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Multisuma Investment Corp. et al v. Venezuela: Complaint (‘Bonds Default’)

November 2, 2023
Complaint alleging "a breach of contract action arising out of Venezuela’s failure to make contractually mandated principal and interest payments on five series of bonds issued by Venezuela" in Multisuma Investment Corp., of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Cen Xijiao Siem Wu, of Panama v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

PDV Insurance Company Ltd. v. Venezuela: Complaint (‘$108M Bonds Default’)

October 31, 2023
Complaint alleging "a breach of contract action arising from Venezuela’s failure to make contractually mandated principal and interest payments on two series of bonds" in John Johnston and Edward Willmott, as Joint Provisional Liquidators on behalf of PDV Insurance Company Ltd., of Bermuda v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Glencore Finance (Bermuda) Ltd. v. Bolivia: Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award ($253M)

October 11, 2023
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award that "arises from Bolivia’s nationalization of certain investments made by Glencore in Bolivia" in Glencore Finance (Bermuda) Ltd., described as a Bermuda subsidiary of Jersey, Channel Islands-domiciled, Switzerland-based Glencore Plc v. The Plurinational State of Bolivia at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Lavinia Arpesella et al v. Venezuela: Complaint (‘$11M Bonds Default’)

October 11, 2023
Complaint by residents and citizens of Argentina, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and United Kingdom in Lavinia Arpesella, Pietro Arpesella, Florian Markus Borck, Andreas Michael Boukai, Ermanno Cavara, Marco Cavara, Giancarlo Coiana, Anna Daniela Musiani, Jakob Heichele, Manuela Heimbeck, Massimo Mazzaccone, Juan Carlos Ozores, Hartmut W. Peters, Niccolo Portu, Antonella Raso, Josef Johann Schneider, Marleen Maria Schneider, Giovanni Todesco, Michael Zahn, and Sabine Zahn v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Plaintiff’s ‘Facts To Be Proven At Trial’ (‘Accounting Fraud’)

September 26, 2023
Plaintiff's 'Facts To Be Proven At Trial' in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order on Motions (‘Accounting Fraud’)

September 26, 2023
Decision and order on motions, including granting, in part, plaintiff's motions for summary judgment and sanctions against defendants' attorneys, in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

City of Ouro Preto v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Lender Liability for Brazil Environmental Damages’)

September 14, 2023
Complaint for "for lender liability against the Defendants arising from loans and financing which directly promoted, and continues to promote, significant environmental degradation in and around the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais" in City of Ouro Preto, in Minas Gerais, Brazil v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Barclays Capital Inc., Citibank Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan, and JPMorgan Securities LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Orlando Contreras Saab: Criminal Information (‘Venezuela Bribery’)

September 11, 2023
Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "by engaging in a scheme to bribe Venezuelan officials to obtain and retain contracts and other business advantages, including obtaining multi-million-dollar contracts with entities and instrumentalities owned and controlled by the Venezuelan government for the production, importation, and distribution of food and medicine to the people of Venezuela", in USA v. Orlando Alfonso Contreras Saab, described as a citizen of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Assets Belonging to Glen Vine Partners Ltd. (BVI) at ONE Swiss Bank S.A. et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘1MDB Fraud’)

August 28, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "assets involved in and traceable to an international conspiracy to, among other things, launder money misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (“1MDB”), a strategic investment and development company wholly-owned by the government of Malaysia", in USA v. Pablo Picasso's 'Trois femmes nues et buste d'homme' drawing and All Funds and Assets on deposit in an account in the name of Glen Vine Partners Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at ONE Swiss Bank S.A., in Switzerland, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Kazakhstan v. Wilmington Trust N.A.: Discovery Application (Belgium, British Virgin Islands, England, Luxembourg & Netherlands)

August 21, 2023
Application by the Republic of Kazakhstan to take discovery from Wilmington Trust National Association "for use in ongoing and anticipated foreign legal proceedings against Anatolie Stati, his son Gabriel Stati, and their companies Ascom Group S.A. and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd." in Belgium, British Virgin Islands, England, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands alleging "a series of complex, multi-faceted fraud schemes engineered by the Statis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Kazakhstan v. GLAS Trust Company LLC: Discovery Application (Belgium, British Virgin Islands, England, Luxembourg & Netherlands)

August 17, 2023
Application by the Republic of Kazakhstan to take discovery from GLAS Trust Company LLC "for use in ongoing and anticipated foreign legal proceedings against Anatolie Stati, his son Gabriel Stati, and their companies Ascom Group S.A. and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd." in Belgium, British Virgin Islands, England, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands alleging "a series of complex, multi-faceted fraud schemes engineered by the Statis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Altana Credit Opportunities Fund SPC et al v. Venezuela: Complaint (‘Bonds Default’, 2023)

August 15, 2023
Complaint "arising out of Venezuela’s failure to pay principal, interest, or other scheduled payments, on a series of bonds" in Altana Credit Opportunities Fund SPC, Altana Credit Opportunities Fund I SP, and Altana Funds Ltd., all of the Cayman Islands v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

State of Georgia v. Donald Trump et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Georgia Election Interference’)

August 14, 2023
Criminal Indictment in The State of Georgia v. Donald Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, a.k.a. Rudy Giuliani; John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith III, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, David Shafer, Shawn Still, Stephen Lee, Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, Sidney Powell, Cathleen Latham, Scott Hall, and Misty Hampton, a.k.a. Emily Misty Hayes, at the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.

