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USA v. Trident Trust Company (South Dakota) Inc.: Court Docket (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

December 17, 2024

Court Docket for a sealed Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses on Trident Trust Company (South Dakota) Inc. as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota.

USA v. Trident Corporate Services, Inc. et al: Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

December 17, 2024

Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses on TT (USA) Holdings, Inc., Trident Corporate Services, Inc., and Trident Fund Services, Inc. as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

USA v. FedEx et al: Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

December 17, 2024

Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on FedEx Corporation, DHL Express (USA), Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, National Association, UBS AG, Bank of America, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Nevis Services Limited as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

IRS files ‘John Doe summons’ petitions to identify Trident Trust Group clients suspected of U.S. tax evasion

December 17, 2024

In an attempt to identify clients of international corporate services provider Trident Trust Group who are suspected of evading U.S. taxes, the IRS has applied to federal courts in New York, Georgia, and South Dakota for permission to serve 'John Doe Summonses' on courier services, financial institutions, correspondent banks, and Trident Trust Group itself.

Hestian Innovation Ltd.: Liquidation Application (‘Loss of Trust & Confidence’)

June 26, 2024

Originating Application in the matter of Hestian Innovation Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

The Receivership Estate of Blue Isle Markets Inc. et al v. Equiti Capital UK Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$74M Fraudulent Transfers’)

April 4, 2024

Complaint in The Receivership Estate of Blue Isle Markets Inc., of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Blue Isle Markets Ltd., of New Zealand v. Equiti Capital UK Limited, formerly known as Divisa UK Limited, of England, and Equiti Armenia CJSC, formerly known as Divisa AM CJSC, of Armenia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Rose Financial LP et al v. Amicorp (BVI) Trustees Ltd. et al: Claim Form (‘Dishonest Assistance’)

March 7, 2024

Claim Form alleging "dishonest assistance of the breaches of Mr Fernando Haberer" in Rose Financial Limited Partnership, Silesia Limited Partnership, Clodi Holdings Limited, and Rado Limited Partnership v. Amicorp (BVI) Trustees Limited, Amicorp (Barbados) Limited, Amicorp Curaçao B.V., Amicorp Management Limited, Amicorp Mexico S.A. de C.V. SOFOM, E.N.R., Amicorp New Zealand Limited, Amicorp Trustees (New Zealand) Limited, SGG Management (BVI) Ltd., and IQ EQ Management (Curaçao) N.V., formerly known as SGG Management (Curaçao) N.V. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Luc Despins v. Premiere Accounting Solutions Ltd.: Complaint (‘$1.1M Fraudulent Transfers’)

February 12, 2024

Complaint to avoid and recover “fraudulent” transfers of $1,102,962 in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Premiere Accounting Solutions Ltd., of New Zealand, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

Screems AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)

January 23, 2024

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Screems AG, now known as XYZAP AG, “is “suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

FNZ Group Ltd. v. Adam Green et al: Complaint (‘$6.5M Promissory Notes’)

January 12, 2024

Complaint "to recover the amounts owed by Defendants under two substantively identical promissory notes" in FNZ Group Limited, of New Zealand v. Adam Green and Shlomo Gross at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Wikeley Family Trustee Ltd. v. Wikeley Inc.: First Amended Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfer’)

January 3, 2024

First Amended Complaint in Brendon James Gibson and Natalie Gytha Burrett, both citizens of New Zealand, as Interim Liquidators of Wikeley Family Trustee Limited, and Wikeley Family Trustee Limited, of New Zealand v. Wikeley Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Ayers Alliance Financial Group Ltd. v. City Credit Asset Management Co. Ltd.: Liquidation Petition (‘$4M Debt’)

November 10, 2023

Liquidation Petition regarding an alleged debt of $4 million and allegations of "suspicious or fraudulent activities" in Ayers Alliance Financial Group Limited, of Cyprus v. City Credit Asset Management Co. Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Maxwell Roux et al v. Krishna Okhandiar et al: Complaint (‘NFT Cult-Leader’s $600K Fraud’)

September 22, 2023

Complaint in Maxwell Roux, John Duff III, Henry Smith, of New Zealand, and Bruno Nispel v. Krishna Okhandiar, a.k.a. Rohit Okhandiar, Charlotte Fang, Charlie Fang, Wonyoung Jang, Miya, Xinma33, MissJo, and Sonya; Remilia Corporation LLC, and Remilia Industries LLC at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Centurion Group life settlement funds go into liquidation in Cayman after auditor resigns

August 31, 2023

Four Cayman Islands life settlement investment funds that are part of Bermuda national David Rawson-Mackenzie's Centurion Group have gone into liquidation after their auditor resigned due to "concerns" about how business was being conducted, namely Argent Fund SPC, Defined Return Fund Plc, Life Settlement Strategy Fund SPC, and Defined Returns Partnership LP, three of which appear to have been suspended for over 12 years.

