Blockchair's logo

 
News Aggregator

News Aggregator

1 month ago
Norway Charges Four Over $87 Million Crypto Investment Fraud Decrypt 18 Feb 2025

Norway Charges Four Over $87 Million Crypto Investment Fraud

Norway has charged four individuals in connection with an alleged $87 million cryptocurrency investment fraud involving fake product packages.

 Las Vegas man accused of running $24M crypto-linked Ponzi scheme Cointelegraph 15 Feb 2025

Las Vegas man accused of running $24M crypto-linked Ponzi scheme

Las Vegas man Brent Kovar is accused of orchestrating a $24M Ponzi scheme linked to cryptocurrency, promising high returns to investors.

4 months ago
Crypto Ponzi Scheme Exposed: IcomTech Leaders Sentenced to Decade Behind Bars Bitcoinist 05 Dec 2024

Crypto Ponzi Scheme Exposed: IcomTech Leaders Sentenced to Decade Behind Bars

The US Department of Justice has sentenced the leaders of the IcomTech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme to significant prison terms. They defrauded thousands of investors, causing millions in financial losses. This sentencing concludes a major legal battle against the fraudulent activities of IcomTech.

5 months ago
US Sends Crypto Promoter to Prison for 20 Years in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme Bitcoin.com 17 Oct 2024

US Sends Crypto Promoter to Prison for 20 Years in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

A crypto promoter has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands, mainly within U.S. Spanish-speaking communities. The scheme posed as a crypto mining operation, promising returns while pocketing millions, with over $3.6 million forfeited.

Promoter of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison Coincu 16 Oct 2024

Promoter of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Juan Tacuri, a promoter of a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Promoter of crypto ‘Ponzi scheme’ Forcount sentenced to 20 years in prison The Block 16 Oct 2024

Promoter of crypto ‘Ponzi scheme’ Forcount sentenced to 20 years in prison

Juan Tacuri sentenced to 20 years for crypto Ponzi scheme, Forcount, after defrauding investors for millions and spending on luxury goods.

Crypto Scandal: Here’s How This 86-Year Old Defrauded Investors And Later Got Caught Bitcoinist 10 Oct 2024

Crypto Scandal: Here’s How This 86-Year Old Defrauded Investors And Later Got Caught

An 86-year-old former attorney, David Kagel, has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $14 million in restitution for his role in a crypto Ponzi scheme. Kagel pled guilty to conspiracy to commit commodity fraud, defrauding investors out of millions.

86-Year-Old Former Lawyer to Pay $14 Million for Running Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Decrypt 09 Oct 2024

86-Year-Old Former Lawyer to Pay $14 Million for Running Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme

An 86-year-old former lawyer is set to pay $14 million for orchestrating a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme. He will serve probation at a senior care facility in Las Vegas, with a requirement to wear a monitoring device if he leaves.

 86-year-old to pay $14M after admitting to running crypto Ponzi scheme Cointelegraph 09 Oct 2024

86-year-old to pay $14M after admitting to running crypto Ponzi scheme

86-year-old David Kagel admits to running a crypto Ponzi scheme, agreeing to pay $14 million. Due to his age and health, prosecutors seek only a five-year probation sentence.

6 months ago
Crypto Ponzi Leader Receives 121-Month Prison Sentence Bitcoin.com 06 Oct 2024

Crypto Ponzi Leader Receives 121-Month Prison Sentence

David Carmona, leader of the Icomtech Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to over 10 years in prison for defrauding investors with false promises of cryptocurrency profits.

Crypto ‘Ponzi’ Scheme IcomTech CEO Gets 10 Years in Prison CryptoTale 05 Oct 2024

Crypto ‘Ponzi’ Scheme IcomTech CEO Gets 10 Years in Prison

David Carmona, founder of IcomTech, received a 10-year prison sentence for mishandling investor funds in a crypto Ponzi scheme.

IcomTech Ponzi Scheme Exposed With Scam Tokens Causing Losses Coincu 05 Oct 2024

IcomTech Ponzi Scheme Exposed With Scam Tokens Causing Losses

David Carmona sentenced to 121 months for IcomTech Ponzi scheme defrauding investors.

 Founder of crypto ‘Ponzi’ scheme’ IcomTech sentenced to 10 years in prison Cointelegraph 05 Oct 2024

Founder of crypto ‘Ponzi’ scheme’ IcomTech sentenced to 10 years in prison

David Carmona, founder of the IcomTech crypto Ponzi scheme, sentenced to 10 years for defrauding victims of $8.4 million.

Crypto Ponzi Scheme IcomTech’s Mastermind Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Coinotag 05 Oct 2024

Crypto Ponzi Scheme IcomTech’s Mastermind Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

David Carmona, mastermind behind the IcomTech Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The scheme involved duping victims into investing in fake crypto trading and mining operations with false promises of doubled returns.

IcomTech founder David Carmona sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for role in ‘cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme’ The Block 04 Oct 2024

IcomTech founder David Carmona sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for role in ‘cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme’

IcomTech founder David Carmona sentenced to nearly 10 years for Ponzi scheme involvement.

7 months ago
US Court Imposes $209 Million Penalty in Crypto Ponzi Scheme Bitcoin.com 05 Sep 2024

US Court Imposes $209 Million Penalty in Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has fined an Oregon resident and his entities over $209 million for operating Ponzi schemes under the guise of crypto and carbon investment programs.

