Iran

Complaint "brought by and on behalf of United States citizens who were murdered, maimed, taken hostage, or otherwise injured in unspeakable acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas and other terrorist groups in the State of Israel on October 7, 2023" in Judith Raanan, Natalie Raanan, Uri Raanan, Estate of Itay Glisko, Oren Glisko, Liat Rasel Glisko, Y.G., Ori Glisko, and Jeffrey Ludmir v. Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Changpeng Zhao, The Islamic Republic of Iran, and The Syrian Republic at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Indictment alleging "a global, long-running scheme by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to fund the Government of Iran and the IRGC through black-market sales of Iranian crude oil and other petroleum products produced by the National Iranian Oil Company" whose buyers "include entities in the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, and the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria" in USA v. Behnam Shahriyari, Morteza Rostam Ghasemi, Mohammadreza Aliakbari, Mohammad Sadegh Karimian, Sitki Ayan, Nahaddin Ayan, and Kasim Oztas at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award of $2.4 billion in Crescent Petroleum Company International Limited, described as a Bermuda-domiciled, United Arab Emirates-based "private oil and gas exploration and production company operating in the Middle East", and Crescent Gas Corporation Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. National Iranian Oil Company, of Tehran, Iran, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Complaint "under the federal Anti-Terrorism Act on behalf of American service members and civilians, and their families, who were killed or wounded while serving their country in Iraq between 2006 and 2010" in Guy Davis et al v. MTN Irancell Telecommunications Services Company, of Iran; MTN Group Limited, described as "a South African telecommunications company whose stock trades publicly on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange"; Phuthuma Nhleko, of South Africa, and Irene Charnley, of South Africa, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Public Notice by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority that it has publicly censured Time International LLC for failing to provide ultimate beneficial ownership information when requested to do so. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Qatar Financial Centre showed that Time International LLC was incorporated on June 27th, 2018 and its directors are Dr. Mehdi Fazli and Parham Pedram, both apparently from Iran.

Public Notice by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority that it has publicly censured ALP International LLC for failing to provide ultimate beneficial ownership information when requested to do so. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Qatar Financial Centre showed that ALP International LLC was incorporated on July 31st, 2018 and its directors are Parham Pedram and Masoud Sezavar Zakerian Zakerian, both of whom appear to be from Iran.

Public Notice by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority that it has imposed a three-year prohibition on Parham Pedram, described as a citizen of Iran.

Complaint alleging money laundering involving $157 million of "prohibited correspondent banking transactions" via "front and shell companies" in Canada, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States to evade U.S. economic sanctions against Iran in USA v. Seyed Ziaeddin Taheri Zangakani, Saeed Torab Abtahi, Abbas Amin, Issa Shayegh, Mojtaba Dehghani, Sara Sabri, Reza Karimi, Shantia Chupra, Salim Henareh, and Khalil Henareh at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application by East Asian Consortium B.V., of the Netherlands, to take discovery from the New York branches of Bank of America, N.A., Bank of New York Mellon, BNP Paribas USA, China Construction Bank, Citibank N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., MashreqBank PSC, Standard Chartered Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for use in legal proceedings in South Africa "against MTN Group Ltd., MTN International (Mauritius) Ltd., Mobile Telephone Networks Holding (Pty) Limited, MTN International (Pty) Ltd., Phutuma Freedom Nhleko, and Irene Charnley", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint regarding "Iran's fraudulent conveyances" in Winfred Wairimu Wamai and 322 other "direct victims and surviving family members of the Embassy Bombings" in Tanzania and Kenya that "were carried out with the critical material support of the Iranian government" v. Industrial Bank of Korea, of South Korea, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ex Parte Application by Pilatus Bank Plc, of Malta, to take discovery from Lawrence Connell for use in legal proceedings "pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union" in which "Pilatus seeks an order annulling the ... withdrawal of its banking license" by the European Central Bank and a contemplated "separate legal action against the ECB for damages relating to the ... treatment of the bank" by the ECB and the Malta Financial Services Authority, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.

Criminal Complaint accusing the defendants of "knowingly and willfully conspiring to cause goods that originated in the United States to be exported and shipped to Iran without a U.S. government license" in USA v. Chin Hua Huang, a.k.a. Jinee Huang, of Taiwan; DES International Co. Ltd., of Taiwan, and Soltech Industry Co. Ltd., of Brunei, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding "the unlawful use of the U.S. financial system to support and finance Iran's transport and sale of oil products to benefit sanctioned Iranian entities" in USA v. $12,3 million fo funds "associated with petroleum tanker Nautic", a.k.a. Gulf Sky, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Affidavit in support of application for arrest warrant alleging "knowingly and willfully conspiring with each other and persons in Iran to use the U.S. financial system to procure a petroleum tanker named Nautic, and later renamed to the Gulf Sky, in violation of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations" in USA v. Amir Abdolaziz Dianat, a.k.a. Ameer Abdulaazeez Jaafar, and Kamran Ali Lajmiry, a.k.a. Kamran Ali Lajmiri, at the U. S. District Curt for the District of Columbia.

