St. Kitts & Nevis

Order Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions against David F. Bandimere regarding "two Ponzi schemes" - Nevis-domiciled IV Capital Ltd. and New Mexico-domiciled Universal Consulting Resources LLC - before the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Order Instituting Proceedings, Making Findings and Imposing Sanctions for violating "the registration and exchange trading provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act" against XBT Corp Sarl, d.b.a. First Global Credit, a cryptocurrency exchange firm domiciled in Switzerland, formerly d.b.a. First Global Credit Nevis, before the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Paul Bilzerian - who moved to the Caribbean after being jailed and fined $62 million for securities fraud in the United States - has been barred from representing his sons - Dan and Paul Bilzerian - in civil proceedings at Saint Kitts and Nevis High Court.

Default judgment regarding an alleged fraud involving a cryptocurrency known as 'ATM Coin' in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Blake Harrison Kantor, a.k.a. Bill Gordon, of New York, NY; Nathan Mullins, of Forest Hills, NY; Blue Bit Banc, described as "a business entity that purports, on its website, to be owned and operated by Biz-E-Bee Services, Ltd. in the U.K."; Blue Bit Analytics Ltd., apparently of the Turks and Caicos Islands; G. Thomas Client Services, of New York, and Mercury Cove Inc., of New York, as Defendants, and Blue Wolf Sales Consultants, of New York, as Relief Defendant, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Public Warning by Nevis Financial Services Regulatory Commission regarding Jirehouse Management Nevis Limited, a corporate services provider managed by Collin Walwyn and part of a group operated by British tax lawyer Stephen David Jones, who was jailed for contempt of court in Britain on August 16th, 2019.

Writ of Summons in Safeguard Management Limited, of the Cayman Islands v. XiO Cayman Limited, of Nevis, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Judgment regarding the eligibility of Paul Bilzerian, a non-lawyer, to represent his sons, Dan Bilzerian and Adam Bilzerian, in lawsuits at Saints Kitts and Nevis High Court, where they or companies of which Paul Bilzerian is a director are involved in seven lawsuits where the parties are Dan Bilzerian, Adam Bilzerian, Terrence V. Byron, Byron & Byron, Kevin Horstwood, Keyapaha International Ltd., Laura Getz, Robert Getz, Zachary Getz, Victor Doche, Vistas Infinitas International LLC, Saint Christopher Club Condominiums, Saint Christopher Club Condominiums Homeowners Association, First Caribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited, Caribbean Building Systems (St. Kitts) Limited, Stephen First, Corporate Capital (Asia) Limited, Gregory Gilpin-Payne, International Investments & Consulting Ltd., Gerald Lou Weiner, and Kathleen Ann Weiner at Saint Kitts and Nevis High Court.

Complaint to stop an "illegal offering of digital-asset securities" involving entities and parties in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Dubai in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Telegram Group Inc., described as a British Virgin Islands-domiciled, Dubai-based company owned by Pavel Durov, "a Russian and St. Kitts and Nevis citizen", and TON Issuer Inc., of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

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.

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority has issued a "Public Warning" against Swiss Global Investments Sàrl, a self-described "financial intermediary and advisory" that was or is controlled by Irishman Paul Kavanagh and Briton Stuart Hamon, whose sprawling offshore group includes firms in the British Virgin Islands, Dubai, England, Malta, Nevis, and Switzerland.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Swiss Global Investments Sàrl, which is owned by Kavmon Limited, of Saint Kitts and Nevis, evidently owned by or affiliated with Paul Kavanagh, a citizen of Ireland apparently residing in France, and Stuart Hamon, a citizen of the United Kingdom, and which claims on its website at www.swissglobalgroup.com to have offices in Geneva and Dubai.

Memorandum Opinion in Support of Preliminary Injunction regarding alleged telemarketing fraud involving a real estate development in Belize known as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The Reserve in Federal Trade Commission v. Ecological Fox, LLC, Frank Costanzo, a.k.a. Frank Green; Luke Chadwick, Andris Pukke, a.k.a. Marc Romeo and Andy Storm; Peter Baker, Global Property Alliance, Inc., Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, Buy Belize LLC, Buy International, Inc., Foundation Development Management, Inc., Eco-Futures Development, Eco-Futures Belize Limited, Power Haus Marketing, Brandi Greenfield, BG Marketing, LLC, Prodigy Management Group, LLC, John Usher, Rod Kazazi, Foundation Partners, Belize Real Estate Affiliates, LLC, Exotic Investor, Inc., Southern Belize Realty, LLC, Sanctuary Belize Property Owners' Association, Atlantic International Bank, Ltd., Angela Chittenden, Beach Bunny Holdings, LLC, The Estate of John Pukke, John Vipulis, and Deborah Connelly at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application by Maria Fernanda Rigail Pons to take discovery from UBS Financial Services Inc., UBS AG, CA Indosuez Wealth, Amke Registered Agents LLC, and Philippe Larmier regarding individuals and legal entities in several jurisdictions, including the British Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Nevis, and the United States, for use in legal proceedings in Ecuador against Carlos Alberto Avellán Areta, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

