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Philippe Martinez et al v. Standard Chartered Bank et al: Discovery Application (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

July 3, 2024
Application by Philippe Martinez, described as "a United States resident and successful film producer", and MSR Media SKN Limited, described as "a film production company that produces and films movies in St. Kitts and Nevis", to take discovery from Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch, and Bank of New York Mellon "in aid of two ongoing foreign defamation proceedings filed against Applicants in the High Court of Justice in the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis" regarding "statements about Foreign Plaintiffs’ alleged involvement in a corrupt scheme related to the sale of citizenship by investment units in St. Kitts and Nevis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Global Diversified Investment Company Ltd. et al v. Amicorp B.V.I. Ltd. et al: Claim Form (‘1MDB Dishonest Assistance’)

June 23, 2024
Claim Form in Global Diversified Investment Company Limited, formerly known as 1MDB Global Investments Limited; Aabar Investments PJS Limited (in Liquidation), SRC International (Malaysia) Limited (in Liquidation), and Brazen Sky Limited (in Liquidation) v. Amicorp B.V.I. Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Amicorp Management Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Artemas Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., formerly known as Amergeris Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., of Barbados; Amicorp Fund Services N.V., of Curaçao; Amicorp Singapore Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Amicorp Hong Kong Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Bank and Trust Limited, of Barbados, and Antonius Rudolphus Wilhelmus Knipping, a.k.a. Toine Knipping, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

San Marino: Ignacio De Jesus Galindo Molina et al (‘€7.9M Money Laundering’)

May 13, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from unidentified banks - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from San Marino - for a criminal investigation into "the flow of funds tied to corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering by Ignacio De Jesus Galindo Molina and other Venezuelan, Italian, and San Marino citizens, including through Sammarinese and United States companies".

Spain: Raúl Gorrin Belisario et al (‘Laundering of PDVSA Corruption Proceeds’)

May 6, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Espirito Santo Bank, now Brickell Bank; Total Bank, The Bank of New York Mellon, and FlexFunds ETP LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into Raúl Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Gorrin Belisario, Luis Fernando Vuteff Garcia, and Jose Vicente Amparan Croquer for the suspected laundering of "hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars and/or Euros in profits" from an alleged bribery scheme involving Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., a.k.a., PDVSA, described as "Venezuela's state-owned oil company", some of which was allegedly launder "by purchasing real estate in Spain in the name of shell companies via real estate bonds".

USA v. Nomalanga Moroadi Selina Cholota: Extradition Complaint (South Africa)

April 12, 2024
Complaint for the extradition of Nomalanga Moroadi Selina Cholota from the USA to South Africa to face allegations of "fraud, corruption, and/or money laundering in connection with the procurement of and monetary kickbacks related to an illicit contract to eradicate asbestos within Free State Province in South Africa", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Peru: Gustavo Salazar Delgado (‘$6M Money Laundering’)

April 2, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence concerning "four Miami-based corporations" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Peru - for a criminal investigation into Gustavo Fernando Salazar Delgado for allegedly laundering over $6 million allegedly derived from "illegal activities, including illegal mining, public corruption and drug trafficking".

Philippe Martinez et al v. Bank of America: Discovery Application (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

February 7, 2024
Application by Philippe Martinez, described as "a United States resident and successful film producer", and MSR Media SKN, described as a Saint Kitts and Nevis-domiciled producer of "films and television shows", to take discovery from Bank of America, N.A. for use in "foreign defamation proceedings filed against Applicants in the High Court of Justice in the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis" by Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate Corporation, described as "a Chinese real estate development firm”; Ying Jin, described as a "former Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Galaxy”, and Timothy Harris, described as a "former Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis", regarding "statements about Foreign Plaintiffs’ alleged involvement in a corrupt scheme related to the sale of citizenship by investment units in St. Kitts and Nevis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Lee Morrell: Extradition Complaint (England)

January 23, 2024
Complaint for the extradition of Lee Morrell from the USA to England to face charges of bribery and misconduct while he worked as a Police Constable with the Metropolitan Police Service, in London, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Editor's Note: The indictment was filed under seal on January 23rd, 2024 and unsealed on February 9th, 2024 - the day that Morrell was arrested in the U.S.

