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SEC v. Nova Tech Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$650M Fraudulent Crypto Trading Scheme’)
August 12, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent crypto trading investment and pyramid scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nova Tech Ltd., of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Cynthia Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Eddy Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Martin Zizi, James Corbett, Corrie Sampson, Dapilinu Dunbar, John Garofano, and Marsha Hadley at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius sues stablecoin Tether’s BVI & HK firms for recovery of Bitcoin worth $3.4B
August 11, 2024
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius has sued crypto stablecoin Tether's British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong companies in New York in an attempt to recover "preferential and fraudulent transfers" of Bitcoin worth $3.4 billion at the current conversion rate.
Steven Kowalski v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)
August 9, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against a crypto exchange regarding the "loss of roughly 1,400 bitcoins in August 2020" for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
USA v. Andrew Fahie: Criminal Judgment (‘135 Months Imprisonment’)
August 9, 2024
Criminal Judgment in USA v. Andrew Alturo Fahie, a former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
UW Global Inc.: Winding Up Notice (Labuan)
August 9, 2024
Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority that a liquidator has been appointed for UW Global Inc.
Celsius Network Ltd. et al v. Tether Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘BTC 57.4K Preferential Transfers’)
August 9, 2024
Complaint "to avoid and recover preferential and fraudulent transfers" totaling 57,428.64 Bitcoin in Celsius Network Limited, of England, and Celsius Network LLC, of New Jersey, USA v. Tether Limited, of Hong Kong; Tether Holdings Limited, Tether International Limited, and Tether Operations Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Pearl Holding III Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
August 9, 2024
Director Details for Pearl Holding III Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on August 9th, 2024.
Pearl Holding II Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
August 9, 2024
Director Details for Pearl Holding II Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on August 9th, 2024.
Pearl Holding I Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
August 9, 2024
Director Details for Pearl Holding I Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on August 9th, 2024.
Private investment firm 777 Partners faces second eviction complaint, this one for its California office
August 9, 2024
Alleging unpaid rent of $95,456, a second eviction complaint in six days has been filed against U.S. private investment firm 777 Partners LLC, this one for its $20,398 per month, 6,580 sq. ft. office space in California. It followed a separate action by another landlord in Florida to evict the soccer club-owning group from its headquarters in Miami.
Steven Kowalski v. Kraken: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)
August 8, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against the operators of a crypto exchange known as Kraken regarding the alleged theft of approximately 1,400 Bitcoin for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc., both of Delaware, USA, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Steven Kowalski v. Wai Kit Lo: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)
August 8, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against Wai Kit Lo regarding the alleged theft of approximately 1,400 Bitcoin for lack of personal jurisdiction in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Wai Kit Lo, of Hong Kong, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Steven Kowalski v. Lee Kei Lau: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)
August 8, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against Lee Kei Lau regarding the alleged theft of "just over 1,400 Bitcoin" for lack of personal jurisdiction in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Lee Kai Lau, of Hong Kong, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
English soccer team Nottingham Forest FC takes U.S. court action to identify ‘smear campaign wrongdoer’
August 8, 2024
Nottingham Forest Football Club has applied to take discovery from marketing agency Harris Media and two of its employees, Vincent Harris and Brian Ruddle, in the United States in an attempt to identify its client on whose behalf they allegedly carried out a "smear campaign" against the English Premier League team.
Bridging Finance investment group seeks restoration of Cayman firm to pursue C$1.7B fraud claim in Canada
August 8, 2024
The Receiver of the failed Canadian investment group known as Bridging Finance has taken legal action in the Cayman Islands to restore and liquidate a Cayman company through which millions of dollars of investors' funds were allegedly misappropriated and which "now faces potential liability of up to CAN$1.7 billion".
