Ontario's so-called 'Crypto King' soliciting investments as recently as February: police
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Police are alleging that Ontario’s so-called ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski was soliciting investments as recently as February – almost two years after he was petitioned into bankruptcy for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme worth more than $40 million.
Police are alleging that Ontario’s so-called ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski was soliciting investments as recently as February – almost two years after he was petitioned into bankruptcy for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme worth more than $40 million.
Police made the comment during a news conference on Thursday as they released new details about “Project Swan,” a 16-month investigation into Pleterski.
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The details of a 16-month Durham police investigation into Ontario’s so-called ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski are set to be revealed on Thursday afternoon.
Officials with the Durham Regional Police Service are expected to speak for the first time about the 25-year-old, who allegedly ran a more than $40 million Ponzi scheme, and was recently charged with fraud over $5,000 and money laundering.
He was released on a $100,000 bail with his parents signed as sureties on Tuesday.