USA v. Robert Menendez et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Qatar & Egypt Bribery Scheme’)

January 2, 2024
Superseding Indictment alleging corruption by a U.S. Senator and his wife "to benefit the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Qatar" in USA v. Robert Menendez, described as "the senior U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey"; Nadine Menendez, a.k.a. Nadine Arslanian; Wael Hana, a.k.a. Will Hana; Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Carl Zaglin et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Honduras Government Bribery Scheme’)

November 29, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and money laundering involving a scheme to bribe "Honduran government officials" in USA v. Carl Alan Zaglin, Aldo Nestor Marchena, described as "a dual citizen of the United States and Peru", and Francisco Roberto Cosenza Centeno, a citizen of Honduras, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Tysers Insurance Brokers Ltd. et al: Criminal Information (‘$2.8M Ecuador Bribery Scheme’)

October 24, 2023
Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing "foreign officials" in Ecuador "to secure improper advantages in order to obtain or retain reinsurance business from Seguros Sucre and Rocafuerte" in USA v. Tysers Insurance Brokers Limited, formerly Integro Insurance Brokers Limited, and H.W. Wood Limited, each described as "an international reinsurance broker based in the United Kingdom", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Juan Donato Bautista: Criminal Complaint (‘$199M Philippines Bribery Scheme’)

September 20, 2023
Criminal Complaint alleging the laundering of bribery proceeds involving entities in Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and USA in USA v. Juan Andres Donato Bautista, described as the former chairman of the Commission on Elections of the Republic of the Philippines (COMELEC), at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Orlando Contreras Saab: Criminal Information (‘Venezuela Bribery’)

September 11, 2023
Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "by engaging in a scheme to bribe Venezuelan officials to obtain and retain contracts and other business advantages, including obtaining multi-million-dollar contracts with entities and instrumentalities owned and controlled by the Venezuelan government for the production, importation, and distribution of food and medicine to the people of Venezuela", in USA v. Orlando Alfonso Contreras Saab, described as a citizen of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. $21M: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Naman Wakil Bribery & Corruption’)

August 9, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. $21.8 million "that constitutes proceeds of foreign bribery offenses, property involved in money laundering or a conspiracy to commit money laundering" involving Naman Wakil, described as "a Venezuelan citizen who became a permanent resident in the United States in or around 2012", and accounts in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Corporación Financiera Colombiana SA: Criminal Information (‘$23M Bribes’)

August 1, 2023
Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in USA v. Corporación Financiera Colombiana SA, described as "a Colombian financial services institution ... that was majority owned and controlled by Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Ilan Shor v. Matei Dohotaru: Motion to Comply with Subpoena (‘Moldova Criminal Appeal’)

July 26, 2023
Motion to Comply with Subpoena in Ilan Shor, described as "a prominent businessman and politician in Moldova" v. Matei Dohotaru for use in Ilan Shor's appeal after being "tried and convicted of various offenses connected to the disappearance of $1 billion from three Moldovan banks in 2014", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Iraq Telecom Ltd. v. Sirwan Barzani et al: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award ($1.6B)

July 3, 2023
Motion to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award totaling $1.6 billion in Iraq Telecom Limited, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on behalf of International Holdings Limited v. Sirwan Saber Mustafa Barzani, Korek Telecom Company LLC, and Korek International (Management) Limited involving "corrupt and fraudulent behavior", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Ex-BVI Ports Authority MD Oleanvine Maynard pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking

June 12, 2023
Former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard, 61, and her son, Kadeem Maynard, 32, have each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to import cocaine at federal court in Miami in a scheme that also allegedly involved then British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie and each face a "mandatory minimum" of 10 years in prison unless the judge determines they are "safety valve eligible". With Fahie's jury trial set to start next month, Oleanvine Maynard has agreed to "cooperate fully" with prosecutors.

