Iraq

    Iraq Telecom Ltd. v. Sirwan Barzani et al: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award ($1.6B)

    Motion to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award totaling $1.6 billion in Iraq Telecom Limited, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on behalf of International Holdings Limited v. Sirwan Saber Mustafa Barzani, Korek Telecom Company LLC, and Korek International (Management) Limited involving "corrupt and fraudulent behavior", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

    Mammoet Salvage BV v. Citibank NA et al: Discovery Application (Belgium, Netherlands & United Arab Emirates)

    Application by Mammoet Salvage B.V., of the Netherlands, to take discovery from Citibank NA, Commerzbank AG, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., MashreqBank PSC, MUFG Bank Ltd., Standard Chartered Bank, and UniCredit Bank AG, described as "correspondent banks of the Trade Bank of Iraq", for use in "currently pending foreign court proceedings in the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates and contemplated enforcement proceedings in Belgium" regarding "efforts to recognize and enforce an arbitral award in excess of a principal amount of US$85 million entered in favor of Mammoet and against BOC [Basra Oil Company]", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Alcazar Capital Partners v. Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq: Complaint to Enforce ‘$490M Kuwait Judgment’

    Complaint to enforce a $490 million "Kuwait Judgment" in Alcazar Capital Partners, described as "a private equity firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority with its registered offices at Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Cayman Islands" v. Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Company Ltd. v. General Company For Ports of Iraq et al: Petition to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Award ($105M)

    Petition to Recognize and Enforce Foreign Arbitral Award totaling $105 million regarding "a Contract for the Construction of the Staging Pier and Eastern Breakwater for Al Faw Grand Port in Iraq" in Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Company Limited, of Cyprus v. General Company For Ports of Iraq, Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Iraq, and The Republic of Iraq, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

    Dohrnii Stiftung: ‘Mandated Investigator’

    Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has appointed a "Mandated Investigator" for Dohrnii Stiftung, which claims on its website at dohrnii.io to be "a digital ecosystem" that offers "education and tools" for investors in cryptocurrency.

    Abdulhameed Dhia Jafar v. Abraaj Holdings et al: Judgment (Complaint Amendment)

    Judgment regarding Plaintiff's application for leave to amend his Statement of Claim regarding an alleged $267 million fraud in Abdulhameed Dhia Jafar, of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates v. ABRAAJ Holdings (in Official Liquidation), GHF General Partner Limited, as General Partner of GHF Fund LP, formerly Abraaj Growth Markets Health Fund LP, and GHF Fund (B) LP, formerly Abraaj Growth Markets Health Fund (B) LP; The GHF Group Limited, formerly The Abraaj Healthcare Group Limited, and Abraaj General Partner VIII Limited, as General Partner of Neoma Private Equity Fund IV LP, formerly Abraaj Private Equity Fund IV LP, all of the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    Romania: Lucian Mazilu

    Complaint to extradite Lucian Mazilu from the USA to Romania so that he can serve a five-year prison sentence after being convicted "in abstentia" of tax fraud and money laundering, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

    Abdulhameed Dhia Jafar v. ABRAAJ Holdings et al: Complaint

    Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim for at least $267 million alleging "systematic fraud" in Abdulhameed Dhia Jafar, of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates v. ABRAAJ Holdings (in Official Liquidation), GHF General Partner Limited, as General Partner of GHF Fund LP, formerly Abraaj Growth Markets Health Fund LP, and GHF Fund (B) LP, formerly Abraaj Growth Markets Health Fund (B) LP; The GHF Group Limited, formerly The Abraaj Healthcare Group Limited, and Abraaj General Partner VIII Limited, as General Partner of Neoma Private Equity Fund IV LP, formerly Abraaj Private Equity Fund IV LP, all of the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. et al v. Mass Energy Group Holding Ltd. et al: Amended Ex Parte Summons

    Amended Ex Parte Summons in Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş., of Turkey, and Capital City Investment BV, of the Netherlands v. Mass Energy Group Holding Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Ahmad Ismail Saleh Nanakaly, of Iraq, and Azad Mustafa Hussein Hussein, of Iraq, as Defendants, and Mass Global Energy (Arbil) Ltd. and Mass Global Energy (Suleimanya) Ltd., both of the Cayman Islands, as "Non-Cause of Action Defendants", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    USA v. Facemaskcenter.com et al: Forfeiture Complaint

    Forfeiture Complaint involving "an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation" into the "unlawful sale of personal protection equipment during the national pandemic, and the related use of such proceeds to support and finance terrorism" in USA v. Facemaskcenter.com and Four Facebook Pages at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

    Iraq Telecom Ltd. v. Citibank NA et al: Discovery Application

    Ex Parte Application by Iraq Telecom Limited to conduct discovery from HSBC Bank (USA) NA, Standard Chartered International (USD) Ltd., The Bank of New York Mellon NA, and Wells Fargo Bank NA at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    SEC v. Dhia Jafar et al: First Amended Complaint

    First Amended Complaint alleging insider trading involving the securities of Life Technologies Corp. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. in the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Dhia Jafar, a.k.a. Dhia Yahya Dhia Al-Din Jaffar, described as an Iraq-born citizen of Belize residing in Dubai, and Omar Nabulsi, of Jordan, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    USA v. Neal Kasper et al: Criminal Indictment

    Indictment in USA v. Neal Kasper, Bradley G. Christiansen, Sara Christiansen, Tiffany White, Ramzi Snobar, Yacoub Snobar, Mustapha Ahmad, and Ali Al Aridhi at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.

    MerchantBridge Managers Inc.: Petition

    Petition of MENA Financial Inc., of the British Virgin Islands, for the liquidation of MerchantBridge Managers Inc. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    US residents asked to testify in Iraq genocide inquiry

    Evidence from five United States residents has been requested as part of a war crimes investigation into the alleged genocide of Kurds in Iraq under the regime of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Details are contained in an application for

    Netherlands: Frans Van Anraat

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Netherlands into Frans Cornelis Adrianus Van Anraat for allegedly supplying chemicals for the production of chemical weapons that were used by Saddam Hussein to commit genocide against Kurds in Iraq.

    Saddam’s Laundry: How western money managers ran the offshore network that bankrolled Iraq’s war machine

    Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Panama and the Bahamas were key elements in the offshore shell company and money-laundering schemes that bankrolled Saddam Hussein for more than 20 years.And Saddam used the same offshore money launderers as Osama bin Laden. His offshore network hid the money skimmed from government oil sales and collected in kickbacks. It was used to pay for Saddam's secret agents and security forces, reward domestic and foreign friends, and buy arms during international embargos. 

    From Bermuda to Baghdad: Ex-Director of crooked company to help re-build Iraq

    A former senior officer with Goldman Sachs who was a director of Stirling Cooke Brown Holdings while it was committing massive fraud is about to be handed a major role in the reconstruction of Iraq.Notwithstanding that the company he helped to take public and govern lied and swindled its way to riches for insiders at the expense of shareholders, clients and the insurance industry in general, the career of Reuben Jeffery III has prospered.

    Newt Utopia: The tale of Jawad Mahmoud Hashim

    Jawad Mahmoud Hashim has a doctorate in Economics from the London School of Economics and, by all accounts, he is a smooth and very sophisticated individual who has kept his head while many around him lost theirs.

    Spain: Monzer al-Kassar

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Spain into Monzer al-Kassar, Omar a-Ahmad Bourmerched, Kamal Abdul Gawad Chazoul, and Mohamed Gadhan for attempted murder.