Israel

Complaint "to recover significant investment losses suffered as a result of a massive fraud that led investors to believe that Teva - the world's largest generic drug manufacturer - was experiencing strong financial growth over a number of years based on fundamentally sound business practices when, in fact, Teva's performance was being driven by an illegal practice of colluding with other drug manufacturers to systematically increase the price of scores of generic drugs" in BH Investments Funds LLC, Brahman Partners III LP, Brahman Partners II LP, Brahman Partners IV LP, all of Delaware; Brahman Partners II Offshore Ltd., Brahman Partners IV (Cayman) Ltd., and East 71 Ltd., all of the Cayman Islands v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., of Israel; Erez Vigodman, Eyal Desheh, Sigurdur Olafsson, Deborah Griffin, Kåre Schultz, Michael McClellan, and Yitzhak Peterburg at the U. S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Administrative Order by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing a fine of $13,000 on Tradenet Capital Markets Ltd., of Israel, for regulatory breaches.

Complaint alleging "a massive fraudulent 'binary options' trading scheme" amounting to $165 million and involving individuals and companies in or from Belize, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, Israel, Seychelles, United Kingdom, and USA in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. David Cartu, Jonathan Cartu, and Joshua Cartu, described as brothers who are all citizens of Canada; Ryan Masten, of Austin, Texas; Leeav Peretz, a.k.a. Lee Cole, and Nati Peretz, both described as being "from Windsor, Ontario, Canada" and currently residing in Israel; All Out Marketing Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; BareIt Media LLC, d.b.a. SignalPush, of Texas; Blue Moon Investments Ltd., of the Seychelles, and Orlando Union Inc., of Belize, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Administrative Order imposing industry bans on Anton Senderov and Lior Barbazara, both citizens of Israel, regarding their involvement in "internet binary options brokers LBinary and Ivory Option", before the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Complaint alleging insider trading involving Auspex Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Delaware, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., of Israel, in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sepehr Sarshar at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Complaint alleging securities fraud involving Auspex Pharmaceuticals Inc., of San Diego, California, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., of Israel, in USA v. Sepehr Sarshar at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Statement of Charges and Notice of Hearing regarding the "false and misleading marketing" of opiod products in the matter of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., of Israel; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., of Pennsylvania; Cephalon Inc., of Delaware; Watson Laboratories Inc., of Nevada; Actavis Pharma Inc., of Delaware; Actavis LLC, of Delaware; Actavis Elizabeth LLC, of Delaware; Allergan Plc, of Ireland, and Allergan Finance LLC, of Nevada, before the New York State Department of Financial Services.

Writ of Summons regarding an action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in New York in Adamas Health Care Fund v. Adamas Capital Management Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Dov Malnik, a citizen of Israel, c/o Mascali Management AG, of Switzerland, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Class Action Complaint in Matthew Ellison v. Tufin Software Technologies Ltd., described as "an Israeli company that develops, markets, and sells software and cloud-based security solutions" whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange; Reuven Kitov, Jack Wakileh, Reuven Harrison, Ohad Finkelstein, Edouard Cukierman, Yair Shamir, Ronni Zehavi, Yuval Shachar, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Jefferies LLC, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co. Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co., Stifel Nicolaus & Company Inc., William Blair & Company LLC, and DA Davidson & Co. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Judgment in Lea Lilly Perry and Tamar Perry v. Lopag Trust Reg., of Liechtenstein; Private Equity Services (Curaçao) NV, of Curaçao; Fiduciana Verwaltungsanstalt, of Liechtenstein; Gal Greenspoon, Yael Perry, Dan Greenspoon, Ron Greensoon, Ron Greenspoon, Mia Greenspoon, by Hagai Greenspoon, her guardian ad litem, and Admintrust Verwaltungs Anstalt at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint for damages of $4 million regarding failure to disclose accounts at Swiss banks in USA v. Jane Doe, as the Executor of the Estate of Marc Ratzersdorfer, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Application by Benjamin Steinmetz, of Israel, described as an "adviser" to BSG Resources Limited, "a Guernsey-based international mining and natural resources company", to take discovery from Vale SA, described as a Brazil company that is "one of the largest mining companies in the world"; Vale Americas Inc., Rio Tinto Plc, and Rio Tinto Limited for use in legal proceedings in the United Kingdom involving Vale S.A., of Brazil; Vale Holdings B.V., of the Netherlands, and Vale International S.A., of Switzerland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding $160 million of "gross proceeds from its scheme to defraud the United States" in USA v. Bank Hapoalim BM, of Israel, and Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd., of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Fox Wizel (BVI) Ltd. in Harel Wizel, of Israel v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs - Fixed Date Claim Form - BVI High Court - June 13, 2020

