United States of America v. Real Property Located at 7505 and 7171 Forest Lane, Dallas, Texas 75230

  1. April 27, 2022

    Ukrainian Rulings Not Irrelevant In Fraud Case, Court Hears

    Two men accused of helping launder millions of dollars stolen from PrivatBank in Ukraine urged a Florida federal court to permanently dismiss prosecutors' claims against them and not to ignore parallel proceedings in the Eastern European country that they say disprove the prosecutors' allegations. 

  2. April 12, 2022

    US Says Ukrainian Court Ruling Not Final Say In Fraud Case

    U.S. prosecutors have urged a Florida federal court not to toss litigation that they filed to seize property in Dallas allegedly connected to a Ukrainian money laundering scheme, calling the claimants' argument that U.S. courts must defer to Ukrainian courts because the purported fraud took place in Eastern Europe an attempt to "nullify" justice.

  3. March 29, 2022

    Fla. Judge Orders Gov't Reply In Ukrainian Bank Scandal

    A judge in Florida on Tuesday allowed two Miami businessmen to retain forfeiture claims on a 31-story Kentucky skyscraper that federal prosecutors say was acquired with funds tied to an alleged Ukrainian money-laundering scheme.

  4. January 25, 2022

    Feds Win Restraining Order In $6.5M PrivatBank Funds Case

    Federal prosecutors have won a temporary restraining order over loan documents used to secure a $6.5 million office complex in Texas that's allegedly tied to a money laundering scheme involving billions of dollars stolen from PrivatBank, one of Ukraine's largest banks.

  5. August 27, 2021

    Fla. Men Fight For Assets In Ukraine Money Laundering Case

    Two Florida men under investigation for their alleged part in a multibillion-dollar international money laundering scheme said there's no law that kills their claim to a Kentucky skyscraper simply because the property has already been sold for cash.

  6. June 11, 2021

    Fla. Men Defend Claims To Property In Alleged Fraud Scheme

    Two Miami-based associates of the former owners of Ukraine's PrivatBank are urging a federal judge not to nix their claims to a 31-story Kentucky skyscraper being targeted by U.S. prosecutors for its alleged connection to a money laundering scheme.

  7. May 26, 2021

    Fla. Men Say Feds Can't Seize Fraud-Linked Ky. Skyscraper

    Two Florida men under investigation for their alleged part in a multibillion-dollar international money laundering scheme are trying to stop feds from seizing their Kentucky skyscraper, saying the U.S. must stay out of Ukrainian sovereign affairs.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.