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BrightMill Inter Corp. et al v. 17 Arm Africa and CIS Opportunity Fund 1 Ltd.: Winding Up Petition (‘Loss of Trust & Confidence’)

March 30, 2023
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.

Measure 8 Ventures LP et al v. Nitin Khanna et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

March 24, 2023
Complaint alleging securities fraud in Measure 8 Ventures LP, Gron Ventures Fund I LP, Zola Global Investors Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Anson Advisors Inc., of Canada, on behalf of Anson East Master Fund LP, AC Anson Investments Ltd., Anson Investments Master Fund LP, and Anson Opportunities Master Fund LP; Serendipity SPC – Trimble Fund SP, of the Cayman Islands, on behalf of Emerald Spur Limited; Lapid US Investments LLC, and Hadron Healthcare and Consumer Special Opportunities Master Fund, of the Cayman Islands v. Nitin Khanna, Karan Khanna, Angelo Lombardi, Sam Knapp, David Thompson, Nicholas J. Slinde, Benjamin C. Stoller, and Allan Goodman, of Canada, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Orbis Capital Ltd. et al v. Geisha Williams et al: Complaint (‘PG&E Corp. Securities Fraud’)

March 21, 2023
Complaint alleging securities fraud involving PG&E Corporation in Orbis Capital Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Orbis Global Balanced Fund, of Australia; Orbis Global Equity Fund, of Australia; Orbis Global Equity LE Fund, of Australia; Orbis Global Equity Fund Limited, of Bermuda; Orbis Institutional Global Equity (OFO) Fund, of Bermuda; Orbis Institutional Global Equity Fund, of Bermuda; Orbis Institutional Global Equity L.P., of Delaware; Orbis Institutional U.S. Equity L.P., of Delaware; Orbis OEIC Global Balanced Fund, of England and Wales; Orbis OEIC Global Equity Fund, of England and Wales; Orbis Optimal Global Fund LP, of Delaware; Orbis Optimal SA Fund Limited, of Bermuda; Orbis SICAV Global Balanced Fund, of Luxembourg; Orbis SICAV Global Equity Fund, of Luxembourg, and Allan Gray Australia Balanced Fund, of Australia v. Geisha J. Williams, Nickolas Stavropoulos, Julie M. Kane, Patrick M. Hogan, Barbara L. Rambo, David S. Thomason, Lewis Chew, Fred J. Fowler, Richard C. Kelly, Roger H. Kimmel, Richard A. Meserve, Forrest E. Miller, Rosendo G. Parra, Anne Shen Smith, and Eric D. Mullins, described as officers and directors of PG&E Corporation, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Ignat Tuganov v. Celsius Network LLC et al: Complaint (‘Ponzi Scheme Declaration for Crypto Fraud’)

March 20, 2023
Complaint for a declaratory judgment that "(a) since at least the spring of 2021, the Defendants have been operating their businesses as a Ponzi scheme, (b) the Defendants’ books, records, and businesses are so hopelessly intertwined that the Defendants’ estates should be substantively consolidated, and (c) as a consequence of adjudicating that the Defendants operated as a Ponzi scheme, all contracts with the Defendants on and after the date the Ponzi scheme began, including, without limitation, Terms of Use, are deemed null and void" in Ignat Tuganov, of Cyprus v. Celsius Network LLC, Celsius KeyFi LLC, Celsius Lending LLC,, Celsius Mining LLC, Celsius Network Inc., Celsius Network Limited, of the United Kingdom; Celsius Networks Lending LLC, Celsius US Holding LLC, GK8 Ltd., of Israel; GK8 UK Limited, of Israel, and GK8 USA LLC at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

ABRAAJ Investment Management Ltd. v. Bank of America et al: Amended Discovery Memorandum of Law (Cayman Islands)

March 17, 2023
Amended Memorandum of Law in support of Amended Application by the Joint Official Liquidators of ABRAAJ Investment Management Limited, of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Bank of America, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Goldman Sachs and Co., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mashreqbank PSC, New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank US, a.k.a. Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch; Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, New York Branch; Société Generale North America; BNP Paribas USA Inc.; Bank of Nova Scotia, UBS AG, New York Branch, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; and The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands regarding an alleged $385 million fraud by Pakistan citizen Asif Masood Naqvi, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Min Ji Goo Dyer v. John Does: Complaint (‘$3M Advance-Fee Crypto Fraud’)

