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Qatar National Bank et al v. Perles Law Firm, P.C.: Discovery Application (France)

March 14, 2024
Application by Qatar National Bank and Qatar Charity, both of Qatar, described as "the victims of a fraudulent scheme, pursuant to which a certain individual (or individuals) took advantage of a grieving family and, we are advised, their counsel at the Perles Firm by providing them with a forged bank record, which falsely linked QNB and QC to an alleged wire transfer that supposedly facilitated the heinous murder by terrorists of an American journalist, Steven Sotloff", to take discovery from Perles Law Firm, P.C. for use in legal proceedings in France, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

B.E. Capital Management Fund L.P. v. Fund.com Inc.: Thomas Braziel’s Exceptions to Special Master’s Report

November 22, 2023
Notice of Thomas Braziel's Exceptions to Special Master's Final Report and Recommendation, including that "Braziel takes exception to the Report to the extent it draws conclusions or makes references, express or implied, regarding Braziel’s actual or potential criminal liability", in B.E. Capital Management Fund L.P. v. Fund.com Inc. at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

State of Georgia v. Donald Trump et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Georgia Election Interference’)

August 14, 2023
Criminal Indictment in The State of Georgia v. Donald Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, a.k.a. Rudy Giuliani; John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith III, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, David Shafer, Shawn Still, Stephen Lee, Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, Sidney Powell, Cathleen Latham, Scott Hall, and Misty Hampton, a.k.a. Emily Misty Hayes, at the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.

Saul Klein v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

June 28, 2023
Application by Saul Klein to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., Banco Santander S.A. New York, Santander Investment Securities Inc. of New York, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., Safra National Bank of New York, Banco Itaú S.A. New York Branch, Itau CorpBanca, Itaú Securities, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York for use in "foreign civil and criminal proceedings in Brazil concerning the assets of the late Samuel Klein, a prominent Brazilian businessman and founder of the Casas Bahia retail chain" in which the Estate's Executor, Michael Klein, is suspected of fraud and embezzlement, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Latvia: Vladislavs Kuzmenko et al (‘Forged Bank Cards’)

May 16, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Bank of America, TD Bank N.A., Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Citibank N.A., Navy Federal Credit Union, Zurn Federal Credit Union, Fulton Bank, USAA Bank, and Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Latvia - for a criminal investigation into Vladislavs Kuzmenko, Maksims Makarovs, and Andrejs Modins for suspected "Illegal Activities with Financial Instruments and Means of Payment".

Switzerland: Citibank (‘Fraud & Forgery’)

April 20, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Citibank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "unknown suspects for fraud and forgery of documents".

Thailand: Dok-Or Chotana (‘$9.5M Theft From Kasikorn Bank Clients’)

February 14, 2023
Complaint for the extradition of Dok-Or Chotana from the USA to Thailand to face criminal charges regarding her alleged theft of 323 million Thai Baht ($9.5M) from 39 clients of Kasikorn Bank, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, while employed as "an assistant bank manager and advisor of high net worth individuals", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

dōTERRA Holdings LLC et al v. JD.com Inc. et al: Complaint

January 4, 2023
Complaint in dōTERRA Holdings LLC and dōTERRA International LLC v. JD.com Inc., described as a Cayman Islands company based in Beijing, China; Jingdong E-Commerce (Trade) Hong Kong Corporation Limited, "believed to be incorporated and headquartered in Hong Kong", and 'Bxytonline Seller' at the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.

Leonid Zavlunov v. Stanislav Shvartsman et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Bank Guarantee’)

December 15, 2022
Complaint seeking damages of $4.1 million alleging fraud and forgery in Leonid Zavlunov, derivatively and on behalf of Strategic Global Experts Inc. v. Stanislav Shvartsman, William Joseph Mudolo, of London, England, and African Development Funding Group, as Defendants, and Strategic Global Experts Inc., as Nominal Defendant, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County.

Ecuador: Jorge Cherrez Miño et al (‘Organized Crime’)

October 4, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Apollo Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Ecuador - for a criminal investigation into "Ecuadorian citizen Jorge Oswaldo Cherrez Mino, IBCORP Investment and Business Group, S.A., International Business IBCORP S.A., and IBCORP Investment S.A. Ecuador, High Yield Bond Funding Corporation, Institutional Custody Services, the Centralized Depository of Securities Clearing and Settlement (DECEVALE), Citadel, and the Investment Commission of ISSPOL for organized crime".

Lithuania: BMO Harris Bank (‘Tax Evasion Investigation’)

August 1, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from BMO Harris Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Lithuania - for a criminal investigation into an unidentified company for fraud, appropriation of property, incorrect reporting of income, profits, and assets; fraudulent accounting, and forgery of documents.

