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Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (December 13, 2024)

December 13, 2024
Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding business restrictions on 30 Labuan Licensed Entities "for non-compliance to minimum capital and/or other regulatory requirements".

SEC v. Chibuzo Onyeachonam et al: Complaint (‘$2.9M Fraud’)

December 11, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "impersonated real-life United States securities broker and investment adviser representatives online and by telephone and fraudulently obtained at least $2.9 million from mostly U.S.-based investors" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Chibuzo Augustine Onyeachonam, Stanley Chidubem Asiegbu, and Chukwuebuka Martin Nweke-Eze, all described as citizens and residents of Nigeria, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

SEC v. Frederick Dencer et al: Complaint (‘$17M Fraud’)

December 10, 2024
Complaint alleging "the Standard Holdings Defendants defrauded at least 40 investors out of millions of dollars, which Defendants Tayt Dencer and his son, Luke Dencer, misappropriated to fund their lavish lifestyle" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Frederick Tayton Dencer , Luke Abelard Dencer, Standard Holdings Inc., Standard Huaxia Ltd., of Hong Kong, and Dennis Edward Butler at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

SEC v. Xtreme Fighting Championships Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$5M Securities Fraud’)

December 9, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme to illegally sell large amounts of Xtreme Fighting stock to the investing public" involving entities in the Cayman Islands, Saints Kitts and Nevis, and USA in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Steve A. Smith Jr. and Xtreme Fighting Championships Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Novalpina Capital Partners I GP Sàrl v. Oregon Department of Justice: Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Petition to Set Aside Civil Investigation Demand

November 27, 2024
Plaintiff's Reply in Support of its Petition to Set Aside Civil Investigation Demand in Novalpina Capital Partners I GP Sàrl, described as "the former general partner of a private equity fund registered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in which the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund made an investment" v. Oregon Department of Justice at the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Multnomah, USA.

SEC v. Cyril Cabanes: Complaint (‘$250M Bribery’)

November 20, 2024
Complaint alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cyril Sebastien Dominique Cabanes, described as a citizen of France residing in Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

MAPA Finanz GmbH: Public Warning (Switzerland)

November 18, 2024
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that MAPA Finanz GmbH “is suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (October 30, 2024)

October 30, 2024
Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding business restrictions on 31 Labuan Licensed Entities "for non-compliance to minimum capital and/or other regulatory requirements".

Stephen Dewsnip: Disqualification (Guernsey)

October 25, 2024
Public Announcement by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission that it "decided to prohibit Mr Stephen Paul Dewsnip from performing any function on behalf of a regulated entity".

Alpmann AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)

October 22, 2024
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Alpmann AG “is suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (October 18, 2024)

October 18, 2024
Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding business restrictions on 26 Labuan Licensed Entities "for non-compliance to minimum capital and/or other regulatory requirements".

SEC v. Norman Meier et al: Complaint (‘$7.9M Securities Fraud’)

October 11, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendant "defrauded over 180 investors, mostly European, out of at least $7.9 million" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Norman V. Meier, described as a citizen of Switzerland residing in Massachusetts, USA, as Defendant, and Treuhand Inc., Norman Meier International Inc., a.k.a. NMI Inc; Windeco Corporation, Texxon Oil Corp., and International Financial Services Inc., a.k.a. IFS Inc, d.b.a. IRM Inc., as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Novalpina Capital Partners I GP Sàrl v. Oregon Department of Justice: Petition to Set Aside Civil Investigation Demand

October 9, 2024
Petition to Set Aside Civil Investigation Demand in Novalpina Capital Partners I GP Sàrl, described as "the former general partner of a private equity fund registered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in which the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund made an investment" v. Oregon Department of Justice at the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Multnomah, USA.

