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Canadian lawyer Damian Lopez settles U.S. regulator’s securities fraud complaint for $323K

May 29, 2025
Toronto-based, Canadian securities lawyer Damian Lopez has agreed to pay $323,356 to settle a fraud complaint brought against him at federal court in California by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in which the regulator accused him of secretly compensating newsletter writers to promote two securities offerings. He settled the action "without admitting or denying the allegations".

SEC v. Damian Lopez: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

May 28, 2025
Complaint alleging "a scheme to conceal paid promotion of two securities offerings" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sergio Damian Lopez, of Toronto, Canada, described as "a Canadian securities lawyer", at the U.S. District Court from the Central District of California.

507 Summit LLC et al v. Balance Law: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

May 22, 2025
Application by 507 Summit LLC and KOA Capital L.P. to take discovery from Balance Law PLLC, d.b.a. Balance Law, for use in "an appraisal proceeding pending in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands" involving China Index Holdings Limited, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Victor Hanna v. Dechert LLP: Discovery Application (England)

May 19, 2025
Application by Victor Drake Hanna, described as "a U.S. citizen and international businessman" and "a former executive of Eurasian Natural Resources PLC", to take discovery from Dechert LLP for use in legal proceedings in England alleging "Dechert caused grievous injuries to Mr. Hanna by damaging his reputation, interfering with his employment and contractual relationships with third parties who have refused to contract with Mr. Hanna because of the SFO's investigation", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Gryphon Digital Mining Inc. v. K&L Gates LLP et al: Complaint (‘Legal Malpractice’)

April 14, 2025
Complaint alleging "improper billing practices" that "resulted in Gryphon being overcharged by more than one million dollars" in Gryphon Digital Mining Inc., described as a "bitcoin mining company and industry leader in environmentally responsible bitcoin mining" v. K&L Gates LLP and Robert Honeywell at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice et al: Complaint (‘Attack on U.S. Legal System’)

March 28, 2025
Complaint alleging "an unconstitutional abuse of power against lawyers, their clients, and the legal system" in Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission, Office of Management and Budget, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Personnel Management, General Services Administration, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, United States Postal Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Veterans Affairs, United States of America, Pamela Bondi, Brendan Carr, Geoffrey Starks, Nathan Simington, Anna Gomez, Russell Vought, Andrea Lucas, Charles Ezell, Stephen Ehekian, Tulsi Gabbard, Scott Bessent, Peter Hegseth, Lee Zeldin, Mark Christie, Willie Phillips, David Rosner, Lindsay See, Judy Chang, andrew Ferguson, Melissa Holyoak, Mark Ueyda, Hester Peirce, Caroline Crenshaw, Doug Burgum, Scott Bessent, Doug Tulino, Robert Kennedy Jr., Kristi Noem, and Douglas Collins at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice et al: Complaint (‘Attack on U.S. Legal System’)

March 28, 2025
Complaint alleging "an unprecedented assault" on the U.S. legal system in Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Environment Protection Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of Energy, Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Small Business Administration, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States of America, Pamela Bondi, Peter Hegseth, Robert Kennedy Jr., Linda McMahon, Douglas Collins, Russell Vought, Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, Lee Zeldin, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio, Chris Wright, Scott Bessent, Lori Chavez-Deremer, Brooke Rollins, Howard Lutnick, Scott Turner, Kelly Loeffler, Jamieson Greer, Doug Burgum, Sean Duffy, Mark Uyeda, Andrew Ferguson, Coke Morgan Stewart, and Andrea Lucas at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Intelligence Briefings on China & Hong Kong at OffshoreAlert Bangkok

February 18, 2025
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Agenda Launch for OffshoreAlert Miami 2025

February 14, 2025
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Jay Farrow et al v. IOA Group LLC et al: Complaint (‘Cyber Attacks’)

