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Georgia: Payoneer (‘Cyber Fraud’)

September 4, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Payoneer, described as "a U.S. company that provides online money transfer and digital payment services" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Republic of Georgia - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for cyber fraud".

Bulgaria: Wells Fargo Bank (‘Fraud’)

September 5, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Bulgaria - for a criminal investigation into suspected fraud by an unknown subject(s) allegedly posing as a representative of "a South Korean media company".

USA v. John Can Unsalan: Criminal Indictment (‘Ukraine-Russia Sanctions Evasion’)

April 13, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendant "and others orchestrated and carried out a plan to violate and evade and attempt to violate and evade U.S. sanctions against Sergey Vitalievich Kurchenko [a citizen of Ukraine], Kompaniya Gaz-Alyans, OOO, and ZAO Vneshtorgservis" in USA v. John Can Unsalan, a.k.a. Hurrem Can Unsalan, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

USA v. Vladimir Okhotnikov et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Russian Crypto Fraud’)

February 22, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging fraud involving "an unincorporated entity that was established in approximately late 2019 and operated a purported decentralized cryptocurrency investment platform" in USA v. Vladimir Okhotnikov, Olena Oblamska, Mikhail Sergeev, and Sergey Maslakov, all citizens of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

SEC v. Vladimir Okhotnikov et al: Complaint (‘$300M Crypto Fraud’)

August 1, 2022
Complaint alleging a $300 million crypto-based investment fraud involving an "unincorporated entity" in Russia called Forsage in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vladimir Okhotnikov, described as a citizen of Russia residing in Tbilisi, Georgia; Jane Doe, a.k.a. Lola Ferrari, who "is believed to be a Russian national residing in Bali, Indonesia"; Mikhail Sergeev, who "is believed to reside in Moscow, Russia; Sergey Maslakov, who "is believed to reside in Gelendzhik or Moscow, Russia"; Samuel D. Ellis, of Kentucky; Mark F. Hamlin, of Virginia; Sarah L. Theissen, of Wisconsin; Carlos L. Martinez, of Chicago, Illinois; Ronald R. Deering, of Idaho; Cheri Beth Bowen, of Mississippi, and Alisha R. Shepperd, of Florida, at the U.S. District Court for the northern District of Illinois.

Bidzina Ivanishvili et al v. Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd.: Judgment

March 29, 2022
Judgment in Bidzina Ivanishvili, described as "a successful businessman and former Prime Minister of Georgia"; Ekaterine Khvedelidze, Tsotne Ivanishvili, Gvantsa Ivanishvili, Bera Ivanishvili, Meadowstreet Assets Limited, and Sandcay Investments Limited v. Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Limited at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Recovery Partners GP Ltd. et al v. Irakli Rukhadze et al: $142M Judgment

March 25, 2022
Judgment for $142.5 million in Recovery Partners GP Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Revoker LLP, of England v. Irakli Rukhadze, Igor Alexeev, Benjamin Marson, Hunnewell Partners (UK) LLP, Hunnewell Partners (BVI) Limited, Park Street (GP) Limited, Park Street (BR) Limited, Park Street (GS) Limited, and Park Street (L) Limited at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

Gramercy Distressed Opportunity Fund II LP et al v. Oleg Bakhmatyuk et al: Complaint

December 7, 2021
Complaint alleging "Since at least 2016, Ukrainian oligarch Oleg Bakhmatyuk has perpetrated a complex, multi-faceted scheme in order to maintain control over his agricultural business, UkrLandFarming PLC and its subsidiary Avangardco IPL, so that he could exploit the Company's assets as his own personal war chest and frustrate Gramercy's right to recover on its Notes" in Gramercy Distressed Opportunity Fund II LP, Gramercy Distressed Opportunity Fund III LP, Gramercy Distressed Opportunity Fund III-A LP, Gramercy EM Credit Total Return Fund, all of the Cayman Islands; Gramercy Funds Management LLC, and Roehampton Partners LLC, of Delaware v. Oleg Bakhmatyuk, described as "a dual citizen of Ukraine and Cyprus"; Nicholas Piazza, described as "a United States citizen who resides in Cody, Wyoming, and also has a home in Ukraine"; SP Capital Management LLC, of Wyoming; Oleksandr Yaremenko, described as "a Ukrainian citizen and resident of Kiev", and TNA Corporate Solutions LLC, of Wyoming, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

