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Ponzi Schemes
GemCoin Founder Sentenced to 10 Years for $147M Crypto Scheme
The judge scheduled a restitution hearing for victim investors for this summer.

Man Gets 6 Years for $25M Diamond and Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Jose Angel Aman, charged with operating the fraudulent investment scheme, was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison and pay over $23 million in victim restitution by a federal court in Florida.

US Justice Department Extradites Alleged Co-Founder of Crypto Ponzi Scheme From Panama
The accused, Gutemberg Dos Santos, has been charged in an indictment and was extradited from Panama on Nov. 25.

Chinese Authorities Have Seized a Massive $4B in Crypto From PlusToken Scam
Cryptocurrencies worth billions of dollars have been seized during the police crackdown on the PlusToken Ponzi scheme in China.

Court Enters $900K Judgment Against Crypto Ponzi Scammer on Behalf of CFTC
Venture Capital Investments Ltd. raised $534,829 from 72 victims, falsely promising to invest funds in bitcoin and other assets.

Federal Jury Indicts Three Accused of Posing as Pastors in Alleged $28M Ponzi Scheme
Besides facing criminal charges, the accused pseudo-pastors were charged by the CFTC and the SEC with allegedly soliciting over 1,000 people for a fake crypto fund.

Inside a Crypto 'Ponzi': How the $6.5M Banana.Fund Fraud Unravelled
U.S. authorities are trying to return $6.5 million in bitcoin and tether to the victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme.

Quadriga Was a Ponzi Scheme, Ontario Securities Regulator Says
NEW: The Ontario Securities Commission has published a scathing report calling now-defunct Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX a "Ponzi," and denouncing the practices of founder and CEO Gerald Cotten.

CFTC Sues Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scammer for $500K Theft
The CFTC is charging Breonna Clark and Venture Capital Investments with defrauding investors by pretending to run a commodity pool invested in crypto and foreign currency contracts.

US Arrests 3 in Alleged Crypto Mining Pool Fraud Scheme
U.S. authorities have arrested three members of BitClub Network, alleging the mining pool is a long-running Ponzi scheme.
