Ukraine

Dmytro Kovalenko v. Epik Holdings Inc. et al: Amended Complaint (‘Defamation Extortion – Ukraine Coal Bribery Article Removal’)

November 16, 2022

Amended Complaint alleging "a scheme by Defendants to publish a defamatory and baseless news article about Kovalenko in order to create the opportunity to extort money from him in return for its removal" in Dmytro Kovalenko, described as "Ukrainian national who currently resides in Monaco" v. Epik Holdings Inc., Anonymize Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Dmytro Kovalenko v. Epik Holdings Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Defamation Extortion – Ukraine Coal Bribery Article Removal’)

November 4, 2022

Complaint alleging "a scheme by Defendants to publish a defamatory and baseless news article about Kovalenko in order to create the opportunity to extort money from him in return for its removal" in Dmytro Kovalenko, described as "a Ukrainian national who currently resides in Monaco" v. Epik Holdings Inc. and Anonymize Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine v. Bank of New York Mellon: Discovery Application (Ukraine)

October 20, 2022

Application by the Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine, as the liquidator of Fidobank PJSC, to take discovery from the Bank of New York Mellon for use in legal proceedings in Ukraine against Oleksandr Yevhenovych Adarich, described as Fidobank's beneficial owner; Iryna Vilinivna Maryanko, Denis Viktorovich Mikhov, Alexander Arkadyevich Sobolev, Ivan Alexandrovich Istomin, Roman Serhiyovych Shevtsiv, Oksana Ivanivna Voloshyna, Igor Pavlovich Grigorov, and Oleg Vasilyevich Litvinenko regarding suspected "wrongful transfers", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Blockster Holdings Ltd.: Directors & Shareholders

October 2, 2022

Report identifying directors and shareholders of Blockster Holdings Limited, obtained from Companies House Gibraltar on October 2nd, 2022.

USA v. Oleg Deripaska et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Russia Sanctions Violations’)

September 28, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, destruction of records, and false statements in USA v. Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska, a.k.a. Oleg Mukhamedshin, described as a citizen of Russia; Olga Shriki, described as "a naturalized United States citizen living in the United States"; Natalia Mikhaylovna Bardakova, described as a citizen of Russia, and Ekaterina Olegovna Voronina, a.k.a. Ekaterina Lobanova, described as a citizen of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Andrii Derkach: Criminal Indictment (‘Sanctions Violations’)

September 26, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging sanctions violations, bank fraud, money laundering in USA v. Andrii Derkach, described as a citizen of Ukraine who was "an active Russian agent for over a decade", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Yury Orekhov et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Sanctions Evasion’)

September 26, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging "a fraud, illegal export and money laundering operation under the umbrella of NDA GmbH", described as "a privately-held industrial equipment and commodity trading company located in Hamburg, Germany", in USA v. Yury Orekhov, described as "a Russian national who resided in Germany and the United Arab Emirates"; Artem Uss, described as "a Russian national" and "the son of a Russian politician who served as the governor of Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai region"; Svetlana Kuzurgasheva, a.k.a. Lana Neumann, a citizen of Russia; Juan Fernando Serrano Ponce, a citizen of Spain; Juan Carlos Soto, of Venezuela; Timofey Telegin, a citizen of Russia, and Sergey Tulyakov, of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Graham Bonham-Carter: Criminal Indictment (‘Oleg Deripaska Russian Sanctions Violations’)

September 21, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging that the defendant conspired to help Oleg Deripaska, described as "a Russian national who has been subject to economic sanctions in the United States since April 2018", to evade those sanctions in USA v. Graham Bonham-Carter, a citizen of the United Kingdom, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ekopel D.O.O. v. BNY Mellon NA: Complaint ($590,000)

August 9, 2022

Complaint regarding "missing funds" totaling $590,000 in Ekopel D.O.O., of Slovenia, described as an exporter of medical equipment v. BNY Mellon N.A. at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Airbus A319-100 Aircraft: Seizure Warrant Application (‘Russian oligarch Andrei Skoch’)

