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Alpine Partners (BVI) LP v. Mark Guinan: Discovery Application (Bermuda)

January 19, 2024
Application by Alpine Partners (BVI) L.P., of the British Virgin Islands, to take discovery from Mark Guinan for use in "an appraisal proceeding pending before the Supreme Court of Bermuda" regarding "the fair value of its shares in Myovant Sciences Ltd.", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

SEC v. Alexander Elbanna et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

July 20, 2023
Complaint alleging crypto-based securities fraud in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Alexander Elbanna, Digital World Exchange LLC, BoostedPro LLC, and D.W. Exchange LLC, as Defendants, and Angela Elbanna, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Mark Gyetvay: Complaint (‘$44M Tax Fraud’)

June 22, 2023
Complaint for $44 million alleging "willful FBAR penalties" involving companies or accounts in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Russia, and Switzerland in USA v. Mark Anthony Gyetvay, described as a citizen of Italy, Russia, and USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Todd Smith et al v. Grok Management LLC et al: Complaint (‘$350K Investment Loss’)

May 1, 2023
Complaint in Todd Smith and Lisa Smith, individually and derivatively on behalf of Grok Algo LP, of Delaware, and Grok Global Ltd., d.b.a. Grok Global LP, of the British Virgin Islands v. Grok Management LLC, of Delaware, and Des Woodruff, as Defendants, and Grok Algo LP, of Delaware, and Grok Global LP, of the British Virgin Islands, as Nominal Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Binance Funds: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$10M Crypto Theft by Sun Hao et al’)

April 27, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Funds at three accounts at Binance allegedly associated with "the theft of approximately $10 million in cryptocurrency by Sun Hao, Song Shijie Null, Cheng Han Hsieh, Chun Li Tsao, and potentially others through a wire fraud scheme" at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Sun Hao et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$10M Crypto Theft’)

April 19, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Three Accounts at a crypto exchange operated by Binance Holdings Limited that are allegedly associated with "the theft of approximately $10 million in cryptocurrency by Sun Hao, Song Shijie Null, Cheng Han Hsieh, Chun Li Tsao, and potentially others through a wire fraud scheme", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Aleksandr Ionov et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Illegal Russian Agents’)

April 13, 2023
Superseding Indictment in USA v. Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, a citizen of Russia; Yegor Sergeyevich Popov, a citizen of Russia; Aleksey Borisovich Sukhodolov, a citizen of Russia; Omali Yeshitela, a citizen of the United States; Penny Joanne Hess, a citizen of the United States; Jesse Nevel, a citizen of the United States, and Augustus C. Romain Jr., a citizen of the United States, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. John Can Unsalan: Criminal Indictment (‘Ukraine-Russia Sanctions Evasion’)

April 13, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendant "and others orchestrated and carried out a plan to violate and evade and attempt to violate and evade U.S. sanctions against Sergey Vitalievich Kurchenko [a citizen of Ukraine], Kompaniya Gaz-Alyans, OOO, and ZAO Vneshtorgservis" in USA v. John Can Unsalan, a.k.a. Hurrem Can Unsalan, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Bahamas Island Consortium Ltd. et al v. Tavistock Group Inc.: Discovery Application (Bahamas)

January 17, 2023
Application by Bahamas Island Consortium Ltd. and Mirko Kovats to take discovery from Tavistock Group Inc. for use in legal proceedings in the Bahamas "involving I.F. Propco Holdings (Ontario) 39 Ltd., a company duly incorporated in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, as well as a number of individuals acting as the trustees of the CCWIPP Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan, the beneficial owner of I.F. Propco Holdings", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Dr. Ravi Shankar Vedam v. Dr. Prashanth Pandya et al: Discovery Application (India)

