Seychelles

Claim Form "seeking to enforce a Russian judgment" for $53 million in Dmitry Skobelev v. Oksana Murashova, Vyacheslav Kirilyuk, Sinalpia Ltd., Gina Sandra Esparon, Sophiatown Industries Ltd., and Lidon Trade Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Claim Form in Custom Marine Ventures Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. Igor Borisovitch Gitlin, of Russia, and Storming Assets Limited, of the Seychelles, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Application by the Joint Official Liquidators of ABRAAJ Investment Management Limited, of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Bank of America, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Goldman Sachs and Co., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mashreqbank PSC, New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank US, a.k.a. Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch; Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, New York Branch; Société Generale North America; BNP Paribas USA Inc.; Bank of Nova Scotia, UBS AG, New York Branch, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; and The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in "contemplated proceedings" regarding an alleged $385 million fraud by Pakistan citizen Asif Masood Naqvi at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Plaintiff's Ex Parte Application for Third Party Evidence Preservation Order on Twilio Inc., its subsidiary SendGrid Inc., and Intercom Inc. regarding a complaint alleging fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment involving "one of the largest cryptocurrency trading platforms in the world BitMEX" in BMA LLC, of Puerto Rico v. HDR Global Trading Limited, a.k.a. BitMEX, described as a Seychelles-domiciled "holding company" with "more than a dozen affiliates around the world, including in Hong Kong, Singapore, Bermuda, and the United States"; ABS Global Trading Limited, described as being based in San Francisco, California; Arthur Hayes, described as a citizen of the United States based in Hong Kong; Ben Delo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom based in Hong Kong; and Samuel Reed, described as a citizen of the United States based in Hong Kong, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Announcement by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority that it has revoked the license of Delta Capital Investments Ltd.

Two major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges - Bittrex and Poloniex - have been added as defendants to a class action complaint that alleges crypto buyers around the world were collectively swindled out of billions of dollars in an unprecedented "criminal" price manipulation scheme.

Announcement by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority that it has revoked the license of Aldabra Consulting Services Limited. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, according to an article by German news service Suddeutsche Zeitung on June 20th, 2018, Aldabra Consulting Services Limited was previously known as Mossack Fonseca but changed its name after the Mossack Fonseca group became involved in a global scandal as a result of the 'Panama Leaks' investigation that was co-ordinated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

Complaint alleging fraud involving a "cryptocurrency derivatives exchange platform" in Aleksandr Kanyshev, Nikita Luzhbin, and Miguel Villagra, all of Russia v. HDR Global Trading Limited, d.b.a. BitMEX, of the Seychelles, and Arthur Hayes at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco.

Amended Complaint alleging fraud, racketeering, and money laundering involving the "cryptocurrency derivatives exchange platform BitMEX" in BMA LLC, of Puerto Rico v. HDR Global Trading Limited, a.k.a. BitMEX, of the Seychelles; ABS Global Trading Limited, described as being based in San Francisco, California; Arthur Hayes, described as a citizen of the United States based in Hong Kong; Ben Delo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom based in Hong Kong; and Samuel Reed, described as a citizen of the United States based in Hong Kong, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Complaint alleging fraud, racketeering, and money laundering involving the "cryptocurrency derivatives exchange platform BitMEX" in BMA LLC, of Puerto Rico v. HDR Global Trading Limited, a.k.a. BitMEX, of the Seychelles; ABS Global Trading Limited, described as being based in San Francisco, California; Arthur Hayes, described as a citizen of the United States based in Hong Kong; Ben Delo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom based in Hong Kong; and Samuel Reed, described as a citizen of the United States based in Hong Kong, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud involving "one of the largest crypto-asset exchanges in the world, with a daily trading volume that regularly surpassed $3 billion in January 2020" in Brett Messieh, of Florida, and Drew Lee, of New York v. HDR Global Trading Limited, d.b.a. BitMEX, of the Seychelles; ABS Global Trading Limited, described as a Delaware corporation based in Hong Kong; Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The cryptocurrency industry had its own 'Red Wedding' at federal court in Manhattan yesterday when 11 class action complaints alleging the sale of unregistered securities were filed against 42 defendants in the BVI, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Estonia, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Malta, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, USA, and Vietnam.

