MBC International Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition
Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of MBC International Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
O’K Ltd.: Restoration Application
Originating Application in the matter of O'K Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
USA v. Robert Dooner: Criminal Information (‘$745K Tax Fraud’)
Criminal Information alleging $744,977 tax fraud in USA v. Robert N. Dooner, described as "a resident of Ibiza, Spain, and/or Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates" and "co-owner of a United Arab Emirates-based internet and communications company", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Shan-E-Abbas Ashary et al v. KES Power Ltd. et al: Complaint
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Shan-E-Abbas Ashary, Al Jomaih Power Limited, and Denham Investment Ltd. v. KES Power Limited, IGCF SPV 21 Limited, KP Corporate Director Ltd., Mark Skelton, of London, England; Shaheryar Arshad Chishty, of Pakistan; Darin Daniel Baur, of Hong Kong, and Adeeb Ahmad, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
British fugitive fraudster Anthony Constantinou implicated in new forex and crypto scheme involving Greek broker Ardu Prime
British fugitive fraudster Anthony Constantinou has allegedly been participating in a new forex trading and crypto scheme that may have swindled investors out of tens of millions of dollars and involves entities and individuals in or from the Cayman Islands, England, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates and USA, including Greek financial broker Ardu Prime and Dubai-based financial technology firm ClearTech Industries, OffshoreAlert can reveal.
BPGIC Holdings Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Director Details for BPGIC Holdings Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on August 25th, 2023.
MENA Energy Services Holdings Ltd. v. BPGIC Holdings Ltd.: Winding Up Petition (‘$115M Debt’)
Winding Up Petition in MENA Energy Services Holdings Limited v. BPGIC Holdings Limited, whose shareholders include prominent United Arab Emirates citizen Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
AuBit International: Petition for Appointment of Restructuring Officers (‘Forex & Crypto Scheme Insolvency’)
Petition for the Appointment of Restructuring Officers in the matter of AuBit International, formerly known as AuBit Tokens International, which "was originally incorporated to explore opportunities to create and market innovative digital financial products and digital assets using blockchain technology" and later "expanded into creating an innovative digital asset management platform", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
USA v. Peter Tignini: Plea Agreement (‘Qatar & UAE Tax Evasion’)
Plea Agreement regarding alleged tax evasion involving income of $4.8 million and accounts in Qatar and United Arab Emirates in USA v. Peter J. Tignini at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Abraaj SPV 108 Ltd. et al v. IGCF SPV 21 Ltd.: Complaint (‘Removal of KP Corporate Director’)
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Abraaj SPV 108 Limited and Abraaj SPV 127 Limited v. IGCF SPV 21 Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Kristoffer Hind et al v. FxWinning Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$26M Forex Fraud’)
Complaint alleging forex fraud in Kristoffer Jon Hind, Jason Thomas Waiton, Christopher Campbell, Paul Douglas, Stoeppel Werth, Lucas Longmire, Thomas Blair Phillips, Tyler Jenkins, Jorden David Neil Malcolm, Robert Taylor Yates, and Rafael Reyes Salmeron v. FxWinning Limited, described as a Hong Kong company whose "website lists locations in Hong Kong and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines but provides a contact number with a Cyprus country code" and which appears to operate from Cyprus, Dubai, and Miami; CFT Solutions, LLC, Renan de Rocha Gomes Bastos, Rafael Brito Cutie, Arthur Percy, Roman Cardenas, and David Merino at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
USA v. Craig Clayton: Criminal Information (‘$55M Money Laundering’)
Criminal Information alleging obstruction of justice and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of fraud with unidentified co-conspirators in Dubai and Ukraine in USA v. Craig Clayton at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Robert Meany et al v. Atomic Wallet et al: First Amended Class Action Complaint (‘$100M Crypto Fraud’)
