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10-05411-brl Doc 98 Filed 04/06/12 Entered 04/06/12 18:07:27 Main Document Pg 1 of 126 Baker & Hostetler LLP 45 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10111 Telephone: 212.589.4200 Facsimile: 212.589.4201 David J. Sheehan Timothy S. Pfeifer Keith R. Murphy Denise D. Vasel Marco Molina A. Mackenna Mosier Brian F. Allen Attorneys for Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and Bernard L. Madoff UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION, SIPA LIQUIDATION Plaintiff-Applicant, v. No. 08-01789 (BRL) BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT (Substantively Consolidated) SECURITIES LLC, Defendant. In re: BERNARD L. MADOFF, Debtor, IRVING H. PICARD, Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Adv. Pro. No. 10-05411 (BRL) Plaintiff, v. SONJA KOHN, ERWIN KOHN, NETTY BLAU, AMENDED RICO CASE ROBERT ALAIN KOHN a/k/a AVRAHAM ZE’EV STATEMENT KAHAN, RACHEL KOHN, RINA HARTSTEIN - 1 - 10-05411-brl Doc 98 Filed 04/06/12 Entered 04/06/12 18:07:27 Main Document Pg 2 of 126 (NÉE KOHN), MOISHE HARTSTEIN, MORDECHAI LANDAU, YVONNE LANDAU (NÉE KOHN), MICHAEL KOHN, NICOLE HERZOG (NÉE KOHN), ERKO, INC., WINDSOR IBC, INC., EUROVALEUR, INC., INFOVALEUR, INC., YAKOV LANTZITSKY, TECNO DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH S.R.L., I- TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC., RENATO FLORIO, MARIADELMAR RAULE, TECNO DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH LTD., SHLOMO (MOMY) AMSELEM, HERALD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD., FRANCO MUGNAI, PAUL DE SURY, DANIELE COSULICH, 20:20 MEDICI AG f/k/a BANK MEDICI AG, ABSOLUTE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LTD., MEDICIFINANZ CONSULTING GMBH, MEDICI S.R.L., MEDICI CAYMAN ISLAND LTD., BANK MEDICI AG (GIBRALTAR), PETER SCHEITHAUER, ROBERT REUSS, HELMUTH FREY, MANFRED KASTNER, JOSEF DUREGGER, ANDREAS PIRKNER, WERNER TRIPOLT, ANDREAS SCHINDLER, SUSANNE GIEFING, UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG, GERHARD RANDA, STEFAN ZAPOTOCKY, FRIEDRICH KADRNOSKA, URSULA RADEL- LESZCZYNSKI, WERNER KRETSCHMER, WILHELM HEMETSBERGER, PETER FISCHER, HARALD NOGRASEK, BANK AUSTRIA WORLDWIDE FUND MANAGEMENT LTD., BANK AUSTRIA CAYMAN ISLANDS LTD., UNICREDIT S.P.A., ALESSANDRO PROFUMO, GIANFRANCO GUTTY, PIONEER GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, S.P.A., SOFIPO AUSTRIA GMBH, M-TECH SERVICES GMBH, MARKETINC STRATEGIES LTD., EASTVIEW SERVICES LTD., SYSTOR S.A., IT RESOURCES, BRIGHTLIGHT TRADING LTD., FINTECHNOLOGY LTD., TONGA INTERNATIONAL S.A., LIFETRUST AG, PRIVATLIFE AG, STARVEST ANSTALT, NEW ECONOMY.TECH S.A., RTH AG, ECOINFO GMBH, REDCREST INVESTMENTS, INC., LINE GROUP LTD., LINE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD., LINE HOLDINGS LTD., HERALD CONSULT LTD., SHAREI HALACHA JERUSALEM, INC., JOHN AND JANE DOE - 2 - 10-05411-brl Doc 98 Filed 04/06/12 Entered 04/06/12 18:07:27 Main Document Pg 3 of 126 DEFENDANTS 1-100. Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S AMENDED RICO CASE STATEMENT Plaintiff Irving H. Picard (the “Trustee”), as Trustee for the liquidation of the business of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (“BLMIS”) and the substantively consolidated estate of Bernard L. Madoff (“Madoff”) under the Securities Investor Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78aaa et seq. (“SIPA”), by his undersigned counsel, submits this Amended RICO Case Statement and accompanying Second Amended Complaint (which this Amended RICO Case Statement incorporates by reference) based