Tax

Complaint "to (1) reduce to judgment unpaid federal tax liabilities owed by Stanley L. Alexander and Ruth A. Alexander; and (2) enforce the federal tax liens against certain real properties titled in the name of Anna E. Alexander" in USA v. Stanley L. Alexander, Ruth A. Alexander, described as "a plastic surgeon"; Anna E. Haller, formerly known as Anna E. Alexander; Associated Enterprises Ltd., of the Isle of Man; State of Ohio, Treasurer of Warren County, Ohio, and Treasurer of Montgomery County, Ohio at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Criminal Indictment in USA v. Dan Rotta, described as a Romania-born citizen and resident of USA, and Sergio Cernea, described as a citizen and resident of Brazil, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Criminal Complaint alleging the defendant "concealed millions of dollars in assets and income from the IRS in Swiss bank accounts for several decades that he failed to report" involving, inter alia, individuals and entities in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, France, Hong Kong, Romania and Switzerland in USA v. Dan Rotta at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Criminal Sentencing Order in USA v. Stephen Schechter, described as a retired investment banker who is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and USA residing in Monaco, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA's Sentencing Memorandum regarding "a retired multimillionaire investment banker" who "schemed to defraud the IRS by concealing over $5 million in income in offshore accounts, which he failed to report on his individual income tax returns and required Foreign Bank Account Reports" in USA v. Stephen Schechter, described as a dual citizen of the United States and United Kingdom residing in Monaco, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Decision & Order awarding the plaintiff $364 million and banning Donald Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr. from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Complaint for $55,034, "plus statutory additions and interest", regarding penalties for "Nonwillful FBAR Penalties" involving entities in the British Virgin Islands and Switzerland in USA v. Colin Campbell, described as a citizen of Canada residing in the USA, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.

Criminal Indictment charging the defendant with filing false tax returns and structuring cash deposits to avoid currency transaction reporting requirements regarding the sale of Bitcoin worth $4 million in USA v. Frank Richard Ahlgren III at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Madeleine Clark, described as "a London barrister and former employee of the First Defendant under a fixed 2-year contract of employment dated 1 May 2017" v. Harney Westwood & Riegels, of the British Virgin Islands, and Harneys Gill at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion involving entities in Anguilla, Canada, Curaçao, Ireland, Netherlands, and USA in USA v. David V. Erickson, described as "a consultant and technology entrepreneur with an active Certified Public Accountant license through the North Dakota Board of Accountancy", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Complaint that "arises out of former BDO employee Rojas’s departure to Armanino LLP - a competitor of BDO - and subsequent raiding of BDO clients and employees in violation of Rojas's restrictive covenant obligations to BDO" in BDO USA P.C. v. Justin Rojas at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Poloniex LLC, described as "a U.S. based digital asset exchange service offering cryptocurrency wallets to their clients to facilitate the buying, selling and trading of cryptocurrency" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Canada - for a criminal investigation into James Grant "and his business, Canadian Bitcoins, 8159181 CANADA INC." on suspicion of "laundering the proceeds of crime (money laundering), failing to report/regulatory offenses, and filing false/deceptive tax returns and tax evasion".

A British company owned by 2018 PDC World Darts Champion Rob Cross, who is currently in the semi-finals of this year's ongoing tournament, has gone into liquidation with an estimated deficiency of £579,807, most of which is owed in taxes. Cross is the firm's biggest debtor, owing £423,608 that was loaned to him.

Complaint alleging "a diabolical scheme orchestrated by ED&F to take advantage of the tax-exempt status in foreign countries of pension plans managed by Tew, including Bluegrass, to make fake securities trades, issue fake tax vouchers to a host of European governments, and steal hundreds of millions of dollars in tax refunds, all the while falsely assuring Tew that it was engaged in a legal trading strategy for his benefit, and then pinning the whole thing on Tew as soon as the tax authorities sought to recover their money" in Bernard V. Tew, individually and as Trustee on behalf of Bluegrass Retirement Group Trust, and Bluegrass Retirement Group Trust v. MCML Limited, formerly ED&F Man Capital Markets, Ltd., of London, England, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to defraud the United States in USA v. Banque Pictet & Cie S.A., described as "a privately held Swiss financial institution, headquartered in Geneva", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England by Nicholas Nicholson, Prashan Patel, and Kevin Hellard, all of Grant Thornton, as the Foreign Representatives of Isak Henry Gabay, described as a citizen of Switzerland and co-founder of Hong Kong-domiciled, England-based Duet Group Ltd. - a "global investment holding company" that managed "over $4.4 billion of equity" - who has been criminally charged in Germany with tax-related offenses regarding "Duet Group’s involvement in “Cum-Ex” transactions", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Well-known distressed crypto investor Thomas Braziel swindled shareholders of an entity he controlled - Fund.com Inc. - out of more than $7 million, engaging in conduct that "meets the elements of crimes that include theft, forgery, and tax evasion", a U.S. court's Special Master has found.

