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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Argentina - for a criminal investigation into Patricia Hilda Rudminsky and Hector Livio Rudminsky for suspected customs fraud.

Application by ARIDA LLC, of Russia; Earl Management Ltd., formerly Fairway Investments Overseas Limited, of Cyprus; Finenergoinvest LLC, of Russia, and Alexey Grachev, a citizen of Russia, to take discovery from Daniel Mishin, a.k.a. Daniil Mishin; Vladislav Mishin, Boris Korol, June Homes US, Inc., Rezidenz, Inc., June NY, LLC, Residenz, LLC, June NY 1, LLC, Residenz 1, LLC, Bank of America, Chase Bank, Citibank, TD Bank and Bank of New York Mellon for use in legal proceedings in Russia regarding an alleged "multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Vladislav Mishin through Russian financial companies Brio Invest and Microcredit Company Brio Finance, LLC" at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Superseding Indictment in USA v. Oz Yosef, a.k.a. Oz Joseph, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Amended Application by Nicholas James Poulton, James Alexander Poulton, and Michelle Poulton to take discovery from Fifth Third Bank, JP Morgan Chase, NA, Citigroup, Inc., American Express Company, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center, Inc., Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Marsh Landing Management Company, Inc., Marsh Landing at Sawgrass Homeowners Association I., Inc., First Coast Security Services, Inc., and First Coast Security Solutions, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Plaintiff's Notice of Motion for Default Judgment regarding alleged cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, where its registered agent is Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited v. Hugh Austin, a.k.a. Eugene W. Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; John Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; Brandon Austin, of Bradenton, Florida; Valkyrie Group LLC, of Bradenton, Florida, and Valhalla Venture Group LLC, of Port Jefferson, New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Complaint alleging securities fraud in the State of Louisiana, by and through its Attorney General, Jeff Landry v. Bank of America NA, Barclays Bank Plc, Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., First Tennessee Bank NA, FTN Financial Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Jefferies Group LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc., R.W. Baird & Co., Stifel Mizuho Securities USA LLC, and UBS Securities LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.

Ex Parte Application by Participações Morro Vermelho SA, of São Paulo, Brazil, and PMV International Inc., a British Virgin Islands company based in São Paulo, Brazil, to take discovery from Santander Private Banking International and Banco do Brasil Miami for use in legal proceedings in Brazil, the British Virgin Islands, and Portugal, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Nicholas Carter, as Receiver for Sutton Ltd. and Wembley Ltd., to take discovery from Citi Private Bank, of New York, NY, for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands involving The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited, as Trustee of the Southampton Trust, Portsmouth Trust, and Battersea Trust, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding a criminal investigation into a classified advertising website known as Backpage in USA v. Funds at AMRO Bank NV and Plains Capital Bank associated with Ad Tech BV, Scheef & Stone, LLP, James Larkin, Michael Lacey, Scott Spear, and John Brunst at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Complaint to extradite Alejandro Toledo Manrique, a former president of Peru, from the USA to Peru to face allegations of soliciting and receiving a $20 million bribe from Constructora Norberto Odebrecht SA regarding the Peru-Brazil Southern lnteroceanic Highway Project and laundering it "through various companies and offshore accounts", including those in Costa Rica, England, Israel, and Switzerland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

SEC's Application for an Order to Show Cause, Temporary Restraining Order, and Order Freezing Assets regarding an alleged securities fraud scheme involving Canada, Malta, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, and the USA in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Garrett M. O'Rourke and Michael J. Black at the U. S District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Petition to Recognize and Enforce A Foreign Arbitration Award in WJ Holding Limited, of Cyprus v. Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic, Transnistrian Republican Bank, and CJSC Transnistrian Sberbank at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands v. Tracy Evans, of New York, at the Supreme Court for the State of New York, County of New York.

Complaint in Babulal Tarapara v. NIO Inc., of the Cayman Islands; Bin Li, Louis T. Hsieh, Lihong Qin, Padmasree Warrior, Tian Cheng, Xiang Li, Hai Wu, Yaqin Zhang, Xianping Zhong, and Zhaohui Li, all of China; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, and WR Securities LLC at the  U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Application by Dina Hlace to take discovery from BB&T Corporation, Citigroup Inc., HSBC USA Inc., and JPMorgan Chase & Co. regarding Roberto Hlace and HM Brokers Irrevocable Trust for use in legal proceedings in Argentina, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - for a criminal investigation into Gabriel Sain for suspected narcotics trafficking.

Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Motion for Order to Show Cause for Preliminary Injunction in Guy Gentile, owner of a broker-dealer in the Bahamas called MintBroker International Ltd., d.b.a. SureTrader, v. U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Complaint alleging cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, where its registered agent is Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited v. Hugh Austin, a.k.a. Eugene W. Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; John Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; Brandon Austin, of Bradenton, Florida; Valkyrie Group LLC, of Bradenton, Florida, and Valhalla Venture Group LLC, of Port Jefferson, New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Complaint in Guy Gentile, owner of a broker-dealer in the Bahamas called MintBroker International Ltd., d.b.a. SureTrader v. U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Judgment in the matters of Constellation Overseas Ltd., Lone Star Offshore Ltd., Gold Star Equities Ltd., Olinda Star Ltd., Snover International Inc., and Alpha Star Equities Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Ex Parte Application by the Free and Sovereign Mexican State of Quintana Roo to take discovery from Claudia Romanillos Villanueva, Eduardo Solis Azarcoya, Hector Manuel Peredo Rincon, and Bernardo Quezada Salas at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Accounts at Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Citibank in the names of Anicorn LLC, Artemus Group LLC, and Higginbotham Law PC regarding 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a.k.a. 1MDB, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Enforcement Action in The Central Bank of Ireland v. Citibank Europe Plc.