Plaintiff's Motion for Judicial Assistance to effect service in Saint Kitts and Nevis on Saint Bitts LLC, d.b.a. Bitcoin.com, for a complaint alleging cryptocurrency fraud in United American Corp. v. Bitmain Inc., of Delaware; Saint Bitts LLC, d.b.a. Bitcoin.com, of Saint Kitts & Nevis; Roger Ver, of Japan; Bitmain Technologies Ltd., of Hong Kong; Bitmain Technologies Holding Company, of the Cayman Islands; Jihan Wu, of California; Payward Ventures Inc., d.b.a. Kraken, of Delaware; Jesse Powell, of California; Amaury Sechet, of France; Shammah Chancellor, of California; and Jason Cox, of California, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint alleging fraud in Mathew Clingerman, as Receiver for Silk Road M3 Fund, a segregated account of Silk Road Funds Limited, of Bermuda v. Alisher Ali, apparently a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis residing in New York; Eurasia Capital Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Eurasia Capital (Mongolia) LLC, of Mongolia; Silk Road Management Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Silk Road Finance Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Apex Fund Services Ltd., of Bermuda, and Peter Hughes, of Bermuda, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

A class action complaint has been filed in the United States against professional advisers in Arizona, Florida, and New York, captive insurers in Saint Kitts and Nevis, and others for allegedly designing and promoting "illegal and abusive tax shelters" into which "premiums" totaling tens of millions of dollars were paid.

Complaint alleging fraud regarding "illegal and abusive tax shelters" involving offshore captive insurers in the Caribbean in Feedback Insurance Company, Ltd., of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Benyamin Avrahami, Orna Avrahami, BYS Company, ACC, Chandler One, LLC, Junction Development, LLC, O & E Corporation, White Mountain Equities, LLC, and White Knight Investment, ACC, all of Arizona v. Celia Clark, of New York; Clark & Gentry, PLLC, of New York; John Garcia, of New York, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Craig McEntee; McEntee & Associates PC, of New York; Neil Hiller, of Arizona; Fennemore Craig, PC, of Arizona; Allen Rosenbach, of Florida; ACR Solutions Group, of Florida; RMS Solutions, Inc., of Illinois; Heritor Management, Ltd., of Saint Kitts and Nevis; and Pan American Reinsurance Company, Ltd., of Saint Kitts and Nevis, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Funds in the names of Milenyum Energy SA, domiciled in Panama, based in Turkey, and Blue Energy Trade Ltd. Company, domiciled in St. Kitts and Nevis, based in Turkey, regarding a suspected scheme to launder via U.S. correspondent banks to evade U.S. sanctions concerning Syria, at the U. S.District Court for the District of Columbia.

Judgment in Keithley Lake, Fidelity Insurance Co. Ltd., Alliance Royalties Inc., and Westminster Hope & Turnberry Ltd. v. Richard Vento, Lana Vento, Gail Vento, Renee Vento, Nicole Mollison, and First Nevis Trust Company Limited, as Trustee of Much Love International Dynasty Trust, Vita International Dynasty Trust, Loki International Dynasty Trust, and Founders International Dynasty Trust, at the Court of Appeal for Anguilla.

Judgment regarding a criminal investigation in Norway into tax evasion by Berge Gerdt Larsen involving entities in Abu Dhabi, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Dubai, England, Jersey, Liberia, Panama, Singapore, and Saint Kitts and Nevis in Volaw Trust and Corporate Services Ltd., of Jersey, in the Channel Islands; North East Oil Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Larsen Oil and Gas Drilling Ltd., of Jersey; Network Drilling Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Independent Oilfield Rentals IOR Ltd., of Jersey; Petrolia Drilling Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; OPS Personnel Services Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, et al v. The Office of the Comptroller of Taxes, The Attorney General for Jersey, in the Channel Islands, et al at the Privy Council, in the United Kingdom.

