Colombia

Originating Application in the matter of Colpan Oil and Gas Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

A U.S. lender claiming to be owed COP 14.7 million has filed a petition at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands to wind up the holding company of Colombian financial services group Zinobe, whose subsidiaries provide consumer and commercial credit services in Colombia and Mexico.

Director Details for Zinobe Holdings Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on February 9th, 2024.

Winding Up Petition in York Town I, LLC, of Delaware, USA v. Zinobe Holdings Limited, which "carries on business as a holding company, holding shares in subsidiaries that provide financial services, including consumer and commercial credit services, to third parties in Colombia and Mexico", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by Refinería de Cartagena S.A.S., of Colombia, to take discovery from Mason Capital Management LLC, described as a New York-based "hedge fund manager", for use in "court-supervised restructuring proceedings" that McDermott International Holdings B.B., formerly Comet II B.V., formerly Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., and CB&I UK Limited "have initiated in the Netherlands and England", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Refinería de Cartagena S.A.S., of Colombia, to take discovery from McDermott International Ltd., described as "a global engineering and construction company", for use "in restructuring proceedings recently commenced in the Netherlands and England by two of McDermott’s principal subsidiaries", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "by engaging in a scheme to bribe Venezuelan officials to obtain and retain contracts and other business advantages, including obtaining multi-million-dollar contracts with entities and instrumentalities owned and controlled by the Venezuelan government for the production, importation, and distribution of food and medicine to the people of Venezuela", in USA v. Orlando Alfonso Contreras Saab, described as a citizen of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in USA v. Corporación Financiera Colombiana SA, described as "a Colombian financial services institution ... that was majority owned and controlled by Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Second Amended Complaint alleging "brazen acts of corporate theft" in Bayport Financial Services (USA) Inc. and Bayport Colombia S.A. v. BayBoston Managers LLC, CFG Partners LP, of the Cayman Islands; CFG Colombia S.A.S., d.b.a. Dando; of Colombia; Caribbean Financial Group, Valopi LLC, Pablo Montesano, and Lucia Lopina at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Samuel Tcherassi to take discovery from Yolanda Luz Janna Raad for use in criminal proceedings in Colombia involving allegations of forgery and fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Petition for Confirmation of Arbitration Award in StoneX Markets LLC, formerly known as INTL FCStone Markets, LLC v. Cooperativa de Caficultores del Suroeste de Antioquia, described as "one of Colombia’s largest coffee cooperatives", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging "fraudulent schemes to sell publicly traded stock to retail investors" involving "penny stocks" issued by Odyssey Group International, Inc., Scepter Holdings, Inc., and CannaPharmaRx, Inc. in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Matthew Nicosia, William 'Rocky' Reininger, Fabrizio Di Carlo, described as a citizen and resident of Canada, and Ronald Touchard at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion involving entities in the Bahamas, Colombia, Gibraltar, and USA in USA v. Joseph Cammarata at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Memorandum & Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Bail Revocation in USA v. Joseph Cammarata at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Superseding Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering involving entities in the Bahamas, Colombia, Gibraltar and USA in USA v. Joseph Cammarata, Erik Cohen, and David Punturieri at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Summons With Notice in Black Forest Structured Lending Master Fund LP v. Omega Energy International SA, of Colombia; Nikoil Energy Corp., of Colombia; Omega Energy Group (BVI) SA, of Colombia, and Omega Energy USA, of Miami, USA, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $128,002 in LATAM Airlines Group S.A., of Chile, described as "Latin America’s leading airline group", et al v. WeWork Chile SpA, of Chile, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $754,571 in LATAM Airlines Group S.A., of Chile, described as "Latin America’s leading airline group", et al v. Wamos Air SA, of Spain, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $170,000 in LATAM Airlines Group S.A., of Chile, described as "Latin America’s leading airline group", et al v. Oxford Economics USA, Inc. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $122,826 in LATAM Airlines Group S.A., of Chile, described as "Latin America’s leading airline group", et al v. NHI-2 LLC, d.b.a. Travelliance, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $128,132 in LATAM Airlines Group S.A., of Chile, described as "Latin America’s leading airline group", et al v. Gen2 Systems Limited, of England, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $219,992 in LATAM Airlines Group SA, of Chile, described as "Latin America’s leading airline group", et al v. Falabella S.A., of Chile, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $182,955 in LATAM Airlines Group S.A., of Chile, described as "Latin America’s leading airline group", et al v. Enroque Producciones SpA, of Chile, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $1 million in LATAM Airlines Group S.A., of Chile, described as “Latin America’s leading airline group”, et al v. Comercial Ops SpA, of Chile, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $144,743 in LATAM Airlines Group S.A., of Chile, described as "Latin America’s leading airline group", et al v. Avalco SpA, of Chile, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers totaling $838,401 in LATAM Airlines Group SA, of Chile, described as "Latin America’s leading airline group", et al v. Associated Energy Group LLC at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging "the Defendants schemed to operate a call center in Medellin, Colombia through which they used high pressure sales tactics fraudulently to sell the stocks of numerous small United States-based public companies to United States investors" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Francis Biller, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Colombia; Raymond Dove, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Japan; Chester Alvarez, described as a citizen of the USA residing in Colombia and Oakland Park, Florida, USA; Troy Gran-Brooks, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Colombia or Canada, and Justin Plaizier, described as a citizen of the Netherlands residing in Colombia or Canada, as Defendants, and Lia Patricia Sepulveda Salazar, Edward Lopez Giraldo, Edward Clarke, and Shredderz International Corp., of Saint Kitts and Nevis, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Complaint alleging "a fraudulent and deceptive scheme by Defendants to conceal the true nature and structure of the Prudent Enterprise in order to secure lucrative international soccer rights deals while at the same time suppressing the ability of their creditors to collect" involving entities in Brazil, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Luxembourg, and the USA in JL Sports Investments Ltd., described as "a London-based boutique consulting and management firm in the sports and media industry" founded by "Dr. Jur. Jochen Lösch" v. Luis Barbosa, Antonio Maciel, Prudent Corporate Finance LLC, and Latin American Equity Sports LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The US has applied to seize $1 million from Cayman Islands-domiciled Maydaisy Corporation that is believed to derive from an investment fraud in the Turks and Caicos Islands and narcotics trafficking from Colombia and Jamaica. Research by OffshoreAlert showed that Maydaisy is controlled by Ingrid Loiten, a citizen of Jamaica.