August 6, 2022

Application for Seizure Warrant in USA v. Airbus A319-100 Aircraft, which was "purchased ... through a series of shell companies and trusts" in Aruba, Belize, Cyprus, and Jersey, in the Channel Islands involving accounts in England, Isle of Man, Switzerland, and USA and in which "an interest" is allegedly held by Andrei Skoch, described as "a member of Russia's State Duma" since 1999 and "a Deputy of the Duma", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Oleg Firer v. Everett Stern et al: TRO Order (‘Defamation’)

July 13, 2022

Order granting Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Injunction, with the judge finding that the defendants have "undertaken a systematic campaign of posting false and highly defamatory statements regarding Firer being a Russian spy" and engaged in an "internet onslaught against Firer" that "has caused real professional and personal damage" in Oleg Firer, described in the complaint as a Ukraine-born citizen of the USA and Grenada, a resident of the USA and Russia, and "Grenada's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation" v. Everett Stern and Tactical Rabbit Inc., which "describes itself as a private intelligence agency", at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Wesley Edwards: Judgment (Block Transfer of Liquidations & Receiverships)

July 7, 2022

Judgment regarding the Court's authority to make block transfers of insolvency appointments, whether a licence is required "to permit the transfer of receiverships over assets frozen by the sanctions imposed against Russian entities following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine", and whether to seal and anonymize the case "given the sensitive nature of his appointment" in the matter of Wesley Edwards, formerly of Begbies Traynor (BVI) Ltd., now with CVR Global LLP, 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.

U.S. obtains seizure warrant for ‘$410M aircraft owned by Roman Abramovich via shell firms in BVI, Cyprus & Jersey’

June 7, 2022

A federal court in New York has authorized the United States Government to seize two U.S. manufactured airplanes worth an estimated $410 million allegedly owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich via "shell companies" in the British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, and Jersey.

USA v. ‘Roman Abramovich airplanes’: Seizure Application ($410M)

June 6, 2022

Seizure Application for two airplanes worth $410 million allegedly beneficially owned by Roman Abramovich, a citizen of Russia, "through a series of shell companies" in the British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, and Jersey, in the Channel Islands, in USA v. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Aircraft and Gulfstream G650ER Aircraft at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Christian Sarcuni et al v. bZx DAO et al: Class Action Complaint (‘$55M Crypto Theft’)

May 2, 2022

Class Action Complaint alleging negligence regarding the theft by hacking of cryptocurrency worth $55 million in Christian Sarcuni, of Italy; Pedro Cunha, of Portugal; Alexander Lloyd, a citizen of Canada and the United Kingdom; Skliar Viktor, of Ukraine; Marc Simon, of France; Pilici Rustam, of Moldova; Daniel Lu, of China; Clément Ométek, of France; Edison Ho, a citizen of China residing in Hong Kong; Kiro Aleksandrov, of Bulgaria; Jonas Wernecke, of Germany; Paolo Leite, of Brazil; Miras Issakhov, of Kazakhstan, and Daniele Penna, of Italy v. bZx DAO, described as "a purported Decentralized Autonomous Organization that is a general partnership" based in San Diego, California; Kyle Kistner, of San Diego, California; Tom Bean, of Alpharetta, Georgia; Hashed International LLC, of Wyoming; AGE Crypto GP LLC, of Nevada; Ooki DAO, described as "a purported Decentralized Autonomous Organization that is a general partnership" based in San Diego, California; Leveragebox LLC, of Delaware, and bZeroX LLC, of Delaware, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

USA v. Paul Manafort: Complaint (‘Failure to Report Foreign Bank Accounts’)

April 28, 2022

Complaint alleging failure to report "consulting income from Ukrainian sources" that was "deposited into accounts ... opened in the countries of Cyprus, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United Kingdom" in USA v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Dale Perry et al v. Sanfort Global Ltd.: Fixed Date Claim Form

