World-Check
January
2024
Ahmet Yayla et al v. Refinitiv US LLC et al: First Amended Class Action Complaint (‘World-Check Database Fraud’)
First Amended Class Action Complaint alleging fraud, RICO, and defamation brought on behalf of those “who have been identified by the Defendants as terrorists, and in some instances denied access to various financial websites and accounts because of the actions of the Defendants in listing Plaintiffs and the members of the proposed classes as terrorists on a subscription-only database-product, known as ‘World-Check’” based on information “generated by the Turkish government, which the U.S. government has disparaged” in Ahmet S. Yayla, Selcuk Atak, Murat Kalyoncu, Huseyin Mercan, and Mevlut Hilmi Cinar, all described as “former residents of Turkey” currently residing in the United States v. Refinitiv US LLC, Refinitiv US Organization LLC, Refinitiv Limited, of England; Global World-Check Holdings (Nominee) Ltd., of England, and London Stock Exchange Group Plc, of England, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
May
2023
Turkish citizens file class action after being ‘flagged as terrorists’ in KYC database World-Check
Three U.S.-based Turkish citizens who claim they were targeted for “politically motivated persecution” by Turkey’s government have filed a class action complaint against the U.S. operator of ‘Know Your Customer’ database World-Check for allegedly “flagging” them as terrorists.
May
2023
Ahmet Yayla et al v. Refinitiv US LLC et al: Class Action Complaint (‘World-Check Database’)
Class Action Complaint alleging fraud, RICO, and defamation brought on behalf of those “who have been identified by the Defendants as a terrorist, and in some instances denied access to various financial websites and accounts because of the actions of the Defendants in listing those persons on a terrorist watch list generated by the Turkish government, which the U.S. government has disparaged” in Ahmet S. Yayla, Selcuk Atak, and Murat Kalyoncu, all described as “former residents of Turkey” currently residing in the United States v. Refinitiv US LLC, described as the U.S.-based operating arm of a group whose products include a ‘Know Your Customer’ database product known as World-Check, and Does 1-10 at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
May
2023
Mohamad Hachem et al v. Refinitiv US Organization LLC et al: Defamation Complaint (‘World-Check Database’)
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.
May
2021
Businessman Patokh Chodiev to sue over ‘damaging’ World-Check compliance database profile
Uzbek-Russian-Belgian businessman Patokh Chodiev intends to sue British financial data and information provider Refinitiv Limited, formerly known as Reuters Limited, over “a poorly supported and damaging report” about him in its risk and compliance database known as World-Check.
May
2021
Patokh Chodiev v. Refinitiv US LLC et al: Discovery Application
Application by Patokh Chodiev, described as a “successful international businessperson and philanthropist” and director of “Eurasian Resources Group” with a residence in London who is “originally from Uzbekistan” but also a citizen of Russia and Belgium, to take discovery from Refinitiv US LLC and Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc. for use in “contemplated English court proceedings” against Refinitiv Limited “arising from its publication in its commercial product, the World-Check Risk Intelligence Service database, of a poorly supported and damaging report on Mr. Chodiev that has harmed and continues to harm him”, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
December
2020
Mehmet Faith Baltaci v. Refinitiv Ltd.: Complaint (‘World-Check Database’)
Complaint alleging violations of the Data Protection Act involving the World-Check database in Mehmet Faith Baltaci, described as “an international businessman with a wide range of business interests including in the global oil, gas, renewable energy and real estate sectors” v. Refinitiv Limited at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.
November
2020
Calvin Ayre v. Refinitiv Ltd.: Complaint (‘World-Check Database’)
Complaint alleging violations of the Data Protection Act (General Data Protection Regulation) regarding the World-Check database in Calvin Edward Ayre, of Antigua and Barbuda v. Refinitiv Limited at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.
December
2019
Moazzam Begg v. Refinitiv Ltd.: Complaint (‘World-Check Database’)
Complaint alleging violations of the Data Protection Act and General Data Protection Regulation involving the World-Check database in Moazzam Begg, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in England who was previously “held in extrajudicial detention by the United States military, including at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba” v. Refinitiv Limited at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.
