According to the investigation, Jordan-Jones founded Amalgam Capital in 2021 and represented the company to potential investors as a promising crypto-startup, which develops innovative solutions in the field of blockchain payments and technologies.
The businessman claimed that Amalgam cooperates with large sports teams and well -known payment platforms, and also promised investors that funds would go to the listing of his own cryptocurrency token of the company on leading crypto -rms.
Investigators claim that the statements of the founder of Amalgam were a deception, and the company turned out to be a “dummy” without working products and partnerships, as well as a significant client base. Jordan-Jones forged bank statements and provided the investors with fake financial reports, attracting money and receiving loans, the case file said. At the same time, the businessman led a luxurious lifestyle, including traveling, expensive hotels and restaurants, cars and designer clothes.
The prosecutor of the Southern District of Ny York, Jay Clayton, called the fraudulent scheme “insolent deception”, as a result of which private investors and the venture company Brown Venture Group lost more than $ 1 million. The prosecutor added that if the court finds Jeremy Jordan Jones to be guilty on all points, then the consequences of the offense They can be extremely serious for the accused, up to 72 years of imprisonment.
Earlier, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against the Unicoin crypto company, accusing it of misleading investors and illegal attracting more than $ 100 million through unregistered securities.
Source: Bits
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