Bribery & Corruption

Criminal Indictment alleging bribery regarding a Chinese subsidiary of Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. in USA v. Yanliang Li, a.k.a. Jerry Li, and Hongwei Yang, a.k.a. Mary Yang, both citizens of China, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Superseding Indictment regarding a "multi-year scheme ... to violate and evade U.S. national secureity controls against the Government of Iran" in USA v. Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS, a.k.a. Halkbank, described as "a Turkish bank majority-owned by the Government of Turkey", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging "Retaliation in Violation of the Dodd-Frank" in Rishi Gupta, of New York, NY, described as "a SEC Whistleblower" v. New Silk Route Advisors LP, of the Cayman Islands; New Silk Route Partners Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Parag Saxena, of New York, NY; New Silk Route PE Associates LP, of the Cayman Islands; New Silk Route PE Asia Fund-A LP, of the Cayman Islands; New Silk Route Asia Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands; New Silk Route Holdings LLC, of Mauritius, as Defendants, and New Silk Route Mauritius Advisors LLC, of Mauritius; Arduino Holdings Limited, of Cyprus; InGain Traders LLC, of Mauritius; South Asia Gastronomy Enterprises LLC, of Mauritius; Orisen MedTech Limited, of Mauritius; A H Holdings (BVI) Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and A H Holdings Sarl, of Luxembourg, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Please Agreement in USA v. Nadia Levit, a.k.a. Nadia Yakusheva, at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Application by the Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands to take discovery from Lester S. Hyman, a Washington, DC-based lawyer "who represented the BVI Government in an attorney-client capacity from 1987 to July 30, 2017, as of which date the BVIG terminated Mr. Hyman", for use in contemplated legal proceedings in the BVI against Hyman for suspected "fraud at equity, breach of fiduciary care and loyalty, and negligence" regarding a "failed airline venture" to operate direct flights between the BVI and Miami, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Neil John Aaron Williamsky at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings and Making Findings regarding evidence that "an Indian government official had made a $2 million bribe demand" against Sridhar Thiruvengadam, a citizen of India, before the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Search Report on Odebrecht Finance Ltd. at the Cayman Islands General Registry.

Companies in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Brazil that belong to the insolvent conglomerate Odebrecht Group at the heart of a Brazilian bribery scandal have applied for Chapter 15 recognition at federal bankruptcy court in New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Marcelo Rossini, as the Foreign Representative of Odebrecht S.A., of Brazil; Odebrecht Finance Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Odebrecht Participações e Investimentos S.A., of Brazil, and ODB International Corporation, of the Bahamas, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ex Parte Application by Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador - EP PetroEcuador to take discovery from WorleyParsons International Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Ecuador "related to a complex, cross-border illegal bribery and corruption scheme perpetrated against Petroecuador" using "a complex web of offshore shell entities" and accounts, including those in the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Panama, and Switzerland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Former Barbados Government Minister Donville Inniss should be precluded from introducing evidence at his upcoming money laundering trial in New York that "bribes are a custom or practice in Barbados", the United States has argued. The alleged scheme involved insurers BF&M, of Bermuda, and Insurance Corporation of Barbados.

Whistleblower Complaint to the Intelligence Committees of the U. S. Senate and House of Representatives regarding allegations of abuse of office involving U. S. President Donald Trump and the Government of Ukraine.

Press Release by the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Commission regarding criminal charges of corruption, false accounting, and money laundering against Bruce Blake and Canover Watson, both former senior officials with the Cayman Islands Football Association.

Complaint alleging fraud regarding a Cayman Islands-registered Airbus A319-115 aircraft and involving "a group of entities registered in the British Virgin Islands whose principal resides in Burkina Faso" in Brinley Holdings Inc., of Panama, and Freestream Aircraft (Bermuda) Ltd., of Bermuda v. Husch Blackwell LLP, a law firm domiciled in Delaware, based in Missouri, and Michael A. Cosby, of Missouri, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Second Superseding Indictment for money laundering regarding an alleged bribery scheme that, inter alia, involved Insurance Corporation of Barbados Ltd., of Barbados, and BF&M Ltd., of Bermuda, in USA v. Donville Inniss, described as a former Member of Parliament and Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development in Barbados; Ingrid Innes, described as a citizen of Canada and resident of Barbados, and Alex Tasker, described as a citizen and resident of Barbados, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Osana Mendonça, as the Foreign Representative of Schahin Holdings SA, Base Engenharia e Serviços de Petróleo e Gás SA, a.k.a. Schahin Engenharia SA; Schahin Empreendimentos Imobiliarios Ltda, Schahin Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros SA, Schahin Desenvolimento Imobiliários SA, Companhia Schahin de Ativos, MTS Participações SA, Satasch Participações Ltda, and Deep Black Drilling LLP, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. It is alleged in the petition that the Schahin Group was involved in a bribery scheme involving companies in several jurisdictions, including Austria, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Panama, Uruguay, and the USA.

