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Brazen Sky Ltd. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (British Virgin Islands & Cayman Islands, ‘$8.5B 1MDB Fraud’)

August 31, 2022
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of Foreign Main Proceedings in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands by Angela Barkhouse, Helen Janes, and Carl Jackson, as the Foreign Representatives of Brazen Sky Limited, Aabar Investments PJS Limited, Tanore Finance Corporation, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited, Vasco Investment Services SA, Selune Limited, Pacific Rim Global Growth Limited, and Affinity Equity International Partners Limited, and Angela Barkhouse and George Kimberley Leck, as the Foreign Representatives of Bridge Global Absolute Return Fund SPC, which were all "part of the fraud perpetrated against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, in which numerous entities and individuals formed a network to divert and distribute funds to the fraudsters who orchestrated the fraud and to individuals and/or entities connected to them", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Aenergy SA v. Republic of Angola et al: Complaint

August 22, 2022
Complaint alleging "simple breach of contract action for unpaid work and supplies" in Aenergy SA, described as "a Portuguese-shareholder-owned corporation constituted under the laws of the Republic of Angola in 2012" v. Republic of Angola, Ministry of Energy and Water of the Republic of Angola, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Angola, Empresa Pública de Produção de Electricidade EP, and Empresa Nacional de Distribuição de Electricidade at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Airbus A319-100 Aircraft: Seizure Warrant Application (‘Russian oligarch Andrei Skoch’)

August 6, 2022
Application for Seizure Warrant in USA v. Airbus A319-100 Aircraft, which was "purchased ... through a series of shell companies and trusts" in Aruba, Belize, Cyprus, and Jersey, in the Channel Islands involving accounts in England, Isle of Man, Switzerland, and USA and in which "an interest" is allegedly held by Andrei Skoch, described as "a member of Russia's State Duma" since 1999 and "a Deputy of the Duma", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Laos v. John Baldwin et al: Petition to Enforce Arbitral Awards ($5M)

August 1, 2022
Petition to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Awards totaling $5 million in The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, a.k.a. Laos v. John K. Baldwin, who "claims his residence" is in the Northern Mariana Islands; Bridge Capital LLC, described as being domiciled in the Northern Mariana Islands; Lao Holdings NV, described as being domiciled in Aruba, in the Netherlands Antilles, and Sanum Investments Ltd., described as being domiciled in Macau, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.

Anatolie Stati v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Discovery Application (Moldova)

July 28, 2022
Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman who held interests in substantial oil fields in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which were wrongly expropriated by Kazakhstan resulting in the state’s obligation to pay a nearly $500 million international arbitral award issued by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Moldova alleging "abuse of official authority, blackmail and attempted blackmail" against Vladimir Voronin, Oleg Reidman, Emmanuel Grinshpun, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Karim Massimov, Timur Kulibayev, Kairat Boranbayev, Arvind Tiku, Alexander Mashkevich, Kanatbek Safinov, Arman Rakhimov, Serik Rakhimov, Grigory Andreev, Andrey Kiselyov, Marat Beketayev, Ruslan Ashenov, Orynbasar Kubygul, Almat Madaliyev, and others, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Andrew Fahie: Motion to Extend Deadlines

June 20, 2022
Motion to Extend Deadlines that, inter alia, confirms the defendant was released from custody on June 13th, 2022 in USA v. Andrew Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

USA v. Andrew Fahie: Waiver of Extradition

June 14, 2022
Waiver of Extradition and Other Processes in USA v. Andrew Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, 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. Andrew Fahie: Nebia Proffer

June 9, 2022
Nebbia Proffer, including an affidavit from Albion 'Bobby' Hodge, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and USA, "in support of the evidence of the source of funds used to pay for the premium for the corporate surety bond" in USA v. Andrew Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Anatolie Stati v. Emmanuil Grinshpun: Discovery Application (Moldova)

June 1, 2022
Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman, who held interests in substantial oil fields in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which were wrongly expropriated by Kazakhstan resulting in the state's obligation to pay a nearly $500 million international arbitral award", to take discovery from Emmanuil Grinshpun for use in legal proceedings in Moldova against "Vladimir Voronin, Oleg Reidman, Emmanuel Grinshpun, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Karim Massimov, Timur Kulibayev, Kairat Boranbayev, Arvind Tiku, Alexander Mashkevich, Kanatbek Safinov, Arman Rakhimov, Serik Rakhimov, Grigory Andreev, Andrey Kiselyov, Marat Beketayev, Ruslan Ashenov, Orynbasar Kubygul, Almat Madaliyev, and other persons" for alleged "abuse of official authority, blackmail and attempted blackmail", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Shujun Wang et al: Criminal Indictment