April 27, 2022

Fixed Date Claim Form to rectify the register of members in Dale Perry, of Washington State, USA, and Yaroslav Mudryy, of Ukraine v. Sanfort Global Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Oleg Firer v. Everett Stern et al: TRO Motion (‘Defamation’)

April 12, 2022

Motion for a Temporary Injunction in Oleg Firer, described as a Ukraine-born citizen of the USA and Grenada, a resident of the USA and Russia, and "Grenada's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation" v. Everett Stern and Tactical Rabbit Inc., which "describes itself as a private intelligence agency", at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Stabil LLC et al v. Russia: Petition to Confirm $34M Arbitration Award

April 9, 2022

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Stabil LLC, Rubenor LLC, Rustel LLC, Novel-Estate LLC, PII Kirkovograd-Nafta LLC, Crimea-Petrol LLC, Pirsan LLC, Trade-Trust LLC, Elefteria LLC, VKF-Satek LLC, and Stemv Group LLC, described as "eleven Ukrainian companies that invested in the petrol retail business in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol prior to 2014, when Crimea was under the jurisdiction of Ukraine" v. The Russian Federation at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Konstantin Malofeyev: Criminal Indictment (‘Ukraine-Russia Sanctions Violations’)

April 5, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging Ukraine-Russia sanctions violations in USA v. Konstantin Malofeyev, a citizen of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Oleg Firer v. Everett Stern et al: Complaint (‘Defamation’)

April 1, 2022

Complaint alleging the defendants are "serial conspiracy theorists" who "have embarked on a campaign intended to defame Firer and destroy his life and business/governmental prospects through repeated allegations that Firer is a Russian spy and engaging in unlawful business practices - an allegation with no basis in fact" in Oleg Firer, described as a Ukraine-born citizen of the USA and Grenada, a resident of the USA and Russia, and "Grenada's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation" v. Everett Stern and Tactical Rabbit Inc., which "describes itself as a private intelligence agency", at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

VTB Bank v. Sergey Taruta et al: Judgment (‘Refusing Ogier’s application to stop acting for Russian state-owned bank’)

March 22, 2022

Judgment on i). Ogier's application to stop representing VTB Bank following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ii). whether a Receivership Order requires "the Governor's licence" due to sanctions, and iii) whether Arrowcrest is subject to the Court's jurisdiction in JSC VTB Bank, a Russian state-owned bank v. Sergey Taruta and Arrowcrest Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Ukraine v. Tatneft: Motion to Quash Subpoenas (citing “Russia’s imminently threatened invasion of Ukraine”)

February 8, 2022

Notice of Ukraine's Motion to Quash or Modify Third-Party Subpoenas served on 52 financial institutions, claiming that "in the context of Russia’s imminently threatened invasion of Ukraine, a Russian oil company with close ties to the Russian government should not be permitted to use discovery in aid of a judgment as a pretext for demanding sensitive information bearing on Ukraine’s military, national security, and monetary stability" in Ukraine v. PAO Tatneft at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Notus LLC et al: Complaint (‘$58M Fraud’)

January 27, 2022

Complaint alleging the defendants "misappropriated at least $58 million as part of a fraudulent scheme" in U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Corporation in Notus LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Easy Com LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Global E-Advantages LLC, a.k.a. Kickmagic LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Grovee LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Shopostar LLC, d.b.a. RoFX; Jase Davis, Borys Konovalenko, described as a citizen and resident of Ukraine"; Anna Shymko, Alla Skala, described as "a Canadian citizen who was born in Ukraine", and Timothy Stubbs at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

PrivatBank v. Igor Kolomoisky et al: Third Amended Complaint

January 25, 2022

Third Amended Complaint alleging misappropriation in PJSC Commercial Bank PrivatBank, of Ukraine v. Igor Valeryevich Kolomoisky, frdvtonrf sd s citizen of Ukraine, Cyprus, and Israel; Gennaidy Borisovich Bogolyubov, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Israel, and Cyprus; Teamtrend Limited, of England; Trade Point Agro Limited, of England; Collyer Limited, of England; Rossyn Investing Corp.,Milbert Ventures Inc., and ZAO UKRTransitService Ltd., all of the British Virgin Islands, at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

