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    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.

    SEC v. Sam Lee et al: Complaint (‘$1.7B HyperFund Crypto Fraud’)

    Complaint alleging "a global, crypto asset-related, multi-level marketing pyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised over $1.7 billion from victims worldwide, including millions from U.S. investors" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Xue Samuel Lee, a.k.a. Sam Lee, described as a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Brenda Indah Chunga, a.k.a. Bitcoin Beautee, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    USA v. Sam Lee: Criminal Indictment (‘$1.9B HyperFund Crypto Fraud’)

    Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to commit securities fraud involving HyperFund, which was described as "an unincorporated organization" that "operated a purportedly legitimate decentralized finance, or "DeFi," cryptocurrency investment platform and touted its investment program to the public through social media and other means", in USA v. Sam Lee, described as "a citizen of Australia and resident of the United Arab Emirates" and "co-founder of HyperFund", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    USA v. Corporación Financiera Colombiana SA: Criminal Information (‘$23M Bribes’)

    Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in USA v. Corporación Financiera Colombiana SA, described as "a Colombian financial services institution ... that was majority owned and controlled by Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Scott Davis v. Argentum 47 Inc.: Complaint (‘£300K Loans’)

    Complaint in Scott Davis, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, "who invests in the debt and equity securities of microcap publicly traded companies located throughout the world" v. Argentum 47 Inc., described as "a publicly traded corporation, domiciled in Nevada, with offices located in the United Kingdom, that markets internet based remote services in the areas of technology", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    FG Hemisphere Associates LLC v. DR Congo et al: Complaint

    Complaint "alleging that its outstanding and unpaid judgments against the Defendants Democratic Republic of Congo and Societe Nationale D’Electricite, can and should be enforced through the seizure of four properties located in Montgomery County, Maryland purchased by and in the hands of Third-Party Garnishees Francis Selemani Mtwale and his wife, Aneth Michael Lutale through the US-registered Balanne Family Living Trust, an entity they control, with funds embezzled from the DRC pursuant to a scheme intended to thwart the DRC’s creditors" in FG Hemisphere Associates LLC v. Democratic Republic of Congo, Société Nationale d'Electricité, Balanne Family Living Trust, Aneth Doragh SF Mtwale, Francis Selemani Mtwale, and The Land Known for Assessment and Taxation Purposes as Lot 96 Plat 19998, Lot 133 Plat 24987, Lot 144 Plat 2017-25050, and Lot 54 Plat 24984 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Kings Wharf Opportunities Fund LP v. Affluence Corp. et al: Complaint

    Complaint in Kings Wharf Opportunities Fund LP, of Bermuda, which "invests in the debt and equity securities of microcap publicly traded companies" v. Affluence Corp., of Oak Brook, Illinois, described as a telecom technology and smart cities company focused on 4G and 5G technology", and Registered Agents Inc., of Boulder, Colorado, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Matthew Kramer v. Ground Zero Crypto LLC et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, and unjust enrichment regarding "a business venture involving an automated market maker protocol to facilitate token swaps using smart contracts and tokens" called SaucerSwap in Matthew Clark Kramer, of Utah v. Ground Zero Crypto LLC, of Maryland; Peter Campbell, of Maine; Joseph Bergvinson, of Canada; Henry He, of New York; Christopher Neil Davenport, of Maryland, and Matthew DeLorenzo, of North Carolina, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    tZERO Crypto Inc. v. Brett Buckman: Complaint

    Complaint objecting to discharge of debt involving an alleged cryptocurrency-based fraud in tZERO Crypto Inc., of Utah v. Brett Buckman, of Bel Air, Maryland, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Manuel Campuzano Treviño v. Laureate Education Inc.: Discovery Application

    Application by Manuel Campuzano Treviño, described as a citizen and resident of Mexico who is a former "CEO and President (Rector) of the Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico, S.C. ("UNITEC"), a Mexican university", to take discovery from Laureate Education Inc., described as "a publicly-traded Delaware corporation" which "owns and manages international universities including in Latin America", for use in "ongoing litigation filed by Mr. Campuzano in Mexico" in which he is "seeking payment of approximately $20 million in damages", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    SEC v. Dennis Jali et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging the defendants "fraudulently raised more than $27 million from approximately 1,200 investors, many of them African immigrants" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Dennis M. Jali, described as a citizen of South Africa; John E. Frimpong, described as a citizen of Ghana; Arley R. Johnson, of Maryland; The Smart Partners LLC, of Delaware, and 1st Million LLC, of Maryland, as Defendants, and Access2Assets LLC, of Maryland, as Relief Defendant, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    CFTC v. Dennis Jali et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging the defendants "orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that ultimately yielded over $28 million in fraudulently solicited funds from over 1,000 individuals, entities, and groups of individuals" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Dennis Jali, described as a citizen of South Africa; Arley Ray Johnson, of Maryland; John Frimpong, a.k.a. 'Dr. John Erasmus'; 1st Million LLC, a.k.a. 1stMillionDollars, of Maryland; Smart Partners LLP, of Delaware, and Access2Assets LLC, of Maryland, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    ViaSat Inc. et al v. Hughes Network Systems LLC: Discovery Application

