{"id":80371,"date":"2024-06-06T02:54:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T06:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=80371"},"modified":"2024-06-06T02:54:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T06:54:25","slug":"forcount-ponzi-promoter-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-conspiracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/forcount-ponzi-promoter-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-conspiracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Forcount Ponzi Promoter Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the top promoters of the Forcount crypto Ponzi scheme, Juan Tacuri, has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit wire fraud charge<\/a> in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The United States Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York stated on June 5 that Juan Tacuri was the driving force behind the “Ponzi” scheme, which amassed $8.4 million from primarily Spanish-speaking investors worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scheme was founded on deceptive promises that investors would receive returns from Forcount's cryptocurrency trading and mining operations<\/a>, including doubling their initial investment within the first six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, Juan Tacuri is being held accountable for exploiting retail investors and offering them a fraudulent investment opportunity through this guilty plea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judge Analisa Torres, who is well-versed in cryptocurrency-related matters, will sentence Tacuri on September 24, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accusation is punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In December 2022, Tacuri, Francisley Da Silva, and Antonia Perez Hernandez were re-charged for their involvement in the conspiracy from 2017-21. The latter two have not been convicted or pleaded guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams claimed that Tacuri expended millions of dollars from victim funds on “luxury goods and real estate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan Tacuri forfeited nearly $4 million, and real estate was acquired with victim funds as part of the plea agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tacuri, like numerous Ponzi promoters, conducted extravagant expos and community presentations across the United States to entice victims to invest in the Ponzi scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the United States Attorney's Office<\/a>, he would emphasize the significance of achieving financial independence while boasting about the profits he had been earning through the scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who Tacuri persuaded would register on Forcount's portal and observe the accumulation of “profits.” Nevertheless, numerous victims could not extricate these “profits” and ultimately lost their investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States Attorney's Office also noted that the limited number of individuals who could withdraw were confronted with excuses, delays, and concealed fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, Forcount began offering the cryptocurrency “Mindexcoin” to increase liquidity in the scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tacuri asserted that the coin would experience a substantial increase in value once businesses began accepting it as payment for products and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the U.S. Attorney's Office stated this was “false” and led to additional financial losses for the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams concluded, “This Office will continue to pursue Ponzi schemers such as Tacuri, particularly when they target regular, working individuals in financial distress.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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