USA v. Daniel Elie Bouaziz: Criminal Indictment

June 23, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering involving "fraudulent artwork" in USA v. Daniel Elie Bouaziz, a citizen of France and an "art dealer", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Kian Sadaat Yazdi v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Discovery Application (United Arab Emirates)

June 17, 2022
Application by Kian Sadaat Yazdi, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Dubai, described as "a shareholder and the Chief Executive Officer of Hassan’s Optician Co., one of the largest optical chains in Kuwait", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C., Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of Baroda, BNP Paribas, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Habib American Bank, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mashreqbank PSC, Standard Chartered Bank, The Bank of New York Mellon, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for legal proceedings in the United Arab Emirates involving suspected fraud and forgery, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Daniel Elie Bouaziz: Criminal Complaint

May 25, 2022
Criminal Complaint "for selling fake art to unsuspecting victims from his various businesses" in USA v. Daniel Elie Bouaziz, described as a citizen of France born in Algeria, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The Renco Group Inc. et al v. Victor Careaga: Discovery Application (Peru)

April 12, 2022
Application by The Renco Group Inc., described as "a family-owned, private holding company that makes long-term investments in companies", and The Doe Run Resources Corporation, described as "a privately held natural resources company and producer of lead, copper, and zinc concentrates and recycler of lead-bearing materials", to take discovery from Victor Careaga, described as an insurance agent in Miami, Florida, for use in "a pending, confidential criminal investigation in Peru concerning a conspiracy to defraud Renco", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Artwork: Restraining Order (James Stunt)

April 4, 2022
Enforcement of a Restraining Order by the United Kingdom Central Criminal Court to Restrain Property Owned or Controlled by James Stunt et al in USA v. 52 Pieces of Artwork at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

MetaQuotes Ltd. et al v. MetaQuotes Software Corp. et al: TRO Application

March 28, 2022
Plaintiffs' ex parte application for a temporary restraining order in MetaQuotes Ltd., of Cyprus, and MetaQuotes Software Corp., of the Bahamas v. MetaQuotes Software Corp., of California; Standard Fintech Consulting Inc., of California; FXCA Markets Limited, of California; Peijie Liu, and Jian He at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

MetaQuotes Ltd. et al v. MetaQuotes Software Corp. et al: Complaint

March 28, 2022
Complaint "to stop defendants ... from using Plaintiffs' trademark as part of a criminal enterprise to confuse the Real MetaQuotes customers into unintentionally paying money to the Counterfeit MetaQuotes and to immediately freeze the assets of Counterfeit MetaQuotes’, Counterfeit FXCA, Peijie Lu, and Jian Hein" in MetaQuotes Ltd., of Cyprus, and MetaQuotes Software Corp., of the Bahamas v. MetaQuotes Software Corp., of California; Standard Fintech Consulting Inc., of California; FXCA Markets Limited, of California; Peijie Liu, and Jian He at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Netherlands: Ali Çakici et al

March 2, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Apple Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "Ali Çakici and others for false documents and fraud offenses".

Sint Maarten: O’Neal Arrindell et al (2022)

January 31, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from three witnesses - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Sint Maarten - for a criminal investigation into O'Neal Arrindell and Mark Mingo for suspected fraud involving the Port of Sint Maarten.

Romania: Rusalin Sorin Mărginean

November 19, 2021
Complaint to extradite Rusalin Sorin Mărginean, a.k.a. Nik Lion, from the USA to Romania "to serve a sentence of imprisonment for three years and six months upon his conviction of four counts of instigation to misrepresentation and one count of use of false deed under private signature".

Italy: Mario Tonnarelli et al (‘Counterfeit Pablo Picasso Etchings’)

November 18, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Larsen Art Auction - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Italy - for a criminal investigation into "an Italian citizen named Mario Tonnarelli Grassetti and his spouse, Jinhua Jiang, who sold counterfeit Pablo Picasso etchings to buyers and auction houses in Italy, Europe, Canada, Japan, China, and the United States, from November 2019 to the present".

Italy: Paxful Inc.

October 19, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Paxful Inc., described as a cruptocurrency exchange - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Italy - for a criminal investigation into unknown persons for "illegally offering the sale of vials of counterfeit Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine".

Netherlands: Sprint Corporation (E. Eekhof)

October 5, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Sprint Corporation - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "E. Eekhof and others for unauthorized weapons and forgery offenses".

Netherlands: Oath Holdings Inc. (E. Eekhof)

October 5, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Oath Holdings Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "E. Eekhof and others for unauthorized weapons and forgery offenses".

Netherlands: WhatsApp LLC (E. Eekhof)

October 5, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from WhatsApp LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "E. Eekhof and others for unauthorized weapons and forgery offenses".

Italy: Mario Tonnarelli Grassetti et al (‘Fake Picasso Etchings’)

August 10, 2021
Amended Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Clars Auction Gallery and Masterworks Fine Art Inc. regarding deliveries of "fake Picasso etchings" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Italy - for "a criminal investigation of Mario Tonnarelli Grassetti aka Mario Tonnarelli, his wife Jinhua Jiang, and Yicai Xia for conspiracy, handling stolen goods, and smuggling".

Portugal: Bank of America (July 2021)

July 14, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Bank of America - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Portugal - for use in a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud, illegal access, and forgery".

Cayman captive Performance Insurance seeks to stay US fraud lawsuits

March 21, 2021
The liquidators of Cayman Islands captive insurer Performance Insurance Company SPC have applied for Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition in the U.S. in an attempt to stay two lawsuits in which it has been accused of participating in a scheme involving "counterfeit insurance policies".

