Ponzi Scheme

SEC charges BitConnect founder with $2B scam as promoter pleads guilty
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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...
$100M BTC Ponzi scheme Finiko founder arrested in Russia
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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...
SEC charges ‘BTCTre’ Trevon James and others who promoted BitConnect
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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...
OneCoin update: Ruja Ignatova and associate default on $4B fraud suit
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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...
Argyle Coin founder escapes $4.5M penalty in digital currency fraud
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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...
US court orders UK man behind Control-Finance scam to pay $572M
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30 March, 2021

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...
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