USA v. $5.7M Promissory Note by 8787 Ricchi LLC: Forfeiture Complaint

January 20, 2022

Forfeiture Complaint regarding "assets that facilitated, were involved in, and are traceable to an international conspiracy to launder money embezzled and fraudulently obtained from PrivatBank", described as "one of the largest banks in Ukraine" from which its owners, Ihor Kolomoisky and Gennadiy Boholiubov, allegedly stole "over $5 billion", in USA v. $5.7 million promissory note executed by 8787 Ricchi LLC payable to 87STE Lending LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

BASF T.O.V. v. Citibank NA et al: Discovery Application

January 11, 2022

Application by BASF T.O.V., of Ukraine, to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York Branch; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, The Bank of Nova Scotia, New York Agency; UBS AG, Bank of America, N.A., Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; and The Clearing House Payments Company, LLC for use in legal proceedings in Ukraine alleging fraud "against PE Cherkes Trading House (f/k/a PE “Firma Bershad Agroplius”) (and its affiliates and officers, including Mr. Zulynskyi Stepan Olegovych), Agrarian Alliance LLC, STOV Dibrova I K, and Motoviltex LLC" at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

WWRT Ltd. v. Carosan Trading Ltd. et al: Judgment

December 30, 2021

Judgment regarding applications to discharge a freezing order, set aside leave to serve outside the jurisdiction, and to stay the proceedings regarding allegations of fraud in WWRT Limited, described as "an English company which claims to be the indirect assignee of various claims of the Ukrainian bank, JSC Platinum" v. Carosan Trading Ltd. and Boris Kaufman, described as "a prominent Ukrainian businessman", at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Oleksandr Morgunov v. USA: Motion to Quash Extradition Application

December 10, 2021

Motion to Quash Application for Extradition from the Netherlands to the USA in Oleksandr Morgunov, a citizen of Ukraine v. USA at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Gramercy Distressed Opportunity Fund II LP et al v. Oleg Bakhmatyuk et al: Complaint

December 7, 2021

Complaint alleging "Since at least 2016, Ukrainian oligarch Oleg Bakhmatyuk has perpetrated a complex, multi-faceted scheme in order to maintain control over his agricultural business, UkrLandFarming PLC and its subsidiary Avangardco IPL, so that he could exploit the Company's assets as his own personal war chest and frustrate Gramercy's right to recover on its Notes" in Gramercy Distressed Opportunity Fund II LP, Gramercy Distressed Opportunity Fund III LP, Gramercy Distressed Opportunity Fund III-A LP, Gramercy EM Credit Total Return Fund, all of the Cayman Islands; Gramercy Funds Management LLC, and Roehampton Partners LLC, of Delaware v. Oleg Bakhmatyuk, described as "a dual citizen of Ukraine and Cyprus"; Nicholas Piazza, described as "a United States citizen who resides in Cody, Wyoming, and also has a home in Ukraine"; SP Capital Management LLC, of Wyoming; Oleksandr Yaremenko, described as "a Ukrainian citizen and resident of Kiev", and TNA Corporate Solutions LLC, of Wyoming, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

BTA Bank v. Bank of America et al: Discovery Application (‘$7.5B Fraud’)

November 16, 2021

Application by JSC BTA Bank, of Kazakhstan, to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC and "thirteen intermediary banks", namely Bank of America NA, Bank of China, The Bank of New York, BNP Paribas USA, Citibank NA, Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company, HSBC Bank USA NA, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Société Générale AG, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, and Wells Fargo Bank NA regarding Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-domiciled Panolos Limited for use in legal proceedings in England "against BTA Bank's former chairman, and primary shareholder, Mukhtar Ablyazov, upon BTA Bank's discovery that Ablyazov had illegally misappropriated as much as $7.5 Billion of BTA Bank’s assets and subsequently laundered the proceeds through multiple financial institutions all over the world", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. John Hanick: Criminal Indictment (‘Russia-Ukraine Sanctions Violations’)

