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    CFTC v. Uduakobong Inyangudo et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging fraud in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Uduakobong Udo Inyangudo, a.k.a. Alexander Uti Bassey, described as a citizen and resident of Nigeria; Vanessa Okocha, Amen Okundaye, Charles Ochi, Diego Okeh, Daniell Liggins, Victor Edeh, and Tochukwu Edeh at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

    Germany v. Rolf Jerke et al

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Life Partners Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into Rolf Jerke and Dr. Uwe Schilling for suspected embezzlement involving viaticals settlements.

    CFTC v. Tradewale LLC et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging the defendants "fraudulently solicited members of the public for the purported purpose of trading off-exchange, retail foreign currency on a leveraged or margined basis in accounts to be managed by Tradewale, and misappropriated customers' funds" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Tradewale LLC, of Illinois; Tradewale Managed Fund, described as "an entity purportedly located in London, United Kingdom offering forex investments to the public", and Valdas Dapkus at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

    VL Assurance (Bermuda) Ltd. et al v. Jason Sugarman et al: Writ of Summons

    Generally Indorsed Writ of Summons alleging fraud in VL Assurance (Bermuda) Ltd. (in Liquidation) and Valor Management Ltd. (in Liquidation) v. Jason Sugarman, of Los Angeles, CA; Devon Archer, of New York, NY, and Hugh Dunkerley, of Huntington Beach, CA, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

    Jonathan Lowry et al v. Gabriel Edelman et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging "fraudulent inducement to invest in cryptocurrency followed by embezzlement of that investment" in Jonathan Lowry, individually and derivatively on behalf of Vix Capital Partners LP v. Gabriel Edelman, , described as a resident of New York and Spain; Vix Capital Partners LP, Edelman Blockchain Advisors, Nehemia Markovits, Louis Taubman, Hunter Taubman Rischer & Li LLC, IFM Investors, of Australia; Interactive Brokers, Chen Edelman, described as a resident of New York and Spain, and Jiyson Edelman at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Ronald Haller: Industry Ban

    Administrative Order by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing an industry ban on Ronald P. Haller, 67, of Ontario, Canada, after. he pleaded guilty to fraud in Canada.

    ABRAAJ Investment Management Ltd. v. Bank of America et al: Amended Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

    Amended Application by the Joint Official Liquidators of ABRAAJ Investment Management Limited, of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Bank of America, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Goldman Sachs and Co., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mashreqbank PSC, New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank US, a.k.a. Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch; Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, New York Branch; Société Generale North America; BNP Paribas USA Inc.; Bank of Nova Scotia, UBS AG, New York Branch, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; and The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands regarding an alleged $385 million fraud by Pakistan citizen Asif Masood Naqvi, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Enigma Diagnostics Ltd. v. Harvey Boulter et al: Amended Complaint

    Amended Complaint alleging fraud and dishonest assistance involving the Cayman Islands-domiciled "Porton Group" in Enigma Diagnostics Limited (in Liquidation), Paul David Allen, and Geoffrey Lambert Carton-Kelly, as Liquidators of Enigma Diagnostics Limited, all of England v. Harvey Boulter, DLA Piper UK LLP, a law firm, and Charles Cook, a lawyer, all of England, at High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

    Treis Blockchain v. John Chain et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging "greed, theft, and dishonesty" involving "immersion cooling systems for crypto-currency and certain blockchain applications" in Treis Blockchain LLC v. John Chain and Chain Enterprises LLC at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

    USA v. Roberto Cortes et al: Criminal Indictment

    Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering involving entities in or from Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay, and the United States in USA v. Roberto Gustavo Cortes Ripalda, described as a citizen of Ecuador and the U.S.; Fernando Haberer Bergson, described as a citizen of Germany and Uruguay and a resident of Argentina, and Ernesto Heraclito Weisson Pazmino, described as a citizen of Ecuador and the U.S., at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

