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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said on Tuesday that Kristijan Krstic, a Serbian national, has been charged in an indictment for allegedly participating in international, cryptocurrency-related fraud.  According to the complaint, the 45-year-old founded two platforms, Start Options and B2G, and also served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Start Options. It has been alleged that between roughly 2017 and 2018, Krstic and co-conspirators targeted investors in the United States, luring ...

[co-author: Laura Peterson] On February 1, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had brought charges against several individuals involved in an alleged scheme to induce investors to transfer more than $11 million to buy into an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO) of B2G tokens, which the SEC claimed was merely an elaborate sham. ( SEC v. Krstic, No. 21-0529 (E.D.N.Y. Filed Feb. 1, 2021)). The complaint, filed in the Eastern District of New York, alleged ...

Monday, February 8, 2021 On February 1, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had brought charges against several individuals involved in an alleged scheme to induce investors to transfer more than $11 million to buy into an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO) of B2G tokens, which the SEC claimed was merely an elaborate sham. ( SEC v. Krstic, No. 21-0529 (E.D.N.Y. Filed Feb. 1, 2021)). The complaint, filed in the Eastern District of New Yor...

Former State Senator Indicted for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion - On February 3, a grand jury indicted Sam McCann, former Illinois State Senator and 2018 gubernatorial...

John DeMarr allegedly staged his own disappearance in Montenegro to avoid disgruntled investors. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three people with defrauding hundreds of retail investors out of more than $11 million through two fraudulent and unregistered digital asset securities offerings. According to the SEC’s complaint, Kristijan Krstic, the founder of online companies Start Options and Bitcoiin2Gen, and John DeMarr, who was the primary US-based promoter for th...

Founder of Crypto Scam Promoted by Actor Steven Seagal Charged — Key Member Arrested in US Three people have been charged in the U.S. over two cryptocurrency scams, one of which was promoted by famous Hollywood actor Steven Seagal. The main promoter of the schemes has already been arrested and is facing criminal charges. Seagal previously settled the charges against him relating to the scheme. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged three people on Mond...

They targeted retail investors The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Kristijan Krstic, John DeMarr and Robin Enos with digital asset fraud. Krstic is the founder of Start Options and Bitxoiin2Gen; while DeMarr was the primary promoter for both companies in the US, and Enos worked with DeMarr on the marketing material. According to the regulator, the trio defrauded retail investors out of more than $11m (£8m, €9m). The SEC alleges that between December 2017 and May 2018 ...

News The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged three individuals for various cryptocurrency frauds including the 2018 initial coin offering for the Steven Seagal-promoted altcoin, Bitcoiin2Gen. A Feb. 1 SEC announcement estimates that Bitcoiin Gen founder John DeMarr, Start Options founder Kristijan Krstic, and promotor Robin Enos duped investors out of more than $11 million through two fraudulent and unregistered securities offerings from December 2017 until May 2018. The SEC a...

Krstic and DeMarr allegedly touted Smart Options as the largest BTC exchange. Enos joined Krstic and DeMarr in 2018, helping them promote B2G’s unregistered ICO. The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three individuals for orchestrating two crypto-related schemes worth more than £8.03 million. SEC unveiled this news through a press release on February 1, noting that the accused conducted fraudulent and unregistered digital asset securities offerings through two co...

SEC Indicts Founders Of Crypto Scheme Promoted By Steven Seagal Last Updated: 02 February 2021 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has nailed the operators of Bitcoiin2Gen, a fraudulent crypto project. This week, the agency finally unveiled charges against three defendants, marking another development in the long-standing case. A Full Clampdown Yesterday, the financial watchdog announced that it had charged three individuals concerning the Bitcoiin2Gen Initial Coin ...