First Amended Class Action Complaint alleging that "As a result of Defendants' negligent, fraudulent, and unlawful conduct, countless Atomic Wallet user wallets around the world were hacked by North Korean hackers, resulting in the loss of over $100,000,000.00 USD worth of cryptocurrency related assets on or about June 3, 2023" in Robert Meany, Graham Dickinson, John Briscoe, Todd Gammon, Michael Fisk, Paul Unruh, Jovan Silva Delgado, Gregory Loberg, Vincent D'Amelio, Carter Ruess, Daniel Werter, Jeffrey Rogers, Erik Nelson, Landon Grubb, Sam Breazeale, Brenda Abbley, Dereck Ernest, Eric Jensen, Douglas Edwards, Dustin Falk, and Daniel Hayes v. Atomic Protocol Systems OÜ, d.b.a. Atomic Wallet, of Estonia; Evercode Infinite, d.b.a. Evercode Lab, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Konstantin Gladyshev, a.k.a. Konstantin Gladych; Ilia Brusov, a.k.a. Ilya Berezovsky, a.k.a. Ilya Bere, and Pavel Sokolov, a.k.a. Paul Sokolov, described as citizens and residents of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Vesttoo Ltd. et al: Chapter 11 Petition
Chapter 11 Petition by Vesttoo US Inc., Vesttoo Ltd., Vesttoo SPV Holdings LLC, Vesttoo Reinsurance Intermediary Services Inc., Vesttoo Asset Management LLC, Vesttoo Securities (USA) LLC, Vesttoo UK Ltd., Vesttoo Japan Co., Ltd., Vesttoo Korea Inc., Vesttoo Holdings Ltd., Vesttoo Hong Kong Limited, Vesttoo Malta Ltd., Vesttoo Malta Trading Ltd., Vesttoo Marketplace Ltd., Vesttoo Alpha Holdings Ltd., Vesttoo Bermudian Bay Ltd., Vesttoo Alpha P&C Ltd., Vesttoo Alpha Special Purpose Trust, Vesttoo Alpha Manager Ltd., Vesttoo Alpha P&C Fund GP L.P., Vesttoo Alpha P&C Fund L.P., Vescor Bay GP L.P., Vescor Bay L.P., Vesttoo Partners 101 L.P., Vesttoo Partners 102 L.P., Vesttoo Partners 103 L.P., Vesttoo Partners 104 L.P., Vesttoo Partners 105 L.P., Vesttoo Bay One Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay X Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XI Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XIII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XIV Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay FIFTEEN Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XVI Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XVII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XVIII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XIX Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XX Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXI Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXIII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXIV Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXV Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay One Hundred Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay One Hundred One Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay One Hundred Two Limited Partnership, and Vesttoo Bay 103 Limited Partnership at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
USA v. Peter Tignini: Criminal Information (‘Qatar & UAE Tax Evasion’)
Criminal Information alleging tax evasion involving accounts in Qatar and United Arab Emirates in USA v. Peter J. Tignini, described as a citizen of the United States who "worked in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar during tax years 2012 to 2018", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Remi Ishak: $33K Fine (Dubai)
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority imposing a fine of $33,220 on Remi Ishak for regulatory breaches while serving as a "Finance Officer" of Equitativa (Dubai) Limited.
CipherBlade LLC v. CipherBlade LLC et al: Stipulation and Order
Stipulation and Order in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, Michael Krause, Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, Sergio Garcia, Justin Maile, CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Doraleh Container Terminal SA v. Republic of Djibouti: Motion to Quash Subpoenas
Republic of Djibouti's Motion to Quash Post-Judgment Discovery Subpoenas in Doraleh Container Terminal SA, of Djibouti, whose "minority owner" was identified as "a private entity based in Dubai called DP World Djibouti FZCO" v. Republic of Djibouti at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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.
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.
