United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Judgment in a Criminal Case in USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands-domiciled operator of a crypto exchange founded by Changpeng Zhao, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint for the extradition of Lee Morrell from the USA to England to face charges of bribery and misconduct while he worked as a Police Constable with the Metropolitan Police Service, in London, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Editor's Note: The indictment was filed under seal on January 23rd, 2024 and unsealed on February 9th, 2024 - the day that Morrell was arrested in the U.S.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged laundering of the proceeds of a "Business Email Compromise" fraud in USA v. 32.68342694 Bitcoin at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, d.b.a. Binance.com, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Plea Agreement recommending a fine of $50 million in USA v. Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Government's Memorandum Regarding Plea Proceedings recommending penalties of $4.3 billion and $50 million, respectively, in USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, d.b.a. Binance.com, and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Criminal Information alleging the defendant "violated the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully causing Binance Holdings Limited to fail to 23 implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program" in USA v. Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Criminal Information alleging the defendant "knowingly failed to register as a money services business, willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, and willfully caused violations of U.S. economic sanctions issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act" in USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, d.b.a. Binance.com, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Application by Zheng Jin and Suhao Zhang to take discovery from Seattle Family Regional Center for use in legal proceedings in China "against Shanghai Entry Exit Service Center Co., Ltd." regarding "an immigration agency’s breach of contract with the Applicants in connection with the placement of a real estate investment intended to provide benefits under the EB-5 Immigration Investment Visa Program", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

USA's Motion to Compel BlockFi to Comply with Seizure Warrants in USA v. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both citizens of Estonia, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint alleging the operation of an unregistered crypto securities exchange in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bittrex Inc., of Delaware; Bittrex Global GmbH, of Liechtenstein, and William Hiroaki Shihara, described as a resident of Redmond, Washington, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint "for recognition and enforcement of a foreign-country money judgment issued by the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court" in Cerner Middle East Limited, described as a Cayman Islands company based in Kansas City, Missouri v. Belbadi Enterprises LLC, of the United Arab Emirates; Vandevco Limited, of Washinton, and Orland Ltd., of Oregon, as Defendants, and Willamette Enterprises Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Belbadi Engineering LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, as Nominal Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendants' Motion to Compel Microsoft Corporation to Comply with a Subpoena in advance of the deposition of Christen Ager-Hanssen, described as "a known entrapment artist and conspiracy promoter based in the U.K.", in Roche Freedman LLP v. Jason Cyrulnik and Jason Cyrulnik v. Roche Freedman LLP, Kyle Roche, Devin Freedman, Amos Friedland, Nathan Holcomb, and Edward Normand at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Amended Complaint alleging "a scheme by Defendants to publish a defamatory and baseless news article about Kovalenko in order to create the opportunity to extort money from him in return for its removal" in Dmytro Kovalenko, described as "Ukrainian national who currently resides in Monaco" v. Epik Holdings Inc., Anonymize Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint alleging "a scheme by Defendants to publish a defamatory and baseless news article about Kovalenko in order to create the opportunity to extort money from him in return for its removal" in Dmytro Kovalenko, described as "a Ukrainian national who currently resides in Monaco" v. Epik Holdings Inc. and Anonymize Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Criminal Indictment alleging crypto-related investment fraud and money laundering by citizens of Belarus and Estonia in USA v. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, described as citizens and residents of Estonia, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Application by Caterpillar Crédito, Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Múltiple, Entidad Regulada, of Mexico, to take discovery from T-Mobile US Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Curaçao “brought by Mrs. Carolina Elizabeth Várady de Bellosta … to annul two personal guarantees given by Mrs. Bellosta’s husband, Carlos Marcelino Jose Bellosta Pallares to Caterpillar Crédito”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Class Action Complaint regarding "one of the biggest pyramid and Ponzi schemes in history" that, inter alia, involved a "Grand Cayman entity" in Rita Dos Santos and Anthony Cellucci v. Rita Dos Santos, Robert C. Weaver, Samuel Kauffman, Sara Sandford, and Gary Tober at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint alleging "insider trading in certain crypto asset securities that Coinbase Global, Inc. announced would be “listed,” or made available to trade, on its crypto asset trading platform" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ishan Wahi, described as a citizen of India residing in Seattle, Washington; Nikhil Wahi, described as a citizen of India residing in Seattle, Washingtnon, and Sameer Ramani, described as a former resident of Houston, Texas currently residing in India, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Mongolia - for a criminal investigation into an unidentified "Mongolian citizen that worked as a senior official at a state-owned company from approximately 2013 to 2016" for suspected "money laundering and illicit enrichment".