Writ of Summons in Flash Bright Power Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, as representative of and on behalf of Sky Solar Holdings, Ltd., v. Hao Wu and Sky Solar Holdings, Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Zachary Zanghi, the New York-based business partner of British investment advisor Benjamin Alderson, who was recently accused of securities fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, was himself involved in impropriety a few years ago for which he was fired by Citigroup, OffshoreAlert can reveal.

Ex Parte Application by Carlton Masters for an order to conduct discovery from Bank of America and Citibank, N.A. for use in a lawsuit between Carlton A. Masters and Ugo Okafor, Rachel Akhuette, and Fifty Nine Parkview Limited at the High Court of Lagos State in Nigeria.

Writ of Summons in Saad Investments Company Limited, acting by its Joint Official Liquidators, Stephen John Akers, Hugh Dickson, and Mark Byers, v. Awal Bank BSC (in Administration) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Singapore by Martial Jean Francois Nicolas, as the Foreign Representative of Blue Ocean Resources Pte. Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Alceu Antimo Vezozzo Filho, Alceu Antimo Vezozzo, Market Street Corp., Townhouse Ventures Corp., and Grand Bay Assets Inc. v. Raquel Moura Borges, Rita de Cassia Ramoni Tanajura Leao, Global Access Investment Advisor, LLC, Global Access Investment Advisor Brasil S/S Limitada, and Global Access Partners Investimentos Limitada at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Trustee's Motion For Substantive Consolidation in re. Providence Financial Investments, Inc. and Providence Fixed Income Fund, LLC at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Grant Thornton has become the latest professional service provider whose records are being sought by a company trying to collect more than US$19 million that is outstanding on a 2014 judgment against the Government of Antigua & Barbuda.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Argentina by Mario Osvaldo Risso, as the Foreign Representative of RR Donnelley Argentina SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by Howard Woodcock, as the Foreign Representative of Bibby Offshore Services PLC, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Italy - for a criminal investigation into Amare Dore and others for suspected participation in a criminal organization engaged in drug trafficking, human trafficking, credit card fraud, and other crimes.

Complaint in Rustem Nurlybayev v. ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc., China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman Sachs (ASIA) LLC, Jianmin (James) Guo, Xiangliang Hu, JP Morgan Securities LLC, Jianfa Lai, Meisong Lai, Baixi Lan, Zing Liu, Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC, Jilei Wang, and Frank Zhen Wei at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Offshore funds in Bermuda and Curacao - ADG Absolute Diversified Growth Fund and Enterprise Emerging Markets Fund - were used by fraudsters in India to launder the proceeds of a $125 million investment scam by Bombay Stock Exchange-listed technology firm Geodesic Ltd., according to Mumbai police.

Complaint for the extradition of Philip Richard Powers from the USA to Costa Rica to face allegations of fraud, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Criminal Information in USA v. Jorge Arzuaga at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Class Action Complaint in City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System v. ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc., Meisong Lai, Jianfa Lai, Jilei Wang, Xiangliang Hu, Baixi Lan, Xing Liu, Frank Zhen Wei, Jianmin (James) Guo, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Azerbaijan by Gunel Bakhshiyeva, as the Foreign Representative of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition In the Matter of Trina Solar Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Accounts at Citizens Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, TD Ameritrade, Washington First Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and First Niagara Bank in the names of Joseph Szlavik, JJ Szlavik Companies Inc., Scribe Strategies, and Mercury Management Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Application by H.M.B. Holdings Limited to take discovery from HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citibank, OBM Miami Inc., Norton Consulting Inc., and Hensel Phelps Construction Co. for use in legal proceedings in Antigua & Barbuda and Canada, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in Meridian Trust Company, as Trustee for The Chrisly Trust, and American Associated Group, Ltd. v. Eike Batista, Eike Batista, Werner Batista, Thor Batista, Paulo Mendonca, Flavio Godinho, Paulo Gouvea, Marcus Berto, Luiz Carneiro, Aziz Ben Ammar, 63X Investments Ltd., 63X Master Fund, 63X Fund, EBX Holding, Ltda., EBX International, S.A., EBX Capital Partners, Centennial Asset Mining Fund, LLC, Centennial Asset Brazilian Equity Fund LLC, Thorque1 Fund Ltd., Thorque Investment Management Ltd., Olin Batista, Flavia Sampaio, and Luma De Oliveira at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Complaint in Jean L. Stanley and Loretta Clune v. Interinvest Corporation, Inc., Dr. Hans P. Black, Stanley T. Schmidt, and Alexander R. Black, as Defendants; Highbank Properties, Inc., as 'Reach and Apply Defendant'; and Bank of America, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A., State Street Bank and Trust Company, FMR LLC, Citibank, N.A., Santander Bank, N.A., Wellesley Bank, South Shore Bank, Rickland Trust Company, TD Bank, N.A., TD Ameritrade, Inc., Century Bank and Trust Company, Eastern Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Scottrade, Inc., and JPMorgan Chase, N.A., as Trustee Defendants, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - for a criminal investigation into an unidentified person for allegedly defrauding cardholders of Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spolka Akcyjna.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Venezuela - for a criminal investigation into Juan Jose Rendon for suspected sexual assault.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Stuart Mackellar, as the Foreign Representative of Midway United Limited and Glan Worldwide Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ex Parte Application of Matthew Richardson, as Joint Liquidator of CDH Investments Corp., to obtain discovery from SC Finance LLC and Wilmington Trust Company for use in foreign proceedings, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Originating Application in Citigroup Securities Services (Bermuda) Ltd. and Charles Frederic & Co., as nominee for the Bank of New York Mellon, v. Arrowhead Target Fund, Ltd. (in liquidation) at the British Virgin Islands High Court.