Agon Asset Management Ltd.: License Cancellation (Malta)
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has cancelled the Alternative Investment Fund Manager license of Agon Asset Management Limited for regulatory breaches.
SEC v. Sisu Capital LLC et al: Complaint
Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sisu Capital LLC, of California, USA; Timothy Overture, of California, USA, and Hansueli Overture, described as a resident of Hallau, Switzerland, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Dolores Acevedo et al v. JPMorgan Chase et al: Discovery Application (Argentina)
Application by Dolores Acevedo, Victoria Acevedo, and Rosario Acevedo to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase, Banco Santander, Bank of America, and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication "for use in civil and criminal proceedings in Argentina" alleging the fraudulent concealment of assets belonging to the estate of Jorge Eduardo Acevedo, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Agenda Launch – OffshoreAlert London Conference
The first version of the agenda for OffshoreAlert's 10th Annual London Conference on December 4-5 is now available. For more information about OffshoreAlert London 2023, sponsorship opportunities, and tickets, please visit www.oalondon.com.
Capana Swiss Advisors AG et al v. Rymark Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Fraud’)
Complaint alleging "breach of fiduciary duty and a series of false and misleading statements and filings made both in public, and privately to third parties, including potential investors, shareholders, auditors, and tax authorities" in Capana Swiss Advisors AG and AmeriMark Automotive AG, both of Switzerland v. Rymark Inc., Nicholas Thayne Markosian, John Kirkland, and Vicky Small at the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
Daniel Jaiyong An v. Rafael Cosman et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Dispute’)
Complaint in Daniel Jaiyong An v. Rafael Cosman, Alex de Lorraine, Tom Shields, and Archblock Inc., formerly known as TrustLabs Inc., at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.
Ecoprivate Business Ltd. et al v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Discovery Application (Switzerland & United Kingdom)
Application by Ecoprivate Business Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and Jean Sebastian Ferrer Funke, a citizen and resident of Switzerland, to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Barclays Bank PLC, and HSBC Bank USA N.A. "a criminal proceeding in Switzerland, which Applicants contemplate bringing against Mr. Sonashah Shivdasani; as well as in recognition and enforcement proceedings that the Applicants contemplate bringing in the UK" regarding "a real estate investment scheme that cost the Applicants well over US $6,175,000.00 in losses plus penalties and interest", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Lorem Ipsum UG et al: Complaint (‘$323M Fraudulent Transfers’)
Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, and Maclaurin Investments Ltd., formerly Alameda Ventures Ltd., of Seychelles v. Lorem Ipsum UG, of Germany; Patrick Gruhn, Robin Matzke, a resident of Germany, and Brandon Williams at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Celsius Network Ltd. v. StakeHound SA: Complaint
Complaint in Celsius Network Ltd., of England v. StakeHound SA, of Switzerland, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Monaco-based retired investment banker Stephen Schechter charged with tax evasion in U.S.
British/American retired investment banker Stephen Schechter has been criminally charged with tax evasion in the United States involving entities in the British Virgin Islands and bank accounts in Switzerland and Monaco, where he resides.
Puma Energy PNG Supply Ltd.: Restoration Application
Originating Application in the matter of Puma Energy PNG Supply Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Nike Shipholding Corporation v. Credit Suisse: Discovery Application (Switzerland)
Application by Nike Shipholding Corporation, of the Marshall Islands to take discovery from Credit Suisse Holdings (USA), Inc., Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland against Credit Suisse AG regarding an alleged investment loss of $13.5 million in Wirecard AG, described as "a large German payment-processing company that became insolvent shortly after Applicant’s investment - upon CSAG's advice", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Investor prepares to sue Credit Suisse in Switzerland after ‘losing $13.5M in Wirecard’
Marshall Islands firm Nike Shipholding Corporation has filed a discovery application in New York as it prepares to sue its investment adviser, Credit Suisse, in Switzerland after investing $15 million in fraudulently-operated German payment-processor Wirecard AFTER Wirecard had already been exposed by the Financial Times newspaper and not long before it filed for bankruptcy, allegedly suffering a loss of $13.5 million.
