Miscellaneous

SEC's Motion for Judgment against Avalon, Fayyer, and Pustelnik in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lek Securities Corporation, of New York; Samuel Lek, Vali Management Partners, d.b.a. Avalon FA Ltd., described as a Seychelles company based in Ukraine; Nathan Fayyer, described as being born in Moldova and "now a U.S. citizen", and Sergey Pustelnik, a.k.a. Serge Pustelnik, described as being born in Ukraine and "now a U.S. citizen", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Letter Motion regarding a "change of plea" in USA v. Reginald Fowler, a.k.a. Reggie Fowler, an alleged cryptocurrency fraudster associated with British Virgin Islands-domiciled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

First Interim Report of Edmund Rahming, as Official Liquidator of Pacifico Global Advisors Ltd., at Bahamas Supreme Court.

Letter from Delaware judge suggesting crimes may have been committed regarding allegations that a Swiss attorney misappropriated an asset in France worth €25 million after a client died in Lilly Lea Perry, 72, the widow of Israel Igo Perry v. Dieter Walter Neupert, described as "Senior Partner" of Neupert Vuille Partners law firm, in Zurich, Switzerland; Côte d'Azur Estate Corporation, of Delaware, and BGO Foundation, of Liechtenstein, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Claimants' Amended Reply to Defendant's Amended Defense regarding Gable Holdings Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Gable Insurance AG, of Liechtenstein, in Kevin Alcock, of Surrey, England; Oak Trust (Guernsey) Limited, of Guernsey; Baytree Group Holdings Limited, Morvale Company Limited, and Aggaris Investments Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Christopher Lawrance, of South Africa; Corita Metelerkamp, of Surrey, England; Roy Campbell, of South Africa, and CriSeren Investments Limited, of Wales v. William Dewsall, of London, England, at the High Court for England and Wales.

Joint Motion for Deferral of Prosecution in USA v. HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA, of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Motion to Compel Discovery from non-parties Bank of America Corporation and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation in an attempt to identify alleged insider traders in "corporate bonds issued by French retail conglomerate Casino Guichard-Perrachon, S.A." for use in Muddy Waters Capital LLC v. John Does at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint in Peter J. Nygard, a Finnish-Canadian fashion entrepreneur; Nygard International Partnership, and Nygard, Inc. v. Louis M. Bacon, an American hedge fund manager, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In his Motion, Bacon alleged that "two Bahamian resident witnesses" had given statements that they were hired to kill him and others.

Letter regarding travel from the United Kingdom to the USA, guilty plea, and bail conditions in USA v. Panayiotis Kyriacou, a.k.a. Peter Kyriacou, of England, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Amended Defense by William Dewsall in a dispute involving Gable Holdings Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Gable Insurance AG, of Liechtenstein, in Kevin Robert Alcock, of Surrey, England; Oak Trust (Guernsey) Limited, of Guernsey; Baytree Group Holdings Limited, Morvale Company Limited, and Aggaris Investments Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Christopher Lister Lawrance, of South Africa; Corita Clare Metelerkamp, of Surrey, England; Roy Duncombe Campbell, of South Africa, and CriSeren Investments Limited, of Wales v. William Dewsall, of London, England, at the High Court for England and Wales.

