Parex Bank

Hermitage Capital Management Ltd. v. Bank of America et al: Discovery Application

May 28, 2019

Application by Hermitage Capital Management Limited to conduct discovery from Bank of America NA, Bank of China, Bank of New York Mellon, BNP Paribas USA, Citibank NA, Commerzbank AG, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Mashreqbank Psc., Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, and Wells Fargo Bank NA for use in criminal proceedings brought by Russia on December 11th, 2018 against Hermitage, its Founder & CEO, Bill Browder; Ivan Cherkasov, and others for alleged tax fraud, filing of a false bankruptcy, and embezzlement, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. First Global Investments SPC et al: Forfeiture Complaint

June 29, 2015

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Accounts at the Bank of New York Mellon and Clearstream Banking in the name of First Global Investments SPC and related parties at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Lithuania: Vytautas Valatka et al

May 19, 2008

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Lithuania into Vytautas Valatka and Vytautas Narkus for alleged fraud.

Latvia seeks evidence from Delaware-domiciled Drynam LLC

May 7, 2008

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Latvia - that was filed at federal court int he USA on April 7, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Drynam LLC, Leonis Ltd., Parex Bank, Neto GBK Ltd., Maris Janis Deksnis, Oleg Margaril, and Edijs Talis.

Latvia: Leonis Ltd.

April 7, 2008

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Latvia into Leonis Ltd. for alleged tax fraud.

Estonia: Igor Konnikov et al

April 7, 2008

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Estonia - to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Eduard Kurbatov, Aare Piire, Dmitri Sepa, Nikolai Prohhorov, Heiti Metsoja, Roman Mikhaylov, Vladimir Mitrofanov, Sergey Bogoslovskiy, Aleksei Kravtsenko and others for alleged import/export fraud regarding military materials.

Russia seeks evidence from Delaware-domiciled Formas LLC

March 10, 2008

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Russia - that was filed at federal court in the USA on February 15, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Formas LLC, VED-Service OOO, VA Murach, Jack Kneinel, and Parex Bank.

Russia: Formas LLC

February 15, 2008

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia into alleged tax evasion involving Formas LLC.

Latvia requests information about Vextin Overseas for tax evasion inquiry

December 11, 2007

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Latvia - that was filed at federal court in the USA on November 15, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Vextin Overseas LLC, Midrums V Ltd., Valdrons Ltd., Jevgenijs Pogrebnojs, Vladimirs Smirnovs, Vladimirs Cujevs, Lateko Banka, Parex Banka, Latvijas Ekonomiska komercbanka, Alex Zingaus, Federal Properties Ltd., Central Delaware Corporate Services, and Andrejs Cakuls.

Latvia: Vextin Overseas LLC

November 15, 2007

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Latvia into Jevgenijs Pogrebnojs, Vladimirs Smirnovs, Vladimirs Cujevs, Andrejs Cakuls, Midrums V Ltd., Valdrons Ltd. and Vextin Overseas LLC for alleged tax evasion.

Latvia seeks details of Delaware firm for money laundering probe

July 12, 2007

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Latvia - that was filed at federal court on June 4, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include E & W Trading Group LLC, Valentina Galich, Vladimir Galich, Yelena Galich, and Parex Banka.

Latvia: E & W Trading Group LLC

June 4, 2007

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Latvia into Vladimir Galich, Yelena Galich and Valentina Galich into alleged tax evasion, money laundering and conducting a business without a license in connection with E & W Trading Group LLC.

Ukraine seeks evidence from Delaware-domiciled Actex Corp.

May 14, 2007

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged smuggling - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was filed at federal court in the USA on April 16, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Actex Corporation, Transsygnal OLK LLC, Anar Hasan Ahmadov, Auto Show Import-Export Karakoy-Istanbul, Viktor Mikhaylovich Tsado, Mikhail Borisovich Dubravin, Orion PE, Khaled ESREB - Import/Export Syria-Lattakia, Parex Bank, Aval Bank, Privatbank, Vladimir Victorovich Parfenenko, Vladislav Vikentiyovich Olishevsky, and Mazda Motor Turkiye AS.

Ukraine: Actex Corporation

April 16, 2007

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged smuggling involving Actex Corporation.

