Order

Decision and order on motions, including granting, in part, plaintiff's motions for summary judgment and sanctions against defendants' attorneys, in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Stipulation and Order in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, Michael Krause, Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, Sergio Garcia, Justin Maile, CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Order for the disclosure of information regarding crypto wallets in the names of Pavel Sidorov and Damian Carreras and for public examination in Miracle World Ventures Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, acting through its Joint Liquidators (Adrian Hyde, Joanne Wild, and Brian Simpson, all of Begbies Traynor) v. Alla Nicolayevna Babenko at Gibraltar Supreme Court.

Memorandum Opinion and Order regarding Plaintiff's motion to proceed under pseudonym in John Doe v. The Federal Republic of Germany and The Bundeskriminalamt of the Federal Republic of Germany at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Order Sealing 'Previously-Stricken Motion in Limine' to Compel Deposition of Norman Klein, a partner with Appleby (Cayman) law firm, in Kisha Dean Trezevant v. Stanley H. Trezevant III at the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the 13th Judicial District, at Memphis, Shelby County.

Opinion, Order & Judgment for $406 million in favor of the plaintiff regarding three leased Bermuda-registered aircraft and "the imposition of E.U. sanctions on the Russian Federation, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the imposition of Russian sanctions on foreign assets, including internationally leased aircraft" in BOC Aviation Limited, of Singapore v. AirBridgeCargo Airlines LLC, of Russia, and Volga-Dnepr Logistics, B.V., of the Netherlands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Order denying defendants' motions to dismiss a complaint alleging "a crypto asset pump-and-dump scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Order and Memorandum Opinion Authorizing Enforcement of Judgment and Granting Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Answers to Interrogatories in Stileks LLC SPS, formerly Energoalliance LLC, of Ukraine v. Republic of Moldova at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Order Granting requests to redact plea agreements of Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang in USA v. Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Dismissal Order in Green Sands Investment Club B LLC v. Crypto Lotus Fund A LP, described in the complaint as a Delaware-domiciled “cryptocurrency hedge fund” with an affiliate in the Cayman Islands, and Jonas Lauren Norr, described as a resident of California, at the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Alameda.

Order Setting Pre-Trial Schedule and Procedures regarding a trial for alleged narcotics trafficking and money laundering that is scheduled for "the two-week trial calendar beginning on January 9, 2023" in USA v. Andrew Alturo Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands; Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, and Kadeem Stephan Maynard at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Consent Order in Jack Stroll, a citizen of Canada, and Neverland Services SA, of Nevis v. Global Bank of Commerce Limited and Brian Stuart-Young, both of Antigua, at the Antigua and Barbuda High Court.

