Antigua & Barbuda

CFTC v. FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Consent Order (‘$12.7B Penalties’)

August 7, 2024

Consent Order requiring restitution of $8.7 billion and disgorgement of $4 billion in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, and Alameda Research LLC, of Delaware, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, USA.

Jack Stroll et al v. Global Bank of Commerce Ltd. et al: Examination Questions (‘Antigua Bank Insolvency’)

March 1, 2024

Questions for the Examination of Brian Stuart-Young, CEO of Global Bank of Commerce Limited in Jack Stroll, a citizen of Canada residing in Antigua and Barbuda, and Neverland Services S.A., of Nevis v. Global Bank of Commerce Limited, of Antigua and Barbuda, and Brian Stuart-Young at the High Court of Justice for Antigua and Barbuda.

Sunil Kavuri et al v. FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Foreign FTX Customers’)

January 31, 2024

Complaint by "Customers of FTX.com located outside the United States of America, who held accounts on the FTX.com platform as of the Petition Date" seeking "a declaration that assets customers deposited, held, received, or acquired on the FTX.com platform are customer property and not property of the Debtors’ estates" in Sunil Kavuri, a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom; Ahmed Abd-El-Razek Noia Capital SÀRL, of Luxembourg, and Patrick Rabbitte v. FTX Trading Ltd., Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd, Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, West Realm Shires Services Inc., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., Ledger Holdings Inc., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Europe AG, FTX Property Holdings Ltd, LT Baskets Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd, Allston Way Ltd, Analisya Pte Ltd, Atlantis Technology Ltd., Bancroft Way Ltd, Blue Ridge Ltd, Cardinal Ventures Ltd, Cedar Bay Ltd, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd, Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd, Paper Bird Inc, Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd, Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd, SNG INVESTMENTS YATIRIM VE DANISMANLIK ANONIM SIRKETI, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd, FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, Alameda Aus Pty Ltd, Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd, Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research Pte Ltd, Alameda Research Yankari Ltd, Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Blockfolio, Inc., Clifton Bay Investments Ltd, Cottonwood Grove Ltd, Crypto Bahamas LLC, Deep Creek Ltd, Digital Custody Inc., FTX Canada Inc, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd, FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd, FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Zuma Ltd, Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Goodman Investments Ltd., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Innovatia Ltd, Island Bay Ventures Inc, Killarney Lake Investments Ltd, Zubr Exchange Ltd, Alameda Global Services Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Euclid Way Ltd, FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX US Trading, Inc., Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, North Dimension Inc, North Wireless Dimension Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, North Dimension Ltd, Quoine Pte Ltd, Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., DAAG Trading, DMCC, FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX EU Ltd., FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX TURKEY TEKNOLOJI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKET, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX Ventures Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd, Good Luck Games, LLC, Hannam Group Inc, Hilltop Technology Services LLC, West Realm Shires Inc., and LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Mirana Corp. et al: Complaint (‘$953M Preferential Transfers’)

November 10, 2023

Complaint to recover "preferential transfers" in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; West Realm Shires Services Inc., of Delaware, and Alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. Mirana Corp., of the Seychelles; Bybit Fintech Ltd., of the Seychelles; Time Research Ltd., of the Seychelles; Sin Wei 'Sean' Tan, of Singapore; Wei Lin 'Germaine' Tan, of Singapore; Weizheng Ye, of Singapore, and Nashon Loo Shun Liang, of Singapore, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

‘Remove information about Jürgen Wagentrotz or face a lawsuit’, writes German lawyer Friederike Manz

November 7, 2023

Letter from German lawyer Friederike Manz demanding that OffshoreAlert remove an article about his Antigua and Barbuda-based client, Jürgen Wagentrotz, of Antigua and Barbuda, or face a lawsuit on the grounds that we "seriously violate his personal rights and social recognition".