Application by Nagravision SA, of Switzerland, to take discovery from Amazon Technologies Inc. for use in legal proceedings in France regarding "an unauthorized Internet rebroadcasting service that provides television programming of Nagravision's customer in France", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Application by Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., of Israel, to take discovery from representatives of M/V E.R. Tianping, described as "a Liberian-flagged containership", for use in legal proceedings in Israel, London, and New York, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Defendant's Opposition to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in Parler LLC, of Nevada v. Amazon Web Services Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint in Parler LLC, of Nevada v. Amazon Web Services Inc., described as a Delaware corporation based in Seattle, Washington, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in Parler LLC, of Nevada v. Amazon Web Services Inc., described as a Delaware corporation based in Seattle, Washington, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint for the extradition of Jaromir Prokop, described as a leader of "an organized crime group", from the USA to the Czech Republic to face allegations of kidnapping and robbery, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint alleging "reverse domain name hijacking" in Robert W. Monster v. Ganeden Biotech Inc., of Ohio, and Kerry Luxembourg Sàrl, of Luxembourg, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Class Action Complaint alleging fraud involving cryptocurrencies in Eric Young, a resident of Pennsylvania, and Adam Kurtz, a resident of New York v. iFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., and BFXWW Inc., each described as a British Virgin Islands company based in Hong Kong; Tether Holdings Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Limited, described as a Hong Kong company based in Taiwan; DigFinex Inc., of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Operations Limited, of Hong Kong, and Tether International Limited, of Hong Kong, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Application by PJSC Uralkali to take discovery from John E. McCaw, Jr. for use in civil proceedings in the United Kingdom against Geoffrey Rowley and Jason Baker, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Findings of Fact in Bancroft Life & Casualty ICC, Ltd. v. Cesar Scolari at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Order Denying Bancroft's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Bancroft Life & Casualty ICC, Ltd. v. Cesar Scolari at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Indictment for tax evasion in USA v. Winston G. Bontrager and Pauline Anderson at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Defendant's Motion to Take One Additional Day of Deposition of the Deposition of witness Matthew G. Brown in Bancroft Life & Casualty ICC, Ltd. v. Cesar Scolari at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint in Robert E. Lee and RE Lee International, LLC v. Mohammed Abdel-Haq, Fortune Nest Corporation, of the Cayman Islands; and Fortune Nest, Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss Amended Counterclaims in Bancroft Life & Casualty ICC, Ltd. v. Cesar Scolari at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint in UBS Financial Services, Inc. and James Tuminello v. Brian Richards and Brich Holdings, LLC, which is domiciled in Nevis, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Petition to Quash Bank of America summons in Gregory S. Tift v. IRS and Richard Ped at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Judgment in USA v. Arthur Joel Eisenberg at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Defendant's Reply to USA's Sentencing Memorandum in USA v. Arthur Joel Eisenberg at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Government's Sentencing Memorandum in USA v. Arthur Joel Eisenberg at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum in USA v. Arthur Joel Eisenberg at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Cesar Scolari's Answer and Counterclaims in the case of Bancroft Life & casualty ICC Ltd. vs. Cesar Scolari regarding a tax shelter scheme.

Complaint by Bancroft Life & Casualty ICC, Ltd. against Cesar Scolari for alleged breach of contract regarding a tax shelter program.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Arthur Joel Eisenberg at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Information in USA v. Arthur Joel Eisenberg at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case in USA v. Roberto Cittadini at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Complaint for the arrest of Julio Marques Martins Paes and extradition from the USA to the United Kingdom to face charges of false imprisonment, attempted murder and unlawful wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Roberto Cittadini at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Criminal Information in USA v. Roberto Cittadini at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Indictment in USA v. Bruce Hawkins at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.