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Liechtenstein: International Union Bank (‘PDVSA Money Laundering’)

August 24, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from International Union Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Liechtenstein - for a criminal investigation into "an international money laundering scheme allegedly involving Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (“PDVSA”), Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled oil company".

USA v. $21M: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Naman Wakil Bribery & Corruption’)

August 9, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. $21.8 million "that constitutes proceeds of foreign bribery offenses, property involved in money laundering or a conspiracy to commit money laundering" involving Naman Wakil, described as "a Venezuelan citizen who became a permanent resident in the United States in or around 2012", and accounts in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Seamróg Fund ICAV et al v. Venezuela: Complaint (‘$344M Bonds Default’)

July 10, 2023
Complaint alleging breach of contract regarding "beneficial interests in eleven series of bonds" in Seamróg Fund ICAV, acting solely in respect of its sub-fund, Seamróg Sovereign Recovery Sub-Fund, of Ireland, and Edward Cowen, a citizen of the United Kingdom v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

VR Global Partners LP v. PDVSA Petróleo SA et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

June 29, 2023
Complaint in VR Global Partners L.P., described as "an investment fund with its principal place of business in New York, New York" v. Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., described as "an oil and natural gas company that is wholly owned by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela"; PDVSA Petróleo S.A., described as "a Venezuelan corporation with its principal place of business in Caracas, Venezuela", and PDV Holding Inc., described as a Delaware company based in Houston, Texas, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

TBB International Bank Corp. v. Jose Febres et al: Complaint (‘Loans and Credit Fraud’)

June 12, 2023
Complaint alleging "scheme to deceive Activo International Bank, Inc. at present known as TBB of millions of dollars in the form of depleting assets of the Bank through several loans which were approved in violation of federal and state bank regulations" in TBB International Bank Corp. v. José Antonio Oliveros Febres Cordero, Alejandro J. Valencia Hurtado, Holding Activo Ltd., of Barbados; Alexandra Oliveros Febres Cordero, María Eugenia Febres Cordero Zamora, José Antonio Oliveros Mora, Gorlio Enterprises Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; El Retiro Group Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; AIB Properties Limited Ltd., of Barbados; Don Goyo Corporation Aviation, of Delaware; Inversiones Saitam S.A., of Venezuela; Consultora Baru 2018 C.A., of Venezuela; Gustavo José Gerardo Corredor Salcedo, of Venezuela; Alejandro Enrique Montenegro Díaz, of Venezuela; Inversiones Elektrogorsk C.A., of Venezuela, and Intelinvest Casa de Valores S.A., of Panama, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Contrarian Capital Management LLC et al v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Third Supplemental Complaint (‘Bonds Default’)

May 26, 2023
Third Supplemental Complaint in Contrarian Capital Management LLC, Contrarian EM II LP, Contrarian Emerging Markets LP, Boston Patriot Summer St LLC, Polonius Holdings LLC, Emma 1 Master Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands; E1 SP, a Segregated Account of EMAP SPC, of the Cayman Islands, and Contrarian Funds LLC v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Banco de los Trabajadores v. Standard Chartered Bank International (Americas) Ltd.: Discovery Application (Guatemala)

May 9, 2023
Application by Banco de los Trabajadores, described as "a special purpose banking institution with the mission of fostering the wellbeing of Guatemalan workers by promoting savings", to take discovery from Standard Chartered Bank International (Americas) Ltd. for use in legal proceedings in Guatemala that, inter alia, involves PDVSA and allegations that "three former high-ranking Bantrab officials and Hidalgo Socorro, a Venezuelan citizen, entered into an illicit agreement to take control of Bantrab through a kickback scheme", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Panama: Héctor Dáger (‘Odebrecht SA $28M Corruption & Money Laundering’)

April 5, 2023
Application for an order authorizing the disclosure of Grand Jury materials (BAC Florida Bank records) to Panama for use in a criminal investigation into Héctor Dáger, described as "a Venezuelan citizen with Panamanian residency permit", for "potential corruption and money laundering relating to contracts obtained by the Brazilian company Odebrecht S.A. from the government of Venezuela".

