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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Man Proceeding in England by Nicholas Wood, Colin Diss, and Michael Leeds, as the Foreign Representatives of Holdwave Trading Limited, which allegedly "took part in laundering the proceeds of a significant, complex, and multinational fraud believed to have been committed against SCB [Standard Chartered Bank] (and other banks) originating with one of its customers, Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Limited" and, inter alia, involved activity in England, India, the United Arab Emirates, and the USA,, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Man Proceeding in England by Nicholas Wood, Colin Diss, and Michael Leeds, as the Foreign Representatives of Oceanroad Global Services Limited, which allegedly "took part in laundering the proceeds of a significant, complex, and multinational fraud believed to have been committed against SCB [Standard Chartered Bank] (and other banks) originating with one of its customers, Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Limited" and, inter alia, involved activity in England, India, the United Arab Emirates, and the USA, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Public Notice by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission that it imposed a fine of £140,000 on Standard Chartered Trust (Guernsey) Limited for regulatory breaches.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Japan by Hiroshi Morimoto, of Kitahama Partners, as the Foreign Representative of Masahiko Nishiyama, a bankrupt who was found guilty of "fraudulently concealing his assets", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Writ of Summons in Adamas Asia Strategic Opportunity Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation) v. Adamas Global Alternative Investment Management Inc. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Writ of Summons in Adamas Asia Strategic Opportunity Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation) v. Takeshi Kadota, of Japan, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of Rich Land Mineral Supplies Co. Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

The liquidators of ABRAAJ Investment Management Ltd. have applied to take discovery from 17 banks and a clearing house in the U.S. for "contemplated litigation" in the Cayman Islands to recover more than $385 million allegedly misappropriated by the Dubai-based ABRAAJ Group's founder, Arif Naqvi.

Nigeria is seeking records from ten banks in the United States for a criminal investigation into an alleged $10 billion bribery and fraud scheme committed by a "shell entity" in the British Virgin Islands that was set up and operated by citizens of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. All Funds up to $499,000 of alleged fraud proceeds in accounts in the names of Wang Kai Jie Trade Ltd. and Easily Trading (HONGKONG) Company Limited at Standard Chartered Bank and China Citic Bank International, both in Hong Kong, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Vermont.

Originating Application in GH Ore Investment Co. Ltd. v. Rich Land Mineral Supplies Co., Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

In an application to take discovery from 12 US banks, a financial institution owned by six Arab nations claims that "hundreds of millions of dollars are missing" from a Cayman Islands investment fund that was set up to invest in "port-related assets around the world".

Two "whistleblowers" in India and England are suing the British, Dubai and New York operations of their former employer, Standard Chartered Bank, for allegedly retaliating against them for exposing "a highly sophisticated money laundering scheme on behalf of Iran".

Winding Up Petition in Safe Castle Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. Altair Asia Investments Limited, of the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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 Hermitage Capital Management Limited to conduct discovery from Bank of America NA, Bank of China, Bank of New York Mellon, BNP Paribas USA, Citibank NA, Commerzbank AG, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Mashreqbank Psc., Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, and Wells Fargo Bank NA for use in criminal proceedings brought by Russia on December 11th, 2018 against Hermitage, its Founder & CEO, Bill Browder; Ivan Cherkasov, and others for alleged tax fraud, filing of a false bankruptcy, and embezzlement, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

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.

Application for Letters Rogatory, pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the National Tax Court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to obtain evidence from Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. for a tax dispute involving Adolfo Cambiaso, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

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.

Redacted Originating Summons in The R&H Trust Co. Ltd., as trustee of the V Trust v. R Trustees, as Enforcer of the V Trust, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Restraining Order in Nana Fatima Otedola v. Hampshire Venture Property Holdings Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Complaint in Centaur Litigation Limited, Centaur Litigation Unit Series 1 Ltd., and Centaur Litigation SPC v. Trent Scott Wallace Strong, a.k.a. Scott Campbell Fisher, a.k.a. Scott Williams, at the Federal Court of Australia.