Motion for Temporary Restraining Order involving an alleged fraud involving entities or account in the Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Gibraltar, and United States in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Joseph Cammarata, Erik Cohen, David Punturieri, AlphaPlus Portfolio Recovery Corp., and Alpha Plus Recovery LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

New Jersey-based businessman Joseph Cammarata, who allegedly owns 'Sandy Cay' private island in the Bahamas, and two associates have been criminally indicted for allegedly swindling $40 million that was intended for securities fraud victims in a scheme that involved entities or accounts in several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Gibraltar, and USA.

Complaint alleging the defendants "stole at least $40 million from approximately 400 distribution funds that formed as a result of resolutions of securities class actions and Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions, to distribute money obtained through settlements or judgments to injured investors" involving entities in the Bahamas, Colombia, Gibraltar, and the USA in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Joseph A. Cammarata, described as a resident of New Jersey who "owns an island in the Caribbean"; Erik Cohen, of New Jersey; David H. Punturieri, of New York; AlphaPlus Portfolio Recovery Corp., of New Jersey, and Alpha Plus Recovery LLC, of New Jersey, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Criminal Indictment for conspiracy to commit fraud in USA v. Joseph Cammarata, Erik Cohen, and David Punturieri at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Application by Samuel Tcherassi to take discovery from Yolanda Janna, of Miami, "for use in a foreign criminal investigation" in Colombia that "stems from a complaint filed by Henry Anaya, the president of a Colombian non-governmental organization, National Network of Citizen Observers" who requested that "the Colombian Prosecutor's Office investigate Tcherassi and Diana Janna (Tcherassi's wife)" for alleged tax offenses, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Criminal Indictment alleging money laundering involving bribery in Venezuela in USA v. Alvaro Pulido Vargas, a.k.a. German Enrique Rubio Salas, a citizen of Colombia; Jose Gregorio Vielma Mora, a citizen of Venezuela and a former Governor of the Venezuelan State of Tachira; Emmanuel Enrique Rubio Gonzalez, a citizen of Colombia; Carlos Rolando Lizcano Manrique, a citizen of Colombia, and Ana Guillermo Luis, a citizen of Spain and Venezuela, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Ikara Associates Inc. in Victor Jose Medina, of Colombia v. Financial Services Commission and Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Complaint alleging the defendants "defrauded investors through an illegal unregistered securities offering to share in the profits of a "green" gold and platinum mining venture operating in Ayapel, Colombia" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Back to Green LLC, of Puerto Rico; José Jiménez Cruz, of Puerto Rico, and Manuel Portalatin Rivera, of Colombia, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Complaint alleging securities fraud in which the individuals defendants "told prospective investors Medsis had entered into large lucrative contracts with Central and South American customers" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Medsis International Inc., described as a Delaware-domiciled, Florida-based subsidiary of Medsis Medical Systems SA, of Panama; Joshua Dax Cabrera, of Miami, Florida, and Paul Hess, of Braintree, Massachusetts, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Complaint alleging securities fraud involving shares in Aureus, Inc., Garmatex Holdings, Ltd., and OneLife Technologies Corp. and "a boiler room based in Medellin, Colombia" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Luis Jimenez Carrillo, described as a citizen and resident of Mexico; Amar Bahadoorsingh, described as "a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada" residing in Vancouver, Canada; Justin Roger Wall, and Jamie Samuel Wilson, each described as "a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom", as Defendants, and Haydee Yolanda Sanchez Diaz Monge, Martha Y. Jimenez Trust, and Charles A. Carrillo Trust, all of California, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

