最新报道：According to Bijie.com, EminiFX, a cryptocurrency investment platform that once claimed to revolutionize automated trading, has been officially declared a Ponzi scheme by a New York federal court. Following a ruling from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), its founder, Eddy Alexandre, now faces over $228 million in restitution, in addition to $15 million in unjust enrichment. The order, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni, comes more than three years after Alexandre was first charged and had previously pleaded guilty in a separate criminal case. Alexandre was already serving a nine-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2023 to commodities fraud and defrauding over 25,000 investors of nearly $250 million. EminiFX was founded in 2021. Many of Alexandre's investors came from within his own circle, as he leveraged his influence within the church and Haitian community to gain trust and even recruit other members to recruit participants. The platform promised consistent weekly profits between 5% and 9.99% and promoted its so-called "Robo-Advisor Assisted Account," which purportedly generated consistent returns in the cryptocurrency and forex markets through automated trading. In just eight months, the platform raised approximately $262 million. However, court documents reveal that the promised technology never existed. Investigators investigating the downfall of Eddy Alexandre found that the company incurred at least $49 million in losses and operated by recycling funds from new investors to pay existing participants. Alexandre also withdrew at least $15 million for personal expenses, including luxury cars, credit card payments, and cash withdrawals. In May 2022, regulatory action escalated, with prosecutors and the CFTC filing parallel cases against Alexandre. The criminal case resulted in a prison sentence and a $213 million restitution order. The latest civil ruling imposed further financial penalties but clarified that any restitution paid would offset his unjust enrichment obligations. A court-appointed receiver has been working since 2022 to trace and recover funds associated with EminiFX. Earlier this year, the first round of recovered funds was returned to investors following judicial approval of a distribution plan. The conclusion of the civil case brings more clarity to one of the most prominent cryptocurrency frauds of the past three years, while efforts to recover funds for the thousands of investors who lost money in the scheme continue.