Search Results for: Ponzi scheme
Company and its owner charged with defrauding investors for at least $13 million
May 4th, 2017
CFTC Charges Arizona Resident Cory Williams and His Company, Williams Advisory Group, LLC, with Fraudulently Soliciting and Receiving at Least $13 Million in Commodity Pool Scheme The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a ...
CFTC charges purported hedge fund that traded commodity futures and forex contracts
April 21st, 2017
CFTC Charges Purported Hedge Fund Capitol Equity FX LLC and California Residents Robert Leland Johnson IV and Marisa Elena Johnson with Fraud, Misappropriation, and Registration Violations The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a ...
Alert: High Bitcoin prices inspire a wave of scams
March 24th, 2017
Earlier this month, the price of a single Bitcoin eclipsed the price of an ounce of gold for the first time ever. This news, coupled with the exploding adoption of its underlying technology – blockchain – beyond the financial world, ...
The seven simple rules on how to avoid Forex scams
January 30th, 2017
Forex scams are common despite the fact that regulatory authorities around the world are actively trying to set regulations and rules to protect investors and public from fraudsters. Forex market is still unregulated to a large extent and fraudsters ...
SEC Charges Operators of Fake Day-Trading Firm With Defrauding Inexperienced Investors
December 22nd, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two men behind a phony day-trading firm with pocketing more than $1.4 million in deposits from hundreds of defrauded investors worldwide. The SEC alleges that Naris Chamroonrat of Bangkok, Thailand, recruited Adam ...
Authorities Allege $1 Billion Fraud at Platinum Partners
December 20th, 2016
In June 2014, the founder of hedge fund Platinum Partners sent a panicked email to his partner. “It can’t go on like this,” wrote Mark Nordlicht, fretting about mounting requests from investors for their money back. “This is code ...
Baidu Freezes Bitcoin related promotions
August 29th, 2016
China’s leading search engine Baidu has halted—sans any warning—all bitcoin and digital currency-related advertising on its network. Chinese media outlet CnLedger broke the news on Friday, with a tweet that said Baidu “has stopped all virtual coin related keyword advertising (paid search), including bitcoin.” Local bitcoin exchanges ...
The Dubai government has shut down a foreign exchange trading firm
July 25th, 2016
The Dubai government has shut down a foreign exchange trading firm in Dubai pending further investigations. Officials from the Department of Economic Development (DED) closed the offices of Exential Group in Dubai Media City last week and ordered it ...
The founder of the Bitcoin Savings and Trust company gets 18 months in prison for Fraud
July 25th, 2016
Trendon Shavers, the mastermind behind the disgraced Bitcoin Savings & Trust Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on one count of securities fraud. In addition, Shavers was ordered to forfeit $1.23 million and to pay ...
The 18 companies that control bitcoin in 2016
July 1st, 2016
Flashy startups like Coinbase, Circle, Blockchain, and BitPay are some of the most famous companies in bitcoin. But arguably more important are the miners — individuals and organisations who form the core backbone of bitcoin, ensuring the digital currency’s ...