Cayman Spectrum (NZ) Co.: Restoration Application

August 23, 2023

Originating Application in the matter of Cayman Spectrum (NZ) Co. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Saul Klein v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

June 28, 2023

Application by Saul Klein to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., Banco Santander S.A. New York, Santander Investment Securities Inc. of New York, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., Safra National Bank of New York, Banco Itaú S.A. New York Branch, Itau CorpBanca, Itaú Securities, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York for use in "foreign civil and criminal proceedings in Brazil concerning the assets of the late Samuel Klein, a prominent Brazilian businessman and founder of the Casas Bahia retail chain" in which the Estate's Executor, Michael Klein, is suspected of fraud and embezzlement, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Brian Abbott et al v. Strongblock et al: Complaint (‘$30M Crypto Fraud’)

May 19, 2023

Complaint by residents of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and USA alleging a $30 million crypto securities fraud in Brian Abbott, Ian Abbott, Richard Alleyne, Hamza Alshawabka, Brian Angiuli, Ronnie Arefieg, Justin Arends, Alex Atwood, Margarita Ayrapetyan, Narbik Babakhanian, Victor Omar Baez, Michael Bahra, Julian Bailey, Sirus Bakhtiar, Joan Barnard, Lee Barnett, Kevin Barrera, Chrystel Bassett-Simmonds, Drew Bassler, Alyssa Baum, Eric Bell, Alfonso Beltrame, Ryan Benker, Jason Bicknell, Moe Billah, Catherine Blair, David Blumenthal, Tyler Boardman, Guillaume Bouchard, Christopher Bowerbank, Lorenzo Boyice, William Brachey, Judy Brassfield, Peter Burkhard, Matthew Burton, Roy Cabrera, Anthony Caeton, Jo Ann Cantu, Brent Carr, Michael Carr, Peter Celnicker, James Chatziapostolou, Scott Chesley, Bob Chinn, Richard Christie, Eddie Chung, Dominic Cirigliano, Kevin Clancy, Wendi Cocita, Kris Collins, Ryan Cosenza, Allison Cowart, Patricia Cowart, Michael Coyne, Michael Damian, Tara Daniels, Lorenzo de Leo, Jaymie Deboucherville, Mathew DeCesare, Frank Deh, Harsha Dhananjay, Michelle Diaz, John Dick, Owen Dockham, Adrian Doms, Matthias Doms, Galen Drace, Jason Dunning, Abhishek Dwivedi, Matthew Edwards, Kevin Elrod, Edward Emielita, Joanne Evans, Experience Better Living LLC, Mark Fagan, Brandon Farmer, John Ferrone, FL Landco Investments LLC, Santiago Flores Rabasa, Blake Fosenburg, Mark Foster, James Freitas, Ryan Freyling, Hengyi Gao, Rene Garcia, Kyle Geiger, Alexa Genovas, Michelle Girardi, Augustus Gordon-Davy, Darron Grier, Gary Grimm, Josefina Guanchez, Nicholas Habib, Tomas Hajach, Nathaniel Harder, Garreth Hardy, Norbert Hausmann, Tuan Hoang, Stephen Holley, Gary Hoover Jr., Christopher Hubbard, Kent Hulet, Kenneth Hyer, Joe Izzo, Elliott Jarnutowski, Ryan Jarnutowski, Kashif Jawed, Joshua Jones, Melanie Joscelyne, Bartosz Kalisz, Michael Kay, Nicole Keane, Mathias Köttner, Eugene Kramer, Nicholas Kringas, Novak Krueger, Matthew Lau, Nazareno Leon, Stevie Liddington, David G. Littlechild, Stephen Lockhart, Jack Lyle, Pedro Maia, Marian Majer, Lwok Tin Man, Anthony Maniscalco, Justin Margedant, Maja Markovic, Lee Marks, Saundra Marks, Cassandra Mazur, Paola Mazzoni, Sean McLeod, Cyril Means, Eric Mechler, Robert Medina, Simon Melin, Marschall Meusel, Michelle Mikolis, Kenneth Miller, Sjaak Miltenburg, Abdiweli Mohamed, Daniel Montazem, Bas Mulder, Jeffrey Nakamura, Richard Nappi, Steven Natsios, Lee Newsome, Tuyet Nguyen, Alex Norton, Darren O'Sullivan, Christiana Okhipo, Jonathan Ortega, Hayriye Osman, Keira Palmer, Luciano Parisius, Paul Parratt, Ann Marie Patero, Glen Cameron Patrick, Aaron Patterson, Andrew Persaud, Tracey Phillips, Leandri Pieterse, Jimmy Pineda, Pinegate Investments LLC, Batuhan Potukoglu, Ersan Potukoglu, Steven Pound, Andrea Quigley, James Quigley, Amber Quinton, Juma Rajab, Timea Rajko, Bryce Ralph, Louis Raskin, Erna Reid, Heriberto Reynoso, Maureen Richards, Robert Berry Bankruptcy Estate, Stephen Roberts, Norton Robinson, Massiel Rojas, Mary Rose, Viviana Rozo, Dmitry Rutenberg, John Sahli, Neville Samson, Chad Saunders, Brent Schroeder, Carter Schroeder, Alexander Sergeev, David Shapiro, Bryan Shelton, Ankur Shukla, Michael Simpson, Jason Siruchek, Bernard Smith, Dean Smith, John Sniadecki, Chris Spafford, Devin Spaulding, Sam Stamp, Penny Steele, Justin Sterling, Cosmin Stoian, Kenneth Bryn Swartz, Martyn John Taylor, The Node Estate Pty Ltd., Mitchell Tromp, Yiu Ming Tse, Darren Tsuchiya, Robert Urban, Steven van der Peijl, Jaïr van Eer, Dan Van Zandt, Kasio Varma, Jhovany Leon Vazquez, Sean Villa, Anthony Villani, Aron Walker, Ericka Walker, Paul Walsh, Asiark Washington, Derik Washington, Jeremaine Westerlow, Billy Wynn, Noah Zarnow, Daniel Zureikat, and David Zylberberg v. Strongblock, David Moss, Brian Abramson, Corey Lederer, Konstantin Shkut, and John Does 1-5 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