Class Action Complaint alleging market manipulation and the sale of unregistered securities involving BitMEX, described as "one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world" that "acts like a casino with loaded dice", in Chase Williams and William Zhang v. HDR Global Trading Limited, described as "the owner of the trading platform called BitMEX, of the Seychelles; ABS Global Trading Limited, described as a Delaware company based in Hong Kong; Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed, all described as residents of Hong Kong, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Class Action Complaint alleging the sale of unregistered securities involving a Singapore cryptocurrency exchange known as KuCoin in Chase Williams v. KuCoin, described as a Seychelles company that was based in Hong Kong before moving to Singapore; Michael Gan, Johnny Lyu, and Eric Don, all described as residents of Singapore, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC's Motion for an Order Freezing and Repatriating Assets in the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Steve M. Bajic, Rajesh Taneja, Norfolk Heights Ltd., Fountain Drive Ltd., Island Fortune Global Ltd., Crystalmount Ltd., Wisdom Chain Ltd., SSID Ltd., Sure Mighty Ltd., Tamarind Investments Inc., Kenneth Ciapala, Anthony Killarney, BlackLight SA, Christopher Lee McKnight, and Aaron Dale Wise at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging securities fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Steve M. Bajic, described as a dual citizen of Canada and Croatia; Rajesh Taneja, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Vietnam; Norfolk Heights Ltd., described as "a Seychelles company owned by a dual Mexican and Canadian citizen"; Fountain Drive Ltd., Island Fortune Global Ltd., Crystalmount Ltd., and Wisdom Chain Ltd., each described as "a Seychelles corporation with a registered address in Hong Kong"; SSID Ltd., of Hong Kong; Sure Mighty Ltd., described as "a Seychelles corporation owned by a Japanese citizen"; Tamarind Investments Inc., described as "an Anguillan corporation with registered addresses in Hong Kong and Thailand"; Kenneth Ciapala, described as "a citizen of Switzerland and the United Kingdom"; Anthony Killarney, described as "a citizen of the United Kingdom, a resident of Switzerland"; Blacklight SA, of Switzerland; Christopher Lee McKnight, of Canada, and Aaron Dale Wise, of Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

Complaint for damages of $1.5 million in HealthCare International Global Networks Ltd., of England v. Guardian Life of the Caribbean Limited, of Trinidad & Tobago, at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Complaint alleging fraud in Frank Amato and RGB Coin Ltd., both of Ohio v. HDR Global Trading Limited, d.b.a. BitMEX, described as "the world's largest cryptocurrency trading platform", domiciled in the Seychelles, and Arthur Hayes, described as "a U.S. citizen and CEO of BitMEX", at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of California.

Complaint in Grossberg Fiduciaries Limited, of the Seychelles v, Zalman Silber, of New York, NY, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition to Compel the Deposition of Bolour Associates Inc. regarding an alleged $595 million fraud involving Telman Ismailov, a citizen of Russia, and Vesto Trading Limited, of the Seychelles, in BM-Bank JSC, formerly known as BM-Bank PJSC and Bank of Moscow, of Russia v. Marker Craig LLC and Marker LLC at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

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.

British firm Etaireia Investments Plc has gone into administration - four years after being exposed by OffshoreAlert for perpetrating a property-based investment fraud involving firms and individuals in the BVI, England, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Scotland, Seychelles, and Spain.

Complaint alleging violation of the Bank Secrecy Act regarding an alleged cryptocurrency-based money laundering scheme in USA v. BTC-e, a.k.a. Canton Business Corp., domiciled in "either Cyprus and/or the Seychelles Islands" and operating "in Bulgaria, the Seychelles Islands and other jurisdictions", and Alexander Vinnik, "a Russian national who is currently incarcerated in Greece", at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Originating Application to appoint liquidators in the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong regarding a debt owed to Catchy Fame Limited, of the Seychelles, in the matter of Alpha Giant Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Ernst & Young, as the Foreign Representative of Mundo Media Ltd., 2538853 Ontario Ltd., M Zone Marketing Inc., and AppThis Holdings, Inc., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Gregory Tolaram's Motion to Dismiss in Great Western Insurance Company v. Gregory Tolaram, of Bermuda, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by ALROSA, a Russian diamond-mining company, to take discovery from Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, Capital One NA, Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Citibank NA, Commerzbank NA, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank USA NA, JPMorgan Chase NA, Wells Fargo NA, PNC Bank NA, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas SA, and UBS AG for use in contemplated legal proceedings in Angola or the United Kingdom against former or current executives of Catoca Ltd., a diamond-mining company in Angola, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in City of Almaty, Kazakhstan and BTA Bank JSC v. Felix Sater, Daniel Ridloff, Bayrock Group Inc., Global Habitat Solutions, Inc., RRMI-DR LLC, Ferrari Holdings LLC, and MeM Energy Partners LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Mark McDonald and Nicholas Wood, as the Foreign Representatives of Silisten Trading Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in Creswell Investments Ltd., of the Seychelles v. Brazil+QI Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Tom Cauchouis, and Peter Laudano at U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Judgment in Solicitors Regulation Authority v. Colin Ross Downie at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, for England and Wales.