May 17, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging the defendants engaged in illegal intelligence activities on behalf of China in USA v. Shujun Wang, Jie Ji, Ming Li, and Keqing Lu at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Edward Carriero et al: Petition to Enforce IRS Summonses (‘Investigation into Nevis-Licensed Captive Insurance Arrangements’)

May 12, 2022
Petition to Enforce IRS Summonses regarding the tax liability of ABS Healthcare Services LLC and Health Option One LLC, both of Deerfield Beach, Florida, collectively doing business as Insurance Care Direct and described as the operators of Nevis-domiciled captive insurers ICD Captive Re Ltd. and HOO Captive Re Ltd., in USA v. Edward Carriero, Seth Cohen, and Bradley Cohen at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Andrew Fahie: Motion to Revoke Bond

May 11, 2022
USA's Motion to Revoke Bond in USA v. Andrew Fahie, former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. In the motion, the USA stated, inter alia, that new BVI Premier Natalio Wheatley "has clarified that the immunity letter submitted on the Defendant’s behalf was an unauthorized letter that was prepared by a "rogue public officer", and does not "reflect the position of the Premier’s Office or the government of the Virgin Islands."

USA v. Andrew Fahie et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Drugs Trafficking & Money Laundering’)

May 10, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to import a controlled substance, conspiracy to engage in money laundering, and attempted money laundering in USA v. Andrew Fahie, former Premier of the British Virgin Islands; Oleanvine Maynard, and Kadeem Maynard, all of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

CFE International LLC v. Arbor Glen Consulting LLC: Discovery Application (Mexico, 2022)

May 4, 2022
Application by CFE International LLC to take discovery from Arbor Glen Consulting LLC, whose "sole officer" was identified as Arlin Travis, for use in "a foreign criminal proceeding" in Mexico against former "public servants" Javier Gutierrez Becerril and Guillermo Turrent Schnaas for suspected corruption regarding natural gas contracts worth “hundreds of millions of dollars”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

USA v. Andrew Fahie: Order Granting Bond

May 4, 2022
Order Granting Bond to Andrew Fahie (Stayed until May 5th, 2022 pending an appeal by the USA) in USA v. Andrew Fahie, Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Andrew Fahie Detention

‘Not my first rodeo’ – BVI Premier Andrew Fahie admitted to ’15-20 years of criminal activity’, says U.S.

May 4, 2022
British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie is a serial drugs offender who claimed in a secretly-recorded conversation to have been "stiffed" out of over $7 million by his criminal business partners over two decades, U.S. prosecutors alleged in a motion for the pre-trial detention of Fahie and Oleanvine Maynard that was filed at federal court in Miami, where they and Maynard's son, Kadeem Maynard, have been charged with cocaine trafficking and money laundering.

USA v. Andrew Fahie et al: Criminal Complaint (‘Drugs Trafficking & Money Laundering’)

April 28, 2022
Criminal Complaint alleging conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to launder money in USA v. Andrew Alturo Fahie, who is the Premier of the British Virgin Islands; Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, who is Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, and Kadeem Stephan Maynard, who is the son of Oleanvine Maynard, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

CFE International LLC v. Antaeus Group LLC: Discovery Application (Mexico, 2022)

April 14, 2022
Application by CFE International LLC to take discovery from Antaeus Group LLC, described as a Texas firm whose principals are Matthew Calhoun and Mark Bayse, for use in a criminal proceeding in Mexico against former "public servants" Javier Gutierrez Becerril and Guillermo Turrent Schnaas for suspected corruption regarding natural gas contracts worth "hundreds of millions of dollars", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Stabil LLC et al v. Russia: Petition to Confirm $34M Arbitration Award

April 9, 2022
Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Stabil LLC, Rubenor LLC, Rustel LLC, Novel-Estate LLC, PII Kirkovograd-Nafta LLC, Crimea-Petrol LLC, Pirsan LLC, Trade-Trust LLC, Elefteria LLC, VKF-Satek LLC, and Stemv Group LLC, described as "eleven Ukrainian companies that invested in the petrol retail business in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol prior to 2014, when Crimea was under the jurisdiction of Ukraine" v. The Russian Federation at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

SRC Strategic Resources Ltd. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (‘1MDB Fraud’)

April 5, 2022
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Helen Janes, Angela Barkhouse, and Carl Jackson, as the Foreign Representatives of SRC Strategic Resources Limited, Bright Oriande Limited, and SRC International (Malaysia) Limited, all in Voluntary Liquidation, collectively described as being "part of the fraud perpetrated against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, in which numerous entities and individuals formed a network to divert and distribute funds to the fraudsters who orchestrated the fraud and to individuals and/or entities connected to them", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

BVI Commission of Inquiry: Commissioner’s Report

April 4, 2022
Report of Commissioner Gary Hickinbottom regarding a British Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry "into whether there was information that corruption, abuse of office or other serious dishonesty in relation to officials, whether statutory, elected or public, may have taken place in recent years".