Complaint alleging securities fraud in S.H.N. Financial Investments Ltd., d.b.a. Shamir Capital, of Israel v. Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd., of Israel, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging securities fraud involving a company that "depicted itself as one of the "best and most trusted cannabis" brands" in SUN, A Series of E Squared Investment Fund LLC, of Utah; E-Squared Capital Fund LP, of New York; SHN Financial Investments Ltd., of Israel; Flamingo Drive M&M LLC, of Florida, and Stable Road Capital LLC, of California v. Sundial Growers Inc., described as "a licensed producer of cannabis in Canada" whose shares are listed on NASDAQ; Edward Hellard, Torsten Kuenzlen, Gregory Turnbull, Lee Tamkee, and Elizabeth Cannon, all described as residing in Alberta, Canada, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Daniel Fingerhut, of Miami Beach, Florida; Digital Platinum Inc., of Florida; Digital Platinum Ltd., of Israel; Huf Mediya Ltd., a.k.a. Hoof Media Ltd., of Bulgaria; Tal Valariola, of Israel, and Itay Barak, of Israel, as Defendants, and Aicel Carbonero, of Miami Beach, Florida, as Relief Defendant, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Plaintiff's Expedited Motion for Leave to File Combined Memorandum regarding allegations of fraud involving binary options and cryptocurrencies in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Daniel Fingerhut, of Miami Beach, Florida; Digital Platinum Inc., of Florida; Digital Platinum Ltd., of Israel; Huf Mediya Ltd., a.k.a. Hoof Media Ltd., of Bulgaria; Tal Valariola, of Israel, and Itay Barak, of Israel, as Defendants, and Aicel Carbonero, of Miami Beach, Florida, as Relief Defendant, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint alleging fraud involving binary options and cryptocurrencies in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Daniel Fingerhut, of Miami Beach, Florida; Digital Platinum Inc., of Florida; Digital Platinum Ltd., of Israel; Huf Mediya Ltd., a.k.a. Hoof Media Ltd., of Bulgaria; Tal Valariola, of Israel, and Itay Barak, of Israel, as Defendants, and Aicel Carbonero, of Miami Beach, Florida, as Relief Defendant, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Deferred Prosecution Agreement regarding a scheme to launder the proceeds of bribery and corruption involving soccer's global governing body FIFA in USA v. Bank Hapoalim B.M., of Israel, and Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd., of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to defraud the United States in USA v. Bank Hapoalim BM, described as "an Israeli public company that is one of Israel's largest banks", and Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd., of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Bank Hapoalim BM, of Israel, and Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd., of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Consent Order settling allegations of facilitating tax evasion in New York State Department of Financial Services v. Bank Hapoalim BM and Bank Hapoalim BM, New York Branches.

Class Action Complaint alleging securities violations in William J. Allen v. Tufin Software Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company whose shares are listed on NASDAQ; Reuven Kitov, Jack Wakileh, Reuven Harrison, Ohad Finkelstein, Edouard Cukierman, Yair Shamir, Ronni Zehavi, Yuval Shachar, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Jefferies LLC, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc., William Blair & Company LLC, and D.A. Davidson & Co. at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Complaint in Discover Growth Fund LLC, a United States Virgin Islands entity whose interest in the defendant was assigned to it by Cayman Islands firm Discover Growth Fund v. OWC Pharmaceutical Research Corp., described as a Delaware-domiciled, Israel-based company whose shares are listed on the OTCQB stock market, at the U. S.District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The cryptocurrency industry had its own 'Red Wedding' at federal court in Manhattan yesterday when 11 class action complaints alleging the sale of unregistered securities were filed against 42 defendants in the BVI, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Estonia, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Malta, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, USA, and Vietnam.

