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Russian billionaire’s daughter seeks evidence in U.S. for actions against ‘corrupt Antigua Gov’t’ regarding sale of ‘$120M yacht for $40M’

March 11, 2025
Citing "corruption and self-dealing within the Antiguan government", the daughter of Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev is seeking evidence in the United States for use in legal proceedings in Antigua and Barbuda, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates regarding the seizure and sale of a Cayman Islands-registered 266-foot motor yacht for '$80 million below market value'.

Yulia Guryeva-Motlokhov v. Northrop & Johnson Yachts-Ships LLC: Discovery Application (Antigua and Barbuda, Russia & United Arab Emirates)

March 11, 2025
Application by Yulia Guryeva-Motlokhov, a citizen of Russia, to take discovery from Northrop & Johnson Yachts-Ships LLC for use in legal proceedings in Antigua and Barbuda and Russia "concerning the seizure and sale of the motor yacht, Alfa Nero, which has unjustly become entangled in pervasive corruption and self-dealing within the government of Antigua and Barbuda, particularly within the office of Prime Minister Gaston Browne", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Yulia Guryeva-Motlokhov v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Discovery Application (Antigua and Barbuda, Russia & United Arab Emirates)

March 11, 2025
Application by Yulia Guryeva-Motlokhov, a citizen of Russia, to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York for use in legal proceedings in Antigua and Barbuda, Russia, and United Arab Emirates "concerning the seizure and sale of the motor yacht Alfa Nero, which has unjustly become entangled in pervasive corruption and self-dealing within the government of Antigua and Barbuda, and particularly within the office of Prime Minister Gaston Browne", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

MTACC Ltd.: License Cancellation (Malta)

March 3, 2025
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has cancelled the "financial institution licence" of MTACC Ltd. and directed the company to file a winding up application for regulatory breaches.

‘A criminal complaint has been filed in Malta for publishing ‘confidential information”, writes ‘James’ of ‘FinTelegram’

February 24, 2025
Letter from 'James', using an email address of james@fintelegram.com, claiming a criminal complaint has been filed in Malta due to OffshoreAlert publishing "confidential information", which, in reality, was a publicly-available regulatory notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it had cancelled the registration of E&S Consultancy Limited, a corporate services provider whose directors were Christian Ellul, Karl Schranz, and Mariella Baldacchino. Ellul, who is a lawyer, and Schranz, who is an accountant, were later banned from Malta’s financial services industry for what the regulator described as their “lack of honesty and integrity”.

USA v. Trident Corporate Services, Inc. et al: Order Granting Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

January 27, 2025
Order Granting Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses on TT (USA) Holdings, Inc., Trident Corporate Services, Inc., and Trident Fund Services, Inc. as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Pio Valletta: €105K Fine (Malta)

January 20, 2025
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €105,000 and other penalties on Dr. Pio Valletta for operating as a corporate services provider without being registered.

Emmanuelle Traks v. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC et al: Discovery Application (Belgium)

December 30, 2024
Application by Emmanuelle Corinne Traks to take discovery from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BNP Paribas USA, Inc., Sotheby’s, Inc., Christie’s Inc., and Phillips Auctioneers LLC for use in legal proceedings in Belgium against "her former husband, Michael Gutman", who "maintains a tax domicile in Italy and usually resides in Milan", alleging "money laundering and conversion committed by Mr. Gutman in Belgium and abroad", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. FedEx et al: Order Granting Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

December 23, 2024
Order Granting Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on FedEx Corporation, DHL Express (USA), Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, National Association, UBS AG, Bank of America, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Nevis Services Limited as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Trident Corporate Services, Inc. et al: Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

December 17, 2024
Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses on TT (USA) Holdings, Inc., Trident Corporate Services, Inc., and Trident Fund Services, Inc. as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

USA v. FedEx et al: Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

December 17, 2024
Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on FedEx Corporation, DHL Express (USA), Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, National Association, UBS AG, Bank of America, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Nevis Services Limited as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Spear Ltd. v. JDI Integrations LLC et al: Discovery Application (Malta)

November 13, 2024
Application by Spear Limited, of Malta, to take discovery from JDI Integrations LLC, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA, and Jason R. Kovan, described as "the fractional Chief Financial Officer of JDI", for use in legal proceedings in Malta against JDI Integrations for $5.7 million in allegedly "outstanding invoices" for "professional services", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Nigel Sinclair et al: Criminal Indictment (‘$5M Offshore Tax Fraud’)