    Brian Kang et al v. Hybrid Trade Ltd. et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging theft, misappropriation, and securities fraud regarding the raising of $50 million "from investors based around the world, including within the United States" from the sale of "digital tokens" that were "neither registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission nor qualified for any exemption from registration with the SEC, thereby depriving investors of the benefit of the disclosures required by the federal securities laws" in Brian Kang, Skyblock LLC, Mid-Wilshire Consulting LLC, Prasad Hurra, David Kim, Blue Rock Group, Artemio Verduzo, David Kwon, and Young Jae Kwon v. Hybrid Trade Limited, described as operating from addresses in Hong Kong, Malta, and Singapore; Asia Digital Asset Exchange, described as operating from an address in Cyprus; Allysian Sciences, Apolo Ohno, a former Olympic speed skating champion; Rod Jao, Eugenio Pugliese, and Henry Liu at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

    Platts v. Wood Mackenzie Ltd.: Complaint

    Complaint "to recover actual damages for breach of the applicable licensing agreement, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and misappropriation" in S&P Global Inc., d.b.a. Platts, described as a New York-based "independent information and services provider that observes, analyzes, and reports on the commodities and energy markets" v. Wood Mackenzie Limited, described as a United Kingdom firm that "provides consulting services and market research to the oil, gas, coal, metals, and mining industries, including reports on major companies operating in those areas, trends analysis and forecasts, and executive overviews", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Stephen Puleo et al v. Burgundy 523 Offshore Fund Ltd. et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging fraud by 122 investors, "many of whom are senior citizens", who are "among 261 individuals, who collectively invested $75.5 million to buy interests in a student housing project in reliance on a series of false statements in the offering documents made by the sponsor of the offering and a financier that facilitated the offering" in Stephen Puleo et al v. Patrick Nelson, of California; Nelson Partners LLC, of Utah; Axonic Capital LLC, of Delaware; Clayton Degiancinto, of New York; AxSPV LLC Series NB CRE Lender, of Delaware; AxSPV LLC Series SBL CRE Lender, of Delaware; AxSPV LLC Series ACO CRE Lender, of Delaware; Burgundy 523 Offshore Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Axonic Special Opportunities SBL Master Fund LP, of Delaware, and Axonic Credit Opportunities Master Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

    Öksüt Madencilik San. Tic. AS v. LinkedIn Corp. et al: Discovery Application

    Application by Öksüt Madencilik San. Tic. A.S., described as a Turkish company that "operates a precious metals mine located in Turkey known as the Öksüt Mine", to take discovery from LinkedIn Corp. and Google LLC for use in "criminal and civil proceedings" in Turkey alleging "one or more individuals, believed to be former OMAS employees, have stolen confidential information from OMAS and are using that information to unlawfully harm the Company and exert influence over its employees, vendors, and others through anonymous online accounts", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

    Enigma Diagnostics Ltd. v. Harvey Boulter et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging fraud and dishonest assistance involving yhr Cayman Islands-domiciled "Porton Group" in Enigma Diagnostics Limited (in Liquidation), of England v. Harvey Boulter, DLA Piper UK LLP, a law firm, and Charles Cook, a lawyer, all of England, at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

    Qasimi Law Partners v. Tanya Chuck Habib: Discovery Application

    Application by the Law Office of Shaikh Fahim Al Qasimi, a.k.a. Qasimi Law Partners, of Abu Dhabi, to take discovery from Tanya Chuck Habib, of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, "for use in a proceeding in the United Arab Emirates" to enforce a judgment for AED7.2 million "against John Lawrence Habib and M.E.N.A. Bridge Advisors FZE", of Abu Dhabi, for alleged "financial misappropriations and defalcation", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Dorset Ltd. v. Trax Ltd.: Stop Notice

    Stop Notice by Dorset Limited, of the Marshall Islands, regarding shares in Trax Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, registered to Panagiotis Triantafyllidis, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    ENG LLC v. Trax Ltd.: Stop Notice

