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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.