September 12, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging the concealment of $25 million of income via an offshore tax fraud scheme involving individuals, entities and/or accounts in Australia, British Virgin Islands, England, Jersey, in the Channel Islands; Malta, Monaco, Switzerland, and USA in USA v. John Nigel Barton Sinclair, described as a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and United States and film producer who "has received Emmy and Grammy awards", and Anthony Stewart, described as a citizen and resident of Australia and a chartered accountant, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Discovery Application (Bermuda, England, Ghana, Italy, Malta & Switzerland)

July 18, 2024
Application by Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership, acting through Vantage Mezzanine Fund II (Pty) Ltd. to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, The Northern Trust Company/The Northern Trust International Banking Corporation, UBS AG, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Bank of America N.A., and Standard Chartered Bank for use in legal proceedings in Bermuda, England, Ghana, Italy, Malta and Switzerland regarding an attempt to enforce a $59 million arbitration award against Ghana businessman John Eric Kowdo Taylor, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Marnie Gracey v. Marwan Mohammed Albawardi et al: Amended Petition for Receiver (‘$49M Divorce Judgment’)

July 8, 2024
Amended Petition for the Appointment of a Receiver in Marnie Leigh Gracey v. Marwan Ahmad Mohammed Albawardi, described as a "Saudi national, a citizen of Malta and also a legal resident of Monaco, the United Kingdom, and Cayman Islands" and "mastermind of criminal enterprise, a fraudster, a con artist, and a pathological liar living behind the façade of a sophisticated web of trusts and business entities which he would ultimately rely upon to deprive Gracey and their children to their rightful share of such assets"; Dlayal Holdings Inc., formerly known as Oasis Ventures-U.S., Inc.; Oasis Direct Seven, LLC, Owl Creek Ranch LLC, First Arizona Properties, LLC, North Star Seven LLC, Table Top Ranch, LLC, Terre de Bison, Knollwood Property Holdings LLC, White Paper LLC, Tranquility Holdings, LLC, September Holdings LLC, Omayyah LLC, Les Villas d'Omayyah LLC, and Paris Summer LLC at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, USA.

USA v. Douglas Edelman et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Tax Evasion on $350M of Income’)

May 16, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion on more than $350 million of income received "as a defense contractor during the United States' post-9/11 military efforts in Afghanistan and the Middle East" involving bank accounts and/or companies in Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates in USA v. Douglas Edelman, described as a citizen of the USA, and Delphine Le Dain, described as a citizen of France who is married to Edelman, both of whom "have lived in recent years in the United Kingdom and Spain, but currently live in Switzerland", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

SBK ART LLC v. Houlihan Lokey: Discovery Application (Malta)

February 12, 2024
Application by SBK ART LLC, "which used to be a subsidiary of Sberbank of Russia, and which was acquired by Dubai businessman Saif Alketbi on October 31, 2022", to take discovery from Houlihan Lokey, described as a "Los Angeles-based global investment bank", for use in legal proceedings in Malta alleging that Open Pass Limited, described as a Malta-domiciled company whose "key ultimate owner ... is a Croatian tycoon, Mr. Pavao Vujnovac”, and the management of Fortenova Group, described as "a major food and retail company based in Zagreb, Croatia" that "has annual revenues that exceed 5 billion Euro and employs more than 40,000 people”, engaged in a scheme “to fraudulently remove SBK ART from its rightful ownership in the Fortenova Group", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

OKCoin Europe Ltd.: €304K Settlement (Malta)

February 1, 2024
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that OKCoin Europe Ltd. has agreed to pay an "administrative penalty" of €304,000 to settle an investigation in which the regulator "found failings in respect of Article 41 of the Virtual Financial Assets Act".

Pacento 2 Ltd. v. PCH International Holdings: Winding Up Petition (‘$2.76M Debt’)

December 20, 2023
Winding Up Petition in Pacento 2 Limited, of Malta v. PCH International Holdings, described as "an investment holding company that is engaged in the business of product design engineering and development services as well as manufacturing and distribution services primarily in Asia, Europe and North America", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

LedgerScore International Pte Ltd. et al v. AuBit International: Winding Up Judgment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)

October 19, 2023
Ex Tempore Judgment granting the plaintiffs' petition for a winding-up order in LedgerScore International Pte Ltd., of Singapore; LS Litigation Holdings LLC, of Wyoming, USA, and Earn Guild Pte Ltd., of Singapore, collectively described in the winding up petition as “retail investors who utilized an online cryptocurrency trading platform operated by the Company called “Freeway”, and who invested in Freeway’s Supercharger program” v. AuBit International at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Alchemy Markets Ltd.: €419K Fine (Malta)

September 29, 2023
Public Notice by the Malta Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit that it has imposed a fine of €419,997 on Alchemy Markets Limited, formerly NSFX Limited, for regulatory breaches.