Unites States v. Pokerstars, et al

Filing 55

CLAIM FOR Pursuant to Rule G of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty and Maritime Claims. Document filed by Raymond Bitar. (Levitt, Richard)

L1N ITI :!) STATES DIS !'R ICT COllRT
SOIJTII IO I(N IlISTIU(' I" OF NEW YOI(K
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POKIOI(STAR S; FULL '1' 11.'1' I'OKIOR;
A IISOLUTE I'OKEI( ; IJLTIM I\ TE IlIT;
Ol. l lFORIl (;ROU I' LTD .; I(ATIONAI.
I:NTERTI\INM ENT ENTI:R I'RI SES 1: 1'1>.;
PYI( SOFTW AI( E LTD .; STELEK I(AM 1.'1'1) .:
SPIIE NE IN I'EI(NATIONI\L LTD .;
T II.TW /\ RE LI.C: KOLYMA CO I(I'OR /\TIO N
I\ .V.V .: POCKET K INGS l TD .; POCKET
KINGS CONSlJLTING 1.'1'1).; FII.CO I: I D.;
VANTAG I~ LTD.; RANSTON LTD .; MA IL
MED II\ LTD .; FULL T I LT I' OKI:I( U I) .;
SGS SYS'I EMS INC.; TIUJST SERV ICI\S
1.'1'1); FIDU('IA EXC'II /\ N(JE 1..'1'1).; IJLl JE
WATER SERV ICES LTD .; /\B SllLUTE
1 I'I ;RT/\l NMENT, S.A .; :!nd BI.ANC /\
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(jA~·/I ' S, INC. OF I\ NTIGUA; RA YMO N ll
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V I.;R lFlIW CLA IM OF
I( A YiVlONO I3ITAn
PlIl(SliANT 'fO IUJLE (; O F
T il E SU PP LEMENTAL IWLES

fion AI)MIHALTY ANI)
A 1.1 . 1 1 011 '1'. T ITLI ': AND I N T I~ R EST IN
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MAR IT I ME C LAI MS
ASSETS OF POKER STAR S; FI JI.I.
T ILT POK EI( ; ABSOLUTE I'OKI ' R;
ULTIMATE Il IlT; OLDFORD GRO UI' LTD .:
[( I\ T IONAI. ENT ERTAIN iVIENT ENTI:RI'RISES
LTD.: I'YI( SOFTWARE LTD. ; STI" .EKI(AM
LTD .; SI'I IENE INTERNATIONAL 1.1 n.;
TII .TWARE I.I.C; KOI.YM I\ CO I(I'OI( ATION
I\ .V.V .; PO CKET K INGS I.T I1 .; POCKET
K INGS l'ONS I JLT ING LTD .; FII .CO 1.'1'1).;
VANTAUE LTD .; I(ANSTON LTD .; i\MII .
MED II\ LTIl .; FULL T ILT I'OKI ; R I.TIl.;
SGS SYSTEMS INC.: TR I JST SERV I<TS
1.'1'11; FIDI JC II\ EXC II /\ NGE 1.'1'11.: I:lI.I JE
WATEI( SERVI('ES LTD. ; AHSOl.lrl E
ENTEwrMN MENT , S./\ .; alld HI.ANCA
GAMES, INC'. nF A NTIGI JI\ ; IN(, I.I Jl)I N(i
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IH JT NOT 1.lr\'II'IT:n TO '1'1110 I'IWI' I3RT IES
Ll S'!'ED IN SC II I3DUI.E A. SIlt'11 i\S IH IT
NOT LIMITED TO '1'111 , DOM i\ IN Ni\M I,S
I'O KERS'!',\ I{S.C'OM; I'lII.LTII .TI'OKEICCOM ;
i\HSOI.UTEI'OK ER.C'OM; I I1: 1'1 Mi\TEI3 E,!,.COI'vl;
and Im.COM; '\1 ,1. I(I GII T, '1' 1'1'1.1 ' , i\ NI) IN'I EH I,:s- r
IN '1'11 10 PIWPI ,RT Il,S Ll ST E)) IN SC III ' I)l JI. E
11 ; and ;\LL IU GIIT, T ITI. E, i\ND
INTI-:t( I,ST IN TilE l'IWP Eln IES I.IS rEi)
IN Sl'IlED LJI.E C.
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R,\ YMUNIJ IIITi\R, hcreinaner Claimanl , bein g duly swu m , deposes and slates
under penalty o r perjury:
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'I h ~ !:lets slaled in Ihi s Pclition arc lI'ue 10 my own knowledge, I herehy

make claim to the foll ow ing asse lS, which hav e bCt: 1l restrain cd. seized and referen ced in

the V(' rillcd Aill ended l \ >Illplaint ("Cum plaint ") (II' I'I"intire United Stntes or i\mcricn
(hcrcillnftcr " the GOVl,.'rtlmC III " ).

