Securities and Exchange Commission v. Garza et al

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Case Number:

3:15-cv-01760

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Judge:

Jeffrey A. Meyer

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  1. June 06, 2017

    2 Virtual Currency Miners Must Pay $12.4M In SEC Suit

    A Connecticut federal judge has ordered two virtual currency-mining companies to cough up nearly $12.4 million after they failed to respond to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil suit alleging that they cheated investors by promising computing power they couldn't deliver.

  2. June 16, 2016

    Cantor Fitzgerald Exec Named In Virtual Currency Ponzi Suit

    A Cantor Fitzgerald LP vice chairman was a partner in a company that has been accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with running a $19 million virtual currency Ponzi scheme, according to a putative class action suit filed in Connecticut federal court on Wednesday.

  3. January 07, 2016

    SEC Says Virtual Currency Cos. Defaulted In $19M Fraud Row

    Two virtual currency-mining companies have missed their deadline to respond to an enforcement suit claiming they defrauded investors out of $19 million by promising computing power they couldn't deliver, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday in Connecticut federal court.

  4. December 01, 2015

    SEC Accuses Virtual Currency Miner Of $19M Investment Fraud

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hit a Vermont man and his two companies Tuesday in Connecticut federal court with allegations that he defrauded roughly 10,000 investors who paid $19 million in a virtual currency Ponzi scheme for computing power that largely didn't exist.