Doraleh Container Terminal SA v. Republic of Djibouti: Motion to Quash Subpoenas

August 9, 2023
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.

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.

Atiku Abubakar v. Chicago State University: Discovery Application (Nigeria)

August 2, 2023
Application by Atiku Abubakar, described as "a prominent businessman and politician in Nigeria", to take discovery from Chicago State University for use in legal proceedings in Nigeria against Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, regarding his qualifications and challenging the results of Nigeria's 2023 presidential election, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

USA v. Donald Trump: Criminal Indictment (‘2020 Election Interference’)

August 1, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to defraud the USA, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights regarding "his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power" in USA v. Donald J. Trump at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Agenda Launch – OffshoreAlert London Conference

July 27, 2023
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.

Ilan Shor v. Matei Dohotaru: Motion to Comply with Subpoena (‘Moldova Criminal Appeal’)

July 26, 2023
Motion to Comply with Subpoena in Ilan Shor, described as "a prominent businessman and politician in Moldova" v. Matei Dohotaru for use in Ilan Shor's appeal after being "tried and convicted of various offenses connected to the disappearance of $1 billion from three Moldovan banks in 2014", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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.

Naftogaz of Ukraine et al v. Russian Federation: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award ($4.2B)

June 22, 2023
Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award in which "The underlying dispute arises from the Russian Federation’s unlawful expropriation of the Petitioners' investments in Crimea" in NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, National Joint Stock Company Chornomornaftogaz, JSC Ukrtransgaz, JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya, JSC Ukrtransnafta, and Subsidiary Company Gaz Ukrainy, all of Ukraine v. The Russian Federation at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

John Doe v. Germany et al: Complaint (‘$14.5M Panama Papers Whistleblower Reward’)

June 20, 2023
Complaint alleging the German authorities owe $14.5 million to the 'Panama Papers whistleblower' in John Doe, unidentified but described as "a citizen of the United States" who was "the original source of the Panama Papers" v. The Federal Republic of Germany and The Bundeskriminalamt of the Federal Republic of Germany at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Ex-BVI Ports Authority MD Oleanvine Maynard pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking

June 12, 2023
Former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard, 61, and her son, Kadeem Maynard, 32, have each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to import cocaine at federal court in Miami in a scheme that also allegedly involved then British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie and each face a "mandatory minimum" of 10 years in prison unless the judge determines they are "safety valve eligible". With Fahie's jury trial set to start next month, Oleanvine Maynard has agreed to "cooperate fully" with prosecutors.

USA v. Oleanvine Maynard: Plea Agreement (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

June 12, 2023
Plea Agreement in which defendants agrees to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy ti import a controlled substance in USA v. Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, a former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Oleanvine Maynard: Factual Proffer (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

June 12, 2023
Factual Proffer regarding a drugs trafficking scheme involving the British Virgin Islands and "the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel" in USA v. Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Ex-BVI Ports Authority MD Oleanvine Maynard to plead guilty in drugs trafficking case

May 30, 2023
Eight days after it was disclosed at federal court in Miami that her son, Kadeem Maynard, intends to plead guilty in a narcotics trafficking and money laundering criminal case, it was disclosed in a court entry that former British Virgin Islands Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard will do likewise, leaving former BVI Premier Andrew Fahie as the only defendant still fighting the charges.

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.

USA v. John Chen et al: Criminal Complaint (‘Chinese Agent/IRS Bribery’)

May 24, 2023
Criminal Complaint alleging conspiracy to act as a foreign government agent for China, money laundering, and bribery of "a purported Internal Revenue Service agent who was in fact an undercover officer ... as part of a PRC Government-directed scheme to revoke the tax-exempt status of a 501(c)(3) organization run by Falun Gong practitioners" in USA v. John Chen, a.k.a. Chen Jun, and Lin Feng at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Amaplat Mauritius Ltd. et al v. Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation et al: Amended Complaint

May 24, 2023
Amended Complaint “to recognize and enforce the judgment of the High Court of Zambia, at the Commercial Registry at Lusaka, dated August 9, 2019 ... in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation and the Chief Mining Commissioner, Ministry of Mines of Zimbabwe” in Amaplat Mauritius Ltd. and Amari Nickel Holdings Zimbabwe Ltd., both of Mauritius v. Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, The Chief Mining Commissioner, Ministry of Mines of Zimbabwe, and the Republic of Zimbabwe at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.