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SEC Charges 4 People in $295M Global Crypto Ponzi Scheme That Duped Over 100,000 Investors

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SEC Charges 4 People in $295M Global Crypto Ponzi Scheme That Duped Over 100,000 Investors


The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged four people for their roles in a global cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that duped more than 100,000 investors worldwide. The scheme raised more than $295 million in bitcoin. SEC Says ‘Trade Coin Club’ Is a Crypto Ponzi Scheme


The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against four people for their roles in a fraudulent crypto Ponzi scheme Friday.


Douver Torres Braga, Joff Paradise, Keleionalani Akana Taylor, and Jonathan Tetreault were allegedly involved in Trade Coin Club, “a fraudulent crypto Ponzi scheme that raised more than 82,000 bitcoin, valued at $295 million at the time, from more than 100,000 investors worldwide,” the SEC described.


Braga created and controlled Trade Coin Club, the regulator explained, adding that the multi-level marketing program promised investors a minimum return of 0.35% daily “from the trading activities of a purported crypto asset trading bot.” Noting that the scheme operated from 2016 through 2018, the SEC detailed: Braga allegedly siphoned off investor funds for his own benefit and to pay a network of worldwide Trade Coin Club promoters, including Paradise, Taylor, and Tetreault.


The SEC alleged that Braga personally received at least 8,396 bitcoins of the amounts invested, Paradise received 238 bitcoins, Taylor received 735 bitcoins, and Tetreault received 158 bitcoins.


David Hirsch, chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, commented: We allege that Braga used Trade Coin Club to steal hundreds of millions from investors around the world and enrich himself by exploiting their interest in investing in digital assets.


“To ensure our markets are fair and safe, we will continue to use blockchain tracing and analytical tools to aid us in the pursuit of individuals who perpetrate securities fraud,” he emphasized.


The SEC alleged that Braga and Paradise violated the antifraud and securities registration provisions. Paradise additionally violated broker-dealer registration provisions of the federal securities laws. Meanwhile, Taylor violated the securities and broker-dealer registration provisions. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, disgorgement, and civil penalties.


The securities regulator also filed a second complaint alleging that Tetreault violated the securities and broker-dealer registration provisions. Without admitting or denying the allegations, he agreed to settle the charges. Tags in this story crypto ponzi scheme, fraudulent crypto scheme, SEC, SEC charges, sec crypto, sec crypto fraud, SEC crypto MLM, SEC crypto MLM marketing scheme, SEC Trade Coin Club, Trade Coin Club, Trade Coin Club bots, Trade Coin Club founder, Trade Coin Club fraudulent


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