Ukraine seeks information about US firms for embezzlement inquiry

February 7, 2007

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged embezzlement - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was filed at federal court in the USA on January 10, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Greenway-1 LLC, MGR United Corporation, Mikhail Gitelman, Technoproekt Private Company, Trendmax LLC, Gatestar Consultants Ltd., Introalliance LLC, Sunset LLC, Patrick McLaughlin, Sean O'Brennan, John Read, Andre Soltas, Lyudmyla Vasylivna Kachyns'ka, AA Tkachenko, AI Godetskiy, Latvian Economic Commercial Bank, a.k.a. Lateko Bank; Union Bank of California International, Parex Bank, Citibank NA, and Aizkraukles Banka.

Latvia seeks records of Arkansas company for investigation into alleged tax evasion

February 7, 2007

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Latvia - that was filed at federal court in the USA on January 19, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Berg Invest, LLC, Berg Invest Holding Ltd., Parex Bank, Stepanida Ovchinnikova, Ludmila Chekalova, Pavel Samuilov, Viktor Dulin, and SC Ditton.

Latvia: Parex Bank

January 19, 2007

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Latvia into Stepanida Ovchinnikova, Ludmila Chekalova and Pavel Samuilov for alleged tax fraud regarding Berg Invest LLC.

Ukraine: Greenway-1 LLC

January 10, 2007

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged attempted misappropriation, embezzlement of property or gaining possession of it by abuse of official position and money laundering.

Latvia: Tibava Ltd.

July 25, 2006

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Latvia into Ruslans Skribans and others into alleged smuggling involving Tibava Ltd.

Poland seeks evidence in Delaware for investigation into tax evasion

May 5, 2006

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - that was filed at federal court in the USA on March 30, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Witoil SZO, Columbus Universal Limited, Uni Trading LLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Parex Bank, Robert Tomasz Witczak, Igor Krywczenko, Przedsiebiorstwo Spedycyjne Trade Trans, Ireneusz Gliszczynski, HDP Spolka, Emil Fuksiewicz, Adam Grom, Rafal Firkowski, Witold Farfara, and Gromoslaw Czempinski.

Ukraine investigators seek Delaware records for embezzlement inquiry

April 6, 2006

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged embezzlement - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware on March 27, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance are Semash Ltd., Roman Mikolayovich Karapinka, Riconati Trade GmbH, InterCom OOD, Georgy Patlizhansky, Thomas Bolsoven, Thomas Bolsovich, Tomas Bolsven, Parex Bank, and Bankers Trust Company.

Poland: Leszek Zyga

March 31, 2006

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Leszek Zyga, Dariusz Klimasz, Robert Jachymczak, Henryk Lewandowski, Marek Gronkowski, Tomasz Serafin and others for alleged tax fraud.

Poland: Witoil SpO

March 30, 2006

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Robert Tomasz Witczak and Emil Fuksiewicz for alleged tax evasion.

Ukraine: Semash LLC

March 27, 2006

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into Roman Mikolayovich Karapinka for alleged tax fraud involving Semash LLC.

Lithuania: Rubicon LLC

April 7, 2005

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Arunas Maciutis, Robert Pavlovskis, GIK Arkell, Alexander Geifman, Olivier Pierre Jacqout, Eugenijus Bytautas, Linda Sirsnina and others for alleged fraud, embezzlement and money laundering involving a company called Rubicon LLC.

Ukraine seeks evidence from Delaware-domiciled Interpac LLC

March 31, 2005

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged smuggling - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware on March 10, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Yuriy Pavlovich Shavnin, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Interpac LLC, Inter Bano SL, Parex Bank, and Priominvestbank.

Ukraine: Yuriy Pavlovich Shavnin

March 10, 2005

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into Yuriy Pavlovich Shavnin for alleged customs fraud.

Ukraine: Transprogress LLC

August 30, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine for alleged tax fraud involving Transprogress LLC.

Russia: Firma Vneshtorg JSC

August 16, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia into suspected tax evasion by Firma Vneshtorg JSC.