November 4, 2021

Criminal Indictment alleging Ukraine-Russia sanctions violations in USA v. John Hanick, a.k.a. Jack Hanick, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Oksana Hryn et al v. Weiser Global Capital Markets Ltd. et al: Voluntary Dismissal

October 17, 2021

Notice of Voluntary Dismissal in Oksana Hryn, Yelyzaveta Lata, a.k.a. Elizaveta Lata; Ihor Ushenko, Volodymyr Hren, Astor Asset Management Ltd., Astor Asset Management 1 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 2 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 3 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 4 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 5 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 6 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 7 Ltd., America 2030 Capital Limited, America 2030 Capital 1 Limited, America 2030 Capital 2 Limited, America 2030 Capital 3 Limited, America 2030 Capital 4 Limited, America 2030 Capital 5 Limited, Astor Capital Fund Ltd., Bentley Rothschild Capital Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 1 Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 2 Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 3 Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 4 Limited, Blackrock Capital LLC, SAL Oppenheim Ltd., Bear Stearns Companies, Bentley Bronfman Capital Ltd., Dreyfus Corporation, Lincoln Capital Ltd., Newburgh Capital Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund 1 Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund 2 Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund 3 Ltd., State Street Global Advisors Ltd., Union Pacific Capital Ltd., AC Capital Limited, BSC Capital Ltd., Cornelius Vanderbilt Capital Management Ltd., and Aurelius Capital Management Ltd. v. Weiser Global Capital Markets Ltd., Christos Livadas, a.k.a. Chris Livas; Hong ‘Rainbow’ Yang, Chris Papaioannou, a.k.a. Christos Papaioannou; Courtney Filipenko, Rahul Kirpalani, Selby Brice, Jose Marmolejo, Jamaal Stubbs, Weiser Global Asset Management, and Weiser Asset Management at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Bizarre lawsuit by ‘Bear Stearns’ alleges ‘$450M fraud’ by Bahamas-licensed securities broker

October 14, 2021

A bizarre and seemingly-frivolous lawsuit alleging a $450 million fraud by a Bahamas investment group and related individuals has been filed in New York by four Ukraine citizens and 35 suspiciously-named firms that purport to be domiciled in some of the seediest offshore jurisdictions, including one called "Bear Stearns", which claims to be registered in the Seychelles. UPDATE: On October 17th, 2021 - just four days after filing the complaint, the plaintiffs filed a notice of voluntary dismissal.

Oksana Hryn et al v. Weiser Global Capital Markets Ltd. et al: TRO Motion

October 13, 2021

Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by entities in Alaska, Anguilla, Bahamas, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Ukraine alleging a $450 million fraud by entities in or from the Bahamas, Canada, and Hong Kong in Oksana Hryn, Yelyzaveta Lata, a.k.a. Elizaveta Lata; Ihor Ushenko, Volodymyr Hren, Astor Asset Management Ltd., Astor Asset Management 1 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 2 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 3 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 4 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 5 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 6 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 7 Ltd., America 2030 Capital Limited, America 2030 Capital 1 Limited, America 2030 Capital 2 Limited, America 2030 Capital 3 Limited, America 2030 Capital 4 Limited, America 2030 Capital 5 Limited, Astor Capital Fund Ltd., Bentley Rothschild Capital Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 1 Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 2 Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 3 Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 4 Limited, Blackrock Capital LLC, SAL Oppenheim Ltd., Bear Stearns Companies, Bentley Bronfman Capital Ltd., Dreyfus Corporation, Lincoln Capital Ltd., Newburgh Capital Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund 1 Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund 2 Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund 3 Ltd., State Street Global Advisors Ltd., Union Pacific Capital Ltd., AC Capital Limited, BSC Capital Ltd., Cornelius Vanderbilt Capital Management Ltd., and Aurelius Capital Management Ltd. v. Weiser Global Capital Markets Ltd., Christos Livadas, a.k.a. Chris Livas; Hong ‘Rainbow’ Yang, Chris Papaioannou, a.k.a. Christos Papaioannou; Courtney Filipenko, Rahul Kirpalani, Selby Brice, Jose Marmolejo, Jamaal Stubbs, Weiser Global Asset Management, and Weiser Asset Management at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Oksana Hryn et al v. Weiser Global Capital Markets Ltd. et al: Complaint

