Troy Hogg
August
2024
‘Embarrassed’ Bermuda witnesses to alleged $37M investment fraud will only testify in secret, claim defendants
‘Embarrassed’ witnesses in Bermuda will only testify in a $37 million crypto investment fraud lawsuit brought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Florida if they can do so in secret, defendants Troy Hogg, James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Max Barber have claimed in a court filing.
August
2024
SEC v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order (‘$37M Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Defendants’ Motion for a Limited Protective Order Regarding Depositions of Non-Party Witnesses in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
June
2024
Ontario Securities Commission v. Troy Hogg et al: Reasons and Decision (‘US$51M Crypto Fraud’)
Reasons and Decision finding that the respondents committed fraud in Ontario Securities Commission v. Troy Richard James Hogg, of Canada; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Arbitrade Exchange Inc., of Canada; Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; T.J.L. Property Management Inc., of Canada, and Gables Holdings Inc., of Canada, at the OSC’s Capital Markets Tribunal.
March
2023
Trott & Duncan Ltd. v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Writ of Summons (‘$370K Unpaid Legal Services’)
Specially Indorsed Writ of Summons in Trott & Duncan Limited v. Arbitrade Ltd., Arbitrade Property Holdings Ltd., and Arbitrade Properties (Victoria Hall) Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.
March
2023
Trocan Management Ltd. v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Writ of Summons (‘$28K Unpaid Corporate Services’)
Specially Indorsed Writ of Summons in Trocan Management Limited v. Arbitrade Ltd., Arbitrade Property Holdings Ltd., Arbitrade Properties (Victoria Hall) Ltd., and Arbitrade Exchange Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.
February
2023
Troy Hogg v. Ian Brewster et al: Summary Judgment Motion ($175K)
Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment in Troy James Hogg, of Ontario, Canada v. Ian Brewster, of New York and Ontario, Canada; Krysten Milne, of Ontario, Canada; Jason Reid, of New York; Tri-State Capital Partners LP, of New York, and Utopya Technologies Corp., of Ontario, Canada, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
September
2022
Ontario Securities Commission v. Troy Hogg et al: Statement of Allegations (‘US$51M Crypto Fraud’)
Statement of Allegations alleging a US$51 million crypto-based investment fraud in the Ontario Securities Commission v. Troy Richard James Hogg, of Canada; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Arbitrade Exchange Inc., of Canada; Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; T.J.L. Property Management Inc., of Canada, and Gables Holdings Inc., of Canada, before the OSC’s Capital Markets Tribunal.
September
2022
U.S. and Canadian regulators accuse Bermuda’s Arbitrade & insiders of ‘$51M crypto investment fraud’
Nearly four years after it was exposed by OffshoreAlert, Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade Ltd. and related parties, including Troy Hogg, Stephen Braverman, James Goldberg, and Max Barber, have been accused of perpetrating a $51 million crypto-based investment fraud by securities regulators in the United States and Canada.
September
2022
SEC v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$37M Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint alleging “a crypto asset pump-and-dump scheme” in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
July
2022
Troy Hogg v. Stephen Braverman et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint “to recover for tens of millions of dollars and/or equitable relief for a series of transactions by which defendants mulcted tens of millions of dollars from plaintiff” regarding a cryptocurrency scheme involving entities in Bermuda, Canada, United Arab Emirates, and USA in Troy James Hogg, of Canada; Leila Holdings Ltd., which is identified as a Canadian company in the complaint even though it appears to be domiciled in Bermuda, derivatively and on behalf of Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda v. Stephen Lance Braverman, described as a resident of California; Kent Mason Swig, of New York; Dignity Holdings LLC, of Delaware; Dignity Mining Group LLC, of Delaware; Dignity Gold LLC, of Delaware; Charles Hamlin Woodworth, of New Jersey; Max Warren Barber, of Utah; William Richard Sanders, of Tennessee; Scotia International of Nevada Inc., of Utah; SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates; Prieur Leary, of Florida; CoinMint LLC, of Puerto Rico, and Hayden Gill, of Montana, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
November
2021
Canadian Troy Hogg claims two Americans ‘misappropriated $250K I paid them for Bermuda bank license’
In a legal action in which he is seeking $395 million in damages for an alleged fraud involving a cryptocurrency scheme, Canadian Troy Hogg claims two Americans “misappropriated” $250,000 he gave them in 2019 to try to obtain a bank license in Bermuda, OffshoreAlert can reveal.