Eduard Khudainatov et al v. USA: Motion for Return of Property (‘Unlawful Seizure of Cayman-Registered Amadea Superyacht’)

October 22, 2023

Motion for Return of Cayman Islands-registered Motor Yacht Amadea, described as "an asset valued by the government at $330 million", in Eduard Yurievich Khudainatov, described as "a Russian national who is not, and has never been, sanctioned in the United States", and Millemarin Investments Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. USA at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Michael Burgess et al: Complaint (‘$157M Transfers’)

September 21, 2023

Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, and West Realm Shires Services Inc., of Delaware v. Michael Burgess, Huy Xuan 'Kevin' Nguyen, Jing Yu 'Darren' Wong, Matthew Burgess, Lesley Burgess, described as "former employees of Salameda Ltd."; 3Twelve Ventures Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and BDK Consulting Ltd., of Hong Kong, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Alameda Research LLC et al v. Allan Bankman et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)

September 18, 2023

Complaint "to recover millions of dollars in fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds from the parents of FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried" in Alameda Research LLC, a Delaware, USA-domiciled company "that had operations in the United States, Hong Kong, and The Bahamas"; Alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; West Realm Shires Inc., of Delaware, USA, and West Realm Shires Services Inc., d.b.a. FTX.US, of Delaware, USA v. Allan Joseph Bankman, described as "a tenured Stanford Law School professor with decades of experience in tax law", and Barbara Fried, described as "a Stanford Law School professor who willingly enmeshed herself in the FTX Insiders' world", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. LayerZero Labs Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)

September 8, 2023

Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., an Antigua and Barbuda company that was based in the Bahamas; Maclaurin Investments Ltd., formerly known as Alameda Ventures Ltd., of the Seychelles, and West Realm Shires Services Inc., of Delaware, USA v. LayerZero Labs Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Ari Litan, described as a resident of Florida, USA, and Skip & Goose LLC, of Kansas, USA, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Sam Bankman-Fried et al: Complaint (‘$1B+ Fraudulent Transfers’)

July 20, 2023

Complaint "to avoid and recover unlawful transfers of hundreds of millions of dollars that Defendants misappropriated" in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; North Dimension Inc., Cottonwood Grove Ltd., and West Realm Shires Inc. v. Samuel Bankman-Fried, Zixiao 'Gary' Wang, Nishad Singh, and Caroline Ellison at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Alameda Research Ltd. et al v. Platform Life Sciences Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$71M Fraudulent Transfers’)

July 19, 2023

Complaint in alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda v. Platform Life Sciences Inc., of Canada; Lumen Bioscience Inc., GreenLight Biosciences Holdings PBC, Riboscience LLC, Genetic Networks LLC, 4J Therapeutics Inc., Latona Biosciences Group, of the Bahamas; FTX Foundation, Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ross Rheingans-Yoo, and Nicholas Beckstead at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Lorem Ipsum UG et al: Complaint (‘$323M Fraudulent Transfers’)

July 12, 2023

Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, and Maclaurin Investments Ltd., formerly Alameda Ventures Ltd., of Seychelles v. Lorem Ipsum UG, of Germany; Patrick Gruhn, Robin Matzke, a resident of Germany, and Brandon Williams at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Alameda Research LLC et al v. Daniel Friedberg: Complaint (‘Legal Malpractice’)

June 27, 2023

Complaint "to recover damages caused by breaches of fiduciary duties, legal malpractice, and other wrongdoing, and to recover fraudulent transfers" in Alameda Research LLC, described as "a Delaware limited liability company that had operations in the United States, Hong Kong, and The Bahamas"; FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; West Realm Shires Inc., and West Realm Shires Services Inc. v. Daniel Friedberg, who allegedly served as General Counsel and "Chief Compliance/Regulatory Officer" of the FTX Group, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Global Bank of Commerce creditor sues Antigua’s AG for ‘breaching contract to redeem $10M T-Bill’

May 23, 2023

Canadian Jack Stroll has sued Antigua and Barbuda's Attorney General after the local Government allegedly failed to honor an agreement to redeem a US$10 million Treasury Bill whose proceeds were intended to settle a debt owed by Antigua's oldest offshore bank, Global Bank of Commerce.

Jack Stroll et al v. Antigua & Barbuda Attorney General: Complaint (‘$10M Breach of Contract’)

May 22, 2023

Complaint for US$10 million in Jack Stroll, a citizen of Canada residing in Antigua, and Neverland Services S.A., of Nevis v. Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda at the High Court of Justice of Antigua and Barbuda.