July 15, 2022
Application by Dr. Ravi Shankar Vedam v. Prashanth Pandya, Manatee Oral and Facial Surgery Center LLC, Mary Collandra, Clifford E. Chapman, Hotel Ramada, and Kathleen Wade for use in insolvency proceedings in India regarding Tiffins Barytes Asbestos & Paints Limited, described as "an Indian company that operated in the mining of iron ore and barites", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Merrill Lynch: Judicial Assistance

April 26, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Merrill Lynch - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the 6th Probate and Family Court of the Regional Forum II of Santo Amaro in São Paulo, Brazil - for legal proceedings styled as 'Leticia Lagoa Ribeiro v. Alexandre Fernandes Martins' involving "claims of misappropriated assets", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Grant Hutchinson v. Peter Adamis: Discovery Application

December 23, 2021
Application by Ringwood Magistrates' Court in Victoria, Australia, to take discovery from Newfold Digital for use in a lawsuit styled as 'Grant Hutchinson v. Peter Adamis', filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd. v. Joseph Chow: Discovery Application

December 21, 2021
Application by Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd. to take discovery from Joseph Chow "for use in a foreign proceeding pending in the Cayman Islands arising from a merger transaction through which China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. was taken private in April 2021 by way of a statutory merger", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

HWH Realty Holdings LLC v. Anthony Belisle: Complaint

December 3, 2021
Complaint "to recover damages from Belisle for its losses of nearly $20 million arising out of its June 2017 investment in the Limited Diversified Arbitrage Fund, a fund managed by Markel CATCo Investment Management Limited, which employed Belisle as its Chief Executive Officer" alleging fraud involving a Bermuda entity in HWH Realty Holdings LLC v. Anthony Belisle at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

British Caribbean Bank Ltd. v. Armando Pizzuti: Complaint

November 4, 2021
Complaint alleging an unpaid loan of $170,000 in British Caribbean Bank Limited, of the Turks and Caicos Islands v. Armando Pizzuti, described as a citizen of the United States who used to reside in the Turks and Caicos Islands and now lives in Clearwater, Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Venequip SA v. Ring Power Corporation: Discovery Application

October 29, 2021
Application by Venequip SA, of Venezuela, to take discovery from Ring Power Corporation for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland involving "the demise of the decades-long business relationship between Venequip and Caterpillar S.A.R.L., a Swiss entity and the other party to the Swiss Proceeding", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Mark Gyetvay: Release & Conditions Order

September 24, 2021
Order of Release on $80 million bond and other conditions in USA. Mark Gyetvay, the Chief Financial Officer of Russian gas producer Novatek who is apparently a citizen of Italy, Russia, and the United States, at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Mark Gyetvay: USA’s Motion for Conditions of Release

September 23, 2021
Motion to Set Conditions of Release in USA v. Mark Gyetvay, a citizen of Italy, Russia, and the United States charged with "a decade-long tax evasion scheme that involved his failure to report over $40 million of income to the IRS", at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Mark Gyetvay: Criminal Indictment (‘Tax Evasion’)

September 22, 2021
Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion involving companies or accounts in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Russia, and Switzerland in USA v. Mark Gyetvay, the Chief Financial Officer of Russian gas producer Novatek who is apparently a citizen of Italy, Russia, and the United States, at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Fundo de Liquidação Financeira v. Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc.: Discovery Application

September 8, 2021
Application by Fundo de Liquidação Financeira - Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizado, described as an investment fund managed by Jive Asset Gestão de Recursos Ltda., to take discovery from Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. for use in a "summary collection proceeding" in São Paulo, Brazil against K.G. Serviços e Participações Eireli, Alvaro Maluf, and Paulo Maluf, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

George Bachiashvili v. Charlie Shrem et al: Amended Complaint

August 20, 2021
Amended Complaint alleging fraud and unregistered securities regarding the sale of cryptocurrency tokens involving Delaware and Cayman Islands-domiciled Crowd Machine in George Bachiashvili v. Charlie Shrem and Roger Tichenor at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Romania: Lucian Mazilu

