Raiffeisen Bank

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding New Revelations Limited in Raiffeisen Bank International, of Austria v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Application by Nebahat Evyap İşbilen, described as a 76-year-old "Turkish national resident in the United Kingdom", to take discovery from Standard Chartered Bank, Citigroup Inc. d.b.a. Citibank; Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., Goldman Sachs and Co., Bank of America N.A., Deutsche Bank A.G., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank, Société Générale, and M&T Bank Corporation for use in legal proceedings in England against entities in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, England, Jersey, in the Channel Islands, and United Arab Emirates regarding "a multinational fraud committed against her by Mr. Selman Turk", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by the State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency, of Russia, on behalf of International Bank of St. Petersburg, to take discovery from Standard Chartered Bank for use in "anticipated proceedings in Russia ... against Sergei Bazhanov (the former Chairman of the Management Board and majority shareholder of IBSP), Alexander Zuev (a former member of IBSP’s Board of Directors and Bazhanov's brother-in-law), and Hervet Investments Limited, a minority shareholder of IBSP" regarding "a series of fraudulent transactions", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

News Release by Liechtenstein's Financial Market Authority announcing the appointment of a "temporary administrator" for Mason Privatbank Liechtenstein AG. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that Mason Privatbank Liechtenstein AG was incorporated in Liechtenstein on December 21st, 1998, was formerly known as Raiffeisen Bank Liechtenstein AG, and is part of the Hong Kong-based Mason Group, whose website at www.masonhk.com identifies its "Executive Directors" as Han Ruixia and Zhang ZhenYi, its "Non-Executive Directors" as Carol Mei Mei Hui, and its "Independent Non-Executive Directors" as Tian Ren Can, Wang Cong, Wu Xu'an, and Ng Yu Yuet.

Application by State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency, of Russia, on behalf of JSC International Bank of St. Petersburg, to take discovery from The Bank of New York Mellon and Citibank N.A. "for use in forthcoming fraud proceedings in a Russian court against Sergei Bazhanov, Alexander Zuev, and Hervet Investments Limited", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Plea Agreement and Factual Proffer for tax evasion and failure to report foreign bank accounts in Croatia, Germany, Serbia, and Switzerland in USA v. Dusko Bruer, described as "a Croatian national and naturalized citizen of the United States", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Police in Switzerland are investigating Stefano Billeter for allegedly embezzling $8.73 million from four clients while he worked for Banca Raiffeisen, in Lugano.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from SunTrust Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into Stefano Billeter who allegedly "embezzled money from clients' accounts while he was an employee of Banca Raiffeisen in Lugano, Switzerland".

Application by Awendale Resources Inc. to take discovery of Citibank NA, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Bank of America NA for use in legal proceedings in Russia against Plant of Hearing Aids "Ritm" OJSC, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Injunction Order in AQ Raiffeisenbank v. Retail Brands Collection Ltd. and Meridan Management Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Czech Republic - for a criminal investigation into suspected fraud and money laundering involving an account at the Bank of America.

Application by Raiffeisenbank JSC, a Russian bank, to take discovery from Serguei Beloussov, a citizen of Singapore, for use in legal proceedings in Russia "against several companies within the Rolsen Group, of which Beloussov is an ultimate shareholder", 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 India - for a criminal investigation into Vijay Madanlal Choudhary, Sharad Tikamdas Kabra, SN Thakkar, Shri RD Ajmera and M/s Zoom Developers Pvt. Ltd. for suspected bank fraud.