Curaçao bank prepares to sue Swiss firm CSA over ‘OFAC Certification fraud’
Curaçao's International Global Bank NV intends to sue Swiss firm Consulting and Services Associate SA for "fraudulent misrepresentations" regarding an "OFAC Certification" in a dispute that appears to be linked to sanctions evasion involving Venezuela's state-owned oil and natural gas company PDVSA.
USA v. Stephen Schechter: Criminal Information (‘Offshore Tax Evasion’)
Criminal Information alleging tax evasion involving entities in the British Virgin Islands and bank accounts in Monaco and Switzerland in USA v. Stephen L. Schechter, described as a retired investment banker who is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and USA residing in Monaco, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Director Details for CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on June 27th, 2023.
ICM SPC: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Director Details for ICM SPC, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on June 25th, 2023.
International Global Bank NV v. ItalBank International Inc.: Motion to Seal Discovery Application (Curaçao)
Motion for Leave to File Under Seal an application by International Global Bank NV to take discovery from ItalBank International Inc. "for use in preparation of a civil lawsuit to be filed in Curaçao against Consulting and Services Associate, S.A., a société anonyme formed under the laws of Switzerland" regarding alleged "fraudulent misrepresentations that CSA made to IGB in a certain 'OFAC Certification'", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
USA v. Mark Gyetvay: Complaint (‘$44M Tax Fraud’)
Complaint for $44 million alleging "willful FBAR penalties" involving companies or accounts in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Russia, and Switzerland in USA v. Mark Anthony Gyetvay, described as a citizen of Italy, Russia, and USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
William Bazzelle Sr. v. NovoCure Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)
Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud in William Bazzelle Sr. v. NovoCure Limited, described as being domiciled in Jersey, in the Channel Islands, and managed in Switzerland; William Doyle, and Asaf Danziger at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Clara Boustany v. JPMorgan Private Bank et al: Discovery Application (Monaco)
Application by Clara Moussa Boustany to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Private Bank for use in "divorce proceedings" in Monaco "initiated by her husband, Fadi Boustany", who was described as a citizen of Lebanon and Switzerland who controls the "Metropole Group", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Francis Burga et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘$120M Offshore Tax Avoidance Scheme’)
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.
SEC charges two men who ‘committed securities fraud with help from Cayman broker Valor Capital’
Nearly three months after they were criminally indicted in the United States for allegedly perpetrating a $150 million securities fraud with the help of a Cayman Islands brokerage - Valor Capital - operated by a citizen of Latvia, Joseph Padilla and Kevin Dills have been sued for fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Switzerland: Remo Baumann (‘Threat Investigation’)
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wish.com - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "Remo Baumann for threats to the detriment of another person and for multiple violations of the Swiss Weapons Act".
USA v. Elaine Wolfe: Complaint (‘Failure to Report Swiss & UK Accounts’)
Complaint for damages of $559,475 for alleged "willful failure" to report financial interests in foreign bank accounts in USA v. Elaine V. Wolfe, described as a 95-year-old resident of Great Neck, New York who was "born in Salford, Lancashire, United Kingdom in 1928" and "moved to the United States in 1957", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Elaine Wang v. VectivBio Holdings AG et al: Complaint
Complaint alleging Securities Exchange Act violations regarding "a proposed transaction whereby VectivBio will be merged with and into Ironwood Pharmaceuticals GmbH, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Switzerland" in Elaine Wang v. VectivBio Holdings AG, of Switzerland, described as "a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company"; Thomas F. Woiwode, Paul R. Carter, Wouter Joustra, Sandip Kapadia, Luca Santarelli, Hans Schikan, and Murray Stewart at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Ex-wife sues Finnish venture capitalist Jari Ovaskainen for CHF125M in Cayman
The former wife of 59-year-old Finnish venture capitalist Jari Ovaskainen is seeking to enforce a CHF125 million Swiss judgment against him in the Cayman Islands, where he resides.
