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US DOJ convicts Las Vegas business owner in $24M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme targeting over 400 investors

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Feb 14, 2025

A Las Vegas entrepreneur was convicted of fraud and money laundering for running a $24M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, deceiving over 400 investors with false claims of AI-powered crypto mining, guaranteed 30% returns, and FDIC-backed security. Prosecutors revealed...

US DoJ sentences founder of Miami-based cryptocurrency token CluCoin to 27 months for wire fraud, with $1.14m in restitution and asset forfeiture

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Feb 14, 2025

Initially focused on charity Taylor later shifted CluCoin’s focus to NFTs, gaming, and a metaverse platform. To drive interest, he organized “NFTCon: Into the Metaverse” in Miami in April 2022. Following the event, Taylor accessed the funds from CLU investors and...

US DoJ convicts two Estonian nationals for operating a multi-faceted cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, defrauding hundreds of thousands worldwide in a $577 million fraud

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Feb 13, 2025

The dashboard displayed fake profit data while founders spent the proceeds on luxury properties, vehicles, and investments. They have agreed to forfeit over $400 million in assets which will be used to compensate victims through a remission process. Both pleaded...

ICIJ reports that a Canadian businessman, previously investigated in the Pandora Papers, has been sentenced to a U.S. prison for attempting to conceal over $40 million in cryptocurrency

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Feb 11, 2025

Patel, founder of Payza, ran a platform that allegedly facilitated criminal activities, including Ponzi schemes and illicit sales. Despite claiming minimal assets during his 2020 sentencing Patel secretly amassed 450 bitcoin in a Binance wallet before moving it to a...

CPS: Three convicted money launderers have been ordered to repay £23.6 m after illegally obtaining Australian dollars and laundering them through cryptocurrency

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jan 17, 2025

Masterminded by James Parker the scam exploited a loophole in a crypto exchange allowing his associates to withdraw millions before his death in 2021. Authorities have recovered significant assets with the CPS emphasizing its commitment to targeting proceeds of...
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