OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – July 10, 2020
| Friday, July 10, 2020 |
| Former deVere USA officers settle SEC fraud complaintRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter British nationals Benjamin Alderson and Bradley Hamilton have agreed to pay penalties totaling $750,000 to settle a fraud complaint by the SEC regarding their employment with investment firm deVere USA. Cayman law firm sued by clients who claim to have lost $524K in ‘phishing scam’Read on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Cayman Islands law firm Giglioli & Company is being sued by clients David and Michelle Holden, who claim the company’s computer server was hacked and emails intercepted, causing them to be swindled out of US$523,998. Benjamin Alderson: Industry BanRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Administrative Order imposing an industry ban on Benjamin Alderson, a resident of the United Kingdom and a former CEO of deVere USA Inc., before the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Multiplus Corredora de Seguros Ltda.: Chapter 11 PetitionRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on TwitterChapter 11 Petition by Multiplus Corredora de Seguros Ltda., of São Paulo, Brazil, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. SEC v. Benjamin Alderson: Final JudgmentRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Final Judgment regarding an allegation that the defendant “defrauded hundreds of clients and prospective clients resident in the United States by misleading them about the benefits of irreversibly transferring their United Kingdom pensions to an offshore pension plan while concealing serious conflicts of interest” in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Benjamin Alderson, a citizen of the United Kingdom and a former employee of deVere USA, Inc., at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. SEC v. Bradley Hamilton: Final JudgmentRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Final Judgment regarding an allegation that he “defrauded hundreds of clients and prospective clients resident in the United States by misleading them about the benefits of irreversibly transferring their United Kingdom pensions to an offshore pension plan while concealing serious conflicts of interest” in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bradley Hamilton, a citizen of the United Kingdom and a former employee of deVere USA, Inc., at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. John David Price v. Dropbox Inc.: Discovery ApplicationRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Application by John David Price, a resident of Nova Scotia, Canada, to take discovery from Dropbox Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Canada, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Vietnam Manufacturing and Export Processing (Holdings) Ltd.: PetitionRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Petition regarding a Scheme of Arrangement in the matter of Vietnam Manufacturing and Export Processing (Holdings) Limited, a Cayman Islands company based in Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Abraaj Holdings v. The GHF Group Ltd.: Writ of SummonsRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Writ of Summons by Simon Conway, Michael Jervis, and Mohammed Farzadi, as Joint Official Liquidators of Abraaj Holdings (in Official Liquidation) v. The GHF Group Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Global Indemnity Ltd.: PetitionRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on TwitterPetition regarding a Scheme of Arrangement in the matter of Global Indemnity Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Robert Stone v. NPLH (NZ) Ltd.: Winding Up PetitionRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Winding Up Petition in Robert Devon Stone v. NPLH (NZ) Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Pacer Construction Holdings Corp. v. Olga Pelletier et al: Writ of SummonsRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Writ of Summons to void transfers in Pacer Construction Holdings Corporation v. Olga Pelletier, Paul Daniel Pelletier, both with addresses in Canada, Cayman Islands, England, Switzerland, and USA; PDP Corporation, of the Cayman Islands; PDP Holdings Inc., of the Cayman Islands; 1829773 Alberta Ltd., of Canada; Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited, of the Cayman Islands, as Original Trustee for the Pelletier Star Trust; Forbes Hare Trust Company Limited, of the Cayman Islands, as Successor Trustee for the Pelletier Star Trust; Richard Paul Joseph Pelletier and Olga Pelletier, as Original Trustees for the Pelletier Family Trust; Jeff Scarlett and Blair Pennock, as Successor Trustees for the Pelletier Family Trust; Eclipse Trustees Limited, as Successor Trustee for the Pelletier Family Trust; Ronald Girvitz and Olga Pelletier, as Original Trustees for the Olga Pelletier Family Trust; Jeff Scarlett and Blair Pennock, both of Canada, as Successor Trustees for the Olga Pelletier Family Trust; Eclipse Trustees Limited, of the Cook Islands, as Successor Trustee for the Olga Pelletier Family Trust; Anne Pelletier, Rachelle Pelletier, Dominique Pelletier, Denise Pelletier, and Paul Pelletier, all of Canada, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. David Holden et al v. Giglioli & Company: Writ of SummonsRead on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Writ of Summons regarding an alleged “phishing scam” that caused a $523,998 loss in David Holden and Michelle Holden v. Giglioli & Company, a law firm, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Recent: Zhongzhi Capital (HK) Company Ltd. et al v. Geopay Holding Ltd. et al: Originating Summons Rangecroft Ltd. v. Lenox International Holdings Ltd.: Judgment TAM SA et al: Chapter 11 Petition Curtis Heffernan v. Dan Bilzerian et al: Whistleblower Retaliation Complaint DAVIDsTEA Inc. et al: Chapter 15 Petition Petr Aven et al v. Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd.: Judgment Angela Campbell et al v. Cayman Islands Attorney General: Writ of Summons Rescom Mineral Trading FZE v. Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC: Complaint AltaCorp Capital v. FINRA et al: Complaint Adrian Guenter Lenz: Chapter 15 Petition USA v. Luis Martinelli et al: Criminal Complaint Carol Brown v. Wirecard AG et al: Class Action Complaint Deutsche Bank AG et al: $150M Fine Brandon Liberal v. Cayman Islands Immigration Appeals Tribunal: Notice of Originating Motion Rojanie Allen v. Cayman Islands Immigration Appeals Tribunal: Judicial Review |
