Американската комисија за хартии од вредност поднесе обвинение против осум лица вклучени во крипто шема наречена CoinDeal, според Jan. 4 соопштение за медиумите.
The SEC said in its complaint that CoinDeal founder Neil Chandran operated a fraudulent crypto investment scheme along with other individuals and groups.
Извршителите на CoinDeal собраа над 45 милиони долари со продажба на нерегистрирани хартии од вредност на инвеститорите. Тие ветија високи приноси и инсистираа дека блокчејн технологијата на CoinDeal ќе биде продадена на побогати купувачи за трилиони долари.
However, CoinDeal never sold the supposed blockchain technology, and no wealth was ever distributed to investors.
Daniel Gregus, the SEC’s regional director for Chicago, said:
„Ние тврдиме дека обвинетите лажно тврделе дека имаат пристап до вредната блокчејн технологија и дека претстојната продажба на технологијата би генерирала повеќе од 500,000 пати поврат на инвестициите за инвеститорите“.
Those involved in the scheme also misused funds for personal expenses. The SEC notes that Chandran used funds to buy cars, property, and a boat. A past announcement suggests that Chandran had to forfeit at least 100 different assets.
Chandran has a long history of fraud. He was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on other charges related to CoinDeal last summer. In 2017, he was arrested in the U.S. on felony charges related to a firm called Sungame Corp. In 2015, he was charged by Canadian authorities in connection with a firm called Platinum Equities Ltd.
Today’s complaint from the SEC also names four other individuals involved in the CoinDeal scheme: Garry Davidson, Michael Glaspie, Amy Mossel, and Linda Knott. It additionally names three multi-level marketing groups: AEO Publishing Inc, Banner Co-Op, Inc, and BannersGo, LLC. The eight entities face assorted charges.
The SEC has recently undertaken numerous crypto-related cases. Yesterday, it објави обвиненија against Cooper J. Morgenthau, a CFO who embezzled funds to invest in cryptocurrency. Today, the SEC attempted to intervene in a planned asset sale between Binance.US and Voyager Digital.
Other high-profile SEC cases over the past year have concerned FTX associate Керолин Елисон, celebrity and influencer Ким Kardashian, and the lending firm БлокФи.
Source: https://cryptoslate.com/sec-charges-eight-people-tied-to-coindeal-scheme/