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January 26, 2021

Wanted for Money – Crypto MLM scam KJ Invest and Jan Kostrzewa

The crypto MLM scheme Optioment happened a few years ago and ripped off its investors by more than €100M when it collapsed in Spring 2017. The alleged Austrian operator Christopher Rieder fled to Turkey. Now KJ Invest Capital, a crypto scam from Austria, is active again. German citizen Jan Kostrzewa operates the scam from his Austrian offices. The Austrian watchdog FMA issued a warning against the scam in January 2020. Investors want their money and are looking for Jan Kostrzewa.

Cointed and Optioment

January 14, 2019

COINTED -OPTIOMENT Case – A Pilot Project For Crime Visualization

FinTelegram has investigated and reported many cases and schemes in the online investment area since its inception early 2018. COINTED – OPTIOMENT is just one..

October 18, 2018

COINTED AND OPTIOMENT – A FORENSIC VIEW ON ONE OF EUROPE’S LARGEST CRYTPO-CRIME CASES

With COINTED’s bankruptcy, it is essential to take a look at the global network of people, companies, and schemes to grasp the big picture. It..

Cointed and Optioment

October 3, 2018

CRYPTOCRIME CASE COINTED: ARREST IN TURKEY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

In recent months, FinTelegram has played a decisive role in ensuring that the background and connections surrounding the collapsed COINTED and the related EUR 100..

August 21, 2018

COINTED: SO WHERE IS THE MINING EQUIPMENT WORTH 11,5m EURO

The Austrian company COINTED has operated ATMs, an exchange for cryptocurrencies and crypto mining. Mining equipment was purchased from various companies around Cointed for 11.5..

August 3, 2018

THE FINTELEGRAM COINTED-OPTIOMENT INVESTIGATIONS

Optioment is one of the largest crypto-scams in Europe with about €100 million investors paid into the scheme. It developed into an international criminal case..

July 21, 2018

THE UNCOVERED NETWORK BEHIND NEXUS GLOBAL, ONECOIN, AND OPTIOMENT?

NEXUS GLOBAL – Meet the Usual Suspects FinTelegram’s first report on NEXUS GLOBAL‘s crypto-MLM scheme and the network of people behind it was published in..

July 3, 2018

ARBITRACOIN: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR CRYPTO-MLM

ARBITRACOIN: The decline of the era of unregulated ICO’s and crypto-MLM systems seems irreversible. At least if the number of whistleblower messages and complaints about..

June 18, 2018

#RIP COINTED – THE ‘LARGEST EUROPEAN ATM OPTERATOR’ CLOSES ITS CRYPTO-EXCHANGE

This news certainly does not come unexpectedly for attentive readers of FinTelegram. We have followed the “COINTED case” from the outset and reported on it..

June 6, 2018

COINTED – THE LETHAL PROBLEMS OF EUROPE’S LARGEST CRYPTO-ATM PROVIDER

A big and different company The Austrian COINTED claims to be Europe’s largest Crypto-ATM operator and the world’s largest Ether mining farm owner. Impressive, isn’t..

May 29, 2018

OPTIOMENT – BAIL-OUT FUND OFFLINE

Investors of the Austrian Crypto-MLM scheme OPTIOMENT most probably will never see their investment again. Hope dies last, so they say but in OPTIOMENT‘s case..

May 11, 2018

MCV CAP – ANOTHER MLM TURNS CRYPTO TO BECOME ANOTHER KING IN THE CRYPTO-WORLD

Applause please, the MLM Artists move into the Crypto-Circus If you would stand in our shoes as financial intelligence service you probably would end up..

CFTC Targets Polymarket and Offshore Crypto Betting Platforms Amid U.S. Presidential Election!

The CFTC’s crackdown on Polymarket and other offshore crypto platforms signals a new phase of enforcement in the prediction market space, where the intersection of derivatives and elections raises complex compliance challenges. With over $930 million in bets placed on Polymarket’s "2024 Presidential Election Winner" market, regulators are taking notice.

SEC
US DOJ

U.S. DOJ and SEC Charge Former CEO and CFO With Fraud and Misleading Auditors!

SEC and DOJ cracked down on fraudulent financial reporting at the tech company Kubient. The company's top executives were misleading investors about revenue, which was central to raising millions. Former CEO Paul Roberts faces up to 20 years for orchestrating this scheme. Kubient is a digital advertising technology whose shares were publicly traded on the Nasdaq between August 2020 and November 2023 under the ticker “KBNT.”

U.S. Tech Companies Face Mounting Regulatory Penalties from EU Authorities

Regulators in the EU are steadily increasing pressure on U.S. tech companies, hitting them with billions in fines for antitrust violations and data privacy breaches. This regulatory offensive is reshaping how these companies operate, especially as new laws like the DMA and DSA come into play. While the U.S. has also taken action against tech giants, the largest monetary penalties have come from European regulators.

Google Wins Major Legal Victory in €1.49 Billion EU Antitrust Case

Google’s legal win against the €1.49 billion fine sets a new precedent in Big Tech’s battle with EU regulators, but the scrutiny is far from over as antitrust challenges mount on multiple fronts. Last week, the EU's top court upheld a fine of €2.42 billion imposed on Google for abusing its dominant position by favoring its comparison shopping service. The war of EU regulators against the dominating U.S. tech companies is far from over.

Auditors
SEC

Audit Firm Prager Metis Settles SEC Charges for Negligence in FTX Audits!

Auditor firm Prager Metis’s negligence in auditing FTX stripped investors of crucial protections, ultimately exposing them to the collapse of one of the biggest crypto frauds in history. The firm agreed to pay $1.95 million to settle charges related to the FTX audits and separate auditor independence violations. The U.S. SEC’s action underscores auditors' vital role as financial gatekeepers.