July 20, 2021
Complaint to extradite Lucian Mazilu from the USA to Romania so that he can serve a five-year prison sentence after being convicted "in abstentia" of tax fraud and money laundering, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Jason Bonayer et al v. Crowd Machine SEZC et al: Complaint

June 24, 2021
Complaint alleging fraud involving cryptocurrency in Jason Bonayer, a U. S. citizen residing in New York, NY, and George Bachiashvili, a citizen of Georgia residing in Tbilisi v. Crowd Machine Inc., of Delaware; Crowd Machine SEZC, of the Cayman Islands; Metavine Inc., of Delaware; Craig Sproule, described as a citizen of Australia residing in San Jose, California; James Hanley, Anne Osborne, Ben Gorlick, Kurt Pfluger, Camden Dore, Roger Tichenor, Charlie Shrem, Bittrex, described as "a cryptocurrency exchange based in the Seychelles", and HitBTC, also described as "a cryptocurrency exchange based in the Seychelles", at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Talal Al Zawawi: Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Appeal

May 24, 2021
Notice of Appeal by Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi, a citizen of Oman residing in the United Kingdom, against an order granting a Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Dismatrix SPC et al v. Douglas Bassett: Discovery Application

May 3, 2021
Application by Dismatrix SPC, Asyndeton, and Polysyndeton, all of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Douglas M. Bassett, of Umatilla, Florida, USA, for use in legal proceedings against Equity Capital UK Limited in England regarding "a fraudulent Forex trading scheme operated by Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Oak Trust et al v. Douglas Bassett: Discovery Application

April 8, 2021
Application by Oak Trust, Acorn Trust, Eagle Trust, Duffy Trust, Robert J. Parfet Living Trust, Geluk Global Fund Limited SAC, of the Bahamas; Migration Investments, LLC, of Colorado; Boustrophedon International Ltd., of Hong Kong; Michael R. Shea, Erin Shea, Angela Ling, Fuhua Ling, Philip Bullock, Lifang Liu, Justin Payne, Michael Dietzen, Kimberly J. Dietzen, Brian Sly, David K. Sly, Gregory Sly, Karen Sly, Nelson Sly, Helen S. Sly, Sly Family Trust, and Tamara A. Sly Separate Property Trust to take discovery from Douglas M. Bassett, for use in legal proceedings in England regarding allegations of "a multi-million dollar fraudulent Forex trading and investment scheme" involving Equiti Capital UK Limited, Mediatrix Capital Inc., Blue Isle Markets Inc., and Blue Isle Markets Ltd., filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Tetiana Lukianiuk: Forfeiture Complaint

February 22, 2021
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.

Eugenia II Investment Holdings Ltd. v. Anthony Belisle: Complaint

October 23, 2020
Complaint for $7.5 million in compensatory damages, plus punitive damages, alleging "fraud and negligent misrepresentation" involving Limited Diversified Arbitrage Fund, of Bermuda, which was managed by Markel CATCo Investment Management Limited, of Bermuda, in Eugenia II Investment Holdings Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. Anthony Belisle, of Naples, Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Datto Inc. et al v. Daniel Moore: Complaint

October 19, 2020
Complaint alleging "unlawful misappropriation of Datto's valuable trade secrets and other confidential information to use at a direct competitor, ConnectWise LLC, and to unlawfully gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace" in Datto Inc., described as a Delaware-domiciled, Connecticut-based "leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions", and Datto Europe Limited, of England v. Daniel Moore at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Andrew McAlpine: Bond Hearing Minutes

September 26, 2020
Clerk's Minutes of Bond Hearing in USA v. Andrew McAlpine, a citizen of Canada residing in the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Robin Maki v. Alan Hanke et al: Complaint