Notification of Criminal Investigation by the Department of Police of the Republic of Indonesia regarding a complaint by Harun Abidin against Rani Tarek Jarkas and Cedrus Investments Ltd.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Matthew Wright and Christopher Kennedy, as Foreign Representatives of Niton Fund SPC, U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Winding Up Petition in Cayman Islands Monetary Authority v. Melstrep Neural Network No. 1 Fund Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Accounts at the Bank of New York Mellon and Clearstream Banking in the name of First Global Investments SPC and related parties at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Hugh Dickson and Mark Byers, of Grant Thornton, as the Foreign Representatives of Saad Investments Company Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

London-based litigation fund Argentum Capital, whose shares are listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange and whose chairman is retired British judge David Keene, is being financed by what appears to be a £90 m Ponzi scheme headed by Briton Brendan Terrill and involving the BVI, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Jersey, Singapore, Thailand and other jurisdictions, OffshoreAlert can reveal.

Winding Up Petition in Christopher Michael Nacson v. Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Freezing Order in Yang Tianman (Thomas) v. Ocean Bulker Co. Ltd. and Fang Fugui at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Judgment in Robert Earl Lee v. Fortune Nest Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for Judicial Assistance by Jeremy Outen, John Milsom and David Standish, as Receivers for Mukhtar Ablyazov, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Sixth application to issue subpoenas in Otkritie International Investment Management Ltd., Otkritie Securities Limited, and Otkritie Financial Corporation JSC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Order for Leave to File Amended Winding Up Petition in Robert Earl Lee v. Fortune Nest Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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.

Winding Up Petition in Robert Earl Lee v. Fortune Nest Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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.

Complaint in Fairfield Sentry Limited (In Liquidation) and Kenneth Krys v. Atlantic Security Bank, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. Bankruptcy 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.

Complaint in Robert E. Lee and RE Lee International, LLC v. Mohammed Abdel-Haq, Fortune Nest Corporation, of the Cayman Islands; and Fortune Nest, Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into Scott Nishoff, Enrique Zueco Rodrigo and Enrique Zueco Ruiz for suspected fraud.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by Michael Morrison, Charles Thresh, and Richard Heis, as the Foreign Representatives of Millennium Global Emerging Credit Master Fund Limited and Millennium Global Emerging Credit Fund Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Cooperhill Investments Limited and Kazou BV v. Republic of Seychelles, Financial Intelligence Unit of Seychelles, Liam Hogan, Barry Galvin, Declan Barber, Barclays Bank (Seychelles) Ltd., Barclays Bank Plc, Joe Cully, BMI Bank, and BMI Offshore Bank at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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

Russia is seeing evidence from two companies domiciled in Delaware and one in Kentucky as part of a criminal investigation into alleged tax fraud. Details are contained in an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence -

Invoices from ExPat Solutions to Montague Morgan Slade on May 11, July 9 and July 14, 2009.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Russia for suspected tax fraud involving Texcontrol Limited.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Richard Fogerty and James Cleaver, as Foreign Representatives of Trade and Commerce Bank, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - that was filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on April 5, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Simon Edward Brophy, Margaret Brophy, Ruth Mary Barclay, David Benedict Gordon, Lumenation, First National Lights, Corporate Overseas Services, Yorkshire Guernsey Limited, Seadawn Trading Ltd., Jerry Borresen, Robert Wade, Greta Phillips-Ford, Doretha Toney, New Millennium Experience Company, Millennium Dome, Professional Design Partnership LLC, IP.UK LLC, Prohire LLC, Simon E. Brophy Associates LLC, HSBC Offshore, Royal Bank of Canada, Standard Chartered Bank, First State Bank, Roger Tennant, Jennifer Toscano, Worldwide Incorporators, and Wade and Associates.