$400,000,000 Seized From Crypto Ponzi Scheme Now Available To Compensate Victims, Says DOJ

The US Justice Department has announced that funds are now available for compensating victims of the AirBit Club Ponzi scheme. The operators of AirBit Club marketed the scheme as a cryptocurrency mining and trading company that guaranteed profits. Co-founders Pablo Renato Rodriguez and Gutemberg Dos Santos, along with promoters Cecilia Millan and Karina Chairez, as well as attorney Scott Hughes, were sentenced in 2023 for their involvement in the fraudulent investment scam. They were also ordered to forfeit all ill-gotten gains, including real estate, US currency, and cryptocurrency assets.

According to a statement from the Justice Department, the government has recovered over $400 million in assets that will be distributed to eligible victims to compensate for their losses. Victims who have previously provided their information to the FBI or U.S. Attorney’s Office will be contacted by the remission administrator, RCB Fund Services, LLC, to file a petition for compensation.

The announcement of the compensation process follows the launch of the remission program last week to provide recovery to AirBit victims. Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division emphasized that the defendants exploited the popularity of virtual currency to lure victims into the scheme. The successful prosecution and recovery of assets have enabled the Department to initiate this significant victim compensation effort.

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