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iComTech promoter Juan Arellano has received a time served sentence and three years of supervised release. $1.74 million already seized by the US government is forfeited. And Arellano is jointly liable for $789,218 in restitution.

BitHarvest has received an investment fraud warning from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). As per the AFM’s October 7th BitHarvest warning;

Former BusinessForHome owner Ted Nuyten was contacted by the City of London Police over his OneCoin shilling. The disclosure was made in a trove of documents made public by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Documents the law firm Carter-Ruck fought to keep from the public.

Ghanian authorities have rescued another one hundred and ten human trafficking victims. The victims, primarily from Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire, were lured into Ghana on false promises of employment. Upon arrival they were signed up as QNet promoters and forced to recruit new victims.

The Traders Domain Receiver has filed five Traders Domain clawback lawsuits. In the first round of clawback litigation, filed on October 3rd, The Traders Domain Receiver has targeted individuals and companies in the UK, an attorney in Miami, and associates of Steven Likos, Alex Santi and Mike Sims.

The DOJ has requested Juan Carlos Reynoso’s contempt penalty be increased to $20,000 a day.

Having failed to locate NovaTech FX co-founders Cynthia and Eddy Petion in Panama, the SEC now opines the Petions may have fled to Dubai. The SEC’s latest disclosure was made in a September 29th filed declaration exhibit. The exhibit was attached to a motion seeking permission to serve the Petions via alternative service.

DAO1 has received a securities fraud warning from Germany’s BaFin. As per BaFin’s October 2nd DAO1 warning;

Vortic United has received a securities fraud warning from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC added Vortic United to its Investor Alert List on October 1st, 2025.

Texas has rejoined the GSPartners fraud settlement. As per an undated update to the GSB Settlement website;