Oregon Man To Pay Over $209 Million For Supposed Crypto Ponzi Scheme Cryptonews 04 Sep 2024

Oregon Man To Pay Over $209 Million For Supposed Crypto Ponzi Scheme

An Oregon man, Sam Ikkurty, must pay over $209 million to the CFTC for running a multi-million dollar crypto Ponzi scheme. The agency recovered $18 million in assets from the fraud.

Singapore Court Sentences Crypto Ponzi Scheme Mastermind To Six Years In Prison 99Bitcoins 28 Aug 2024

Singapore Court Sentences Crypto Ponzi Scheme Mastermind To Six Years In Prison

A Singapore court sentenced a key figure in a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme to six years in prison on August 26, 2024.

SEC Charges Adam Brothers in $60 Million Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Involving Tether Coinotag 28 Aug 2024

SEC Charges Adam Brothers in $60 Million Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Involving Tether

The SEC has charged the Adam Brothers in a $60 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme involving Tether, highlighting the need for investor vigilance in the crypto space.

SEC Charges Two Brothers Over Alleged $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme Decrypt 28 Aug 2024

SEC Charges Two Brothers Over Alleged $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The SEC accuses the Adam brothers of defrauding investors by claiming their funds would be placed in a lending pool to fund “flash loans.”

SEC Cracks Down on $60M Crypto Ponzi Scheme: How Two Brothers Fooled 80+ Investors Coinpedia 28 Aug 2024

SEC Cracks Down on $60M Crypto Ponzi Scheme: How Two Brothers Fooled 80+ Investors

SEC takes legal action against Jonathan and Tanner Adam for running a $60M Ponzi scheme involving a fake crypto trading bot.

SEC Freezes Assets in $60 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving Crypto Trading Bot Promises Coinotag 28 Aug 2024

SEC Freezes Assets in $60 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving Crypto Trading Bot Promises

The SEC has frozen assets in a $60 million Ponzi scheme involving promises around a crypto trading bot, implicating brothers Jonathan and Tanner Adam.

SEC Freezes Assets of Crypto Trading Bot Operators in Alleged Ponzi Scheme Bitcoin.com 28 Aug 2024

SEC Freezes Assets of Crypto Trading Bot Operators in Alleged Ponzi Scheme

The SEC has frozen the assets of Jonathan and Tanner Adam, accusing them of operating a $60 million Ponzi scheme using a crypto trading bot. Over 80 investors were defrauded. The SEC aims for injunctions.

SEC Charges Two Brothers In A $60 Million Ponzi Scheme 99Bitcoins 27 Aug 2024

SEC Charges Two Brothers In A $60 Million Ponzi Scheme

The SEC has charged Jonathan and Tanner Adam with operating a $60 million Ponzi scheme.

SEC Cracks Down On Brothers Behind $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme – Details Bitcoinist 27 Aug 2024

SEC Cracks Down On Brothers Behind $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme – Details

The SEC charged Jonathan and Tanner Adam for running a $60 million Ponzi scheme under a crypto investment guise.

SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60 Million Cryptocurrency Trading Bot Ponzi Scheme Blockonomi 27 Aug 2024

SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60 Million Cryptocurrency Trading Bot Ponzi Scheme

The SEC charged brothers Jonathan and Tanner Adam with orchestrating a $60 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme using a fake trading bot. Over 80 investors were affected between January 2023 and June 2024. The brothers allegedly used investor funds for personal luxuries, including a $30 million condo.

Brothers Charged in $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme: The Rise of Crypto Scams and Investor Deception Coinotag 27 Aug 2024

Brothers Charged in $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme: The Rise of Crypto Scams and Investor Deception

Brothers were charged in a $60 million crypto Ponzi scheme, highlighting the rise of crypto scams and investor deception as cryptocurrency trading surges.

SEC Charged Two Brothers for $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme: Here’s The Report Coingape 27 Aug 2024

SEC Charged Two Brothers for $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme: Here’s The Report

The SEC charged two brothers for orchestrating a $60 million crypto Ponzi scheme, targeting new and naive investors.

SEC Accuses Two Brothers of Operating a $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme Cointurk 27 Aug 2024

SEC Accuses Two Brothers of Operating a $60 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

SEC accuses two brothers of operating a $60 million crypto Ponzi scheme involving a fake crypto trade bot.

SEC Charges Brothers in $60 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving Crypto Asset Trading Platform Coinotag 27 Aug 2024

SEC Charges Brothers in $60 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving Crypto Asset Trading Platform

The SEC has charged two brothers for executing a $60 million Ponzi scheme through a crypto asset trading platform, affecting numerous investors.

U.S. SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60M Ponzi Scam Using a Crypto Platform Coindesk 27 Aug 2024

U.S. SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60M Ponzi Scam Using a Crypto Platform

The U.S. SEC charged Jonathan and Tanner Adam for defrauding over 80 investors in a $60 million Ponzi scheme via a crypto trading platform.

SEC Charges Brothers in $60M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Involving Fake Trading Bot Cryptonews 27 Aug 2024

SEC Charges Brothers in $60M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Involving Fake Trading Bot

The SEC has charged two brothers for running a $60 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme involving a fake trading bot.