Freezing Order against Minco Enterprises Limited in Storca Intertrans Corp. and Evgeny Mulyukov v. Norvalo (Overseas) Limited, Minco Enterprises Limited, Mikhail Golub, Ian Smith, Ruma Devi Anuradha Kissoondharry, Attendus Trust Company AG, formerly Attendus Treuhandgesellschaft; Curatus Trust Company (Mauritius) Limited, and Curatus Nominee Services One Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arkadiy Dubovoy, Igor Dubovoy, Pavel Dubovoy, Nelia Dubova, David Amaryan, Alexander Fedoseev, Aleksandr Garkusha, Oleksander Ieremenko (a.k.a. Aleksander Eremenko), Vladislav Khalupsky, Vitaly Korchevsky, Roman Lavlinskiy, Oleksandr Makarov, Leonid Momotok, Nikolai Slepenkov, Andriy Supranonok, Ivan Turchynov, Maxim Zakharchenko, APD Developers, LLC, Beratto Group Ltd., Bering Explorer Fund Ltd., Concorde (Bermuda) Limited, Escada Logistics Ltd., Exante Ltd., Global Hedge Capital Group, Guibor S.A., Intertrade Pacific S.A., Memelland Investments Ltd., Jaspen Capital Partners Limited, NTS Capital Fund, Ocean Prime Inc., Omega 26 Investments Ltd. and Southeastern Holding and Investment Company LLC at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Liquidation Application in Raiffeisen Bank International AG v. Asia Coal Energy Ventures Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Superseding Indictment in USA v. Anthony Allen, Paul Thompson, Tetsuya Motomura, and Anthony Conti for alleged fraud while working at Rabobank, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Amended Complaint in Universal Trading & Investment Co., Inc. v. Yulia Tymoshenko, Alexander Tymoshenko, and Andrey Vavilov at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Originating Application in Sberbank of Russia v. Whilm Management Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Amended Freezing Order in Sberbank of Russia v. JFC Group Holding (BVI) Ltd., Whilm Management Ltd., and Garold Projects Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Freezing Order in Sberbank of Russia v. JFC Group Holding (BVI) Ltd., Garold Projects Ltd., and Whilm Management Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Class Action Complaint alleging fraud involving European Interbank Offered Rates in Karen Kalaway v. Barclays, Plc, Barclays Bank Plc, Barclays Capital, Inc., Citigroup, Inc., Citibank, NA, Deutsche Bank, AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Bank Plc, Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank, BA, UBS, AG, and UBS (Luxembourg) SA at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Third Application by Otkritie International Investment Management Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Otkritie Securities Limited, of England, and Otkritie Financial Corporation JSC, of Russia, to take discovery from the Bank of New York Mellon, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Standard Chartered Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for use in legal proceedings in England, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Second Application by Otkritie International Investment Management Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Otkritie Securities Limited, of England and Wales; and Otkritie Financial Corporation JSC, of Russia, to issue subpoenas to Bank of New York Mellon, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank for the production of documents for use in a civil complaint filed by Otkritie International Investment Management Limited against Georgy Urumov and Denning Capital Limited at the High Court in the United Kingdom.

A class action lawsuit has been filed at federal court in the USA against merchant banks in St. Kitts, Russia, Denmark, Azerbaijan and Latvia for allegedly processing fraudulent transactions for clients operating Internet-based pharmacy scams.

Second Amended Complaint filed by Unspam Technologies, Inc., d.b.a. Project Honey Pot, against Andrey Chernuk, Boris Livshits, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Limited, ZAO Raiffeisenbank, DnB Nord Banka, Bank Standard Commercial Bank CJSC, Azerigazbank, and Rietumu Bank at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Amended Petition In the Matter of Tack Fat Group International Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the Czech Republic into Maxim Stepanenko for alleged tax evasion.

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - that was filed at federal court in the USA on March 31, 2006. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Leszek Zyga, Dariusz Klimasz, Robert Jachymczak, Henryk Lewandowski, Marek Gronkowski, Tomasz Serafin, Andriy Persona-Kononenko, Lemark LLC, Trzebinia Refinery Plc, Jedlicze Refinery Plc, Center for Development Research of the Refinery Industry, Konsorcjum Victoria Plc, Malopolskie Centrum Finansowe LLC, Raiffeisen Bank, ALC LLC, Atrium House LLC, Interpro Inc., Financial-Industrial Company LLC, Lukoil, Parex Bank, Aquatrans LC, Carol Transport Limited Company, Levind Trade LLC, Bank Przemyslowo-Handlowy, and Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowo-Uslugowe Lemark LLC.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Leszek Zyga, Dariusz Klimasz, Robert Jachymczak, Henryk Lewandowski, Marek Gronkowski, Tomasz Serafin and others for alleged tax fraud.

