USA v. GOETTSCHE et al
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2:19-cr-00877
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September 03, 2020
BitClub Promoter Admits Guilt In $722M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
New Jersey U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on Thursday the guilty plea of a California man who admitted involvement in a conspiracy to offer and sell unregistered securities and falsifying a tax return related to work with the BitClub Network — which prosecutors have likened to a high-tech Ponzi scheme.
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March 30, 2020
Crypto Fraud Suspects Can't Get Out Of Jail Over COVID-19
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday refused to let two men accused of taking part in a $722 million cryptocurrency scheme leave a county jail over fears of a COVID-19 outbreak there, saying those concerns were purely speculative and that the men could flee the country if released.
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March 25, 2020
Feds Say Don't Release Crypto Fraud Suspects Due To Virus
New Jersey's top federal prosecutor shot back at bids by two men to be sprung from a New Jersey county jail amid fears of COVID-19 spread, arguing Tuesday the global pandemic panic doesn't minimize flight risk for the two alleged participants in a $722 million cryptocurrency scheme.
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March 23, 2020
Crypto Fraud Suspects Seek Release Over COVID-19 Fears
Two men accused of taking part in a cryptocurrency-related Ponzi scheme and bilking investors out of $722 million have asked a New Jersey federal court to release them from a county jail amid fears of catching the novel coronavirus, suggesting a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility is inevitable.
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December 10, 2019
3 Men Accused Of Running $722M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
New Jersey federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged three operators of purported cryptocurrency mining pool company BitClub Network with running "a modern, high-tech Ponzi scheme" that defrauded investors out of $722 million.