    Stop Notice by ENG LLC, of Delaware, regarding shares in Trax Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, registered to Topmost Access Limited and Tron LP, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    Servicios Parlamentarios Remo SA de CV v. R D Precious Metals Inc.: Complaint

    Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme involving the theft, conversion and misappropriation by defendants in New York of funds and/or gold belonging to plaintiff" in Servicios Parlamentarios Remo SA de CV, of Mexico v. R D Precious Metals Inc., Rafael Davidov, Roni Amrussi, a.k.a. Roni Amrusi, a.k.a. Roni Ambrussi; Yaniv Ben Hamo, a.k.a. Yaniv Benhamo, and Gold 7 of Miami Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Howard Shapiro v. Toula Varvitsiotis et al: Discovery Application

    Application by Howard Shapiro, of Hollywood, Florida, to take discovery from Toula Varvitsiotis and Georgia Varvitsiotis for use in legal proceedings in Hong Kong involving "corporate governance irregularities and the use of corporate funds at a Hong Kong corporation called Asia Interactive Services (Hong Kong) Ltd.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Lansdale Capital Ltd. v. Leslie Wulf et al: Motion to Quash Subpoena

    Motion to Quash Subpoena asking PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP "to produce the privileged and confidential documents of non-party movant Lansdale Capital Ltd., a BVI company" in Lansdale Capital Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. Leslie A. Wulf, Bruce A. Hall, John E. Rea, and James Rea at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    ‘Remove content about my client or be sued,’ writes Sergi Pujol’s ‘reputation manager’

    Letter to the Editor from Josep Coll Rodríguez, described as a reputation management lawyer in Barcelona representing Sergi Pujol, seeking the removal from OffshoreAlert's website and de-indexing from search engines of an application to collect evidence filed by the USA at federal court in Washington, D.C. regarding a Spanish criminal investigation into Pujol for suspected fraud and misappropriation, claiming that publication of the document violates European privacy laws.

    SEC v. Sheng-Wen Cheng: Complaint

    Complaint alleging "misappropriation of investor funds and material misrepresentations in connection with the offering of equity and digital asset securities to investors in Alchemy Finance, Inc., Alchemy Company, Ltd., and Alchemy Coin, Ltd.", which are domiciled in Delaware and Hong Kong, in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sheng-Wen Cheng, of New York, USA, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    London Capital & Finance Plc et al v. Michael Thomson et al: Amended Complaint

    Amended Complaint alleging dishonest assistance in London Capital & Finance Plc (in Administration) and London Oil & Gas Limited (in Administration) v. Michael Andrew Thomson, Simon Hume-Kendall, Elten Barker, Spencer Golding, Paul Careless, Surge Financial Limited, John Russell-Murphy, Robert Sedgwick, Grosvenor Park Intelligent Investment Limited, Helen Hume-Kendall, Francis Michael William Starkie, Martin Stephen Ruscoe, Eric Bosshard, Robin Hudson, and Charles Hendry at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

    Performance Insurance Company SPC: Chapter 15 Petition

    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.

    Huy Vietnam Group Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

    Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Cosimo Borrelli and Mitchell Mansfield, as the Foreign Representatives of Huy Vietnam Group Limited (in Official Liquidation), whose Founder, Nhat Huy, "may have misappropriated approximately $59 million", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Sakab Saudi Holding Company et al v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application

    Application by Sakab Saudi Holding Company, Alpha Star Aviation Services Company, Enma Al Ared Real Estate Investment and Development Company, Kafa'at Business Solutions Company, Security Control Company, Armour Security Industrial Manufacturing Company, Saudi Technology & Security Comprehensive Control Company, Technology Control Company, New Dawn Contracting Company, and Sky Prime Investment Company, all of Saudi Arabia, to take discovery from Citibank NA, HSBC Bank USA NA, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, and Jonathan Wainwright for use in legal proceedings in Canada alleging "a massive fraudulent scheme perpetrated by a former high-ranking government official in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saad Khalid Al Jabri, which resulted in at least $3.5 billion (USD) being stolen from the Applicant companies and used for the personal benefit of one man, Al Jabri, and his family and associates", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Oak Trust (Guernsey) Ltd. et al v. William Dewsall: Amended Complaint

