Tacuri, a senior promoter in the Forcount Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to the maximum penalty by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under Judge Analisa Torres.
The scheme defrauded thousands of primarily Spanish-speaking, working-class investors by falsely promising returns through crypto mining and trading. Tacuri and other promoters guaranteed daily returns and doubled investments within six months, but Forcount was a Ponzi scheme using new investments to pay off earlier participants. The scheme introduced worthless tokens called “Mindexcoin” to address liquidity issues. Tacuri must pay $3.6 million in restitution and forfeit a Florida home purchased with stolen funds.
His sentencing followed victim impact statements and emphasized the deceptive nature of the fraud disguised as crypto investments. Show Less
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