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SEC v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Confidentiality & Protective Order (‘Bermuda Testimony’)

January 9, 2025
Confidentiality and Protecting Order Governing Disclosure of Personal, Sensitive, and Other Confidential Information in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Luc Despins v. AA Global Ventured Ltd. et al: Second Complaint (‘Turnover of Assets in $1B Fraud & Money Laundering Scheme’)

December 23, 2024
Second Complaint against "alter egos" and "shell companies" in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, England, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, and USA in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China who is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of a $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme on July 16th, 2024 in the United States v. AA Global Ventured Limited, AAGV Limited, Alzarro Enterprises Ltd., Ampleforth Capital Ltd., Anton Development Limited, Assets Sino Limited, Auspicious Coast Limited, BSA Capital Management Limited, BSA Strategic Fund I, Canadian Agri-product Monetary Investments Limited, Crane Advisory Group LLC, Delta Konsult Limited, Eagle Eye Investments Limited, Feibo Jiang, Fiesta Investment Ltd., Glory Asia (H.K.) Limited, Gold Perfect Limited, Group Dynasty Limited, GS Security Solutions Inc., Guang Hong Limited, H Reserve Management Limited, Haitham Khaled, Haoran He, Head Win Group Limited, HGA Property Operation LLC, Hing Chi Ngok, Holy City Hong Kong Ventures Limited, Hong Kong International Funds Investments Limited, Hudson Diamond Holdings, Inc., Infinity Treasury Management Inc., Insight Phoenix Fund, Joincorp International Limited, Joy Chance Holdings Limited, Kesen Yang, Kun Ma, Kingdom Rich Limited, Le Qiao, Lichun Guo, Lihong Guo, Long Gate Limited, Max Krasner, Mei Guo, New Federal State Corporation, New Miracle Limited, Pacific King Investment Limited, Phoenix Capital Management (Cayman) Limited, Qiang Guo, Qin Li, Rich Group Development Limited, Rising Sun Capital Ltd., River Valley Operations LLC, Sail Victory Limited, Scott Barnett, Strong Country Holdings Group Limited, Thousand Stars Company Limited, Wencun Guo, Xinfang Zhang, Yan Su, Yumei Hao, Zhang Wei, and Zongchao Yue at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

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

December 23, 2024
Order Granting Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on FedEx Corporation, DHL Express (USA), Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, National Association, UBS AG, Bank of America, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Nevis Services Limited as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

1MDB liquidators file second BVI lawsuit against Amicorp & CEO Toine Knipping, seek $1B+ for ‘knowing participation in fraud’

December 23, 2024
The liquidators of former Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB have filed a second lawsuit in the British Virgin Islands against Hong Kong-based corporate services provider Amicorp Group and its Dubai-based CEO, Toine Knipping, this one seeking damages in excess of $1 billion for alleged "knowing participation" in a multi-billion dollar fraud. Amicorp issued a statement that it "strongly denies the allegations".

Aabar Investments PJS Ltd. et al v. Amicorp B.V.I. Ltd. et al: Claim Form (‘Knowing Participation in $7.65B 1MDB Fraud’)

December 20, 2024
Claim Form alleging the respondents "knowingly participated" in an alleged $7.65 billion fraud committed by their clients against "a now-insolvent Malaysian sovereign wealth fund" known as 1MDB in Angela Barkhouse and Toni Skukla, as Joint Liquidators of Aabar Investments PJS Limited, SRC International (Malaysia) Limited, and Brazen Sky Limited v. Amicorp B.V.I. Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Amicorp Management Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Artemas Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., formerly known as Amergeris Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., of Barbados; Amicorp Fund Services N.V., of Curaçao; Amicorp Singapore PTE. Ltd., of Singapore; Amicorp Hong Kong Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Bank and Trust Limited, of Barbados, and Antonius Rudolphus Wilhelmus Knipping, a.k.a. Toine Knipping, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

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

December 17, 2024
Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses on TT (USA) Holdings, Inc., Trident Corporate Services, Inc., and Trident Fund Services, Inc. as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Anvil Trust et al v. Ernst & Young Middle East et al: Complaint (‘Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company FZE Fraud’)

December 17, 2024
Complaint alleging "Ernst & Young’s pivotal role in a years’ long scheme to help Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company FZE to defraud investors in a 2019 U.S. Special Purpose Acquisition Company merger transaction" in Anvil Trust, of London, England; Stephen Cannon, of Hong Kong, and Bryant Edwards, of London, England v. Ernst & Young, of Bahrain; Ernst & Young Middle East, of Bahrain; Ernst & Young Middle East (Abu Dhabi Branch), of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Ernst & Young John Doe 1, Ernst & Young John Doe 2, and Anthony O'Sullivan, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the U.S., District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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

December 17, 2024
Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on FedEx Corporation, DHL Express (USA), Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, National Association, UBS AG, Bank of America, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Nevis Services Limited as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Dubai-based BVI investment firms ‘All Blue’ seek Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition in U.S. amid investigation into ‘$126M naked short trade losses’

December 16, 2024
The liquidators of Dubai-based, British Virgin Islands-domiciled All Blue Investments North Star 1 Ltd. and All Blue Investment Management Ltd. have filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition in Miami amid an investigation into losses of $126 million from "improper naked short trades" and the suspected shifting of trading profits to two Cayman Islands affiliates, Red Rowan Investments Ltd. and Washington Muse Investments SPC.

