Panama

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.

CFTC v. Dwight Foster et al: Complaint (‘$13.2M QYU Forex Fraud’)

June 28, 2023

Complaint alleging "a multimillion-dollar fraudulent scheme" in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Dwight A. Foster, described as "a dual citizen of the United States and Canada", and K.E.L. Enterprises Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

USA v. Darren Robinson: Criminal Complaint (‘QYU Forex Fraud’)

June 23, 2023

Criminal Complaint alleging fraud involving a "purported investment company" called QYU that allegedly operated from the Cayman Islands, Panama, and USA in USA v. Darren Robinson at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

John Doe v. Germany: Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonym (‘Panama Papers Whistleblower’)

June 20, 2023

Plaintiff's Ex Parte Motion for Leave to Proceed Under A Pseudonym in John Doe v. The Federal Republic of Germany and The Bundeskriminalamt of the Federal Republic of Germany at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

John Doe v. Germany et al: Complaint (‘$14.5M Panama Papers Whistleblower Reward’)

June 20, 2023

Complaint alleging the German authorities owe $14.5 million to the 'Panama Papers whistleblower' in John Doe, unidentified but described as "a citizen of the United States" who was "the original source of the Panama Papers" v. The Federal Republic of Germany and The Bundeskriminalamt of the Federal Republic of Germany at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Francis Burga et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘$120M Offshore Tax Avoidance Scheme’)

June 16, 2023

Second Amended Complaint for FBAR Penalties regarding accounts in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Liechtenstein, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland and other countries in USA v. Francis Burga, individually and as the Administrator of the Estate of Margelus Burga, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

TBB International Bank Corp. v. Jose Febres et al: Complaint (‘Loans and Credit Fraud’)

June 12, 2023

Complaint alleging "scheme to deceive Activo International Bank, Inc. at present known as TBB of millions of dollars in the form of depleting assets of the Bank through several loans which were approved in violation of federal and state bank regulations" in TBB International Bank Corp. v. José Antonio Oliveros Febres Cordero, Alejandro J. Valencia Hurtado, Holding Activo Ltd., of Barbados; Alexandra Oliveros Febres Cordero, María Eugenia Febres Cordero Zamora, José Antonio Oliveros Mora, Gorlio Enterprises Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; El Retiro Group Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; AIB Properties Limited Ltd., of Barbados; Don Goyo Corporation Aviation, of Delaware; Inversiones Saitam S.A., of Venezuela; Consultora Baru 2018 C.A., of Venezuela; Gustavo José Gerardo Corredor Salcedo, of Venezuela; Alejandro Enrique Montenegro Díaz, of Venezuela; Inversiones Elektrogorsk C.A., of Venezuela, and Intelinvest Casa de Valores S.A., of Panama, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Maria Abud Valech v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application (Ecuador)

June 6, 2023

Application by Maria Cristina Abud Valech, described as "the widow of José Alfredo Antón Díaz ... one of Ecuador's richest and most powerful men", to take discovery from The Clearing House Interbank Payments System, Citibank N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Bank of America N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. for use in legal proceedings in Ecuador, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Proactive Arq. Corporation v. Vallarino Fry Law PA et al: Complaint (‘$500K Advance Fee Fraud’)

May 23, 2023

Complaint in Proactive Arq. Corporation, of Panama v. Vallarino Fry Law P.A., d.b.a. Bufete Vallarino y Asociados, and Nicholas Apostol at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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.

USA v. Francis Burga: First Amended Complaint (‘$120M Offshore Tax Avoidance Scheme’)

April 12, 2023

First Amended Complaint for FBAR Penalties regarding accounts in the British Virgin Islands, Liechtenstein, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland and other countries in USA v. Francis Burga, individually and as the Administrator of the Estate of Margelus Burga, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Panama: Héctor Dáger (‘Odebrecht SA $28M Corruption & Money Laundering’)

April 5, 2023

Application for an order authorizing the disclosure of Grand Jury materials (BAC Florida Bank records) to Panama for use in a criminal investigation into Héctor Dáger, described as "a Venezuelan citizen with Panamanian residency permit", for "potential corruption and money laundering relating to contracts obtained by the Brazilian company Odebrecht S.A. from the government of Venezuela".