March 17, 2023
Complaint in which "the victim of an elaborate “advance-fee" scam ... seeks to identify the fraudsters and recover millions of dollars' worth of fiat and cryptocurrency that were stolen from her" in Min Ji Goo Dyer, a citizen of the United Kingdom v. John Does at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

‘YouTube Stars’ who ‘promoted FTX crypto fraud without disclosing compensation’ sued for $1B by ‘victims’

March 16, 2023
A $1 billion class action complaint alleging conspiracy to commit fraud has been filed by residents of Australia, Canada, England, and USA against ten "FTX Influencers" who allegedly promoted the Bahamas-based crypto scam to their millions of "followers" and "subscribers" on YouTube and other social media without disclosing they were paid to do so, namely Kevin Paffrath, Graham Stephan, Andrei Jikh, Jaspreet Singh, Brian Jung, Jeremy Lefebvre, Tom Nash, Ben Armstrong, Erika Kullberg, and Creators Agency.

Edwin Garrison et al v. Kevin Paffrath et al: Class Action Complaint (‘$1B Crypto Fraud by FTX Influencers’)

March 15, 2023
Class Action Complaint alleging crypto promotional fraud by "FTX Influencers", most of whom were described as 'YouTube stars', in Edwin Garrison, of Oklahoma; Gregg Podalsky, of Florida; Skyler Lindeen, of Florida; Alexander Chernyavsky, of Florida; Sunil Kavuri, of the United Kingdom; Gary Gallant, of Canada, and David Nicol, of Australia v. Kevin Paffrath, Graham Stephan, Andrei Jikh, Jaspreet Singh, Brian Jung, Jeremy Lefebvre, Tom Nash, of Australia; Ben Armstrong, Erika Kullberg, and Creators Agency LLC, described as a Delaware-domiciled, Japan-based "talent management firm and digital ad network which promoted FTX", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Ho Wan Kwok et al: Complaint (‘$850M Securities Fraud’)

March 15, 2023
Complaint alleging "multiple offering frauds orchestrated by Guo, an exiled Chinese businessman living in the United States who targeted retail investors through online and social media posts and videos" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ho Wan Kwok, a.k.a. Miles Guo, Miles Kwok, Wengui Guo, and Brother Seven, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in New York; Kin Ming Je, a.k.a. William Je, described as a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom residing in London, England; Mountains of Spices LLC, d.b.a. New York Farm, and G Club Operations LLC, of Puerto Rico, as Defendants, and Mei Guo, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in New York, England; Qiang Guo, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in London, England; Hing Chi Ngok, described as a citizen of China residing in Connecticut, and Sin Ting Rong, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in London, England, as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Conflict International Inc. et al v. Stephen Komorek et al: Complaint (‘Private Investigations Dispute’)

March 14, 2023
Complaint "about a relatively inexperienced private investigator who was hired by Plaintiffs, a London, England private investigations firm, to help expand their business in the United States" but "resigned without warning in the middle of the night taking with him clients, trade secrets, employees, and information" in Conflict International Inc. and Conflict International Ltd., of England v. Stephen Komorek and API International Consulting Group Inc.

Pach Shemen LLC et al v. Agathonissos Finance LLC et al: Chapter 7 Petition (‘$213M Debt’)

March 7, 2023
Involuntary Petition in Pach Shemen LLC, of Delaware; VR Global Partners, L.P., of the Cayman Islands, and Alpine Partners (BVI) L.P., of the British Virgin Islands v. Agathonissos Finance LLC, of the Marshall Islands; Eletson Holdings Inc., of Liberia, and Eletson Finance (US) LLC, of Delaware, described as being part of a "family-owned international shipping" group that "touts itself as having "a global presence with headquarters in Piraeus, Greece as well as offices in Stamford, Connecticut, and London"", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Ho Wan Kwok et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$1B Securities Fraud & Money Laundering’)

March 6, 2023
Criminal Indictment for securities fraud and money laundering with "hundreds of millions of dollars of the fraudulent scheme's proceeds" going into "bank accounts in the United States, Bahamas, and United Arab Emirates, among other places" in USA v. Ho Wan Kwok, a.k.a. Miles Guo, Miles Kwok, Guo Wengui, Brother Seven, and The Principal, described as "an exiled Chinese businessman who fled to the United States", and Kin Ming Je, a.k.a. William Je, described as "a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom who principally resided in the United Kingdom", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

