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Bankruptcy Trustee of indicted Chinese ‘$1B fraudster & launderer’ Ho Wan Kwok sues Ogier BVI for $350K & others for $28M

February 12, 2024
The U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee of New York-based, Chinese national Ho Wan Kwok, who is in custody awaiting trial for allegedly laundering more than $1 billion of fraud proceeds, has sued British Virgin Islands law firm Ogier in an attempt to recover $350,000 in 'unauthorized transfers', one of 23 recently-filed complaints against entities in Australia, BVI, England, Italy, Japan, and U.S. seeking to recover a total of $28.7 million in 'unauthorized or fraudulent' transfers.

Luc Despins v. Ogier (BVI): Complaint (‘$350K Unauthorized Transfers’)

February 9, 2024
Complaint in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Ogier, a law firm in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

VTB Bank v. Sergey Taruta et al: Judgment (‘Refusing Ogier’s application to stop acting for Russian state-owned bank’)

March 22, 2022
Judgment on i). Ogier's application to stop representing VTB Bank following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ii). whether a Receivership Order requires "the Governor's licence" due to sanctions, and iii) whether Arrowcrest is subject to the Court's jurisdiction in JSC VTB Bank, a Russian state-owned bank v. Sergey Taruta and Arrowcrest Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Palladian Partners LP v. Province of Buenos Aires: Complaint

July 12, 2021
Complaint for €2.7 million, plus interest, costs, and fees, for the alleged default of sovereign bonds in Palladian Partners, L.P., of the Cayman Islands v. Province of Buenos Aires, described as "a political subdivision of the Republic of Argentina", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ogier v. SPI Energy Co. Ltd.: Complaint

June 3, 2021
Complaint in Ogier, a Hong Kong law firm v. SPI Energy Co. Ltd., described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based "renewable energy" company whose shares are listed on NASDAQ, at the Summary Court of the Cayman Islands.

Athos Asia Event Driven Master Fund et al v. Duff & Phelps LLC: Discovery Application

March 1, 2021
Application by Athos Asia Event Driven Master Fund, FourWorld Event Opportunities LP, BCIM Strategic Value Master Fund LP, Maso Capital Arbitrage Fund Limited, Maso Capital Investments Limited, all of the Cayman Islands, and Kevin Xin Lu, of California, to take discovery from Duff & Phelps LLC for use in "an appraisal proceeding pending in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands" involving eHi Car Services Limited, described as "a leading car rental and car services company in China", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Athos Asia Event Driven Master Fund et al v. L & L Horizon LLC: Discovery Application

March 1, 2021
Application by Athos Asia Event Driven Master Fund, FourWorld Event Opportunities LP, BCIM Strategic Value Master Fund LP, Maso Capital Arbitrage Fund Limited, Maso Capital Investments Limited, all of the Cayman Islands, and Kevin Xin Lu, of California, to take discovery from L & L Horizon LLC for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Athos Asia Event Driven Master Fund et al v. The Crawford Group Inc.: Discovery Application

March 1, 2021
Application by Athos Asia Event Driven Master Fund, FourWorld Event Opportunities LP, BCIM Strategic Value Master Fund LP, Maso Capital Arbitrage Fund Limited, Maso Capital Investments Limited, all of the Cayman Islands, and Kevin Xin Lu, of California, to take discovery from The Crawford Group Inc. for use in "an appraisal proceeding pending in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands" involving eHi Car Services Limited, described as "a leading car rental and car services company in China", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

SEC v. Stefan Qin: Asset Freeze Motion

December 22, 2020
SEC's Ex Parte Emergency Motion for an Asset Freeze in the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stefan Qin, described as a 23-year-old "citizen and resident of Australia and a part-time resident of New York, NY" who is "currently believed to be in Seoul, South Korea"; Virgil Technologies LLC, described as a Cayman Islands company based in New York, NY; Montgomery Technologies LLC, Virgil Quantitative Research, LLC, Virgil Capital LLC, each described as a Delaware company based in New York, NY, and VQR Partners LLC, described as a Cayman Islands company based in New York, NY, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cayman Enterprise City Ltd. v. Splend SEZC et al: Writ of Summons