OffshoreAlert announces Asia-Pacific conference in Bangkok

May 15, 2023

OffshoreAlert is pleased to announce our first-ever Asia-Pacific conference, to be held in Bangkok on February 28-29, 2024. We're excited to be bringing our unique combination of expertise, experience, originality, contacts, and fearlessness to the region.

K. Corporate Services Ltd.: Restoration Application

April 21, 2023

Originating Application in the matter of K. Corporate Services Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Wikeley Family Trustee Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (New Zealand)

April 20, 2023

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in New Zealand by Brendon Gibson and Natalie Burrett, as the Foreign Representatives of Wikeley Family Trustee Limited, described as "the trustee of the Wikeley Family Trust", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Wikeley Family Trustee Ltd. v. Wikeley Inc.: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfer’)

April 17, 2023

Complaint in Brendon James Gibson and Natalie Gytha Burrett, as Interim Liquidators of Wikeley Family Trustee Limited, of New Zealand v. Wikeley Inc., USA Asset Holdings Inc., and John Doe at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: List of Creditors

January 25, 2023

List of Creditors of 'FTX Trading Ltd. et al' crypto group, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

SSD Investments Ltd. et al v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB et al: Complaint

October 31, 2022

Complaint by entities in Canada, Cayman Islands, Denmark, England, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, and USA alleging they were victims of a "Sham Transaction" in SSD Investments Ltd. et al v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB et al at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Nancy Maeshiro v. Yatsen Holding Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint

September 23, 2022

Class Action Complaint in Nancy Maeshiro v. Yatsen Holding Limited, described as "a China-based holding company engaged in the production and sale of cosmetics and skincare products"; Jinfeng Huang, Yuwen Chen, Jianhua Lyu, Donghao Yang, Sidney Xuande Huang, Bonnie Yi Zhang, Colleen A. DeVries, Cogency Global Inc., Hillhouse Capital, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, FUTU Inc., and Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Active Equity Holdings Ltd. et al v. Bermuda Registrar of Companies: Judgment

