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Leandro Sanchez v. Adverit International LLC et al: Discovery Application (Argentina)

March 11, 2025
Application by Leandro Sanchez, a resident of Switzerland, to take discovery from Adverit International LLC and Abitos PLLC, formerly Lopez Levi Lowenstein Glinsky, PLLC, for use in "a contemplated criminal complaint in Argentina against Applicant’s former business partner, Agustin Gau, and his associates Ignacio Acosta and Diego Maciá Cantarelli" for suspected fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Swiss-Canadian fund manager Marc-André Pepin under criminal investigation again in Switzerland after already being convicted of forgery

February 27, 2025
Canadian-Swiss asset manager Marc-André Pépin was criminally convicted in Switzerland in 2023 for falsifying the financial statements of his failed Cayman Islands-domiciled SPI Investment Fund and is under criminal investigation again in the same country after three of the Fund's investors who invested approximately $7 million filed complaints for suspected fraud, OffshoreAlert can reveal.

Trinity Capital SA: Public Warning (Switzerland)

February 12, 2025
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Trinity Capital SA “is suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH et al v. PDVSA et al: Judicial Assistance (Portugal & Russia)

February 10, 2025
Notice of Defendants' Unopposed Motion "for the issuance of letters of request for international judicial assistance from the appropriate judicial authorities of Portugal and Russia" in an attempt "to establish that the global banking system’s response to the sanctions that the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) imposed on the Venezuelan oil industry beginning in 2017 made it impossible or objectively impracticable for PDVSA to perform its payment obligations under the Note" in Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH, of Switzerland, and Weatherford Latin America S.C.A., of Venezuela v. Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. and PDVSA Petróleo S.A. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Shake AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)

February 3, 2025
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Shake AG “is suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

USA v. Trident Corporate Services, Inc. et al: Order Granting Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

January 27, 2025
Order Granting Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses on TT (USA) Holdings, Inc., Trident Corporate Services, Inc., and Trident Fund Services, Inc. as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Trafigura Pte Ltd. v. Bank of America NA et al: Discovery Application (England)

January 27, 2025
Application by Trafigura Pte Ltd., of Singapore, to take discovery from Bank of America, N.A., Bank of China U.S.A., The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Barclays Bank PLC, New York Branch; BNP Paribas USA, Inc., Citibank N.A., The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Société Générale, New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch; UBS AG, New York Branch, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for use in legal proceedings in England against Indian businessman Prateek Gupta alleging "a massive fraud costing hundreds of millions of dollars", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Luxembourg’s Polaris Financial Investments touts ‘success’ of Cayman ‘ancestor’ fund SPI (even though it failed amid allegations of fraud and ‘$118M+ missing’)

January 26, 2025
Insolvent Cayman Islands fund SPI, which collapsed in 2023 amid allegations of fraud and its liquidators claiming over $118 million has "disappeared", is being held out as a success in promotional material for a successor Luxembourg scheme operated by two of its former principals, Swiss asset manager Marc-André Pepin and British fund director Gareth Williams, via their Luxembourg firm Polaris Financial Investments.

Jacob Safra et al v. Christie’s Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$50M Betrayal of Trust/Einstein Letters’)

January 17, 2025
Complaint for damages of "no less than $50 million" alleging "Christie’s betrayal of trust and fiduciary duty" regarding the sale of the "Einstein Letters" in Jacob E. Safra, described as "a Swiss businessman" who is "a renowned collector, who has amassed some of the most valuable and unique pieces of art and artifacts in the world"; Elidor Invest S.A., and Newcorp Investment Inc., each described as a British Virgin Islands company of which "Mr. Safra is the ultimate beneficial owner" v. Christie's Inc., Christie's France SNC, of France, and Christie Manson & Woods Limited, of London, England, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, USA.

EFG Bank AG v. Vincent Campagna: Discovery Application (England)

January 17, 2025
Application by EFG Bank AG, described as "part of a global private banking group headquartered in Switzerland", to take discovery from Vincent Paul Campagna, who "previously served as the Chief Operating and Compliance Officer of Wafra Inc.", for use in legal proceedings in England brought against EFG Bank "by the Kuwaiti state pension fund, the Public Institution for Social Security" alleging that "EFG was complicit in the misconduct of PIFSS' former Director General Fahad Maziad Rajaan Al Rajaan", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

USA v. FedEx et al: Order Granting Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

December 23, 2024
Order Granting Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on FedEx Corporation, DHL Express (USA), Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, National Association, UBS AG, Bank of America, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Nevis Services Limited as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Laurin Fäh: Cease & Desist Order (Switzerland)

December 17, 2024
Final Ruling by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority instructing Laurin Füh to cease conducting unlicensed activity, particularly commercial deposit-taking.

