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Gregory King Bankruptcy Trustees v. Douglas Park: Judgment (‘Dismissing Strike-Out & Reverse Summary Judgment Applications’)

December 16, 2024
Judgment dismissing defendant's strike-out and reverse summary judgment applications regarding a complaint seeking to claw-back £1.7 million under the Fraudulent Conveyances Act in Adrian Hyde and Edgar Lavarello, as Joint Bankruptcy Trustees of Gregory King, who was described as "a former Scottish solicitor turned financier" v. Douglas Park at the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order ($364M Penalties & Officer/Director Bans)

February 16, 2024
Decision & Order awarding the plaintiff $364 million and banning Donald Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr. from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Plaintiff’s ‘Facts To Be Proven At Trial’ (‘Accounting Fraud’)

September 26, 2023
Plaintiff's 'Facts To Be Proven At Trial' in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order on Motions (‘Accounting Fraud’)

September 26, 2023
Decision and order on motions, including granting, in part, plaintiff's motions for summary judgment and sanctions against defendants' attorneys, in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Jason Blain: Chapter 15 Petition (Scotland)

September 26, 2023
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Scotland by James B. Stephen, of BDO, in Glasgow, Scotland, as the Foreign Representative of Jason Hector Blain, a former executive with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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.

U.S.-based Rietumu Bank officer Emmanuil Grinshpun sued for $6.6M

May 26, 2023
A Vice President of Latvia's Rietumu Bank - Emmanuil Grinshpun - is being sued in Miami over an alleged $6.6 million debt that involves entities in Anguilla, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, England, Scotland, and the Seychelles. It was also alleged that Grinshpun was "associated with" illegal activity.

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.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Complaint (‘$250M Accounting Fraud’)

September 21, 2022
Complaint alleging "numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation in the preparation of Mr. Trump’s annual statements of financial condition" that "grossly inflated Mr. Trump’s personal net worth as reported in the Statements by billions of dollars" in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Scotland: Martin Hind (‘Ponzi Scheme’)

September 20, 2022
Complaint and Order for the extradition of Alexander Martin Idris Hind, known as Martin Hind, from the USA to the United Kingdom to stand trial in Scotland for alleged fraud involving a £623,037 Ponzi scheme, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Rangers International Football Club Plc v. KRF Capital LLC: Complaint

August 16, 2022
Complaint alleging "Defendant has, without Rangers' authorization, been approaching and actively soliciting potential "investors" and Rangers' current corporate clients pitching an opportunity - that does not exist - to purchase an ownership interest in Rangers" in Rangers International Football Club Plc, described as "a Scottish public limited company with its principal place of business in Glasgow, Scotland" v. KRF Capital LLC, d.b.a. K Sports Capital, of Delaware, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Aberdeen City Council et al v. SEC: Motion to Compel Subpoena Compliance (‘Under Armour Securities Fraud’)

March 17, 2022
Motion to Compel Compliance With Subpoena regarding an investigation into alleged securities fraud by Under Armour Inc. and related parties in Aberdeen City Council, as Administrating Authority for the North East Scotland Pension Fund, of Scotland; Monroe County Employees' Retirement System, of Michigan, and KBC Asset Management NV, of Belgium v. U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Adrian Hyde et al v. Gregory King: Judgment

March 10, 2022
Judgment regarding an application to prevent an automatic discharge from bankruptcy in Adrian Hyde and Edgar Lavarello, as Joint Trustees of Gregory King v. Gregory Hugh Colin King at Gibraltar Supreme Court.

Anatoly Motylev v. Bank of America et al: Discovery Application (England)

December 27, 2021
Application by Kevin Hellard and Jonathan Thielmann, as Joint Trustees in the English bankruptcy proceedings of Anatoly Leonidovich Motylev, who "is responsible for the collapse of several Russian banks and pension funds that he controlled and has been held liable for these institutions’ debts as a result of the fraud he and his associates perpetrated", to take discovery from Bank of America NA, Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., HSBC Bank, Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Commerzbank AG for use in Motylev's "English bankruptcy proceedings", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The alleged fraud and money laundering scheme involves entities and accounts in several jurisdictions, including Austria, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, England, Germany, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Panama, Russia, Scotland, Seychelles, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and USA, it was stated in the application.