October 13, 2021

Complaint by entities in Alaska, Anguilla, Bahamas, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Ukraine alleging a $450 million fraud by entities in or from the Bahamas, Canada, and Hong Kong in Oksana Hryn, Yelyzaveta Lata, a.k.a. Elizaveta Lata; Ihor Ushenko, Volodymyr Hren, Astor Asset Management Ltd., Astor Asset Management 1 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 2 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 3 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 4 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 5 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 6 Ltd., Astor Asset Management 7 Ltd., America 2030 Capital Limited, America 2030 Capital 1 Limited, America 2030 Capital 2 Limited, America 2030 Capital 3 Limited, America 2030 Capital 4 Limited, America 2030 Capital 5 Limited, Astor Capital Fund Ltd., Bentley Rothschild Capital Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 1 Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 2 Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 3 Limited, Bentley Rothschild Capital 4 Limited, Blackrock Capital LLC, SAL Oppenheim Ltd., Bear Stearns Companies, Bentley Bronfman Capital Ltd., Dreyfus Corporation, Lincoln Capital Ltd., Newburgh Capital Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund 1 Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund 2 Ltd., Sovereign Liquidity Fund 3 Ltd., State Street Global Advisors Ltd., Union Pacific Capital Ltd., AC Capital Limited, BSC Capital Ltd., Cornelius Vanderbilt Capital Management Ltd., and Aurelius Capital Management Ltd. v. Weiser Global Capital Markets Ltd., Christos Livadas, a.k.a. Chris Livas; Hong ‘Rainbow’ Yang, Chris Papaioannou, a.k.a. Christos Papaioannou; Courtney Filipenko, Rahul Kirpalani, Selby Brice, Jose Marmolejo, Jamaal Stubbs, Weiser Global Asset Management, and Weiser Asset Management at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ukraine: Chris McGuire

October 6, 2021

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Meest America, described as an "international parcel delivery" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Ukraine - for a criminal investigation into Chris McGuire for suspected smuggling.

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.

USA v. Yaroslav Vasinskyi: Criminal Indictment (‘Kaseya Ransomware Extortion Scheme’)

August 11, 2021

Criminal Indictment alleging fraud, money laundering, and other offenses involving an alleged ransomware-based extortion scheme in USA v. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a citizen of Ukraine, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Estonia: Priit Porila et al

July 9, 2021

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Citizens Bank NA and Citibank NA - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Estonia - for a criminal investigation into "Estonian citizens Priit Porila, Aivar Riis, Dmitri Fokin, Australian citizen Manjit Singh Hansra, Ukrainian citizen Inna Svyrdovska and others, Estonian Companies OU Feature, Glomus Corp. – Estonia Branch, Har-Lex LLC – Estonia Branch, Command Trade Agency, Inc. – Estonia Branch, and U.S. companies Har-Lex, LLC, Inversio Partners LLC, BPB Holdings LLC, Command Trade Agency, INC, and Ironsale LLC, and others for money laundering".

USA v. David Sinyavskiy: Complaint

May 17, 2021

Complaint "to reduce to judgment and collect outstanding civil penalties" totaling $80,724 for "non-willful failure to timely report his financial interest in foreign bank accounts" involving an account at Rothschild Bank AG, in Zurich, Switzerland, in USA v. David Sinyavskiy, described as a former resident of Ukraine who became a United States citizen, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

DTEK Finance Plc: Chapter 15 Petition (2021)

April 16, 2021

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England by Johan Bastin, as the Foreign Representative of DTEK Finance Plc, of England, described as being part of a group that "operates the largest privately-owned energy business in Ukraine, as measured by metric tons of coal produced and net output of electricity", for use in legal proceedings in England, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ukraine v. Tatneft: Motion to Quash Subpoenas (Served on Lloyds Banking Group et al)