Angela Barkhouse et al v. Emergent Fidelity Technologies Ltd.: Liquidation Judgment (‘Sam Bankman-Fried Fraud’)

March 20, 2023

Judgment in Angela Barkhouse and Toni Shukla, as Receivers of Emergent Fidelity Technologies Ltd. v. Emergent Fidelity Technologies Ltd., as Respondent, and Sam Bankman-Fried and BlockFi Inc., as Interested Parties, at the High Court of Justice of Antigua and Barbuda.

Craig Wright v. Roger Ver: Judgment (‘Defamation’)

February 27, 2023

Judgment dismissing defendant's application for dismissal of a defamation complaint regarding allegations that "Craig Wright is a liar and a fraud" in Craig Wright, a citizen of Australia described as "a computer scientist and entrepreneur" v. Roger Ver, described as a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis residing in Japan and "an angel investor and commentator within the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency industries", at the High Court of Justice of Antigua and Barbuda High Court.

Emergent Fidelity Technologies Ltd.: Chapter 11 Petition (‘FTX Crypto Affiliate’)

February 3, 2023

Chapter 11 Petition by Emergent Fidelity Technologies Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, whose majority owner and sole director is FTX crypto group's Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: List of Creditors

January 25, 2023

List of Creditors of 'FTX Trading Ltd. et al' crypto group, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Antigua’s Global Bank of Commerce misses deadline to satisfy $10M+ judgment

January 8, 2023

An offshore bank in Antigua and Barbuda - Global Bank of Commerce - has missed a January 6th deadline to satisfy a judgment equating to more than $10 million owed to Canadian depositor Jack Stroll, triggering a stipulation that now makes the bank's CEO, Brian Stuart-Young, personally liable for the full amount.

CFTC v. Gary Wang: Proposed Judgment (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

December 21, 2022

Proposed Consent Order of Judgment in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Zixiao 'Gary' Wang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Caroline Ellison: Proposed Judgment (‘FTX Crypto Group’)

December 21, 2022

Proposed Consent Order of Judgment in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Caroline Ellison at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Sam Bankman-Fried et al: Amended Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

December 21, 2022

Amended Complaint in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Samuel Bankman-Fried, FTX Trading Ltd., d.b.a. FTX.com, of Antigua and Barbuda; Alameda Research LLC, Caroline Ellison, and Zixiao 'Gary' Wang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Caroline Ellison et al: Complaint & Proposed Judgments (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

December 21, 2022

Complaint and proposed judgments regarding "a scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX Trading Ltd.", described as an Antigua and Barbuda-domiciled crypto platform, in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Caroline Ellison and Zixiao 'Gary' Wang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Sam Bankman-Fried et al: Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

December 13, 2022

Complaint alleging crypto-related fraud involving FTX Group in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Samuel Bankman-Fried, FTX Trading Ltd., d.b.a. FTX.com, of Antigua and Barbuda, and Alameda Research LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Sam Bankman-Fried: Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

December 13, 2022

Complaint alleging "billions of dollars" fraud involving the FTX crypto group in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Samuel Bankman-Fried at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

BlockFi Inc. et al v. Emergent Fidelity Technologies Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Collateral Recovery’)

November 28, 2022

Complaint "to enforce the terms of a pledge agreement and to recover collateral that is property of these bankruptcy estates" in BlockFi Inc., of Delaware; BlockFi Lending LLC, of Delaware, and BlockFi International Ltd., of Bermuda v. Emergent Fidelity Technologies Ltd, of Antigua & Barbuda,. and ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc., of New York, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Affidavit Supporting Chapter 11 Petitions (‘Complete Absence of Trustworthy Financial Information’)

November 17, 2022

Affidavit of John J. Ray III, including statements that "Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here" and "related party loans" were made to Sam Bankman-Fried, $1 billion; Nishad Aingh, $543 million, and Ryan Salame, $55 million, in support of Chapter 11 Petitions by 102 entities comprising the FTX crypto group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Motion to Transfer & Stay Chapter 15 Petition

November 16, 2022

Emergency Motion to Stay and Transfer Chapter 15 Petition from New York to Delaware by 101 entities (reduced from 134 identified in the Chapter 11 Petition) comprising the FTX crypto group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In the motion, FTX's new management accused the Bahamas government and regulators of, essentially, misappropriating the group's assets, in conjunction with former FTX principals Samuel Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, as part of an attempt to "undermine these Chapter 11 Cases".

