Romania

Emergency Application for an Asset Freeze Order regarding an allegedly fraudulent scheme that, inter alia, involved accounts in "the Cayman Islands and Canada", in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. GPL Ventures LLC, GPL Management LLC, described in the complaint as Delaware-domiciled, New York-based companies; Alexander J. Dillon, of New Jersey; Cosmin I. Panait, described as a citizen of Romania residing in New York; HempAmericana Inc., described as a Delaware-domiciled, New York-based company; Salvador E. Rosillo, of New York; Seaside Advisors LLC, of New Jersey, and Lawrence B. Adams, of New Jersey, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint "to halt the GPL Defendants' ongoing violations of the dealer registration requirements of the federal securities laws", including alleged fraud, that involves, inter alia, an unidentified "broker in the Cayman Islands" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. GPL Ventures LLC, GPL Management LLC, described as Delaware-domiciled, New York-based companies; Alexander J. Dillon, of New Jersey; Cosmin I. Panait, described as a citizen of Romania residing in New York; HempAmericana Inc., described as a Delaware-domiciled, New York-based company; Salvador E. Rosillo, of New York; Seaside Advisors LLC, of New Jersey, and Lawrence B. Adams, of New Jersey, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

Complaint alleging defamation and unfair competition regarding an "anonymous report" that, as part of a "short-sale scheme", "falsely and baselessly accused Solutions SE and its related companies" of "facilitating activities of money laundering" and "employing former or current criminals as representatives" in Solutions 30 Eastern Europe SRL, of Romania; Swordfish Advisory Services SRL, of Romania, and Federico Salmoiraghi, a citizen of Italy and "beneficial owner of Salmo Services Group" v. Muddy Waters Capital LLC, described as a Delaware company based in California, and Carson C. Block, described as the "founder, research director, and sole member and member-manager of Muddy Waters", at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Famous computer programmer John McAfee was today sued by the SEC in New York for allegedly swindling his Twitter followers by recommending they buy Initial Coin Offerings by entities in Belize, Nigeria, Romania, U.K. and U.S. without disclosing that he received $23 million in hidden compensation.

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.

Chapter 11 Petition by Garrett Motion Inc., of Switzerland, which "designs, manufactures and sells highly engineered turbocharger, electric-boosting and connected vehicle technologies for original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket"; BRH LLC, of Switzerland; Calvari Limited, of Ireland; Friction Materials LLC, of Michigan; Garrett ASASCO Inc., of Michigan; Garrett Borrowing LLC, of Michigan; Garrett Holding Company Sàrl, of Switzerland; Garrett LX I Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Garrett LX II Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Garrett LX III Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Garrett Motion Australia Pty Limited, of Australia; Garrett Motion Automotive Research Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., of Mexico; Garrett Motion Holdings Inc., of Michigan; Garrett Motion Holdings II Inc., of Michigan; Garrett Motion International Services S.R.L., of Romania; Garrett Motion Ireland A Limited, of Ireland; Garrett Motion Ireland B Limited, of Ireland; Garrett Motion Ireland C Limited, of Ireland; Garrett Motion Ireland Limited, of Ireland; Garrett Motion Italia S.r.l., of Italy; Garrett Motion Japan Inc., of Japan; Garrett Motion LLC, of Michigan; Garrett Motion México, Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, of Mexico; Garrett Motion Romania S.R.L., of Romania; Garrett Motion Sàrl, of Switzerland; Garrett Motion Slovakia s.r.o., of Slovakia; Garrett Motion Switzerland Holdings Sàrl, of Switzerland; Garrett Motion UK A Limited, of England; Garrett Motion UK B Limited, of England; Garrett Motion UK C Limited, of England; Garrett Motion UK D Limited, of England; Garrett Motion UK Limited, of England; Garrett Transportation I Inc., of Michigan; Garrett Transportation Systems Ltd., of England; Garrett Transportation Systems UK II Ltd., of England; Garrett TS Ltd., of England, and Garrett Turbo Ltd., of England, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Bank of America, Citibank, and First Federal Savings Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - for a criminal investigation into Gigi-Vadik Zavera, Cornel Pana, and Gabriel Soreav for suspected "setting up an organized crime group, computer intrusion, performance of fraudulent financial operations, illegal operations with information devices or software, counterfeiting bonds or payment instruments, circulation of counterfeited securities, and possession of tools used for the counterfeit of securities".

