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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.

Man Group Ltd. et al v. Wafra Inc.: Discovery Application (England)

December 11, 2024
Application by Man Group Limited, Man Strategic Holdings Limited, Man Investments Limited, all of England, and Man Investments AG, of Switzerland, collectively described as "member entities of an industry-leading global investment firm, whose ultimate parent is listed on the London Stock Exchange", to take discovery from Wafra Inc. for use in legal proceedings in England filed "by the Kuwaiti State pension fund, the Public Institution for Social Security", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

Bahamas firm seeks to enforce €5M arbitration award against Miami-based 777 Partners

November 28, 2024
Miami-based investment group 777 Partners is being sued again, this time by a Bahamas investment firm - Heritage Travel and Tourism Ltd. - that is seeking to enforce a €5 million partial arbitration award regarding 777's uncompleted purchase of a minority stake in Dutch luxury fashion holding company La Perla Fashion Holding N.V. for €60 million.

Copia Investment Partners Ltd. et al v. Sterling Fund Management LLC et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Squeeze-Out Challenge’)

November 25, 2024
Class Action Complaint that "challenges an underpriced, conflicted-controller squeeze-out" in Copia Investment Partners Ltd., of Australia; Maso Capital Investments Limited, of the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong; Blackwell Partners LLC-Series A, and Star V Partners LLC v. Sterling Fund Management LLC, Sterling Capital Partners IV LP, SCP IV Parallel LP, Avi Mezz Co. LP, M. Avi Epstein, R. Christopher Hoehn-Saric, and Steve Fireng at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, 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.

International Investment Capital Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition

November 15, 2024
Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of International Investment Capital Ltd. (in Voluntary Liquidation), which "provided working capital to regulated healthcare facilities in the United States" and whose "sole director" is U.S.-based Swedish national Dennis Klemming, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

ACRA Assets S.A. et al v. Belsize Ventures Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Theft of Trump Media Shares’)

November 5, 2024
Complaint alleging "malicious and intentional self-dealing of monumental proportions to the tune of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars" involving shares in Trump Media & Technology Group Corp." that were allegedly diverted to, inter alia, "an offshore entity in the Cayman Islands" in ACRA Assets S.A., ADGH LLC, Axel Barrocas, Basil F. Barouki, Benjamin Lower, Blue Moon Industries Inc., Bravo Golf S.A., Caleb Porter, Carlos Springmuhl, Clint Hedin, Daniel Gustavo Farina, Erik Sandvig, Fabiola Posada, Francisco Martin Farina, Gabriel Ramirez Prado, Garrett Taylor, Gregg Alper, Herbert Gonzalez, Ian Sells, Jason Matthew Shevland, Jeremy Bloomfield, John L. Dumas, Jorge A. Cano, Jose Roberto Lima, Ana Josefina Rosito Godoy, Joshua Ryan Arant, Luis A. Marin, Mario Nordet, Michael Bloomfield, Mundorado S.A., Inversions D S.A., Rodrigo Veloso, James Ryan Simmons, Sabia Ventures LLC, Samy Elias Jazrawi Jubis, Sanjay Chandiram, Scott Richard Thomas, and Steven Albert de la Fe, collectively described as "stockholders" in Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. v. ARC Global Investments II LLC, Patrick Orlando, Benessere Investment Group LLC, Franlu LLC, and Belsize Ventures Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, USA.

reAlpha Tech Corp. v. GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd.: Complaint (‘Warrant to Buy $100M of Shares’)

November 1, 2024
Complaint seeking the rescission of a Warrant alleging the defendant's "business model is unlawful" in reAlpha Tech Corp., formerly known as ReAlpha Asset Management, Inc. v. GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd., described as a Bahamas-domiciled "unregistered securities dealer that purchases or otherwise acquires securities directly from issuers without complying with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Alex Torstorff v. Mynaric AG et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

October 30, 2024
Class Action Complaint in Alex Torstorff v. Mynaric AG, of Germany, which "develops and manufactures laser communication products for aerospace-based communication networks for government and commercial markets in the U.S. and internationally"; Mustafa Veziroglu, and Stefan Berndt-Von Bülow at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Cayman’s SPI Investment Fund liquidators seek evidence from U.S. loan recipients for investigation into ‘disappearance of $118M’

October 28, 2024
The liquidators of three insolvent Cayman Islands investment funds who are investigating "the disappearance of monies" from SPI Investment Fund SPC have applied for Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition in Florida so they can take discovery from representatives of alleged $118 million loan recipients Sinai Holdings and Prudent Group, including Dennis Klemming, Jacob Gitman, and Yulia Kislyuk.

