Belgium FPSF v. Xiphias LLC Pension Plan et al: ‘€7.9M Tax Fraud’ Complaint

Complaint for €7.9 million alleging “a fraudulent scheme that caused FPSF Belgium to pay large amounts of money to putative entities in the United States claiming to be owed tax refunds relating to corporate dividends” in Kingdom of Belgium Federal Public Service Finance, which is Belgium’s tax collection agency v. Xiphias LLC Pension Plan, described as a New York-based “a trust recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service”; Richard Markowitz, of New York; Matthew Stein, of New York; John van Merkensteijn, of New York; FGC Securities LLC, described as being domiciled in Delaware and based in New York; Alicia Colodner, of New York, and Stephen Wheeler, of New Jersey, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.


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    July 27, 2021
    Xiphias LLC Pension Plan, Richard Markowitz, Matthew Stein, John van Merkensteijn, FGC Securities LLC, Alicia Colodner, Stephen Wheeler
    Kingdom of Belgium Federal Public Service Finance
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    Fraud
    Clifford Chance, Jeff Butler