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Spct:ilici.dl y, I have.: lega l ami l:quilt-lblc ow nership interests in vari ous

CUIllJ1i.1I1ks (se t uut

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th e liovl.'rIlmCIlI 'S Firsl Amended COl11plail1t) ill varyin g

pcn,:cl1lagcs illdllclin g ownership interests ill Full Tilt Ltd . and Tiltwarc LLl'.

I al so

cluilll oWll cr:-; hip in th l! domaill nmlles o f' s\l ch ent ities, whi ch llic gove rnm ent seeks

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additioll (0 Ill y o WIl ~ r s llip inl\.'rc'; t in thl! l'ompalli cs li sted in th e

preccd in g paragraph , I ha ve legal and cl.luitahl e oWllership intcn.:sts ill th e bank account s

or tlHlse cU lilpani es as wl!ll as a bank account ill Ill)' name , as se t uut in the
(i oVC nlIll CIII 'S

I ~ x hibit s hJ

the

First I\m clld cti Comp lainl and iIH,;orplllatc..:d hy n,' iCrellce herein, including,

bill not limited to the li llluwing hallk accou llt s:
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(IL'C\,. 1\1I1t

Dallas ,

nUl1lilL'red I X92CJ:.I7 126 held al CO lllcril:H Bank ,
ill Ihe IlHnH': oi' Tiltwarc. and all fund s

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tra ceahl e

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"CClll lllt llllmbered I X')294 7 134 Irdd at Cl1me";e"
I)allas, Texas . in lire nallle or Tiltwarc, and all
tnl cc ahh.: tlll,:rdo ; illld

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Accolilli IHII1Ihe rcd (i1I KI IU! OS ('(),JS 42.1<1 nX77 (,(, he ld
al Nat\Vcsl r ill till..' flUlll e or Itll }, lll OIHI IJilar. alld all fund s
Imccahl e Ihc rel(l.

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~vl y int cl'~s l

ownership: an oWllership

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a hllvc ~ rc fc n":lH.: cd

inl c rc~ 1 nClJll ircd

pr() pcrLi cs is lega l and equitahle

hy my lawflll cslahli shlllCIH o f those entit ies

illid my clltirci y la w ful hard work pcrfo nll ed I'l l!" ~:lid compani es o ve r the yea rs.

assl..'ts suhject 10

forrc itlll'L'

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prucccds

1101' ill strlllllcnluliti l,;s

of till )'

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in an y

j urisdi ction in the Unit ed Stal es ur elsewhere.

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rvly ci a i 111

III Ih l!sC propcl1ics.

Ihe spcc ilictl p rnpc r ty b su periur tu the

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I di spUlC IIII.! gOVl! nllll{'Il" S Ibrll 'illlrc al kgntions il lld I rcqucsl

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opporlUllil y 10 chall enge the go vernm ent 's (fll-l"c iturc c hlim ; hoth the factual allegati ons

and legal clilim s. as cUill aillcJ ill the ( 'ullIplail1l.
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lin 1\ 1( , here h y

lind llIadc IIIHkr pCIl:tlt y

I'e ril ), Ihal Ihe Il lfcgoing ra"" a rc Irlle a nd W 'TeCI,
H:l sco lI (1011 the Itu"
cgllill g, I herehy dellland

pCljury .

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n..: :-o litliliOI1 01" Ihe propert y dCSlTihcd hl! fc and th e ri ghl 1O li k Ih i:-- Claim pUl suant In

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RA YMONI) IIII'I\ R, w ho . a lkr I'rcsl"IIlillg Ihc ro llow ing idc ,"i fica lill n :

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correc t, done undl'r pl'l1illti cs o fpcriu ry .

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