UK shuts down ‘trust me bro’ crypto firm that promoted $1.7B Ponzi
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Amey Finance Academy was wound up by the UK’s Insolvency Service after it “recklessly persuaded individuals to invest in crypto.”
Amey Finance Academy was wound up by the UK’s Insolvency Service after it “recklessly persuaded individuals to invest in crypto.”
Abner Tinoco ran a fake crypto investment business called Kikit & Mess Investments, using it to solicit around $9 million from victims.
Rashawn Russell, an investment banker and former broker, faces 20 years in prison for defrauding investors through his crypto fund.
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