Application by Arif Efendi, of London, England, to take discovery from DigitalOcean LLC for use in legal proceedings in Romania and Cyprus involving Doyen Sports Investment Limited, of Malta, and Tevfik Arif at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - for a criminal investigation into Gabriel Sain for suspected narcotics trafficking.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - for a criminal investigation into Ivan Florin Catalin, Rosu Bogdan, and Andrei Rosu for suspected tax evasion and money laundering.

Criminal Indictment alleging fraud, identity theft, money laundering, and racketeering in USA v. Andrei-Catalin Stoica, Victor-Aurel Grama, Liviu-Sorin Nedelcu, Marius-Dorin Cernat, Alexandru Ion, Stefan-Alexandru Paiusi, Eugen-Alin Badea, Christisor Olteanu, Adrian Mitan, Bogdan-Stefan Popescu, Florin Arvat, Alin-Ionut Dobrica, Vlad-Calin Nistor, all citizens of Romania, and Rossen Iossifov, a citizen of Bulgaria, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into suspected fraud by S.C. Toyo Motor Leasing IFN S.A.

Complaint for the extradition of Nicusor Morosanu from the USA to Romania to face allegations of fraud, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Hungary - for a criminal investigation into Csilla Ildiko Fekete, Sacramento Packing Inc. and others for suspected money laundering.

Complaint for the extradition of Marius Andrei Porumb from the USA to Romania to face allegations of fraud and forgery, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Originating Summons in Safeguard Management Corporation, as Trustee of the Timis Trust v. Vasile Frank Timis, Vasile Frank Timis, Jr., and Patrice Gabriela Timis at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - for a criminal investigation into Ciulin Bobi Constanti for suspected computer hacking, fraud, and forgery.

Chapter 15 Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Romania by Marina Cornelia Saita, as the Foreign Representative of Banca Turco Romana SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Petition In the Matter of Tanjala Mihai at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition in the Matter of Angelica-Mihaela Luculesco at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint for the extradition of Attila Kiss from the USA to Romania to face allegations of forgery.

Winding Up Petition in Marsh Management Services Cayman Ltd. v. Panamerican Re, Ltd. SPC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Writ of Summons in Campbells v. Valiance Special Opportunities Co-Investment General Partner Limited and Valiance Special Opportunities Fund of Funds Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint for the Extradition of Dragos Lucian Osanu from the USA to Spain to face allegations of counterfeiting, misrepresentation, swindling, and receiving stolen goods.

Indictment in USA v. Mihai Ionut Paunescu at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - for a criminal investigation into 39 individuals in connection with the theft of gold coins and spiral-chaped Dacian bracelets.

Indictment in USA v. Corneliu Stefan Weikum, Yulia Mishina-Heffron, Sergej Bugaev, Alexander Brem, Marina Talashkova, and Rihards Avotins at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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

Writ of Summons filed by Valiance Special Opportunities Fund of Funds Limited, and Valiance Special Opportunities Co-Investment Fund Limited, as General Partner and on behalf of Valiance Special Opportunities Co-Investment Master Fund LP, against Cheyne New Europe Fund Inc. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

A breakdown by jurisdiction and amounts of accounts held at Stanford International Bank.

