美國證券交易委員會收費的男子據稱制定了加密計劃，該計劃使90,000人中有90,000美元不超過2億美元

美國證券交易委員會和聯邦檢察官指控他們指控的一個人創建了一項加密計劃，該計劃佔領了90,000美元中的90,000人

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a man with executing a crypto scheme that defrauded 90,000 people out of $200 million.

美國證券交易委員會已指控一名男子執行了一項加密計劃，該計劃欺騙了90,000美元的2億美元。

According to the SEC, Ramil Palafox, a dual citizen of the US and the Philippines, is accused of misusing over $57 million of investor funds that were collected through his company, PGI Global, over a period of 18 months.

根據SEC的說法，美國和菲律賓的雙重公民拉米爾·帕拉福克斯（Ramil Palafox）被指控濫用了超過5700萬美元的投資資金，這些投資者在18個月內通過其公司PGI Global收集。

The regulator claims that Palafox applied a multilevel marketing model to carry out a “Ponzi-like” scam until the company’s collapse in 2021.

監管機構聲稱，Palafox採用了多層次營銷模式來進行“龐氏騙局”騙局，直到該公司在2021年倒閉為止。

It is alleged that Palafox enticed investors with “false claims of crypto industry expertise and a supposed AI-powered auto-trading platform.”

據稱，Palafox誘使投資者俱有“加密行業專業知識和所謂的AI驅動自動交易平台”的投資者。 ”

Moreover, the SEC alleges that Palafox organized lavish events in Dubai and Las Vegas to recruit new members, who were offered referral bonuses to bring in others. These funds were used to pay other investors to further promote the scheme and for Palafox’s personal expenses.

此外，美國證券交易委員會（SEC）聲稱，帕拉福克斯（Palafox）在迪拜和拉斯維加斯（Las Vegas）組織了豪華活動，以招募新成員，他們獲得了推薦獎金來吸引他人。這些資金用於支付其他投資者，以進一步促進該計劃和Palafox的個人支出。

“Palafox attracted investors with the allure of guaranteed profits from sophisticated crypto asset and foreign exchange trading, but instead of trading, Palafox bought himself and his family cars, watches, and homes using millions of dollars of investor funds,” said Scott Thompson, associate director of the SEC’s Philadelphia office.

Scott Thompson說：“ Palafox通過精緻的加密資產和外匯交易獲得了保證的利潤，吸引了投資者，但是Palafox使用數百萬美元的投資者資金購買了自己和他的家族汽車，手錶和房屋，而不是交易。”

The SEC is charging Palafox with violating the anti-fraud and registration provisions of the federal securities laws. The regulator is seeking a permanent injunction to ban him from future sales of securities and crypto assets, restitution of the illegally obtained gains, and civil penalties.

SEC正在指控Palafox違反了聯邦證券法的反欺詐和註冊規定。監管機構正在尋求永久禁令，以禁止他未來的證券和加密資產銷售，賠償非法獲得的收益以及民事處罰。

Justice Department files twin action

司法部提出雙動作

The SEC’s complaint follows action brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, which arraigned Ramil Palafox on criminal charges.

美國證券交易委員會的投訴是在美國檢察官辦公室對弗吉尼亞州東部地區提起的訴訟之後，該辦公室因刑事指控而提起訴訟。

According to an indictment filed on March 13, federal prosecutors charged Palafox with wire fraud, money laundering, and unlawful monetary transactions.

根據3月13日提起的起訴書，聯邦檢察官指控Palafox進行電匯欺詐，洗錢和非法貨幣交易。

Prosecutors allege that Palafox deceived investors with false promises of daily returns ranging from 0.5% to 3% from Bitcoin trading and concealed information about PGI’s profitability, licenses, and business activity.

檢察官聲稱，Palafox以每日回報的虛假承諾欺騙了投資者，比特幣交易的每日回報率從0.5％到3％不等，並隱藏了有關PGI的盈利能力，許可證和商業活動的信息。

The indictment states that Palafox informed investors that substantial returns were being generated through the company’s crypto exchanges and that “his traders were able to make money regardless of whether the price of Bitcoin was going up or down.”

起訴書指出，Palafox告訴投資者，通過公司的加密交易所獲得了可觀的回報，並且“他的交易者能夠賺錢，無論比特幣的價格上漲還是下跌，他的交易者都能賺錢。”

However, the Justice Department alleges that, in reality, most investors’ money was not used to buy or trade Bitcoin, and many lost a portion or the entirety of their funds.

但是，司法部聲稱，實際上，大多數投資者的錢沒有用於購買或交易比特幣，許多人損失了一部分或全部資金。

Among the property listed in the indictment that would be forfeited by Palafox if convicted is over $1 million in cash, 17 vehicles — including two Teslas, a Ferrari 458 Special, two Lamborghinis, and two Porsches — plus a variety of designer bags, wallets, shoes, jewelry, and watches.

在起訴書中列出的財產中，如果被定罪的情況下將被帕拉福克斯沒收的財產超過100萬美元現金，包括兩輛特斯拉，包括兩輛特斯拉，一輛法拉利458特惠，兩個蘭博基尼和兩個保時捷 - 以及各種設計師袋，錢包，錢包，鞋子，鞋子，珠寶，珠寶和觀看。

The indictment also mentions various linked companies involved in the scheme, such as the Praetorian Group International Trading Inc., whose website was seized by the Department of Justice in 2021, leading to the closure of its UK-based operations by the British High Court.

起訴書還提到了參與該計劃的各種相關公司，例如Praetorian Group International Trading Inc.，其網站於2021年被司法部佔領，導致英國高等法院關閉其英國業務。

This is the SEC chair's first case related to crypto. It comes after Paul Atkins, who is known for his pro-crypto stance, was sworn in for the role on April 22.

這是SEC主席與加密有關的第一個案件。這是在4月22日宣誓就職的保羅·阿特金斯（Paul Atkins）宣誓就職。

Earlier this year, the SEC brought a case against Nova Labs for allegedly selling unregistered securities by offering devices that mined the Helium (HNT) token. In April, the SEC reached a settlement with Nova Labs, resulting in the dismissal of the lawsuit and a $200,000 civil penalty.

今年早些時候，SEC提出了針對Nova Labs的案件，原因是據稱通過提供開採氦氣（HNT）代幣的設備來出售未註冊的證券。 4月，SEC與Nova Labs達成和解，導致訴訟駁回，並判處20萬美元的民事罰款。