February 5, 2025
Complaint alleging plaintiffs were "targets of an Advanced Persistent Threat Cyber-Attack" during litigation in Jay Lewis Farrow, Farrow Law P.A., Dr. Jane Doe, and Infant Doe v. IOA Group LLC, Insurance Office of America Inc., Heath Ritenour, John Ritenour, FTI Consulting Inc., Steven H. Gunby, Timothy Kolaya, Stumphauzer Kolaya Nadler & Sloman PLLC, Brian Moran, Moran Kidd Lyons Johnson Garcia P.A., Gunster Law, Benjamin Wieder, McClatchy Media Company, Duane Morris LLP, Joe Taylor Restoration Inc., Joseph Clifford Taylor, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman P.L., Buckner + Miles P.A., Roig Rosenberg Martin & Bellido P.A., Telan Meltz Wallace & Eide P.A., The American Casualty Company of Reading Pennsylvania, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, Chubb Custom Insurance Company, Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, Markel Insurance Company, Nationwide Insurance Company of America, Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, and SafePoint Insurance Company at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Counsel for suspected $5.5M+ crypto embezzler Thomas Braziel accused of frustrating investigation into ‘diverted funds’

January 31, 2025
Counsel for distressed crypto investor Thomas Braziel - New York law firm Amini LLC and one of its attorneys, Jeffrey Chubak - have allegedly failed to respond to subpoenas from the new Receiver of Fund.com, Inc., who is trying to find out what happened to millions of dollars Braziel is suspected of embezzling from the firm while serving as its Receiver from 2016 until he was removed by a Delaware Chancery Court judge in 2024.

CE Line One Corporation Ltd. et al v. Darren Masters et al: Complaint (‘$11.2M Fraud’)

December 23, 2024
Complaint in CE Line One Corporation Limited, of Hong Kong, and Diptsy Molina, a citizen of Greece residing in Marbella, Spain v. Darren Neil Masters, Jonathan Charles Goldstein, described as a New York-based attorney, and Jonathan C. Goldstein P.C., described as a New York law firm, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Rex Alexander et al v. Travers Thorp Alberga: Complaint (‘Professional Negligence’)

December 18, 2024
Complaint alleging professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty in Rex Alexander, Cecil Kyte, Rand Barton, Jeff Katofsky, Misty Hammer, Alexander Menzel, of Brazil; Samuel I Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Raisha Park v. Travers Thorp Alberga, a Cayman Islands law firm, and Does 1-10 at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, USA.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego et al v. Aleksei Skachkov et al: Discovery Application (England)

December 10, 2024
Application by Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, described as "a Mexican businessman and the founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, a multi-billion dollar conglomerate operating across various industries, including the banking, media, and retail sectors", and Corporación RBS S.A. de C.V., of Mexico, to take discovery from Aleksei Skachkov, a.k.a. Alexi Skachov, a.k.a. Alexi Skachkov, a.k.a. Alexey Skachkov, a.k.a. Thomas Mellon, a.k.a. Thomas Astor-Mellon; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Discover Bank, Inc. "for use in a proceeding captioned Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego & Another v Astor Asset Management 3 Limited & Others (case no: CL-2024-000450), currently pending in the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court, which involves the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars through an international web of shell companies, bank accounts, and false identities", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Kobre & Kim LLP et al v. Nicholas Cherryman: Complaint (‘£140K Loan’)

November 27, 2024
Complaint alleging breach of contract in Kobre & Kim LLP, of New York, USA, and Kobre & Kim (UK) LLP, of England v. Nicholas Cherryman, a.k.a. Nick Cherryman, described as "an English Barrister that was previously a partner of K&K UK", residing in London, England, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, USA.

Scott Sullivan Jr. et al v. Stewart Feldman et al: Petition To Enforce $94M Award (‘Fraudulent Judgment Avoidance’)