    Application by ViaSat Inc., described as "a satellite operator based in Carlsbad, California, with offices in Switzerland and elsewhere", and ViaSat Broadband Holdings BV, of the Netherlands, to take discovery from Hughes Network Systems LLC "for use in pending civil proceedings in the Switzerland and in arbitral proceedings seated in London, England" regarding a dispute with "their joint venture partner, Eutelsat SA [of France], and their joint venture vehicle, Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sàrl [of Switzerland]", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    ENRC v. Glenn Simpson: Discovery Application (England)

    Ex Parte Application by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited, of England, to conduct discovery from Glenn Simpson, of Fusion GPS, for use in legal proceedings at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales against Mark Hollingsworth for "breach of confidence", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    FTC v. Agora Financial LLC et al: Complaint

    Complaint in Federal Trade Commission v. Agora Financial LLC, of Baltimore Maryland; Newmarket Health LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland; Newmarket Health Publishing LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland; Health Sense Media LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland; Health Sense Publishing LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland; Dr. Richard Gerhauser, of Pima, Arizona, and Zachary Scheidt, of Kennesaw, Georgia, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    InterGlobe Enterprises Private Ltd. et al v. Anupam Khanna: Discovery Application

    Application by InterGlobe Enterprises Private Limited, of India, and Rahul Bhatia to take discovery from Dr. Anupam Khanna, described as a "Maryland resident", for use in arbitration proceedings in India involving Rakesh Gangwal, the Chinkerpoo Family Trust, Shobha Gangwal, and InterGlobe Aviation Limited, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Invictus Hyperion v. Gamedex Ltd. et al: Plaintiff’s Corporate Disclosure

    Plaintiff's Corporate Disclosure disclosing New World Holdings, of the Cayman Islands, and The Waterkant Trust, of the Bahamas, as affliates in Invictus Hyperion v. Gamedex Ltd., Cameron Garvie, Chris Porter, and Henno Fourie at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Invictus Hyperion v. Gamedex Ltd. et al: Complaint

    Complaint alleging fraud regarding digital tokens known as "GDX Tokens" in Invictus Hyperion, of the Cayman Islands v. Gamedex Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Cameron Garvie, of Rockville, MD; Chris Porter, of the United Kingdom, and Henno Fourie, of Cape Town, South Africa, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    USA v. Pietro Vinci: Forfeiture Complaint

    Forfeiture Complaint regarding tax fraud involving Mosquetero SP, of Scotland; Stanford International Bank, of Antigua and Barbuda, and Citi Private Trust, of Switzerland, in USA v. Pietro Vinci, an Italy-born former resident of Venezuela now residing in Maryland, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Federal Trade Commission v. Ecological Fox LLC et al: Opinion on Preliminary Injunction

    Memorandum Opinion in Support of Preliminary Injunction regarding alleged telemarketing fraud involving a real estate development in Belize known as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The Reserve in Federal Trade Commission v. Ecological Fox, LLC, Frank Costanzo, a.k.a. Frank Green; Luke Chadwick, Andris Pukke, a.k.a. Marc Romeo and Andy Storm; Peter Baker, Global Property Alliance, Inc., Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, Buy Belize LLC, Buy International, Inc., Foundation Development Management, Inc., Eco-Futures Development, Eco-Futures Belize Limited, Power Haus Marketing, Brandi Greenfield, BG Marketing, LLC, Prodigy Management Group, LLC, John Usher, Rod Kazazi, Foundation Partners, Belize Real Estate Affiliates, LLC, Exotic Investor, Inc., Southern Belize Realty, LLC, Sanctuary Belize Property Owners' Association, Atlantic International Bank, Ltd., Angela Chittenden, Beach Bunny Holdings, LLC, The Estate of John Pukke, John Vipulis, and Deborah Connelly at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