Judgment for $42.7 million and Forfeiture Order in USA v. James Zhong at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Winding Up Order in Jeremy Beck v. MV Cayman Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Consent Order in Mark Graham v. Cayman Islands Monetary Authority at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Consent Order in Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited v. Cayman Islands Monetary Authority at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Consent Order to withdraw an originating motion to appoint inspectors in Guang Huang v. BBShares Capital Management Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Order "issuing letters rogatory for International Judicial Assistance to the Supreme Court of Bermuda, requesting assistance to compel the production of documents and oral examinations for use at trial of David Ezekiel and Mark Waddington, and the production of documents from Valor Group, Ltd." for an enforcement action regarding Jason Sugarman's "fraudulent scheme to steal $43 million from unwitting pension funds to finance the acquisition of a global financial conglomerate of European and Bermuda insurers, and investment advisers based in Virginia and Connecticut" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jason Sugarman at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint and Order for the extradition of Alexander Martin Idris Hind, known as Martin Hind, from the USA to the United Kingdom to stand trial in Scotland for alleged fraud involving a £623,037 Ponzi scheme, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Order that the Bitfinex/Tether defendants produce financial records that "relate to the backing of USDT" in Aaron Leibowitz et al et al v. BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., Bittrex, Inc., Crypto Capital Corp., Giancarlo Devasini, DigFinex Inc., Reginald Fowler, Global Trade Solutions AG, Poloniex, LLC, Philip G. Potter, Tether Holdings Limited, Tether International Limited, Tether Limited, Tether Operations Limited, iFinex Inc., and Ludovicus Jan van der Velde at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Order Setting Aside a "Strike Out Judgment and the findings of fact" in Red Wolf Resources Ltd. v. Rasia at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Memorandum & Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Bail Revocation in USA v. Joseph Cammarata at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Judgment and Order of Forfeiture in favor of the USA regarding crypto that "five parties" claimed ownership to, namely "Ross William Ulbricht, Caleb Bradberry, Roman Hossain, Lucas E. Buckley, First 100 LLC, Battle Born Investments Company LLC, and 1st One Hundred Holdings LLC" in USA v. Approximately 69,370 Bitcoin, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin SV, and Bitcoin Cash at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Order Granting Ex Parte Petition for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summons for an investigation into the tax liabilities of cryptocurrency clients in USA v. OX Labs Inc., d.b.a. sFOX Inc., at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Amended Order granting a default judgment, an Order requiring action, and an Order of dismissal in ITZ Energy Associates FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates v. CITIC Holding IF Group LLC, of Delaware, at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Judgment regarding "Receiver Jonathan E. Perlman’s Motion for Approval of Distribution Plan and First Interim Distribution" against objections, inter alia, from Cayman Islands liquidators in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. TCA Fund Management Group Corp. et al at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Winding Up Order in Adrien Briggs v. The Security Centre Limited and Safeguard Security Services Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Order Granting Chapter 15 Recognition in the matter of Three Arrows Capital Ltd., a British Virgin Islands-domiciled, Singapore-based crypto hedge fund, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Contempt Order imposing fines totaling CI$150,000 on the Respondents in The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC, on its own behalf and on behalf of The Family (Freya) SP and The Family (Odin) SP v. Oussama Ammar, of Paris, France; Fabuleo Limited, of Hong Kong, and Aletheis, The First Limited, of Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Order granting Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Injunction, with the judge finding that the defendants have "undertaken a systematic campaign of posting false and highly defamatory statements regarding Firer being a Russian spy" and engaged in an "internet onslaught against Firer" that "has caused real professional and personal damage" in Oleg Firer, described in the complaint as a Ukraine-born citizen of the USA and Grenada, a resident of the USA and Russia, and "Grenada's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation" v. Everett Stern and Tactical Rabbit Inc., which "describes itself as a private intelligence agency", at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Order Granting Emergency Motion for Provisional Relief by Russell Crumpler and Christopher Farmer, as the Foreign Representatives of Three Arrows Capital Ltd., a cryptocurrency hedge fund based in Singapore, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Order regarding, inter alia, a litigation funding agreement in Lea Lilly Perry and Tamar Perry v. Lopag Trust Reg., of Liechtenstein; Private Equity Services (Curaçao) NV, of Curaçao; Fiduciana Verwaltungsanstalt, of Liechtenstein; Gal Greenspoon, Yael Perry, Dan Greenspoon, Ron Greenspoon, Mia Greenspoon, and Admintrust Verwaltungs Anstalt, of Liechtenstein, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Order for the Court's sanction to enter into a settlement agreement with Deloitte & Touche LLP and others in the matter of Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd. (in Voluntary Liquidation)at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Order for Leave to Withdraw Winding Up Petition in the matter of SPI Investment Fund SPC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Liquidation Order in DRB Panama Inc. v. Three Arrows Capital Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Consent Order for $15.9 million involving the first five defendants in Daniel Veniez and Veniez Holdings Ltd., both of Canada v. Graeme de Renzy, described as a citizen of Ireland with an address in London, England; U.K. Capital Reserve Limited, of England; de Renzy Limited, of Ireland; Shopderenzy Limited, of Ireland; and Derenzy LLC, of Texas, USA; Euro-IB Limited, of England, and Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg, described as an "investment banker", at the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada.

