Fraud stories

Aug 12, 2026

SEC and CFTC sue Goliath Ventures and Christopher Delgado over $425M crypto fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed parallel civil lawsuits against Goliath Ventures and founder Christopher Delgado over an alleged $425 million crypto Ponzi scheme. The civil actions come two months after Delgado pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges in the same case.

Aug 12, 20263 sources

Aug 5, 2026

US unveils charges against CJNG cartel leaders, offers $25 million reward for California-born chief

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against five high-ranking members of Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel and announced over $100 million in rewards, including $25 million for U.S. citizen Juan Carlos González. The charges include drug trafficking, murders, money laundering, and a timeshare fraud scheme that allegedly scammed seniors out of $400 million.

Aug 5, 20267 sources

Top claims

▪TRM Labs estimates that broader illicit cryptocurrency activity reached $158 billion in 2025, representing an increase of nearly 145% from the previous year.
▪The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit on August 11, 2026, alleging that Goliath Ventures fraudulently solicited customers for digital commodity trading involving Bitcoin and Ether.
▪The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking restitution, disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, permanent trading and registration bans, and a permanent injunction against Goliath Ventures and Christopher Delgado.

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Crypto enforcement actions1 Crypto regulation1 Drug trafficking1 Law enforcement1 Money laundering1 Organized crime1 Ponzi schemes1 Securities vs. commodities1

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