{"id":686124,"date":"2025-08-20T14:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eminifx-founder-to-pay-228m-in-ponzi-scheme-ruling\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:10:24","slug":"eminifx-founder-to-pay-228m-in-ponzi-scheme-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eminifx-founder-to-pay-228m-in-ponzi-scheme-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"EminiFX founder to pay $228M in Ponzi scheme ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDcvMDE5ODFjNjktZGYyZC03YWJmLWJkNDUtZGQ5NWYwY2QwYjY1.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\">\n                    <\/p>\n<p>A US judge ruled EminiFX and its founder, Eddy Alexandre, must repay $228 million after running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.<\/p>\n<p><p>A federal judge in New York ordered Eddy Alexandre, founder of the collapsed crypto platform EminiFX, to pay more than $228 million in restitution after ruling the company was a Ponzi scheme that defrauded tens of thousands of investors.<\/p>\n<p>The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) secured a summary judgment against Alexandre and EminiFX, with US District Judge Valerie Caproni holding them jointly liable for more than $228 million in restitution and an additional $15 million in disgorgement, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cyrpto-fraudster-owes-millions-in-restitution-and-disgorgement.pdf\" title=\"null\">according<\/a> to a Tuesday court filing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendants Alexandre and EminiFX are jointly and severally liable to pay restitution in the total amount of $228,576,962,\u201d the court ruled. \u201cDefendant Alexandre is liable to pay disgorgement in the amount of $15,049,500.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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