September 25, 2024
Petition to enforce $94.5 million award and alleging "fraudulent asset protection schemes for the improper purpose of evading their obligations to satisfy this Court’s money judgments in favor of the Doctors" in Dr. Scott K. Sullivan, Jr. and Dr. Frank Dellacroce v. Stewart A. Feldman, Marla B. Matz, The Feldman Law Firm, LLP, Capstone Associated Services (Wyoming), LLC, Capstone Wyoming LLC, Capstone Holdings (Wyoming), LLC, Capstone Associated Services, Ltd., Capstone Holdings, LLC, Capstone Insurance Management (Anguilla) Ltd., of Anguilla; A.M.Y. Property & Casualty Insurance Corporation, A.M.Y. Operating Co., LLC, MNS Investments, Limited Partnership, MNS Management, LLC, RSL Funding, LLC, RSL-3B-IL, Ltd., RSL Special-IV Limited Partnership, RSL Special Management Corp., RSL-5B-IL, Ltd., RSL-5B-IL Management Corp., POC Lease Holdings, LLC, Extended Holdings, Ltd., Extended Management Corp., RSL 2012-1, LP, RSL 2012-1 Management, LLC, RSL-3B-IL Management Corp., Chestnut Holdings, LLC, Mesquite Holdings, L.L.C., Property Express Funding, Ltd., PEF Management Corp., RSL Special-IV, Ltd., 2075 Vermont Associates, LLC, Beringhouse Holdings, LLC, and Capstone Associated (Wyoming), Limited Partnership at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Roosevelt Road Re Ltd. et al v. Wingate Russotti Shapiro Moses & Halpern LLP et al: Complaint (‘Workers’ Comp Racketeering’)

September 6, 2024
Complaint alleging "a widespread fraud scheme to defraud Plaintiffs and others by (i) unlawfully grooming and recruiting construction workers into staging and perpetuating fake construction accidents that occurred in New York; (ii) preparing and collecting documentation as well as submitting, filing, prosecuting and asserting fraudulent workers’ compensation claims and personal injury lawsuits on behalf of such construction workers; (iii) providing or alleging to have provided medically unnecessary and excessive healthcare services to such construction workers; (iv) providing monies directly or indirectly to Defendants and to Claimants to fund the fraud scheme, and/or (v) using the fraudulent diagnoses and medically unnecessary and excessive healthcare services to unlawfully enrich the Defendants and inflate the settlement value of claims and lawsuits" in Roosevelt Road Re Ltd., of Bermuda, and Tradesman Program Managers LLC v. Wingate Russotti Shapiro Moses & Halpern LLP, Philip Russotti, Clifford H. Shapiro, Kenneth Halperin, I. Bryce Moses, Bangel, Cohen & Falconetti, LLP, David J. Bangel, Stephen H. Cohen, Christopher M. Falconetti, NY Ortho, Sports Medicine & Trauma, P.C., Jeffrey Stone Kaplan, MD, Matthew P. Grimm, MD, Joseph Weinstein, D.O., P.C., Joseph Weinstein, DO, Carlos Castro, MD, Andrew Merola, MD, Kolb Radiology P.C., Thomas M. Kolb, MD, Lenox Hill Radiology and Medical Imaging Associates, P.C., RJ Physical Therapist, P.C., Cross Bay Orthopedic Surgery P.C., Peter Tomasello, Jr., DO, NYC Medical & Neurological Offices, P.C., Mehrdad Golzad, MD, Hudson Pro Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine LLC, Roman Isaac, MD, Citimedical I, PLLC, BL Pain Management, PLLC, Pain Physicians NY, PLLC, Leon Reyfman, MD, Boleslav Kosharskyy, MD, Surgicare of Brooklyn, LLC, Integrated Specialty ASC, d.b.a. HealthPlus Surgery Center, LLC; NYEEQASC, LLC, d.b.a. North Queens Surgical Center, Surgicore 5th Avenue LLC, Roosevelt Surgery Center, LLC, d.b.a. Manhattan Surgery Center, John Doe Nos. 1-25, and XYZ Corporation Nos. 1-25 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Ricardo Salinas et al v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al: Discovery Application (England)

August 23, 2024
Application by Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, described as "a businessman in Mexico who is the founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, a conglomerate with interests in various businesses in Mexico", and Corporación RBS S.A. de C.V., of Mexico, to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jaitegh 'JT' Singh, and Singh Law Firm, P.A. for use in legal proceedings in England alleging a "massive stock-lending fraud perpetrated against Mr. Salinas" by Vladimir Sklarov, a.k.a. Val Sklarov and entities that allegedly use addresses in the Bahamas, Canada, England, Monaco, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Ukraine whose damages "could exceed $290 million", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Mark Somos v. WordPress: Discovery Application (England, Germany & Ireland)

August 1, 2024
Application by Mark Somos, described as "a dual citizen of the United States and a Hungarian national, is a human rights lawyer based in Heidelberg, Germany", to take discovery from Automattic Inc., d.b.a. WordPress and WordPress.com "for use in contemplated lawsuits against an anonymous John Doe(s) in Germany and/or in Ireland/England and Wales" regarding the publication of "hacked and tampered/manipulated confidential email attorney-client communications and other legal communications which contain sensitive information", alleged conduct that is "understood to be at the behest of Qatar", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Hogan Lovells US LLP v. Afghanistan: Petition to Confirm $1.25M Foreign Arbitral Award

July 22, 2024
Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award for unpaid legal services in Hogan Lovells US LLP, a law firm v. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, described as "the ruling government of the state of Afghanistan during the period 2001 – 2021", and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which "became the ruling government of the state of Afghanistan in 2021 and is the successor in interest to the Republic", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Roosevelt Road Re, Ltd. et al v. Herbert Subin et al: Complaint (‘Workers’ Comp Racketeering’)

July 19, 2024
Complaint alleging "a widespread fraud scheme to defraud Plaintiffs and others by preparing and collecting documentation as well as orchestrating the submission, filing and prosecuting of hundreds of fraudulent workers’ compensation claims and filing lawsuits on behalf of construction workers arising out of workplace purported construction accidents that occurred in New York and purportedly required significant medical services" in Roosevelt Road Re, Ltd., of Bermuda, and Tradesman Program Managers, LLC v. Herbert S. Subin, described as "lead trial attorney at the law firm of Subin Associates, LLP"; Eric D. Subin, described as "a senior trial attorney at the Subin Firm", and Jorge Arturo Gonzalez Lupi at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Deka Investment GmbH v. Byrne & Nixon LLP: Discovery Application (Germany)

May 21, 2024
Application by Deka Investment GmbH to take discovery from Byrne & Nixon LLP "for use in civil damages proceedings that the clients of Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. filed against Volkswagen AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE, both German corporations, in the Regional Courts and the Higher Regional Courts of Braunschweig and Stuttgart, Germany", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Frank Corsini et al v. Dentons US LLP et al: Complaint (‘$300M Fraud’)

April 26, 2024
Complaint alleging "wholesale acts of fraud, extortion, obstruction of justice, perjury, subornation of perjury, substantive violations of RICO, conspiracy to commit acts in violation of RICO, and other misconduct" in Frank Corsini, Liberty-CITIC Energy Cayman Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Liberty ECO Energy LLC v. Dentons US LLP, Edward J. Reich, James M. Costan, Jeffrey S. Geron, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Christopher Green, Ian Dumain, and William Ohlemeyer at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Mark Borden: Complaint (‘Unregistered Broker for Securities Fraudster’)

April 8, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendant "acted as an unregistered broker" for Charlie Abujudeh, who is a convicted securities fraudster, and others in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mark Borden, described as "an attorney licensed to practice law in Canada and a resident of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

SilentSeas S.A. v. William Pinzler: Complaint (‘Misappropriation of $899K Escrow Funds’)

March 29, 2024
Complaint alleging "the brazen misappropriation of funds held in escrow and breach of an escrow agreement by a New York attorney" in Silent Seas S.A., described as "an investment manager and currently engaged in a large real estate development project in mainland Greece, comprised of multiple integrated golf resorts and residential communities" v. William M. Pinzler, described as an attorney based in New York, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Tony Bobulinski v. Hugh Dickson et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Conspiracy’)

March 29, 2024
Complaint alleging "a coordinated series of material misrepresentations, culminating in a secret, fraudulent transaction that allowed Defendants to avoid making Tony Bobulinski whole on a debt that they all knew he was owed" in Tony Bobulinski, described as "an expert in investing in distressed businesses" who "provided critical bridge funding to a now-defunct Cayman Islands company called China Branding Group" v. Hugh Dickson, of the Cayman Islands; Hickory Grove, LLC, Jake Fisch, described as a resident of Shanghai, China; Don Williams, Grant Thornton Specialist Services Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Robert Roche, Theresa Roche, Phillip Tyrrell, described as a resident of the Cayman Islands; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Walkers LLP, of the Cayman Islands; MGG Investment Group, LP, and Does 1 through 50 at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.