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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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First Amended Complaint for FBAR Penalties regarding accounts in the British Virgin Islands, 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.

American "finance professionals" Matthew Stein and Jerome Lhote have filed a complaint in New York against the Danish Tax Authority for allegedly breaching an agreement to settle a DKK 1.1 billion tax refund fraud investigation in a manner that they claim contributed to them being criminally charged two years later.

Complaint "for breach of a settlement agreement between Plaintiffs, two finance professionals, and Defendant, the taxation authority of the Kingdom of Denmark" in Matthew Stein and Jerome Lhote v. Skatteforvaltningen at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Indictment alleging the defendant "repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election" in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, a former president of the United States, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Criminal Indictment for alleged tax evasion involving offshore entities in Belize, Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the Seychelles in USA v. Dennis Wayne Brite at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award regarding tax credits in Jeepers Creepers 3 LLC, of Louisiana, managed by Jake Seal, a British film producer v. Brandon Farm LLC, of Delaware, whose principal was identified as Michael Ohoven, a German film producer, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Complaint for $1.7 million in allegedly unpaid penalties for failure to report two offshore accounts to the IRS in USA v. Babak Golbahar at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Petition to Enforce IRS Summons regarding "an investigation to determine the identity and correct federal income tax liability of U.S. persons who conducted transactions in cryptocurrency for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020" in USA v. Payward Ventures Inc., d.b.a. Kraken, described as a crypto exchange, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding funds associated with "a suspected conspiracy by foreign entities and entities and individuals in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to commit wire fraud and money laundering" involving entities, inter alia, in Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands in USA v. $271,088 and $39,188 seized from accounts at the Bank of Saipan in the name of a company referred to as "MCS", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.

Complaint alleging "unilateral, wrongful and unlawful purported termination of two agreements between the parties, based upon a pretext of unsupported claims of 'irregular tax situation'" in ETS MIR LLC v. Petroci Holding Côte d'Ivoire, a.k.a. National Oil Company of Côte d'Ivoire, of the Ivory Coast, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Samuel Malamud Eidelman, described as a citizen of Peru, to take discovery from Truist Bank, Credit Lyonnais Miami Agency, Bank Leumi, BNP Paribas Miami Agency, Barclays, Sudameris, Banco Santander International, Grupo Santander, and Blum & Silver LLP for use in legal proceedings in Peru against Jacobo Malamud and his three daughters, Malamud Kessler, Caroline Malamud-Kessler, and Yudith Malamud Kessler de Schneider alleging money laundering and tax evasion involving, inter alia, companies in the British Virgin Islands, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to strike off certain Federal Tax Liens that were purportedly or attempted to be filed against property owned by Aberdeen Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, as a result of an attempt by the Internal Revenue Service to collect on behalf of the United States certain Trust Fund Recovery Penalties, 26 U.S.C. § 6672 purportedly imposed against Louise Blouin" in Aberdeen Enterprises Inc., described as a Delaware company owned by a British Virgin Islands company, and Louise Blouin, a citizen of Canada residing in Switzerland v. USA at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Minutes noting the death of the defendant, Carlos Kepke, an attorney who had been indicted for alleged tax fraud conspiracy involving accounts or companies in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Nevis, and Switzerland, in USA v. Carlos E. Kepke at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

USA's Trial Memorandum regarding an alleged offshore tax fraud scheme involving accounts or entities in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Nevis, and Switzerland that allowed businessman Robert Smith "to evade federal income taxes on approximately $225,000,000 of capital gains" in USA v. Carlos Kepke, an attorney, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Originating Application in Anadarko China Holdings 2 Company and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation v. Win Business Energy (Caofeidian) Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Delta Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "Paulo Roberto Retz and Grethen Financial Inc. for tax evasion".

Amended Complaint to collect penalties totaling $590,000 from the Estate of Narinder Singh, who "willfully failed to disclose" five accounts at at Union Bancaire Privée in Switzerland and one at Barclays Bank PLC in the United Kingdom whose "highest aggregate balance" in 2011 was "more than $7.2 million" in USA v. Nancy Metzler and Shalu Arjomand, each in their capacity as Executor for the Estate of Narinder Singh, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Indictment accusing the defendant of "designing and implementing a fraudulent tax evasion scheme ... to conceal millions of dollars of worldwide income earned by certain high net worth clients", including two "internationally renowned" electronic dance music disc jockeys and "certain fashion industry clients", in USA v. Frank Butselaar, described as a citizen of the Netherlands who "referred to himself as a 'tax lawyer'" even though "he was not an attorney in any jurisdiction", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint to collect unpaid penalties of $590,000 that were imposed for "willful violations" of the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to disclose accounts at Union Bancaire Privée in Switzerland and Barclays Bank Plc in the United Kingdom in USA v. Narinder Singh at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion involving entities in the Bahamas, Colombia, Gibraltar, and USA in USA v. Joseph Cammarata at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Complaint alleging "numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation in the preparation of Mr. Trump’s annual statements of financial condition" that "grossly inflated Mr. Trump’s personal net worth as reported in the Statements by billions of dollars" in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka 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.

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed disgorgement and interest totaling $70 million on GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA, a.k.a. GOL Intelligent Airlines Inc., of São Paulo, described as "the second largest domestic airline in Brazil by market share", for "a scheme to bribe government officials in Brazil in exchange for certain payroll tax and fuel tax reductions that financially benefited Gol, along with other airlines".