G.N. Terminal Enterprises Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Black Sea Partners Ltd.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Black Sea Partners Limited in G.N. Terminal Enterprises Limited (in Receivership and Provisional Liquidation) v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Ahmad Sankari v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Louis Feraud S.A.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Louis Feraud S.A. in Ahmad Sankari, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Iraq Telecom Ltd. v. Sirwan Barzani et al: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award ($1.6B)
Motion to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award totaling $1.6 billion in Iraq Telecom Limited, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on behalf of International Holdings Limited v. Sirwan Saber Mustafa Barzani, Korek Telecom Company LLC, and Korek International (Management) Limited involving "corrupt and fraudulent behavior", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
CipherBlade LLC et al v. CipherBlade LLC et al: Complaint (‘Scheme to Steal Business’)
Complaint alleging "misappropriation of trade secrets" in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, described as "a blockchain investigation company that investigates cryptocurrency-related matters", and CipherBlade Ltd., of England v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Manuel Kriz, of Cyprus; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, of Cyprus; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Sergio Garcia, of Belgium; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
N.P.S.SF. Debt Co. SÃ rl v. Standard Chartered Bank et al: Discovery Application (Germany, India, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, St. Kitts & Nevis & United Arab Emirates)
Application by N.P.S.SF. Debt Co., S.à .r.l., of Luxembourg, to take discovery from Standard Chartered Bank, Citigroup, d.b.a. Citibank; The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank, Société Générale, UniCredit Bank AG, Credit Suisse Bank N.A., UBS Group AG, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C., Bank of China, BNP Paribas USA, Commerzbank AG, Mashreq Bank PSC, and Habib American Bank for use in legal proceedings in Germany, India, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, St. Kitts & Nevis, and United Arab Emirates regarding an alleged $36.6 million fraud by Muhammad Tahir Lakhani and Muhammad Ali Lakhani, both described as residents of Dubai, UAE, and Pakistan, and their Astir Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Michael Sizemore et al v. Changpeng Zhao et al: First Amended Class Action Complaint (‘$1B Crypto Fraud’)
First Amended Class Action Complaint in Michael Sizemore v. Changpeng Zhao, Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; BAM Trading Services Inc., of Delaware, USA; BAM Management US Holdings Inc., of Delaware, USA; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland; Paxos Trust Company LLC, of New York, USA; Jimmy Butler, described as "a star basketball player for the Miami Heat", and Ben Armstrong, described as "a YouTuber with more than 1.5 million subscribers to his YouTube page", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
White Crystals Ltd. v. IGCF General Partner Ltd.: Originating Summons (‘Financial Condition of Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund’)
Originating Summons seeking "true and full information regarding the state of the business and financial condition of the Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund L.P." in White Crystals Ltd. v. IGCF General Partner Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Elco Securities Ltd. v. Swifty Global: Complaint (‘Fraud’)
Complaint alleging fraud in Elco Securities Ltd., described as "a brokerage firm in the Bahamas" v. Dear Cashmere Holdings Inc., a.k.a. Swifty Global, described as a Nevada-domiciled, New York-based entity that is controlled "by Nicolas Link and James Gibbons", of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Oussama El Omari v. Dechert LLP et al: Complaint (‘Hacking’)
Complaint alleging hacking in Oussama El Omari, a former director of Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority, in the United Arab Emirates v. Dechert LLP, a law firm; Nicholas Paul del Rosso, described as a private investigator, and Vital Management Services Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
MAM Telford Holdings Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Director Details for MAM Telford Holdings Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on May 31st, 2023.
Globe Investment Holdings Ltd. v. Westdene Investment Ltd. et al: Claim Form (AED702M)
Claim Form in Globe Investment Holdings Limited, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Westdene Investment Limited, Hortin Holdings Limited, and Lodge Hill Limited at he British Virgin Islands High Court.
DP World Djibouti FZCO v. Republic of Djibouti: Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award (‘$148M’)
Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award in DP World Djibouti FZCO, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which "constructed, developed, and managed a new container terminal facility at the Port of Doraleh" v. Republic of Djibouti at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Cerebellum Networks Inc. v. Kenzi Wang et al: Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal in Cerebellum Networks Inc. v. Kenzi Wang and Does 1-10 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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.