March 26, 2021

Notice of Ukraine's Motion to Quash Third-Party Subpoenas served on 25 financial institutions in Ukraine v. PAO Tatneft at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Dismatrix SPC et al v. Equiti US LLC et al: Discovery Application (England)

March 9, 2021

Application by Dismatrix SPC, Asyndeton, and Polysyndeton, all of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Equiti US LLC, of North Palm Beach, Florida; Gary Dennison, of Jupiter, Florida; James Mason, of Jupiter, Florida, and Kimberly M. Kirkland, of West Palm Beach, Florida, for use in legal proceedings against Equiti Capital UK Limited in England and Wales 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 Southern District of Florida.

The Deposit Guarantee Fund v. Citibank NA et al: Discovery Application (England)

February 23, 2021

Application by The Deposit Guarantee Fund, of Ukraine, to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, Bank of Nova Scotia, UBS AG, Bank of America, N.A., Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG US and The Clearing House Payments Company, LLC for use in a "contemplated proceeding ... against PJSC National Credit Bank, Eastmond Sales LLP, Bank Frick & Co. AG, and other unknown fraudsters" in England for suspected fraud involving several jurisdictions, including England, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Seychelles, Switzerland, and Ukraine, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Tetiana Lukianiuk: Forfeiture Complaint

February 22, 2021

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. "All Funds Previously Seized From Binance Holdings Limited", a cryptocurrency exchange domiciled in the Cayman Islands, in an account that "is registered to a 20-year-old Ukrainian national named Tetiana Lukianiuk" and is associated with an alleged extortion scheme against three unidentified U.S.-based companies involving ransomware known as NetWalker, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

PJSC Bank Finance and Credit et al v. Kostyantin Zhevago et al: Complaint

February 12, 2021

Complaint alleging fraud in PJSC Bank Finance and Credit and Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine, both of Ukraine v. Kostyantin Zhevago, Frold Project Limited, Eastroad Commerce LLP, Portman Shipping UK Limited, and Ian Anthony Pellow, all of England, at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

USA v. Ihor Kolomoisky et al: Forfeiture Complaint

December 30, 2020

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Real Property Located at 55 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio which is "traceable to an international conspiracy to launder money embezzled and fraudulently obtained from PrivatBank", described as "a Ukrainian financial institution", whose beneficial owners were identified as Ihor Kolomoisky and Gennadiy Boholiubov, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Real Exchange (REX) Ltd.: ‘No New Clients’ Order

December 18, 2020

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it was directed Real Exchange (REX) Limited "to cease the on-boarding of new clients with immediate effect". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that Real Exchange (REX) Limited was incorporated in Malta on September 3rd, 2018, its directors are Adriano Cefai, of Malta; Viktor Kochetov, and Alexander Yelsky, both citizens of Ukraine, and its sole shareholder is K-Worldwide Group 18 Ltd., which was incorporated in Malta on September 25th, 2019, whose directors are Adriano Cefai, Viktor Kochetov, and Alexander Yelsky, and whose shareholders are Kyrrex Holding Limited, of Cyprus; Peter's Lab Spolka z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia, of Poland; RV70 Holding Limited, of England; Adriano Cefai, Darko Perovic, of Marbella, Spain; Yermek Tursunov, of Kazakhstan, and Clarissa Zammit Maempel, of Malta. According to records maintained by the Cyprus Registrar of Companies, Kyrrex Holding Limited was incorporated on October 2nd, 2018 and its directors are Viktor Kochetov and Lazarus Ioannou. According to Companies House for England and Wales, RV70 Holding Limited was incorporated on November 20th, 2014 and its sole director and controlling person is Ruggero Venturini, described as a citizen of Italy residing in Malta. On the website of Real Exchange (REX) Limited at kyrrex.com, it is stated: "Founded in June 2016, Kyrrex is a digital wallet and professional platform where traders and consumers can trade in new digital assets - cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, EOS, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, Monero and many others."