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US Department of Justice carried out $100 million operation. US Department of Justice recently carried out a significant $100 million operation targeting individuals involved in fraudulent cryptocurrency investment plans promising significant returns to investors. Pablo Renato Rodriguez, one of the founders of AirBit Club, also a global cryptocurrency fraud network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, as announced by Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Rodriguez faces punishment on multiple charges alleging that he employed deceptive tactics to convince individuals to invest in AirBit Club, alongside Gutemberg Dos Santos. The company purported to engage in cryptocurrency mining and trading but, in reality, operated as a fraudulent scheme.
According to the US Department of Justice, Rodriguez and Dos Santos implemented a complex money laundering plan to hide the illegal profits obtained through AirBit Club. Additionally numerous accomplices, including Gutemberg Dos Santos, Scott Hughes, Cecilia Millan and Karina Chairez, have admitted their crimes and are currently waiting to serve their sentences.
As an important step, the court granted permission to seize assets belonging to the accomplices from the AirBit Club plan. These assets include various forms such as cash, Bitcoin and real estate, with an estimated total value of approximately $100 million.
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AirBit Club: International Ponzi Scheme and Money Laundering Tactics
US Attorney Damian Williams announced that Pablo Renato Rodriguez served as the founder partner and leader of an international fraud operation that tricked inexperienced investors into a Ponzi scheme worth millions of dollars. This scheme falsely claimed to involve cryptocurrency trading and mining investments.
Rodriguez used complex methods to launder the illegal gains, including Bitcoin use, a lawyer’s escrow account, and various international front and fake companies. The purpose of these tactics was to deceive investors to divert their funds away from real investments.
In 2015, Rodriguez and Gutemberg Dos Santos founded AirBit Club together. The plan meticulously organized, targeting victims with the allure of guaranteed profits in exchange for cash investments, thus coercing them into AirBit Club membership.
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