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Petition in Africa Investments LLC v. One Thousand & One Voices Africa Fund I Investors, Ltd., as General Partner for and on behalf of One Thousand & One Voices Africa Fund I Investors, L.P., as General Partner for and on behalf of One Thousand & One Voices Africa Fund I, L.P. (in Voluntary Liquidation), at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint that "arises out of former BDO employee Rojas’s departure to Armanino LLP - a competitor of BDO - and subsequent raiding of BDO clients and employees in violation of Rojas's restrictive covenant obligations to BDO" in BDO USA P.C. v. Justin Rojas at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by LM Property Development Limited, of the Bahamas, and Mirko Kovats, described as "an international real estate investor who has lived in the Bahamas for over 25 years", to take discovery from Craig Roberts, Treasure Cay Services Inc., BDO Americas, Azul Destinations LLC, Noel Thompson, and Lisa Barnes for use in legal proceedings in the Bahamas "involving the Government of the Bahamas and other private parties relating to Applicants' attempts to purchase lucrative real estate that they could then develop", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

This session will show you how to investigate who stole the crypto, where it went, whether it was converted into fiat currency, and who has the proceeds now. Speakers: Benedict Hamilton, Managing Director, Forensic Investigations and Intelligence, Kroll; Beth Bisbee, US Head of Investigations, Chainalysis; Hakob Stepanyan, Manager - Forensic Investigation & Litigation Services, BDO USA; and Monika Laird, Threat Finance Lead, TRM Labs.

A court in Estonia is seeking evidence from a crypto wallet provider in the United States for a fraud investigation into bankrupt crowdfunding platform Envestio SI OÜ, which allegedly stole investors' funds before being declared bankrupt on June 3rd, 2020, and its former CEO, Anton Kaletin.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit that it has imposed a fine of €61,763 on BDO Consult Limited for regulatory breaches.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has revoked the investment license of AFX Capital Markets Ltd. and imposed collective fines totaling €350,000 on two of its directors, Manuela Mazzacco and Andreas Lianos, who also received industry bans, and two of auditors, BDO Ltd. and Anthimos, Leonidou and Partners Ltd., for regulatory breaches.

This video discusses how to investigate crypto. Speakers: Daniel Burget (BDO USA), Ethan McMahon (Chainalysis), Nick Furneaux (CSITech)

Application by BDO Canada Limited, as the Receiver for 1635536 Ontario Inc., operating as Versitec Marine & Industrial and Versitec Marine USA Inc., to take discovery from Truist Bank and Bank of America Corporation for use in legal proceedings in Toronto, Canada "commenced by a creditor of Debtors, Liquid Capital Exchange Corp.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Petition for the appointment of Receivers for Obelisk Global Gold Focus Fund in Obelisk Capital Management Limited (in Official Liquidation) v. Obelisk Global Fund SPC and Obelisk Global Gold Focus Fund at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Winding Up Petition in Libyan Foreign Bank, described as "a wholly owned subsidiary of the Central Bank of Libya", and Leptis Ltd. v. Habtoor International at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England by Mark Robert Thornton, of BDO LLP, as the Foreign Representative of Source One Environmental Limited, described as "a specialist supplier of innovative trenchless technologies to the sewer & drainage repair market"", based in Barnsley, England, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Claim Form in Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v. Goldensun Assets Limited (in Liquidation) and the BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Writ of Summons in Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund (in Official Liquidation) v. BDO USA LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Northern Ireland by John Young, of BDO Lindsay House, as the Foreign Representative of Cyril E. Fulton, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Ruling dismissing "BDO Cayman's application for leave to commence proceedings against Ardent for an injunction to restrain them from continuing the New York proceedings" in BDO Cayman Ltd. , of the Cayman Islands, and BDO Trinity Ltd. , of Trinidad and Tobago v. Ardent Harmony Fund Inc. (in Official Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Winding Up Petition in Cayman Islands Monetary Authority v. Premier Assurance Group SPC Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Florida residents Jorge Falcon and Leonardo Cornide used insolvent Cayman Islands-domiciled Premier Assurance Group SPC as their own "piggy bank", Cayman's financial regulator has claimed.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Jeffrey Stower and Jason Robinson, as the Foreign Representatives of Premier Assurance Group SPC Ltd. (in Controllership), at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. Editor's Note: The "Foreign Main Proceeding" in this matter, which includes allegations of fraud, was filed under seal at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on September 17th, 2020 and remains sealed as of today, with the entry in the Court's public register reading "Confidential Matter". It is often only when Cayman insolvency practitioners seek recognition in the United States that the mere existence of cases becomes publicly-known.

The liquidators of an offshore hedge fund and a "pass-through" tax vehicle that were part of the failed $1 billion U.S.-based Platinum Partners investment group have sued the Cayman Islands and New York operations of auditor BDO.

