The former pastor of the Church of the American city of PASCO, Washington, and the possible organizer of the fraudulent crypto scheme of Solano FI Francier Obando Pinillo was again detained after the departure of accusations of threats and bribing of witnesses.

At the end of last year, the US trade futures trade (CFTC) accused Francis Obando Pinillo of creating the Solano Fi cryptocurrency pyramid, which in the period from 2023 to 2024 attracted about $ 6 million from investors, under the promises of a risk -free profitability of up to 35% per month. In addition to the monthly profit, investors were offered stakeing services on the fictitious platform “Solanofi 2.0”, and for attracting other participants to the pyramid, Pinillo promised a referral bonus of 15%.

On December 9, 2024, CFTC filed a lawsuit, and on January 9, 2025, the ex-Pastor was charged with fraud, for which he was threatened with imprisonment of up to 20 years. According to the Washington Eastern District Prosecutor’s Office, the trial of Pinillo was scheduled for March 2026 and during the investigative measures the suspect was released from the temporary detention centers on bail of $ 10,000.

As additional measures, the court forbade Panillo to contact with the victims and witnesses of his alleged crimes, as well as in any way collect money for investment. However, on March 11, he was again detained by the FBI employees on the basis of accusations of contacts and threats to the victims of the Solano FI cryptoshot. At the same time, the agents found that Pinillo secretly collected donations on social networks for the needs of a non -existent shelter for God’s Time orphans.

Since Pinillo is not a US citizen and there is a high probability of his escape from justice, the prosecutor’s office convinced the court to leave the suspect in the custody until the sentence or deportation.

Earlier, the Federal Court of Brooklyn sentenced the 57-year-old Dwayne Golden, who founded the Empowercoin crypto film, Ecoinplus and Jetcoin, by 97 months of prison for fraud using electronic communications and removing money through cryptocurrencies.