USA v. Oleanvine Maynard: Plea Agreement (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

June 12, 2023
Plea Agreement in which defendants agrees to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy ti import a controlled substance in USA v. Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, a former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Oleanvine Maynard: Factual Proffer (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

June 12, 2023
Factual Proffer regarding a drugs trafficking scheme involving the British Virgin Islands and "the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel" in USA v. Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Evgeny Ryzhov v. Valery Durandin et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘Russian Crimes’)

June 9, 2023
Second Amended Complaint alleging the defendants "have committed numerous severe crimes around the globe, changing their methods, financing and recruiting different accomplices, corrupting top-rate officials and crime bosses to further their illegal scheme of divesting Plaintiff's estate and terrorizing Plaintiff and his family" in Evgeny Ryzhov, described as a resident of Florida who is "a licensed attorney in Russia" v. Valery Nikolaevich Durandin, OAO Sanatorium Automobilist, Safa Hamzianovich Zakerov, Ilia Vladimirovich Khriaschev, Vladislav Yurievich Margolin, Konstantin Vladimirovich Timonin, Dmitry Vasilievich Lipsky, Oleg Vladimirovich Joukov, a.k.a. Oleg Zhukov; OOO Yuridika LLC, d.b.a. Legal.Report, and TM Defense, all of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. John Chen et al: Criminal Complaint (‘Chinese Agent/IRS Bribery’)

May 24, 2023
Criminal Complaint alleging conspiracy to act as a foreign government agent for China, money laundering, and bribery of "a purported Internal Revenue Service agent who was in fact an undercover officer ... as part of a PRC Government-directed scheme to revoke the tax-exempt status of a 501(c)(3) organization run by Falun Gong practitioners" in USA v. John Chen, a.k.a. Chen Jun, and Lin Feng at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Banco de los Trabajadores v. Standard Chartered Bank International (Americas) Ltd.: Discovery Application (Guatemala)

May 9, 2023
Application by Banco de los Trabajadores, described as "a special purpose banking institution with the mission of fostering the wellbeing of Guatemalan workers by promoting savings", to take discovery from Standard Chartered Bank International (Americas) Ltd. for use in legal proceedings in Guatemala that, inter alia, involves PDVSA and allegations that "three former high-ranking Bantrab officials and Hidalgo Socorro, a Venezuelan citizen, entered into an illicit agreement to take control of Bantrab through a kickback scheme", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Panama: Héctor Dáger (‘Odebrecht SA $28M Corruption & Money Laundering’)

April 5, 2023
Application for an order authorizing the disclosure of Grand Jury materials (BAC Florida Bank records) to Panama for use in a criminal investigation into Héctor Dáger, described as "a Venezuelan citizen with Panamanian residency permit", for "potential corruption and money laundering relating to contracts obtained by the Brazilian company Odebrecht S.A. from the government of Venezuela".

USA v. Sam Bankman-Fried: Fifth Superseding Indictment (‘Bribery of Chinese Government Officials’)

March 28, 2023
Fifth Superseding Indictment alleging fraud, money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, making unlawful political contributions, and bribery of "one or more Chinese government officials in order to regain access to Alameda trading accounts that had been frozen by Chinese law enforcement authorities" in USA v. Sam Bankman-Fried at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Metropolitan Municipality of Lima v. Rutas de Lima SAC: Petition to Vacate PEN 28M Arbitral Award (‘Fraud by Odebrecht SA Subsidiary’)

March 14, 2023
Petition to Vacate Arbitral Award in Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, of Peru v. Rutas de Lima S.A.C., of Peru, described as "a subsidiary of Odebrecht S.A., a global construction conglomerate that pled guilty to paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to government officials around the world, including Peru", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Jysan Holding LLC et al v. Republic of Kazakhstan et al: Complaint (‘$1.5B Corruption & Brazen Thuggery’)

February 16, 2023
Complaint alleging "an illegal campaign" against the plaintiffs "in an effort to steal more than USD $1.5 billion of Plaintiffs' assets" in Jysan Holding LLC and Jusan Technologies Ltd. v. Republic of Kazakhstan, The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan, The Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, The Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic Kazakhstan, The Committee for National Security of Kazakhstan, Madina Abylkassymova, Olzhas Kizatov, Arman Omarbekov, and Adilbek Dzhaksybekov at the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

