United States Of America v. ALL RIGHT TO AND INTEREST IN PNC CORPORATE PLAZA HOLDINGS LLC HELD, CONTROLLED, OR ACQUIRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY OPTIMA CBD INVESTMENTS LLC AND/OR CBD 500 LLC
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1:20-cv-23279
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May 10, 2021
Forfeiture Suits Over PrivatBank Loan Scheme Paused
A Florida federal judge paused litigation on Monday filed by the U.S. government looking to seize properties in Texas and Ohio allegedly connected to a Ukrainian money laundering scheme, while leaving for another day whether to toss parallel litigation targeting a 31-story skyscraper in Kentucky.
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March 02, 2021
US Says No To Arbitrating Ukraine Bank Fraud Property Suits
The United States urged a Florida federal court to not send a pair of Ukrainian money laundering suits to arbitration, claiming the civil forfeiture proceedings for properties allegedly bought with dirty money could be traced to U.S. law violations.
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February 22, 2021
US Faces 2nd Arbitration Over PrivatBank Loan Scheme
The U.S. must face a second arbitration accusing it of overstepping its authority, this time for targeting a 22-story office building in Ohio for forfeiture, which the U.S. Department of Justice claims was connected to a money laundering scheme involving billions of dollars stolen from Ukraine's largest bank.
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August 06, 2020
DOJ Seeks $70M In Properties Tied To Ukraine Bank Fraud
The U.S. government is trying to seize commercial real estate properties in Louisville, Kentucky, and Dallas valued at a combined $70 million, which it claims in suits filed Thursday were acquired using funds misappropriated from one of Ukraine's largest banks.