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USA v. Broad Bay Ltd.: Superseding Information (‘Securities Fraud by British Billionaire Joe Lewis’)

January 24, 2024
Superseding Information alleging "the defendant, and other corporate entities under the direction and control of Joseph Lewis, a billionaire businessman and investor, engaged in a scheme to defraud Mirati Therapeutics, the investing public, and the Securities and Exchange Commission by amassing beneficial ownership of more than twenty percent of Mirati Therapeutics' stock in contravention of agreements with the company, by hiding Lewis's undisclosed ownership of Mirati Therapeutics shares through shell corporations in the names of nominees, and by deliberately omitting those entities from SEC filings and falsely reporting Lewis's share ownership of Mirati Therapeutics" in USA v. Broad Bay Ltd., of the Bahamas, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Denmark: Wells Fargo Bank et al (‘$1.6M Email Spoofing Fraud’)

January 24, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Truist Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Denmark - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud".

USA v. Lee Morrell: Extradition Complaint (England)

January 23, 2024
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.

USA v. Zubair Mehmet Abdur Razzaq al Zubair et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Fraud & Money Laundering’)

January 23, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging investment fraud, money laundering, theft of government funds, and harboring a fugitive involving Dubai Bridge Investments and Al Zubair Capital in USA v. Zubair Mehmet Abdur Razzaq al Zubair, a.k.a. Zubair Mehmet Abdur Razzaq, described as a former resident of the United Arab Emirates who "falsely claimed to be a member of a royal family in the U.A.E.", and Muzzammil Muhammad al Zubair, a.k.a. Muzzammil Ibn Muhammad, a resident of Ohio who "claimed to be a hedge fund manager", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

USA v. David Erickson: Criminal Indictment (‘Tax Evasion’)

January 18, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion involving entities in Anguilla, Canada, Curaçao, Ireland, Netherlands, and USA in USA v. David V. Erickson, described as "a consultant and technology entrepreneur with an active Certified Public Accountant license through the North Dakota Board of Accountancy", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Bulgaria: Stripe Inc. (‘Fraud’)

January 18, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Stripe Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Bulgaria - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for computer fraud".

Croatia: JPMorgan Chase Bank et al (‘Pig Butchering Fraud’)

January 17, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Croatia - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subject(s) for fraud".

Brazil: eBay (‘Fossil Smuggling’)

January 17, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from eBay - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for smuggling, extraction of Brazilian fossils without authorization, exploitation of raw materials, and extraction of mineral resources without authorization".

Denmark: Wells Fargo Bank, NA et al (‘Pig Butchering Fraud’)

January 17, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Bank of America - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Denmark - for a criminal investigation into "investigating unknown subjects for fraud" in which the alleged victim was allegedly deceived into sending funds to someone pretending to be "the lead singer of a prominent Canadian rock band".

Brazil: Artemis Art Gallery (‘Fossil Smuggling’)

January 12, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Artemis Art Gallery - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for smuggling, extraction of Brazilian fossils, exploration of raw materials without authorization, and mining mineral resources without authorization".

USA v. Frederick Sharp et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Securities Fraud’)

January 9, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud in USA v. Frederick L. Sharp, a resident of Canada; Luis Carrillo, a resident of Mexico; Mike K.G. Veldhuis, a resident of Canada; Paul Sexton, a resident of Canada, and Courtney M. Kelln, a resident of Canada, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Switzerland: Martina Zaletel (‘CHF832K Misappropriation’)

January 5, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Community Federal Savings Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into Martina Zaletel "for criminal misappropriation of funds and criminal mismanagement" while she worked "as a receptionist at a hotel in Zermatt, Switzerland".

USA v. Rodney Burton: Criminal Complaint (‘Bitcoin Rodney’)

January 5, 2024
Magistrate Judge Removal of Criminal Complaint from District of Maryland alleging the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business in USA v. Rodney Burton, a.k.a. Bitcoin Rodney, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Netherlands: Circle Internet Financial, LLC (‘€120K Crypto Theft’)

January 4, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Circle Internet Financial, LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown subject(s) for unlawful entry and/or access of a computer facility or automated information system (computer hacking) and aggravated theft".

Canada: James Grant (‘Crypto Laundering’)

January 3, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Poloniex LLC, described as "a U.S. based digital asset exchange service offering cryptocurrency wallets to their clients to facilitate the buying, selling and trading of cryptocurrency" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Canada - for a criminal investigation into James Grant "and his business, Canadian Bitcoins, 8159181 CANADA INC." on suspicion of "laundering the proceeds of crime (money laundering), failing to report/regulatory offenses, and filing false/deceptive tax returns and tax evasion".