Order in Hangzhou Lingqin Investment Partnership Enterprise v. Harneys Liquidation Services (Cayman) Limited and Harneys Fiduciary (Cayman) Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Temporary Restraining Order in LCX AG, of Liechtenstein v. John Does at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Dismissal Motion and Order in USA v. Iain Nigel MacKellar at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Consent Order imposing a civil penalty of $10 million on Samuel Reed regarding the operation of the BitMEX cryptocurrency trading platform in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. HDR Global Trading Limited, of the Seychelles; 100x Holdings Limited, of Bermuda; ABS Global Trading Limited, of Delaware; Shine Effort Inc. Limited, of Hong Kong; HDR Global Services (Bermuda) Limited, of Bermuda, all d.b.a. BitMEX; Arthur Hayes, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Hong Kong; Ben Peter Delo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Hong Kong, and Samuel Reed, described as a U.S. citizen who resided in Milwaukee, WI, and Boston, MA, during the relevant period, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Consent Order imposing a civil penalty of $10 million on Benjamin Delo regarding the operation of the BitMEX cryptocurrency trading platform in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. HDR Global Trading Limited, of the Seychelles; 100x Holdings Limited, of Bermuda; ABS Global Trading Limited, of Delaware; Shine Effort Inc. Limited, of Hong Kong; HDR Global Services (Bermuda) Limited, of Bermuda, all d.b.a. BitMEX; Arthur Hayes, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Hong Kong; Ben Peter Delo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Hong Kong, and Samuel Reed, described as a U.S. citizen who resided in Milwaukee, WI, and Boston, MA, during the relevant period, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Consent Order imposing a civil penalty of $10 million on Arthur Hayes regarding the operation of the BitMEX cryptocurrency trading platform in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. HDR Global Trading Limited, of the Seychelles; 100x Holdings Limited, of Bermuda; ABS Global Trading Limited, of Delaware; Shine Effort Inc. Limited, of Hong Kong; HDR Global Services (Bermuda) Limited, of Bermuda, all d.b.a. BitMEX; Arthur Hayes, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Hong Kong; Ben Peter Delo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Hong Kong, and Samuel Reed, described as a U.S. citizen who resided in Milwaukee, WI, and Boston, MA, during the relevant period, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Order Granting Bond to Andrew Fahie (Stayed until May 5th, 2022 pending an appeal by the USA) in USA v. Andrew Fahie, Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Order Continuing Pre-Trial Detention of Oleanvine Maynard in USA v. Oleanvine Maynard, Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Consent Order dismissing the proceedings and approving costs of $50,000 to the defendant in John Felder v. Sandra Hill at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Summons and Temporary Restraining Order in Nuri Musaed Al Saleh, of Kuwait, and Sandra Holding Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Fawzi Musaed Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait; Ahmed Fawzi Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait and the United Kingdom; Yasmine Fawzi Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait residing in the USA, and Farah El Merabi, described as a citizen of Lebanon residing in Kuwait, at Massachusetts Superior Court, for Middlesex County.

Proposed Order in USA v. All funds held by Bank of America in the name of Goldman Morgenstern & Partners LLC pursuant to a request from Germany regarding Klaus Maurischat, Goldman Morgenstern & Partners LLC, and Mark Vornkahl, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Freezing Order in The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC, on its own behalf and on behalf of The Family (Freya) SP and The Family (Odin) SP v. Oussama Ammar, of Paris, France; Fabuleo Limited, of Hong Kong, and Aletheis, The First Limited, of Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Order releasing Eleanor Fisher and Tammy Fu as Joint Official Liquidators and appointing Karen Scott and Russell Homer, of Chris Johnson Associates Ltd., as Joint Official Liquidations in a case involving Margaritaville Beach Resort and Spa in Jeremy Beck, Emile van den Bol, Chris van den Bol, Lorraine Cona, iDream International Development Real Estate Asset Manager Ltd., Parham Cayman Properties Ltd., Sre-Supre Real Estate Ltd., Perpetual Breezes Ltd., Christopher Kearney, Grace Kearney, all of the Cayman Islands; Meryl Robertson, Jeffrey Saltiel, both of New York, NY, and Gabriel Schwartz, of Denver, CO v. MV Advisory Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Final Judgment and Order imposing financial penalties totaling $4.7 million regarding "a fraudulent scheme to solicit and misappropriate money from over 100 individuals" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Casper Mikkelsen, of Denmark, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.