Florida Crypto Scam Trader of EmpiresX Pleads Guilty of Defrauding Investors of $100m

Florida Crypto Scam Trader of EmpiresX Pleads Guilty of Defrauding Investors of $100m


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2022-09-12 12:04:00

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud with a crypto Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of about USD 100m. The man, identified as the 28-year-old Joshua David Nicholas, was working as “Head Trader” at the purported crypto platform EmpiresX, which he and others had “fraudulently promoted,” according to a press release from the US Department of Justice (DOJ)...Read More: Florida Crypto Scam Trader of EmpiresX Pleads Guilty of Defrauding Investors of $100m