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

January 3, 2024
Second Superseding Indictment in USA v. Ho Wan Kwok, described as "an exiled Chinese businessman who fled to the United States in or about 2015 and purchased a penthouse apartment at a New York City hotel for approximately $67.5 million"; Kin Ming Je, described as "a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom who principally resided in the United Kingdom", and Yanping Wang, described as "a citizen of China who principally resided in New York, New York", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Robert Menendez et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Qatar & Egypt Bribery Scheme’)

January 2, 2024
Superseding Indictment alleging corruption by a U.S. Senator and his wife "to benefit the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Qatar" in USA v. Robert Menendez, described as "the senior U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey"; Nadine Menendez, a.k.a. Nadine Arslanian; Wael Hana, a.k.a. Will Hana; Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Andrew Fahie: Motion to Preclude Entrapment Defense

December 19, 2023
Government Motion in Limine to Preclude Defendant from Raising an Entrapment Defense in USA v. Andrew Alturo Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Alan Bill: Criminal Complaint (‘Kingdom Market Crypto Darknet Marketplace’)

December 15, 2023
Criminal Complaint alleging drug trafficking conspiracy, identity theft conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy involving "the hidden service darknet marketplace named Kingdom Market" that "allows individuals to pay for illegal goods and services by making a cryptocurrency payment to an escrow account that is controlled by Kingdom administrators" in USA v. Alan Bill, a.k.a. Vend0r, a.k.a. KingdomOfficial, described as "a Slovakian national residing in Bratislava, Slovakia", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

USA v. Shakeeb Ahmed: Superseding Information (‘$9M Crypto Fraud’)

December 14, 2023
Superseding Information alleging "a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $9 million worth of cryptocurrency from a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange" in USA v. Shakeeb Ahmed, described as "a United States citizen who was residing in Manhattan, New York", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Brazil: Artemis Art Gallery (‘Fossil Smuggling’)

December 1, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Artemis Art Gallery - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for smuggling, extraction of Brazilian fossils, exploration of raw materials without authorization, and mining mineral resources without authorization".

USA v. Steve Bajic: Criminal Information (‘Pump-and-Dump Securities Fraud’)

November 28, 2023
Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to commit securities fraud involving two unidentified co-conspirators in Vietnam and Switzerland who were described as "co-founders and co-operators of Blacklight S.A.m a purported asset management firm in Switzerland" and entities in Anguilla, Hong Kong, Seychelles and USA, in USA v. Steve M. Bajic, described as a resident of Canada, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

USA v. Dozy Mmobuosi: Criminal Indictment (‘Securities Fraud’)

November 15, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging the defendant "orchestrated a scheme to enrich himself by falsely representing that Nigerian companies he founded, Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods, were operational, profitable businesses generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue" in USA v. Odogwu Banye Mmobuosi, a.k.a. Dozy Mmobuosi, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Changpeng Zhao: Criminal Information (‘Bank Secrecy Act Violation’)

November 14, 2023
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.

USA v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: Criminal Information (‘Unlicensed Crypto Exchange’)

November 14, 2023
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.

Cyprus: JPMorgan Chase Bank (‘Fraud’)

November 8, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud and false pretenses".

Spain: BMO Bank, N.A. (‘Fraud’)

November 8, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from BMO Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into "unknown suspects, for swindling".

USA v. Nikolay Goltsev et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Russia Sanctions Evasion’)

November 6, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to defraud the USA, conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, fraud, money laundering, and smuggling in USA v. Nikolay Goltsev, Salimdzhon Nasriddinov, Kristina Puzyreva, Vladimir Bochkarev, Pavel Chernikov, Yekaterina Vetoshkina, and Oleg Zenchenko, all citizens of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

USA v. Zhong Shi Gao et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

November 2, 2023
Superseding Indictment alleging the defendants "participated in a scheme with others to steal millions of dollars from financial institutions by causing transfers of funds between accounts they controlled, then falsely and fraudulently reporting that the transfers were unauthorized, which induced the financial institutions to credit them the amount of the transfers" in USA v. Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. John Hughes: Criminal Information (‘Investment Fraud’)

November 2, 2023
Criminal Information alleging conspiracy "to defraud dozens of investors who had invested approximately $360 million in investment funds managed by Prophecy Asset Management LP" involving entities in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Delaware in USA v. John Hughes at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

USA v. 30,006 Ether et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Narcotics Trafficking & Crypto Laundering’)

November 2, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of narcotics trafficking involving Christopher Castelluzzo, Luke Atwell, and Brian Krewson in USA v. approximately 30,006 Ether, approximately 153,925.11 Cronos, approximately 244.23 Binance Coin, approximately 764.19 Solana, approximately 23,848.96 Cardano, approximately 32,232.24 Algorand, approximately 299.48 Avalanche, approximately 0.49 Bitcoin, approximately 1,150.71 Polkadot, approximately 1,589.32 Chainlink, approximately 17,208.48 Polygon, approximately 393 TrueUSD, and approximately 2,466.36 Uniswap at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Cyprus: Petros Zacharia et al (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

October 31, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from UPS - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into Petros Zacharia and Anatoli Angelov for "conspiracy to commit a felony and illegal importation and possession of controlled drugs with the intention to supply them to others".