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SEC charges "Veri" token promoter Reggie Middleton with fraud, freezes assets

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 13th, 2019

SEC Files Emergency Action Against Organizer of ‘Fraudulent’ $15 Million ICO

The SEC is seeking to freeze the assets of Reggie Middleton, organizer of the $14.8 million Veritaseum (VERI) ICO......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskAug 13th, 2019

Reggie Middleton Reaches $9.5 Million SEC Settlement Over ICO Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $9.5 million settlement with Reggie Middleton, organizer of the fraught Veritaseum initial coin offering......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskNov 1st, 2019

SEC Charges Adult Entertainment Token Platform With 2017 ICO Fraud

The U.S. SEC has charged the CEO of an online adult entertainment marketplace with running a fraudulent initial coin offering scheme......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskSep 23rd, 2019

Jacob Wohl (Finally) Charged With Felony By California Prosecutors

  The odyssey of finance miscreant Jacob Wohl has finally led to felony fraud charges for the 21-year-old and his Montgomery Assets partner, Matthew Johnson......»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkSep 5th, 2019

SEC Settles Charges With Crypto Token Issuers Accused of Fraud

The SEC settled charges with two individuals accused of selling unregistered securities with the Bitqy and BitqyM token sales......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskAug 29th, 2019

SEC freezes assets of alleged fraudsters targeting elderly

The Securities and Exchange Commission imposed an emergency assets freeze on Thursday related to charges that two individuals are running an alleged pump-and-dump s.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 18th, 2019

Police Freeze Accounts, Seize Luxury Cars in Probe of ICO Promoter Vanbex

Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, as part of a fraud probe into the firm's $22 million ICO......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 1st, 2019

Police Freeze Bank Accounts, Seize Luxury Cars in Probe of $22 Million ICO Promoter Vanbex

Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, as part of a fraud probe into the firm's $22 million ICO......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 1st, 2019

Crypto and Cannabis Investment Promoter Hit With Cease-and-Desist

The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist against a cryptocurrency and weed investment platform on alleged fraud charges......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 6th, 2018

Fyre Festival founder arrested (again) on fraud charges

It's shaping up to be another summer of trouble for Fyre Festival promoter Billy McFarland. Last year, the New Jersey native and entrepreneur was placed under arrest back after he charged exorbitant ticket prices for what turned out to be a fake l.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 20th, 2018

Florida attorney general charges duo with alleged $8M crypto fraud scheme

Criminal charges against the two men consist of money laundering and operating as an unlicensed money transmitter......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 10th, 2024

Trump Media hires Phoenix accounting firm in wake of SEC charges

Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of former President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform, has hired a Phoenix accounting firm to handle its audit work after the SEC charged Trump Media's former accounting firm with fraud......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 7th, 2024

Dutch Authorities Arrest ZKasino Team Member Amid Rug Pull Allegations

Dutch financial crime investigators arrested a 26-year-old man on Monday for charges of fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering related to an alleged rug pull scheme behind the Web3 gambling network ZKasino. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 4th, 2024

Chief Of Staff In Trump Aide"s Inner Circle Pleads Guilty To $1B Fraud Scheme

Yvette Wang, the chief of staff to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, has pleaded guilty to a fraud conspiracy involving over $1 billion, just weeks before Guo's own trial on related charges. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 4th, 2024

Trump Media stock tumbles as the SEC charges its auditor with "massive fraud"

Trump Media's auditor was a "sham" and committed "massive fraud" for over two years, regul.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 3rd, 2024

Crypto investor "bitcoin Jesus" arrested and charged by the Justice Department with $48 million tax evasion

"Bitcoin Jesus" was arrested in Spain this week on charges including mail fraud and tax evasion. Youtube "Bitcoin Jesus" Roger Ver was arrested in Spain on charges of tax evasion this week.  The DOJ sa.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 1st, 2024

DoJ Charges "Bitcoin Jesus" With Tax Fraud

DoJ Charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' With Tax Fraud Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, The early crypto investor, often called ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ faces extradition to the U.S. after being charged with evading nearly $50 million in taxes.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 30th, 2024

"Bitcoin Jesus" Roger Ver Arrested In Spain On Tax Evasion Charges

Roger Ver, a prominent figure in the early days of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has been arrested in Spain and charged with mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 30th, 2024

Florida private equity manager indicted in New York for loan fraud

A Florida private equity manager has been indicted on charges he lied about his investors in order to obtain a $95 million bank loan for his $500 million fund, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 12th, 2021

A crypto-trading platform being sued for fraud by New York stands accused of moving all of its clients" assets into dogecoin without telling them

An investor alleged that his $20,000 balance dropped to $7,000 when Coinseed transferred his assets without permission. Dogecoin was started as a joke in 2013. Yur.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 11th, 2021