Complaint to extradite Alejandro Toledo Manrique, a former president of Peru, from the USA to Peru to face allegations of soliciting and receiving a $20 million bribe from Constructora Norberto Odebrecht SA regarding the Peru-Brazil Southern lnteroceanic Highway Project and laundering it "through various companies and offshore accounts", including those in Costa Rica, England, Israel, and Switzerland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Ex Parte Application by Laura Zuniga Caceres, Bertha Zuniga Caceres, and Salvador Zuniga Caceres to take discovery from Hancock Whitney Bank for use in criminal proceedings in Honduras against Roberto David Castillo Mejia for suspected murder, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

A judgment for $79 million was entered yesterday at federal court in New York against Trinidad and Tobago-based Jack Warner, a former Vice President of FIFA, which governs world soccer.

Judgment in the amount of $79 million in The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, a.k.a. CONCACAF v. Austin Jack Warner, of Trinidad and Tobago, a former Vice President of FIFA, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

News Release by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission regarding a life ban against Tim Leissner, described as "a former responsible officer of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC", for his involvement with 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a.k.a. 1MDB.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Renan Miguel Saad, as the Foreign Representative of Porcão Licenciamentos e Participacões SA and Brasil Foodservice Manager SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

London-based mining firm Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation is seeking evidence from South African public relations consultant Phillip van Niekerk in the U.S. for use in its lawsuit against the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office for allegedly leaking details of a criminal investigation into bribery and corruption to the media.

Default Judgment in The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, a.k.a. CONCACAF v. Austin Jack Warner, of Trinidad and Tobago, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Application by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited, of England and Wales, to take discovery from Phillip Van Niekerk for use in a lawsuit brought in England by ENRC against the Serious Fraud Office, of the United Kingdom, "that arises out of a series of leaks by the Serious Fraud Office of the Government of the United Kingdom in relation to the SFO's investigation of ENRC", which involves suspected bribery and fraud, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Government's Pre-Trial Motions regarding an alleged bribery scheme that, inter alia, involved Insurance Corporation of Barbados Ltd., of Barbados, and BF&M Ltd., of Bermuda, in USA v. Donville Inniss, described as a former Member of Parliament and Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development in Barbados; Ingrid Innes, described as a citizen of Canada and resident of Barbados, and Alex Tasker, described as a citizen and resident of Barbados, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment against Austin Jack Warner in The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, a.k.a. CONCACAF, of the Bahamas, v. Austin Jack Warner, of Trinidad and Tobago; The Estate of Charles Blazer, a.k.a. Chuck Blazer; Elizabeth Manzo; Sportvertising (NY), Sportvertising (Cayman), of the Cayman Islands; En Passant Ltd., En Passant Inc., of the Cayman Islands; and Multisport Games Development Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Guernsey by William Callewaert and Malcolm Cohen, as the Foreign Representatives of BSG Resources Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Reasons for Decision in Dramiston Ltd., Carlos Pareja Cordero, and Carlos Pareja Dassum v. Financial Intelligence Unit at the Bahamas Court of Appeal.

Application by BTA Bank to take discovery from The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation for use in legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and Kazakhstan involving Mukhtar Ablyazov, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition for Recognition and Enforcement of a Foreign Arbitration Award in Vale SA, of Brazil v. BSG Resources Limited, of Guernsey, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nysco Management Corporation Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, which is owned by the Balda Foundation, of Liechtenstein, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Certificate of Default against Austin Jack Warner in The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, a.k.a. CONCACAF v. Austin Jack Warner, Charles Blazer, Sportvertising (NY), Sportvertising (Cayman), En Passant Ltd., En Passant Inc., and Multisport Games Development Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Motion to Quash Subpoena Issued to accounting firm Goldberg Gluck & Brusilovsky LLP by Lessia Shatalin and Katerina Duncan in USA v. All Assets Held at Bank Julius Baer & Company Ltd., Guernsey Branch, in the name of Pavlo Lazarenko at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