October
2019
‘Financial crime consultant’ Kenneth Rijock defamed Israeli attorney Steven Slom, rules Miami judge
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.
March
2019
Antonio Velardo v. Refinitiv Ltd.: Complaint (‘World-Check Database’)
Particulars of Claim alleging defamation and violations of the Data Protection Act and General Data Protection Regulation regarding the World-Check database in Antonio Velardo, described as “an Italian businessman specialising in real estate and venture capital” v. Refinitiv Limited, formerly known as Reuters Limited, at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.
November
2018
Antonio Velardo v. Refinitiv Ltd.: Claim Form (‘World-Check Database’)
Claim Form alleging libel and breaches of the Data Protection Act and General Data Protection Regulation regarding the World-Check database in Antonio Velardo, a citizen of Italy residing in Malta v. Refinitiv Ltd., formerly known as Reuters Ltd., at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.
November
2012
Allen Stanford Receiver v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP et al: Complaint
Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; The Official Stanford Investors Committee, Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Hunton & Williams, LLP, and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
October
2005
Insider Talking: October 4, 2005
A Florida based stock promoter with a checkered past has been served with a subpoena on behalf of the liquidators of collapsed Cayman Islands based stock broker SEGOES Services Ltd. Howard Gostfrand, of Miami Beach, and his Florida incorporated stock
March
2005
Insider Talking: March 31, 2005
Three former senior officers of The Harris Organization, which defrauded clients out of tens of millions of dollars before collapsing in 2002, are back in business in Panama. Lawrence George Gandolfi, 65, a.k.a. Larry Gandolfi Christopher Glover Davy, 60, and
December
2004
Homeland Security refutes claims concerning British KYC database provider
A British firm previously exposed by OffshoreAlert for fraudulently seeking to profit from the 9/11 terrorist attacks is now involved in a controversy involving the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Global Objectives Ltd., doing business as World-Check, launched a public relations campaign in December claiming that U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is Homeland Security’s largest investigative arm, is actively using its know your customer database to ferret out financial criminals.
December
2003
Insider Talking: December 31, 2003
Investors who were defrauded in the Cash 4 Titles Ponzi scheme can expect to receive a dividend of approximately one-third of their recognized losses, according to Philip Stenger, the SEC Receiver responsible for administering claims; Four offshore companies and their registered agents have been trying to prevent their local regulator in the Turks & Caicos Islands from having access to their records; Also at the TCI Supreme Court, John E. Rutley Jr. has filed a lawsuit against Timothy Prudhoe, Christian Papachristou, Melbourne Wilson and Stephen Wilson, sued as and on behalf of the partners of McLeans law firm, formerly McLean McNally; Financial criminals operating in six offshore centers in the Bermuda-Caribbean region can breathe more easily next year with news that the Miami, Florida-based White-Collar Crime Investigation Team, is being disbanded on March 31, 2004 due to the withdrawal of funding by the United Kingdom government; The capacity of sales people for UK-based due diligence information provider World-Check to tell outrageous lies to potential customers in an attempt to secure a sale appears to know no bounds. FirstRand, the South African parent of Ansbacher (Cayman) Ltd., has agreed to pay 25 per cent of the amount being sought by the Irish government to cover the costs of an offshore tax investigation carried out by a panel known as the McCracken Tribunal, reported the Irish Examiner newspaper on December 19, 2003; and The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has obtained an interim order appointing a receiver over Queensland-based Comcash Australasia Pty Ltd., which it claims was operating an unregistered investment scheme in conjunction with SMC Corporation, of Dominica.
October
2003
OffshoreAlert Finds Claims About September 11 Terrorists in Database False, Findings to be Presented at Symposium, November 3-4
November
2002
False claims about World-Check and the 9/11 terrorists
Claims in news articles that a British provider of Know Your Customer information to financial institutions had the names of 15 of the 19 September 11 hijackers in its due diligence database BEFORE the attacks are false, OffshoreAlert can reveal.Global