Class Action Complaint alleging the sale of unregistered securities involving digital tokens in Alexander Clifford v. KayDex Pte Ltd., a.k.a. Kyber Network, of Singapore; Loi Luu, of Singapore; Victor Tran, of Vietnam, and Yaron Velner, of Israel, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Class Action Complaint alleging the sale of unregistered securities involving digital tokens known as Bancor Network Tokens in William Zhang v. BProtocol Foundation, described as a Switzerland-domiciled "blockchain-focused software development company"; Eyal Hertzog, Yehuda Levi, Guy Benartzi, and Galia Benartzi, described as residents of Israel, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and gross negligence involving "secured credit facilities and associated loans and precious metal leases to Republic Metals Corporation" in Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch, a foreign branch office of a bank in the Netherlands; Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., of New York; Bank Hapoalim B.M., a foreign branch office of a bank in Israel; Mitsubishi International Corporation, of New York; ICBC Standard Bank Plc, of England; Techemet Metal Trading, LLC, of Texas; Merced Partners Limited Partnership, and Athilon Capital Corp., LLC, both domiciled in Delaware, based in Minnesota, as successors to Woodforest National Bank, and Hain Capital Investors Master Fund, Ltd., domiciled in the Cayman Islands, based in New Jersey, as successor to Bank Leumi USA v. EisnerAmper LLP at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida

Complaint alleging securities violations in David Limner v. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., of Israel, described as "a global provider of satellite-based broadband communications"; Dov Baharav, Elyezer Shkedy, Dafna Cohen, Meir Shamir, Dafna Sharir, Amir Ofek, Ishay Davidi, Aylon Rafaeli, and Amiram Boehm at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging securities violations in Michael Smith v. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., of Israel, described as "a global provider of satellite-based broadband communications" whose shares are listed on NASDAQ; Dov Baharav, Elyezer Shkedy, Dafna Cohen, Meir Shamir, Dafna Sharir, Amir Ofek, Ishay Davidi, Aylon Rafaeli, and Amiram Boehm at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging "an international insider trading scheme" involving individuals and companies in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, England, France, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and Thailand in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tomer Feingold, and Dov Malnik, both described as citizens of Israel residing in Switzerland, as Defendants, and Adamas Healthcare Fund, of the Cayman Islands; Amiservice Development Limited, Ample Vantage Trading Limited, Bravo Business Limited, Kuray Investments Limited, Mignon Group Limited, and Upbeat Worldwide Investments Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Rybovich Boat Company LLC, of Palm Beach County, Florida v. M/Y Blue Star, a motor yacht registered in the Cayman Islands; Vladimir Gusinsky, a.k.a. Vladimir Gusinski, described as "a citizen of Russia and Israel, and Shakra Holdings Limited, of Gibraltar, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Criminal and regulatory charges alleging fraud have been brought in New Jersey against Canadian Boaz Manor and Israeli attorney Edith Pardo regarding a $30 million Initial Coin Offering by BCT Inc. SEZC, of the Cayman Islands.

Fixed Date Claim Form in Adv. Eitan Erez, of Israel, Trustee of the assets of Rachel Sofer v. Net International Property Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Motion by the Law Offices of Dominquez & Associates PA to withdraw as counsel for Kenneth Rijock "regarding the payment of legal services" in Steven Slom, of Israel v. Kenneth Rijock at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Application by Israeli national Eli Sabag to take discovery from Marion County Community Corrections and John Deiter for use in "an intended criminal complaint" in the United Kingdom against German national Lars Windhorst for suspected fraud and bribery regarding the sale of Israel's GPS Global Tracking & Surveillance System Ltd. to Track Group Inc., of Illinois, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Editor's Note: This application was filed under seal on December 31st, 2019 and unsealed on February 11th, 2020.