September 13, 2020
Complaint alleging the defendants "utilized phony transactional documents to induce both sophisticated and unsophisticated investors to wire funds across state lines, only to see said funds disappear without a trace" in Robin Maki v. Alan J. Hanke, of Illinois; Carlo Sperduti, of Florida; Sidney Mills Rogers III, an attorney, of Georgia, and IOLO Global LLC, of Wyoming, at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Richard Gleinn et al v. DLA Piper et al: Class Action Complaint

July 21, 2020
Class Action Complaint by "investors who collectively have lost millions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme orchestrated and perpetrated by the principals of EquiAlt, a private real estate investment firm based in Florida" in Richard Gleinn, Phyllis Gleinn, Cary Toone, John Celli, Maria Celli, Eva Meier, Georgia Murphy, Steven J. Rubinstein, Tracey F. Rubinstein, as Trustees for the Rubinstein Family Living Trust Dated 6/25/2010; Bertram D. Greenberg, as Trustee for the Greenberg Family Trust; Bruce R. Hannen, and Geraldine Mary Hannen v. Paul Wassgren, DLA Piper LLP, and Fox Rothschild LLP at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

CFTC v. The Alista Group LLC et al: Complaint

July 16, 2020
Complaint alleging fraud involving, inter alia, a "straw account" in the name of "a French citizen" at "a Cayman Islands-based precious metals dealer" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. The Alista Group LLC, Marvin W. Courson III, Christopher A. Kertatos, and Luis M. Pineda Palacios at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Massimiliano Turi et al: Criminal Indictment

May 20, 2020
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to commit money laundering in USA v. Massimiliano 'Max' Turi, a citizen of Italy; Alexander Landa, and Layne Gerstel at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

SEC v. Turbo Global Partners Inc. et al: Complaint

May 14, 2020
Complaint alleging COVID-19-related securities fraud via false statements concerning BeMotion Inc., described as a "technology company" with offices in Toronto, Canada, and Amman, Jordan, in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Turbo Global Partners Inc., of Nevada, and Robert W. Singerman, of Tampa, Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Jose Irizarry et al: Criminal Indictment

February 19, 2020
Criminal Indictment alleging money laundering, fraud, and identity theft in USA v. Jose Ismael Irizarry, a former Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, and his wife, Nathalia Gomez Irizarry, formerly known as Nathalia Gomez Ramirez, at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

FTC v. Grand Bahama Cruise Line, LLC et al: Complaint

January 10, 2020
Complaint alleging an "illegal telemarketing operation" in Federal Trade Commission v. Grand Bahama Cruise Line, LLC, of Florida; Ultimate Vacation Group, LLC, d.b.a. Royal Bahamas Cruise Line, LLC, of Florida; Tropical Accommodations LLC, d.b.a. Grand Celebration Cruise Line; VSC, LLC, of Delaware; Cabb Group, LLC, of Florida; Florida V.S.C. Inc., of Florida; Jonathan Blake Curtis, Anthony DiGiacomo, Christopher A. Cotroneo, Christina R. Peterson, and Robert J. Peterson II at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Mariana Marchesini v. Mauricio Javier Lotito Monteys: Judicial Assistance

January 6, 2020
Application by the USA for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Siemens Financial Services Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from a court in Marbella, Spain - for use in a "contentious divorce" styled as 'Mariana Marchesini v. Mauricio Javier Lotito Monteys', filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Estonia: Aleksandr Rotko

November 19, 2019
Complaint to extradite Aleksandr Rotko from the USA to Estonia to face allegations of embezzlement.

Liquid Legacy Ltd. et al v. Keith Barkley et al: Complaint

May 23, 2019
Complaint in Liquid Legacy Ltd., of Antigua & Barbuda; Liquid Legacy Bottlers and Distributors Ltd., Derek Soo Yee, and Roger Ible, all of Trinidad & Tobgao, v. Keith Hall Barkley, Phil Donnahue Williamson, Chestnut Street Holding and Management Group LLC, Chestnut Street Group LLC, and Songhai Enterprise Consortium LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.