Fraud

Latvia issues digital currency fraud warning
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20 October, 2020

Latvia issues digital currency fraud warning

Latvia’s Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC) recently published a digital currency fraud warning. The FCMC’s official statement is titled,

Rocketfuel drags co-founder to court over alleged patent fraud
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17 October, 2020

Rocketfuel drags co-founder to court over alleged patent fraud

Joseph Page is accused of defrauding payments firm Rocketfuel Blockchain as well as misrepresenting the patent applications of the company.
Arizona orders Nigerian man to stop digital currency investment offering
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9 October, 2020

Arizona orders Nigerian man to stop digital currency investment offering

Abuchi Okoye is accused of stealing the identity of an Arizona registered securities dealer and using it to solicit investment...
BTC escrow firm CEO faces 60 years in jail over alleged $7M scam
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7 October, 2020

BTC escrow firm CEO faces 60 years in jail over alleged $7M scam

John Barry Thompson is charged with two counts of wire fraud and commodities fraud which collectively carry a maximum prison...
SEC charges man involved in Florida digital currency fraud
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2 October, 2020

SEC charges man involved in Florida digital currency fraud

Thomas J. Gity claimed to be a highly-successful digital asset trader in soliciting investment from at least 18 victims, the...
US regulator demands jury trial for alleged digital currency fraud
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2 October, 2020

US regulator demands jury trial for alleged digital currency fraud

The U.S. SEC is pursuing damages from Swedish national Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson on behalf of “thousands of retail investors.”
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