on the information currently available to the Trustee. Given the scope of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme (the “Ponzi scheme”), the deceptive nature of Defendants,1 and the deliberately Byzantine structure of the Medici Enterprise, certain information about the Illegal Scheme has been purposefully concealed from the Trustee (and the United States and certain U.S. and foreign law enforcement and regulatory agencies) and will only become available through discovery. The Trustee reserves his right to amend this Amended RICO Case Statement and accompanying Second Amended Complaint as information is learned and discovery is obtained. The information contained in the Amended RICO Case Statement tracks the information contained in the Second Amended Complaint. 1 The Trustee asserts against Sharei only U.S. and New York State bankruptcy claims and has voluntarily dismissed Palladium Capital Advisors LLC, Gianfranco Gutty, and Friedrich Kadrnoska from the action. - 3 - 10-05411-brl Doc 98 Filed 04/06/12 Entered 04/06/12 18:07:27 Main Document Pg 4 of 126 a. State whether the alleged unlawful conduct is in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962 (a), (b), (c) and/or (d): Defendants’ unlawful conduct in furtherance of the Illegal Scheme is in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and (d). As set forth fully herein, and as alleged in the accompanying Second Amended Complaint, Defendants conducted and/or participated, both directly and indirectly, in the conduct of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity, and they further willfully combined, conspired, and agreed to violate 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c); that is, to participate directly or indirectly in the conduct of the affairs of the enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d). Defendants’ racketeering activity consisted of repeated and related acts of: (i) money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956; (ii) engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specific unlawful activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957; (iii) wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343; (iv) financial institution fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344; (v) mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341; (vi) transporting funds taken by fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314; (vii) transportation of persons to defraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314; (viii) receiving funds taken by fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2315; and (ix) interstate and international travel in violation of the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952. b. List each Defendant and describe the alleged misconduct and basis of liability of each Defendant: The members of the Medici Enterprise are grouped according to their main affiliation: A. KOHN FAMILY DEFENDANTS 1. Sonja Kohn (“Kohn”) 2. Erwin Kohn (“E. Kohn”) 3. Netty Blau (“Blau”) 4. Moishe Hartstein (“M. Hartstein”) 5. Rina Hartstein (“R. Hartstein”) 6. Mordechai Landau (“Landau”) 7. Yvonne Landau (“Y. Landau”) 8. Robert Alain Kohn (“R. Kohn”) 9. Rachel Kohn (“Ra. Kohn”) 10. Michael Kohn (“M. Kohn”) 11. Nicole Herzog (“Herzog”) B. KOHN SHAM ENTITY DEFENDANTS 1. Kohn’s New York Sham Entity Defendants a. Erko, Inc. (“Erko”) b. Eurovaleur, Inc. (“Eurovaleur”) c. Infovaleur, Inc. (“Infovaleur”) d. Robert Reuss (“Reuss”) - 4 - 10-05411-brl Doc 98 Filed 04/06/12 Entered 04/06/12 18:07:27 Main Document Pg 5 of 126 e. Yakov Lantzitsky (“Lantzitsky”) f. Windsor