Ex-fintech CEO sentenced to 3.75 years over price manipulation scheme
A federal judge in Florida recognized the HYDRO token as an investment contract qualifying as a security under SEC guidelines. ...
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Juan Tacuri Pleads Guilty in $8.4 Million Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Juan Tacuri, 46, of Greenacres, Florida, a senior promoter behind the Forcount cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy ...
New York Attorney General Sues Two Crypto Companies for Alleged $1,000,000,000 Pyramid Scheme
The Attorney General of New York is suing two crypto firms for their alleged role in a $1 billion pyramid ...
DOJ Arrests CFO of Media Outlet Epoch Times for Alleged $67,000,000 Money Laundering Scheme Involving Crypto
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York (USAO-SDNY), is charging the chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, ...
Ex-Investment Banker and Registered Broker Busted in $1,500,000 Crypto Fraud Scheme: DOJ
A former investment banker and registered broker has been sentenced for masterminding a $1.5 million crypto fraud scheme. In a ...
The Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Paradox
"Ponzi scheme" has become a byword for all manner of financial frauds and monetary scams. When a rapid six month ...
US DOJ Indicts Manhattan Man on Fraud Charges Related to $43,000,000 Fake Crypto Ponzi Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has just announced the indictment of a New York man who allegedly ran a ...
Crypto Exchange Executives and 29 Other People Accused of Running $24,560,000 Fraud Scheme in Taiwan: Report
Authorities in Taiwan are reportedly accusing crypto exchange executives and dozens of others of running a multimillion-dollar crypto scam. According ...
‘Starkly fraudulent’ Scottish scheme revealed in crypto laundering case
The only sign of life at a boggy field 45 minutes outside Edinburgh is a faded black and white poster ...
Alleged $300,000,000 Crypto Ponzi Scheme in Texas Targeted by SEC As 17 Individuals Face Charges
US authorities have charged 17 people for their alleged involvement in a multi-million-dollar crypto Ponzi scheme. In a new press ...