Extortion

Dubai-based, Swiss businessman Patrick Dannacher has taken legal action in California in an attempt to discover who is behind an alleged attempt to extort funds from him.

Application by Patrick Dannacher, described as "a Swiss citizen residing in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates", to take discovery from Cloudflare Inc. for use in legal proceedings in the United Arab Emirates alleging extortion, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Complaint alleging the defendants "operate an international criminal enterprise which violates the laws and regulations of the United States of America in extorting and defrauding U.S. citizens and in defrauding U.S. business enterprises, as well as Omnia’s own international investors" in Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp. and Bengochea Capital LLC v. Omnia Global, a.k.a. Omnia Schweiz GmbH, of Switzerland; Daniel Hansen, of Switzerland; Mette Abel Hansen, and James Mair Findlay at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Superseding Indictment alleging corruption by a U.S. Senator and his wife "to benefit the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Qatar" in USA v. Robert Menendez, described as "the senior U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey"; Nadine Menendez, a.k.a. Nadine Arslanian; Wael Hana, a.k.a. Will Hana; Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Second Amended Complaint alleging the defendants "have committed numerous severe crimes around the globe, changing their methods, financing and recruiting different accomplices, corrupting top-rate officials and crime bosses to further their illegal scheme of divesting Plaintiff's estate and terrorizing Plaintiff and his family" in Evgeny Ryzhov, described as a resident of Florida who is "a licensed attorney in Russia" v. Valery Nikolaevich Durandin, OAO Sanatorium Automobilist, Safa Hamzianovich Zakerov, Ilia Vladimirovich Khriaschev, Vladislav Yurievich Margolin, Konstantin Vladimirovich Timonin, Dmitry Vasilievich Lipsky, Oleg Vladimirovich Joukov, a.k.a. Oleg Zhukov; OOO Yuridika LLC, d.b.a. Legal.Report, and TM Defense, all of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA's Petition to disclose "Grand Jury Materials" regarding a criminal investigation into "Conti ransomware" to the "General Public Prosecutor's Office Frankfurt am Main" in Germany, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Complaint alleging the defendants "falsified contracts, property records and legal judgments in an attempt to fraudulently claim ownership over billions of dollars in real estate owned by Plaintiffs" in Anbang Insurance Group Co., Ltd., of China; Anbang Group Holdings Co. Limited, of Hong Kong; AB Stable IX LLC, and AB Stable VIII LLC v. Haibin Zhou, described as "a serial harasser who has attempted to extract payments from other large companies through bad faith cybersquatting and trademark trolling"; Daniil A. Belitskiy, David C. Traub, Yan Zhao, Law Office of Ning Ye, World Award Foundation Inc., Amer Group LLC, An Ban Group LLC, AB Stable Group LLC, Andy Bang LLC, SHC Group LLC, and SHR Group LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from AT&T Corporation - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Hungary - for a criminal investigation into János Góczi, Ferenc Szepesvari, Ilona Maria Bakro, Olga Baski, and István Nagy for suspected "extortion offenses" involving an alleged scheme in which the suspects were employed by a bar and allegedly prevented customers - believed to be tourists - from leaving "until the customers handed over cash they did not owe".