Cerebellum Networks Inc. v. Kenzi Wang et al: Complaint (‘$1.3M Crypto Proceeds Theft’)
Complaint alleging the theft of $1.3 million derived from the sale of crypto tokens in Cerebellum Networks Inc., described as "a crypto token business" v. Kenzi Wang, described as a resident of Dubai and a former "advisor and independent contractor" to the plaintiff, and Does 1-10 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
DNG FZE v. James Lindfelt: Discovery Application (Singapore)
Application by DNG FZE, described as a United Arab Emirates-domiciled "online merchant that sells personal electronic goods", to take discovery from James Michael Lindfelt, described as "a Senior Legal Counsel of PayPal Inc.", for use in legal proceedings in Singapore alleging that PayPal Pte. Ltd. "unlawfully withheld its revenue totaling $1.4 million", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Scott Davis v. Argentum 47 Inc.: Complaint (‘£300K Loans’)
Complaint in Scott Davis, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, "who invests in the debt and equity securities of microcap publicly traded companies located throughout the world" v. Argentum 47 Inc., described as "a publicly traded corporation, domiciled in Nevada, with offices located in the United Kingdom, that markets internet based remote services in the areas of technology", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Loop Capital Markets LLC v. ICONIQ Holding Ltd. Winding Up Petition (‘$10M Debt’)
Winding Up Petition in Loop Capital Markets LLC, of Chicago, Illinois, USA v. ICONIQ Holding Limited, described as a Cayman Islands company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Commercial Bank of Dubai v. Mohamed Abdalla Juma Al-Sari et al: Fixed Date Claim Form
Fixed Date Claim Form for the appointment of a Receiver over shares in the two corporate defendants in Commercial Bank of Dubai v. Mohamed Abdalla Juma Al-Sari, Majid Abdalla Juma Al-Sari, both of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Layyah Holdings Limited, and Majid Investments Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Credit Europe Bank (Dubai) Ltd. v. B. R. Shetty: Summary Judgment Motion (‘$9.3M Dubai Judgment Recognition’)
Notice of Motion of Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint for the recognition of a $9.3 million judgment issued by the Court of First Instance of the Dubai International Financial Center in Credit Europe Bank (Dubai) Ltd., of Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, a.k.a. B. R. Shetty, described as "a billionaire" citizen of India residing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
Supreme Fuels Trading FZE v. Harry Sargeant III: Amended Complaint (‘$5M Judgment Enforcement/Alter Ego Liability’)
Amended Complaint in Proceedings Supplementary to Execution in Supreme Fuels Trading FZE, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Harry Sargeant III at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
SEC v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Order Denying Motions to Dismiss
Order denying defendants' motions to dismiss a complaint alleging "a crypto asset pump-and-dump scheme" 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.
Regulus Capital Ltd. v. AVIVO Group: Winding Up Petition (‘$14.7M Debt’)
Winding Up Petition in Regulus Capital Ltd. v. AVIVO Group, which is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. et al: Chapter 11 Petition
Chapter 11 Petition by Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc., JACM Holdings inc., Vieco USA Inc., Virgin Orbit LLC, and Virgin Orbit National Systems LLC, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Michael Sizemore et al v. Changpeng Zhao et al: Class Action Complaint (‘$1B Crypto Fraud’)
Class Action Complaint in Michael Sizemore, Mikey Vongdara, and Rudy Vazquez v. Changpeng Zhao, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Dubai, UAE; Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland; BAM Trading Services Inc., of Delaware; Jimmy Butler, a professional basketball player; Graham Stephan, described as "a YouTube star with over 4.1 million subscribers to his YouTube pages", and Ben Armstrong, described as "a YouTuber with more than 1.5 million subscribers to his YouTube page", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
BrightMill Inter Corp. et al v. 17 Arm Africa and CIS Opportunity Fund 1 Ltd.: Winding Up Petition (‘Loss of Trust & Confidence’)
Winding Up Petition in BrightMill Inter Corp., of the Seychelles, and KSV Ltd., of the Bahamas v. 17 Arm Africa and CIS Opportunity Fund 1 Ltd., described as a United Arab emirates-domiciled company "which purports to specialise in the provision of strategic advice concerning, among other things, legal case management" and whose "principal" is "Patrick James Meade, Earl of Clanwilliam", at the Supreme Court of the Bahamas.
USA v. Ho Wan Kwok et al: First Superseding Indictment (‘$1B Securities Fraud & Money Laundering’)
First Superseding Indictment in USA v. Ho Wan Kwok, described as "an exiled Chinese businessman who fled to the United States"; Kin Ming Je, described as "a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom who principally resided in the United Kingdom", and Yanping Wang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
MBC Group Holdings Ltd. v. Majestic Media Sports Ltd.: Winding Up Petition (‘Management Deadlock’)
Winding Up Petition regarding MBC International Ltd. in MBC Group Holdings Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. Majestic Media Sports Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
CFTC v. Changpeng Zhao et al: Complaint
Complaint regarding "the world’s largest centralized digital asset exchange" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Changpeng Zhao, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Dubai; Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland, and Samuel Lim, described as a resident of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Lindsay Lohan: $40K Penalties (‘Crypto Promotion’)
Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $40,000 on Lindsay Lohan, described as "a well-known actress, singer, and internet personality" residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for promoting a crypto security known as "Tronix tokens" without disclosing that she was paid to do so.