All Blue Investments North Star 1 Ltd. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (British Virgin Islands)

December 13, 2024
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Martin Trott and Nathan Mills, both of R&H Restructuring, as the Foreign Representatives of All Blue Investments North Star 1 Ltd. (in Liquidation), described as an investment fund whose liquidators "have received over $125 million in claims filed by Broker-Dealers for improper “naked short trades” made by the Foreign Debtors in further of investment activities", and All Blue Investment Management Ltd. (in Liquidation), filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Eric White v. Brooge Energy Ltd. et al: First Amended Class Action Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

December 6, 2024
First Amended Class Action Complaint in Eric White v. Brooge Energy Limited, formerly known as Brooge Holdings Limited, formerly known as Twelve Seas Investment Company, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Nicolaas L. Paardenkooper, Saleh Yammout, Syed Masood Ali, Lina Saheb, Dimitri Elkin, Neil Richardson, Stephen N. Cannon, Paul Ditchburn, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited Partnership, Dubai Branch at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

ICM SPC v. Phoenix Commodities PVT Ltd.: Originating Summons

December 5, 2024
Originating Summons that "The Defendants be restrained from presenting, or causing Phoenix Commodities Pvt Ltd to present, a winding up petition against the Plaintiff" in ICM SPC v. Ryan Jarvis and John Johnston, as Joint Liquidators of Phoenix Commodities PVT Ltd. (in Liquidation), at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Dubai Asset Tracing

‘Dubai Asset Tracing’ to be featured at OffshoreAlert London

November 14, 2024
Unlock the secrets of Dubai property ownership at OffshoreAlert London! Next month, join investigative journalists George Greenwood (The Times) and Eiliv Frich Flydal, who helped uncover a massive leak showing how Dubai has become a haven for suspected criminals worldwide. In ‘Dubai Unlocked: How To Investigate Property Ownership in a Money Launderer's Paradise’, they’ll reveal their methods and offer an exclusive hands-on workshop for deeper insights.

City Credit Investment Bank Ltd. v. Citibank, N.A. et al: Discovery Application (Malaysia)

October 17, 2024
Application by Luke Furler, as the liquidator of Malaysia-based City Credit Investment Bank Ltd., to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank, AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, New York, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Chase Manhattan Bank New York, and Credit Lyonnais New York for use in legal proceedings in Malaysia regarding a "global fraud" in which "an estimated 17,000 individuals" are "owed approximately 1.1 Billion U.S. Dollars", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Jocelyn Troell et al v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Aiding & Abetting Terrorism’)

September 20, 2024
Complaint alleging violations of the Anti-Terrorism Act in Jocelyn Troell and others who "are 102 direct victims and 168 indirect victims of terrorist attacks committed from 2017 to 2023" v. Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands, and Changpeng Zhao, described as "a dual citizen of Canada and the United Arab Emirates who is currently serving a four-month long prison sentence in California in connection with his criminal guilty plea", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Christian Thurner: $183K Fine & Disqualification (Dubai)

September 17, 2024
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority imposing a fine of $183,603 and a corporate disqualification on Christian Franz Thurner, who is a citizen of Austria, for regulatory breaches, including lying on a license application to conceal a prior criminal conviction "outside the UAE" for fraud and other offenses, for which "Mr Thurner was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment".

OCS International Finance Ltd.: $721K Fine (Dubai)

September 17, 2024
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority imposing a fine of $720,905 on OCS International Finance Ltd. for regulatory breaches, including lying on a license application form to conceal that its owner, Christian Franz Thurner, who is a citizen of Austria, had a prior criminal conviction “outside the UAE” for fraud and other offenses, for which “Mr Thurner was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment”.

Dubai bank seeks U.S. records in attempt to collect on $100M judgment against UAE’s ‘wealthy Al Sari family’

September 10, 2024
The Commercial Bank of Dubai has applied to take discovery from banks in the United States as part of a long-running battle to collect on a judgment for approximately $100 million that was entered in the United Arab Emirates in 2016 against Abdalla Al Sari, his sons Mohamed Al Sari and Majid Al Sari, and related parties in a dispute that, inter alia, involves entities in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and UAE.

Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC v. Bank of America NA et al: Discovery Application (England)

September 9, 2024
Application by Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to take discovery from Bank of America, N.A., Bank of Communications, Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas New York, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mashreqbank pcs, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. – NY, Société Générale, Standard Chartered Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of New York Mellon, The Northern Trust Company, UBS AG, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. for use in legal proceedings in England alleging fraud against Abdalla Al Sari, Majid Al Sari, Mohamed Al Sari, described as "Emirati nationals and members of the wealthy Al Sari family"; FAL Oil Co LLC, Investment Group Private Limited, IGPL General Trading LLC, Hamad Almheiri, Globe Investment Holdings Limited, MAS Capital Holdings Limited, all of the UAE, and MENA Investment Holdings Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Nicholas Bowerman: Complaint (‘Accounting Fraud’)

September 5, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendant "intentionally manipulated Pipeline’s financial results, which were incorporated into CIRCOR’s consolidated financial statements" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nicholas Bowerman, described as a resident of Darlington, England, who is "a former finance director at Pipeline Engineering, a business unit of CIRCOR International, Inc., a former publicly traded company based in Massachusetts", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.