USA v. Glenn Oztemel et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Petrobras Bribes’)

February 14, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regarding "bribes to foreign officials at Brazil's state-owned and state-controlled oil and gas company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras" involving entities in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Liberia, Panama, and Uruguay in USA v. Glenn Oztemel, described as a citizen of the USA, and Eduardo Innecco, described as a citizen of Brazil and Italy, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

USA v. $310,276 Seized From Accounts at Bank of Saipan: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Money Laundering’)

December 30, 2022
Forfeiture Complaint regarding funds associated with "a suspected conspiracy by foreign entities and entities and individuals in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to commit wire fraud and money laundering" involving entities, inter alia, in Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands in USA v. $271,088 and $39,188 seized from accounts at the Bank of Saipan in the name of a company referred to as "MCS", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.

Anatolie Stati v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Supplemental Discovery Application (Moldova)

November 22, 2022
Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman, who, along with his son, Gabriel Stati, and two companies owned by them, had been developing substantial oil fields and energy assets in the Republic of Kazakhstan", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Moldova "for damages caused by the criminal actions of, inter alia, Marat Beketayev [former Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan], Kairat Boranbayev [former head of Kazakhstan’s security services] and Karim Massimov [former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan]" and alleging "abuse of official authority, blackmail, and attempted blackmail", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Leroy King: Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings

October 7, 2022
Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Leroy King, described as "a dual citizen of both the United States and Antigua and Barbuda" who "served as the Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Antiguan government, from approximately 2002 to 2009" and is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence after pleaded guilty to criminal charges regarding a fraud committed by former banker Allen Stanford

Jonah Meer v. HSBC et al: Discovery Application (British Virgin Islands)

October 7, 2022
Application by Jonah Beer, as the liquidator of Kopist Holding Limited, to take discovery from H.S.B.C. Bank U.S.A., N.A., Bank of New York Mellon, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank N.A., Deutsche Bank and its affiliates Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Bankers Trust Company, Commerzbank AG, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Garanti Bank and Bank Julius Baer for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands "to recover assets which may have been diverted from the Company", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ecuador: Jorge Cherrez Miño et al (‘Organized Crime’)

October 4, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Apollo Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Ecuador - for a criminal investigation into "Ecuadorian citizen Jorge Oswaldo Cherrez Mino, IBCORP Investment and Business Group, S.A., International Business IBCORP S.A., and IBCORP Investment S.A. Ecuador, High Yield Bond Funding Corporation, Institutional Custody Services, the Centralized Depository of Securities Clearing and Settlement (DECEVALE), Citadel, and the Investment Commission of ISSPOL for organized crime".

FG Hemisphere Associates LLC v. DR Congo et al: Complaint

September 16, 2022
Complaint "alleging that its outstanding and unpaid judgments against the Defendants Democratic Republic of Congo and Societe Nationale D’Electricite, can and should be enforced through the seizure of four properties located in Montgomery County, Maryland purchased by and in the hands of Third-Party Garnishees Francis Selemani Mtwale and his wife, Aneth Michael Lutale through the US-registered Balanne Family Living Trust, an entity they control, with funds embezzled from the DRC pursuant to a scheme intended to thwart the DRC’s creditors" in FG Hemisphere Associates LLC v. Democratic Republic of Congo, Société Nationale d'Electricité, Balanne Family Living Trust, Aneth Doragh SF Mtwale, Francis Selemani Mtwale, and The Land Known for Assessment and Taxation Purposes as Lot 96 Plat 19998, Lot 133 Plat 24987, Lot 144 Plat 2017-25050, and Lot 54 Plat 24984 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA: $70M Penalty

September 15, 2022
Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed disgorgement and interest totaling $70 million on GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA, a.k.a. GOL Intelligent Airlines Inc., of São Paulo, described as "the second largest domestic airline in Brazil by market share", for "a scheme to bribe government officials in Brazil in exchange for certain payroll tax and fuel tax reductions that financially benefited Gol, along with other airlines".