IBC, Inc. (“Windsor”) 2. Kohn’s Canadian Sham Entity Defendant a. I-Technology Solutions, Inc. (“I-Tech”) 3. Kohn’s Caribbean Sham Entity Defendants a. Herald Asset Management Ltd. (“HAM”) b. Franco Mugnai (“Mugnai”) c. Paul de Sury (“de Sury”) d. Daniele Cosulich (“Cosulich”) e. Marketinc Strategies Ltd. (“Marketinc”) f. Eastview Services Ltd. (“Eastview”) g. Systor S.A. (“Systor”) h. IT Resources (“ITR”) i. Brightlight Trading Ltd. (“Brightlight”) j. Fintechnology Ltd. (“Fintechnology”) k. Tonga International S.A. (“Tonga”) 4. Kohn’s Italian Sham Entity Defendants a. Tecno Development & Research S.r.l. (“Tecno Italy”) b. Renato Florio (“Florio”) c. Mariadelmar Raule (“Raule”) 5. Kohn’s Gibraltar Sham Entity Defendants a. Tecno Development & Research Ltd. (“Tecno Gibraltar”) b. Shlomo (Momy) Amselem (“Amselem”) 6. Kohn’s Liechtenstein Sham Entity Defendants a. Lifetrust AG (“Lifetrust”) b. PrivatLife AG (“PrivatLife”) c. Starvest Anstalt (“Starvest”) 7. Kohn’s Swiss Sham Entity Defendants a. New Economy.Tech S.A. (“New Economy”) b. RTH AG (“RTH”) c. EcoInfo GmbH (“EcoInfo”) 8. Kohn’s Austrian Sham Entity Defendants a. Sofipo Austria GmbH (“Sofipo”) - 5 - 10-05411-brl Doc 98 Filed 04/06/12 Entered 04/06/12 18:07:27 Main Document Pg 6 of 126 b. M-Tech Services GmbH (“M-Tech”) C. BANK MEDICI DEFENDANTS 1. Bank Medici Corporate Defendants a. Bank Medici AG (“Bank Medici”) b. Absolute Portfolio Management Ltd. (“APM Cayman”) c. MediciFinanz Consulting GmbH (“MediciFinanz”) d. Medici S.r.l. (“Medici S.r.l.”) e. Medici Cayman Islands Ltd. (“Medici Cayman”) f. Bank Medici AG (Gibraltar) (“Bank Medici Gibraltar”) 2. Bank Medici Individual Defendants a. Peter Scheithauer (“Scheithauer”) b. Helmuth Frey (“Frey”) c. Manfred Kastner (“Kastner”) d. Andreas Pirkner (“Pirkner”) e. Werner Tripolt (“Tripolt”) f. Andreas Schindler (“Schindler”) g. Susanne Giefing (“Giefing”) D. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DEFENDANTS 1. Bank Austria Corporate Defendants a. UniCredit Bank Austria AG (“Bank Austria”) b. Bank Austria Worldwide Fund Management Ltd. (“BA Worldwide”) c. Bank Austria Cayman Islands Ltd. (“Bank Austria Cayman”) 2. Bank Austria Individual Defendants a. Gerhard Randa (“Randa”) b. Friedrich Kadrnoska (“Kadrnoska”) c. Stefan Zapotocky (“Zapotocky”) d. Ursula Radel-Leszczynski (“Radel-Leszczynski”) e. Josef Duregger (“Duregger”) f. Peter Fischer (“Fischer”) g. Werner Kretschmer (“Kretschmer”) h. Wilhelm Hemetsberger (“Hemetsberger”) i. Harald Nograsek (“Nograsek”) 3. UniCredit Corporate Defendants a. UniCredit S.p.A. (“UniCredit”) b. Pioneer Global Asset Management S.p.A. (“Pioneer”) - 6 - 10-05411-brl Doc 98 Filed 04/06/12 Entered 04/06/12 18:07:27 Main Document Pg 7 of 126 4. UniCredit Individual Defendants a. Alessandro Profumo (“Profumo”) b. Gianfranco Gutty (“Gutty”) E. KOHN’S HOLDING COMPANY DEFENDANTS 1. Redcrest Investments, Inc. (“Redcrest”) 2. Line Group Ltd. (“Line Group”) 3. Line Management Services Ltd. (“Line Management”) 4. Line Holdings Ltd. (“Line Holdings”) 5. Herald Consult Ltd. (“Herald Consult”) F. SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE DEFENDANT 1. Sharei Halacha Jersusalem, Inc. (“Sharei”) G. JOHN AND JANE DOE DEFENDANTS 1-100 The relevant Non-Defendant Bad Actors are grouped according to their main affiliation: H. BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT SECURITIES LLC 1. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (“BLMIS”) a. Bernard L. Madoff (“Madoff”) b. Frank DiPascali (“DiPascali”) 2. Cohmad Securities Corporation (“Cohmad”) a. Cohmad Securities Corporation b.