Alleged Promoter of BitConnect Crypto Scam Charged in Australia
The accused faces a lengthy prison sentence if convicted.
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The $2 billion crypto fraud scheme Bitconnect and its founder have been charged in the U.S. In a parallel enforcement action, a Bitconnect director and top promoter has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the U.S. “The Bitconnect scheme is believed to be the largest cryptocurrency fraud ever charged criminally,” said the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
US Authorities Take Action Against Bitconnect and Its Founder
U.S. authorities continue to take action against the fraudulent crypto trading scheme Bitconnect and its executives this week. “The Bitconnect....
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is selling cryptocurrency worth $56 million that was seized from the “number one promoter” of Bitconnect, the largest crypto fraud scheme ever charged criminally. Investors were fraudulently induced to invest over $2 billion. The Bitconnect promoter faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
US Selling Crypto Worth $56M Seized From Bitconnect’s ‘Number One Promoter’
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it is selling $56 million in seized cryptocurrency to compensate victims of the....
The U.S. has sentenced a Los Angeles man to 38 months in federal prison for his role in the $3.4 billion Bitconnect crypto Ponzi scheme. He admitted to earning no less than $24 million from the scam, all of which will now be “repaid to investors in restitution or forfeited to the government,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) explained.
US Bitconnect Promoter Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that a Los Angeles man has been sentenced to “38 months in prison for his participation in Bitconnect.”....
It will just be a matter of time until authorities catch up on BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani and face the charges against him. Kumbhani was accused by a US federal grand jury for orchestrating a $2.4 billion bitcoin Ponzi scam. He was charged with wire fraud, commodities price manipulation, operating an unregistered money transmitting business. […]
Former director and promoter of the BitConnect Ponzi scheme, Glenn Arcaro, pled guilty on Wednesday in federal court to fraud charges. His participation in a massive conspiracy involving the crypto exchange defrauded investors of over $2 billion. The United States Department of Justice, Southern District of California, published this announcement on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. This case […]