PDV USA Inc. v. David Rivera: Motion to Compel Subpoena Compliance

November 18, 2022
Motion to Compel Compliances with Subpoena regarding litigation in New York in which "PDV USA is suing Interamerican Consulting, Inc. - an entity solely owned and operated by former United States Congressman David Rivera - for breach of contract and related claims, seeking $15 million plus interest and legal fees" in PDV USDA Inc., a Delaware-domiciled subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela SA, a.k.a. PDVSA, a state-owned oil and natural gas company in Venezuela v. David Rivera at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Caterpillar Crédito v. T-Mobile US Inc.: Discovery Application (Curaçao)

September 27, 2022
Application by Caterpillar Crédito, Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Múltiple, Entidad Regulada, of Mexico, to take discovery from T-Mobile US Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Curaçao “brought by Mrs. Carolina Elizabeth Várady de Bellosta … to annul two personal guarantees given by Mrs. Bellosta’s husband, Carlos Marcelino Jose Bellosta Pallares to Caterpillar Crédito”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Caterpillar Crédito v. American Express: Discovery Application (Curaçao)

September 27, 2022
Application by Caterpillar Crédito, Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Múltiple, Entidad Regulada, of Mexico, to take discovery from American Express Company for use in legal proceedings in Curaçao “brought by Mrs. Carolina Elizabeth Várady de Bellosta … to annul two personal guarantees given by Mrs. Bellosta’s husband, Carlos Marcelino Jose Bellosta Pallares to Caterpillar Crédito”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern 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.

Caterpillar Crédito v. Banco San Juan Internacional: Discovery Application (Curaçao)

September 26, 2022
Application by Caterpillar Crédito, Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Múltiple, Entidad Regulada, of Mexico, to take discovery from Banco San Juan Internacional for use in legal proceedings in Curaçao "brought by Mrs. Carolina Elizabeth Várady de Bellosta ... to annul two personal guarantees given by Mrs. Bellosta's husband, Carlos Marcelino Jose Bellosta Pallares to Caterpillar Crédito", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Caterpillar Crédito v. Mastercard Inc. et al: Discovery Application (Curaçao)

September 23, 2022
Application by Caterpillar Crédito, Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Múltiple, Entidad Regulada, of Mexico, to take discovery from Mastercard Inc. and Visa Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Curaçao "brought by Mrs. Carolina Elizabeth Várady de Bellosta ... to annul two personal guarantees given by Mrs. Bellosta's husband, Carlos Marcelino Jose Bellosta Pallares to Caterpillar Crédito", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

USA v. Ralph Steinmann et al: Criminal Complaint (‘PDVSA Corruption’)

June 14, 2022
Criminal Complaint alleging the defendants laundered the proceeds of corruption involving PDVSA in Venezuela in USA v. Ralph Steinmann, described as "a Swiss national who operated a European financial institution", and Luis Fernando Vuteff, described as a citizen of Argentina, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Contrarian Capital Management LLC et al v. Venezuela: Judgment Registration ($44M)

June 10, 2022
Judgment Registration in Contrarian Capital Management LLC, of Delaware; Contrarian Capital Fund I, LP, of Delaware; Contrarian Dome du Gouter Master Fund, LP, of Canada; Contrarian Capital Senior Secured, LP, of Delaware; Contrarian EM II, LP, of Connecticut; Contrarian Emerging Markets, LP, of Connecticut; Boston Patriot Summer St LLC, of Massachusetts; Polonius Holdings, LLC, of Delaware, and E1 SP, a Segregated Account of EMAP SPC, of the Cayman Islands v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Glencore International AG: Criminal Information

May 24, 2022
Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to "obtain and retain business in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Brazil, Venezuela, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo" in USA v. Glencore International AG, described as "a multinational commodity trading and mining company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Daniel D’Andrea Golindano et al: Criminal Indictment (‘PDVSA Bribery Scheme’)

March 9, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging money laundering against two former prosecutors in Venezuela regarding an alleged bribery scheme involving PDVSA, described as "Venezuela's state-owned and state-controlled oil company", in USA v. Daniel D'Andrea Golindano and Luis Javier Sanchez Rangel at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

111Repair LLC v. CONVIASA: Complaint

November 6, 2021
Complaint in 111Repair LLC, of Florida v. El Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronauticas y Servicios Aereos SA, a.k.a. CONVIASA, described as "an airline that is owned and operated by the Venezuelan government", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Lebanese Company for Financial Investment SAL v. Córporación Eléctrica Nacional: Complaint

November 5, 2021
Complaint for damages of $9.9 million alleging the default of Notes in Lebanese Company for Financial Investment SAL, of the Lebanon v. Córporación Eléctrica Nacional, as successor by merger to C.A. La Electricidad de Caracas, a.k.a. Corpoelec, described as being "owned 75% by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (the “Republic”) and 25% by Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (“PDVSA”), which is, in turn, majority owned by the Republic", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Venequip SA v. Clover Systems LLC: Discovery Application

November 4, 2021
Application by Venequip SA, of Venezuela, to take discovery from Clover Systems LLC for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland involving "the demise of the decades-long business relationship between Venequip and Caterpillar S.A.R.L., a Swiss entity and the other party to the Swiss Proceeding", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Venequip SA v. Ring Power Corporation: Discovery Application

October 29, 2021
Application by Venequip SA, of Venezuela, to take discovery from Ring Power Corporation for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland involving "the demise of the decades-long business relationship between Venequip and Caterpillar S.A.R.L., a Swiss entity and the other party to the Swiss Proceeding", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Venequip SA v. Mustang Machinery Company LLC: Discovery Application

October 25, 2021
Application by Venequip SA, of Venezuela, to take discovery from Mustang Machinery Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland "between Venequip and Caterpillar, S.A.R.L.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Venequip SA v. Kelly Tractor Co. et al: Discovery Application

October 25, 2021
Application by Venequip S.A., of Venezuela, to take discovery from Kelly Tractor Co. and Pantropic Power Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland involving "the demise of the decades-long business relationship between Venequip and Caterpillar S.A.R.L.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Alvaro Pulido Vargas et al: Criminal Indictment

October 7, 2021
Criminal Indictment alleging money laundering involving bribery in Venezuela in USA v. Alvaro Pulido Vargas, a.k.a. German Enrique Rubio Salas, a citizen of Colombia; Jose Gregorio Vielma Mora, a citizen of Venezuela and a former Governor of the Venezuelan State of Tachira; Emmanuel Enrique Rubio Gonzalez, a citizen of Colombia; Carlos Rolando Lizcano Manrique, a citizen of Colombia, and Ana Guillermo Luis, a citizen of Spain and Venezuela, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Jorge Nobrega: Criminal Indictment

August 27, 2021
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering involving entities in Australia, Thailand, and Venezuela in USA v. Jorge Luis Nobrega Rodriguez at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Jorge Nobrega: Criminal Complaint

August 16, 2021
Criminal Complaint alleging conspiracy to violate International Emergency Economic Powers Act, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering involving Petróleos de Venezuela SA, a.k.a. PDVSA, and "millions of dollars of transfers on behalf of the Venezuelan Government" in USA v. Jorge Nobrega at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Naman Wakil: Criminal Indictment (‘PDVSA Bribery & Money Laundering’)

July 29, 2021
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and conspiracy to commit money laundering "by bribing Venezuelan officials to obtain and retain contracts and other business advantages, including obtaining payment on multi-million dollar contracts with entities and instrumentalities controlled by the Venezuelan government" in USA v. Naman Wakil, described as a citizen of Syria and permanent resident of the United States who used accounts "in the Cayman Islands, Switzerland, Panama, and elsewhere to promote the illegal bribery scheme and to conceal the nature and purpose of the proceeds", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Jesus Gabriel Rodriguez, Jr.: Criminal Complaint

June 14, 2021
Criminal Complaint alleging conspiracy "to commit money laundering by sending billions of dollars from the United States to Latin America and the Caribbean with the intent to promote the carrying on of organized criminal activity, including illegal gold mining, gold smuggling and the entry of goods into the U.S. by false means and statements, and narcotics trafficking" in a scheme that, inter alia, involved the Cayman Islands, Curaçao, and Venezuela in USA v. Jesus Gabriel Rodriguez, Jr. - Criminal Complaint - U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida - June 14, 2021