George Bachiashvili v. Charlie Shrem et al: Amended Complaint

August 20, 2021
Amended Complaint alleging fraud and unregistered securities regarding the sale of cryptocurrency tokens involving Delaware and Cayman Islands-domiciled Crowd Machine in George Bachiashvili v. Charlie Shrem and Roger Tichenor at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Recovery Partners GP Ltd. et al v. Fisher Island Investments Inc. et al: Discovery Application (England)

August 10, 2021
Application by Recovery Partners GP Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Revoker LLP, of England, to take discovery from Fisher Island Investments, Inc., Fisher Island Holdings, LLC, PDS Development LLC, and PDS HOLDCO I LLC for use in legal proceedings in England "against Irakli Rukhadze, Igor Alexeev, Benjamin Marson, Hunnewell Partners (UK) LP, Hunnewell Partners (BVI) Limited, Park Street (GP) Limited, Park Street (BR) Limited, Park Street (GS) Limited, Park Street (L) Limited" regarding "the identification and recovery of assets belonging directly or indirectly to the members of the family of the late Georgian businessman, Arkadi Patarkatsishvili", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Jason Bonayer et al v. Crowd Machine SEZC et al: Complaint

June 24, 2021
Complaint alleging fraud involving cryptocurrency in Jason Bonayer, a U. S. citizen residing in New York, NY, and George Bachiashvili, a citizen of Georgia residing in Tbilisi v. Crowd Machine Inc., of Delaware; Crowd Machine SEZC, of the Cayman Islands; Metavine Inc., of Delaware; Craig Sproule, described as a citizen of Australia residing in San Jose, California; James Hanley, Anne Osborne, Ben Gorlick, Kurt Pfluger, Camden Dore, Roger Tichenor, Charlie Shrem, Bittrex, described as "a cryptocurrency exchange based in the Seychelles", and HitBTC, also described as "a cryptocurrency exchange based in the Seychelles", at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Novasigma Limited: Unlicensed Activity

February 25, 2021
Public Warning by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission that Novasigma Limited "appears to be purporting to offer company management services in Gibraltar" without a license. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at Companies House Gibraltar showed that Novasigma Limited was incorporated in Gibraltar on May 21st, 2015 and, in its most recent annual return dated May 4th, 2018, the company's sole director was identified as Jussi Olavi Hallikas, described as a Finnish "tax advisor" residing in Tbilisi, Georgia, and its sole shareholder as Novasigma Limited, of the Seychelles. The company's website at www.novasigma.com is no longer operational. In his LinkedIn profile, Hallikas is currently described as "Managing Director" of "Fidelcrest", a company purportedly domiciled in Hungary that offers "forex trading" products and services at www.fidelcrest.com.

Zaza Mamulaishvili v. Steve Nicandros et al: Petition

January 21, 2021
Petition alleging breach of fiduciary duty involving "self-dealing, fraudulent conduct and mismanagement" in Zaza Mamulaishvili, a citizen and resident of Georgia who was "a minority shareholder and a creditor of" Frontera Resources Corporation, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, Texas-based "international oil and gas exploration company" that Mamulaishvili "co-founded" v. Steve Nicandros, Luis Giusti, and Tyler Nelson, as Defendants, and Frontera Resources Corporation, as Nominal Defendant, at the District Court of Harris County, Texas.

USA v. Yuriy Andrienko et al: Criminal Indictment

October 15, 2020
Indictment against six "officers" of a Russian "military intelligence agency" alleging a computer hacking and fraudulent scheme "to undermine, retaliate against, or otherwise destabilize: (1) Ukraine; (2) the country of Georgia; (3) France's elections; ( 4) efforts to hold Russia accountable for its use of a weapons-grade nerve agent on foreign soil; and (5) the 2018 Winter Olympics after a Russian government-sponsored doping effort led to Russian athletes being unable to participate under the Russian flag" in USA v. Yuriy Sergeyevich Andrienko, Sergey Vladimirovich Detistov, Pavel Valeryevichfrolov, Anatoliy Sergeyevich Kovalev, Artem Valeryevich Ochichenko, and Petr Nikolayevich Pliskinat the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

