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U.S. firm sues Tether for release of ‘$160M of crypto frozen to satisfy $180K Chinese criminal judgment’, alleges extortion attempt

Tiger Mines New York, Inc., which appears to be operated by New York businessman Hassan Miah, is suing crypto stablecoin Tether's British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong companies for "improperly" freezing crypto "worth about $160 million" allegedly at the request of police in China investigating a '$180,000 online gambling case'. Tiger Mines alleged that people claiming to represent the "Chinese government" have attempted to extort half of the frozen funds.

Switzerland: Global-Data System IT LLC (‘Computer Data Theft’)

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Global-Data System IT LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect for unauthorized obtaining of data, unauthorized access to a data processing system, damage to data, and extortion offenses".

Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp. et al v. Omnia Global et al: Complaint (‘Fraud’)

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.

USA v. Robert Menendez et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Qatar & Egypt Bribery Scheme’)

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.

Evgeny Ryzhov v. Valery Durandin et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘Russian Crimes’)

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.

Germany: ‘Conti Ransomware’ Investigation

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.

Anbang Group Holdings Co. Ltd. et al v. Haibin Zhou et al: Complaint

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.

Hungary: János Góczi et al (‘Bar Employees Extorting Tourists’)

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".

Dmytro Kovalenko v. Epik Holdings Inc. et al: Amended Complaint (‘Defamation Extortion – Ukraine Coal Bribery Article Removal’)

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.

Dmytro Kovalenko v. Epik Holdings Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Defamation Extortion – Ukraine Coal Bribery Article Removal’)

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.

Jay Solomon v. Dechert LLP et al: Complaint (‘Fraud, Extortion & Hacking’)

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.

Czech Republic: U.S. Military

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".

USA v. Tetiana Lukianiuk: Forfeiture Complaint

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.

Brazil: Bitcoin Accounts

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".

Guatemala: Leonel Rodrigo Amado Molina

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.

‘Remove defamatory text’, demands convicted criminal Ali Yawar

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.

Czech Republic: Ivo Knotek

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.

Unsealed documents detail corruption allegations against ex-Antigua PM Lester Bird & associates

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.

Jussi Kivisto v. Michael David Soifer: Discovery Application (Canada)

Application by Jussi K. Kivisto to take discovery from Michael David Soifer, a lawyer, "in aid of his defense against unfounded disciplinary proceedings instigated by Soifer and pending of his defense against unfounded disciplinary proceedings instigated by Soifer and pending against Petitioner before the Law Society of Upper Canada", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

3M Company v. Harvey Boulter et al: Complaint (State Court)

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.

Brian Wight: Second Witness Statement

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

Brian Wight: First Witness Statement

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

Peru: Francis James Allison Oyague et al

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.

Czech Republic: Wu Zheng

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.

Netherlands seeks to find and freeze assets of Jan-Dirk Paarlberg

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

Portugal: Allan Sharif et al

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.

Netherlands: Willem Holleeder et al

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: Iracema de Jesus Hernandez Lemus

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.

Antigua & Barbuda: Lester Bird et al – Supplemental Request (2009)

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 seeks IP address information for blackmail investigation

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

Tax attorney Denis Kleinfeld drops Wikileaks-related lawsuit

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.

Netherlands seeks evidence from Wisconsin resident for assault-extortion investigation

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.

Antigua & Barbuda: Lester Bird et al – Supplemental Request (2008)

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.

Netherlands: Anthony Alberto Pinas

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.

Antigua & Barbuda: Lester Bird et al

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.
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