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CFTC Alleges 4 Individuals Defrauded Customers in $1M Bitcoin Trading Scheme

The CFTC alleged four individuals stole close to $1 million from customers by promising returns from a bitcoin trading scheme.

Atualizado 14 de set. de 2021, 9:55 a.m. Publicado 14 de set. de 2020, 6:32 p.m. Traduzido por IA

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged four individuals with defrauding victims with a bitcoin investment scheme.

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According to a press release Monday, the CFTC alleged Texas residents Mayco Alexis Maldonado Garcia, Cesar Castaneda and Rodrigo Jose Castro Molina, and Florida resident Joel Castaneda Garcia defrauded 27 individuals through the Global Trading Club, a bitcoin trading business that was said to increase customer deposits.
The alleged victims deposited at least $989,000 with the defendants.
The defendants posted "misleading trading statements" to indicate the customers had earned "significant amounts of money" from the trading scheme, when in reality they did not, the CFTC said in a legal filing.
Customers were unable to withdraw funds.
The CFTC is looking for a permanent injunction, penalties and disgorgement.

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Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He won a Gerald Loeb award in the beat reporting category as part of CoinDesk's blockbuster FTX coverage in 2023, and was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.