Arbitrade

SEC's Notice of Joint Liability Against Relief Defendant SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, regarding an alleged crypto-based investment fraud scheme in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Order denying defendants' motions to dismiss a complaint alleging "a crypto asset pump-and-dump scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Specially Indorsed Writ of Summons in Trott & Duncan Limited v. Arbitrade Ltd., Arbitrade Property Holdings Ltd., and Arbitrade Properties (Victoria Hall) Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Indorsed Writ of Summons in Trocan Management Limited v. Arbitrade Ltd., Arbitrade Property Holdings Ltd., Arbitrade Properties (Victoria Hall) Ltd., and Arbitrade Exchange Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Defendant Stephen Braverman's Motion to Dismiss in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Defendant James Goldberg's Motion to Dismiss in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Nearly four years after it was exposed by OffshoreAlert, Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade Ltd. and related parties, including Troy Hogg, Stephen Braverman, James Goldberg, and Max Barber, have been accused of perpetrating a $51 million crypto-based investment fraud by securities regulators in the United States and Canada.

Complaint alleging "a crypto asset pump-and-dump scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to recover for tens of millions of dollars and/or equitable relief for a series of transactions by which defendants mulcted tens of millions of dollars from plaintiff" regarding a cryptocurrency scheme involving entities in Bermuda, Canada, United Arab Emirates, and USA in Troy James Hogg, of Canada; Leila Holdings Ltd., which is identified as a Canadian company in the complaint even though it appears to be domiciled in Bermuda, derivatively and on behalf of Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda v. Stephen Lance Braverman, described as a resident of California; Kent Mason Swig, of New York; Dignity Holdings LLC, of Delaware; Dignity Mining Group LLC, of Delaware; Dignity Gold LLC, of Delaware; Charles Hamlin Woodworth, of New Jersey; Max Warren Barber, of Utah; William Richard Sanders, of Tennessee; Scotia International of Nevada Inc., of Utah; SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates; Prieur Leary, of Florida; CoinMint LLC, of Puerto Rico, and Hayden Gill, of Montana, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

In a legal action in which he is seeking $395 million in damages for an alleged fraud involving a cryptocurrency scheme, Canadian Troy Hogg claims two Americans "misappropriated" $250,000 he gave them in 2019 to try to obtain a bank license in Bermuda, OffshoreAlert can reveal.

Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade Ltd. and its 48-year-old Canadian principal, Troy Hogg, are being investigated by the Ontario Securities Commission for a suspected US$41 million cryptocurrency fraud, OffshoreAlert can reveal.

UAE-domiciled purported gold supplier SION Trading FZE, which has been implicated in several fraudulent schemes, including a cryptocurrency scam involving Bermuda-based Arbitrade, is being sued in Utah along with individuals and firms in or from Barbados, Canada, England, Panama, St. Lucia, and the USA for allegedly perpetrating a $5 million 'advance fee' fraud.

Notice of Appearance by Troy Hogg in Ontario Securities Commission v. Troy Hogg at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

Application by the Ontario Securities Commission to continue an asset freeze direction against Troy Richard James Hogg, Cryptobontix Inc., Gables Holdings Inc., and Colonial Hotel (Grand Bend) Limited, all of Canada, as part of an investigation into a suspected cryptocurrency-based investment fraud, filed at Ontario Superior Court.

Max Barber's Opposition to Malcolm Duncan's Motion for an Order "appointing a receiver to sell the set of Nelson Mandela gold hands and accompanying certificates of authentication (the "Mandela Hands"); and (ii) modifying the February 27, 2020 temporary restraining order to permit the receiver to sell the Mandela Hands" in Malcolm Duncan, a citizen of South Africa v. Max Barber, SION Trading FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, and Barlan Enterprises Ltd., d.b.a. Guernsey's, a firm of auctioneers based in New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Malcolm Duncan's Motion for an Order "appointing a receiver to sell the set of Nelson Mandela gold hands and accompanying certificates of authentication (the "Mandela Hands"); and (ii) modifying the February 27, 2020 temporary restraining order to permit the receiver to sell the Mandela Hands" in Malcolm Duncan, a citizen of South Africa v. Max Barber, SION Trading FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, and Barlan Enterprises Ltd., d.b.a. Guernsey's, a firm of auctioneers based in New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Fraudulent cryptocurrency group Arbitrade, which purchased a seven-floor office building in Bermuda in 2018 that it has apparently never occupied, is being sued for $168,101 in allegedly unpaid "rates" by the municipal government that administers the jurisdiction's capital city of Hamilton, where the property is located.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbitrade Properties (Victoria Hall) Ltd., obtained from the company's registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on July 22nd, 2020.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbitrade Ltd., obtained from the company's registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on July 22nd, 2020.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbitrade Property Holdings Ltd., obtained from the company's registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on July 22nd, 2020.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons in The Corporation of Hamilton v. Arbitrade Properties (Victoria Hall) Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Statutory Demand Notice by The Corporation of Hamilton, of Bermuda, to Arbitrade Properties (Victoria Holdings) Ltd., of Bermuda.

