Category: ponzi

Actor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Massive Ponzi Scheme

Zachary Horwitz, an actor who admitted to operating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison this week, according to the Department of Justice. In a news release, the Justice Department said Horwitz “raised at least $650 million with bogus claims that investor money would be used to acquire licensing rights to…


Chinese Australian Man Sentenced to 7 ½ Years in Prison for Crypto Hedge Fund Fraud

New York-based cryptocurrency hedge fund manager Stefan He Qin was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for fraud on Sept. 15. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni also ordered the confiscation of $54,793,532. The 24-year-old Qin was accused of misreporting the proceeds of the $90 million fund he managed and embezzled investor…