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A forged document claiming a '115% reserve' is far easier to fake than an entire set of trading records, yet nearly as persuasive — that's the exact psychological gap Ponzi schemes are best at exploiting.
Chloe Brennan
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August 13, 2026
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit on August 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Goliath Ventures Inc. and its CEO, Christopher Delgado, alleging the two ran a Ponzi Scheme that defrauded roughly 1,600 customers of at least $397 million. The scheme's mechanics aren't novel in themselves — it's essentially a traditional...