A judgment for $427,552 has been entered against UAE-domiciled SION Trading and Utah-based Scotia International of Nevada for non-payment of gold and silver that was used for a cryptocurrency scam that began in Canada, moved to Bermuda, and is currently being conducted by firms in Delaware.

Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. has filed a legal action in New York against Max Barber and his firm, SION Trading FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, alleging fraud.

Scotia International of Nevada, which claims to own gold worth billions of dollars as part of a cryptocurrency-based investment fraud by Bermuda/Canada-domiciled Arbitrade and Delaware-domiciled Dignity Holdings, is being sued for unpaid rent of $6,632 in Utah. It's the fifth lawsuit against the SION group over the last eight months.

Summons With Notice regarding alleged fraud in Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda v. Max Barber, of Utah, and SION Trading FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

A complaint alleging fraud has been filed in New York regarding a deal to sell purported "gold casts of President Nelson Mandela's hands" to the Bermuda/Canada-domiciled Arbitrade Group, whose cryptocurrency scam was exposed by OffshoreAlert last year.

Complaint alleging fraud regarding "gold casts of President Nelson Mandela's hands" and a Bermuda/Canada-based cryptocurrency group known as 'Arbitrade' in Malcolm Duncan, of Texas v. Max Barber, of Utah; SION Trading FZE, of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, and Barlan Enterprises Ltd., d.b.a. Guernsey's, of New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Canadian Troy Hogg, who perpetrated a cryptocurrency scam via his Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade group, is suing a Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange known as HitBTC, alleging it has failed to redeem C$1.18 million of Bitcoin he claims to own.

Two lawsuits alleging fraud and breach of contract regarding the movie industry in Hollywood have been filed in Los Angeles against Canadian Troy Hogg, whose scams include Bermuda cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade.

Ras Al Khaimah-domiciled SION Trading FZE and Utah-domiciled Scotia International of Nevada Inc., which participated in an apparent pump-and-dump cryptocurrency fraud by Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade Ltd., are being sued in the US for allegedly failing to pay for gold and silver that underpinned the scheme.

Utah-domiciled Scotia International of Nevada Inc. a.k.a. SION, which is part of a group that Bermuda cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade claims provided it with $14 billion of gold bullion, and its president, Max Barber, are being sued in the United States over an unrelated alleged $4 million securities fraud.

Defendants' Response and Reply in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion to Strike Declaration of Ronnie Moas in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-based cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade, filed at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Defendants' Exhibits & Letter of Correspondence in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-based cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade, filed at the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Order Appointing Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office for Prosecution of Defendants in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Motion to Dismiss in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Plaintiffs' Motion for Order to Show Cause in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Injunction Order in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbipay (Bermuda) Ltd., obtained from the company's registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on February 1st, 2019.

Ronnie Moas Declaration in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Defenses & Counterclaim in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Two of Bermuda's new blockchain start-ups - Uulala Ltd. and Arbitrade Ltd. - are being operated by North Americans with long records of business failures, indebtedness, and scandal, OffshoreAlert can reveal.

Complaint in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. concerning Bermuda-domiciled Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbitrade Ltd., as of October 30th, 2018, obtained from the company's registered agent.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbitrade Property Holdings Ltd., obtained from the company's registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on November 8th, 2018.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbitrade Properties (Victoria Hall) Ltd., obtained from the company's registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on November 8th, 2018.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbitrade Mining (Bermuda) Ltd., obtained from the company's registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on October 31st, 2018.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbitrade Exchange (Bermuda) Ltd., obtained from the company's registered agent, Trocan Management Limited, on September 26th, 2018.

Registers of Members and Directors & Officers of Arbitrade Ltd., as of June 26th, 2018, obtained from the company's registered agent.