August 31, 2022

Judgment denying an application for a judicial review of a decision to cancel the registration of Richina Pacific Limited Partnership in Active Equity Holdings Limited, of New Zealand; Sir Paul Collins, Ides Limited, Cohiba Traders Limited, and Paul Collins Family Trust v. The Registrar of Companies at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Ryan McCormack v. Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint

August 25, 2022

Class Action Complaint in Ryan McCormack v. Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd., Changlin Liang, Le Yu, Yi Ding, Eric Chi Zhang, Weili Hong, Philip Wai Lap Leung, Colleen A. DeVries, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Mission Capital Management Limited, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Futu Inc., Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited, and Cogency Global Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Juan Chen v. Missfresh Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint

July 12, 2022

Class Action Complaint in Juan Chen v. Missfresh Limited, described as a Cayman Islands company based in China; Zheng Xu, of China; Jun Wang, of China; Yuan Sun, of China; Zhaohui Li, of China; Colleen A. DeVries, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, CMB International Capital Limited, AMTD Global Markets Limited, ICBC International Securities Limited, Needham & Company LLC, China Merchants Securities (HK) Co. Limited, ABCI Securities Company Limited, GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage Limited, Futu Inc., Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited, and Cogency Global Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Davie Rae: Opinion & Order Denying Relief From $1.8M Criminal Judgment

February 8, 2022

Opinion and Order denying the defendant's application for relief from a $1,775,000 criminal money judgment for his role in "an international medical fraud and money laundering scheme" in USA v. David Rae, a citizen of the United Kingdom, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Boyan Dong v. Cloopen Group Holding Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint

December 10, 2021

Class Action Complaint in Boyan Dong v. Cloopen Group Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands company based in China; Changxun Sun, Yipeng Li, Kui Zhou, Qingsheng Zheng, Xiaodong Liang, Zi Yang, Ming Liao, Feng Zhu, Lok Yan Hui, Jianhong Zhou, Ching Chiu, Xiegang Xiong, Cheng Luo, Yunhao Liu, Cogency Global Inc., Colleen A. DeVries, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited, and Futu Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

New Zealand investment fraudster Kelly Tonkin disqualified by Cayman regulator

November 30, 2021

Five months after pleading guilty to investment fraud in his native New Zealand, fund manager Kelly Tonkin has been disqualified as a company director in the Cayman Islands, where two of his Penrich Capital group companies were domiciled.

Kelly Tonkin: Disqualification

November 30, 2021

Public Notice by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority that it has disqualified Kelly Simon Tonkin, a citizen of New Zealand.

Penrich Global Macro Fund: Directors

November 30, 2021

Director Details for Penrich Global Macro Fund, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on November 30th, 2021.

Penrich Active Capital Management Ltd.: Directors

November 30, 2021

Director Details for Penrich Active Capital Management Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on November 30th, 2021.

USA v. Credit Suisse Group AG: Deferred Prosecution Agreement

October 19, 2021

Deferred Prosecution Agreement in USA v. Credit Suisse Group AG, of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd.: Plea Agreement

October 19, 2021

Plea Agreement regarding a fraud involving Mozambique in USA v. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, described as "a wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse headquartered in London, United Kingdom", at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd.: Criminal Information

October 19, 2021

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving Mozambique in USA v. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, described as "a wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG headquartered in London, United Kingdom", at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Credit Suisse Group AG: Criminal Information

October 19, 2021

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving Mozambique in USA v. Credit Suisse Group Ag at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Junhui Jiang v. BlueCity Holdings Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint

July 19, 2021

Class Action Complaint in Junhui Jiang v. BlueCity Holdings Limited, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, China-based company that "operates a platform for the LGBTQ - lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or questioning) - community primarily under the BlueCity brand in China, India, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam"; Baoli Ma, Zhiyong (Ben) Li, Zhe Wei, Wei Ying, Colleen A. DeVries, AMTD Global Markets Limited, Loop Capital Markets LLC, Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited, Prime Number Capital LLC, R. F. Lafferty & Co. Inc., and Cogency Global Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Jatin Chopra v. DiDi Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint

July 12, 2021

Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud in Jatin Chopra v. DiDi Global Inc., f.k.a. Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc., described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, China-based company that "purports to be the world's largest mobility technology platform. Its four key components are: shared mobility, auto solutions, electronic mobility, and autonomous driving"; Will Wei Cheng, Alan Yue Zhuo, Jean Qing Liu, Stephen Jingshi Zhu, Zhiyi Chen, Martin Chi Ping Lau, Kentaro Matsui, Adrian Perica, Daniel Yong Zhang, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Securities LLC, BoFA Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., UBS Securities LLC, BOCI Asia Limited, BOCOM International Securities Limited, CCB International Capital Limited, CLSA Limited, CMB International Capital Limited, Futu Inc., ICBC International Securities Limited, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, and Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Eric Watson et al: Complaint

July 9, 2021

Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Eric J. Watson, described as "a New Zealand citizen and believed to be a resident of London, United Kingdom"; Oliver-Barret Lindsay, described as "a Canadian citizen and resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada" and, during the relevant period, "principal of CMGT Capital Management, a Cayman Islands-exempt broker-dealer registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority", and Gannon Giguiere, described as a resident of Newport Coast, California" who "owned and operated TheMoneyStreet.com, a stock promotion website", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

U.S. SEC charges trio with fraud involving Long Blockchain Corp.

July 9, 2021

The U.S. SEC has charged three people, including a Canadian former resident of the Cayman Islands, Oliver-Barret Lindsay, and a New Zealander residing in England, Eric Watson, with fraud involving publicly-listed Long Blockchain Corp., formerly Long Island Iced Tea Corp.

Rafaela Espinal v. DiDi Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint

July 6, 2021

Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud in Rafaela Espinal v. DiDi Global Inc., formerly Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc., described as a Cayman Islands company based in China that "purports to be the world's largest mobility technology platform"; Will Wei Cheng, Alan Yue Zhuo, Jean Qing Liu, Stephen Jingshi Zhu, Zhiyi Chen, Martin Chi Ping Lau, Kentaro Matsui, Adrian Perica, Daniel Yong Zhang, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Securities LLC, BoFA Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Bocci Asia Limited, BOCOM International Securities Limited, CCB International Capital Limited, CLSA Limited, CMB International Capital Limited, Futu Inc., ICBC International Securities Limited, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, and Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cayman Islands General Registry showed that the directors of DiDi Global Inc. were identified as Adrian Perica, Zhiyi Chen, Wei Cheng, Chi Ping Martin Lau, Qing Liu, Matsui Kentaro, Yong Zhang, and Jingshi Zhu.

Dismatrix SPC et al v. Douglas Bassett: Discovery Application

May 3, 2021

Application by Dismatrix SPC, Asyndeton, and Polysyndeton, all of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Douglas M. Bassett, of Umatilla, Florida, USA, for use in legal proceedings against Equity Capital UK Limited in England regarding "a fraudulent Forex trading scheme operated by Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Locke Capital Investments (BVI) Ltd. et al: Orders

April 1, 2021

Public Notice by the Securities Commission Malaysia that "the Kuala Lumpur High Court declared in favour of the SC" against RBTR Asset Management Berhad, of Malaysia; Locke Guaranty Trust Limited, of New Zealand; Locke Capital Investments (BVI) Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Isaac Paul Ratnam, Nicholas Chan Weng Sung and Joseph Lee Chee Hock.

Dismatrix SPC et al v. Michael Stewart: Discovery Application

March 11, 2021

Application by Dismatrix SPC, Asyndeton, and Polysyndeton, all of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Michael Stewart for use in legal proceedings against Equity Capital UK Limited in England regarding "a fraudulent Forex trading scheme operated by Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Oak Trust et al v. Patrick Parham: Discovery Application

February 25, 2021

Application by Oak Trust, Acorn Trust, Eagle Trust, Duffy Trust, Robert J. Parfet Living Trust, Geluk Global Fund Limited SAC, of the Bahamas; Migration Investments, LLC, of Colorado; Boustrophedon International Ltd., of Hong Kong; Michael R. Shea, Erin Shea, Angela Ling, Fuhua Ling, Philip Bullock, Lifang Liu, Justin Payne, Michael Dietzen, Kimberly J. Dietzen, Brian Sly, David K. Sly, Gregory Sly, Karen Sly, Nelson Sly, Helen S. Sly, Sly Family Trust, and Tamara A. Sly Separate Property Trust to take discovery from Patrick Parham, of Garland, Texas, for use in an "anticipated proceeding" in England regarding allegations of "a fraudulent Forex trading scheme" involving Equiti Capital UK Limited, Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd. and several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United Kingdom, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Oak Trust et al v. Equiti US LLC et al: Discovery Application

