2 Promoters of Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy
Two promoters of the Forcount crypto ponzi scheme, Nestor Nunez and Antonia Perez Hernandez, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on July 22. The Brazil-based scam defrauded Spanish-speaking investors of $8.4 million between 2017 and 2021. Nunez, a Spanish citizen, was paid to act as the CEO of the scheme under the alias "Salvador Molina", while the real leader was Brazilian national Francisley Da Silva. Hernandez was a senior promoter. The scheme promised high returns from non-existent crypto mining and trading activities. Another co-conspirator, American Juan Tacuri, pleaded guilty in June and agreed to forfeit $4 million in criminal proceeds and real estate bought with victim funds. Tacuri will be sentenced on Sept. 24, Nunez on Nov. 11, and no date has been set for Hernandez's sentencing.