Joint Letter regarding discovery disputes in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Benjamin Alderson and Bradley Hamilton at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Non-Party Pryor Cashman LLP's Motion Opposing Defendant Alderson's Motion to Authorize Alternative Service of Subpoenas regarding Nigel Green, described as a resident of Dubai; Beverley Yeomans, described as a resident of Malta, and deVere Group Ltd., described as domiciled in Dubai, in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Benjamin Alderson and Bradley Hamilton at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Motion by Defendant Benjamin Alderson for an Order Authorizing Alternative Service of Subpoenas on non-parties Nigel Green, deVere Group Ltd., and Beverley Yeomans in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Benjamin Alderson and Bradley Hamilton at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Seventh Joint Status Report in National Bank of Anguilla (Private Banking & Trust) Ltd. v. National Bank of Anguilla Ltd., National Commercial Bank of Anguilla Ltd., and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and in Caribbean Commercial Investment Bank Ltd. v. Caribbean Commercial Bank (Anguilla) Ltd., National Commercial Bank of Anguilla Ltd., and Eastern Caribbean Central Bank at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Defendants' Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint alleging fraud, in Ambercroft Trading Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Dmitri Kushaev, a citizen of Russia residing in Switzerland who is the "beneficial owner and manager of Ambercroft" v. Mikhail Kokorich, his wife, Liudmila Kokorich; and Chris Biddy, all described as residents of California; Astro Digital US Inc., formerly Aquila Space Inc., of Delaware, and Astro Digital Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Motion to Approve Settlement regarding allegations of involvement in a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme by convicted fraudster Allen Stanford and his now defunct, Antigua & Barbuda-domiciled Stanford International Bank in Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; The Official Stanford Investors Committee, Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Greenberg Traurig P.A. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order regarding allegations of fraud by citizens of China that "generated millions" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Shuang Chen, Lirong Gao, Jing Guan, Tonghui Jia, Xuejie Jia, Vicky Liu, Shun Sui, Lujun Sun, Huailong Wang, Jiadong Wang, Jiafeng Wang, Jiali Wang, Xiaosong Wang, Linlin Wu, Lin Xing, Yong Yang, Jiancheng Zhao, and Forrest (HK) Co., Limited, of Hong Kong, as Defendants, and Weiguo Guan, Jingquan Liu, Rishan Liu, Luping Wang, Weigang Yang, and Jingru Zhai, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Telegram Group Inc., domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, based in Dubai, and TON Issuer Inc., of the British Virgin Islands, whose "principals and owners are citizens of Russia and St. Kitts and Nevis", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition for Removal, including a copy of a complaint alleging securities fraud, in Elko Broadband Ltd., of Nevada v. Dhabi Holdings PJSC, of Abu Dhabi, UAE; Warid Telecom International LLC, of Abu Dhabi, UAE; Dominique Russo, "a United States Citizen who is a resident of the UAE", and Wateen Telecom Limited, of Pakistan, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Discovery Status Report regarding securities fraud allegations against former employees of deVere USA in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Benjamin Alderson, described in the complaint in 2018 as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in the Bahamas, and Bradley Hamilton, described in the complaint as a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Plaintiff's Notice of Motion for Default Judgment regarding alleged cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, where its registered agent is Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited v. Hugh Austin, a.k.a. Eugene W. Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; John Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; Brandon Austin, of Bradenton, Florida; Valkyrie Group LLC, of Bradenton, Florida, and Valhalla Venture Group LLC, of Port Jefferson, New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Notice of Settlement Agreement in CIGNA Worldwide Insurance Co. v. Garrett Kelleher, an Irish litigation funder, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Letter regarding the 'finalization of a settlement agreement' in CIGNA Worldwide Insurance Co. v. Garrett Kelleher, an Irish litigation funder, at the U. S, District Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania.

Motion for Entry of Proposed Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment in Federal Trade Commission v. Atlantic International Bank Limited, of Belize, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Claimants' Reply to Defendant's Defense regarding Gable Holdings Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Gable Insurance AG, of Liechtenstein, in Kevin Alcock, of Surrey, England; Oak Trust (Guernsey) Limited, of Guernsey; Baytree Group Holdings Limited, Morvale Company Limited, and Aggaris Investments Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Christopher Lawrance, of South Africa; Corita Metelerkamp, of Surrey, England; Roy Campbell, of South Africa, and CriSeren Investments Limited, of Wales v. William Dewsall, of London, England, at the High Court for England and Wales.

