Two charged in $650 million global crypto scam
A US ministry logo or seal, which shows the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice, known as “Main Justice”, is seen behind the podium in the headquarters of the department before a press conference with the Prosecutor in Washington on January 24, 2023.
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
Federal prosecutors blamed two men in connection with a expanding crypto currency investment plan. defrauded Victims are more than $ 650 million.
The indictment opened in the Porto Rico Region, 48 -year -old Michael Shannon Sims of Georgia and Florida, and 57 -year -old Juan Carlos Reynoso from New Jersey and Florida, Omegapro, an international crypto versatile marketing scheme operates and encourages Omegapro’yu 300% of investors.
“This case reveals the brutal reality of modern financial crime,” Guy Ficco, the criminal investigation chief of the Internal Income Service. He said. “Omegapro promised financial freedom, but gave financial destruction.”
The Ministry of Justice is alleged to hire thousands of victims around the world to buy “Investment Packages” by using crypto currencies by using a crypto currency.
Prosecutors said that the couple showed their reserves through social media and exaggerated events – including reflecting Omegapro logo to Dubai’s tallest building to Burj Khalife – to convince investors that the operation is legitimate.
A video sent to the company’s LinkedIn page poses and watchs guests for photos in evening clothes. Show in Dubai.
In fact, the authorities claim that Omegapro is a pyramid -style fraud.
When the company later claimed that he had pulled a hack, the defendants told the victims that they transferred their funds to a new platform called Broker Group. Users could never withdraw their money from both platforms.
Two men face a maximum of 20 years in prison, each of which is faced with a wire fraud and conspiracy charges to make money laundering.
The Ministry of Justice, the FBI, IRS-Criminal investigation and internal security investigations, led the multiplicity investigation with the help of international partners.