FTX ‘victim’ sues Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Larry David, Shaq & other stars for ‘$11B crypto fraud’

November 16, 2022

A class action complaint alleging an $11 billion fraud by the FTX crypto exchange group has been filed at federal court in Miami against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and others, including NFL legend Tom Brady, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, basketball stars Shaquille O'Neal, Stephen Curry, and Udonis Haslem, baseball stars David Ortiz and Shohei Ohtani, tennis player Naomi Osaka, NFL quarterback Trevor Lawrence, comedian Larry David, and the Golden State Warriors basketball team.

Edwin Garrison v. Sam Bankman-Fried, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen et al: Class Action Complaint (‘$11 Billion FTX Crypto Fraud’)

November 15, 2022

Class Action Complaint claiming "$11 billion dollars in damages" as a result of a "fraudulent scheme" involving crypto exchange FTX in Edwin Garrison v. Sam Bankman-Fried, Thomas Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Udonis Haslem, Kevin O'Leary, David Ortiz, Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors LLC, Shaquille O'Neal, William Trevor Lawrence, Shohei Ohtani, Naomi Osaka, and Lawrence Gene David, a.k.a. Larry David, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

FTX Digital Markets Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Bahamas)

November 15, 2022

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Bahamas by Brian Simms, Kevin Cambridge, and Peter Greaves, as the Foreign Representatives of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., which operates "a digital assets business", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Motion for Joint Administration (‘More Than One Million Creditors’)

November 14, 2022

Motion for Joint Administration and Motion Modifying Certain Creditor List Requirements, Authorizing the Debtors to Serve Certain Parties by E-Mail, and Granting Related Relief in the matter of Alameda Aus Pty Ltd., Alameda Global Services Ltd., Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd., Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd., Alameda Research Pte Ltd., Alameda Research Yankari Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd., Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Allston Way Ltd., Altalix Ltd., Analisya Pte Ltd., Atlantis Technology Ltd., B for Transfer Egypt, B Payment Services Nigeria, B Transfer Services Ltd., B Transfer Services Ltd. UAE, B Transfer Services Uganda, Bancroft Way Ltd., BitPesa Kenya Ltd., BitPesa RDC SARL, BitPesa Senegal Ltd., BitPesa South Africa, BitPesa Tanzania Ltd., BitPesa Uganda Ltd., Bitvo, Inc., Blockfolio Holdings, Inc., Blockfolio, Inc., Blue Ridge Ltd., BT Payment Services Ghana, BT Payment Services South Africa, BT Payments Uganda, BT Pesa Nigeria Ltd., BTC Africa S.A., BTLS Limited Tanzania, Cardinal Ventures Ltd., Cedar Bay Ltd., Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, Clifton Bay Investments Ltd., CM-Equity AG, Corner Stone Staffing, Cottonwood Grove Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd., Crypto Bahamas LLC, DAAG Trading, DMCC, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Deep Creek Ltd., Digital Custody Inc., Euclid Way Ltd., Exchange 4 Free Seychellen, Exchange 4Free Australia Br., Exchange 4Free Ltd., Exchange 4Free South Africa Br., Exchange 4Free Swiss Branch, Finfax Company, FTX (Gibraltar) Ltd., FTX Canada Inc., FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd., FTX Europe AG, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX Property Holdings Ltd., FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Trading Ltd., FTX TURKEY TEKNOLOJİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKET, FTX US Derivatives LLC, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX US Trading, Inc., FTX Vault Trust Company, FTX Ventures Ltd., FTX Ventures Partnership, FTX Zuma Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd., Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Good Luck Games, LLC, Goodman Investments Ltd., Hannam Group Inc., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Hilltop Technology Services LLC, Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd., Innovatia Ltd., Island Bay Ventures Inc., K-DNA Financial Services Ltd., Killarney Lake Investments Ltd., Ledger Holdings Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, Ledger Prime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd., LT Baskets Ltd., Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd., North Dimension Inc., North Dimension Ltd., North Wireless Dimension Inc., Paper Bird Inc., Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd., Quoine Pte Ltd., Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd., SNG INVESTMENTS YATIRIM VE DANIŞMANLIK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Tigetwit Ltd., TransferZero, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., West Realm Shires Services Inc., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., and ZUBR Exchange Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Chapter 11 Petition