Criminal Complaint in USA v. Corneliu Weikum and Yulia Mishina-Heffron at the U. S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Criminal Complaint in USA v. Nicoleta Pana at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by Alan Bloom, Christopher Hill, Alan Hudson, Stephen Harris, and David Hughes, as the Foreign Representative of Nortel GmbH, Nortel Networks (Austria) GmbH, Nortel Networks (Ireland) Limited, Nortel Networks AB, Nortel Networks BV, Nortel Networks Engineering Service Kft, Nortel Networks France SAS, Nortel Networks Hispania, SA, Nortel Networks International Finance & Holding BV, Nortel Networks NV, Nortel Networks OY, Nortel Networks Polska Sp. zoo, Nortel Networks Portugal SA, Nortel Networks Romania SRL, Nortel Networks SA, Nortel Networks SpA, Nortel Networks Slovensko, sro, and Nortel Networks, sro, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Motion for the issuance of a letter rogatory to Andorra for a criminal investigation in the USA into alleged fraud by Joseph Francis Pulli, Dario Dari, Davide D'Angelantonio, Sandro D'Angelantonio, Amanda Giovannoni, Maurizio Mantovani, Sandro Parisi, Francis Villas and Scandinavian Title Company.

Romania has requested evidence from Delaware domiciled Garland Global Corp. as part of a criminal investigation into alleged organized crime and gun trafficking that investigators believe may involve well known suspected arms dealer Victor Bout. Details are contained in an

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Romania into organized crime and gun trafficking.

Article based on Dan application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged bankruptcy fraud, money laundering and embezzlement - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - that was filed at federal court on September 3, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Jose Enrique de Alvare Berenguer, Gabriela Violeta Dinica, Alina Georgiana Toma, Anne-Marie Teodorescu, Teodorescu Tudora, Development & Financial Services, Inc., Olga Halikia, Spyros Vlassopoulos, American Express Bank, SC Prismatown SA, SC Salonul Auto Victoria SA, SC Dafiaq Imobiliar SRL, SC Dafiaq Comercial SRL, SC Dafiaq International SRL, SC Imobiliar Invest Expert SRL, Florida Shipping Lines Ltd., and Landmark International LLC.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Romania into Jose Enrique de Alvare (Berenguer). Gabriela Violeta Dinica, Alina Georgiana Toma, Anne-Marie Teodorescu and Tudora Teodorescu for alleged money laundering, fraud and embezzlement.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Latvia into Subterranean Lake Group LLC, Yves Vuillot-Choux, Theresia Sophie Lussem, Elena Musuroi and Aleksandrs Razvadovskis for suspected fraud.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - that was filed at federal court in the USA on May 9, 2007. Individuals mentioned in the request for assistance include Levante Zoltan Pentek, and Marius Muntean.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Romania into Marius Muntean for alleged bribery and blackmail.

Ambassadors of the Dominion of Melchizedek, namely George Harlley, Fortunato P. Aguas, Nikolai Bougaenko, Nathan Obasi, Dewey Painter, Rodny Daniel, Renzo Pampalon, Carlos Alberto Rosa Machado, Peter Feher, Charles W. Price, Sr., Melchizedek Maquiso, Berno Mendiola Atalig, Joalbert S. Kapalong, Charles Balas, Ron Roger Adams, Hans von Grunwald, George Carter, Ross Masao Harano, Louis Lesser, Edward Allen Artis, M.E. Evans, Tain Bodkin, Skip Wills, Larry Madrigal, James Gentry Laws, Jason Gentry Laws, and Joseph Anton Walter.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Hungary into Gheorgina Gruina for allegedly using counterfeit US bank cards.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into alleged export fraud and possible money laundering.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Ukraine into Mikhail Siorel Gidu and others for alleged smuggling.

Article based on an application to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance by Hungary - that was granted by the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware on April 5, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Ferenc Bacs, Olaro Deposit Partnership, Sugoda Deposit Partnership, U. S. Product Ltd., Concord Invest & Trade Corp., Concord Invest Ltd., S.M.G. Trade Inc., and Zoltan Zsolt.

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged credit card fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - that was filed at federal court in the USA on January 30, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include SC Soare DS SRL, Ilie Dumitru, John Paul Pender, SC Cassandra G SRL, Mark Walters, Elliot Limited, Inc., Banca Agricola SA, Raiffeisen Bank, National Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank, and Bank of America.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Romania into identity fraud and money laundering.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into credit card fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - that was filed at federal court in the USA on August 6, 2003. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include John Paul Pender and M&T Bank.