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Following contempt proceedings initiated against him, Alejandro Santiestaban, aka Alex Santi, has been ordered to cooperate with the Traders Domain Receiver. Santi will also foot half the Receiver’s legal costs in getting him to follow the court’s orders. As per a filing from the Receiver in the lead up to the order; The Defendants assert…

Craig Grant has listed his BitConnect villa on AirBNB. As per the listing above, which is live, Grant’s BitConnect villa is located in Spring Garden, Jamaica. This villa in Cockpit Country offers a peaceful atmosphere, surrounded by mountains and accessible via a private road. It features two en-suite rooms, kitchen, laundry facilities, and Wi-Fi. A…

Juan Caminero, aka John Caminero, has settled Profit Connect fraud with the Profit Connect Receiver. As per a January 22nd filed proposed settlement, Caminero will pay back $10,500. The Receiver’s investigation into Caminero revealed he received $32,354 from Profit Connect. Upon further investigation, the Receiver contends that the Caminero funds were sent by Profit Connect…

Generation Zoe founder Leonardo Cositorto has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. A Goya court handed down Cositorto’s sentence earlier today, following a guilty verdict last Thursday. In handing down its sentence, the court cited Cositorto (right) as an “ideologist behind a criminal conglomerate”. This tracks with Costitorto showing no remorse about the financial…

Trent Staggs is and has been the mayor of Riverton, Utah since 2018. In what is potentially an abuse of office with respect to conflicts arising from verifiable securities fraud, Staggs is also a member of T7X’s Board of Directors. In his capacity as Mayor of Riverton, Staggs appeared on a Trusted Smart Chain marketing…

BitConnect Ponzi promoter Craig Grant has partially doxxed himself. Earlier today Grant published ads listing rooms in a property in Jamaica. As per Grant’s Twitter post under the alias “dbxeneth”, “A eye Villa” is located in Cockpit Country. A provided Google Maps link opens up the Spring Garden locale in Jamaica. For $40 per person…

The GSB settlement claims portal is live. From today, GSPartners victims from thirty-four US states and six Canadian provinces can file a claim. Under the terms of the settlement, GSB and owner Heit (right) have agreed to refund GSPartners victims in full. This includes any money invested in any of GSB’s GSPartners schemes, dating back…

Following an investigation that began in 2016, Norwegian authorities have laid charges against four Crypto 888 Club Ponzi scammers. As reported by DN on February 7th, the accused are: Terje Hvidsten (right), aka Aleksander Romanov – convicted serial fraudster who is already in prison since early 2024 on separate criminal charges Dag Haetta Eriksen, aka…

BitHarvest has received a pyramid fraud warning from the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). As per the CBR’s February 14th warning, BitHarvest exhibits “signs of a financial pyramid”. BitHarvest is an MLM crypto Ponzi built around a “USB thumb drive enhances crypto mining hardware” ruse. BitHarvest is run out of Malaysia and fronted by CEO…

The Traders Domain civil fraud trial has been scheduled for June 15th, 2026. Other recent updates in the CFTC’s The Traders Domain case include: answers to the CFTC’s Complaint filed by Alejandro Santiestaban, Gabriel Beltran, Holton Buggs, Michael Simms, Archie Rice, John Fortini and Robert Collazo on February 7th; Entry of Default recorded against corporate…