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Privilege Wealth Plc: Final Account (‘£43M Deficit’)

August 20, 2024
Notice of Final Account Prior to Dissolution in the matter of Privilege Wealth Plc, which collapsed after being exposed as a fraud by OffshoreAlert in 2016, filed at Companies House for England and Wales on August 20th, 2024.

David Gonzalez v. Binance et al: TRO Motion (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 18, 2024
Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to "prevent and enjoin" the defendants "from transferring, trading, selling, or otherwise moving any and all assets, coins, monies, or other cryptocurrency from the Alleged Hacker Account" in David Gonzalez v. BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, of Delaware, USA; Binance Holdings Ltd., d.b.a. Binance, of the Cayman Islands; Changpeng Zhao, and John Does 1-100 at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Philip Martin et al v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 16, 2024
Class Action Complaint "on behalf of themselves and all persons or entities in the United States whose cryptocurrency was removed from a non-Binance/BAM digital wallet, account, or protocol as a result of a hack, ransomware, or theft" in Philip Martin, T.F. 'Natalie' Tang, and Yatin Khanna v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, d.b.a. Binance BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC v. Oussama Ammar et al: Order Dismissing Defendants’ Summons (‘Abuse of Process’)

August 16, 2024
Order Striking Out Defendants' Summons as an Abuse of Process and Granting Plaintiff's Summons in The Family (Global Godfathers) SPC, on its own behalf and on behalf of The Family (Freya) SP and The Family (Odin) SP v. Oussama Ammar, of Paris, France; Fabuleo Limited, of Hong Kong, and Aletheis, The First Limited, of Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Island

SEC v. Nova Tech Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$650M Fraudulent Crypto Trading Scheme’)

August 12, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent crypto trading investment and pyramid scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nova Tech Ltd., of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Cynthia Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Eddy Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Martin Zizi, James Corbett, Corrie Sampson, Dapilinu Dunbar, John Garofano, and Marsha Hadley at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Celsius Network Ltd. et al v. Tether Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘BTC 57.4K Preferential Transfers’)

August 9, 2024
Complaint "to avoid and recover preferential and fraudulent transfers" totaling 57,428.64 Bitcoin in Celsius Network Limited, of England, and Celsius Network LLC, of New Jersey, USA v. Tether Limited, of Hong Kong; Tether Holdings Limited, Tether International Limited, and Tether Operations Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

HQP Corporation Ltd. v. Shanghai Maifou Investment Management Co. Ltd. et al: Writ of Summons

August 7, 2024
Writ of Summons and General Indorsement in HQP Corporation Limited (in Official Liquidation), Christopher Smith, and Martin Trott, as the Joint Official Liquidators of HQP Corporation Limited v. Alex Chen Xi, of China; Shanghai Maifou Investment Management Co. Ltd., Ningbo Bangcheng Business Consulting Co. Ltd., Shanghai Dequ Trading Co. Ltd., of China; Jiutong Yibao (Beijing) Investment Consulting Co. Ltd., of China; Shanghai Xiangling Business Consulting Co. Ltd., of China; Parts Base Inc., of the British Virgin Islands; Yuan Guowei, Ye Yichun, of China; HQP Technology Limited, of Hong Kong, and Qihe (Shanghai) Business Consulting Co. Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

EuroChem Group AG v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. et al: Discovery Application (Switzerland)

August 5, 2024
Application by EuroChem Group AG, of Switzerland, to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Truist Financial Corporation, and Truist Bank for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland regarding "an invoice spoofing incident" in which the bank was allegedly defrauded out of $600,000, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Elon Musk v. Samuel Altman et al: Complaint (‘Fraud’)

August 5, 2024
Complaint alleging "a textbook tale of altruism versus greed" in Elon Musk v. Samuel Altman, Gregory Brockman, OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI, L.P., OpenAI, L.L.C., OpenAI GP, L.L.C., OpenAI OpCo, LLC, OpenAI Global, LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI Investment LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund Management, LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund GP I, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP I, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP II, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP III, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP IV, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV I, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV II, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV III, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV IV, L.P., Aestas Management Company, LLC, and Aestas, LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

SEC v. Juan Campo: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

July 26, 2024
Complaint alleging "three fraudulent schemes to create the false impression that View Systems, a publicly traded penny stock company, was actively engaged in potentially lucrative lines of business in order to make it attractive to investors" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Juan Campo, a.k.a. John Campo, described as a citizen of Colombia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, USA.

USA v. Andrew Left: Criminal Indictment (‘$16M Securities Fraud’)

July 25, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud in USA v. Andrew Left, described as "a securities analyst, trader, and frequent guest commentator on business cable news channels such as CNBC, Fox Business, and Bloomberg TV", at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

British fugitive fraudster Anthony Constantinou ‘died of a heart attack in Mexico’, claims source

July 24, 2024
British fugitive fraudster Anthony Constantinou, who fled England last year during his trial for fraud and money laundering regarding a £70 million Ponzi scheme known as CWM that involved entities in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and England, 'died of a heart attack in Mexico earlier this month', an anonymous source has told OffshoreAlert, providing a copy of a 'death certificate' as 'proof', although it's possible that Constantinou - a notorious conman - may have faked his own death and is still alive.

