
Ponzi Scheme
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6 December, 2021
Coin Signals man pleads guilty to $5M BTC Ponzi scheme, faces 10 years in prison
Jeremy Spence, 25, posed as a successful trader, lured investors and made off with over $5 million, according to the...
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3 September, 2021
SEC charges BitConnect founder with $2B scam as promoter pleads guilty
The securities regulator has levied a new action against BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani and the lead U.S. promoter after they...
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20 August, 2021
$100M BTC Ponzi scheme Finiko founder arrested in Russia
Moscow police arrested Kirill Doronin on charges of allegedly defrauding $100 million from his investors, although some reports purport the...
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31 May, 2021
SEC charges ‘BTCTre’ Trevon James and others who promoted BitConnect
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it will commence action against a group of well-known online "influencers" associated with...
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21 May, 2021
OneCoin update: Ruja Ignatova and associate default on $4B fraud suit
OneCoin’s fugitive founder Ruja Ignatova and financier Gilbert Armenta were found by a judge to be in default of the...
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2 April, 2021
Argyle Coin founder escapes $4.5M penalty in digital currency fraud
Jose Angel Aman was sentenced in December 2020 to seven years in jail, in addition to paying $23 million in...