The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 002) 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 57, 58, 148, 149, 184, 193, 230 were read on this motion to/for DISMISSAL. The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 006) 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 139, 140, 141, 142 were read on this motion to/for DISMISSAL. The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 007) 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 121, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 were read on this motion to/for DISMISS. DECISION ORDER ON MOTION This action arises from an international money laundering scheme where the participants stole more than $101 million from an account plaintiff Bangladesh Bank maintains at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York Fed). Unknown North Korean hackers allegedly infiltrated plaintiff’s computer network in Bangladesh and issued multiple unauthorized payment orders to transfer funds from plaintiff’s New York Fed account to various bank accounts in the Philippines and elsewhere. (NYSCEF Doc. No. [NYSCEF] 1, Complaint 3.) The stolen funds were then laundered through two gambling casinos in the Philippines operated by two of the defendants herein, defendants Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, Inc. (BRHI) d/b/a Solaire Resort & Casino and Eastern Hawaii Leisure Company, Ltd. (EHL) d/b/a Midas Hotel & Casino. (Id. 25, 25, 262, 271.) In motion sequence number 002, BRHI moves, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) and (8), to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and for failing to state a cause of action. BRHI also moves under CPLR 327 (a) for dismissal for forum non conveniens.1 In motion sequence number 006, EHL moves, pursuant to CPLR 306-b and CPLR 3211 (a) (8), to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. EHL also moves for dismissal under CPLR 327 (a) for forum non conveniens. In motion sequence number 007, defendant Kam Sin Wong a/k/a Kim Wong (Wong) moves, pursuant to CPLR 306-b and CPLR 3211 (a) (8), to dismiss on the ground he was not properly served. BACKGROUND The following facts are drawn primarily from the complaint and are assumed to be true for purposes of this motion. (See Kronos, Inc. v. AVX Corp., 81 NY2d 90, 92 [1993].) A. The Parties Plaintiff is the central bank of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. (NYSCEF 1, Complaint 43.) Plaintiff uses “SWIFT” messages to create and confirm cross-border financial transactions on the “SWIFTLIVE” system via the SWIFT Alliance Access application. (Id. 75 and 131-132.) Since 1972, plaintiff has held its international reserves in a custodial account at the New York Fed and conducts most of its international transactions in United States dollars (USD) through that account. (Id.
45-46.) Defendant Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) is one of the largest banks in the Philippines. (Id. 11.) RCBC maintains correspondent U.S. bank accounts at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Wells Fargo), Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) and Citibank, N.A. (Citibank) at branches in New York and Pennsylvania. (Id.
