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新泽西州法院暂停美国证券交易委员会对CG区块链的诉讼

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美国一家法院暂停审理两名区块链企业家涉嫌从投资者手中诈骗3000多万美元的案件。法院在做出裁决时援引了针对这两人类似的刑事案件。

应美国政府的请求，新泽西法院中止了对波阿斯·马诺尔（Boaz Manor）和伊迪丝·帕尔多（Edith Pardo）的诉讼。斯坦利·切斯勒（Stanley Chesler）法官在裁决中称，美国证券交易委员会（SEC）提出的民事指控可能会干扰对这两人正在进行的刑事诉讼。切斯勒法官称，如果情况发生变化，两名被告可以寻求取消这一终止诉讼的决定。

几个月来，美国证券交易委员会一直在追查这两名被告，指控他们骗取投资者3000万美元的首次代币发行（ICO）资金。马诺尔和帕尔多是CG Blockchain和BCT公司的创始人，这两家公司声称要为对冲基金开发基于区块链的工具。他们的旗舰产品是Blockchain Terminal，这一工具可以使对冲基金能够记录他们在区块链上的交易。

据监管机构称，这两人向投资者谎称，他们已经招募了几家愿意为该产品付费的对冲基金。

此外，46岁的马诺尔对投资者隐瞒了重要信息。最关键的是，他因在加拿大诈骗别人1.06亿美元而被判刑。他因证券诈骗罪入狱四年。他还被禁止在证券行业的任何职位任职。

据称，马诺尔与68岁的密歇根州居民帕尔多联手，为CG区块链组织了一个3000万美元的ICO。为了隐藏自己他自己带有污点的身份，他染了头发，蓄了胡子，取了一个新名字——肖恩·麦克唐纳德（Shaun MacDonald）。同时，帕尔多伪装成了一个富有并且相信这家公司具备潜力的投资者。

美国证券交易委员会指控这两人共谋实施电汇欺诈，该罪行最高可判20年监禁。司法部也对这两人提起诉讼，指控他们进行电汇和证券欺诈，随着这些罪行而来的还有20年的监禁以及500万美元的罚款。

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New Jersey court pauses SEC suit against CG Blockchain

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A U.S. court has hit pause on a case brought against two blockchain entrepreneurs who allegedly defrauded over $30 million from investors. The court cited a parallel criminal case against the two while making its ruling.

The New Jersey court stayed the case against Boaz Manor and Edith Pardo upon request from the U.S. government. In his ruling, Judge Stanley Chesler stated that the civil charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could interfere with an ongoing criminal suit against the two. The two defendants can seek to lift the stay if circumstances change, Judge Chesler stated.

The SEC has been pursuing the two defendants for several months now for allegedly duping investors in a $30 million ICO. Manor and Pardo were founders of CG Blockchain and BCT Inc., two companies that claimed to develop blockchain-powered tools for hedge funds. Their flagship product was Blockchain Terminal, a tool that would enable hedge funds to record their transactions on the blockchain.

The two lied to investors that they had recruited several hedge funds which were willing to pay for the product, according to the regulator.

Moreover, the 46-year-old Manor withheld crucial information from the investors. The most critical was the fact that he had been convicted in Canada for fraud amounting to $106 million. He spent four years behind bars for securities fraud. He had also been banned from serving in any position in the securities industry.

Manor allegedly teamed up with Pardo, a 68-year-old Michigan resident to organize a $30 million ICO for CG Blockchain. To hide his tainted identity, he dyed his hair, grew a beard and took up a new name—Shaun MacDonald. Meanwhile, Pardo posed as a wealthy investor who believed in the potential of the firm.

The SEC charged the two with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The Department of Justice also filed a lawsuit against the two, charging them with wire and securities fraud, a crime which carries yet another 20 years in prison and a $5 million fine.

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