US court orders UK man behind Control-Finance scam to pay $572M
Benjamin Reynolds, the founder of Control-Finance, is accused of misleading investors to believe he would invest their BTC, which authorities said he pocketed.
Benjamin Reynolds, the founder of Control-Finance, is accused of misleading investors to believe he would invest their BTC, which authorities said he pocketed.
The U.S. regulator is seeking over $572 million from the operator of BTC scam Control-Finance in restitution and penalty.
The CFTC plans to move for a default judgment after securing a Certificate of Default against Reynolds, and a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal.
The CFTC has requested default and a voluntary dismissal of its action against Control-Finance and its operator Benjamin Reynolds who it claims defrauded $147M.
The CFTC and the South Korean gov’t are pursuing Ben Reynolds, the operator behind Control-Finance crypto scam who’s vanished since he defrauded 1,000+ clients.