Criminal Information for "Willful Failure to Maintain an Adequate Anti-Money Laundering Program in Violation of the Bank Secrecy Act" in USA v. Industrial Bank of Korea at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Forfeiture Complaint under a Deferred Prosecution Agreement for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act regarding "a scheme to violate U.S. economic sanctions relating to Iran" by "Kenneth Zong and others" in USA v. $51 Million at Industrial Bank of Korea at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Two "whistleblowers" in India and England are suing the British, Dubai and New York operations of their former employer, Standard Chartered Bank, for allegedly retaliating against them for exposing "a highly sophisticated money laundering scheme on behalf of Iran".

Complaint alleging "unlawful retaliation" against alleged whistleblowers for exposing a "highly sophisticated money laundering scheme on behalf of Iran" in Anshuman Chandra, of India, and Julian M. Knight, of the United Kingdom v. Standard Chartered Bank, of England; Standard Chartered Bank, of Dubai, and Standard Chartered Bank, of New York, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Information alleging Violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Tax Evasion, and Foreign, Conduit, and Other Illegal Campaign Contributions in USA v. Imaad Shah Zuberi at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Imaad Shah Zuberi at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Superseding Indictment regarding a "multi-year scheme ... to violate and evade U.S. national secureity controls against the Government of Iran" in USA v. Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS, a.k.a. Halkbank, described as "a Turkish bank majority-owned by the Government of Turkey", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Information in USA v. UniCredit Bank AG, of Germany, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority announcing that it has withdrawn the authorisation of Pilatus Bank Plc.

Complaint to seize AED 73.3 million linked with Kenneth Zong in USA v. RAK Investment Authority at the U. S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Complaint in Global Aerospace, Inc., Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers Limited, United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc., American Home Assurance Company, AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance SA, AXA Global Risks (UK) Limited, La Réunion Aérienne, New Hampshire Insurance Company, Prosight Specialty Management Company, Inc., Members of Lloyd's Syndicate 839, Members of Lloyd's Syndicate 800, Members of Lloyd's Syndicate 1084, and Württenbergische Versicherung AG v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi High Commission for Relief of Bosnia & Herzegovina, and the Islamic Republic of Iran at the U S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority regarding Ali Sadr Hasheminejad and Pilatus Bank Plc.

Indictment in USA v. Al;i Sadr Hashemi Nejad at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ruling in Feedback Insurance Company Ltd., a captive insurer domiciled in St. Kitts; Benyamin Avrahami, and Orna Avrahami v. IRS Commissioner at U.S. Tax Court.

Originating Application in Dragon Tree Holding v. The Registrar of Companies at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in Duke Capital v. The Registrar of Companies at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in Pomaria Holding v. The Registrar of Companies at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in Bishop Capital v. The Registrar of Companies at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in Bowman Holding v. The Registrar of Companies at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Summons in Griffon Capital v. The Registrar of Companies at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application In the Matter of PTTEP Iran Company Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Fixed Date Claim Form in Hossein Nadjafi Asl v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in France by Patrick Canet, as the Foreign Representative of Gholam Reza Jazi Zandian, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada.

Complaint for the extradition of Fabian Jalilvand Tehrani from the USA to Germany regarding a criminal investigation into suspected fraud, forgery and money laundering, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Originating Application in Urbitronix, LLC v. Maseeh Alternative Global Investors, L.P. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Forfeiture Complaint for US$92 million in USA v. Commerzbank AG at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Criminal Information in USA v. Commerzbank AG and Commerzbank AG New York Branch at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Letters Rogatory in Peter Schmitt, as Administrator of Phoenix Kapitaldienst GmbH v. The Corporation Trust Company at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Application to take discovery in Frank Schmitt, as Administrator of Phoenix Kapitaldienst GmbH v. Deimos Corporation at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Plea Agreement in USA v. BNP Paribas S.A. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Information for Conspiracy To Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading With the Enemy Act in USA v. BNP Paribas S.A. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Plea Agreement in USA v. David Raminfard at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Criminal Information in USA v. David Raminfard at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Criminal Information in USA v. Guity Kashfi at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Guity Kashfi at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.