Petitioning Creditors' Motion to Convert Case From Chapter 7 to Chapter 15 in Synapse Investment Ltd., of Japan; Bioreplace Corporation, of Japan; Masayuki Yamakawa, of Japan, and Megumi Matsuzawa, of Utah v. World-Wide Investment Services Limited, New Century Properties Limited, and Heng Cheong Pacific Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Emergency Motion for an Ex Parte Asset Freeze and Temporary Restraining Order in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mediatrix Capital Inc., initially of Belize and then the Bahamas; Blue Isle Markets Inc., domiciled in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, based in the Bahamas; Blue Isle Markets Ltd., of New Zealand; Michael Stephen Young, of Denver, Colorado; Michael Shawn Stewart, of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Bryant Edwin Sewall, of Dallas, Texas, and the Bahamas, as Defendants, and Mediatrix Capital Fund Ltd., of the Bahamas; Island Technologies LLC, of Puerto Rico; Victoria M. Stewart, Maria C. Young, Hanna Ohonkova Sewall, of Kiev, Ukraine; Michael C. Baker, of Denver, Colorado; Walter C. Young III, of Seattle, Washington; Arual LP, of Utah; West Beach LLC, of Puerto Rico; Salve Regina Trust, of the Cook Islands; TF Alliance LLC, of Colorado; Casa Conejo LLC, of Puerto Rico; Hase Haus LLC, of Colorado; DCC Islands Foundation, of the Bahamas; Keystone Business Trust, of Massachusetts; Weinzel LLC, of Nevada; The 1989 Foundation, of the Bahamas; Mediatrix Capital PR LLC, of Puerto Rico; Mediatrix Capital LLC, of Colorado, and Blue Isle Markets Inc., of the Cayman Islands, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Jury Verdict in USA v. Jack Stephen Pursley, a.k.a. Steve Pursley, an attorney based in Houston, Texas, regarding an offshore tax evasion scheme involving, inter alia, companies in Australia and the Isle of Man and a nominee in Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Notice of Removal regarding an alleged 'spoofing' fraud in Grand Bayman Belize Ltd., domiciled in the Seychelles, based in Belize v. Wells Fargo & Company at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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.

Discovery Status Report regarding securities fraud allegations against former employees of deVere USA in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Benjamin Alderson, described in the complaint in 2018 as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in the Bahamas, and Bradley Hamilton, described in the complaint as a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Committal to Prison for Contempt of Court in Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc, Kazakhstan Kagazy JSC, Prime Estate Activities Kazakhstan LLP, Peak Akzhal LLP, Astana-Contract JSC, and Paragon Development LLP v. Maksat Askaruly Arip at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

Docket in Matchroom Boxing Limited, of England, owned by Barry Hearn and promoter of British boxer Anthony Joshua v. Andres Ponce Ruiz, a.k.a. Andy Ruiz, Jr., world heavyweight boxing champion, and TGB Promotions LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Note: The complaint is sealed.

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint regarding "an uncompleted, in-progress development of a luxury resort in the city of Cartagena, Colombia", in Obra Pia Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Obra Pia (US) Feeder LP, of the British Virgin Islands; Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, of New York, and KIT Capital Ltd., of Dubai v. Seagrape Investors LLC, of Boca Raton, Florida, and Edward V. Mullen, of Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Daniel Hall, of England; Burford Capital LLC, of Delaware, and Dundrod Investments Ltd., of Guernsey v. Harry Sargeant III at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment in Daniel Hall, of England; Burford Capital LLC, of Delaware, and Dundrod Investments Ltd., of Guernsey v. Harry Sargeant III at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint, in WJ Holding Limited and Stubrick Limited, both of Cyprus and both owned by Yuri Drukker v. Shireen Maritime Ltd., of Liberia; Mazlin Trading Corp., of the British Virgin Islands; AMM Consulting and Management Group LLC, of Florida, and Alexander Spiegel, of Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint regarding an "Incentive Fee Reimbursement Plan" for "the many foreign nationals who manage the assets of Tetragon Fund, a multibillion dollar publicly traded entity incorporated in Guernsey", in Alexander E. Jackson, of Riverside, Connecticut; Jackson Descendants' 2002 Trust, and AEJ Holdco Ltd., of the Cayman Islands. individually and derivatively on behalf of Polygon Credit Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands, and Polygon Credit Management Holdings LP, of Delaware v. Reade E. Griffith, described as "a national of the United Kingdom and St. Kitts and Nevis"; Patrick G.G. Dear, a.k.a. Paddy Dear, of England; Greville Ward, described as "a United Kingdom national resident in Mauritius"; REG Holdco II Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Polygon Credit Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Tetragon Financial Management GP LLC, of Delaware; Tetragon Financial Management LP, of Delaware; Jeffrey Herlyn, of Connecticut; Michael Rosenberg, of New Jersey; David Wishnow, of New Jersey; Griffith Descrndants' 2002 Trust, and HRW Holdings LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Findings and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Upon a Plea of Guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud in USA v. Oliver-Barret Lindsay, a Canadian residing in the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Status Report regarding securities fraud allegations against former employees of deVere USA in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Benjamin Alderson, described in the complaint in 2018 as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in the Bahamas, and Bradley Hamilton, described in the complaint as a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Motion for Preliminary Injunction in The Evolant Blind Trust, of Pennsylvania, by its Trustee, Ryan Wertman v. Scotia International of Nevada Inc., of Utah; Max Warren Barber, of Utah; SubGallagher Investment Trust, of Wyoming; Patricia Moore, of Wyoming, individually and as Trustee of SubGallagher Investment Trust, and Michael A. Casey, of Texas, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Kevin Costner's Motion to Dismiss in Bradley C. Birkenfeld, a UBS whistleblower residing in Malta v. Kevin M. Costner, a California-based actor, director, and producer, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Defense by William Dewsall in a dispute involving Gable Holdings Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Gable Insurance AG, of Liechtenstein, in Kevin Robert Alcock, of Surrey, England; Oak Trust (Guernsey) Limited, of Guernsey; Baytree Group Holdings Limited, Morvale Company Limited, and Aggaris Investments Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Christopher Lister Lawrance, of South Africa; Corita Clare Metelerkamp, of Surrey, England; Roy Duncombe Campbell, of South Africa, and CriSeren Investments Limited, of Wales v. William Dewsall, of London, England, at the High Court for England and Wales.