Writ of Summons in Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund (International) Limited (in Official Liquidation) and Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Intermediate Fund Ltd. (in Official Liquidation) v. BDO USA LLP, of New York; BDO Cayman Islands, and BDO Cayman Ltd., both of the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of Cayman Automotive Leasing Ltd. (in Voluntary Liquidation), which appears to be "insolvent", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition seeking the appointment of Receivers in Horizonte Opportunities Fund SPC v. Horizonte Opportunities Fund SPC - SP III and Horizonte Opportunities Fund SPC - SP VI at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stipulation to file Amended Complaint regarding allegations of "corporate looting" involving Switzerland-domiciled Diligence Global Business Intelligence SA in Diligence Inc., a Delaware company majority owned by Cayman Islands-domiciled Information Security Investments Company v. Nicholas Day, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Chamonix, France, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Winding Up Petition in Aleksandar Pausak and Suzanne Symonds v. Obelisk Capital Management Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Letter to Shareholders of LFP I SICAV SIF S.A. by David Mapley and Tudor Fedeles, who are seeking to recover assets for investors, alleging fraud.

Originating Summons in BDO Cayman Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and BDO Trinity Ltd., of Trinidad and Tobago v. Ardent Harmony Fund Inc. (in Official Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss regarding allegations of negligence, professional malpractice, and fraudulent concealment in Ardent Harmony Fund Inc. (in Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. BDO Trinity Ltd., a.k.a. BDO Trinidad & Tobago, of Trinidad & Tobago, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

Ex Parte Application by Kuwait Ports Authority to take discovery from Citibank and E-Trade Financial Corporation for use in "impending litigation" in the Cayman Islands regarding "fraud and other wrongdoing related to KPA's investments in and business dealings with: (1) KGL Investment Company KSCC; and (2) the private equity fund, The Port Fund L.P." estimated at "hundreds of millions of dollars", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Status Quo Order in Diligence Inc., of Delaware v. Nicholas Day, a British national residing in Switzerland, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Application by Gulf Investment Corporation, of Kuwait, described as "a supranational financial institution owned equally by the six Gulf Cooperation Council states: The Kingdom of Bahrain; The State of Kuwait; The Sultanate of Oman; The State of Qatar; The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and The United Arab Emirates", to take discovery from Bank of America, NA, The Bank of New York Mellon, Citibank, NA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch; Deutsche Bank Trust Company USA, Goldman Sachs and Co., HSBC Bank USA, NA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, Mashreqbank PSC, New York Branch; National Australia Bank Limited, New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch; and Wells Fargo Bank NA for use in "contemplated litigation in the Cayman Islands" regarding "hundreds of millions of dollars that have gone missing", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Fixed Date Claim Form in AMS Holdings Limited v. Amstel Investment Holdings Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Complaint attempting to hold the defendant "accountable for its failure to alert Ardent to an egregious fraud" in Ardent Harmony Fund Inc. (in Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. BDO Trinity Ltd., d.b.a. BDO Trinidad and Tobago, of Trinidad and Tobago, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau.

Complaint alleging malicious prosecution in Cristal Coleman Clark v. Andrew Joseph Zahn, a.k.a. Joe Zahn, a.k.a. Andy Zahn, described as "a resident of Brazil"; Keith Miles, described as "a resident of the Turks & Caicos", and CMZ Group Ltd. SEZC, a.k.a. Sandstone Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Winding Up Petition in Russell Smith and Declan Magennis, as Joint Voluntary Liquidators of BDO CRI (Cayman) Ltd. v. Manu Bay Global Long-Short at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application by Nathan Mills, Owen Thomas Walker, and So Kit Yee Anita, as Joint Liquidators of City Legend International Limited, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Two years after suspending unsecured bonds issued by British firm European Investment Grade Properties Plc "to protect investors", the Gibraltar Stock Exchange has delisted them. Research by OffshoreAlert showed that the firm's chairman, Bodo Laux, is now involved with a cryptocurrency exchange in Dubai.

Decision Notice by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority regarding the license suspension of Roland Fredrick Kaehler, a citizen of Canada.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Gary Cerrato, as the Foreign Representative of Unique Broadband Systems Ltd. and UBS-Axcera Inc., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Guernsey by William Callewaert and Malcolm Cohen, as the Foreign Representatives of BSG Resources Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by CA Investment (Brazil) SA to take discovery from U.S. Bank National Association for use in proceedings in Singapore and Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Alexandre Borges Leite, as the Foreign Representative of Smar Equipamentos Industrias Ltda., Smar Comercial Ltda., and Valblock Indústria e Comércio Ltda., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Petition in Public Institution for Social Security for the State of Kuwait v. Asia Private Credit Fund Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award in Foresight Luxembourg Solar 1 Sarl, Foresight Luxembourg Solar 2 Sarl, Greentech Energy Systems A/S, now known as Athena Investments A/S; GWM Renewable Energy I SpA, and GWM Renewable Energy II SpA v. The Kingdom of Spain at New York Supreme Court.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Scotland by James Stephen, as the Foreign Representative of Leslie Thompson, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Second Amended Complaint in Ralph S. Janvey, as court-appointed receiver for the Stanford receivership estate; Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, v. Greenberg Traurig LLP, Greenberg Traurig PA, and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Russell Crumpler, as the Foreign Representative of Keystone Private Equity Investments Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

First Amended Complaint in Ralph S. Janvey, as court-appointed receiver for the Stanford receivership estate; Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, v. Greenberg Traurig LLP, Greenberg Traurig PA,  and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Judgment in Argyle Funds SPC Inc. (in liquidation) v. BDO Cayman Ltd. at the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal.