Ricardo Salinas

One of Mexico's richest people, billionaire businessman Ricardo Salinas, has applied to take discovery in New York for a lawsuit in London in which he has accused Chicago-based Val Sklarov and entities with addresses in the Bahamas, Canada, England, Monaco, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Ukraine of swindling him in a stock loan fraud whose damages "could exceed $290 million".

Application by Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, described as "a businessman in Mexico who is the founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, a conglomerate with interests in various businesses in Mexico", and Corporación RBS S.A. de C.V., of Mexico, to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jaitegh 'JT' Singh, and Singh Law Firm, P.A. for use in legal proceedings in England alleging a "massive stock-lending fraud perpetrated against Mr. Salinas" by Vladimir Sklarov, a.k.a. Val Sklarov and entities that allegedly use addresses in the Bahamas, Canada, England, Monaco, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Ukraine whose damages "could exceed $290 million", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by William Laggner to take discovery from Anthony G. Watson and Bank of London Group Limited for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands against Uphold Ltd., which "operates in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Winding Up Petition in William Laggner, Bearing Ventures LLC, Innovasia Capital Partners LP, West End Capital II LLC, Charles Simmons, Peter Kearns, Eric Samra, Noam Eliahu, and Michael Zaitsev, all of the USA v. Uphold Ltd., which "operates in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.