December 21, 2020
Writ of Summons for damages of $36,977 in Cayman Enterprise City Ltd. v. Splend SEZC and Splend Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Cayman Islands General Registry showed that Splend SEZC was incorporated on January 19th, 2018 and that its directors are Brian Tran and Michael Han, who appear to be based in the United States. Splend Ltd. does not appear in the Cayman Islands General Registry, indicating it is domiciled in another jurisdiction. The Splend group's website at splend.io has been dismantled, with visitors currently greeted with the message "Stay Tuned for Something Awesome". Previously, it was stated on the site that the group offered "groundbreaking blockchain technology", with its "Team" identified as Rick Bleszynski, "CEO"; Mike Han, "CTO and Co-Founder"; Brian Tran, "COO and C-Founder"; Ed Ho, "CFO"; Dave Rogers, "CSO", and Tess Nguyen, "Director of Marketing".

Benthos Master Fund Ltd. v. Hugh Austin et al: Default Judgment Motion

September 30, 2019
Plaintiff's Notice of Motion for Default Judgment regarding alleged cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, where its registered agent is Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited v. Hugh Austin, a.k.a. Eugene W. Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; John Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; Brandon Austin, of Bradenton, Florida; Valkyrie Group LLC, of Bradenton, Florida, and Valhalla Venture Group LLC, of Port Jefferson, New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

SEC v. Donald LaGuardia, Jr.: Complaint

June 24, 2019
Complaint alleging fraud involving funds in Delaware and the Cayman Islands, where the group's registered agent was Ogier Fiduciary Services (Cayman) Ltd., in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Donald LaGuardia, Jr., of New Jersey, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Benthos Master Fund Ltd. v. Hugh Austin et al: Complaint

February 19, 2019
Complaint alleging cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, where its registered agent is Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited v. Hugh Austin, a.k.a. Eugene W. Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; John Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; Brandon Austin, of Bradenton, Florida; Valkyrie Group LLC, of Bradenton, Florida, and Valhalla Venture Group LLC, of Port Jefferson, New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Zhaopin Limited: Petition

November 30, 2017
Petition In the Matter of Zhaopin Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Midway United Ltd. et al: Chapter 15 Petition

September 16, 2016
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Stuart Mackellar, as the Foreign Representative of Midway United Limited and Glan Worldwide Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Transworld Holdings PCC Ltd. v. SecureOne Corporation et al: Fixed Date Claim Form

July 7, 2016
Fixed Date Claim Form in Transworld Holdings PCC Limited v. SecureOne Corporation, Swiss Science Com Co. Ltd., Deep Blue Exploration Co. Ltd., JSM Capital Management Inc., Symphony Bowl Holdings Ltd., HK Electronics Co. Ltd., Wales Welsh Management Co. Ltd., Marlowe Management Co. Ltd., Digital World Resources Inc., Harmony Ridge Holdings Ltd., Geoffrey Cairns, Kenneth Mages, Intertrust Corporate Services Limited, and Mossack Fonseca & Co. (BVI) Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Hadar Fund Ltd.: Reasons

August 13, 2013
Reasons In the Matter of Hadar Fund Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Three-way battle for control of Axiom Legal Financing Fund

December 22, 2012
A three-way battle has emerged for control of Axiom Legal Financing Fund, which was exposed as a fraud by OffshoreAlert two months ago. Proposals for receivership, liquidation, and restructuring are scheduled to be heard over two days at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands starting on January 31, 2013.

Axiom fraud leaves offshore providers exposed to massive claims for damages

November 19, 2012
Offshore providers in the Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, and Switzerland face huge liabilities after allowing insiders to loot Axiom Legal Financing Fund of tens of millions of pounds. Those most at risk from being sued by Axiom's eventual liquidators appear to be DMS Group, JP Funds Group, BDO Cayman, and Ogier, all in the Cayman Islands; Turnstone Group, in the Isle of Man; and Portland Financial Management, of Switzerland.

Pratt Limited et al v. CJC Investments, Inc. et al: Writ of Summons

June 22, 2012
Writ of Summons in Pratt Limited, Common Well Management, Inc., Marathon Real Estate Opportunity Fund, LLC, Marathon Master Fund Ltd., Marathon Special Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., MRE Roppongi GK II, Inc., and Marathon Asset Management, LP v. CJC Investments, Inc., Central Tokyo Properties, Inc., Lehman Brothers Real Estate Japan Limited, and Alvarez & Marsal Asia Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
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