Performance Insurance Company SPC: Chapter 15 Petition

March 19, 2021
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Kenneth Krys and Neil Dempsey, of KRyS Global, as the Foreign Representatives of Performance Insurance Company SPC, described as a Segregated Portfolio Company that "operates in the captive insurance industry through 12 segregated portfolios" which were identified as Bottini Insurance LP, Gen 1 Insurance Company LP, Goldenstar Holdings Company SP, Greystone Insurance SP, Hudson York Insurance Company, Omega Insurance Company LP, Performance 5 SP, Prewett Insurance Company LP, Smart Insure LP, SSS Insurance LP, Sustainable Insurance Company SP, and Triangle RGK SP, and which has been accused of participating in a scheme involving "counterfeit insurance policies", filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Nicholas Martin v. Circumference Holdings Ltd.: Winding Up Petition

March 8, 2021
Winding Up Petition in Nicholas James Martin, of Luxembourg v. Circumference Holdings Ltd., described as "a holding company and corporate parent for the Circumference Group, which is comprised of a number of holding and operating entities engaged in corporate, directorship, trust, fiduciary and accounting services primarily in the Cayman Islands, Luxembourg and The Netherlands", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Montenegro: Dragomir Nilević

January 13, 2021
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from University First Federal Credit Union, Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Co., SCE Federal Credit Union, Guardian Credit Union, JHA Payment Processing Solutions, Goldenwest Federal Credit Union, ESL Federal Credit Union, Avadian Credit UnionNavy Federal Credit Union, CORE Credit Union, BrightStar Credit Union, Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, Coastal Federal Credit Union, Fort Lee Federal Credit Union, Olean Area Federal Credit Union, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., EFCU Financial Federal Credit Union, Insight Credit Union, A+ Federal Credit Union, P & G Mehoopany Employees Federal Credit Union, Truliant Federal Credit Union, The Bank of Missouri, F & A Federal Credit Union, Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union, Sunrise Banks, National Association, Schlumberger Employees Credit Union, Piedmont Advantage Credit Union, First Financial Bankshares, Inc., IBERIABANK, Travis Credit Union, Generations Community Federal Credit Union, United Heritage Credit Union, Merco Credit Union, El Dorado Savings Bank, F.S.B., Dexsta Federal Credit Union, Nusenda Federal Credit Union, First Florida Credit Union, Andrews Federal Credit Union, Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union, Summit Credit Union, Dime Bank, Max Credit Union, Elements Financial Federal Credit Union, Las Colinas Federal Credit Union, Farmers Federal Credit Union, LESCO Federal Credit Union, Provident Credit Union, Firstlight Federal Credit Union, USF Federal Credit Union, Noble Federal Credit Union, CPM Federal Credit Union, Kinetic Credit Union, Five Star Credit Union, Golden Plains Credit Union, Bank of America, Arkansas Federal Credit Union, Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, Allied Federal Credit Union, American Eagle Financial Credit Union, CoastHills Credit Union, Resource One Credit Union, Envision Credit Union, True Sky Credit Union, Inova Federal Credit Union, APCO Employees Credit Union, Srp Federal Credit Union, Family Security Credit Union, Clark County Credit Union, S&T Bank, Corning Federal Credit Union, Affinity Federal Credit Union, Dort Federal Credit Union, Farmers Bank and Trust Company, Columbia Credit Union, The University National Bank of Lawrence, J.S.C. Federal Credit Union, Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union, Valley First Credit Union, Firefighters First Credit Union, NUCOR Employee's Credit Union, Jefferson Bank, Allegacy Federal Credit Union, American Airlines Federal Credit Union, Servisfirst Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Anheuser-Busch Employees' Credit Union, Granite Federal Credit Union, 121 Financial Credit Union, Gulf Winds Credit Union, RTN Federal Credit Union, La Joya Area Federal Credit Union, Doco Credit Union, and Fairwinds Credit Union - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Montenegro - for use in a criminal investigation into Dragomir Nilević for suspected "counterfeiting and misuse of credit and debit cards".

Lithuania: Darius Vitkus

November 19, 2020
Complaint to extradite Darius Vitkus, described as "the sole owner and shareholder Gvidonas UAB", from the USA to Lithuania to face charges of fraud, forgery, misappropriation, tax evasion, and theft.

State National Insurance Company et al v. Ambassador Captive Solutions et al: Amended Intervening Complaint

September 24, 2020
Amended Intervening Complaint alleging "complex schemes to counterfeit insurance policies and defraud the public" in State National Insurance Company and National Specialty Insurance Company v. The Ambassador Group LLC, d.b.a. Ambassador Captive Solutions; Brandon White, Performance Insurance Company SPC, of the Cayman Islands; ePremium Insurance Agency, LLC, and Gagliardi Insurance Services, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Poland: Witold Grzebicki et al

September 14, 2020
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - for a criminal investigation into Witold Antoni Grzebicki and Marek Glogowski for suspected forgery and fraud.