The recent arrest of Joshua “Josh” Cartu in Russia has reignited interest in one of the most notorious financial fraud cases of the past decade—the binary options scheme orchestrated by the Cartu Brothers, centered around the Irish company GreyMountain Management (GMM). Tens of thousands of victims worldwide are still seeking justice and the return of their lost funds, which allegedly financed the extravagant lifestyles of the Cartu Brothers.
The online magazine PayRate42 News reported that DPO Pay, a Dublin-based payments processor founded in 2006 by Eran Feinstein and Offer Gat, has received approval from the Bank of Tanzania to operate as a Payment Service Provider. In 2021, DPO Pay was acquired by Network International (NI), a Dubai-based payments provider, for $291.3 million. DPO Pay had interesting connections to Wirecard and the binary options scheme GreyMountain Management Ltd (GMM).
Regulators should protect investors and markets. In recent years, unfortunately, we have seen the total failure of regulators. They have failed to provide the emerging crypto segment with a regulatory framework. Previously, regulators could not control the vast fraudulent binary options scene, resulting in hundreds of thousands of victims and an estimated $50 billion in losses. Why the CFTC is withdrawing the fraud complaint against David Cartu is incomprehensible. And a dangerous signal of incompetence!
The binary options scheme GreyMountain Management (GMM), run by the Cartu Brothers was probably one of the world's largest binary options fraud schemes between 2014 and 2017. According to various estimates, they received between €150 to 250 million from investors. The Irish High Court found that the Canadian-Israeli brothers David Cartu and Jonathan Cartu were shadow directors of the Irish GMM and actually ran the Irish company and the GMM fraud scheme. They are liable for investor losses.
The dual Canadian-Israeli Cartu Brothers - David Cartu, Joshua Cartu, and Jonathan Cartu - have been notorious for their fraudulent binary options schemes around the Irish GreyMountain Management Ltd (GMM) and other entities across different jurisdictions. In Sept 2020, the U.S. CFTC filed a fraud complaint; the Canadian OSC has accused them of illegal and fraudulent brokerage. In May 2021, OSC settled with David Cartu, who agreed to a seven-year ban and a CAD 300,000 penalty. Now, Ontario's Capital Markets Tribunal ordered Jonathan Cartu and Joshua Cartu to pay CAD 3.3 million.
Whistleblowers have confirmed to us several times that law enforcement is looking for the Cartu Brothers. Recently, David Cartu and Jonathan Cartu were reportedly arrested in the United Arabe Emirates (UAE) on the basis of a Red Notice. Interpol issued Red Notices for fugitives wanted either for prosecution or to serve a sentence. A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
We recently reported on a new lawsuit filed by victims against the missing binary options scheme centered around the notorious Cartu Brothers and GreyMountain Management (GMM) in Ireland. The multi-million dollar lawsuit was brought against David Cartu and Jonathan Cartu, as well as GMM directors Ryan Coates and Liam Grainger. The U.S. CFTC also has a fraud lawsuit pending. Reportedly, David Cartu and Jonathan Cartu (but not Joshua Cartu) were arrested in UAB on a Red Interpol warrant. A whistleblower has just told us this. We would like to know more.
The Canadian-Israeli brothers David Cartu and Jonathan Cartu, together with Joshua Cartu, are at the very center of a gigantic binary options fraud scheme around the Irish GreyMountain Management Ltd. The Irish Times reports that the Florida-based investor William Thomas Powers and more than 30 other investors sue David Cartu, Jonathan Cartu, and the former Irish directors Ryan Coates and Liam Grainger over more than $4 million in losses. GreyMountain Management Ltd was wound up. The court case started on 28 June 2022 before Justice Michael Twomey.