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

    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.

    Hybrid International LLC v. Scotia International of Nevada Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint to void "fraudulent and/or voidable transfers" involving, inter alia, Max Warren Barber and his father, Warren Dunn Barber, in Hybrid International LLC v. ENT International Limited Liability Company, a.k.a. ENT International LLC; GSE Global LLC, Aura X LLC, MSB International LLC, Scotia International of Nevada Inc., Sarah Grace Navarra, a.k.a. Grace Barber, and John Does 1-10 at the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake City, State of Utah, USA.

    SEC v. Michael Caridi: Letters Rogatory (Fabio Gesufatto et al, Canada)

    SEC's unopposed motion for the issuance of letters rogatory to Fabio Gesufatto, Blu Stella Consulting Group Inc., Ommid Faghani, Kevin Rod, Scott Reeves, Elie Boustani, and Francois Latreille, who were described as citizens of Canada residing in Quebec, Canada, for a complaint alleging securities fraud in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Michael Caridi at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

    USA v. Dan Rotta: Criminal Complaint (‘Offshore Tax Fraud’)

    Criminal Complaint alleging the defendant "concealed millions of dollars in assets and income from the IRS in Swiss bank accounts for several decades that he failed to report" involving, inter alia, individuals and entities in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, France, Hong Kong, Romania and Switzerland in USA v. Dan Rotta at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Michael Pickholz v. TransparentBusiness, Inc. et al: Amended Complaint (‘Whistleblower Retaliation’)

    Amended Complaint alleging the plaintiff's employment was terminated "in blatant retaliation for raising concerns about what he reasonably believed to be financial or accounting fraud and violations of federal securities laws, rules and/or regulations" in Michael Pickholz v. TransparentBusiness, Inc., described as the operator of "a digital platform that helps companies manage remote workers", and Alexandre Konanykhin at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

    ACT Maritime LLC et al v. Bank of America, N.A. et al: Discovery Application (England)

    Application by ACT Maritime LLC and Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB to take discovery from Bank of America, N.A., Bank of New York Mellon, BNP Paribas S.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Société Générale, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., and International Registries Inc., as agent for the Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, for use in legal proceedings in England involving Panormos Crude Carriers Ltd., of the Marshall Islands; London Maritime Holdings Ltd., of the Marshall Islands, and their "ultimate beneficial owner", Athanasios Kairaktidis, "in connection with a fraud believed to have been perpetrated by him which undermines Petitioners’ ability to recover on its first preferred vessel mortgage, underlying loan agreement and corporate guarantee", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    OIH Renewables Sàrl v. Citibank, N.A. et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

    Application by OIH Renewables Sàrl, of Luxembourg, to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York Branch; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, UBS AG, Bank of America, N.A., Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; Bank of China, New York Branch; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Safra National Bank of New York, Banco do Brasil S.A., and The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. for use in legal proceedings in Brazil "against Marco Aurélio Luz Goncalves" regarding allegations that he "might be concealing his assets by using offshore corporate structures and making fraudulent transfers of his assets to his family members, since he is seemingly able to comply with the alimony costs without showing any real source of funds", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    USA v. Stephen Schechter: USA’s Sentencing Memorandum (‘Offshore Tax Evasion’)

    USA's Sentencing Memorandum regarding "a retired multimillionaire investment banker" who "schemed to defraud the IRS by concealing over $5 million in income in offshore accounts, which he failed to report on his individual income tax returns and required Foreign Bank Account Reports" in USA v. Stephen Schechter, described as a dual citizen of the United States and United Kingdom residing in Monaco, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

    AvantGarde Group SpA et al v. Stock Loan Solutions LLC et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

    Complaint alleging securities fraud in AvantGarde Group SpA and 1AF2, both of Italy v. Stock Loan Solutions LLC, Joe D. Thomas, Camo LLC, Harvey L. Carmichael, and Sanskirt LLC, as Defendants, and Harvey Carmichael Inc., Stock Loan Solutions, described as "a Cayman Islands entity", and Stock Loan Solutions, described as "a Swiss special purpose vehicle", as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.

