CFTC Sues Washington Pastor for $6M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has actually submitted a civil enforcement action versus Francier Obando Pinillo, a pastor from Pasco, Washington, implicating him of running a deceptive cryptocurrency Ponzi plan worth a minimum of $5.9 million.
The problem names Pinillo and his involved services, Solanofi, Solano Partners Ltd., and Solano Capital Investments, jointly called the Solanofi entities, as the offenders.
Information of The Lawsuit
According to a December 10 release from the CFTC, Pinillo targeted a minimum of 1,515 people in the United States, consisting of members of his Spanish-speaking parish. The grievance declares that he misused his position as a relied on church pastor to promote his misleading plan.
He declared to be the CEO of Solanofi, an automatic tradi...