USA v. Nika Nazarovi et al: Criminal Indictment

September 29, 2020
Criminal Indictment against "citizens of multiple countries, including Georgia, Latvia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Belgium" who were described as being "members of a transnational organized crime network known as 'QQAAZZ'" that "provided money laundering services to significant cybercriminal organizations that stole money from unwitting victims in the United States and abroad" involving accounts at financial institutions in Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the United Kingdom in USA v. Nika Nazarovi, a.k.a. Nika Utiashvili, a.k.a. Mihail Atansov, a.k.a. Stefan Trifonov Zhelyazkov; Martins Ignatjevs, a.k.a. Yordan Angelov Stoyanov, a.k.a. Aleksander Tihomirov, a.k.a. Svetlin Iliyanov Asenov; Aleksandre Kobiashvili, a.k.a. Antonios Nastas, a.k.a. Ognyan Krasimirov Trifonov; Dmitrijs Kuzminovs, a.k.a. Parush Gospodinov Genchev; Valentins Sevecs, a.k.a. Marek Jaswilko, a.k.a. Rafal Szczytko; Dmitrijs Slapins, Armens Vecels, Artiom Capacli, Ion Cebanu, Tomass Trescinkas, Ruslans Sarapovs, Silvestrs Tamenieks, Andelhak Hamdaoui, and Petar Iliev at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

USA v. Funds Held by RAKIA: Forfeiture Complaint

June 3, 2020
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "an international conspiracy to launder funds traceable to violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ... and a scheme to defraud financial institutions in the Republic of Korea" in USA v. AED 73 million in the custody of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority and "All Claims Filed And Asserted" by VI2 Partners GmbH, of Austria, against Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority Georgia LLC in the Republic of Georgia at the U. S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

RAKIA v. Farhad Azima: Judgment ($4.1M)

May 22, 2020
Approved Judgment that Farhad Azima pay $4.1 million in Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority v. Farhad Azima, described as "a US businessman based in Kansas City, Missouri who has been involved in the aviation industry for many years", at the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales.

Georgia: Garik Revazian et al

April 13, 2020
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Citibank NA, Equity Bank, and JPMorgan Chase Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Georgia - for a criminal investigation into Garik Revazian and Oppenheimer Financial LLC for suspected fraud and money laundering involving corporate and individual alleged victims "in the United States, Latvia, United Kingdom, Russia, Poland, Estonia and Hong Kong".

Frontera Resources Caucasus Corp.: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

October 25, 2019
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Andrew Morrison and David Griffin, as the Foreign Representatives of Frontera Resources Caucasus Corp. (in Official Liquidation), at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Aleksejs Trofimovics et al: Criminal Indictment

September 25, 2019
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to commit money laundering in USA v. Aleksejs Trofimovics, a.k.a. Aleksejs Trofimovich, a.k.a. Alexey Trofimovich, a.k.a. Aleko Stoyanov Angelov; Ruslans Nikitenko, a.k.a. Krzysztof Wojciech Lewko, a.k.a. Milen Nikolchev Nikolov, a.k.a. Rafal Zimnoch; Arturs Zaharevics, a.k.a. Piotr Ginelli, a.k.a. Arkadiusz Szuberski; Deniss Ruseckis, a.k.a. Denis Rusetsky, a.k.a. Sevdelin Sevdalinov Atanasov, and Deinis Gorenko, all citizens of Latvia, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Mourant Ozannes v. Steve Nicandros et al: Writ of Summons

July 23, 2019
Writ of Summons for $766,186 in allegedly unpaid professional services in Mourant Ozannes, a Cayman Islands law firm v. Steve Nicandros, of Houston, Texas, and Zaza Mamulaishvili, of Tbilisi, Georgia, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

USA v. Konstantin Ignatov: Criminal Complaint

March 6, 2019
Criminal Complaint in USA v. Konstantin Ignatov regarding an alleged fraud and money laundering scheme known as 'OneCoin' and involving financial institutions in the Cayman Islands, Georgia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, Singapore, and the USA, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Georgia: Lia Dolidze et al

January 4, 2019
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Georgia - for a criminal investigation into Lia Dolidze and Marsel LLC for suspected fraud and money laundering.