    Leonard Licht v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$2.7M Pig Butchering Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

    Complaint in Leonard Licht, described as "a 75-year-old widower" residing in Texas, USA, who "was victimized by a pig butchering scheme spearheaded by a criminal syndicate based in Cambodia" v. Binance Holdings Limited, described as "a Cayman Islands corporation that operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com"; BAM Trading Services, Inc., and Changpeng Zhao, described as "a Chinese-born citizen of Canada", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

    Loudmila Bourlakova et al v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Discovery Application (England)

    Application by Loudmila Bourlakova, described as "a resident of Monaco who was born in Ukraine", and Veronica Bourlakova, who "lives in the United Kingdom, and was born in Ukraine", described as the widow and daughter, respectively, of Oleg Bourlakov, described as "a Ukrainian, Russian and Canadian national" who "developed and set into motion a plan to hide Bourlakov Family Assets from his wife and adult daughters", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. for use in legal proceedings in England, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order ($364M Penalties & Officer/Director Bans)

    Decision & Order awarding the plaintiff $364 million and banning Donald Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr. from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

    Luc Despins v. Hayman Hong Kong Opportunities Offshore Fund LP et al: Complaint (‘$100M Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Hayman Hong Kong Opportunities Offshore Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands, and Hayman Hong Kong Opportunities Onshore Fund LP, of Delaware, USA, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Luc Despins v. ACA Capital Group Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Turnover of Assets’)

    Complaint against entities in Australia, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, England, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, and USA in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. ACA Capital Group Ltd., Alfa Global Ventures Limited, Alfonso Global Ventures Limited, Anton Development Limited, Bravo Luck Limited, Celestial Tide Limited, China Golden Spring Group (Hong Kong) Ltd., Eastern Profit Corporation Limited, Freedom Media Ventures Limited, G Club International Limited, G Club Operations LLC, G Fashion (CA), G Fashion Hold Co A Limited, G Fashion Hold Co B Limited, G Fashion International Limited, GFashion Media Group Inc., G Music LLC, GF IP, LLC, GF Italy, LLC, GFNY, Inc., Hamilton Capital Holding Limited, Hamilton Investment Management Limited, Hamilton Opportunity Fund SPC, Haoran He, Himalaya Currency Clearing Pty Ltd., Himalaya International Clearing Limited, Himalaya International Financial Group Limited, Himalaya International Payments Limited, Himalaya International Reserves Limited, Jovial Century International Limited, K Legacy Ltd., Karin Maistrello, Leading Shine Limited, Major Lead International Limited, Mei Guo, Next Tycoon Investments Limited, Qiang Guo, Rule of Law Foundation III, Inc., Rule of Law Society IV, Inc., Saraca Media Group, Inc., Seven Mission Group LLC, William Je, and Wise Creation International Limited at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Luc Despins v. Rising Sun Capital Ltd.: Complaint (‘$3.7M Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint to avoid and recover “fraudulent” transfers of $3,723,302 in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Rising Sun Capital Ltd., of England, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Luc Despins v. GCP Investment Advisors SL: Complaint (‘$1.3M Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint to avoid and recover “fraudulent” transfers of $1,296,770 in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. GCP Investment Advisors SL, of Spain, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Luc Despins v. Starling Bank: Complaint (‘$5.5M Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint to avoid and recover “fraudulent” transfers of $5,531,945 in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Starling Bank, of England, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    1MDB Energy Holdings Ltd. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (British Virgin Islands)

    Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Angela Barkhouse, Toni Shukla, and Carl Jackson, all of Quantuma, as the Foreign Representatives of 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited, Alsen Chance Holdings Limited, Blackrock Commodities (Global) Limited, Aabar International Investments PJS Limited, and Platinum Global Luxury Services Limited, which "formed part of the fraud perpetrated against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, in which numerous entities and individuals formed a network to divert and distribute funds to the fraudsters who orchestrated the fraud and to individuals and/or entities connected to them", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    USA v. Alexander Smirnov: Criminal Indictment (‘FBI Informant Fraud’)

    Criminal Indictment alleging false statement and creating a false and fictitious record involving the "Ukrainian industrial conglomerate Burisma Holdings, Limited" and "the Obama-Biden Administration" in USA v. Alexander Smirnov at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
    'Global Launderette' to be explained at OffshoreAlert Bangkok

    ‘Global Launderette’ to be explained at OffshoreAlert Bangkok

    The sophisticated techniques by which proceeds are disguised and moved even through the most tightly-regulated of economies, the multi-jurisdictional crimes which are involved, the emergent risks faced by institutions and individuals alike, and, perhaps most importantly, the trailblazing methods and tools by which practitioners uncover culprits and recover assets will be discussed at OffshoreAlert Bangkok this month in a session entitled 'The Dark Side of the Economy: An Ever-Growing Global Launderette'. February 28-29, Bangkok.