SEC v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint alleging "Defendants' blatant disregard of the federal securities laws and the investor and market protections these laws provide" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; BAM Trading Services Inc., of Delaware; BAM Management US Holdings Inc., of Delaware, and Changpeng Zhao, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Stanislav Kondrashov et al v. Does 1-20: Defamation Complaint
Complaint alleging "a defamation and extortion campaign involving the publication of malicious and fabricated statements by a cowardly cohort of individuals who hide behind fictitious names and proxies" in TELF AG, of Switzerland, described as "an internationally successful physical commodities trader and the largest independent ferroalloys trader in the world", and Stanislav Kondrashov, described as a resident of Switzerland v. Does 1-20 at the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles.
Maarit Ovaskainen v. Jari Ovaskainen: Complaint (‘CHF125M Swiss Judgment Enforcement’)
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim for the "recognition and enforcement of the Swiss Judgment in the amount of CHF125,490.337" in Maarit Ovaskainen, a citizen of Finland residing in London, England v. Jari Ovaskainen, a citizen of Finland residing in the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Gregory Stevenson v. Credit Suisse et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Racketeering’)
Class Action Complaint in Gregory A. Stevenson v. Richard E. Thornburgh, Bradley W. Dougan, John G. Popp, Brian Chin, Jay Kim, Albert Sohn, Mirko Bianchi, Urs Rohner, John Tiner, Severin Schwan, Iris Bohnet, Lydie Hudson, Kaikhushru S. Nargolwala, Seraina Macia, Joaquin J. Ribeiro, Michael Klein, Noreen Doyle, James L. Amine, Eric Varvel, Romeo Cerutti, David L. Miller, David R. Mathers, Lara J. Warner, Timothy P. O'Hara, Robert S. Shafir, Pamela A. Thomas-Graham, Sean T. Brady, Robert Jain, Philip Vasan, Credit Suisse Holdings (USA) Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Credit Suisse Capital LLC, Credit Suisse Management LLC, KPMG LLP, KPMG LLC, Paul Knopp,, William Thomas, Larry Bradley, Laura M. Newinski, Regina H. Mayor, John B. Veihmeyer, Brian J. Sweet, David Britt, Scott Marcello, David Middendorf, Thomas Whittle, Cynthia Holder, and Jeffrey Wada at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Dynamic Capital Group AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Dynamic Capital Group AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".
BlockFi Lending LLC v. Digistar Norway AS et al: Complaint (‘$37M Crypto Loan’)
Complaint in BlockFi Lending LLC v. Digistar Norway AS, of Norway; Nessim-Sariel Gaon, described as a resident of London, England, and Fiorenzo Manganiello, described as a resident of Geneva, Switzerland, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
Brian Abbott et al v. Strongblock et al: Complaint (‘$30M Crypto Fraud’)
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.
Swiss International Asset Management AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Swiss International Asset Management AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".
Mislav Basic et al v. BProtocol Foundation et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Securities Fraud’)
Class Action Complaint in Mislav Basic, Nathan Gruber, Oren Gruber, Kevin Boudreau, Daniel Schwaibold, Alex Thomas, Gregory Thomas, and Benjamin Ayers v. BProtocol Foundation, of Switzerland and Israel; Bancor DAO, of Switzerland; Galia Benartzi, Guy Benartzi, Eyal Hertzog, and Yehuda Levi, all described as residents of Israel, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Eftychios Theodorakis v. Dfinity Dtiftung et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint in Eftychios Theodorakis v. Dfinity Dtiftung, a.k.a. Dfinity Foundation; Dominic Williams, and Gian Bochsler, all of Switzerland, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Vyera Pharmaceuticals LLC et al: Chapter 11 Petition
Chapter 11 Petition by Vyera Pharmaceuticals LLC, SevenScore Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Oakrum Pharma, LLC, Dermelix Biotherapeutics, LLC, Phoenixus AG, of Switzerland, and Orpha Labs AG, of Switzerland, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Louis Zhao v. Eqonex Ltd. et al: Amended Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Amended Class Action Complaint in Louis Zhao v. Eqonex Limited, described as “a Singapore-domiciled digital assets financial services company”; Binance Group, described as “the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider”; Bitfinity UAB, described as “a payments technology company, incorporated in the Republic of Lithuania”; Jonathan Farnell, Daniel Ling, Almira Gemmell, Yu Helen Hai, and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
