Krstic accomplice Gary Peckham arrested, trial scheduled
Gary Peckham, an accomplice of serial MLM Ponzi fraudster Kristijan Krstic, has been arrested.
Gary Peckham, an accomplice of serial MLM Ponzi fraudster Kristijan Krstic, has been arrested.
Two days after Kristijan Krstic’s sentencing was pushed back to November, the DOJ filed a second superseding indictment against him. The indictment marks the third to be filed against Krstic in his Dallas District Court case.
Kristijan Krstic has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud. Krstic’s plea agreement was filed in Texas on April 1st. As per the filing, Krstic is facing up to twenty years on both counts and fines of up to $5.25 million.
Robin Enos has settled Krstic Ponzi empire fraud charges with the SEC. Enos’ SEC settlement was filed as a pending consent judgment on September 30th. The court approved the consent judgment later the same day.
Wanted fugitive Kristijan Krstic was arrested on February 2023 in Batumi, Georgia. Krstic’s arrest followed a request for extradition from the US who, unknown to us, had learned of Krstic’s whereabouts.
Bitcoin Trading World has received a Desist and Refrain Order from California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. On June 28th, DFPI cited Bitcoin Trading World and Antonije Stojiljkovic for securities fraud. Just one problem though… Bitcoin Trading World is long gone and Stojiljkovic is already serving time in prison.
Following a guilty plea entered back in November 2021, Antonije Stojilkovic has been sentenced to 36 months in prison.
John DeMarr, a central figure in Kristijan Krstic’s Ponzi empire, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. DeMarr has also been ordered to pay back $3.5 million in restitution.
Krstic Ponzi empire defendant Jaira David has been sentenced to three years in prison. Upon release David will be subject to two years of supervised release. He’s also been ordered to pay $380,000 in restitution.
The SEC is going after the BitCoiin Ponzi scheme’s Compliance Officer and a purported legal advisor. After receiving permission from the court (the case is currently stayed), the SEC filed an amended complaint naming Keith Gooselaw and Jeffrey Gold as additional defendants.