    Luc Despins v. Forbes Hare (BVI): Complaint (‘$124K Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint to avoid and recover “fraudulent” transfers of $124,105 in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Forbes Hare, a law firm in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Higround Co., Ltd. et al v. Henry Lee et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘$4.75M Fraud’)

    Second Amended Complaint in Higround Co. Ltd., of South Korea, and Higround Pte. Ltd., of Singapore v. Henry Han-Woong Lee, described as a U.S. citizen residing in New York, USA; Genesis Digital Assets Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Genesis Group Partners LLC, Neon Partners LLC, and Genesis-Neon Group LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Luc Despins v. Premiere Accounting Solutions Ltd.: Complaint (‘$1.1M Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint to avoid and recover “fraudulent” transfers of $1,102,962 in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Premiere Accounting Solutions Ltd., of New Zealand, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Bankruptcy Trustee of indicted Chinese ‘$1B fraudster & launderer’ Ho Wan Kwok sues Ogier BVI for $350K & others for $28M

    The U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee of New York-based, Chinese national Ho Wan Kwok, who is in custody awaiting trial for allegedly laundering more than $1 billion of fraud proceeds, has sued British Virgin Islands law firm Ogier in an attempt to recover $350,000 in 'unauthorized transfers', one of 23 recently-filed complaints against entities in Australia, BVI, England, Italy, Japan, and U.S. seeking to recover a total of $28.7 million in 'unauthorized or fraudulent' transfers.

    Luc Despins v. FFP (BVI) Ltd.: Complaint (‘$46K Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint to avoid and recover "fraudulent" transfers of $46,014 in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. FFP (BVI) Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Vitaly Smagin v. CMB Monaco et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘$170M Fraud’)

    Second Amended Complaint in Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, described as a citizen and resident of Russia v. Compagnie Monégasque de Banque, a.k.a. CMB Bank, of Monaco; Ashot Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Ashot Egiazaryan, described as "a Russian criminal on the Interpol “Red” list living amongst us in a luxury estate in Beverly Hills as a citizen of California"; Suren Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Suren Egiazarian; Artem Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Artem Egiazaryan; Stephan Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Stephan Egiazaryan; Vitaly Gogokhia, described as a resident of London, England; Natalia Dozortseva, described as a citizen of Russia residing in France; Murielle Jouniaux, described as a resident of France; Alexis Gaston Thielen, described as a resident of Luxembourg; Ratnikov Evgeny Nikolaevich, described as a citizen of Russia who "falsely and fraudulently held himself out to be an impartial Russian bankruptcy officer overseeing Plaintiff’s bankruptcy filing in Russia"; H. Edward Ryals, described as a lawyer residing in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and Prestige Trust Company, Ltd., described as "a Nevis company" whose "managing director, Stevyn L. Bartlette, is an individual residing in Florida", at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

    Luc Despins v. Mary Fashion SpA: Complaint (‘$406K Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Mary Fashion SpA, of Italy, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Luc Despins v. Farrant Group Ltd.: Complaint (‘$315K Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Farrant Group Limited, of England, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Plantation Bay Holdings Corporation v. Crawford & Company: Discovery Application (Philippines)

    Application by Plantation Bay Holdings Corporation, described as a Philippines company that is the "sole owner" of "the Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, a five-star report in Lapu-Lapu City", to take discovery from Crawford & Company for use in criminal and civil proceedings in the Philippines against "directors and/or officers of Standard Insurance Co., Inc.; directors and/or officers of Crawford & Company Philippines, Inc., including the general counsel of Crawford US; and the directors and/or officers of Philpacific Insurance Brokers & Managers, Inc." alleging fraud regarding insurance coverage for damage caused by "a Category 5 typhoon", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

    Kisha Trezevant et al v. Stanley Trezevant III et al: Re-Amended Complaint (‘Fraudulent Dispositions’)

    Re-Amended Complaint in Kisha Dean Trezevant, described as a citizen of the USA residing in Tennessee, and Seven Mile Beach Hotel Development Corp. Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, v. Stanley H. Trezevant III, described as a citizen of the USA residing in Tennessee; R&W Cayman Properties Ltd., described as a Cayman Islands company whose "directors are Keith, Meredith, Robert and William McCarthy", and The Registrar of Lands at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    Three Arrows Fund, Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (British Virgin Islands)

    Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Paul Pretlove, James Drury, and David Standish, all of Interpath, as the Foreign Representatives of Three Arrows Fund, Ltd. (in Liquidation), which was "founded by Kyle Davies and Su Zhu" and was "the offshore feeder fund of Three Arrows Capital, Ltd.", which was described as "one of the largest crypto and digital asset venture capital firms in the world", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

    USA v. Rodney Burton: Criminal Indictment (‘Bitcoin Rodney’)

    Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business involving an allegedly fraudulent crypto investment scheme known as HyperFund in USA v. Rodney Burton, a.k.a. Bitcoin Rodney, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Iskander Karam: £10K Fine & Disqualification (Guernsey)

    Public Notice by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission that it has issued a £10,000 fine and two-year prohibition against Iskander Karam, a.k.a. Alexander Karam, a.k.a. Alexander Kaymen, who appears to be a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, after finding that he "deliberately or recklessly made a number of false and/or misleading statements in his Personal Questionnaire submitted in connection with an application for a licence and for the authorisation of a collective investment scheme".