CONCACAF's Acceptance of Offer of Judgment in The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, a.k.a. CONCACAF v. The Estate of Charles Blazer, Sportvertising (NY), Sportvertising (Cayman), En Passant Ltd., En Passant Inc., and Multisport Games Development, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Complaint in City of Almaty, Kazakhstan and BTA Bank JSC v. Felix Sater, Daniel Ridloff, Bayrock Group Inc., Global Habitat Solutions, Inc., RRMI-DR LLC, Ferrari Holdings LLC, and MeM Energy Partners LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation involving Irene Navarro de Lara, Rafael Blasco Castany, Augusto Cesar Tauroni Masia, Julia Valdes, Maria Jesus Causape, Alfredo Rodriguez, and Blanca Luna for suspected embezzlement, perverting the course of justice by civil servants, documentary forgery, unlawful associations and fraud.

Fixed Date Claim Form in Federal Republic of Nigeria v. International Legal Consulting Limited, The Registrar of Companies, and The Financial Secretary at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Criminal Information under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in USA v. Kolorit Dizayn Ink LLC, of Uzbekistan, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Information under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in USA v. Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, of Russia, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Kolorit Dizayn Ink LLC, of Uzbekistan, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Deferred Prosecution Agreement in USA v. Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, of Russia, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Italy - to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Loredana Pernici for suspected corruption involving public officials in Venezuela.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Portugal - to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into Luis Manuel de Carvalho Carito, Artur Miguel Teles de Figueiredo Curado, Luis Miguel de Brito Varela Marreiros, Carlos Gustavo Oliveira Braga Barros, Identik World SA, Prodicture Portugal Productions SA, Spring Clock Consulting for Business and Management Unipessoal Lda, Simpliradar Lda, and Green Trace Architecture Lda for suspected embezzlement, money laundering, corruption and illicit business-related offenses.

Ex Parte Application by the Free and Sovereign Mexican State of Quintana Roo to take discovery from Claudia Romanillos Villanueva, Eduardo Solis Azarcoya, Hector Manuel Peredo Rincon, and Bernardo Quezada Salas at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Indictment in USA v. Jean Boustani, a.k.a. Jean Boustany, a citizen of Lebanon; Najib Allam, a.k.a. Naji Allam, a citizen of Lebanon; Manuel Chang, a citizen of Mozambique and Mozambique's Minister of Finance; Antonio Do Rosario, a citizen of Mozambique and "an official in Mozambique's governmental state intelligence and security service, known as Servico de Informacoes e Seguranca do Estado; Teofilo Nhangumele, "a citizen of Mozambique acting in an official capacity for and on behalf of the Office of the President of Mozambique"; Andrew Pearse, a citizen of New Zealand; Surjan Singh, a citizen of the United Kingdom; and Detelina Subeva, a citizen of Bulgaria, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from India - for a criminal investigation into Shashindra Pal Tyagi, a.k.a. S.P. Tyagi, a former Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Army; Sanjeev Tyagi, a.k.a. Julie Tyagi; Rajeev Tyagi, a.k.a. Docsa Tyagi; Sandeep Tyagi, Guido Ralph Haschke, Carlo Valentino Ferdinando Gerosa, Bruno Spagnolini, CEO of AgustaWestland SpA; Christian Michael James, Giorgio Zappa, Gautam Khaitan, Partap Krishan Aggarwal, Hedi Kamoun, Satish Bagrodia and others for suspected involvement in a bribery and corruption and corruption scheme.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Accounts at Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Citibank in the names of Anicorn LLC, Artemus Group LLC, and Higginbotham Law PC regarding 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a.k.a. 1MDB, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Summons With Notice in International Petroleum Investment Company and Aabar Investments PJS v. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Goldman Sachs International Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte, Goldman Sachs (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Tim Leissner, Ng Chong Hwa, a.k.a. Roger Ng; Andrea Vella, Khadem Abdulla Al Qubaisi, and Mohamed Ahmed Badawy Al-Husseiny at New York Supreme Court.

Second Amended Complaint in Ralph S. Janvey, as court-appointed receiver for the Stanford receivership estate; Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, v. Greenberg Traurig LLP, Greenberg Traurig PA, and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.