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Three Men Arrested for Running Alleged $722 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Published 12/10/2019, 06:59 PM
Updated 12/10/2019, 08:41 PM
Three Men Arrested for Running Alleged $722 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

United States authorities in New Jersey have announced the arrest of three men who are accused of defrauding investors of over $722 million as part of alleged crypto ponzie scheme BitClub Network, per a Dec. 10 announcement from the Department of Justice.

According to the press release, BitClub Network promised massive rates of return in exchange for investments in a shared cryptocurrency mining pool. The parties at the center of the scheme then allegedly misappropriated over $722 million of those funds into their own lavish living rather than the promised mining pool.

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