Adenium Energy Capital Ltd. v. Viscom Investments Ltd. et al: Writ of Summons

March 30, 2023

Writ of Summons and General Indorsement in Christopher Kennedy and Alexander Lawson, as Joint Official Liquidators for and on behalf of Adenium Energy Capital Ltd. (in Official Liquidation) v. Viscom Investments Ltd., of the Bahamas; Infinity World Investments SA, of Panama; Maymouna Holding SAL, of the Republic of Lebanon; Wassef Sawaf, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and KSB Capital (Offshore) SAL, of the Republic of Lebanon, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Esteban Sachs Lizarzaburo v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Costa Pacifica Resources Corp.)

March 17, 2023

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Costa Pacifica Resources Corp. in Esteban Sachs Lizarzaburo v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Blue Horizon Structured Products SPC Ltd.: Petition for Directions

February 21, 2023

Petition for Directions in the matter of Blue Horizon Structured Products SPC Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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.

USA v. Vladimir Voronchenko: Criminal Indictment (‘Viktor Vekselberg Sanctions Evasion’)

February 7, 2023

Criminal Indictment alleging "a scheme to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act" involving "shell companies" in the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, and Panama in USA v. Vladimir Voronchenko, described as a citizen of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

Veronica Bourlakova v. Nikolai Kazakov et al: Complaint (‘Panamanian Company Ownership Dispute’)

January 23, 2023

Complaint to establish ownership of shares in Veronica Bourlakova v. Nikolai Kazakov, Vera Kazakova, Hemaren Stiftung, of Panama, and Edelweiss Investments Inc., of Panama, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Bull Blockchain Law LLP v. Towerthree Wireless del Ecuador SA et al: Complaint (‘Unpaid Legal Fees’)

January 18, 2023

Complaint alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment in Bull Blockchain Law LLP v. Towerthree Wireless del Ecuador S.A., of Ecuador; Tower One Wireless Corp., of Canada; LATAM Emerging Market Investment Fund SPC Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Banco Amazonas, of Ecuador, and LW Casa de Valores S.R.L., of Panama, at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County.

SEC v. Francisley da Silva et al: Complaint (‘International Pyramid Scheme’)

December 14, 2022

Complaint alleging "an international pyramid scheme case involving a fake crypto asset trading and mining company" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Francisley Valdevino da Silva, a citizen and resident of Brazil; Ramon Antonio Perez Arias, Juan Antonio Tacuri Fajardo, and Jose Ramiro Coronado Reyes at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Affidavit Supporting Chapter 11 Petitions (‘Complete Absence of Trustworthy Financial Information’)

November 17, 2022

Affidavit of John J. Ray III, including statements that "Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here" and "related party loans" were made to Sam Bankman-Fried, $1 billion; Nishad Aingh, $543 million, and Ryan Salame, $55 million, in support of Chapter 11 Petitions by 102 entities comprising the FTX crypto group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Motion to Transfer & Stay Chapter 15 Petition

November 16, 2022

Emergency Motion to Stay and Transfer Chapter 15 Petition from New York to Delaware by 101 entities (reduced from 134 identified in the Chapter 11 Petition) comprising the FTX crypto group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In the motion, FTX's new management accused the Bahamas government and regulators of, essentially, misappropriating the group's assets, in conjunction with former FTX principals Samuel Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, as part of an attempt to "undermine these Chapter 11 Cases".

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Motion for Joint Administration (‘More Than One Million Creditors’)

