Canada freezes assets to blockchain founders Vanbex
The Canadian authorities acted after a supposed scam of the platform for USD 22 million by initial offer of fraudulent coins
Kevin Hobbs and Lisa Cheng, co-founders of the blockchain platform Vanbex, are charged by the Canadian police due to an alleged scam with deceptive currency offer (ICO) with which they would have obtained profits of USD 22 million.
Canadian police decided to freeze the assets of Hobbs and Cheng, managers of the Vancouver-based crypto company. The court document also states that in reality it is a ghost company involved in marijuana trafficking and money laundering.
It was learned that the police also decided to froze two accounts of the Vanbex co-founder, Hobbs, and seized the two new Land Rovers of the founders, and ordered them not to sell, lend or damage their Vancouver condominium for at least 30 years. days or until you receive a new order from the Court. “
The Canadian authority has established that since 2017 Vanbex has cheated customers in addition to using the funds obtained for personal benefit and games of chance.
The investigation on the scam with the cryptocurrency of the company, Etherparty, began in May of 2018. Vanbex, on the other hand, keeps silent before the accusations of the Canadian police.
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Source: Cointelegraph
