{"id":171344,"date":"2025-09-18T16:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=171344"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:22:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:22:57","slug":"praetorian-group-ceo-pleads-guilty-in-200m-bitcoin-ponzi-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/praetorian-group-ceo-pleads-guilty-in-200m-bitcoin-ponzi-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Praetorian Group CEO Pleads Guilty in $200M Bitcoin Ponzi Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Court filings reveal that between December 2019 and October 2021, PGI lured investors with promises of 0.5% to 3% daily returns through bitcoin trading. In reality, the company was not trading at the scale required to sustain such payouts. Instead, Palafox recycled funds from new investors to pay existing ones, a hallmark of a Ponzi structure.<\/p>\n<p>PGI raised over $201 million, including $171.5 million in bitcoin and more than $30 million in fiat currency. Victims ultimately suffered losses of at least $62.6 million, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<h2>Lavish Spending Spree<\/h2>\n<p>Rather than investing, Palafox diverted millions for personal enrichment. Authorities said he spent $3 million on luxury cars \u2014 including Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren, Bentley, and BMW models \u2013 and $329,000 on penthouse suites at high-end hotels.<\/p>\n<p>He also purchased four homes in Las Vegas and Los Angeles worth over $6 million and splurged on luxury goods at retailers such as Gucci, Cartier, Rolex, and Hermes. Prosecutors added that he transferred $800,000 in cash and 100 bitcoin (then worth $3.3 million) to a family member.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1\">Read More:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row post-171167\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/xrp-price-setup-strengthens-as-rsi-curvature-signals-potential-parabolic-move\/\" title=\"XRP Price Setup Strengthens as RSI Curvature Signals Potential Parabolic Move\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/XRP-2-8-240x170.jpg\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">XRP Price Setup Strengthens as RSI Curvature Signals Potential Parabolic Move<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Sentencing Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>Palafox, 60, a dual U.S.-Philippines citizen, is scheduled for sentencing on February 3, 2026. He faces up to 40 years in federal prison and has agreed to pay $62.6 million in restitution. Actual sentencing will be determined by a federal judge under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>The case underscores the continued risks of fraudulent investment schemes in the crypto sector, where promises of outsized returns remain a persistent red flag for investors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office has announced that Ramil Ventura Palafox, CEO of Praetorian Group International (PGI), pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering after orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 90,000 investors 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