Writ of Summons in Joseph Pacini, Carsten Geyer, and Fei (Murphy) Qiao v. XiO GP Limited and Xiang (Athene) Li, of Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Editor's Note: This writ was filed nine months ago (on April 18th, 2019) but was sealed as part of Cayman Islands Chief Justice Anthony Smellie's policy of concealing from the public many cases that contain allegations of wrongdoing and/or insolvency involving hedge funds. It was recently unsealed.

Motion to Dismiss in Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate Corporation v. Barry Randall and Caribbean News Now at the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, in and for St. Lucie County, Florida.

Writ of Summons in FTI Consulting (Cayman) Ltd. v. Richard Vento, Lana Vento, Gail Vento, Renee Vento, Nicole Mollison, First Nevis Trust Company Ltd., as Trustee of Much Love International Dynasty Trust; Vita International Dynasty Trust, Loki International Dynasty Trust, Founders International DV Dynasty Trust, RVLP LLC, NVLP LLC, GVLP LLC, DVLP LLC, Total Trust Services LLC, and Founders Nevis LLC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Karibu II Ltd. in Standard Nominees Limited, of Nevis, v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs and The Financial Services Commission at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Complaint alleging libel regarding articles "that falsely accuse Galaxy of misappropriating funds, defrauding investors, and misleading the government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in connection with a real estate development project that will bring a 273-suite luxury resort to the island of St. Kitts" in Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate Corporation v. Barry Randall, a former resident of the Cayman Islands who moved to Florida, and Caribbean News Now at the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit for St. Lucie County, Florida. Editor's Note: Barry Randall died on June 12th, 2019 - just over two months after this complaint was filed. The action is ongoing, with Randall replaced as a party by his Estate following his death.

Application by Alfredo Carlos Pott, of Argentina, to take discovery from Branch Bank and Trust Company and IberiaBank for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Amended Complaint in Falcon Asset Finance (Cayman) Limited, of the Cayman Islands v. Continental Administration Services Limited, of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trustee of the Rose No. 2 Trust, organized and settled in the British Virgin Islands, at the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales.

Deferred Prosecution Agreement in USA v. Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank Ltd., of Israel; United Mizrahi Bank (Switzerland) Ltd., of Switzerland; and Mizrahi Tefahot Trust Company Ltd., of Israel, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Order in Alfredo Carlos Pott v. Steel Bridge Capital Inc., Oropesa Inc., and World Capital Properties Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Assets held at Loyal Bank Limited, of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Siam Commercial Bank, of Thailand, in the names of ACE Guide Holdings Limited and/or Alexandre Cazes, a.k.a. Alexander Cazes, a Canadian who allegedly operated an "illegal marketplace" known as AlphaBay, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Claim Form and Particulars of Claim for breach of contract, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and dishonest assistance in Northern and Western Insurance Company Limited (in Liquidation), of Nevis, represented 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 for England and Wales.

A $2.5 million judgment has been entered in the BVI against notorious Nevis-based, British nominee director Edward Petre-Mears and three Russians for breaches of the jurisdiction's Insolvency Act.

Stipulation of Dismissal in Martin Kenney & Co. v. Nicole Mollison, nee Vento, and Renee Vento at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Response by the Defendants in Opposition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Martin Kenney & Co. v. Nicole Mollison, nee Vento, and Renee Vento at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Complaint in United American Corp. v. Bitmain Inc., of Delaware; Saint Bitts LLC, d.b.a. Bitcoin.com, of Saint Kitts & Nevis; Roger Ver, of Japan; Bitmain Technologies Ltd., of Hong Kong; Bitmain Technologies Holding Company, of the Cayman Islands; Jihan Wu, of California; Payward Ventures Inc., d.b.a. Kraken, of Delaware; Jesse Powell, of California; Amaury Sechet, of France; Shammah Chancellor, of California; and Jason Cox, of California, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Order in Paul Pretlove, as the liquidator of Crosscan Financial Corp. v. Dmitry Purim, Edward Petre-Mears, Pavel Maslo, and Elena Ryabova at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