Amended Complaint alleging "a scheme by Defendants to publish a defamatory and baseless news article about Kovalenko in order to create the opportunity to extort money from him in return for its removal" in Dmytro Kovalenko, described as "Ukrainian national who currently resides in Monaco" v. Epik Holdings Inc., Anonymize Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint alleging "a scheme by Defendants to publish a defamatory and baseless news article about Kovalenko in order to create the opportunity to extort money from him in return for its removal" in Dmytro Kovalenko, described as "a Ukrainian national who currently resides in Monaco" v. Epik Holdings Inc. and Anonymize Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint "for the damages the Plaintiff has suffered as a result of the Defendants’ conspiracy, racketeering, mail and wire fraud, personal injury, tortious interference with Plaintiff’s business relationships, entitlements and resultant damages and related torts, which includes Defendants conspiring with others, illegal hacking, kidnapping, perjury, witness tampering, obstruction of justice, extortion, money laundering and theft of highly confidential information, documents, and materials" in Jonathan 'Jay' Solomon, who "was a chief foreign affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal" v. Dechert LLP, "a global law firm"; David Neil Gerrard, of England, who was "co-head of Dechert's White Collar Compliance and Investigations practice"; David Graham Hughes, of England, "a lawyer and former Dechert partner"; Nicholas Del Rosso, Vital Management Services Inc., Amit Forlit, of Israel; Israel Insight Analysis, SDC-Gadot LLC, Amir Handjani, Andrew Frank, and KARV Communications Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from the U.S. Military - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Czech Republic - for a criminal investigation into "A, B, C, and D, Czech military officials (collectively, the defendants), for extortion, disobeying order, breach of guard duty, and failure to provide assistance".

Criminal Indictment alleging fraud, money laundering, and other offenses involving an alleged ransomware-based extortion scheme in USA v. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a citizen of Ukraine, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. "All Funds Previously Seized From Binance Holdings Limited", a cryptocurrency exchange domiciled in the Cayman Islands, in an account that "is registered to a 20-year-old Ukrainian national named Tetiana Lukianiuk" and is associated with an alleged extortion scheme against three unidentified U.S.-based companies involving ransomware known as NetWalker, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

News Release by the U.S. Department of Justice titled 'Five Peruvians Extradited For Overseeing Call Centers That Threatened And Defrauded Spanish-Speaking U.S. Consumers'.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence regarding Bitcoin accounts - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into an "unknown subject" for suspected extortion concerning "Ashley Madison, a Canadian-based online dating and social networking service marketed to people who are married or in relationships".

Criminal Indictment in USA v. George Cottrell at the U. S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Guatemala - for a criminal investigation into Adolfo Vivar Marroquin and Leonel Rodrigo Amado Molina for suspected corruption, fraud, money laundering and extortion.

Letter from Ali A. Yawar, a citizen of Afghanistan, resident of Spain and operator of Dunya Marbella Investments who pleaded guilty to extortion at federal court in California in 2007, demanding the removal of "defamatory text" from OffshoreAlert's web-site.

Complaint to extradite Ivo Knotek from the USA to the Czech Republic to serve a prison sentence for extortion, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Documents that were unsealed recently at federal court in Miami provide specifics of a long-running criminal investigation into alleged fraud, corruption, extortion, and money laundering by former Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Lester Bird and his associates, including Asot Michael, Josette Michael, John E. St. Luce, Robin Yearwood, Bruce Rappaport, and Sir Ronald Sanders.

Application by Jussi K. Kivisto to conduct discovery for use in foreign proceedings, specifically requiring Michael David Soifer to appear for a deposition, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police has expanded its investigation into alleged corruption by Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush to include his involvement with other foreign business people operating on the island, OffshoreAlert understands.

Complaint alleging "wrongful efforts to extort millions of dollars" in 3M Company, of Delaware v. Harvey Boulter, described as a resident of Dubai and the United Kingdom; Porton Capital Technology Funds, described as a Cayman Islands company "which does business in the UK, Dubai, and other jurisdictions internationally", and Porton Capital Inc., also described as a Cayman Islands company, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Second Witness Statement of Brian Francis Wight to the Royal Cayman Islands Police for an investigation into alleged corruption by McKeeva Bush.

Turkey is seeking evidence in Kansas for a criminal investigation into a Turkish man who allegedly blackmailed a 17 year old girl into sending him nude pictures of herself and allegedly tried to blackmail her into having sex with him.Details

First Witness Statement of Brian Francis Wight to the Royal Cayman Islands Police regarding an investigation into alleged corruption by McKeeva Bush.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Peru - for a criminal investigation into Francis James Allison Oyague, Carla Robbiano Montes de Allison, and Juan Alberto Abusabal Villegas for suspected extortion, embezzlement and money laundering.

