Compel Production of Documents in Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, of Moldova; Ascom Group SA, of Romania, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar v. State Street Corporation at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. Linklaters LLP: Discovery Application

November 21, 2018

Ex Parte Petition by the Republic of Kazakhstan to take discovery from Linklaters LLP for legal proceedings involving Anatolie Stati, Gabriel Stati, Ascom Group, SA, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Frontera Resources Corp. et al v. Stephen Hope et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

November 13, 2018

Application by Frontera Resources Corporation and Frontera International Corporation, both of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Stephen Hope, of California; Outrider Master Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands, and Outrider Management LLC, of California, for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands against Stephen Hope, Outrider Master Fund LP and MaplesFS Limited, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Montvale Invest Ltd. v. Anatolie Stati: Claim Form (April 6, 2018)

April 6, 2018

Claim Form in Montvale Invest Limited (in liquidation) v. Anatolie Stati at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Montvale Invest Ltd. v. Anatolie Stati: Claim Form (March 6, 2018)

March 6, 2018

Claim Form in Montvale Invest Limited (in liquidation) v. Anatolie Stati at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

SEC v. Lek Securities Corporation et al: Complaint

March 10, 2017

Complaint alleging securities fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lek Securities Corporation, of New York; Samuel Lek, Vali Management Partners, d.b.a. Avalon FA Ltd., described as a Seychelles company based in Ukraine; Nathan Fayyer, described as being born in Moldova and "now a U.S. citizen", and Sergey Pustelnik, a.k.a. Serge Pustelnik, described as being born in Ukraine and "now a U.S. citizen", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The $1B Moldova Bank Fraud et al: How Eastern European Crime Proceeds Are Laundered Into The West

November 23, 2015

This session will look at how tens of billions of dollars of criminal proceeds from eastern Europe are laundered into the West, with the help of offshore structures and Russian banks owned by Vladimir Putin's cousin.

How Billions of Dollars of Eastern European Criminal Proceeds Are Laundered Into The West

May 4, 2015

This session will look at how tens of billions of dollars of criminal proceeds from eastern Europe are laundered into the West, with the help of offshore structures and Russian banks owned by Vladimir Putin's cousin.

Veaceslav Platon v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: Complaint (‘$6.4M Debt’)

February 27, 2015

Complaint in Veaceslav Platon, a citizen of the Republic of Moldova v. Emmanuil Grinshpun, described as a resident of Miami, Florida, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Energoalliance LLC v. Republic of Moldova: Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award

November 14, 2014

Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award in Energoalliance LLC, of Ukraine v. Republic of Moldova at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Anatolie Stati et al v. Republic of Kazakhstan: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award

September 30, 2014

Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award in Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, of Moldova; Ascom Group SA, of Moldova, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar v. Republic of Kazakhstan at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Prevezon Holdings Ltd. et al: Forfeiture Complaint

September 10, 2013

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Prevezon Holdings Ltd., Prevezon Alexander, LLC, Prevezon Soho USA, LLC, Prevezon Seven USA, LLC, Prevezon Pine USA, LLC, Prevezon 1711 USA, LLC, Prevezon 1810, LLC, Prevezon 2009 USA, LLC, Prevezon 2011 USA, LLC, Ferencoi Investments, Ltd., and Kolevins, Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, regarding the proceeds of an alleged tax fraud in Russia that, inter alia, led to the death of attorney Sergei Magnitsky.

Komet Group, SA v. Hunt Oil Company et al: Discovery Application (England)

May 2, 2012

Application by Komet Group, SA, described as a British Virgin Islands-domiciled, Moldova-based "independent oil and gas exploration and production company that principally operates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq", to take discovery from Hunt Oil Company, Hunt Oil USA, Inc., and Afren USA, Inc., all of Delaware, USA, for use in "an international arbitration tribunal in London against the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Romania seeks evidence from Delaware-domiciled Garland Global Corp.

July 19, 2009

Romania has requested evidence from Delaware domiciled Garland Global Corp. as part of a criminal investigation into alleged organized crime and gun trafficking that investigators believe may involve well known suspected arms dealer Victor Bout. Details are contained in an

Romania: Petrom Moldova SA

June 12, 2009

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Romania into organized crime and gun trafficking.

Romania: Jose De Alvare et al

September 3, 2008

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Romania into Jose Enrique de Alvare (Berenguer). Gabriela Violeta Dinica, Alina Georgiana Toma, Anne-Marie Teodorescu and Tudora Teodorescu for alleged money laundering, fraud and embezzlement.

Ukraine: Rice Trade Company

May 9, 2006

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged official negligence.

Ambassadors of the Dominion of Melchizedek: July 10, 2005

July 10, 2005

Ambassadors of the Dominion of Melchizedek, namely George Harlley, Fortunato P. Aguas, Nikolai Bougaenko, Nathan Obasi, Dewey Painter, Rodny Daniel, Renzo Pampalon, Carlos Alberto Rosa Machado, Peter Feher, Charles W. Price, Sr., Melchizedek Maquiso, Berno Mendiola Atalig, Joalbert S. Kapalong, Charles Balas, Ron Roger Adams, Hans von Grunwald, George Carter, Ross Masao Harano, Louis Lesser, Edward Allen Artis, M.E. Evans, Tain Bodkin, Skip Wills, Larry Madrigal, James Gentry Laws, Jason Gentry Laws, and Joseph Anton Walter.

Moldova seeks evidence from Delaware-domiciled Verline Prim LLC

January 31, 2005

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Moldova - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 23, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Madvel Financial LLC, Verline Prim LLC, Olga Valerjevna Andriesh, A. Kogler, V. Jakovenko, Del Partners Inc., Mishel Gorovich, Intergrid LLC, A. Bojtalskij, and Ombridge LLC.

Moldova seeks evidence in Delaware for tax fraud investigation

January 31, 2005

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into suspected tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Moldova - that was filed at federal court in the USA on December 23, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Madvel Financial LLC, Verline Prim LLC, Olga Valerjevna Andriesh, A. Kogler, V. Jakovenko, Del Partners Inc., Mishel Gorovich, Intergrid LLC, A. Bojtalskij, and Ombridge LLC.

Moldova: Madvel Financial LLC

December 23, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Moldova into Olga Valerjevna Andriesh and Verline Prim LLC for alleged tax fraud.

Poland: Profit and Commerce

December 13, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into alleged export fraud and possible money laundering.

Ukraine: Volodymir Petrusin

March 19, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged tax fraud.

Poland: Alexei Bragontchouk

July 1, 1999

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Alexei Bragontchouk and others for allegedly laundering millions of dollars that are believed to be the proceeds of illegal weapons trafficking.

Poland: Alexei Bragontchuk

February 24, 1999

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Alexei Bragontchuk and for alleged fraud and money laundering regarding the proceeds of weapons trafficking.