Camarillo man arrested for cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

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Camarillo man arrested for cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

By Staff Report / Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 / Comments Off on Camarillo man arrested for cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

A Camarillo man has been arrested along with three others in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency mining scheme that defrauded investors of $722 million, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Dec. 10. Joseph Abel of Camarillo, Matthew Goettsche, of Lafayette, Colo., Jobadiah Weeks of Arvada, Colo., and Silviu Balaci, who was arrested in Germany, are charged…

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