The US SEC and CFTC filed civil lawsuits against Goliath Ventures and founder Christopher Delgado over an alleged $400 million crypto Ponzi scheme. Delgado agreed to settle the SEC case after previously pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering.
La SEC a poursuivi Mining Automatic et son fondateur, Zan Shaikh, pour un schéma de Ponzi présumé ayant levé 22 millions de dollars auprès de 380 investisseurs entre juin 2023 et mai 2025, promettant des rendements mensuels garantis de 3 % pour une activité de minage de cryptomonnaies fictive.
En 2022, Celsius Network, promettant des rendements élevés, a gelé les actifs de ses 1,7 million de clients avant de déposer le bilan, révélant un système de Ponzi. Son fondateur, Alex Mashinsky, a été arrêté et condamné en 2023-2025 pour fraude et manipulation de marché.
Misam M. Abidi, 47, of Tennessee, has been indicted on 11 federal charges for allegedly running a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme called Star Credit Holdings from 2020-2024. Prosecutors claim he defrauded investors out of millions by operating a Ponzi scheme, diverting funds, and failing to report income.
Nowhera Shaik, mastermind of a Rs 6,000 crore Ponzi scam targeting Muslims, has been arrested in Gurgaon. She promised up to 36% annual profit, defrauding 1.7 lakh investors. Over Rs 400 crore in assets have been confiscated for restitution.
Federpol President Luciano Tommaso Ponzi addressed the 69th national congress in Sorrento, emphasizing the evolving role of private investigators amidst technological advancements like AI and cybersecurity. He stressed the sector's commitment to legality and due process, distancing it from media judgments.
Ohio investment manager Rathnakishore Giri, 31, was sentenced to nine years in prison for a $10 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. He defrauded investors with false promises of Bitcoin trading returns, using new funds to pay earlier participants and continuing the fraud while awaiting sentencing.
Christopher Delgado, the former Goliath Ventures CEO charged with fraud and money laundering, has publicly apologized to investors of what US prosecutors allege is a Ponzi scheme.
BG Wealth Sharing, according to authorities, claimed to provide guidance on crypto trading, advertised heavily on social media and offered “daily profit opportunities.”
Miles 'Burt' Marshall, 74, a tax preparer and insurance salesman from Hamilton, New York, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny, securities fraud and first-degree scheme to defraud for running a Ponzi scheme that stole over $50 million from nearly 1,000 people and organizations. The scheme, known as the '8% Fund,' operated for decades using new investor money to pay returns to earlier investors. Marshall faces 4-12 years in prison at sentencing on June 11.