November
2021
Troy Hogg et al v. Stephen Braverman et al: Summons with Notice
Summons With Notice for damages of $395 million alleging fraud and misappropriation regarding a cryptocurrency scheme in Troy James Hogg, a citizen of Canada, individually, and Leila Holdings Ltd., of Bermuda, derivatively on behalf of Arbitrade Ltd., also of Bermuda v. Stephen Lance Braverman, Kent Mason Swig, Dignity Mining Group LLC, Charles Hamlin Woodworth, Daniel Francis Sweet, Coinmint LLC, of Puerto Rico; Prieur Leary, Hayden Gill, Max Warren Barber, William Richard Saunders, Shaun L. Heseltine, ABCOR International Ltd., of Belize; Scotia International of Nevada Inc., of Utah; SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates; Jeffrey Muller, Victor George Webb, G4S Cash Services LLC, of the United Arab Emirates; Peter Walters, Kaled Swlaiman Salem Bokhem, Silver Estate Management Ltd., of Wyoming; E. Warren Goss, and Impact Partners, of New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
March
2021
Bermuda’s Arbitrade investigated for ‘fraud’ by Canadian securities regulator
Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade Ltd. and its 48-year-old Canadian principal, Troy Hogg, are being investigated by the Ontario Securities Commission for a suspected US$41 million cryptocurrency fraud, OffshoreAlert can reveal.
February
2021
Tommy Alastra v. Troy Hogg: First Amended Complaint
First Amended Complaint alleging fraud and breach of contract involving “a scam by Hogg, a purportedly wealthy and successful businessman, who promised plaintiff that he would fund $150,000 for an Oscars-related event and $50,000 for a film project, and then reneged on his promises, causing plaintiff financial and reputational damage” in Tommy Alastra v. Troy James Hogg, a citizen of Canada, at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
January
2021
UAE ‘gold supplier’ SION Trading sued for ‘$5M fraud’
UAE-domiciled purported gold supplier SION Trading FZE, which has been implicated in several fraudulent schemes, including a cryptocurrency scam involving Bermuda-based Arbitrade, is being sued in Utah along with individuals and firms in or from Barbados, Canada, England, Panama, St. Lucia, and the USA for allegedly perpetrating a $5 million ‘advance fee’ fraud.
November
2020
Tommy Alastra v. Troy Hogg: Default Request
Request for Entry of Judgment in Tommy Alastra v. Troy James Hogg, a citizen of Canada, at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
November
2020
Ontario Securities Commission v. Troy Hogg: Hogg’s Notice of Appearance
Notice of Appearance by Troy Hogg in Ontario Securities Commission v. Troy Hogg at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
November
2020
Ontario Securities Commission v. Troy Hogg et al: Asset Freeze Application
Application by the Ontario Securities Commission to continue an asset freeze direction against Troy Richard James Hogg, Cryptobontix Inc., Gables Holdings Inc., and Colonial Hotel (Grand Bend) Limited, all of Canada, as part of an investigation into a suspected cryptocurrency-based investment fraud, filed at Ontario Superior Court.
September
2020
Malcolm Duncan v. Max Barber et al: Receivership Motion Opposition
Max Barber’s Opposition to Malcolm Duncan’s Motion for an Order “appointing a receiver to sell the set of Nelson Mandela gold hands and accompanying certificates of authentication (the “Mandela Hands”); and (ii) modifying the February 27, 2020 temporary restraining order to permit the receiver to sell the Mandela Hands” in Malcolm Duncan, a citizen of South Africa v. Max Barber, SION Trading FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, and Barlan Enterprises Ltd., d.b.a. Guernsey’s, a firm of auctioneers based in New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
September
2020
Malcolm Duncan v. Max Barber et al: Receivership Motion
Malcolm Duncan’s Motion for an Order “appointing a receiver to sell the set of Nelson Mandela gold hands and accompanying certificates of authentication (the “Mandela Hands”); and (ii) modifying the February 27, 2020 temporary restraining order to permit the receiver to sell the Mandela Hands” in Malcolm Duncan, a citizen of South Africa v. Max Barber, SION Trading FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, and Barlan Enterprises Ltd., d.b.a. Guernsey’s, a firm of auctioneers based in New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
July
2020
Leila Holdings Ltd.: Registers of Members and Directors & Officers (July 23, 2020)
Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Leila Holdings Ltd., obtained from the company’s registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on July 23rd, 2020.
July
2020
Cryptocurrency group Arbitrade sued in Bermuda for ‘unpaid rates’
Fraudulent cryptocurrency group Arbitrade, which purchased a seven-floor office building in Bermuda in 2018 that it has apparently never occupied, is being sued for $168,101 in allegedly unpaid “rates” by the municipal government that administers the jurisdiction’s capital city of Hamilton, where the property is located.
June
2020
Troy Hogg v. Stephen Braverman et al: Complaint
Complaint for damages of $705,271 and an application for a preliminary injunction in Troy Hogg, of Ontario, Canada v. Stephen Braverman, described as a resident of California; Rozgold Capital LLC, described as a California company; Olde Monmouth Stock Transfer Inc., described as a New Jersey company, formerly known as Next Group Holdings Inc., based in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, and Cuentas Inc., described as a Florida company based in Miami, FL, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
April
2020
Judgment for $427K against firms involved in Bermuda/US crypto scam
A judgment for $427,552 has been entered against UAE-domiciled SION Trading and Utah-based Scotia International of Nevada for non-payment of gold and silver that was used for a cryptocurrency scam that began in Canada, moved to Bermuda, and is currently being conducted by firms in Delaware.
March
2020
Bermuda crypto firm Arbitrade sues SION Trading for alleged fraud
Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. has filed a legal action in New York against Max Barber and his firm, SION Trading FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, alleging fraud.
March
2020
‘Billion Dollar’ crypto gold firm sued for unpaid rent of $6,632
Scotia International of Nevada, which claims to own gold worth billions of dollars as part of a cryptocurrency-based investment fraud by Bermuda/Canada-domiciled Arbitrade and Delaware-domiciled Dignity Holdings, is being sued for unpaid rent of $6,632 in Utah. It’s the fifth lawsuit against the SION group over the last eight months.
February
2020
Fraud lawsuit filed over crypto scam group’s ‘Hands of Mandela gold casts’
A complaint alleging fraud has been filed in New York regarding a deal to sell purported “gold casts of President Nelson Mandela’s hands” to the Bermuda/Canada-domiciled Arbitrade Group, whose cryptocurrency scam was exposed by OffshoreAlert last year.
February
2020
Malcolm Duncan v. Max Barber et al: Complaint
Complaint alleging fraud regarding “gold casts of President Nelson Mandela’s hands” and a Bermuda/Canada-based cryptocurrency group known as ‘Arbitrade’ in Malcolm Duncan, of Texas v. Max Barber, of Utah; SION Trading FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, and Barlan Enterprises Ltd., d.b.a. Guernsey’s, of New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
February
2020
Canadian Troy Hogg sues Hong Kong-based crypto exchange HitBTC
Canadian Troy Hogg, who perpetrated a cryptocurrency scam via his Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade group, is suing a Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange known as HitBTC, alleging it has failed to redeem C$1.18 million of Bitcoin he claims to own.
February
2020
Canadian Troy Hogg sued for fraud twice by Hollywood movie insiders
Two lawsuits alleging fraud and breach of contract regarding the movie industry in Hollywood have been filed in Los Angeles against Canadian Troy Hogg, whose scams include Bermuda cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade.
February
2020
Chicago Seven Holding Company LLC et al v. Troy Hogg: Complaint
Complaint alleging fraud and breach of contract in Chicago Seven Holding Company LLC and Cross Creek Media LLC, both of Delaware v. Troy James Hogg, of Ontario, Canada, at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.
January
2020
Tommy Alastra v. Troy Hogg: Complaint
Complaint alleging fraud and breach of contract in Tommy Alastra, an actor and producer based in Los Angeles v. Troy James Hogg, of Ontario, Canada, at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
October
2019
Troy Hogg v. HitBTC: Complaint
Complaint for damages of C$1.18 million in Troy James Hogg, of Lambton County, Canada v. HitBTC, a.k.a. Hit Solution Limited, described as “a digital currency exchange” based in Hong Kong, at Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
October
2019
Bermuda crypto firm Arbitrade’s ‘$14B gold bullion provider’ sued again
Ras Al Khaimah-domiciled SION Trading FZE and Utah-domiciled Scotia International of Nevada Inc., which participated in an apparent pump-and-dump cryptocurrency fraud by Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade Ltd., are being sued in the US for allegedly failing to pay for gold and silver that underpinned the scheme.
July
2019
Bermuda crypto firm Arbitrade’s ‘$14B gold bullion provider’ sued for fraud in US
Utah-domiciled Scotia International of Nevada Inc. a.k.a. SION, which is part of a group that Bermuda cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade claims provided it with $14 billion of gold bullion, and its president, Max Barber, are being sued in the United States over an unrelated alleged $4 million securities fraud.
May
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Defendants’ Response & Reply
Defendants’ Response and Reply in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
May
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion to Strike Moas Declaration
Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion to Strike Declaration of Ronnie Moas in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-based cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade, filed at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
April
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Defendants’ Exhibits & Letter of Correspondence
Defendants’ Exhibits & Letter of Correspondence in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-based cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade, filed at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
April
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Criminal Prosecution Order
Order Appointing Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office for Prosecution of Defendants in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
April
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Motion to Dismiss
Motion to Dismiss in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
March
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Motion for Order to Show Cause
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Order to Show Cause in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
February
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Injunction Order
Injunction Order in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
January
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Moas Declaration
Ronnie Moas Declaration in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
January
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Defenses & Counterclaim
Defenses & Counterclaim in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
January
2019
EXPOSED: Bermuda cryptocurrency firms Uulala and Arbitrade
Two of Bermuda’s new blockchain start-ups – Uulala Ltd. and Arbitrade Ltd. – are being operated by North Americans with long records of business failures, indebtedness, and scandal, OffshoreAlert can reveal.
January
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Injunction Application
Emergency Ex Parte Motion for Injunction in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. concerning Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
January
2019
James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Complaint
Complaint in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. concerning Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
December
2018
Leila Holdings Ltd.: Registers of Members and Directors & Officers (December 12, 2018)
Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Leila Holdings Ltd., obtained from the company’s registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on December 12th, 2018.
April
2009
Troy Hogg Litigation: 2008-2009
Court filings, including copies of complaints and judgments, in nine cases brought at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in Sarnia and London, Canada in 2008-2009 against Canadian Troy Hogg, who later went on to form cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. in Bermuda.