Appointment of Voluntary Liquidators and Statement of Affairs showing an estimated total deficiency of £579,807 by Rob Cross Darts Limited, whose principal is 2018 PDC World Darts Champion Rob Cross, of England, filed with Companies House for England and Wales.

Petition to Quash IRS Summonses regarding employees in Austria, Czech Republic, India, and Ireland in Eaton Corporation, described as a "wholly owned by Eaton Corp. plc based in Dublin, Ireland" v. USA at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Application by CI Investments Inc., acting in its capacity as manager and trustee for and on behalf of First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF, of Canada; Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, of the USA; The Church of England Pensions Board, as Trustee of The Church Administrators Pension Fund, of England; and Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Media PNO, of the Netherlands, to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas "for use in litigation against Danske Bank A/S in Copenhagen City Court and the Eastern High Court in Denmark" that are "based on a series of money laundering activities over a nine-year period from 2007 through 2015 by Danske’s Estonian branch", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Press Release by India's Directorate of Enforcement announcing a "Prosecution Complaint" against Sanjay Vijay Shinde, his wife, Aparna Shinde, and M/s Venus Bay Offshore Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, for suspected money laundering.

Monaco-based retired investment banker Stephen Schechter, 78, who is a dual citizen of the United States and United Kingdom, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in the United States involving entities in the British Virgin Islands entities and bank accounts in Monaco and Switzerland.

Plea Agreement in USA v. Stephen Schechter at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Arraignment/Plea Hearing Transcript in USA v. Stephen Schechter, a Monaco-based retired investment banker, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Statement of Offense regarding tax evasion in USA v. Stephen L. Schechter, a dual citizen of the United States and United Kingdom residing in Monaco, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into Marcilio de Vasconcelos Miranda, described as a resident of Seymour, Connecticut, USA, and others for "tax related offenses".

Criminal Information alleging $744,977 tax fraud in USA v. Robert N. Dooner, described as "a resident of Ibiza, Spain, and/or Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates" and "co-owner of a United Arab Emirates-based internet and communications company", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Plea Agreement regarding alleged tax evasion involving income of $4.8 million and accounts in Qatar and United Arab Emirates in USA v. Peter J. Tignini at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Criminal Information alleging tax evasion involving accounts in Qatar and United Arab Emirates in USA v. Peter J. Tignini, described as a citizen of the United States who "worked in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar during tax years 2012 to 2018", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Complaint alleging "breach of fiduciary duty and a series of false and misleading statements and filings made both in public, and privately to third parties, including potential investors, shareholders, auditors, and tax authorities" in Capana Swiss Advisors AG and AmeriMark Automotive AG, both of Switzerland v. Rymark Inc., Nicholas Thayne Markosian, John Kirkland, and Vicky Small at the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.

An anonymous United States citizen claiming to be "the original source of the Panama Papers" is suing the authorities in Germany for $14.5 million that is allegedly owed under the terms of a whistleblower agreement.

British/American retired investment banker Stephen Schechter has been criminally charged with tax evasion in the United States involving entities in the British Virgin Islands and bank accounts in Switzerland and Monaco, where he resides.

