2023-1-7 13:36 |
The DOJ has arrested and filed fraud charges against Ramon Perez, 40, and Nestor Nunez, 64, both of whom promoted the Forcount Ponzi scheme. origin »
|
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday arrested nine people for running a crypto ponzi scheme that posed as a trading and mining company.
2022-12-16 15:13 | |
|
|
According to a newly unsealed indictment. Frank Schneider, a notorious player in the OneCoin Ponzi scheme, will face charges of wire fraud and money laundering upon extradition to the U.S.
2022-12-8 00:06 | |
|
|
OneCoin was a $4 billion ponzi scheme.
2022-12-8 17:18 | |
|
|
The multi-level marketing organization raised over 80,000 bitcoin from 100,000 investors.
2022-11-5 22:23 | |
|
|
The head-trader of crypto platform EmpiresX pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit a securities fraud. The charges on the alleged are in connected with a global ponzi scheme that defraudeThe post EmpiresX: What now as head trader pleads guilty to $100 million ponzi scheme appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-9-9 21:00 | |
|
|
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed charges against an Ohia man and his companies for misappropriating more than $12 million from customers in a cryptocurrency-fueled Ponzi scheme.
2022-8-13 19:09 | |
|
|
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged eleven individuals with running a cryptocurrency pyramid and Ponzi scheme targeting retail investors globally. The post SEC Charges Forsage Founders for Operating $300M Ponzi Scheme appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-8-2 01:00 | |
|
|
Like any financial system, the crypto space has its fair share of scams and pyramid schemes. Amidst the growing adoption and emergence of more of these schemes, the SEC has indicted 11 individuals for their connection with a global crypto Ponzi Scheme that spanned two years.
2022-8-2 00:09 | |
|
|
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has filed charges against 11 individuals in connection with a fraudulent crypto project that raised over $300 million from investors across the world.
2022-8-2 20:53 | |
|
|
The SEC has charged the team behind Forsage for allegedly running a crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme, which may have cost investors over $300 million worldwide. Both Pyramid and Ponzi...
2022-8-2 20:33 | |
|
|
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged 11 people tied to the alleged $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme Forsage with fraud on Monday.
2022-8-2 20:12 | |
|
|
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office in Korea is investigating whether it can bring charges of a Ponzi scheme against Terraform Lab’s CEO, Do Kwon. The post Korean Prosecutors Consider Bringing Ponzi Scheme Charges Against Terraform Labs’ CEO appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-5-21 14:30 | |
|
|
Two U.S. residents have been charged with running a crypto Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded hundreds of investors out of a collective $44 million.
2022-5-20 00:55 | |
|
|
Tuesday’s charges are just the latest in the CFTC’s efforts to regulate the crypto industry.
2022-3-9 23:02 | |
|
|
Former BitConnect promoter Glenn Arcaro has pled guilty to his role in the saga, but the whereabouts of the firm’s founder, Satish Kumbhani, are unknown.
2021-9-2 05:13 | |
|
|
U. S. Security Exchange Commission announced yesterday that it has charged five individuals involved in the BitConnect cryptocurrency lending program in 2017, for promoting unregistered digital asset securities.
2021-5-30 21:24 | |
|
|
The SEC says five individuals "promoted a global unregistered digital asset securities offering."
2021-5-29 00:48 | |
|
|
The SEC is bringing an enforcement action against the promoters of the infamous BitConnect Ponzi scheme
2021-5-29 22:42 | |
|
|
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a cryptocurrency trader for allegedly being involved in a ponzi scheme defrauding more than $5 million from over 170 investors. The accusThe post US SEC charges crypto trader 'Coin Signals' in $5 million fraud case appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-1-27 02:00 | |
|
|
The US government says it has extradited Gutemberg Dos Santos, the co-founder of the Airbit Club Ponzi scheme from Panama and he now awaits his trial in a Manhattan court. Dos Santos is facing charges relating to his role in perpetuating a “cryptocurrency” scam which defrauded victims of “tens of millions of dollars.
2020-12-1 16:15 | |
|
|
The founder of the Bitclub Network admitted charges against him of selling unregistered securities and filing a false tax return. The damage from Bitclub's actions is estimated at $722 million.
2020-9-9 23:04 | |
|
|
A Bitclub Network Ponzi scheme promoter has admitted to charges of selling unregistered securities and to subscribing to a false tax return in connection with his role in the $722 million fraud scam.
2020-9-7 02:45 | |
|
|
The U. S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two Maryland based companies over a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded approximately 1,200 investors, of more than $27 million by promising The post U.
2020-8-29 22:03 | |
|
|
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged five operators of global crypto ‘Ponzi-scheme’ with fraud and money laundering. According to a release by the US Attorney’s Office, the five intentionally participated in an elaborate plot to defraud investors by promising guaranteed high returns through crypto mining.