    Amended Complaint alleging fraud involving Gable Holdings Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Gable Insurance AG, of Liechtenstein, in Kevin Alcock, Corita Metelerkamp, both of Surrey, England; Oak Trust (Guernsey) Limited, of Guernsey; Baytree Group Holdings Limited, Morvale Company Limited, Aggaris Investments Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Christopher Lawrance, Roy Campbell, both of South Africa, and CriSeren Investments Limited, of Wales v. William Dewsall, of London, England, at the High Court for England and Wales.

    Linda Fischer v. XL Funding Inc. et al: Discovery Application

    Ex Parte Application by Linda Fischer, a citizen of Germany residing in the United Kingdom, to take discovery from the Estate of Michael D. Fischer, Svetlana Astafurova, XL Funding, Inc., and Blackstone Equities, LLC for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands involving allegations of fraud against her brother, Michael Fischer, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Linda Fischer v. Jeffrey Slavet et al: Discovery Application

    Ex Parte Application by Linda Fischer, a citizen of Germany residing in the United Kingdom, to take discovery from Jeffrey Slavet, Lombardy 711 Inc., and 111 East 56th Street Inc. for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands involving allegations of fraud against her brother, Michael Fischer, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    SEC v. Vuuzle Media Corp. et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vuuzle Media Corp., of New York, NY; Ronald Shane Flynn, a.k.a. Ronnie Shane, described as a U.S citizen residing in the Philippines and/or Dubai, and Richard Marchitto, of Rockaway, New Jersey, at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

    Germany: Sven Schoene

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Bank of America - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into Sven Schoene for suspected embezzlement while serving as CEO of a U.S. subsidiary of a German company.

    Xenfin Fund 1 Trading Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

    Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Guernsey by Matthew Wright, Benjamin Rhodes, and James Toynton, as the Foreign Representatives of Xenfin Fund 1 Trading Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), which "served as a special purpose vehicle to invest in real estate in the United States and around the world" and is "wholly owned by GFG Funds PCC Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation)", of Guernsey, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

    USA v. Ihor Kolomoisky et al: Forfeiture Complaint

    Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Real Property Located at 55 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio which is "traceable to an international conspiracy to launder money embezzled and fraudulently obtained from PrivatBank", described as "a Ukrainian financial institution", whose beneficial owners were identified as Ihor Kolomoisky and Gennadiy Boholiubov, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Mustafa Abdel-Wadood: Industry Ban

    Administrative Order by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing an industry ban on Mustafa Abdel Wadood, described as a citizen of Egypt, for "the misappropriation of fund assets from one private equity fund client of the Abraaj Group and an offering fraud against investors in another Abraaj fund".

    BTA Bank v. Wells Fargo Bank et al: Discovery Application

    Application by JSC BTA Bank, of Kazakhstan, to take discovery from Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Wells Fargo Financial Advisors Network LLC, and related entities; Yvgeny Bukrinsky, d.b.a. Omega Enterprises, described as an "accountant/tax preparer"; "certain business entities owned or operated by Elvira Kudryashova, namely, Anthill Shopnplay (a/k/a Anthill Fashion Market, Anthill Shopnplay LLC, and Kud Vintage) and Edward Hill Bakery party N beyond"; Granite Escrow and Settlement Services, Escrow of the West, Jason Bradshaw, d.b.a. Bradshaw Residential Group, described as a "real estate agent", and Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC for use in legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and "a pending criminal investigation in Kazakhstan", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

    SEC v. Raquel Moura Borges et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging fraud and misappropriation involving, inter alia, companies in the British Virgin Islands, Brazil, and the USA in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Raquel Moura Borges, a citizen of Brazil, and Global Access Investment Advisor, LLC, described as a New York-based company that "provides investment advisory services to clients who are primarily from Brazil", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Lithuania: Darius Vitkus

    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.

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

    Complaint alleging fraud and misappropriation involving "a fraudulent bank guarantee" in Leonid Zavlunov and Strategic Global Experts Inc., both of New York v. Stanislav Shvartsman, of New York; Willah Joseph Mudolo, described as a resident of London, England, and African Development Funding Group, of England, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

    Madison Asset LLC v. Deutsche Bank AG: Complaint (Redacted)

    Redacted Complaint "against Deutsche for its role in a fraudulent trading scheme orchestrated by Madison's former principals and principals of related entities between 2014 and 2017 that caused Madison to suffer more than $200 million in damages" in Martin Trott and Christopher Smith, of RHSW (Cayman) Limited, as Joint Official Liquidators of Madison Asset LLC (in Official Liquidation), described as "a Cayman investment fund that is now in official liquidation proceedings before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands" v. Deutsche Bank AG at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Madison Asset LLC v. Deutsche Bank AG: Motion to Seal

    Motion to File Complaint Under Seal in Martin Trott and Christopher Smith, of RHSW (Cayman) Limited, as Joint Official Liquidators of Madison Asset LLC (in Official Liquidation), described as "a Cayman investment fund that is now in official liquidation proceedings before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands" v. Deutsche Bank AG at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Multiflora International Ltd. et al v. Jacobi International, Inc. et al: Discovery Application

    Application by Multiflora International Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Agrícola Industrial Entre Ríos, S.A., of Guatemala, and Agrícola Esperanza Jacobi, S.A., of Guatemala, to take discovery from Jacobi International, Inc., Cart Investments, Inc., Bank of America N.A., Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., and Jonathan Feuerman, a lawyer with law firm Therrel Baisden, LLP, for use in "ongoing civil and criminal legal proceedings that are pending in Guatemala" that involve "Christian Rasch's misappropriation of funds and other assets belonging to Applicants and others", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Jia Li et al v. BitMart: Complaint

    Complaint alleging fraud by a "cryptocurrency exchange" in Jia Li, of China, and David Hsiao, of California v. GBM Foundation Company Ltd., d.b.a. BitMart, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, New Jersey-based "cryptocurrency exchange", at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

    Barclays Bank Plc et al v. Val Sklarov et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging "false designation of origin, cybersquatting and trademark dilution" in Barclays Bank Plc, of England, and Barclays Capital Inc., of New York v. Vladimir 'Val' Sklarov, described as a "convicted felon" residing in Florida, and Osman Qureishi, described as a resident of Texas, each individually and d.b.a. 'Shearson Lehman Brothers', 'Shearson Lehman', 'Lehman Brothers', 'Shearson Lehman Brothers Investment Banking', and 'Shearson Lehman Investment Banking'; Black Rock Capital LLC, of the Bahamas; Newburgh Capital Ltd., Lincoln Capital Ltd., of Belize; Lincoln Capital Ltd., of Belize, and Jaitegh 'JT' Singh, described as an attorney based in New York, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    SEC v. SAExploration Holdings Inc. et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging "an elaborate, four-year-long fraud" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. SAExploration Holdings Inc., of Delaware, whose shares were listed on NASDAQ; Jeffrey H. Hastings, of Alaska; Brent N. Whiteley, of Houston, Texas; Brian A. Beatty, of Ontario, Canada, and Michael J. Scott, of Alberta, Canada, as Defendants, and Thomas W. O'Neill, of Houston, Texas, and Lori E. Hastings, of Alaska, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Minerva Development Group Ltd. et al: £2.8M Misappropriation

    Press Release by The Insolvency Service in the United Kingdom announcing that Minerva Development Group Limited and Cohesion Business Development Ltd. "were wound up in the public interest on 29 September 2020 after the High Court found that the investment-raising activities of the companies were entirely without substance, with at least £2.85 million of investors' funds - raised through issuing of bonds - had disappeared".