Documents

Centennial Bank v. Eric Lamaze et al: Complaint (‘$1.4M Debt Owed By Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist’)

Complaint in M/Y Water Jump II, described as "a 2015 70’ Baia Motor Yacht" described as "a documented vessel of the British Virgin Islands"; Water Jump Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Torrey Pines Stable Florida Corp., of Florida, and Eric A. Lamaze, a retired Canadian show jumper and Olympic gold medalist, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Edwin Garrison et al v. Kevin Paffrath et al: Class Action Complaint (‘$1B Crypto Fraud by FTX Influencers’)

Class Action Complaint alleging crypto promotional fraud by "FTX Influencers", most of whom were described as 'YouTube stars', in Edwin Garrison, of Oklahoma; Gregg Podalsky, of Florida; Skyler Lindeen, of Florida; Alexander Chernyavsky, of Florida; Sunil Kavuri, of the United Kingdom; Gary Gallant, of Canada, and David Nicol, of Australia v. Kevin Paffrath, Graham Stephan, Andrei Jikh, Jaspreet Singh, Brian Jung, Jeremy Lefebvre, Tom Nash, of Australia; Ben Armstrong, Erika Kullberg, and Creators Agency LLC, described as a Delaware-domiciled, Japan-based "talent management firm and digital ad network which promoted FTX", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Ho Wan Kwok et al: Complaint (‘$850M Securities Fraud’)

Complaint alleging "multiple offering frauds orchestrated by Guo, an exiled Chinese businessman living in the United States who targeted retail investors through online and social media posts and videos" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ho Wan Kwok, a.k.a. Miles Guo, Miles Kwok, Wengui Guo, and Brother Seven, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in New York; Kin Ming Je, a.k.a. William Je, described as a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom residing in London, England; Mountains of Spices LLC, d.b.a. New York Farm, and G Club Operations LLC, of Puerto Rico, as Defendants, and Mei Guo, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in New York, England; Qiang Guo, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in London, England; Hing Chi Ngok, described as a citizen of China residing in Connecticut, and Sin Ting Rong, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in London, England, as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Metropolitan Municipality of Lima v. Rutas de Lima SAC: Petition to Vacate PEN 28M Arbitral Award (‘Fraud by Odebrecht SA Subsidiary’)

Petition to Vacate Arbitral Award in Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, of Peru v. Rutas de Lima S.A.C., of Peru, described as "a subsidiary of Odebrecht S.A., a global construction conglomerate that pled guilty to paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to government officials around the world, including Peru", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Conflict International Inc. et al v. Stephen Komorek et al: Complaint (‘Private Investigations Dispute’)

Complaint "about a relatively inexperienced private investigator who was hired by Plaintiffs, a London, England private investigations firm, to help expand their business in the United States" but "resigned without warning in the middle of the night taking with him clients, trade secrets, employees, and information" in Conflict International Inc. and Conflict International Ltd., of England v. Stephen Komorek and API International Consulting Group Inc.

AAG Energy Holdings Ltd.: ‘Scheme of Arrangement’ Petition

Petition for the Court's Sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement in the matter of AAG Energy Holdings Ltd, a Cayman Islands company based in Hong Kong that belongs to a group whose "principal activities ... are coal-bed methane exploration and development in the People's Republic of China", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Gennady Kochkalda et al v. Dmitri Ananyev et al: Summons with Notice (‘$21.6M Russian Bank Fraud’)

Summons with Notice alleging fraud involving a Russian bank and seeking damages of $21.6 million in Gennady Anatolievich Kochkalda, Andrei Vladislavovich Tokarev, Zhanneta Levievna Isakova, Oleg Olegovich Sultanbekov, Mikhail Vicheslavovich Malykhin, Elena Mikhailovna Kazakova, Alexandr Ivanovich Romannikov, Sergey Valentinovich Gorbachev, Leonid Pavlovich Ranchinskiy, Irina Stanislovna Danilova, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zaikin, Sergey Stansilavovich Drachev, Nataliya Veniaminovna Milova, Tatiana Alexandrovna Belikova, Olga Valentinovna Bukharina, Evgeny Yurievich Atamanov, Oleg Stanislavovich Poltarukha, Evgeny Vladimirovich Trukhin, Yuri Aleksandrovich Sitkov, Alexey Vladimirovich Sobolev, Vladimir Anatolyevich Savelyev, Vladislav Nikolaevich Nazarenko, Evgeny Leonidovich Isaev, Georgiy Zhorzhevich Romanov, and Ramil Rashidovich Khusainov, all described as "depositors with a Russian bank" v. Dmitri Ananyev, Alexei Ananyev, Peters International (Cayman) Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Peters International Investment N.V., of Curaçao; Promsvyaz Capital B.V., of the Netherlands; Postscriptum Capital Ltd., of Cyprus, and Fintailor Investment Limited, of Cyprus, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

World Marine Offshore A/S: Chapter 15 Petition (Denmark)

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Denmark by Michala Roepstorff and John Sommer Schmidt, as the Foreign Representatives of World Marine Offshore A/S, described as a Danish entity that "ran a shipping company providing services to the offshore wind industry", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Netherlands: Meta Platforms Inc. (‘Threats & Stalking’)

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Meta Platforms Inc. regarding a Facebook account - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "an unidentified person for threats and stalking offenses".