Craig Whyte: Arrest

December 22, 2021
Press Release by the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority announcing the arrest in England of Craig Whyte, a Scottish businessman who previously owned Rangers Football Club, for "non-disclosure of key passwords for various laptops and phones" that were seized from him in 2018.

USA v. NatWest Markets Plc: Plea Agreement

December 20, 2021
Plea Agreement regarding a fraudulent scheme involving entities in England, Singapore, and the USA in USA v. NatWest Markets Plc, f.k.a. The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, of England, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

USA v. NatWest Markets Plc: Criminal Information

December 20, 2021
Criminal Information alleging wire fraud and securities fraud involving entities in England, Singapore, and the USA in USA v. NatWest Markets Plc, f.k.a. The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, of England, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

NMVA Ltd.: Directive

December 6, 2021
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a Directive on NMVA Ltd., a virtual financial assets company, to "cease the on-boarding of new clients with immediate effect".

Solon Director (Malta) Ltd.: €2.5K Fine

December 3, 2021
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,500 on Solon Director (Malta) Limited for a regulatory breach.

Ryan Birmingham et al v. ROFX.net et al: Class Action Complaint

September 29, 2021
Class Action Complaint against defendants in or from the British Virgin Islands, Czech Republic, England, Hong Kong, Poland, Scotland, Thailand, Ukraine, and USA alleging "Defendants orchestrated a massive international scheme to defraud Plaintiffs and similarly situated investors by soliciting them to deposit money or cash equivalents with ROFX, a “robotically operated foreign exchange trading” platform that purportedly utilized algorithms to trade on behalf of investors" in Ryan Birmingham, Roman Leonov, Mitchell Parent, Jonathan Zarley, and Steven Hansen v. ROFX.net, described as "an unincorporated entity providing unregulated financial services through its web-based platform to investors around the world" with "registered addresses" in England, Hong Kong, and the USA; Auro Advantages LLC, Aware Choice Ltd., Boonruk Ruamkit Co. Ltd., Brass Marker s.r.o., Easy Com LC, Epayments Systems Ltd., Ester Holdings Inc., Global E-Advantages LLC, Grovee LLC, Igoria Trade S.A., IT Outsourcing Co. Ltd., Notus LLC, Shopostar LLC, VDD-Trading Ltd., Wealthy Developments LP, Andrei Fetin, Anna Shymko, Anton Bilous, Borys Konovalenko, Dmytro Fokin, Jorge Luis Castillo, Manuchar Daraselia, Mikhail Rymanov, Natalia Los, Nattpemol Krinara, PapahraTsor Nrviratporn, Peter Mogilniy, Stanislav Khomenko, and Youras Ziankovich at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hawksford Trust Company Jersey Ltd.: Public Statement

August 25, 2021
Public Statement by Jersey Financial Services Commission that it has "concluded" that Hawksford Trust Company Jersey Limited "breached certain principles" of the Financial Services (Trust Company Business (Assets - Customer Money)) (Jersey) Order 2000 and Code of Practice for Trust Company Business. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Jersey corporate register showed that Hawksford Trust Company Jersey Limited was incorporated in Jersey on August 8th, 1963 and, in its 2020 annual return, signed by director Darren Kelland, its sole shareholder was identified as Hawksford Group Holdings Limited, which was incorporated in Jersey on May 15th, 2017 and, in its 2020 annual return, its sole shareholder was identified as Hawksford Holdings Limited, which was incorporated in Jersey on August 12th, 2008 and, in its 2020 annual return, its shareholders were identified as Dunedin Buyout Fund II LP, a private equity fund in Scotland; Dunedin (SAPE) GP Nominees Limited, acting as nominee for Equity Harvest Fund LP, of Scotland; Michael Edmund Powell, Louis Philip Chetwynd Taylor, James Webster Howe, Boota Singh Kular, Stephen David John Spybey, all of Jersey; Jacqueline Anne Low, of Singapore; Matthew Andrew Wilkinson, Daniel Richard Hainsworth, Gerardus Jan Michel van Leeuwen, Stephen Spybey and Gerardus van Leeuwen, as Trustees of the Hawksford Holdings Limited EBTl Darren Thomas Kelland, all of Jersey; Stefano Passarello, of Hong Kong; Dario Acconci, of Singapore; Marta Giordano, of Hong Kong; Giacomo Stoppa, of Hong Kong; Peter Zhu, of China, and Aldford Street Nominees Limited, of England.

