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iGenius has been fined 14.66 million PLN for pyramid fraud in Poland ($4.08 million USD). As per UOKiK’s December 29th, 2025 press-release;

Meta Whale has received a securities fraud warning from Quebec’s Autorite des marches financiers (AMF). As per AMF’s December 23rd Meta Whale warning;

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.

iGenius has revealed plans to sell lab diamonds in 2026. Top iGenius promoter Anthony Napolitano claims $25,000 to $30,000 commissions will be offered. Not everyone is happy about the pivot from trading to jewelry though.

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 TexitCoin MLM crypto Ponzi has collapsed. TexitCoin has been luring investors in on the promise of up to 900% over the past few months. In the lead up to the holiday season however, TexitCoin’s TXC shitcoin has collapsed.

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.