Roosevelt Road Re, Ltd. et al v. Herbert Subin et al: Complaint (‘Workers’ Comp Racketeering’)

July 19, 2024
Complaint alleging "a widespread fraud scheme to defraud Plaintiffs and others by preparing and collecting documentation as well as orchestrating the submission, filing and prosecuting of hundreds of fraudulent workers’ compensation claims and filing lawsuits on behalf of construction workers arising out of workplace purported construction accidents that occurred in New York and purportedly required significant medical services" in Roosevelt Road Re, Ltd., of Bermuda, and Tradesman Program Managers, LLC v. Herbert S. Subin, described as "lead trial attorney at the law firm of Subin Associates, LLP"; Eric D. Subin, described as "a senior trial attorney at the Subin Firm", and Jorge Arturo Gonzalez Lupi at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Siegfried Lee Siu-Fung et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Hong Kong)

July 19, 2024
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Hong Kong by Alan CW Tang, Anita CM Hou, and Terry LK Kan, as the Foreign Representatives of Siu-Fung Ceramics Holdings Limited, Siu-Fung Ceramics Concept Company Limited, NHD Systems (Holdings) Limited, NHD Systems (Asia) Limited, Siu Fung Concept Limited, Siegfried Lee Siu-Fung, and Siu Fung Siegfried Lee, who have been accused of using "fraudulent schemes and evasive tactics to avoid the Foreign Representatives' recovery efforts and payment to creditors", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Fleming Intermediate Holdings LLC v. James River Group Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud/JRG Re Acquisition’)

July 15, 2024
Complaint alleging securities fraud regarding the acquisition of "a Bermudian reinsurance company, JRG Reinsurance Company Ltd., from its then-parent James River Group Holdings, Ltd. in a $300 million transaction" in Fleming Intermediate Holdings LLC v. James River Group Holdings Ltd., of Bermuda, and Frank D'Orazio at the U.S. District Coiurt for the Southern District of New York.

Da Xiong Investments Pte. Ltd. v. Cole Harris et al: Complaint (‘$15M Fraud & Theft’)

July 10, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "engaged over the course of several years in acts of wire fraud, theft, money laundering, and other substantive violations of RICO, conspiracy to commit acts in violation of RICO, and other misconduct by which Defendants have stolen and laundered and continue to hide at least $13 million in cash from a company of which plaintiff Da Xiong Investments Pte. Ltd. is the sole shareholder" in Da Xiong Investments Pte. Ltd., of Singapore v. Cole Matthew Harris and Ying Chen, a.k.a. Cindy Chen, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Celsius Network LLC et al v. Alex Mashinsky et al: Complaint (‘Fraud & $44M Preferential Transfers’)

July 10, 2024
Complaint alleging "(1) breaches of the Defendants’ fiduciary duties to Celsius and aiding and abetting those breaches, (2) fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy to fraudulently misrepresent, and violations of applicable state consumer fraud statutes, (3) avoidance of actual, preferential, and constructive transfers, and (4) equitable subordination and/or disallowance of Defendants’ claims" in Mohsin Y. Meghji, as Litigation Administrator for Celsius Network LLC, Celsius KeyFi LLC, Celsius Lending LLC, Celsius Mining LLC, Celsius Network Inc., Celsius Network Limited, Celsius Networks Lending LLC, Celsius US Holding LLC, GK8 Ltd., GK8 UK Limited, and GK8 USA LLC v. Alexander Mashinsky, Shlomi Daniel Leon, Hanoch Goldstein, Roni Cohen-Pavon, Harumi Urata-Thompson, Jeremie Beaudry, Johannes Treutler, Kristine Meehan Mashinsky, Aliza Landes, AM Ventures Holding, Inc., Koala1 LLC, Koala2 LLC, Koala3 LLC, Alchemy Capital Partners LP, Bits of Sunshine LLC, and Four Thirteen LLC at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Bulgaria: Mesfood AD (‘Tax Fraud’)

July 9, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Ocean West Auto Group, LLC and Zurich American Insurance Company - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Bulgaria - for a criminal investigation into Mesfood AD "for filing a false tax declaration".

USA v. Binance.com Wallet Funds: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering/Sikandar Azmi’)

July 5, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "the proceeds of a fraud scheme perpetrated by Sikandar Azmi and/or unknown co-conspirators and/or was involved in and used to facilitate international money laundering" in USA v. All Funds in an account in the name of "an Indian national named Sikandar Azmi" at crypto exchange Binance in USA v. Binance.com Wallet Funds at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd. v. Carlos Pérez Haeussler: Complaint (‘$27K Transfers Avoidance’)

July 3, 2024
Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme orchestrated and perpetuated by the above-captioned Debtor over the course of two years in South Africa, from which Defendant benefitted" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd., which "purportedly was a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Carlos Alfredo Pérez Haeussler at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd. v. David Rosado: Complaint (‘$14K Transfers Avoidance’)

July 3, 2024
Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme orchestrated and perpetuated by the above-captioned Debtor over the course of two years in South Africa, from which Defendant benefitted" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd., which "purportedly was a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. David Rosado at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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.

Cargill Financial Services International, Inc. et al v. Rahul Fruits & Flavors, Inc.: Discovery Application (England, Poland & Ukraine)

June 27, 2024
Application by Cargill Financial Services International, Inc. and CFSIT, Inc. to take discovery from Rahul Fruits & Flavors, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in England, Poland, and Ukraine "to recover approximately $124 million in debts owed to the Cargill Applicants by Taras Barshchovskiy", who was described as "a Ukrainian national and Polish citizen", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

USA v. $878,178 In Name Of Bullpix Solutions LLC: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Laundering’)

June 27, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint in $878,178 on deposit in an account in the name of Bullpix Holdings LLC at Wells Fargo that is allegedly associated with "a money laundering network that operates in the United States and Colombia, among other countries, and the activities of an individual known as Maximilien de Hoop Cartier", who is a citizen of Argentina, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.