SPI Investment Fund SPC et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

October 28, 2024
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Andrew Morrison, David Griffin, and Iain Gow, of FTI Consulting, as the Foreign Representatives of SPI Investment Fund SPC (in Official Liquidation), and David Griffin and Yvonne Plamondon, of FTI Consulting, as the Foreign Representatives of International Portfolio Allocation Ltd. (in Official Liquidation) and International Capital Allocation Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Gautam Adani et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$265M Bribery & Securities Fraud’)

October 24, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging bribery and securities fraud in Gautam Adani, Sagar R. Adani, Vneet S. Jaain, Ranjit Gupta, Saurabh Agarwal, Deepak Malhotra, Rupesh Agarwal, all described as citizens and residents of India, and Cyril Cabanes, described as a citizen of Australia residing in France, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Aurelius Capital Master Fund Ltd. et al v. Argentina: Amended Complaint (‘$5B+ Bonds Default’)

October 22, 2024
Amended Complaint “for breach of contract to recover amounts due on securities issued by the Republic” by entities in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Delaware in Aurelius Capital Master, Ltd., ACP Master, Ltd., Aurelius Opportunities Fund, LLC, 683 Capital Partners, LP, Adona LLC, Egoz I LLC, Egoz II LLC, Mastergen, LLC, Erythrina, LLC, AP 2016 1, LLC, AP 2014 3A, LLC, AP 2014 2, LLC, WASO Holding Corporation, Two Seas Global (Master) Fund LP, Virtual Emerald International Ltd., and The Bank of New York Mellon, solely in its capacity as Trustee v. The Republic of Argentina at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Instituto de Prevision Social del Clero v. Andrew Jacobus: Complaint (‘$7M Fraud’)

October 21, 2024
Complaint objecting to the dischargeability of a $7 million claim in the defendant's bankruptcy proceedings in Instituto de Prevision Social del Clero, described as a Venezuelan charity "for the social welfare and assistance of the clergy of the Venezuelan catholic church" v. Andrew Hamilton Jacobus, a resident of Miami, Florida, USA, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Jean Chalopin et al v. Reno Casimir et al: Complaint (‘$4.1M Fraud’)

October 21, 2024
Complaint alleging a $4.1 million fraud in Jean Chalopin, described as a citizen and resident of the Bahamas, and Gregory Pepin, described as a citizen of France residing in the Cayman Islands v. Reno Casimir and Cougar Falls Management LLC, both of Texas, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

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.

Bitnomial Exchange LLC v. SEC: Complaint (‘Crypto Regulation’)

October 10, 2024
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief concerning "the continued efforts of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to overextend its jurisdiction over digital assets - in particular, futures contracts on a digital asset - beyond its statutory authority" in Bitnomial Exchange LLC, described as "a marketplace connecting native digital asset hedgers with institutional traders" v U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, Caroline A. Crenshaw, Jaime E. Lizárraga, Hester M. Peirce, and Mark T. Uyeda at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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.

Pacific Services Establishment et al v. Danko Djunic et al: Complaint (‘Investment Fraud’)

October 9, 2024
Complaint "about an investment fund manager [Danko Djunic] who defrauded his investors out of millions of dollars" in Pacific Services Establishment and Starline Services Establishment, both of Liechtenstein v. Danko Djunic, described as a resident of both New York and Utah, in the USA; Skiff Capital Management, LLC, of Delaware, USA; Skiff Capital GP LLC, of Delaware, USA; Skiff Capital Master Fund L.P., of the Cayman Islands; Skiff Capital (Offshore) Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Skiff Capital Fund L.P., of Delaware, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

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.

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.