Elizabeth von Pezold et al v. Zimbabwe: Petition to Recognize Arbitration Award

July 23, 2021
Petition to Recognize Arbitration Award of $263 million, £10 million, ZAR745,498, and €1,163, plus interest, for "Zimbabwe's expropriation of the von Pezolds' property" in Elizabeth Regina Maria Gabriele von Pezold, of Austria; Anna Eleonore Elisabeth Webber, of Austria; Heinrich Bernd Alexander Josef von Pezold, of Zimbabwe; Maria Juliane Andrea Christiane Katharina Batthyàny, of Austria; Georg Philipp Marcel Johann Lukas von Pezold, of Zimbabwe; Felix Alard Moritz Hermann, of Switzerland; Johann Friedrich Georg Ludwig von Pezold, of Scotland, and Adam Friedrich Carl Leopold Franz Severin von Pezold, of the Czech Republic, collectively descibed as "all members of the von Pezold family and are all German and Swiss nationals" v. Republic of Zimbabwe at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Kumtor Gold Company CJSC et al: Chapter 11 Petition

May 31, 2021
Chapter 11 Petition by Kumtor Gold Company CJSC and Kumtor Operating Company CSJC, both of the Kyrgyz Republic and owned by Centerra Gold Inc., of Toronto, Canada, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Creditors include companies in Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, England, Finland, Gibraltar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Netherlands, Russia, Scotland, and Switzerland.

Cairn Energy Plc et al v. Air India Ltd.: Complaint

May 14, 2021
Complaint "to determine and resolve questions of actual controversy involving the relationship between India's wholly-owned national airline, Air India, and India, and in particular, whether Air India is the alter ego of India" and for "a money judgment adjudging that Air India is jointly and severally liable to satisfy the judgment Plaintiffs expect to be awarded against India based on a pending petition to confirm an arbitration award" for $1.2 billion in Cairn Energy Plc and Cairn UK Holdings Limited, both of Scotland v. Air India Ltd., of India, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Christopher Shaw: Disqualification

March 31, 2021
Prohibition Order by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission against Christopher Henry Shaw, of Glentrool Forest, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Christopher Shaw et al: News Release

March 31, 2021
News Release by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission announcing penalties against Christopher Henry Shaw, John Adam Robilliard, and Bruce David McNaught.

KCA Deutag UK Finance Plc: Chapter 15 Petition (England)

October 15, 2020
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England by Neil Gilchrist, of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as the Foreign Representative of KCA Deutag UK Finance Plc, described as being part of a group that "is a market-leading international drilling, engineering, and technology company serving both onshore and offshore drilling markets", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Peter Weinzierl et al: Criminal Indictment

September 18, 2020
Criminal Indictment alleging the "laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in connection with the scheme to defraud the government of Brazil and to pay bribes to foreign officials" involving Brazilian firm Odebrecht SA and other companies and individuals in Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Mozambique, Panama, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland, and the USA in USA v. Peter Weinzierl and Alexander Waldstein, both Austrian former bankers, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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EXPOSED: Symtomax Group’s fraudulent €12M Bond Offering

January 22, 2020
A €12 million bond offering by British nationals Minette Coetzee, a.k.a. Minette Compson, and Paul Segal via their Symtomax Group for a purported medical cannabis production facility in Portugal is fraudulent, OffshoreAlert can reveal. The scheme involves entities and individuals in the BVI, Canada, Dubai, England, Gibraltar, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, South Africa, and Switzerland.

Caledonia management ‘destroyed records’, ex-chairman involved in new firm

November 19, 2009
Insiders at Bahamas based financial services firm Caledonia Corporate Management Group appear to have destroyed corporate emails shortly before putting the massively insolvent and allegedly fraudulently operated company into voluntary liquidation, according to liquidator Anthony Kikivarakis, of Deloitte & Touche

Robert Thomson: Chapter 15 Petition (Scotland)

January 15, 2009
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Scotland, as the Foreign Representative of Robert Thomson, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.