Belarus seeks evidence in Delaware for investigation into alleged embezzlement

June 30, 2004

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance by Belarus - that was filed at federal court on June 15, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include GD Zheltko, AB Andron, Abdul Reza Mehrdada, Binox Holding Ltd., Santon Holding Ltd., Pro Business Management LLC, Riverton Developments LLC, Garnet Ltd., Liudmila LLC, Morrison Trade and Finance Inc., SUFTE Belvneshpromservice, Aizkraukles Banka, Rietumu Banka, and Parex Bank.

Ukraine seeks evidence in Delaware for money laundering investigation

June 30, 2004

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was filed at federal court in the USA on May 4, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Fleming LLC, N. F. Dolinina, V. A. Koltygin, V. A. Gudramovych, S. V. Gotvyansky, I. M. Maltsev, L. O. Kulibanych, G. M. Opryshko, Hayat Kimya Sanayi SA, Ricardo Perez, Parex Bank, Aleksandr Rastegaev, Vladislav Streletskiy, Ukrpromexport, William Johnston, World Fund Inc., Euro-Amex Exchange Inc., Aleksandr Mikhailovich Rastegaev, and Vladislav Streletskiy.

Belarus: GD Zheltko

June 15, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belarus into GD Zheitko for alleged embezzlement of funds by abusing his authority while serving as Director General of the State Unitary Foreign Trade Enterprise 'Belvneshpromservice'.  

Ukraine: Fleming LLC

May 4, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into Aleksandr Mikhailovich Rastegaev, Vladislav Anatoliyevich Streletskiy, NF Dolinina, VA Koltygin, GM Opryshko, LO Kulibanych, LM Maltsev, SV Gotvyansky and VA Gudramovych for alleged money laundering.

Ukraine seeks evidence in Delaware for investigation into alleged smuggling

April 30, 2004

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged smuggling and customs duties fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was granted by the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware on February 18, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Promtechmash Ltd., Inter Folia Sp z o.o,  D.R.D. Associates LLC, David Brechaut, and Parex Bank.

Ukraine investigates ex-bank president for fraud

April 30, 2004

Article based on an application to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Ukraine - that was granted by the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware on April 12, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include I. M. Didenko, I. I. Rudenko, Gradobank, Viktor Yu Zherditsky, Y. Peine Protocol, Centurion Industrial Group Ltd., PMB Peine Mahl and Mischanlagen Boxberg GmbH & Co. KG, Association of People's Diplomacy of Ukraine, Von Krause & Partners Ltd., Astro Storm LLC, Khorda Ltd., Estro Kwinlend LLC, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Deutsche Verkehrs-Bank AG, Barclays Bank Plc, Parex Bank, and Ukrsozbank.

Ukraine: IM Didenko

April 2, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into officials of Gradobank for allegedly stealing money received from Germany that was intended to compensate victims of Nazi persecutions.

Latvia: Carrion Venture LLC

March 26, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Latvia into alleged smuggling and customs fraud involving Carrion Venture LLC, with an address in Delaware.

Ukraine: Promtechmash Ltd.

January 20, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into alleged smuggling and customs violations involving Promtechmash Ltd.

Hungary: Sergey Ivashkevich et al

January 13, 2004

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Hungary into Sergey Ivashkevich, Konstantyn Kurhanov, Roman Lotarev and Angelica Artemonova for suspected fraud.

Insider Talking: April 30, 2003

April 30, 2003

Nevis Premier Vance Amory seeks independence yet again, Panama ignores multi-million dollar frauds against foreigners but leaps into action when foreigners defraud locals of a relative pittance, U. S. helps BVI authorities obtain evidence against Canadian national Terry Turl, judgment for $2.7 million entered against David Rose, criminal proceedings in Texas against Yank Barry take another extraordinary twist, Towry Law seeks to recover £30 million defrauded from clients, Grenada intends to revoke license of Bank Crozier, Patrick English ordered to testify at trial of civil action involving the Bank of Bermuda, criminal action stated against Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine branch of Parex Bank, Cayman prosecutors drop money laundering charges against Melvin Taves because of his age, and Banca del Gottardo files complaint in Switzerland against unnamed parties who alleged that it held accounts in the name of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, including one in the Bahamas.