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Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Control-Finance Limited et al
Case Number:
1:19-cv-05631
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Government Agencies
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August 21, 2020
CFTC Seeks $572M From Vanished Crypto Fraud Suspect
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking a default judgment against apparent U.K. resident Benjamin Reynolds that would put him on the hook for $572 million after the agency alleged he stole 22,858 bitcoins in a Ponzi scheme-like fraud and failed to appear in the case.
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June 17, 2019
Crypto Trading Co. Ran $147M Ponzi Scheme, CFTC Says
A U.K.-based company that claimed to provide customers with guaranteed profits through cryptocurrency trading stole over 22,858 bitcoins in a Ponzi scheme-like fraud worth more than $147 million, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission alleged in a complaint filed Monday.