Category: BitConnect
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Indian investor kidnaps BitConnect employees to recover losses
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An Indian man allegedly kidnapped two men involved in the $2.4 billion BitConnect Ponzi scheme to recoup losses. Shailesh Babulal Bhatt was an investor in BitConnect Coin, a token that is traded as the platform’s native cryptocurrency, according to statement From the Indian Enforcement Directorate, Bhatt, along with his accomplices,…
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Indian investor kidnaps BitConnect employees to recover losses
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An Indian man allegedly kidnapped two men involved in the $2.4 billion BitConnect Ponzi scheme to recoup losses. Shailesh Babulal Bhatt was an investor in BitConnect Coin, a token that is traded as the platform’s native cryptocurrency, according to statement From the Indian Enforcement Directorate, Bhatt, along with his accomplices,…
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Former BitConnect promoter pleads guilty to criminal charges
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Former BitConnect promoter John Pegaton has pleaded guilty to one felony count of providing unlicensed financial services. Pegaton Back He appeared before the Sydney District Court on May 16, where he admitted providing unlicensed financial services on behalf of another person. This is a breach of section 911B(1) of the…
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Former BitConnect promoter pleads guilty to criminal charges
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Former BitConnect promoter John Pegaton has pleaded guilty to one felony count of providing unlicensed financial services. Pegaton Back He appeared before the Sydney District Court on May 16, where he admitted providing unlicensed financial services on behalf of another person. This is a breach of section 911B(1) of the…
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Aussie Frontman of BitConnect Pleads Guilty
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BitConnect’s national promoter in Australia, John Pygaton, has pleaded guilty to his role in promoting the scam three and a half years after being charged. He promoted the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme on social media, hosted seminars across the country, and held face-to-face meetings with victims to convince them to invest…