November 11, 2022

Chapter 11 Petition by 134 entities comprising the FTX Group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, namely Alameda Aus Pty Ltd., Alameda Global Services Ltd., Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd., Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd., Alameda Research Pte Ltd., Alameda Research Yankari Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd., Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Allston Way Ltd., Altalix Ltd., Analisya Pte Ltd., Atlantis Technology Ltd., B for Transfer Egypt, B Payment Services Nigeria, B Transfer Services Ltd., B Transfer Services Ltd. UAE, B Transfer Services Uganda, Bancroft Way Ltd., BitPesa Kenya Ltd., BitPesa RDC SARL, BitPesa Senegal Ltd., BitPesa South Africa, BitPesa Tanzania Ltd., BitPesa Uganda Ltd., Bitvo, Inc., Blockfolio Holdings, Inc., Blockfolio, Inc., Blue Ridge Ltd., BT Payment Services Ghana, BT Payment Services South Africa, BT Payments Uganda, BT Pesa Nigeria Ltd., BTC Africa S.A., BTLS Limited Tanzania, Cardinal Ventures Ltd., Cedar Bay Ltd., Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, Clifton Bay Investments Ltd., CM-Equity AG, Corner Stone Staffing, Cottonwood Grove Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd., Crypto Bahamas LLC, DAAG Trading, DMCC, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Deep Creek Ltd., Digital Custody Inc., Euclid Way Ltd., Exchange 4 Free Seychellen, Exchange 4Free Australia Br., Exchange 4Free Ltd., Exchange 4Free South Africa Br., Exchange 4Free Swiss Branch, Finfax Company, FTX (Gibraltar) Ltd., FTX Canada Inc., FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd., FTX Europe AG, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX Property Holdings Ltd., FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Trading Ltd., FTX Turkey Teknoloji ve Ticaret AŞ, FTX US Derivatives LLC, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX US Trading, Inc., FTX Vault Trust Company, FTX Ventures Ltd., FTX Ventures Partnership, FTX Zuma Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd., Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Good Luck Games, LLC, Goodman Investments Ltd., Hannam Group Inc., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Hilltop Technology Services LLC, Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd., Innovatia Ltd., Island Bay Ventures Inc., K-DNA Financial Services Ltd., Killarney Lake Investments Ltd., Ledger Holdings Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, Ledger Prime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd., LT Baskets Ltd., Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd., North Dimension Inc., North Dimension Ltd., North Wireless Dimension Inc., Paper Bird Inc., Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd., Quoine Pte Ltd., Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd., SNG Investments Yatirim ve Danişmanlik AŞ, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Tigetwit Ltd., TransferZero, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., West Realm Shires Services Inc., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., and ZUBR Exchange Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Digital Markets Ltd.: Bahamas Asset Freeze

November 10, 2022

Media Release by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas that it "took action to freeze assets of FTX Digital Markets and related parties".

Jack Stroll et al v. Global Bank of Commerce Ltd. et al: Consent Order

November 9, 2022

Consent Order in Jack Stroll, a citizen of Canada, and Neverland Services SA, of Nevis v. Global Bank of Commerce Limited and Brian Stuart-Young, both of Antigua, at the Antigua and Barbuda High Court.

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

Antigua’s Global Bank of Commerce sued by depositors ‘unable to withdraw $12M’

August 30, 2022

Antigua-based offshore bank Global Bank of Commerce and its CEO, Brian Stuart-Young, are being sued by two depositors who claim they are unable to withdraw $9.2 million and £2.7 million from their accounts. Remarkably, the country's Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, described the depositors as "greedy" for attempting to withdraw their own funds.

Global Bank of Commerce Ltd.: Abandoned Bank Accounts (Manoram Ltd. and Luban Ltd.)

August 3, 2022

Public Notice by the Antigua and Barbuda Financial Services Regulatory Commission that accounts at Global Bank of Commerce Ltd. in the names of Manoram Ltd., of Finland, and Luban Ltd., of Brooklyn, New York, have not been operated "for a period of at least 10 years" and that the account holders "are required to contact the Director of International Banks and Non Banks, Financial Services Regulatory Commission".

