United States Of America v. Real Property Located at 55 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-25313

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Marcia G. Cooke

Firms

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.