February 22, 2021

Application by Oak Trust, Acorn Trust, Eagle Trust, Duffy Trust, Robert J. Parfet Living Trust, Geluk Global Fund Limited SAC, of the Bahamas; Migration Investments, LLC, of Colorado; Boustrophedon International Ltd., of Hong Kong; Michael R. Shea, Erin Shea, Angela Ling, Fuhua Ling, Philip Bullock, Lifang Liu, Justin Payne, Michael Dietzen, Kimberly J. Dietzen, Brian Sly, David K. Sly, Gregory Sly, Karen Sly, Nelson Sly, Helen S. Sly, Sly Family Trust, and Tamara A. Sly Separate Property Trust to take discovery from Equiti US, LLC, Gary Dennison, James Mason, and Kimberly M. Kirkland for use in "an anticipated proceeding" in England regarding allegations of "a fraudulent Forex trading scheme" involving Equiti Capital UK Limited, Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd. and several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United Kingdom, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Oak Trust et al v. Bryant Sewall: Discovery Application

February 19, 2021

Application by Oak Trust, Acorn Trust, Eagle Trust, Duffy Trust, Robert J. Parfet Living Trust, Geluk Global Fund Limited SAC, of the Bahamas; Migration Investments, LLC, of Colorado; Boustrophedon International Ltd., of Hong Kong; Michael R. Shea, Erin Shea, Angela Ling, Fuhua Ling, Philip Bullock, Lifang Liu, Justin Payne, Michael Dietzen, Kimberly J. Dietzen, Brian Sly, David K. Sly, Gregory Sly, Karen Sly, Nelson Sly, Helen S. Sly, Sly Family Trust, and Tamara A. Sly Separate Property Trust to take discovery from Bryant Sewall, of Denton County, Texas, for use in "an anticipated proceeding" in England regarding allegations of "a multi-million dollar fraudulent Forex trading and investment scheme" involving Equiti Capital UK Limited, Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd. and several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United Kingdom, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Oak Trust et al v. Brian King: Discovery Application

February 18, 2021

Application by Oak Trust, Acorn Trust, Eagle Trust, Duffy Trust, Robert J. Parfet Living Trust, Geluk Global Fund Limited SAC, of the Bahamas; Migration Investments, LLC, of Colorado; Boustrophedon International Ltd., of Hong Kong; Michael R. Shea, Erin Shea, Angela Ling, Fuhua Ling, Philip Bullock, Lifang Liu, Justin Payne, Michael Dietzen, Kimberly J. Dietzen, Brian Sly, David K. Sly, Gregory Sly, Karen Sly, Nelson Sly, Helen S. Sly, Sly Family Trust, and Tamara A. Sly Separate Property Trust to take discovery from Brian King, of LaGrange, Illinois, for use in "an anticipated proceeding" in England regarding allegations of "a fraudulent Forex trading scheme" involving Equiti Capital UK Limited, Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd. and several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United Kingdom, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Oak Trust et al v. Michael Stewart: Discovery Application

February 18, 2021

Application by Oak Trust, Acorn Trust, Eagle Trust, Duffy Trust, Robert J. Parfet Living Trust, Geluk Global Fund Limited SAC, of the Bahamas; Migration Investments, LLC, of Colorado; Boustrophedon International Ltd., of Hong Kong; Michael R. Shea, Erin Shea, Angela Ling, Fuhua Ling, Philip Bullock, Lifang Liu, Justin Payne, Michael Dietzen, Kimberly J. Dietzen, Brian Sly, David K. Sly, Gregory Sly, Karen Sly, Nelson Sly, Helen S. Sly, Sly Family Trust, and Tamara A. Sly Separate Property Trust to take discovery from Michael M. Stewart, of Scottsdale, Arizona, for use in "an anticipated proceeding" in England regarding allegations of "a multi-million dollar fraudulent Forex trading and investment scheme" involving Equiti Capital UK Limited, Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd. and several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United Kingdom, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Arizona.