SEC's Motion for Asset Freeze Order regarding "assets belonging to, controlled by, or used for the benefit of, defendant Luis Jimenez Carrillo" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Luis Jimenez Carrillo, described as a citizen and resident of Mexico, a former citizen of the United States, a former attorney and "a securities law recidivist"; Amar Bahadoorsingh, a dual citizen of Canada and the United Kingdom; Justin Roger Wall, and Jamie Samuel Wilson, both of the United Kingdom, as Defendants, and Haydee Yolanda Sanchez Diaz Monge, Martha Y. Jimenez Trust, and Charles A. Carrillo Trust, all of California, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Chapter 11 Petition by Alpha Latam Management LLC, of Delaware; Acsa Atento SAS, of Colombia; Alpha Capital SAS, of Colombia; AlphaCredit Latam SAS, of Colombia; AlphaCredit Sudamérica, S de RL, of Panama; AlphaDebit, SA de CV, of Mexico; and Vive Créditos Kusida SAS, of Colombia, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Chapter 11 Petition by CG Financial Colombia S.A.S., of Colombia, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colombia.

Chapter 11 Petition by Inversiones CG Financial Chile Dos S.P.A. and Corp Group Banking S.A., both of Chile, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

SEC's Application for an order to show cause and an order requiring compliance with a subpoena "in connection with its formal investigation into potential violations of the federal securities laws by Back to Green Mining, LLC, a Puerto Rico company purporting to be investing in mining operations in Colombia, and its principals, representatives, and affiliates" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Carlos R. Irizarry Santiago, CPA, of Puerto Rico, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Complaint to extradite Alejandro Jose Lyons Muskus, a former Governor of Cordoba, Colombia, from the USA to Colombia to serve a prison sentence for corruption, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in InterCap America LLC, of Florida v. Dennis Klemming, Prudent Corporate Finance LLC, of Florida, and Latin America Equity Sports LLC, of Delaware at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Ex Parte Application by the Ontario Securities Commission to take discovery from Adriana Rios Garcia, a.k.a. Adriana Shaw, described as a resident of Miami and Colombia and the "principal" of Global Bioenergy Resource SAS, of Colombia, for use in "proceedings before the Commission" against First Global Data Ltd., Global Bioenergy Resources Inc., Nayeem Ali, Maurice Aziz, Harish Bajaj, and Andre Itwaru, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to recover their monetary damages arising out of Defendants' breaches of investment agreements, fraudulent misrepresentations/omissions, and other business torts regarding Plaintiffs' substantial investments in a luxurious New York real estate investment and development project involving Defendants" in Alapaha View Ltd., of the Bahamas; Dalaman Management Corp., of the British Virgin Islands; Jailineli Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Ecen del Centro SA de CV, of Mexico; Colle Investments Ltd., of the Bahamas; International C18 Holdings Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Artesana SA, of Panama; Miguel Gonzalez-Teja Zachrisson, of Guatemala; Pablo Miguel Marantz, of Argentina; Gonzalo Jose Vidal Devoto, of Argentina; Maria Amancay Caparros, of Argentina; Maria Victoria Ruiz de Velasco Martinez de Ercilla, of Spain; Blanca Araceli Botran Santiago, of Guatemala; Ana Lucrecia Garcia Botran, of Guatemala; Manuel Pisa Muntane, of Spain; Christine Marie Pascual Par, of Spain; Ana Mabel Roa Barrera, of Colombia; Luz Marina Roa Barrera, of Colombia; Gloria Barrera Galvis, of Colombia; Alejandro Celentano, of Argentina; Juan Carlos Timeus Rodas, of Guatemala; Iñigo Diego Eugenio Maria Raphael Aspillaga Plenge, of Peru; Nelly Maria Beatriz de Paramo Parle, of Peru; Rita Nelly Maria de Paramo Parle, of Peru; Maria Paula Arnaldo, a citizen of Argentina residing in Spain; Cesar Humberto Medina Garcia, of Virginia; Ana Maria Mate Londono, of Virginia, and Felipe Cortes Font, of Mexico v. Prodigy Network LLC, Prodigy Shorewood Investment Management LLC, 84 William Street NewCo, Inc., 84 William Street Realty Associates LLC, 84 William Mezz NewCo, Inc., and Prodigy Shorewood Domestic Feeder Rep Fund, LLC, each described as a Delaware company based in New York, NY, and Prodigy Shorewood New York Rep Co., described as a Cayman Islands company based in New York, NY, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England by Manuel Martinez-Fidalgo, as the Foreign Representative of Codere Finance 2 (UK) Limited, described as being part of a group that "is a leading international gaming operator" and whose parent's shares "are listed on the Madrid stock exchange", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Mary Ann James de Holguín, of Colombia, to take discovery from Shutts & Bowen LLP and Maria del Pilar Rubio, described as "a tax attorney with Shutts & Bowen LLP in Miami, Florida, "for use in a forthcoming civil probate action in Colombia, for the distribution of assets that belong to or are traceable to the estate of Mr. Rodrigo Ernesto Holguín Lourido", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.