National Bank Trust PJSC v. Mikail Shishkhanov et al: Claim Form (‘$2B Rost Bank Fraud’)
Claim Form to recover "damages in excess of USD$2 billion which were suffered by its legal predecessor, JSC "ROST BANK", as a result of a series of sham transactions" in National Bank Trust PJSC v. Mikail Osmanovich Shishkhanov, of Russia; Crambe Asset Holdings Corp. (in liquidation), Olyserve Inc. (in liquidation), Rabalo Limited (in liquidation), Reachway Overseas Ltd. (in liquidation), Ifichor S.A. (in liquidation), formerly Hansberg Finance Ltd.; Frowell Holdings Ltd. (in liquidation), Garland Solutions Ltd. (in liquidation), Diamond Forca Ltd. (in liquidation), Darman Finance Limited (in liquidation), Blanche Union Ltd. (in liquidation), all of the British Virgin Islands; Midwestern Trading Group Inc., of Minnesota, USA; Cargill Financial Solutions LLC, of Minnesota, USA; Cargill Inc., of Delaware, USA; Bunge SA, of Switzerland; Credit and Trading Company Ltd.,, of England; Quadra Commodities SA, of Switzerland; Quadra Commodities Singapore Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse SA, of Switzerland; LDC Trading and Service Co. S.A., of Uruguay; Louis Dreyfus Company Asia Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; New Resources International S.A. (in liquidation), formerly Noble Resources International S.A., of Switzerland; Liberty Commodities Limited, of England; Atlantic Industrial & Trading Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Alphatrade International Limited, of Hong Kong; Xangbo Global Markets Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Simec Group Limited, of Hong Kong; Wilson International Trading Private Limited, of Singapore; Intra Asia Trading Pte. Ltd. (in liquidation), of Singapore; Triumph Commodities Pte. Ltd., formerly Triumph Metals & Minerals Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Bering Trading Limited, of Hong Kong; Ifchor (Switzerland) SA, formerly Ifchor SA, of Switzerland; Emporium Trade Pte. Ltd., formerly Pan Asia Commodities and Trading Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Paras Metallics Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Pearl River Delta Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, of Hong Kong, and Credit Suisse AG, of Switzerland, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Legendz Entertainment LLC et al v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd. et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘Boxing Financing’)
Second Amended Complaint alleging “fraudulent inducement” regarding “a contractual dispute between Plaintiffs and Defendants who entered into a written agreement for the financing of the promotion of a World Boxing Council junior welterweight title bout between top ranked boxers Regis Prograis and Jose Zepeda” in Legendz Entertainment LLC and Cinematic LLC v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Crescendo Capital SA, of Switzerland; Crescendo Asset Management LLC, and Brian Weiner at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
BTA Bank JSC v. Ilyas Khrapunov: $500M U.K. Judgment Recognition
Judgment in BTA Bank JSC, of Kazakhstan v. Ilyas Khrapunov, whose "last known address" was in Switzerland, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
Silver Screen Films Inc. v. Hollywood Media Venture LLC et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Fraudulent Movie Financing Scheme’)
Complaint alleging “a fraudulent movie financing scheme” in Silver Screen Films Inc., formerly Silver Screen Finance Inc., of the Cayman Islands v. Hollywood Media Venture LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures I LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures II LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures Holdings LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures Holdings II LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures Management LLC, Hollywood Media Venture Partners LLC, Hollywood Media Venture Productions I LLC, Production Capital LLC, Production Capital Corp., Burgee & Abramoff P.C., Knightsbridge Entertainment Inc., Base FX Productions Switzerland AG, of Switzerland; Kevin Robl, Remington William Chase, Robert William Abramoff, and Mohamed Shaaban at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Legendz Entertainment LLC et al v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd. et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Boxing Financing’)
