SEC slaps founders, promoters of alleged Ponzi scheme Forsage with fraud charges

08/02 01:15

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged 11 people tied to the alleged $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme Forsage with fraud on Monday. Forsage was launched in January 2020 by four founding members: Vladimir Okhotnikov of the Republic of Georgia, Jane Doe aka Lola Ferrari of Indonesia and Mikhail Sergeev and Sergey Maslakov of Russia. It quickly grew to be one of the most popular decentralized apps (dapps) on the Ethereum blockchain. Sarah Thiessen, Carlos Martinez, Ronald Deering, Cheri Beth Bowen and Alisha Shepperd – has been charged with fraud and the offering and sale of unregistered securities, along with two other promoters, Samuel Ellis and Mark Hamlin, who made YouTube videos advertising Forsage. Ellis and Thiessen have already reached settlements with the SEC that include disgorgement and civil penalties. The SEC’s complaint seeks injunctive relief, disgorgement and civil penalties for the remaining promoters and the four founders.
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