November 14, 2022

Motion for Joint Administration and Motion Modifying Certain Creditor List Requirements, Authorizing the Debtors to Serve Certain Parties by E-Mail, and Granting Related Relief in the matter of Alameda Aus Pty Ltd., Alameda Global Services Ltd., Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd., Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd., Alameda Research Pte Ltd., Alameda Research Yankari Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd., Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Allston Way Ltd., Altalix Ltd., Analisya Pte Ltd., Atlantis Technology Ltd., B for Transfer Egypt, B Payment Services Nigeria, B Transfer Services Ltd., B Transfer Services Ltd. UAE, B Transfer Services Uganda, Bancroft Way Ltd., BitPesa Kenya Ltd., BitPesa RDC SARL, BitPesa Senegal Ltd., BitPesa South Africa, BitPesa Tanzania Ltd., BitPesa Uganda Ltd., Bitvo, Inc., Blockfolio Holdings, Inc., Blockfolio, Inc., Blue Ridge Ltd., BT Payment Services Ghana, BT Payment Services South Africa, BT Payments Uganda, BT Pesa Nigeria Ltd., BTC Africa S.A., BTLS Limited Tanzania, Cardinal Ventures Ltd., Cedar Bay Ltd., Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, Clifton Bay Investments Ltd., CM-Equity AG, Corner Stone Staffing, Cottonwood Grove Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd., Crypto Bahamas LLC, DAAG Trading, DMCC, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Deep Creek Ltd., Digital Custody Inc., Euclid Way Ltd., Exchange 4 Free Seychellen, Exchange 4Free Australia Br., Exchange 4Free Ltd., Exchange 4Free South Africa Br., Exchange 4Free Swiss Branch, Finfax Company, FTX (Gibraltar) Ltd., FTX Canada Inc., FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd., FTX Europe AG, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX Property Holdings Ltd., FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Trading Ltd., FTX TURKEY TEKNOLOJİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKET, FTX US Derivatives LLC, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX US Trading, Inc., FTX Vault Trust Company, FTX Ventures Ltd., FTX Ventures Partnership, FTX Zuma Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd., Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Good Luck Games, LLC, Goodman Investments Ltd., Hannam Group Inc., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Hilltop Technology Services LLC, Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd., Innovatia Ltd., Island Bay Ventures Inc., K-DNA Financial Services Ltd., Killarney Lake Investments Ltd., Ledger Holdings Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, Ledger Prime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd., LT Baskets Ltd., Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd., North Dimension Inc., North Dimension Ltd., North Wireless Dimension Inc., Paper Bird Inc., Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd., Quoine Pte Ltd., Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd., SNG INVESTMENTS YATIRIM VE DANIŞMANLIK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Tigetwit Ltd., TransferZero, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., West Realm Shires Services Inc., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., and ZUBR Exchange Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Chapter 11 Petition

November 11, 2022

Chapter 11 Petition by 134 entities comprising the FTX Group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, namely Alameda Aus Pty Ltd., Alameda Global Services Ltd., Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd., Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd., Alameda Research Pte Ltd., Alameda Research Yankari Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd., Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Allston Way Ltd., Altalix Ltd., Analisya Pte Ltd., Atlantis Technology Ltd., B for Transfer Egypt, B Payment Services Nigeria, B Transfer Services Ltd., B Transfer Services Ltd. UAE, B Transfer Services Uganda, Bancroft Way Ltd., BitPesa Kenya Ltd., BitPesa RDC SARL, BitPesa Senegal Ltd., BitPesa South Africa, BitPesa Tanzania Ltd., BitPesa Uganda Ltd., Bitvo, Inc., Blockfolio Holdings, Inc., Blockfolio, Inc., Blue Ridge Ltd., BT Payment Services Ghana, BT Payment Services South Africa, BT Payments Uganda, BT Pesa Nigeria Ltd., BTC Africa S.A., BTLS Limited Tanzania, Cardinal Ventures Ltd., Cedar Bay Ltd., Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, Clifton Bay Investments Ltd., CM-Equity AG, Corner Stone Staffing, Cottonwood Grove Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd., Crypto Bahamas LLC, DAAG Trading, DMCC, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Deep Creek Ltd., Digital Custody Inc., Euclid Way Ltd., Exchange 4 Free Seychellen, Exchange 4Free Australia Br., Exchange 4Free Ltd., Exchange 4Free South Africa Br., Exchange 4Free Swiss Branch, Finfax Company, FTX (Gibraltar) Ltd., FTX Canada Inc., FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd., FTX Europe AG, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX Property Holdings Ltd., FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Trading Ltd., FTX Turkey Teknoloji ve Ticaret AŞ, FTX US Derivatives LLC, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX US Trading, Inc., FTX Vault Trust Company, FTX Ventures Ltd., FTX Ventures Partnership, FTX Zuma Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd., Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Good Luck Games, LLC, Goodman Investments Ltd., Hannam Group Inc., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Hilltop Technology Services LLC, Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd., Innovatia Ltd., Island Bay Ventures Inc., K-DNA Financial Services Ltd., Killarney Lake Investments Ltd., Ledger Holdings Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, Ledger Prime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd., LT Baskets Ltd., Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd., North Dimension Inc., North Dimension Ltd., North Wireless Dimension Inc., Paper Bird Inc., Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd., Quoine Pte Ltd., Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd., SNG Investments Yatirim ve Danişmanlik AŞ, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Tigetwit Ltd., TransferZero, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., West Realm Shires Services Inc., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., and ZUBR Exchange Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Loudmila Bourlakova et al v. Anthony Raftopol et al: Complaint (‘Russian billionaire Oleg Bourlakov Fraud’)