First Amended Complaint alleging "fraudulent inducement" regarding "a contractual dispute between Plaintiffs and Defendants who entered into a written agreement for the financing of the promotion of a World Boxing Council junior welterweight title bout between top ranked boxers Regis Prograis and Jose Zepeda" in Legendz Entertainment LLC and Cinematic LLC v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Crescendo Capital SA, of Switzerland; Crescendo Asset Management LLC, and Brian Weiner at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Diversified Real Estate Development Ltd. et al v. Deutsche Bank AG et al: Judgment ($95M)
Judgment for $95 million in Michael Pearson, Andrew Childe and Anna Silver, all of FFP, on behalf of and solely in their capacities as Joint Official Liquidators of Diversified Real Estate Development Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), GMS Global Market Step Up Note Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Preferred Income Collateralized Interest Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Sentinel Investment Fund SPC (in Official Liquidation), SG Strategic Income Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Sports Aficionados Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Vanguardia Group Inc. (in Official Liquidation), and Michael Pearson, on behalf of and solely in his capacity as Liquidator of Sentinel Mandate and Escrow Ltd. (in Liquidation), Vanguardia Holdings Ltd. (in Liquidation), Spyglass Investment Management Ltd. (in Liquidation), North Pointe Holdings (BVI) Ltd. (in Liquidation), Biscayne Capital Holdings Limited (in Creditor Voluntary Liquidation), and Biscayne Capital (B.V.I.) Ltd. (in Liquidation) v. Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., Deutsche Bank Switzerland, and Deutsche Bank Trust Companies Americas at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Legendz Entertainment LLC et al v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Boxing Financing’)
Complaint alleging "fraudulent inducement" regarding "a contractual dispute between Plaintiffs and Defendants who entered into a written agreement for the financing of the promotion of a World Boxing Council junior welterweight title bout between top ranked boxers Regis Prograis and Jose Zepeda" in Legendz Entertainment LLC and Cinematic LLC v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Crescendo Capital SA, of Switzerland; Crescendo Asset Management LLC, and Brian Weiner at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Augustus Intelligence Inc. et al v. Kevin Washington et al: Complaint
Complaint alleging breach of contract, common law fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, and breaches of fiduciary duties in Brian Ryniker in his capacities as Litigation Trustee of Augustus Intelligence Inc., and as Assignee of Larisse SA, of Switzerland; Valnon Holding GmbH, of Austria; Jaws Equity Owner 113, LLC, of Delaware; Lohengrin Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, of Germany; Manfred Swarovski Jr., of Austria; KRC Beteiligungs GmbH, of Germany; Spitzberg Ventures GmbH, of Germany; Elisabeth Swarovski, of Austria; Kirsten Hager, of Germany; Lumber Lane Investments LLC, of Delaware; Gembec I LLC, of Delaware; Mark and Susan Didea, of Florida, USA; Stefan von Liechtenstein, of Austria; Pacific Investments and Technologies Ltd., of Hong Kong, and Chepstow Capital GmbH, of Germany v. Kevin Washington, Estate of Wolfgang Haupt, William Mason, Pascal Weinberger, William Webster, Philip Amthor, Christopher Kahn, Rubicon Investment Partners, L.P., and Rubicon Investment Partners (Cayman), Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and John Does 1 through 100 inclusive at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
ParaFi Digital Opportunities LP et al v. Mikhail Egorov: First Amended Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
First Amended Complaint alleging fraud in ParaFi Digital Opportunities LP, of Delaware; Framework Ventures LP, of Delaware, and 1kx LP, of the Cayman Islands v. Mikhail 'Michael' Egorov, described as resident of Switzerland who "renounced his U.S. permanent residence" and "founder of the “Curve” cryptocurrency trading platform", at the Superior Court of the State of California.
Louis Zhao v. Eqonex Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Class Action Complaint in Louis Zhao v. Eqonex Limited, described as "a Singapore-domiciled digital assets financial services company"; Binance Group, described as "the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider"; Bitfinity UAB, described as "a payments technology company, incorporated in the Republic of Lithuania"; Jonathan Farnell, Daniel Ling, Almira Gemmell, Yu Helen Hai, and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Switzerland: Lino Sergi et al (‘Fraud & Misappropriation’)
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Uber - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "Lino Sergi and Daniela Lucanto for fraud, misappropriation, and driving on a suspended license".