Sinture 9F Investment LP: Restoration Application (Cayman Islands)
August 7, 2024
Originating Application in the matter of Sinture 9F Investment LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Sinture Investment Management Co. Ltd.: Restoration Application (Cayman Islands)
August 7, 2024
Originating Application in the matter of Sinture Investment Management Co. Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
HQP Corporation Ltd. v. Shanghai Maifou Investment Management Co. Ltd. et al: Writ of Summons
August 7, 2024
Writ of Summons and General Indorsement in HQP Corporation Limited (in Official Liquidation), Christopher Smith, and Martin Trott, as the Joint Official Liquidators of HQP Corporation Limited v. Alex Chen Xi, of China; Shanghai Maifou Investment Management Co. Ltd., Ningbo Bangcheng Business Consulting Co. Ltd., Shanghai Dequ Trading Co. Ltd., of China; Jiutong Yibao (Beijing) Investment Consulting Co. Ltd., of China; Shanghai Xiangling Business Consulting Co. Ltd., of China; Parts Base Inc., of the British Virgin Islands; Yuan Guowei, Ye Yichun, of China; HQP Technology Limited, of Hong Kong, and Qihe (Shanghai) Business Consulting Co. Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Etailerhub Inc.: Restoration Application (Cayman Islands)
August 7, 2024
Originating Application in the matter of Etailerhub Inc. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Exelcius Prime Ltd.: €740K Fine (Cyprus)
August 7, 2024
Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed a fine of €740,000 on Exelcius Prime Ltd. for regulatory breaches.
Pearl Holding III Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition (Cayman Islands)
August 7, 2024
Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Supervision in the matter of Pearl Holding III Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), described as an "intermediate holding company" for an Asia-based group that "provides a broad range of high precision tools and complex injection molded components to product manufacturers in the electronics, automotive, healthcare and industrial markets", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Pearl Holding II Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition (Cayman Islands)
August 7, 2024
Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Supervision in the matter of Pearl Holding II Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), described as a "holding company" for an Asia-based group that "provides a broad range of high precision tools and complex injection molded components to product manufacturers in the electronics, automotive, healthcare and industrial markets", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Pearl Holding I Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition (Cayman Islands)
August 7, 2024
Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Supervision in the matter of Pearl Holding I Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), described as a "holding company" for an Asia-based group that "provides a broad range of high precision tools and complex injection molded components to product manufacturers in the electronics, automotive, healthcare and industrial markets", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Nottingham Forest Football Club v. Harris Media LLC et al: Discovery Application (England)
August 7, 2024
Application by Nottingham Forest Football Club, described as "a professional association football club located in West Bridgford, Nottingham, England", to take discovery from Harris Media LLC, Vincent Harris, and Brian Ruddle for use in legal proceedings in England alleging "a coordinated public relations smear campaign", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, USA.
CFTC v. FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Consent Order (‘$12.7B Penalties’)
August 7, 2024
Consent Order requiring restitution of $8.7 billion and disgorgement of $4 billion in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, and Alameda Research LLC, of Delaware, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, USA.
Quadre Investments L.P. et al v. TuSimple Holdings Inc.: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)
August 7, 2024
Application by Quadre Investments L.P. and Oasis Focus Fund LP to take discovery from TuSimple Holdings Inc. for use in an "appraisal proceeding" in the Cayman Islands regarding the "fair value of the Petitioners' former shares in the company SINA Corporation", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Labuan FSA: Enforcement Actions (August 7, 2024)
August 7, 2024
Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding enforcement actions against eight “Labuan Licensed Entities for AML/CFT related non-compliances from July 2018 to August 2022".
USA v. 10,983.26 Tether: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)
August 7, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto seized from an account at Binance in the name of Aqib Shaikh, of India, that was allegedly the proceeds of fraud in USA v. 10,983.26 Tether at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
2693602 Ontario Inc.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
August 7, 2024
Director Details for 2693602 Ontario Inc., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on August 7th, 2024.
U.S. firm sues Tether for release of ‘$160M of crypto frozen to satisfy $180K Chinese criminal judgment’, alleges extortion attempt
August 7, 2024
Tiger Mines New York, Inc., which appears to be operated by New York businessman Hassan Miah, is suing crypto stablecoin Tether's British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong companies for "improperly" freezing crypto "worth about $160 million" allegedly at the request of police in China investigating a '$180,000 online gambling case'. Tiger Mines alleged that people claiming to represent the "Chinese government" have attempted to extort half of the frozen funds.