Ermanno Unternaehrer

Complaint alleging "breach of duty, negligence, including gross negligence, deceit, fraud and concealment by a trustee of its fiduciary and other obligations to The Loving Trust’s beneficiaries" in Crawford Trust Company LLC v. Citco Group Limited, of the Netherlands; Citco Group (Monaco) SAM, of Monaco; Citco Global Custody (N.A.) N.V., of Curaçao; TorTrust Corporation Company Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Citco Trustees S.A., of Switzerland; Citco B.V.I. Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Citco Bank BVI Limited, of the British Virgin Islands;Citco Bank & Trust Company Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Citco Banking Corporation N.V., of Curaçao; Securitias Management Services Corp., of the British Virgin Islands; Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands) Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Credit Suisse S.A., of Switzerland; Ermanno Unternaehrer, described as a resident of Monaco, and Christopher Smeets, described as a resident of the Netherlands, at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

First Amended Complaint in Fairfield Sentry Limited, Fairfield Sigma Limited, and Fairfield Lambda Limited, all in liquidation, all of the British Virgin Islands v. Citco Global Custody NV, of the Netherlands; Citco Global Custody (NA) NV, of Curaçao; CGC NA, of Curaçao; Citco Banking Corporation NV, of Curaçao; Citco Bank Nederland NV, of the Netherlands; Citco Bank Nederland NV Dublin Branch, of the Netherlands, and Citco Group Limited, of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Decision Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment Against Alphonse 'Buddy' Fletcher, Jr. in Corinne Ball, as Plan Administrator of Soundview Elite Ltd., Soundview Premium, Ltd., Soundview Star Ltd., Elite Designated, Premium Designated and Star Designated v. Alphonse 'Buddy' Fletcher, Jr., filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The Louisiana Funds' Renewal of Motion to Compel on Documents in the Control of the Citco Group Ltd. in Firefighters' Retirement System, Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana, and New Orleans Firefighters' Pension & Relief Fund v. Citco Group Limited, Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands) Limited, Citco Fund Services (Bermuda) Limited, Citco Fund Services (Suisse) S.A., Citco Fund Services (Europe) B.V., Citco Global Custody N.V., Citco (Canada) Inc., Citco Bank Nederland N.V. Dublin Branch, Citco Banking Corporation N.V., Citco Curacao N.V., Citco (USA) Holdings Inc., Citco Fund Services (SA) Inc., Citco Technology Management, Inc.,  Fletcher Asset Management, Inc., Alphonse 'Buddy' Fletcher, Jr., Denis Kiely, Duhallow Financial Services, LLC, Lisa Alexander, Peter M. Zayfert, Consulting Group Services, LLC, Joe Meals, Grant Thornton International Ltd., and Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom, LLP at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.

Hedge fund administrator Citco Group and related parties have agreed to pay $26.25 million to settle litigation brought on behalf of investors in funds domiciled in the Cayman Islands and BVI that Citco sold to fraudster Buddy Fletcher's Fletcher International Group, which then allegedly looted them.

Motion to Approve Settlement in Soundview Elite Ltd., Soundview Premium, Ltd., Soundview Star Ltd., Elite Designated, Premium Designated and Star Designated, and John Ayres and Martin Trott, as Joint Liquidators of America Alternative Investments Inc., Optima Absolute Return Fund Ltd., Richcourt Allweather B Inc., Richcourt Allweather Fund Inc., Richcourt Composite Inc. and Richcourt Euro Strategies Inc. v. The Citco Group Limited, Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands) Limited, Citco Fund Services (Europe) B.V., Citco Global Custody (NA) N.V., Citco Banking Corporation N.V., Citco Trading Inc., CFS Company Ltd., CFS Corporation Ltd., Christopher G. Smeets, Ermanno Unternaehrer, Robert A. Voges, Enrico Laddaga, Gabriele Magris, and Yves Bloch at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Corinne Ball, as Chapter 11 Trustee of Soundview Elite Ltd., Soundview Premium, Ltd., Soundview Star Ltd., Elite Designated Premium Designated and Star Designated, and John Ayres and Matthew Wright, as Joint Liquidators of America Alternative Investments Inc., Optima Absolute Return Fund Ltd., Richcourt Allweather B Inc., Richcourt Allweather Fund Inc., Richcourt Composite Inc. and Richcourt Euro Strategies Inc. v. Citco Group Limited, Ermanno Unternaehrer, Soundview Capital Management Ltd., Richcourt Capital Management Ltd., Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands) Limited, Citco Fund Services (Europe) B.V., Citco Global Custody (NA) N.V., Citco Banking Corporation N.V., Citco Trading Inc., Richcourt Holding Inc., CFS Company Ltd., CFS Corporation Ltd., Christopher G. Smeets, Robert A. Voges, Alphonse Fletcher, Jr., Fletcher Asset Management, Inc., Fletcher International, Inc., George Ladner, Enrico Laddaga, Gabriele Magris, Yves Bloch, Denis Kiely, Stewart Turner, Gerti Muho, and Floyd Saunders at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund, FIA Leveraged Fund Ltd., Fletcher Income Arbitrage Fund Ltd., and Fletcher International Ltd. v. Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands) Ltd., Citco Fund Services (Suisse) SA, Citco Group Ltd., Citco Trading, Inc., Citco Global Custody (NA) NV, Citco Bank Corporation NV, SFT Bank NV, and Ermanno Unternaehrer at New York Supreme Court.

Complaint in Roger W. Corman, Julie A. Corman, and Pasig, Ltd. v. Citco Group Limited, Citco Group (Monaco) SAM, Citco Global Custody (NA) NV, Tor Trust Corporation Company Limited, Citco Trustees SA, Citco BVI Limited, Citco Bank BVI Limited, Citco Bank & Trust Company Limited, Citco Banking Corporation NV, Securitas Management Services Corp., Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands) Ltd., Citco Suisse SA, Ermanno Unternaehrer, and Christopher Smeets at Los Angeles Superior Court.

Not for the first time, hedge fund service provider Citco has been accused of helping a client defraud investors in an offshore hedge fund and then failing to co-operate with investigators. The latest incident involves Bermuda-domiciled Fletcher International Ltd. and its Cayman feeder funds.