Memorandum Opinion and Order regarding Plaintiff's motion to proceed under pseudonym in John Doe v. The Federal Republic of Germany and The Bundeskriminalamt of the Federal Republic of Germany at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Special Master's Final Report and Recommendation, including a finding that Fund.com Inc. Receiver Thomas Braziel "committed conduct that, on its face, meets the elements of crimes that include theft, forgery, and tax evasion" in B.E. Capital Management Fund L.P. v. Fund.com Inc. at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Criminal Information alleging tax evasion involving entities in the British Virgin Islands and bank accounts in Monaco and Switzerland in USA v. Stephen L. Schechter, described as a retired investment banker who is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and USA residing in Monaco, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Complaint for $44 million alleging "willful FBAR penalties" involving companies or accounts in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Russia, and Switzerland in USA v. Mark Anthony Gyetvay, described as a citizen of Italy, Russia, and USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Plaintiff's Ex Parte Motion for Leave to Proceed Under A Pseudonym in John Doe v. The Federal Republic of Germany and The Bundeskriminalamt of the Federal Republic of Germany at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Complaint alleging the German authorities owe $14.5 million to the 'Panama Papers whistleblower' in John Doe, unidentified but described as "a citizen of the United States" who was "the original source of the Panama Papers" v. The Federal Republic of Germany and The Bundeskriminalamt of the Federal Republic of Germany at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Second Amended Complaint for FBAR Penalties regarding accounts in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Liechtenstein, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland and other countries in USA v. Francis Burga, individually and as the Administrator of the Estate of Margelus Burga, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Complaint alleging "a diabolical scheme orchestrated by Defendant ED&F to take advantage of the Plans' tax-exempt status in foreign countries by using the Plans to make fake securities trades, issue fake tax vouchers to a host of European governments, and steal hundreds of millions in tax refunds" in Bernard V. Tew, Stephanie Tew Campbell, Andrea B. Tew, and Vincent A. Tew, individually and as Trustees on behalf of Bluegrass Investment Management LLC Retirement Plan, Bluegrass Retirement Group Trust, MSJJ Retirement Group Trust, Autoparts Pensions Group Trust, Casting Pensions Group Trust, Central Technologies Pensions Group Trust, Industrial Pensions Group Trust, SV Holdings LLC Retirement Plan, Tew Enterprises LLC Retirement Plan, and Tew LP Retirement Plan v. ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd., of London, England, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Complaint under the Freedom of Information Act in Tax Analysts regarding "a taxpayer attempting to use the provisions of the U.S. - Mexico Income Tax Convention to excuse themself of their obligation to file Form 5471" v. Internal Revenue Service at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Criminal Indictment alleging a conspiracy to bribe an IRS official on behalf of the Chinese Government to "topple" the Falun Gong religious movement in USA v. John Chen, a.k.a. Chen Jun, and Lin Feng at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint for damages of $559,475 for alleged "willful failure" to report financial interests in foreign bank accounts in USA v. Elaine V. Wolfe, described as a 95-year-old resident of Great Neck, New York who was "born in Salford, Lancashire, United Kingdom in 1928" and "moved to the United States in 1957", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Criminal Complaint alleging conspiracy to act as a foreign government agent for China, money laundering, and bribery of "a purported Internal Revenue Service agent who was in fact an undercover officer ... as part of a PRC Government-directed scheme to revoke the tax-exempt status of a 501(c)(3) organization run by Falun Gong practitioners" in USA v. John Chen, a.k.a. Chen Jun, and Lin Feng at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging failure to disclose foreign accounts at banks in Russia and France in USA v. Nellie Makarova Cross at the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Complaint "to recover damages caused by REFINITIV’s defamatory statements regarding Mr. Hachem’s criminal history after REFINITIV’s database falsely claimed that Mr. Hachem had been convicted of a federal financial felony and sentenced to one year in prison" in Mohamad Hachem and Sneaker Impact Inc. v. Refinitiv US Organization LLC and Refinitiv US LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Request for Judicial Assistance from the National Tax Court in Buenos Aires, Argentina "for the purpose of obtaining bank records from Banco Santander International" for use in a civil legal proceeding styled as 'Transportadora de Energia S.A. v. Internal Revenue Service', filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Originating Application in Michael Ward, Christopher Carpmael, Philip Stephen Bradley, Mike Hilton, Timothy Attias, Edward Bowen, Andrew Crane, Ray Davis, Mark Dormer, Kimbell Duncan, Tim Gledhill, John Goodridge, Bruce Hanton, Adam Hart, Mark Hobbs, Matthew Holland, Jeremy Isaacs, Glenn Jones, Tracey Jones, Tiina Lee, Jon Macintosh, Jason Mackay, Simon Meadows, Derek Mills, Eric Nicoli, John Nixon, Christopher Anthony Roads, Casper Shand-Kydd, Declan Walsh, Sam Allardyce, Kenan Altunis, Bryan Beeston, Graeme Blakey, EAM Boscawen, Andrew Boulton, John Brooksbank, Michael Coatman, Rick Corne, Peter Cowgill, The Earl of Derby, Elke Edwards, Robert Tregellas Elliott, Eric Entwistle, Gary Entwistle, Lorne Entwistle, Andrew Nicholas Gaskell, Martin Gavin, Michel Glas, Julie Green-Jones, Peter Horsman, Roger Humber, Nick Kelsey, Stephen Lister, Ross McDonald, Marc Middleton, Kevin Ohle, Raymond O'Leary, Charles Patchett, Michael Patchett, Peter Reid, David Renshaw, Russell Mark Roberts, Philip Robert-Tissot, Gordon Stephenson, David Stoller, Lee Stoller, Bernhard Weninger, John Ambery, Julian Beressi, Warren Briggs, Mark Cherry, Mike Cutler, Christopher Dale, Scott Harrison, Steve Jennings, Stephen Kingston, Richard Lewis, J.R. Lister, Fabrizio Pagani, Geoffrey Reid, Simon Ashworth, Ben Britz, Anthony Burling, Gavin Davidson-Merritt, Evan Huw Davies, Stephen Down, Nigel Higgins, Andrew Hill, Jacqueline E.S. Hoyland, John Nicolas Jeremy Hoyland, Byron Hurst, Ross K. Hyett, Brian Jones, Dr. Sonil Kalia, Daniel Kerven, Surrinder Kumar, Robert Leitao, Robert Meakin, Michael Moss, Timothy Francis Xavier Parr, Charles Pelham, Mark R. Perowne, Douglas Rae, Peter Sharpe, John Shepherd, Thomas Peter Tidy, and John Willis v. Fat Cat Films Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Payward Ventures Inc.'s opposition to Petition to Enforce IRS Summons in USA v. Payward Ventures Inc., d.b.a. Kraken, a crypto exchange, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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