Originating Application in Mark McDonald and Matthew Richardson, both of Grant Thornton, as Liquidators of Tuscola Group Limited (in Liquidation) v. Michael Gubbay, evidently a resident of Israel, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Letter from Delaware judge suggesting crimes may have been committed regarding allegations that a Swiss attorney misappropriated an asset in France worth €25 million after a client died in Lilly Lea Perry, 72, the widow of Israel Igo Perry v. Dieter Walter Neupert, described as "Senior Partner" of Neupert Vuille Partners law firm, in Zurich, Switzerland; Côte d'Azur Estate Corporation, of Delaware, and BGO Foundation, of Liechtenstein, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Cayman Islands financial advisory Outcrop Capital, which is owned by a former resident of Russia now living in Israel, claims to have been swindled out of bonds with a nominal value of €79.8 million in a "security token" deal with Russian-controlled, Cayman firm Versatile Chain.

Miami-based self-described "financial crime consultant" Kenneth Rijock "falsely" accused Israeli attorney Steven Slom of involvement in serious financial crime, a Florida judge has determined.

The BVI operator of Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, which was sued 12 days earlier for allegedly perpetrating a multi-billion dollar fraud, has applied to take discovery in California for a purported attempt to recover $880 million of client funds that its Swiss payments processor has allegedly failed to remit.

Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment for defamation regarding "false and defamatory statements" about participation in serious financial crime in Steven Slom, an Israeli attorney v. Kenneth Rijock, a self-described "financial crime consultant", at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Writ of Summons regarding "certain cryptographic tokens which were to be issued on a private blockchain platform known as the 'Vostok Platform'" in Outcrop Capital Ltd., founded by Dmitry Kaganovich, who is apparently a resident Israel v. Versatile Chain Ltd., formerly known as Vostok Ltd., at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint alleging binary options fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Anton Senderov and Lior Babazara, a.k.a. Lior Bar, both of Israel, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

An Israeli father-and-son and a resident of Germany swindled tens of thousands of investors out of more than $100M in a 'binary options' fraud, laundering much of the proceeds through two BVI firms, the US SEC has alleged in a complaint at federal court in Los Angeles.

Complaint alleging a $100 million-plus 'binary options' fraud in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Kai Christian Petersen, a resident of Germany; Gil Beserglik, a citizen of Israel, and Raz Beserglik, a citizen of Israel, as Defendants, and Shraga Holdings Ltd. and Lembex Global Investments Ltd., both of the British Virgin Islands, as Relief Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Cryptocurrency firm Global Trade Solutions AG, which appears to be caught up in the suspected theft of $850 million from BVI-owned crypto exchange Bitfinex, has been placed under regulatory supervision in Switzerland.

Complaint for "an illegal and fraudulent 'binary options' trading scheme" involving companies in Anguilla, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Israel, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United Kingdom in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Yukom Communications Ltd., of Israel; Linkopia Mauritius Ltd., of Mauritius; Wirestech Limited, d.b.a. BigOption, of the Marshall Islands; WSB Investments Ltd., d.b.a. BinaryBrook, of Anguilla, Gibraltar, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United Kingdom; Zolarex Ltd., d.b.a. BinaryOnline, of the Marshall Islands; Yakov Cohen, an Israeli residing in Israel and Mauritius; Yossi Herzog, of Israel; Lee Elbaz, of Israel, currently incarcerated in the USA, and Shalom Peretz, of Israel, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint, in Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch; Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., of New York; Bank Hapoalim B.M., of Israel; Mitsubishi International Corporation, of New York; ICBC Standard Bank Plc, of England and Wales; Techemet Metal Trading LLC, of Texas; Woodforest National Bank, of Texas, and Hain Capital Investors Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Crowe LP, an accounting firm in Florida and a member of Switzerland-based Crowe Global, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.