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint, in Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch; Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., of New York; Bank Hapoalim B.M., of Israel; Mitsubishi International Corporation, of New York; ICBC Standard Bank Plc, of England and Wales; Techemet Metal Trading LLC, of Texas; Woodforest National Bank, of Texas, and Hain Capital Investors Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Crowe LP, an accounting firm in Florida and a member of Switzerland-based Crowe Global, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Findings and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Upon a Plea of Guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud in USA v. Gannon Giguiere, of California, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Plaintiff's Reply in Andrew Green v. Petfre (Gibraltar) Ltd., d.b.a. Betfred, at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

Defense & Counterclaim in Northern and Western Insurance Company Limited (in Liquidation), of Nevis, by its Joint Liquidators, Keiran Hutchison, and Roy Bailey, of the British Virgin Islands v. BSG Valentine, an accounting firm in London, at the High Court of Justice in England and Wales.

Motion for an Order Approving Settlement Agreement in Irving Picard, as Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC v. Kingate Global Fund Ltd. and Kingate Euro Fund Ltd., both of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC's Application for an Order to Show Cause, Temporary Restraining Order, and Order Freezing Assets regarding an alleged securities fraud scheme involving Canada, Malta, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, and the USA in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Garrett M. O'Rourke and Michael J. Black at the U. S District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint, in Principal Growth Strategies LLC, of Delaware; Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands, and Martin Trott and Christopher Smith, as Joint Official Liquidators of Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP v. AGH Parent LLC, of Delaware; Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, of Pennsylvania; Fuzion Analytics Inc., of Delaware; Bankers Conseco Life Insurance Company, of New York; Washington National Insurance Company, of Indiana; CNO Financial Group Inc., of Delaware; 40/86 Advisors Inc., of Delaware; Private Bankers Life Annuity LTC 2, a Delaware reinsurance trust, as successor in interest to BBIL ULICO 2014 Trust; Washington National LTC 2, a Delaware reinsurance trust, as successor in interest to BRe WNIC 2013 LTC Primary; BHLN-Agera Corp., of Delaware; BOLN-Agera Corp., of Delaware; Beechwood Re Investments LLC, of Delaware; Kevin Cassidy, and Starfish Capital Inc., of New York, as Defendants, and Platinum Management (NY) LLC, of Delaware; Mark Nordlicht, David Levy, Murray Huberfeld, and David Bodner, as Nominal Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware.