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SEC v. SION Trading FZE: Notice of Joint Liability (‘$37M Crypto Fraud’)

March 29, 2024
SEC's Notice of Joint Liability Against Relief Defendant SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, regarding an alleged crypto-based investment fraud 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, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Order Denying Motions to Dismiss

April 5, 2023
Order denying defendants' motions to dismiss a 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.

Nüüd Foods v. Ryan Thomas et al: Amended Complaint (‘$2.5M Advance Fee Fraud’)

January 30, 2023
Amended Complaint in U-Be-Livin-Smart Inc., d.b.a. Nüüd Foods, of Ontario, Canada v. Ryan L. Thomas, Ryan L. Thomas, Attorney at Law, described as a Utah corporation; Granite Family Office LLC, Dan Worthington, David Earle, US Finance Inc., Brian Locker, Lund Capital Partners Inc., MSB International LLC, Max Barber, NaPo Limited, of Barbados and Saint Lucia; Nik Korakianitis, of Canada; Dale Parsons, of England; SKN International Services Inc., a.k.a. FundingNet Inc., of Nevis; David Prentiss, of Ontario, Canada; G4S Secure Solutions Bahrain W.L.L.,of Bahrain; Citation Capital Management Limited, of England, and Seneca Leadership Limited, of England, at the Fourth Judicial District Court, in and for Utah County, State of Utah.

SEC v. Stephen Braverman: Braverman’s Motion to Dismiss (‘$37M Crypto Fraud’)

January 13, 2023
Defendant Stephen Braverman's Motion to Dismiss 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.

SEC v. James Goldberg: Goldberg’s Motion to Dismiss (‘$37M Crypto Fraud’)

January 12, 2023
Defendant James Goldberg's Motion to Dismiss 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.

SEC v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$37M Crypto Fraud’)

September 30, 2022
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.

Troy Hogg v. Stephen Braverman et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

July 21, 2022
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.

Troy Hogg et al v. Stephen Braverman et al: Summons with Notice

November 22, 2021
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.

Nüüd Foods v. Ryan Thomas et al: Complaint (‘$2.5M Advance Fee Fraud’)

January 28, 2021
Complaint in U-Be-Livin-Smart Inc., d.b.a. Nüüd Foods, of Ontario, Canada v. Ryan L. Thomas, Ryan L. Thomas, Attorney at Law, described as a Utah corporation; Granite Family Office LLC, Dan Worthington, David Earle, US Finance Inc., Brian Locker, Lund Capital Partners Inc., MSB International LLC, Max Barber, NaPo Limited, of Barbados and Saint Lucia; Nik Korakianitis, of Canada; Dale Parsons, of England; SKN International Services Inc., a.k.a. FundingNet Inc., of Nevis; David Prentiss, of Ontario, Canada; G4S Secure Solutions Bahrain W.L.L.,of Bahrain; Citation Capital Management Limited, of England, and Seneca Leadership Limited, of England, at the Fourth Judicial District Court, in and for Utah County, State of Utah.
Max Warren Barber

Judgment for $427K against firms involved in Bermuda/US crypto scam

April 29, 2020
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.

‘Billion Dollar’ crypto gold firm sued for unpaid rent of $6,632

March 4, 2020
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.