SEC v. Vladimir Okhotnikov et al: Complaint (‘$300M Crypto Fraud’)

Complaint alleging a $300 million crypto-based investment fraud involving an “unincorporated entity” in Russia called Forsage in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vladimir Okhotnikov, described as a citizen of Russia residing in Tbilisi, Georgia; Jane Doe, a.k.a. Lola Ferrari, who “is believed to be a Russian national residing in Bali, Indonesia”; Mikhail Sergeev, who “is believed to reside in Moscow, Russia; Sergey Maslakov, who “is believed to reside in Gelendzhik or Moscow, Russia”; Samuel D. Ellis, of Kentucky; Mark F. Hamlin, of Virginia; Sarah L. Theissen, of Wisconsin; Carlos L. Martinez, of Chicago, Illinois; Ronald R. Deering, of Idaho; Cheri Beth Bowen, of Mississippi, and Alisha R. Shepperd, of Florida, at the U.S. District Court for the northern District of Illinois.