November 6, 2022

Complaint that "arises out of the machinations of now deceased Russian billionaire Oleg Bourlakov, his sister Vera Kazakova along with her husband Nikolai Kazakov, and their various co-conspirators and Defendants to unlawfully and fraudulently misappropriate assets and real property" in Loudmila Bourlakova, of Monaco; Elena Bourlakova, of Monaco, and Veronica Bourlakova, of Canada v. Anthony Virgil Raftopol, of Florida, USA; Gerd Schneider, of Luxembourg; Anahill Stiftung, of Panama; Fundacion Cantucci, of Panama; Wlamil Foundation, of Panama; Hemaren Stiftung, of Panama; Mentor Admin LLC, of Delaware; Pasel Corporation, of Delaware; Prora Admin LLC, of Delaware; Ratio Admin LLC, of Delaware; Veronica S.A. SPF, of Luxembourg, and Pasel Anstalt, of Liechtenstein, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Teimuraz Bablumian v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Jilport Real Estate Inc.)

November 2, 2022

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Jilport Real Estate Inc., which "owns the freehold interest in the property known as 24 Acacia Way, Sidcup, Kent, England", in Teimuraz Surenovich Bablumian, a.k.a. Teymuraz Bablumyan, of Moscow, Russia v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Luis Delgado et al v. Golden Eye Resources LLC et al: Complaint

October 21, 2022

Complaint alleging fraud in Luis Delgado, Juan Federico Lessmann, SCH Consulting Inc., of Panama; Truegold Corporation, of the British Virgin Islands; Suregold Corporation, of the British Virgin Islands, and Collectgold Corporation, of the British Virgin Islands v. Golden Eye Resources LLC, Donald Rutledge, of Vancouver, Canada; Leslie Rutledge, of Vancouver, Canada, and Caniel Matos Romero at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Banco de los Trabajadores v. DHK Finance Inc.: Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award

October 5, 2022

Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award in Banco de los Trabajadores, a.k.a. Bantrab, of Guatemala v. DHK Finance Inc., of Panama, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

Crédito Real SAB de CV: Supplemental Declaration (Mexico)

August 25, 2022

Supplemental Declaration of lawyer Juan Pablo Estrada Michel for Chapter 15 for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Mexico by Robert Wagstaff, as the Foreign Representative of Crédito Real S.A.B. de C.V., described in the Chapter 15 Petition as "a leading specialty finance company based in Mexico City, Mexico" that operates, among other places, "in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the United States", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

UK SFO News Release: Timothy Schools Conviction & 14-Year Prison Sentence

August 11, 2022

News Release by the United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office announcing that Timothy Schools has been "jailed for 14 years" after being convicted of a "no-win-no-fee fraud" involving entities in the Cayman Islands, England, France, Isle of Man, Marshall Islands, Panama, Spain, and Switzerland.

Itzel de Blanco v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Eilish Ltd.)

July 27, 2022

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Eilish Limited in Itzel C. de Blanco, of Panama v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

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.

Crédito Real SAB de CV: Chapter 15 Petition

July 14, 2022

Chapter 15 for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Mexico by Robert Wagstaff, as the Foreign Representative of Crédito Real S.A.B. de C.V., described as "a leading specialty finance company based in Mexico City, Mexico" that operates, among other places, "in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the United States", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Three Arrows Capital Ltd.: Singapore Recognition Application (BVI Liquidation)

July 9, 2022

Application for recognition of liquidation proceedings in the British Virgin Islands by Russell Crumpler and Christopher Farmer, as Joint Liquidators of Three Arrows Capital Ltd., a cryptocurrency hedge fund, at the High Court of the Republic of Singapore.

