Tag: cryptocurrency fraud
Daniel Chartraw, Investment Fraud, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read Daniel Chartraw, a 53-year-old former resident of South Lake Tahoe and Lodi, orchestrated a series of brazen cryptocurrency and investment fraud schemes that swindled investors out of nearly $1 million. Between March 2021 and February 2022, Chartraw and an associate controlled multiple companies, including Crypto-Pal LLC and TDA Global LLC, promising…
Maine Seniors Hit by Crypto Scam Claw Back $470K
Two Maine residents are seeing a sliver of their life savings returned after the feds managed to untangle $470,735 stolen in a sophisticated cryptocurrency scam that preyed on vulnerable seniors. The victims, targeted in 2022, lost a combined $800,000 to fraudsters who promised riches but delivered only ruin. While the recovery is a win, it’s…
Scott Allen Simpkins, Obstruction of Justice, California 2021
⏱ 3 min read RELATED: Tax Cheat Gets 23 Months in the Slammer SEE ALSO: Tax Cheat Gets 23 Months in MO A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy admitted today he lied to federal agents investigating a Beverly Hills crypto hustler who allegedly strong-armed a party planner out of $25,000. Scott Allen Simpkins, 34, pleaded…