GLAS Trust Corporation Ltd. v. Telford Offshore Ltd.: Winding up Petition (‘$18M Debt’)

March 2, 2023
Winding Up Petition in GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, of England and Wales v. Telford Offshore Limited, described as "an intermediate holding company of a group of companies (the Group) incorporated in, amongst others, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stephen Komorek et al v. Conflict International Inc. et al: Amended Complaint (‘Private Investigations Dispute’)

February 28, 2023
Amended Complaint regarding "a powerful private investigations agency who wanted to penalize and make an example of a former employee who had the temerity to question its business practices" in Stephen Komorek, described as "a veteran of the United States military who developed a promising career as a private investigator", and API International Consulting Group v. Conflict International Inc., Michael LaCorte, described as a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, and Andrew McLaren at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Georges Georgiou et al v. Celsius Network LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

February 28, 2023
Complaint in Georges Georgiou, Philip Harris Stewart, and Gilbert Castillo v. Celsius Network LLC, of the Cayman Islands; Celsius KeyFi LLC, Celsius Lending LLC, Celsius Mining LLC, Celsius Network Inc., Celsius Network Limited, of England; Celsius Networks Lending LLC, and Celsius US Holding LLC at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

John Cress v. Nexo Financial LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

February 27, 2023
Complaint in John Cress v. Nexo Financial LLC, Nexo Financial Services Ltd., of England; Nexo Services OU, of Estonia; Nexo AG, of Switzerland; Nexo Capital Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Antoni Trenchev at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Cameron Findlay v. Nicholas Del Rosso et al: Discovery Application (England)

February 24, 2023
Application by Cameron Findlay, described as "a citizen of the United Kingdom" who "was the subject of a sustained electronic hacking attempt", to take discovery from Vital Management Services Inc., described as "a company that purports to provide investigative services, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina", and Nicholas Del Rosso, described as "the president, owner, and sole employee of Vital", for use in legal proceedings in England "against the law firm Dechert LLP and a former Dechert partner, Neil Gerrard", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Matson Magleby et al v. Silvergate Bank et al: Class Action Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

February 14, 2023
Class Action Complaint alleging "Silvergate is liable for its role in furthering FTX’s investment fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty" in Matson Magleby, of Utah, and Golam Sakline, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Dubai v. Silvergate Bank and Silvergate Capital Corporation at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Bermuda regulator petitions Wine Investment Fund into liquidation after OffshoreAlert exposé

February 13, 2023
The Wine Investment Fund has gone into provisional liquidation in Bermuda following a petition by local regulator the Bermuda Monetary Authority - two months after OffshoreAlert revealed the Fund was part of a wine-based investment group that was insolvent by at least £7.8 million and four months after an investor asked the regulator to investigate the Fund.

Rio Tinto Plc et al v. Maurice Duffy: Letter Rogatory (England)

February 9, 2023
Application by defendants Rio Tinto Plc, Rio Tinto Limited, Jean-Sébastien Jacques, and Arnaud Soirat to take discovery from Maurice Duffy, described as a resident of Tyne and Wear, England, and "a former contractor with Rio Tinto", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Euroinvest Securities Ltd. et al v. Barclays Bank Plc: Complaint

February 9, 2023
Complaint alleging "violation of a regulatory cap on certain securities that it offered and sold" in Euroinvest Securities Ltd., of the Marshall Islands, and Murat Safin, of England v. Barclays Bank Plc, of England, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

UBS Securities LLC et al v. James Dondero et al: ‘Special Turnover’ Petition

February 8, 2023
Special Turnover Petition "to enforce more than a billion dollars in related judgments that UBS obtained after a decade of hard-fought litigation against Highland Capital Management, L.P. and its affiliates" in UBS Securities LLC and UBS AG London Branch, of England v. James Dondero, Scott Ellington, Highland CDO Holding Company, Highland CDO Opportunity Master Fund LP, of Bermuda; Highland Financial Partners LP, Highland Special Opportunities Holding Company, of the Cayman Islands; CLO HoldCo Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Mainspring Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Montage Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Al Nahla Technology Co.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition

February 7, 2023
Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of Al Nahla Technology Co. (in Voluntary Liquidation), which "was established as a single-purpose vehicle to invest in Smile Telecoms Holdings Limited, a holding company of an internet and telecoms business in Africa", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.