Jack Stroll et al v. Global Bank of Commerce Ltd. et al: Complaint

June 27, 2022

Complaint for £2.7 million and $9.2 million by depositors claiming they cannot withdraw funds in Jack Stroll, of Antigua, and Neverland Services SA, of Nevis v. Global Bank of Commerce Limited and Brian Stuart-Young, both of Antigua, at the Antigua and Barbuda High Court.

La-Verne Perry v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (TC Guardian (PTC) Ltd.)

June 17, 2022

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding TC Guardian (PTC) Ltd. in La-Verne Perry, of Antigua and Barbuda v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

U.S. charges 17 entities that ‘swindled investors out of $100M+ in multiple securities fraud schemes’

April 15, 2022

Sixteen individuals and one company have been charged with securities fraud in New York regarding 'multiple schemes' that allegedly swindled more than $100 million from investors around the world. Those charged are from or operated in many onshore and offshore countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.

Swiss lawyer Dario Item lied to obtain Antigua banking license, judgment shows

March 24, 2022

Madrid-based Swiss lawyer Dario Item, 49, who serves as Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to Spain, Liechtenstein, and Monaco, lied to Antigua's financial regulator when successfully applying for a bank license in 2018, apparently to conceal an investigation in Labuan that led to his corporate disqualification and the closure of his bank there the following year, OffshoreAlert can reveal.

USA v. Ronald Bauer et al: Criminal Indictment

March 10, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud and money laundering involving individuals or entities in or from Antigua and Barbuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Monaco, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and USA in USA v. Ronald Bauer, Craig Auringer, Petar Mihaylov, and Daniel Ferris, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

HMB Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua & Barbuda’s Minister of Finance: Judgment (‘$26M Debt Collection’)

March 8, 2022

Judgment that Antigua and Barbuda's Minister of Finance has "wrongfully and in breach of his public duty failed to procure payment" on the balance of a $26 million for the expropriation of the Half Moon Bay hotel in 2007 but refusing to issue an order of mandamus in HMB Holdings Ltd. v. Gaston Browne, as Minister of Finance, at the Antigua and Barbuda High Court.

Julius Capital Bank Inc. v. Antigua and Barbuda Financial Services Regulatory Commission: Judgment

March 1, 2022

Judgment regarding a bank licensing dispute in Julius Capital Bank Inc. v. The Financial Services Regulatory Commission at the Antigua and Barbuda High Court.

Derek Barrett et al v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (White Sand Projects Ltd.)

October 26, 2021

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding White Sand Projects Ltd. in Derek Barrett and Adam James Barrett v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Capstone Capital Group LLC et al v. dck worldwide holdings Inc. et al: Complaint

June 14, 2021

Complaint in Capstone Capital Group LLC, Capstone Business Funding, LLC, and Capstone Credit, LLC, which claim to be owed $71 million v. dck worldwide holdings, Inc., DCK Worldwide, LLC, DCK North America LLC, DCK International LLC, DCK International SKN Limited, DCK California Construction, Inc., James Todman Construction (SPV) Limited, DCK Building Solutions Jamaica Limited, DCK Pacific Region, LLC, DCK Pacific Construction, LLC, dck Jamaica, LLC, DCK Carribbean Holding, Ltd., DCK Bermuda, Ltd., DCK/Bird Group, LLC, DCK Antigua Limited, Arena Investors, L. P., Arena Limited SPV, LLC, Daniel Zwirn, Andre Fang, Vincent DeVito, Jeff Hoopes, Purlin 2, LLC, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Calvin Ayre v. Refinitiv Ltd.: Amended Defense

March 23, 2021

Amended Defense in Calvin Eyre, of Antigua and Barbuda v. Refinitiv Ltd. at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

USA v. Leroy King: Sentencing Minutes

February 24, 2021

Sentencing Minutes regarding a 10-year prison term for involvement in a $7 billion investment fraud masterminded by Allen Stanford in USA v. Leroy King, a former CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission, of Antigua and Barbuda, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.