Complaint for the extradition of Wu Zheng from the USA to the Czech Republic to face a charge that he, Tun Guo Zhao, Zhan Xi Ma, Sheng Chen and Jing Yuan Qin abducted Yuxiang Du in order to obtain US$200,000 from Yuxiang Du's father, Zhongcheng Du.

Portugal has requested evidence from a witness in North Carolina as part of a criminal investigation into defendants who are accused of extorting over $340,000 from Western Union and MoneyGram offices in the United States, Canada and Europe through bomb

The Netherlands has requested information in the United States as part of an effort to locate, freeze and seize the assets of a businessman suspected of laundering funds for one of the country's most notorious gangsters. Details are contained in

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Portugal into Allan Guedes Sharif, Jose Abreu Guede, Carla Patricia Simoes Guedes, Carlos Manuel Pais Oliveira, Nuno Jose Simoes Guedes, Claudia Simoes Guedes, Marisa Alexandra Simoes Guedes and Horacio de Lima e Sousa for alleged extortion, fraud and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Willem Holleeder and Jan-Dirk Take Paarlberg for possible involvement in the murder of Willem Endstra.

Guatemala is seeking records from telephone service provider Sprint as part of a criminal investigation into an alleged death threat against a 38 year old Guatemalan woman that appears to have been made from the United States. Details are contained

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Guatemala into unknown persons who allegedly attempt to extort funds from Iracema de Jesus Hernandez Lemus.

Supplemental Request for Judicial Assistance from Antigua & Barbuda regarding a criminal investigation into Lester Bryant Bird, Asot A. Michael, John E. St. Luce, Robin Yearwood, and Bruce Rappaport for alleged conspiracy to defraud the Government of Antigua & Barbuda.

France has requested information about an IP address as part of a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and blackmail.Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial

Florida-based tax attorney Denis Kleinfeld has dropped a civil complaint against the unknown operators of the whistle-blower's web-site Wikileaks in which he alleged he was the victim of an extortion attempt.Kleinfeld's action against the "true owner and operator" of www.wikileaks.org and the similarly anonymous owners of two email addresses, Julius.baer99@yahoo.com and raymondbaer@yahoo.com, was dismissed without prejudice at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on June 24, 2008 for failure to serve the defendants.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged extortion, assault and threatening behavior - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - that was filed at federal court on USA on May 29, 2008. Individuals mentioned in the request for assistance include Anthony Alberto Pinas and Thomas Richard Feroah.

Motion for Modification of Court Order and to Supplement Commissioner Appointment regarding a request from Antigua & Barbuda for judicial assistance for a criminal investigation into Lester Bird, Asot Michael, Josette Michael, Bruce Rappaport, Sir Ronald Sanders and others for suspected involvement in fraud, corruption, and money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Anthony Alberto Pinas for extortion and making death threats.

Transcript of Ruling Denying Motion to Dismiss in USA v. Ali A. Yawar at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Transcript of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Hearing in USA v. Ali A. Yawar at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Criminal Judgment in USA v. Ali A. Yawar at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Ali A. Yawar at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

U. S. Government's Trial Memorandum in USA v. Ali A. Yawar at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Antigua & Barbuda - for a criminal investigation into Lester Bryant Bird, Asot A. Michael, John E. St. Luce, Robin Yearwood, and Bruce Rappaport for suspected corruption and fraud.

Certificate of Taxation in Fidelity Bank and Trust International Limited and British American Card Company Limited v. Christopher J. Donnachie and Pandon Technology, SA at Bahamas Supreme Court.

First Superseding Indictment in USA v. Ali A. Yawar at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged extortion - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Turkey - that was filed at federal court in the USA on July 8, 2004. Individuals mentioned in the request for assistance include Osman Duygu and Celal Unsuloy.