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    LC YF Investments LLC v. Paradise One Corporation et al: Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint

    Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint in LC YF Investments LLC v. Paradise One Corporation, of the British Virgin Islands; Claudio Rossi Zampini, of Brazil; 2000 Island Boulevard Condominium Association Inc., and Williams Island Property Owners' Association, Inc. at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

    Erdenet Mining Corp. et al v. Sükhbaataryn Batbold et al: Complaint

    Complaint "to recover losses suffered as a result of illegal and fraudulent acts in connection with two of Mongolia's most prized natural resources, the Erdenet copper mine and the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine" in Agency for Policy Coordination on State Property, Erdenet Mining Corporation, and Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi LLC v. Sükhbaataryn Batbold, of Mongolia; Ganzorig Chimiddorj, of Mongolia; Tuul Ulambayar, of Mongolia; Nyamdalai Ochirbat, of Mongolia; Cheong Choo Young, of Hong Kong; Kim Hak Seon, of Hong Kong; Kim Yoonjung, of Hong Kong; Lee Yu Jeong, of Hong Kong; Rhee Byung Wook, of Hong Kong; Kang Eun Joo, of South Korea; Battushig Batbold, of Mongolia; Baloas Inc., of New York, NY; Baloas Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Lovitas, Inc., of New York, NY; Lovitas Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Glowassets Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

    Matthew Script et al v. iFinex Inc. et al: Amended Class Action Complaint

    Consolidated Class Action Amended Complaint alleging "a sophisticated scheme to fraudulently inflate the price of cryptocurrencies ..., causing the price of these cryptocommodities to spike far above their legitimate value in the largest bubble in human history, and ultimately resulting in billions of dollars of damage to innocent cryptocommodity purchasers" in Matthew Script, Benjamin Leibowitz, Jason Leibowitz, Aaron Leibowitz, and Pinchas Goldshtein v. iFinex Inc., a.k.a. Bitfinex; BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., Tether Holdings Limited, Tether Operations Limited, Tether International Limited, DigFinex Inc., all of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Limited, of Hong Kong; Philip G. Potter, of New York; Giancarlo Devasini, described as a citizen of Italy; Ludovicus Jan van der Velde, described as a citizen of the Netherlands; Reginald Fowler, of Arizona; Crypto Capital Corp., of Panama; Bittrex, Inc., described as a Delaware company based in Seattle, Washington, and Poloniex, LLC, described as a Delaware company based in Boston, Massachusetts, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Motorcycle Tires & Accessories LLC et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)

    Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Maxime Codère, of KMPG (Quebec), as the Foreign Representative of Motorcycle Tires & Accessories LLC, Money Holding Company, Inc., Money Financial Services Company, lnc., Money LLC, and Nichols Motorcycle Supply, Inc., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

    BSG Resources Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Guernsey)

    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.

    Ballantyne Re Plc: Chapter 15 Petition (Ireland)

    Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Ireland by Adrian Masterson, as the Foreign Representative of Ballantyne Re Plc, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

    SEL Manufacturing Co. Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (India)

    Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in India by Neeraj Saluja, as the Foreign Representative of SEL Manufacturing Co. Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

    SEC v. Gannon Giguiere et al: Complaint

    Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gannon Giguiere, Oliver-Barret Lindsay, Andrew Hackett, Kevin Gillespie, and Annetta Budhu at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

    VEON Ltd. v. Bank of New York Mellon Corp. et al: Discovery Application

    Ex Parte Application by VEON Ltd., formerly VimpelCom Ltd., to take discovery from The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, JPMorgan Chase, N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, Bank of China, Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas USA, Citibank NA, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, Commerzbank AG, HSBC Bank USA, NA, Société Générale SA, Standard Chartered Bank USA, UBS AG, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Beltone Financial USA, LLC, and Auerbach Grayson and Company, LLC for use in proceedings in England, Malta, and the Cayman Islands, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    NRC Holding Ltd. et al: Discovery Application (Ireland)

    Application for an order to obtain discovery from MTU Aero Engines North America, Inc. for use in litigation in Ireland brought by NRC Holding Ltd. and Alpstream NG against MTU Aero Engines North America, Inc. against Michael Souvorov, an individual and citizen of Russia and/or Switzerland; Allied Irish Bank Capita International Services (Ireland), Ltd., and KPMG Ireland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

    BTA Bank: Chapter 15 Petition (Second)

    Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Kazakhstan by Askhat Niyazbekovich Beisenbayev, as the Foreign Representative of JSC BTA Bank, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

    SEC v. Quorne Ltd. and Michael Sarkesian: Amended Complaint

    Amended Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Quorne Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Michael Sarkesian, a resident of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    BVI hedge funds used to commit $20M securities fraud, claim investors

    BVI-domiciled Thor Optima Fund, Ltd., Thor Guarant Real Estate Fund, Ltd., Systematic Alpha Diversified Fund, LLC, Alpha Diversified Master Fund, LLC, and Systematic Alpha Futures Fund, Ltd. and Nevis-domiciled Thor United Corp. are being sued by 479 investors from Eastern Europe who claim to have been defrauded of over $20 million.

    Operators of Cayman-domiciled ‘Absolute funds’ accused of $63M fraud

    Three individuals in the United States, Spain and Canada have been accused of committing a $63 million fraud against investors in several hedge funds domiciled in the Cayman Islands, where their registered agent is Lainston International Management (Cayman) Ltd.The allegations

    USA: David H. Brooks et al

    Application by the USA for the issuance of a letter rogatory to San Marino to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into David H. Brooks, Sandra Hatfield, Jeffrey Brooks and others for suspected securities fraud, tax fraud and other offenses.

    Germany: Josef Muller

    Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Turnberry Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into Josef Muller, a.k.a. Leon Deane, for suspected investment fraud.

    IRS accesses records of Florida card processor

    A Florida-based firm which processes card transaction payments has been ordered to turn over its records to the IRS as part of an investigation into offshore tax evasion using MasterCard, VISA and American Express. An order issued on September 11, 2003 at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida allows the IRS to serve a "John Doe" summons on Credomatic of Florida Inc., of Brickell Avenue, Miami.