Rhombus Investments LP et al: Chapter 11 Petition

Chapter 11 Petition by Loyalty Ventures Inc., of Texas; LVI Lux Holdings Sàrl, of Luxembourg; LVI Sky Oak LLC, of Texas, and Rhombus Investments LP, of Bermuda, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Neoma Manager (Mauritius) Ltd. et al v. Abraaj ABOF IV SPV Ltd. et al: Judgment

Judgment in Neoma Manager (Mauritius) Limited, as manager of Neoma Private Equity Fund IV LP v. Abraaj ABOF IV SPV Limited, Mark Longbottom and Geoffrey Varga, as Trustees of the Creditors of Members of ABOF IV Fund Investor Limited, Dissolved; Columbus Ventures Limited, acting by its Joint Receivers, Mark Shaw and Russell Smith; MENA Vehicle Limited, acting by its Joint Receivers, Mark Shaw and Russell Smith, and Abraaj General Partner VIII Limited, as General Partner of Neoma Private Equity Fund IV LP, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Cimolai SpA et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Italy)

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Italy by Patrizia Paier, as the Foreign Representative of Luigi Cimolai Holding S.p.A. and Cimolai S.p.A., described as "respectively, the ultimate parent and main operating company of the Cimolai Group, a leading Italian construction company which carries out projects in Italy and abroad", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

RBH Holdings: Directors

Director Details for RBH Holdings, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on March 9th, 2023.

Telford Offshore Ltd.: Directors

Director Details for Telford Offshore Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on March 9th, 2023.

Hong Danielle Accettola v. Linda Mei He et al: Notice of Removal (‘Whistleblower Retaliation’)

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint alleging "retaliatory" employment termination for complaining about "PPP loan fraud, insurance fraud, USCIS Fraud, SEC Fraud and Academic Fraud", in Hong Danielle Accettola v. Linda Mei He, described as a citizen and resident of China; WL Global Corp., of Delaware; WeEducation Group Inc., of Delaware, and Wailian Overseas Consulting Group Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Netherlands: MediaLab.ai Inc. (‘Harmful Images’)

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from MediaLab.ai Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "an unidentified person for disclosing images of a sexual nature".

Pach Shemen LLC et al v. Agathonissos Finance LLC et al: Chapter 7 Petition (‘$213M Debt’)

Involuntary Petition in Pach Shemen LLC, of Delaware; VR Global Partners, L.P., of the Cayman Islands, and Alpine Partners (BVI) L.P., of the British Virgin Islands v. Agathonissos Finance LLC, of the Marshall Islands; Eletson Holdings Inc., of Liberia, and Eletson Finance (US) LLC, of Delaware, described as being part of a "family-owned international shipping" group that "touts itself as having "a global presence with headquarters in Piraeus, Greece as well as offices in Stamford, Connecticut, and London"", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Shiva Stein v. Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Brookfield Reinsurance’s Proposed Acquisition of Argo Group’)

Complaint "to enjoin Defendants from taking any steps to consummate ... the proposed acquisition of Argo Group by affiliates of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd." in Shiva Stein v. Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., of Bermuda; Thomas A. Bradley, Bernard C. Bailey, Dymphna A. Lehane, Samuel Liss, Carol A. McFate, and Al-Noor Ramji at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Ho Wan Kwok et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$1B Securities Fraud & Money Laundering’)

Criminal Indictment for securities fraud and money laundering with "hundreds of millions of dollars of the fraudulent scheme's proceeds" going into "bank accounts in the United States, Bahamas, and United Arab Emirates, among other places" in USA v. Ho Wan Kwok, a.k.a. Miles Guo, Miles Kwok, Guo Wengui, Brother Seven, and The Principal, described as "an exiled Chinese businessman who fled to the United States", and Kin Ming Je, a.k.a. William Je, described as "a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom who principally resided in the United Kingdom", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Jimmy Fallon v. Ryder Ripps et al: Motion to Quash Subpoena (‘Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Crypto Litigation’)

Notice of Motion to Quash Subpoena issued to James Fallon, a.k.a. Jimmy Fallon, a comedian and host of 'The Tonight Show', by Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen in connection with litigation styled as 'Yuga Labs Inc. v. Ripps et al' "concerning a nonfungible token (“NFT”) collection created by Yuga and known as the “Bored Ape Yacht Club"", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

‘Remove BBShares crypto article,’ writes ‘Joe Juan’

Letter from 'Joe Juan' requesting the removal from OffshoreAlert's website of an article about Cayman Islands-domiciled crypto fund manager BBShares Capital Management Ltd., claiming that a motion for the appointment of Inspectors filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands was "withdrawn ... because it is baseless".

Alameda Research Ltd. v. Grayscale Investments LLC et al: Complaint

Complaint alleging "Defendants’ brazen abuse of their control over nearly $19 billion of digital assets held in two trusts to enrich themselves at the expense of trust shareholders" in Alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. Grayscale Investments LLC, Digital Currency Group Inc., Michael Sonnenshein, and Barry Silbert at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.