    ENRC v. Phillip Van Niekerk: Discovery Application

    Application by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited, of England and Wales, to take discovery from Phillip Van Niekerk for use in a lawsuit brought in England by ENRC against the Serious Fraud Office, of the United Kingdom, "that arises out of a series of leaks by the Serious Fraud Office of the Government of the United Kingdom in relation to the SFO's investigation of ENRC", which involves suspected bribery and fraud, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    USA v. Austin Smith: Plea Agreement

    Plea Agreement in USA v. Austin Smith, of Israel, regarding binary options fraud, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    USA v. Austin Smith: Criminal Information

    Criminal Information in USA v. Austin Smith, a.k.a. John Ried, of Israel, regarding an alleged binary options fraud, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Federal Trade Commission v. Ecological Fox LLC et al: Motion for Interim Preliminary Injunction

    FTC's Motion for a Interim Preliminary Injunction regarding alleged telemarketing fraud involving a real estate development in Belize known as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The Reserve in Federal Trade Commission v. Ecological Fox, LLC, Frank Costanzo, a.k.a. Frank Green; Luke Chadwick, Andris Pukke, a.k.a. Marc Romeo and Andy Storm; Peter Baker, Global Property Alliance, Inc., Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, Buy Belize LLC, Buy International, Inc., Foundation Development Management, Inc., Eco-Futures Development, Eco-Futures Belize Limited, Power Haus Marketing, Brandi Greenfield, BG Marketing, LLC, Prodigy Management Group, LLC, John Usher, Rod Kazazi, Foundation Partners, Belize Real Estate Affiliates, LLC, Exotic Investor, Inc., Southern Belize Realty, LLC, Sanctuary Belize Property Owners' Association, Atlantic International Bank, Ltd., Angela Chittenden, Beach Bunny Holdings, LLC, The Estate of John Pukke, John Vipulis, and Deborah Connelly at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Federal Trade Commission v. Ecological Fox LLC et al: Complaint

    Complaint for a Permanent Injunction regarding alleged telemarketing fraud involving a real estate development in Belize known as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The Reserve in Federal Trade Commission v. Ecological Fox, LLC, Frank Costanzo, a.k.a. Frank Green; Luke Chadwick, Andris Pukke, a.k.a. Marc Romeo and Andy Storm; Peter Baker, Global Property Alliance, Inc., Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, Buy Belize LLC, Buy International, Inc., Foundation Development Management, Inc., Eco-Futures Development, Eco-Futures Belize Limited, Power Haus Marketing, Brandi Greenfield, BG Marketing, LLC, Prodigy Management Group, LLC, John Usher, Rod Kazazi, Foundation Partners, Belize Real Estate Affiliates, LLC, Exotic Investor, Inc., Southern Belize Realty, LLC, Sanctuary Belize Property Owners' Association, Atlantic International Bank, Ltd., Angela Chittenden, Beach Bunny Holdings, LLC, The Estate of John Pukke, John Vipulis, and Deborah Connelly at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    United Kingdom: Bayo Lawrence Awonorin

    Complaint to extradite Bayo Lawrence Awonorin, a.k.a. Sunday Bayo Awonorin, a.k.a. Awonorin Wemimo Adeyeli, a.k.a. Bay Law, a.k.a. Roland Martins, from the USA to the United Kingdom to face allegations of fraud and money laundering, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    United Kingdom: John Mandeng

    Complaint for the Extradition of John Mandeng from the USA to the United Kingdom to face charges of rape and sexual assault of children.

    USA v. Sandra Dunham: Plea Agreement

    Plea Agreement of Sandra Dunham in USA v. Paul Dunham and Sandra Dunham at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    USA v. Paul Dunham: Plea Agreement

    Plea Agreement of Paul Dunham in USA v. Paul Dunham and Sandra Dunham at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    Costa Rica: Leonardo Mendez Jimenez

    Complaint for the Extradition of Leonardo Mendez Jimenez from the USA to Costa Rica to serve a prison sentence for narcotics trafficking.

    Application for Seizure of 11 PayPal Accounts

    Application for the Seizure of 11 PayPal Accounts in the names of Chen Xianjie, Xianbin Chen, Chuanlan He, Yunfang Chen, Yunping Chen, Jinyu Wang, Liying He, and Chen Jinzhu as part of a criminal investigation into suspected fraud and money laundering involving web-sites at halfcosttix.com, halfpricemovieticket.com, and halfmovieticket.com.
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