Complaint for the Extradition of Emil Giziewicz from the USA to Poland to face allegations of securities fraud involving Kopex Plc.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Piotr Osuch, a.k.a. Peter von Hochburg, for alleged investment fraud, check forgery, and using a false passport and driver's license to obtain financing for real estate transactions.

The Cayman Islands branch of an Argentina bank is being sued in the United States concerning the default on a client's certificates of deposit.Details are contained in a motion for summary judgment in lieu of a complaint that was filed at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, on July 28, 2005.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Belarus into corruption, bribery and fraud involving Belarusian Steel Works, including an alleged bribe by SP Klemantovich to VV Fillippov while the latter was Director General of the Belarusian Steel Works.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - that was filed at federal court in the USA on August 3, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Jean Arhawi, Greace Arhawi, Elli Bern Arhawi, Dellonix Sagl, American Express, Credit Suisse, Raiffeisen Bank and JA Elettronica.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Jean and Greace Arhawi for alleged forgery and money laundering.

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged credit card fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - that was filed at federal court in the USA on January 30, 2004. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include SC Soare DS SRL, Ilie Dumitru, John Paul Pender, SC Cassandra G SRL, Mark Walters, Elliot Limited, Inc., Banca Agricola SA, Raiffeisen Bank, National Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank, and Bank of America.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Calisto Tanzi, Fausto Tonna, Luciano Del Soldato, Maurizio Bianchi, Lorenzo Penca, Claudio Pessina, Gianfranco Bocchi, Gian Paolo Zini, Giovanni Bonici, Stefano Tanzi, Franco Gorreri, Domenico Barilli, Giovanni Tanzi, Paola Visconti, Francesco Giufreddi, Luciano Silingardi, Fabio Branchi, Angelo Ugolotti, Donatella Alinovi, Claudio Baratta and Alberto Maurizio Ferraris for alleged bankruptcy fraud and related crimes regarding Parmalat SpA.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Romania into identity fraud and money laundering.

Complaint in Sandra V. Boylan, Aidan J. Greaney, Paul A. Carnegie, Kevin Cleary, Dale Cochard, John R. Combes, Cynthia Crough, Robert Drake, Eddie Ewell, Ruth Frank, Daniel Zlotnick, Roger Gilmore, Jaime Hamame, Linda Hoitt, Jerry Holladay, Kenyield Limited, Curt Landberg, Helen Louros, Marlow, Davis & Byrd, Ltd., William D. McPeak, Mid America Capital Trust, Ida Ruth Morehouse, Stephen Schulte, Douglas Shortt, A. G. Skinner, Robert Stein, and Paul W. Vandermolen, Jr. v. Kevin McGeever, Douglas Johnson, James C. Sexton, Kenneth J. Adler, Liechtensteinische Landesbank, Gabriel Marxer, James McKiernan, Michael Miller, Raiffeissen Bank, Rudolf Ritter, and James C. Sexton, Jr. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Indictment in USA v. James Carroll Sexton, James Carroll Sexton, Jr., a.k.a. Jimmy Sexton; Rudolf Walter Ritter, and Egon Walter Fink at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

New Bank Ltd., which was operated in St. Vincent by the Nano family, has featured in a criminal investigation in Austria, according to documents filed in a Florida court.Details of the matter are contained in an application to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Austria - that was filed at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on November 14, 2000.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Austria into "unknown" representatives of New Bank Ltd. and others who are suspected of aggravated fraud regarding of ZUG Insurance Holdings Ltd.