Frontera Resources Corp. et al v. Stephen Hope et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

November 13, 2018
Application by Frontera Resources Corporation and Frontera International Corporation, both of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Stephen Hope, of California; Outrider Master Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands, and Outrider Management LLC, of California, for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands against Stephen Hope, Outrider Master Fund LP and MaplesFS Limited, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Georgia: I Love My Patriarch

September 14, 2018
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Georgia - for a criminal investigation into a Georgian company called 'I Love My Patriarch' for suspected fraud and money laundering.

Georgia: Global Crossing LLC et al

September 10, 2018
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Georgia - for a criminal investigation into Global Crossing LLC and Victor Lapin, a.k.a. Randy Craig Levin, for suspected fraud and money laundering.

USA v. Diyora Ashirova et al: Criminal Indictment

July 19, 2018
Indictment in USA v. Diyora Ashirova, Elvin Baghir-Pur, Kirill Dedusev, Roman Eliozashvili, Sarkhan Imamverdiyev, Mikheil Inadze, Aziza Jalolova, Elvin Javadzade, Igor Kalinitchev, a.k.a. Irvin Kalinitchev; Tengiz Khukhiashvili, Yelena Kudaibergenova, Mishel Levinski, Stanislav Lisitskiy, a.k.a. Giedrius Girnius; Aleksei Livadnyi, Durra Mehdiyeva, Mikhail Morozov, Ielyzaveta Nazina, Gocha Paposhvili, Matiss Puke, Ketevan Sepiashvili, Aleksandr Starikov, Igor Stasovskiy, Nikolay Tupikin, Karlis Vitols, and Melvut Yazici at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Bidzina Ivanishvili et al v. Credit Suisse (Bermuda) Ltd.: Writ of Summons

August 17, 2017
Generally Indorsed Writ of Summons in Bidzina Ivanishvili, Ekaterine Khvedelidze, Tsotne Ivanishvili, an infant, by his mother and next friend; Ekaterine Khvedelidze, Gvantsa Ivanishvili, Bera Ivanishvili, Meadowstreet Assets Limited, and Sandcay Investments Limited v. Credit Suisse (Bermuda) Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Bidzina Ivanishvili et al v. Meadowsweet Assets Ltd.: Fixed Date Claim Form

April 19, 2016
Fixed Date Claim Form in Bidzina Ivanishvili, a former Prime Minister of Georgia; Ekaterine Khvedelidze, Tsotne Ivanishvili, a minor, acting by his legal guardian and next friend Ekaterine Khvedelidze; Bera Ivanishvili, and Gvantsa Ivanishvili v. Meadowsweet Assets Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Artemis Trustees Limited et al v. KBC Partners LP et al: Fixed Date Claim Form

December 20, 2012
Fixed Date Claim Form in Artemis Trustees Limited, as Trustees of The New Horizon Trust, The Gatito Ventures Trust, The Bailey Tree Trust, and The Arcturus Trust; Vladimir Ashurov, and Milica Rakovic v. KBC Partners LP, SCI Partners LP, Salford Capital Partners Inc., Eugene Jaffe, and Giorgi Bedineishvili at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Otkritie International Investment Management Ltd. et al v. BGC Financial Group Inc.: Discovery Application

November 19, 2012
Seventh Application to Issue Subpoenas for the Production of Documents for Use in a Foreign Proceeding by Otkritie International Investment Management Limited, domiciled in the British Virgin Islands; Otkritie Securities Limited, domiciled in England and Wales; and Otkritie Financial Corporation JSC, domiciled in Russia, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

BTA Bank: Chapter 15 Petition (Second)

July 16, 2012
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Kazakhstan by Askhat Niyazbekovich Beisenbayev, as the Foreign Representative of JSC BTA Bank, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Otkritie International Investment Management Ltd. et al v. Wells Fargo Bank et al: Discovery Application (England)

April 13, 2012
Third Application by Otkritie International Investment Management Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Otkritie Securities Limited, of England, and Otkritie Financial Corporation JSC, of Russia, to take discovery from the Bank of New York Mellon, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Standard Chartered Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for use in legal proceedings in England, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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