Complaint alleging whistleblower retaliation in Sayantani Ghose, described as someone who "contributed enormously to Ernst & Young, LLP for 15 years, moved up the ranks to partner and became an internationally known expert in transfer pricing, only to have her career at EY end because she refused to sign off on transactions that she believed violated tax and securities laws" v. Ernst & Young LLP, described as a Delaware "audit firm" based in New York, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition to Quash IRS Summons in Piero Martin Dyer Coriat, described as a citizen and resident of Peru v. Internal Revenue Service and Truist Bank at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Order Granting Ex Parte Petition for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summons for an investigation into the tax liabilities of cryptocurrency clients in USA v. OX Labs Inc., d.b.a. sFOX Inc., at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

The USA has applied to serve IRS 'John Doe' summonses on M.Y. Safra Bank and "cryptocurrency prime dealer and trading platform" OX Labs, d.b.a. sFOX, at federal courts in New York and California as part of an investigation into the tax liabilities of their cryptocurrency clients.

Ex Parte Petition for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summons for an investigation into the tax liabilities of cryptocurrency clients in USA v. M.Y. Safra Bank at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ex Parte Petition for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summons for an investigation into the tax liabilities of cryptocurrency clients in USA v. OX Labs Inc., d.b.a. sFOX Inc., at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Criminal Information alleging tax evasion in USA v. Zachary Friedman, described as "a United States citizen whose permanent residence was in New York, New York, or Dubai, United Arab Emirates", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from BMO Harris Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Lithuania - for a criminal investigation into an unidentified company for fraud, appropriation of property, incorrect reporting of income, profits, and assets; fraudulent accounting, and forgery of documents.

Letter from self-described "asset protection expert" Kevin Wessell letting OffshoreAlert's publisher know that he has his full name and home address and requesting the removal "within 48 hours" of the word 'fraud' to describe an IRS investigation into his "Wessell Group" or face hearing from "my attorneys".

Wyoming-based asset protection law firm Cloud Peak Law Group has applied to quash an IRS summons to provide testimony and records for a tax investigation by Denmark into one of its clients, Wyoming-domiciled 1st International LLC.

Petition to Quash Summons regarding a tax investigation by Denmark into one of its clients, 1st International LLC in Cloud Peak Law Group PC, a law firm in Wyoming specializing in asset protection v. USA at the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Ex Parte Application by Samuel Malamud Eidelman to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., Bank Leumi USA, New York Branch; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, Credit Lyonnais, New York Branch; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Scotia Bank, New York Agency; IDB Bank, New York Branch; Coutts Bank Switzerland Ltd., New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank USA, Santander Bank, N.A., and Scotia Capital, Inc. for use in "contemplated" legal proceedings in Peru "against his brother, Jacobo Malamud, and Jacobo’s daughters, Yoselyn Malamud, Yudith Malamud and Caroline Malamud due to the commitment of crimes such as money laundering and tax evasion", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint "to collect unpaid federal civil penalty assessments and interest" from a "sophisticated taxpayer" who "established a maze of offshore entities to conceal his beneficial ownership of entities and foreign financial accounts holding millions of dollars", including those in the Bahamas, Guernsey, and Nevis, in USA v. Raymond Galliani, of Moraga, California, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Letter from Kevin Wessell requesting changes to an OffshoreAlert article about a petition by the USA at federal court in Florida to enforce an IRS summons regarding an investigation into his "Wessell Group”, which is suspected of “providing offshore services to U.S. persons to hide their beneficial ownership of assets”.

Florida-based, self-described "asset protection expert" Kevin Wessell has been accused of withholding records from the IRS that it requires for an investigation into his clients for suspected offshore tax evasion involving accounts and entities in several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Hong Kong, Nevada, Nevis, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Switzerland, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Petition to Enforce IRS Summons in USA v. Kevin W. Wessell, whose "Wessell Group" is suspected of "providing offshore services to U.S. persons to hide their beneficial ownership of assets", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Fixed Date Claim Form involving a tax dispute in the Isle of Man regarding Domino Enterprises Holdings Ltd. in Setrak Saadetian v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

In a judgment at Bermuda Supreme Court, Australian barrister Evatt Tamine has been ordered to repay nearly $30 million that he allegedly misappropriated from a Bermuda trust he administered on behalf of U.S. businessman Robert Brockman, who was criminally indicted at federal court in California in 2020 for an alleged $2 billion offshore tax fraud scheme.

The "corporate officers" of Florida-based health insurance agency Insurance Care Direct - Edward Carriero, Seth Cohen, and Brad Cohen - have been accused of failing to "fully comply" with an IRS tax investigation into its "potentially abusive" relationship with two affiliated Nevis-licensed captive insurers, ICD Captive Re and HOO Captive Re.

Petition to Enforce IRS Summonses regarding the tax liability of ABS Healthcare Services LLC and Health Option One LLC, both of Deerfield Beach, Florida, collectively doing business as Insurance Care Direct and described as the operators of Nevis-domiciled captive insurers ICD Captive Re Ltd. and HOO Captive Re Ltd., in USA v. Edward Carriero, Seth Cohen, and Bradley Cohen at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.