Winding Up Petition in Pinpoint International Group Limited v. Tenwow International Holdings Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Ex Parte Petition by the USA for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summons on Nevis Services Limited, of New York, as part of an IRS investigation into suspected offshore tax evasion, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

First Amended Complaint in Great Western Insurance Company v. Mark Graham, Donald Solow, Blue Capital Management, Inc., Blue Alternative Asset Management LLC, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, Christiana Trust, Regatta Holdings LLC, Cygnet 001 Master Trust, Cygnet 001 Master Trust Series, Cygnet 001 Master Trust, Cygnet 001 Master Trust Series 2011-A, Cygnet 001 Master Trust Series 2011-C, Cygnet 001 Master Trust Series 2013-A, Alpha Re Limited, Alpha Re Holdings (Cayman) Limited, Atlantic Specialty Finance, Blue Elite Fund Ltd., Blue Elite Fund LP, Blue II Ltd., Sancus Capital Blue Credit Opportunities Fund Ltd., Ability Insurance Company, John Drake, Edward Brennan Lynch, and Gregory Tolaram at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ex Parte Petition by the USA for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summons on Laura Smith "for records related to a network of companies known as the Wessell Group" as part of an IRS investigation into suspected offshore tax evasion, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Ex Parte Petition by the USA for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summons on Kevin Wessell, Lesli Wessell, Sophia Wessell, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo for an IRS investigation into suspected offshore tax evasion, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in Great Western Insurance Company v. Ability Insurance Company, Alpha RE Limited, Alpha Re Holdings (Cayman) Limited, Atlantic Specialty Finance, Blue Alternative Asset Management, LLC, Blue Capital Management, Inc., Blue Elite Fund LP, Blue Elite Fund Ltd., Blue II Ltd., Christiana Trust, Cygnet 001 Master Trust, Cygnet 001 Master Trust Series 2011-A, Cygnet 001 Master Trust Series 2011-C, Cygnet 001 Master Trust Series 2013-A, John Drake, Mark Graham, Edward Brendan Lynch, Regatta Holdings LLC, Sancus Capital Blue Credit Opportunities Fund Ltd., Donald Solow, Gregory Tolaram, and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Singapore by Martial Jean Francois Nicolas, as the Foreign Representative of Blue Ocean Resources Pte. Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Final Determination Notice by The Pensions Regulator, in the United Kingdom, regarding The Optimum Retirement Benefit Plan.

Superseding Indictment in USA v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr. and Richard W. Gates III at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Guardian N ews and Media's Defense in Appleby Global Group LLC v. British Broadcasting Corporation and Guardian News and Media Limited at the High Court, in London.

BBC's Defense in Appleby Global Group LLC v. British Broadcasting Corporation and Guardian News and Media Limited at the High Court, in London.

Particulars of Claim in Appleby Global Group LLC v. British Broadcasting Corporation and Guardian News and Media Limited at the High Court, in London.

Application by Awendale Resources Inc. to take discovery of Citibank NA, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Bank of America NA for use in legal proceedings in Russia against Plant of Hearing Aids "Ritm" OJSC, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Claim Form in Appleby Global Group LLC v. British Broadcasting Corporation and Guardian News and Media Limited at the High Court, in London.

Offshore accounts in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Cyprus and the Seychelles were used by former Donald Trump U. S. Presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort and an accomplice to conceal more than $18 million in earnings as lobbyists for the Ukraine government from the IRS, claim federal prosecutors.

Originating Application in Infinitum Ventures Limited v. Awendale Resources Inc. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Criminal Indictment in USA v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr. and Richard W. Gates III at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

One of the offshore finance industry's biggest law firms - Appleby - has disclosed that it is being investigated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and invited any concerned clients to call it to discuss the matter.