SEC v. Vy Pham: Complaint (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)

October 9, 2024
Complaint that "arises from Defendant Vy Pham’s unregistered offers and sales of two crypto assets as securities, and from her schemes to manipulate the market for those securities " in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vy Pham at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

SEC v. Russell Armand et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)

October 9, 2024
Complaint that "arises from the defendants’ unregistered and fraudulent offers and sales of crypto assets being offered and sold as securities to the investing public and their manipulative trading of those securities" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Russell Armand, Maxwell Hernandez, Manpreet Singh Kohli, described as a resident of England and India, and Nam Tran at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

SEC v. Gotbit Consulting LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)

October 9, 2024
Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gotbit Consulting LLC, a.k.a. Gotbit Hedge Fund, described as a Belize company that "purports to have offices in Armenia, Portugal, Turkey, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom", and Fedor Kedrov, of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Crypto.com v. SEC: Complaint (‘Network Tokens’)

October 8, 2024
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in Floris Dax Inc., d.b.a. Crypto.com v. U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, Caroline Crenshaw, Jaime Lizárraga, Hester Peirce, and Mark Uyeda at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

CFTC v. Traders Domain FX Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Investment Fraud’)

September 30, 2024
Complaint in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Traders Domain FX Ltd., d.b.a. The Traders Domain, described as a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines company based in Canada; Fredirick Teddy Joseph Safranko, a.k.a. Ted Safranko, of Canada; David William Negus-Romvari, of Canada; Ares Global Ltd., d.b.a. Trubluefx, of Saint Lucia; Algo Capital LLC, Algo FX Capital Advisor LLC, now known as Quant5 Advisor LLC; Robert Collazo Jr., Juan Herman, a.k.a. JJ Herman; John Fortini, Steven Likos, Michael Shannon Sims, Holton Buggs Jr., Centurion Capital Group Inc., Alejandro Santiestaban, a.k.a. Alex Santi; Gabriel Beltran, and Archie Rice at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Vistra (BVI) Ltd.: $219K Fine (British Virgin Islands)

September 30, 2024
Enforcement Action by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission imposing a fine of $219,000 on Vistra (BVI) Limited for contraventions of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering Terrorist Financing Code of Practice, 2008.

Vistra Trust (BVI) Ltd.: $57.5K Fine (British Virgin Islands)

September 30, 2024
Enforcement Action by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission imposing a fine of $57,500 on Vistra Trust (BVI) Limited for contraventions of the Anti-Money Laundering Terrorist Financing Code of Practice, 2008.

SEC v. Olayinka Oyebola et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Audits’)

September 30, 2024
Complaint accusing the defendants of "enabling and concealing a massive, multi-year fraudulent scheme in wholesale abdication of their professional obligations as independent public accountants and financial industry gatekeepers" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Olayinka Temitope Oyebola, an accountant residing in Nigeria, and Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants), described as a Nigerian accounting firm "with branch offices in Houston, Texas, and Ontario, Canada", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Aipu Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$3.6M Investment Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging a "fraudulent investment scheme" that defrauded "at least $3,630,848.90 from not less than 32 customers" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Aipu Limited, of England; Fidefx Investments Limited, of England; Chao Li, of China; Qian Bai, of China, and Lan Bai, of Oklahoma, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

SEC v. Robert Westbrook: Complaint (‘$3.75M Hack-to-Trade Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme by Westbrook to hack into the computer systems of U.S. public companies to deceptively obtain material nonpublic information about their corporate earnings and to use that information to profit by trading in advance of the companies’ public earnings announcements" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert B. Westbrook, "whose last known address" is in Chelsea, England, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

SEC v. Paul Bilzerian et al: Complaint (‘Revenue Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "Ignite - a Canadian company that sells disposable vape pens and other nicotine e-liquid products and whose shares traded in the United States - engaged in a scheme, orchestrated largely by recidivist Bilzerian, who controls Ignite, to fraudulently report revenue" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ignite International Brands Ltd., of Ontario, Canada; Paul Bilzerian, described as "a resident of St. Kitts and the father of Ignite’s Chief Executive Officer"; Paul Dowdall, described as "a resident of Ontario, Canada and a Chartered Professional Accountant registered with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario"; Scott Rohleder, described as a resident of North Carolina, USA; John Schaefer, described as a resident of Yorktown Heights, New York, USA; International Investments Ltd., of Saint Kitts; Accell Audit & Compliance PA, of Tampa, Florida, USA, and Christopher Hiestand, described as a resident of San Antonio, Texas, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.