DRB Panama Inc. v. Three Arrows Capital Ltd.: Liquidation Order

June 29, 2022

Liquidation Order in DRB Panama Inc. v. Three Arrows Capital Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

DRB Panama Inc. v. Three Arrows Capital Ltd.: Liquidation Application (‘$80M Debt’)

June 24, 2022

Originating Application for the Appointment of Joint Liquidators in DRB Panama Inc. v. Three Arrows Capital Ltd., described as "a prominent cryptocurrency hedge fund" based in Singapore, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

BTA Bank JSC v. Ilyas Khrapunov: Summary Judgment Motion (‘Kazakhstan Billions of Dollars Fraud & Laundering’)

June 14, 2022

Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment In Lieu of Complaint alleging the defendant "has conspired to launder and conceal billions of dollars stolen from Plaintiff in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and to evade asset freezing and receivership orders issued against him and his co-conspirator (and father-in-law) Mukhtar Ablyazov by courts of the United Kingdom" in BTA Bank JSC v. Ilyas Khrapunov at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

SEC v. George Stubos et al: TRO Motion

June 6, 2022

Ex Parte Application for a Temporary Asset Freeze Order in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. George Stubos, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Vancouver, as Defendant, and Dori-Ann Stubos, described as the Defendant’s wife, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Tenaris SA: $25M Fine

June 2, 2022

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing a fine of $25 million on Tenaris S.A., described as "a global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products and related services, headquartered in Luxembourg", for "violations of the anti-bribery, books and records, and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by Tenaris, as a result of a bribe scheme involving agents and employees of its Brazilian subsidiary to obtain and retain business from a Brazil state-owned entity Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.".

IRS accuses ‘asset protection expert’ Kevin Wessell of withholding records about suspected offshore tax evasion

May 25, 2022

Florida-based, self-described "asset protection expert" Kevin Wessell has been accused of withholding records from the IRS that it requires for an investigation into his clients for suspected offshore tax evasion involving accounts and entities in several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Hong Kong, Nevada, Nevis, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Switzerland, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

USA v. Kevin Wessell: Petition to Enforce IRS Summons (‘Wessell Group Investigation’)

May 24, 2022

Petition to Enforce IRS Summons in USA v. Kevin W. Wessell, whose "Wessell Group" is suspected of "providing offshore services to U.S. persons to hide their beneficial ownership of assets", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

SPS I Fundo de Investimento de Ações v. JPMorgan Chase Bank et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

April 21, 2022

Application by SPS I Fundo de Investimento de Ações, of São Paulo, Brazil, described as "a minority shareholder of one of the largest Brazilian public companies, JBS S.A., which was used by its controlling shareholders for the purpose of conducting an illicit bribery scheme, defrauding JBS and its minority shareholders", to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and Barclays USA, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Dean Shah et al: Complaint

April 14, 2022

Complaint alleging securities fraud involving individuals and entities in or from Belize, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Panama, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and USA in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Dean Shah, Henry Clarke, Julius Csurgo, and Antevorta Capital Partners Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Asia-based American siblings John & Tina Barksdale charged with ‘$124M crypto-based fraud’

March 8, 2022

More than 20,000 investors were swindled out of "at least $124 million" in crypto-based investment and multi-level marketing scams known as 'Ormeus Coin' and 'Ormeus Global' that were operated by siblings John and Tina Barksdale and involved entities in Hong Kong and Panama, it has been alleged in criminal and regulatory actions.

SEC v. John Barksdale et al: Complaint (‘$124M Crypto-Based Fraud’)

March 8, 2022

Complaint alleging the defendants "raised at least $124 million from over 20,000 investors" in a crypto-based fraudulent scheme involving Ormeus Global SA, of Panama, and Ormeus Coin, of Hong Kong, in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. John Barksdale, described as a citizen of the USA residing in Thailand, and his sister, JonAtina Barksdale, a.k.a. Tina Barksdale, described as a citizen of the USA residing in Hong Kong, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

LW Casa de Valores SRL v. Castle Harbour Securities Ltd.: Complaint

February 25, 2022

Complaint in LW Casa de Valores SRL, of Panama v. Castle Harbour Securities Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

SEC v. Robert Booth et al: Complaint

February 9, 2022

Complaint alleging that "more than $8 million" was swindled from "at least 140 investors" in investment scams sold from "foreign boiler rooms", including those in Cyprus, Panama, Philippines, and Thailand, in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert Lenard Booth, a.k.a. Trevor Nicholas; Daniel T. Wellcome, Jr., Michael D'Urso, Antonella Chiaramonte, Alyssa D'Urso, and Jay Garnock at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.