David D'Addio

SEC v. Vy Pham: Complaint (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)

October 9, 2024

Complaint that "arises from Defendant Vy Pham’s unregistered offers and sales of two crypto assets as securities, and from her schemes to manipulate the market for those securities " in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vy Pham at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

SEC v. Russell Armand et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)

October 9, 2024

Complaint that "arises from the defendants’ unregistered and fraudulent offers and sales of crypto assets being offered and sold as securities to the investing public and their manipulative trading of those securities" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Russell Armand, Maxwell Hernandez, Manpreet Singh Kohli, described as a resident of England and India, and Nam Tran at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

SEC v. CLS Global FZC LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)

October 9, 2024

Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. CLS Global FZC LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, and Andrey Zhorzhes, described as a resident of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

SEC v. Gotbit Consulting LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)

October 9, 2024

Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gotbit Consulting LLC, a.k.a. Gotbit Hedge Fund, described as a Belize company that "purports to have offices in Armenia, Portugal, Turkey, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom", and Fedor Kedrov, of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

SEC v. Prager Metis CPAs, LLC: Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Audit/Negligence-Based Fraud’)

September 17, 2024

Complaint alleging "negligence-based fraud" regarding the audit of FTX, "then one of the world’s largest crypto asset trading platforms", in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Prager Metis CPAs, LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Mark Borden: Complaint (‘Unregistered Broker for Securities Fraudster’)

April 8, 2024

Complaint alleging the defendant "acted as an unregistered broker" for Charlie Abujudeh, who is a convicted securities fraudster, and others in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mark Borden, described as "an attorney licensed to practice law in Canada and a resident of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

SEC v. Cooper Morgenthau: Complaint & Proposed Judgment (‘$5M Fraud Against Cayman Entities’)

January 3, 2023

Complaint (and Proposed Judgment) alleging the defendant "stole more than $5 million" from his employer, African Gold Acquisition Corp., and from investors in Strategic Metals Acquisition Corp. I and Strategic Metals Acquisition Corp. II, all of the Cayman Islands, in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cooper J. Morgenthau at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.