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Indian authorities have taken steps to recover funds misappropriated through Subhash Sharma’s MLM crypto Ponzi empire. Scams named as part of Sharma’s empire include Korvio, Voscrow, DGT, Hypenext, and A-Global.

Indian authorities have arrested husband-and-wife directors of Maxizone Touch. BehindMLM isn’t familiar with Maxizone Touch but the Enforcement Directorate cites it as an “MLM scam”. Maxizone Touch operated from the domain “mymaxizone.com”, registered to Bhushan Singh on November 18th, 2024. From Maxizone Touch’s official Instagram profile;

Vietnamese authorities have initiated a criminal investigation into Meta Whale. Arrest warrants have been issued against top promoters, following confirmation Meta Whale operates illegally.

A court has determined that HyperFund Ponzi promoter Rodney Burton is still a flight risk. The December 22nd ruling marks three instances of a court determining, no matter the conditions imposed, releasing Burton is too risky.

EXW Ponzi fugitive Manuel Batista has been arrested and detained in Dubai. Court records seen by BehindMLM reveal Batista was arrested in connection with a criminal case filed earlier this year. On December 12th, a Dubai court ordered Batista detained pending trial. Beyond assaulting a woman, specifics of fraud charges laid against Batista in Dubai [Continue reading…]

The SEC has filed a civil fraud lawsuit against the founder of VBit Limited and Advanced Mining Group. The SEC’s lawsuit was filed on December 17th and names Danh C. Vo, aka Don Vo, as the primary defendant. Phuong D. Vo, My Tien Thi Nguyen and Diem T. Vo are named relief defendants.

On December 1st HyperFund promoter Rodney Burton filed what was essentially a “crime is legal” push for release. Pending trial, Burton has been in custody since his January 2024 arrest. The DOJ wants to keep him there, prompting an opposition filing on December 15th.

Marlon and LaShonda Moore, co-founders of the Blessings In No Time MLM gifting scheme (BINT), appear to be having a mental breakdown. Court filings have questioned whether the Moores are fit to stand trial, as husband and wife cling to a sovereign citizen defense.

Indian authorities have made a key suspect arrest in an ongoing AST Coin investigation. Ajay, who also went by Tipu, was arrested in Agra on December 11th.

A December 9th Status Report from the iMarketsLive Receiver provides insight into co-founders Chris and Isis Terry’s mansions. The mansions were purchased with funds misappropriated from consumers through iMarketsLive and its predecessors (IM Mastery Academy and Iyovia). Notably, neither Isis Terry or Keishia McLeod, Chris Terry’s girlfriend, are happy about returning assets purchased with ill-gotten [Continue reading…]