USA v. Trident Corporate Services, Inc. et al: Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

December 17, 2024
Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses on TT (USA) Holdings, Inc., Trident Corporate Services, Inc., and Trident Fund Services, Inc. as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

USA v. FedEx et al: Petition to Serve ‘John Doe’ Summonses (‘Tax Evasion Investigation Into Clients of Trident Trust Group’)

December 17, 2024
Ex Parte Petition by the IRS for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summonses on FedEx Corporation, DHL Express (USA), Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, National Association, UBS AG, Bank of America, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and Nevis Services Limited as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion by clients of Trident Trust Group, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Man Group Ltd. et al v. Wafra Inc.: Discovery Application (England)

December 11, 2024
Application by Man Group Limited, Man Strategic Holdings Limited, Man Investments Limited, all of England, and Man Investments AG, of Switzerland, collectively described as "member entities of an industry-leading global investment firm, whose ultimate parent is listed on the London Stock Exchange", to take discovery from Wafra Inc. for use in legal proceedings in England filed "by the Kuwaiti State pension fund, the Public Institution for Social Security", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

‘Remove ‘defamation link’ or I’ll sue for CHF10M in Switzerland’, writes Aiaz Bakasov

December 4, 2024
Letter from Aiaz Bakasov threatening to sue OffshoreAlert in Switzerland for "compensation starting at CHF 10 million" if we did not remove from our website a copy of a complaint against Cayman Islands-domiciled Bahet Commodity Arbitrage Limited at federal court in the United States in which a judgment for $1 million was entered against the defendant in 2023. Bakasov was not a party in the action, nor was he referred to as such by OffshoreAlert, but he was identified in an exhibit to the complaint as a "Director" of BCAL's "Investment Director", Headway Management Europe Limited, which was described as "a Gibraltar company".

MAPA Finanz GmbH: Public Warning (Switzerland)

November 18, 2024
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that MAPA Finanz GmbH “is suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

Cayman’s SPI Investment Fund liquidators seek evidence from U.S. loan recipients for investigation into ‘disappearance of $118M’

October 28, 2024
The liquidators of three insolvent Cayman Islands investment funds who are investigating "the disappearance of monies" from SPI Investment Fund SPC have applied for Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition in Florida so they can take discovery from representatives of alleged $118 million loan recipients Sinai Holdings and Prudent Group, including Dennis Klemming, Jacob Gitman, and Yulia Kislyuk.

SPI Investment Fund SPC et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

October 28, 2024
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Andrew Morrison, David Griffin, and Iain Gow, of FTI Consulting, as the Foreign Representatives of SPI Investment Fund SPC (in Official Liquidation), and David Griffin and Yvonne Plamondon, of FTI Consulting, as the Foreign Representatives of International Portfolio Allocation Ltd. (in Official Liquidation) and International Capital Allocation Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Alpmann AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)

October 22, 2024
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Alpmann AG “is suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

U.S. seeks ownership of $2.3M cash & 38 luxury watches seized from Cyprus home of indicted Swiss banker Urs Meisterhans

October 16, 2024
The United States has filed a forfeiture complaint against $2.3 million in cash and 38 luxury watches that were seized in 2021 from the Cyprus home of 63-year-old Swiss banker Urs Meisterhans as part of an investigation into an alleged $6 million international investment fraud and money laundering scheme for which Meisterhans and nine citizens of Cyprus, Ireland, and the United Kingdom were criminally indicted in 2021.

USA v. Assets Seized From Urs Meisterhans: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$2.3M Cash & Luxury Watches’)

October 15, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding assets allegedly derived from "a sophisticated international mass-marketing investment fraud scheme to defraud English-speaking investors from around the world of millions of dollars, and to launder the fraud proceeds and distribute those proceeds among the conspirators" in USA v. $2.3 million in cash and 38 "luxury-brand watches" seized from the residence of Swiss national Urs Meisterhans in Cyprus at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Norman Meier et al: Complaint (‘$7.9M Securities Fraud’)

October 11, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendant "defrauded over 180 investors, mostly European, out of at least $7.9 million" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Norman V. Meier, described as a citizen of Switzerland residing in Massachusetts, USA, as Defendant, and Treuhand Inc., Norman Meier International Inc., a.k.a. NMI Inc; Windeco Corporation, Texxon Oil Corp., and International Financial Services Inc., a.k.a. IFS Inc, d.b.a. IRM Inc., as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.