Federal prosecutors and regulators will be charged to someone they claim to have operated a massive cryptocurrency fraud scheme that dropped $ 200 million from 90,000 investors.
How did the scheme work
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Alleges Palafox has taken investors by making false representations that he has a cryptocurrency knowledge and a trading platform driven by AI.
Spending on personal items
“Palafox Got to the investors In the promise of sure income through the sophisticated trading of crypto assets and foreign exchanges, but instead of trade, Palafox bought himself and his family cars, watches, and homes with millions of investors' money, “said Scott Thompson, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Office of Sec.
The papers in court indicate that if it was convicted, Palafox would lose more than $ 1 million cash and a stunning armada of 17 vehicles. His armada included two Teslas, a special Ferrari 458, two lamborghinis, and two Porsches.
A screenshot of the SEC complaint vs. Ramil Palafox. Source: SEC
Regulators announced Palafox to hold bad recruitment parties in Dubai and Las Vegas where he paid members a bonus for recruiting new investors.
Investigators have even listed several handbags of design, wallets, footwear, jewelry, and watches under the property that linked to suspected fraud.
Funds from new investors have not been invested in trading as guaranteed but are diverted to resolve past investors and financial Palafox's excessive lifestyle.
BTCUSD trading in the $93,417 region on the 24-hour chart: TradingView.com
False promises of high return
Federal authorities accused Palafox Wire fraud charges.
Palafox accused investors that his merchants could earn money even when the price of Bitcoin is up or down. According to the Justice Department investigations, most investors' funds have never been used to buy or sell bitcoin at all, and many individuals have lost their share or all their investment.
First major case under the new SEC leadership
The case is that the first cryptocurrency -related action related from the new SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, began the office on April 22.
Atkins is characterized as “crypto-friendly” in its style of regulation. The SEC demands a number of penalties against Palafox, including a permanent injunction from the sale of security and crypto assets, restoring those who have not been acquired, and civil fines.
The move came after another recent case of crypto implementation against the Nova Labs, which ended in April with a registration and $ 200,000 civil penalties following allegations that sell unregistered security using helium token mining hardware.
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