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Saint Kitts-based ‘recidivist’ Paul Bilzerian indicted in U.S. for ‘avoiding $180M SEC judgment’

September 27, 2024
Saint Kitts-based "recidivist" Paul Bilzerian has been criminally indicted in the United States for allegedly fraudulently avoiding a 1993 SEC judgment that now stands at $180 million. Also indicted were accountant Scott Rohleder and Canadian "cannabis and lifestyle brand company" Ignite International Brands Ltd., while all three and others have also been sued for fraud by the SEC.

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.

SEC v. Akshay Kamboj et al: Complaint (‘$4.1M Investment Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "used fake trading data and forged audit reports to convince dozens of investors to invest approximately $16 million in a currency trading hedge fund managed by their firm, Crawford Ventures IM, LLC" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Akshay Kamboj and Dev Kamboj, described as residents of Gurguram, India, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Aurelius Capital Master Ltd. et al v. Argentina: Complaint (‘$1.3B Bonds Default’)

September 25, 2024
Complaint in Aurelius Capital Master Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; ACP Master Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Novoriver S.A., of Uruguay; 683 Capital Partners, L.P., Adona LLC, Egoz I LLC, Mastergen, LLC, Erythrina, LLC, AP 2016 1, LLC, AP 2014 3A, LLC, AP 2014 2, LLC, WASO Holding Corporation, of the Cayman Islands; Ape Group SpA, of Italy; Romano Consulting SpA, of Italy; Icaro SRL, of Italy, and Elazar Romano, a citizen of Italy v. The Republic of Argentina at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Karin Reza v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

September 24, 2024
Application by Karin Ingrid Reza to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co., J.P. Morgan Chase N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as successor to J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp.; Prosiris GP LLC, Prosiris Capital Management LP, and Reza Ali "for use in contemplated Cayman Islands court proceedings" for "recoupment of an investment or for investment–related fraud", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Vistra Fund Management S.A.: €23K Fine (Luxembourg)

September 19, 2024
Public Notice by the Luxembourg CSSF that it has imposed a fine of €23,000 on Vistra Fund Management S.A., described as an "alternative investment fund manager", for regulatory breaches, including two instances where fund managers also acted as "external valuers", which "which could not guarantee the independent valuation of the AIFs’ assets".

CI Investments Inc. et al v. Promontory Financial Group LLC: Discovery Application (Denmark)

September 13, 2024
Application by CI Investments Inc., as manager and trustee for and on behalf of First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF, "a trustee of a trust established in Ontario, Canada"; Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, and Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Media PNO, described as "a pension fund foundation incorporated in the Netherlands", for use in legal proceedings in Denmark in which over 300 investors allege "combined losses of over $1 billion" on the stock market when Danske Bank's "money laundering fraud came out", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Hector Gustav Gutierrez v. ‘Yan Shi Zhang’ et al: Complaint (‘$2.1M Pig Butchering Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

September 10, 2024
Complaint alleging "Defendants stole cryptocurrency from Plaintiff in the amount of 33.80204 Bitcoin (BTC) pursuant to a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" involving a "fraudulent website" at www.coinberryf.com in Hector Gustav Gutierrez v. 'Yan Shi Zhang' and John Doe Defendants 1-15 at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Neal Mitchell v. Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint

September 9, 2024
Class Action Complaint in Neal A. Mitchell v. Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., of Israel; Dilip Shanghvi, Abhay Gandhi, Uday Baldota, Linda Benshoshan, James Kedrowski, Oded Sarig, Robert Stein, Sudhir Valia, and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., of India, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

LM Fund One Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

September 6, 2024
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Mark Longbottom and Kenneth Krys, of KRyS Global, as the Foreign Representatives of LM Fund One Limited (in Official Liquidation), described as a mutual fund, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

TDCX Inc.: ‘Fair Value’ Petition (Cayman Islands)

September 5, 2024
Petition in the matter of TDCX Inc., of Singapore, which "operates as an omnichannel customer experience solutions provider, as well as offering sales, digital marketing, content trust and safety services", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Britons Simon Hooper, Martin Kelly & Ryan Allen convicted of fraud involving Rationale Asset Management

September 5, 2024
British nationals Simon Hooper and Martin Kelly, both of whom have been previously exposed by OffshoreAlert, are in custody pending sentencing after being found guilty of fraud in England regarding Rationale Asset Management Plc, which raised more than £2 million from investors before the U.K. Government petitioned it into liquidation in 2021. A third defendant, Ryan Allen, was also convicted and was released prior to being sentenced.

CFTC v. TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA: $48M Fine (‘Market Manipulation’)

August 27, 2024
Administrative Order by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $48 million on TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA, formerly known as TOTSA Total Oil Trading SA, of Switzerland, for allegedly attempting to manipulate the market for futures contracts linked to EBOB, which was described as "a type of refined gasoline used primarily in automobiles in Europe".

SEC v. Austal Ltd. et al: Motion to Approve Consent Judgment ($24M Fine)

August 26, 2024
Motion to Approve Consent Judgment regarding allegations that the defendants "engaged in a deceptive scheme to fraudulently overstate revenues and earnings before interest and tax" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Austal Ltd., described as "an Australian defense contractor", and Austal USA LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

SEC v. Austal Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Australian Defence Contractor Fraud’)

August 26, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "engaged in a deceptive scheme to fraudulently overstate revenues and earnings before interest and tax" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Austal Ltd., described as "an Australian defense contractor", and Austal USA LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

SEC v. Bernardo Mendia-Alcaraz et al: Complaint (‘$3.3M Securities Fraud’)

August 23, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "raised approximately $3.3 million from at least 41 investors through a fraudulent scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bernardo Mendia-Alcaraz, a.k.a. Bernardo Mendia, described as a dual citizen of Mexico and USA, and Toltec Capital LLC, as Defendants, and Edith Ramirez Cano. described as a citizen of Mexico residing in California, USA, and Fondo Toltec S de RL de CV, of Mexico, as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, USA.

The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC v. Oussama Ammar et al: Order Dismissing Defendants’ Summons (‘Abuse of Process’)

August 16, 2024
Order Striking Out Defendants' Summons as an Abuse of Process and Granting Plaintiff's Summons in The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC, on its own behalf and on behalf of The Family (Freya) SP and The Family (Odin) SP v. Oussama Ammar, of Paris, France; Fabuleo Limited, of Hong Kong, and Aletheis, The First Limited, of Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Island

SEC v. Nova Tech Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$650M Fraudulent Crypto Trading Scheme’)

August 12, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent crypto trading investment and pyramid scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nova Tech Ltd., of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Cynthia Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Eddy Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Martin Zizi, James Corbett, Corrie Sampson, Dapilinu Dunbar, John Garofano, and Marsha Hadley at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Juan Campo: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

July 26, 2024
Complaint alleging "three fraudulent schemes to create the false impression that View Systems, a publicly traded penny stock company, was actively engaged in potentially lucrative lines of business in order to make it attractive to investors" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Juan Campo, a.k.a. John Campo, described as a citizen of Colombia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, USA.

USA v. Andrew Left: Criminal Indictment (‘$16M Securities Fraud’)

July 25, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud in USA v. Andrew Left, described as "a securities analyst, trader, and frequent guest commentator on business cable news channels such as CNBC, Fox Business, and Bloomberg TV", at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd. v. Carlos Pérez Haeussler: Complaint (‘$27K Transfers Avoidance’)

July 3, 2024
Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme orchestrated and perpetuated by the above-captioned Debtor over the course of two years in South Africa, from which Defendant benefitted" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd., which "purportedly was a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Carlos Alfredo Pérez Haeussler at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.