FTC's Motion for a Interim Preliminary Injunction regarding alleged telemarketing fraud involving a real estate development in Belize known as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The Reserve in Federal Trade Commission v. Ecological Fox, LLC, Frank Costanzo, a.k.a. Frank Green; Luke Chadwick, Andris Pukke, a.k.a. Marc Romeo and Andy Storm; Peter Baker, Global Property Alliance, Inc., Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, Buy Belize LLC, Buy International, Inc., Foundation Development Management, Inc., Eco-Futures Development, Eco-Futures Belize Limited, Power Haus Marketing, Brandi Greenfield, BG Marketing, LLC, Prodigy Management Group, LLC, John Usher, Rod Kazazi, Foundation Partners, Belize Real Estate Affiliates, LLC, Exotic Investor, Inc., Southern Belize Realty, LLC, Sanctuary Belize Property Owners' Association, Atlantic International Bank, Ltd., Angela Chittenden, Beach Bunny Holdings, LLC, The Estate of John Pukke, John Vipulis, and Deborah Connelly at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Complaint for a Permanent Injunction regarding alleged telemarketing fraud involving a real estate development in Belize known as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The Reserve in Federal Trade Commission v. Ecological Fox, LLC, Frank Costanzo, a.k.a. Frank Green; Luke Chadwick, Andris Pukke, a.k.a. Marc Romeo and Andy Storm; Peter Baker, Global Property Alliance, Inc., Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, Buy Belize LLC, Buy International, Inc., Foundation Development Management, Inc., Eco-Futures Development, Eco-Futures Belize Limited, Power Haus Marketing, Brandi Greenfield, BG Marketing, LLC, Prodigy Management Group, LLC, John Usher, Rod Kazazi, Foundation Partners, Belize Real Estate Affiliates, LLC, Exotic Investor, Inc., Southern Belize Realty, LLC, Sanctuary Belize Property Owners' Association, Atlantic International Bank, Ltd., Angela Chittenden, Beach Bunny Holdings, LLC, The Estate of John Pukke, John Vipulis, and Deborah Connelly at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Pennsylvania-based global construction firm dck worldwide has taken legal action against the IRS concerning a $2.5 million payroll tax dispute involving offshore companies in the Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Jamaica, Nevis, Palau, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Complaint in dck International, LLC, dck worldwide holdings, Inc., dck worldwide, LLC, dck international SKN, Limited, dck Bermuda, Ltd., dck Dominica, Inc., dck St. Maarten N.V., dck Jamaica, LLC, dck Bahamas, Inc., dck TCI, Ltd., dck Palau Limited, LLC, dck caribbean holding Ltd., DCK Building Solutions Jamaica Limited, dck Belize, Limited, dck Building Solutions SL, Ltd., dck Staffing Services, LLC, dck development north america, LLC, Connecticut Studios, LLC, CTS Energy, LLC, dck development, LLC, dck Capital Solutions, LLC, Oakview dck LLC, dck California Construction, Inc., Zenith Equipment, LLC, Main Street Cranberry Management, LLC, Main Street Cranberry, LP, dck pacific region, LLC, dck global development, LLC, dck pacific construction, LLC, pacific guam, LLC, DCK Pacific, LLC, Terrace Pacific Insurance, Ltd., Terrace Guam, Ltd., and dck California Building, LLC v. USA at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

Judgment in Fletcher St. Jean v. Regulator of International Banking, Financial Services Regulation and Supervision Department, Minister of Finance, and Nevis Island Administration at the Saint Kitts & Nevis High Court.

Claim Form in Martin S. Kenney, trading as Martin Kenney & Co., Solicitors v. GBS Trustees Limited, of Nevis; Leman Nominee Company, of Nevis; and Jocelyn Bennett, of Switzerland, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

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.

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Martin Kenney & Co. v. Nicole Mollison, a.k.a. Nicole Vento, and Renee Vento 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.

Claim Form in Wilton Trustees (IOM) Limited and Fiduciana Verwaltungstalt, as Trustees of The Erica Settlement, v. AFS Trustee Limited, AFS Directors Limited, Applegate FS SA, George Alan Evans, Davide Romano, Jean-Noel Pasquier, FiHAG Finanz-und Handels-Aktiengesellschaft, Markus Jooste, Formal Holdings Limited, Malcolm King, Wellcourt Investments Group SA, Dean Invest & Finance Inc., Shannon Properties Limited, Tregenna Investment Incorporation, Bailor Invest & Finance Corp., Frankland Assets Inc., Lena Holdings Corp., Freeland Investment Corporation, Dorset Investment Corporation, Gemona Investment Corporation, Lexington Investment Corporation, Maryland Investment Corporation, Myron Investment Corporation, Napier Investment Corporation, Nyra Investment Corporation, Primrose Investment Corporation, and Wellside Investment Corporation at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Advisory Warning about Mindwalk Ltd. by the Nevis Financial Services Regulatory Commission.