2020-8-20 12:39 | |
|
|
One of four men charged with defrauding investors of over $722 million through a long-running cryptomining scheme has pleaded guilty to charges against him.
2020-7-11 12:22 | |
|
|
The CFTC has charged a Colorado individual for allegedly defrauding investors out of more than $500K via a crypto trading scheme
2020-2-16 19:32 | |
|
|
More skulduggery in the cryptocurrency space as two Arizona men who fronted a million-dollar Crypto Ponzi scheme are arrested on money laundering charges. Crypto Ponzi Scheme Targeted Major Baseball League Players Another day, another deliciously wicked scam in the cryptocurrency space.
2020-2-7 16:00 | |
|
|
The Onecoin scam, a multi-level Ponzi scheme that acquired $4 billion from investors has been falling apart at the seams. Criminal proceedings have started against Onecoin leaders and one alleged associate who was found guilty of laundering $400 million has asked a New York judge for more time to process an acquittal motion.
2019-12-11 22:30 | |
|
|
A Manhattan court convicted Mark Scott, OneCoin's lawyer, for fraud after he laundered $400 million for the crypto Ponzi scheme.
2019-11-23 21:10 | |
|
|
A Las Vegas man is charged with raising at least $11 million from cryptocurrency investors he promised to trade binary options for, and make gains of up to 300%. According to the charges the money was sent from new clients to previous ones in a classic Ponzi scheme manner.
2019-10-18 04:26 | |
|
|
Circle Society, Corp. , and its owner, David Gilbert Saffron, have been charged with fraud relating to an Bitcoin and crypto asset investment scheme. The Nevada-based firm is suspected of operating an $11 million binary options scheme.
2019-10-18 23:00 | |
|
|
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Daniel Pacheco, claiming he sold unregistered securities and raised $26 million with a crypto-related Ponzi scheme he ran through his companies IPro Solutions LLC and IPro Network LLC.
2019-5-24 00:08 | |
|
|
OneCoin, the alleged Ponzi scheme, may have finally come to an end as a U. S. lawsuit indicting its founders and $4 billion revenues becomes formal. OneCoin: Class Action Demand By $103K Investor A class action document filed May 7 at the US Southern District Court of New York brings multiple charges against four executives behind OneCoin: brother and sister duo Konstantin Ignatov and Ruja Ignatova, Sebastian Greenwood and Mark Scott.
2019-5-9 16:00 | |
|
|
Following his arrest by authorities at LAX airport, Konstantin Ignatov, leader of the OneCoin ponzi scam, now faces charges. His sister, Ruja, who founded OneCoin, also faces multiple charges of fraud and money laundering — although currently remains at large.
2019-3-9 20:00 | |
|
|
In the cryptocurrency world, there has never been a shortage of dodgy projects, Ponzi Schemes, and outright scams. Most of those projects are all in the past, yet new ones tend to pop up every now and then.
2019-3-1 12:12 | |
|
|
The Taiwanese authorities have officially pressed charges against the seven fraudsters who were arrested in June last year for allegedly running a bitcoin-powered Ponzi scheme, reported local news source Focus Taiwan on January 18, 2019.
2019-1-21 16:00 | |
|
|
In a landmark case for the cryptocurrency industry, a federal judge has ruled that a cryptocurrency caught in the midst of a lawsuit is a commodity, court documents reveal.
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
|
|
MicroStrategy только что приобрела 10,107 BTC на сумму около $1. 1 млрд по цене $105,596. Компания также подала заявку в SEC на создание «полки для ценных бумаг» (mixed securities shelf). Это позволит им собрать дополнительные деньги через продажу акций и других ценных бумаг, которые, в свою очередь, будут использованы для покупки BTC и других нужд компании.
Nasdaq submits an SEC filing to allow in-kind transfers of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, simplifying the process for authorized participants. In a filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq proposed on behalf of BlackRock to amend certain…
Ripple Labs has filed a request with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit seeking an April 16, 2025 deadline for its cross-appeal brief in the Ripple vs. SEC case. The Ripple Labs legal team filed the request…
SEC сняла запрет на хранение криптовалюты в банках, отменив правило SAB 121. Теперь банки США могут предлагать клиентам услуги по хранению криптовалютных активов. SAB 121 — правило, которое не позволяло банкам заниматься хранением криптовалюты, ограничивая их участие в этом сегменте.
The crypto market is likely to stay in a holding pattern as traders await key developments in late January, analysts at QCP Capital suggest. The market has been drifting lower, despite the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s announcement of a…
Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The company is seeking a ruling from the court that cryptocurrency trades conducted on its platform are not subject to…
Trump’s U.S. SEC began its reboot with a dedicated effort to dispel crypto regulatory ambiguity persistent under the previous administration.