Lorenzo Sewell, a Detroit pastor who delivered a prayer on the Donald Trump inauguration, announced the launch of his official meme coin. Although the coin is meant to be used for charity purposes, crypto X reacted sceptically, to say the least. Predictably, the Trump inauguration delivered some spectacular moments — from Melania’s hat preventing the President’s kiss to Elon Musk’s …
Read More »Pastor indicted for fraud over crypto scheme that came ‘in a dream’
A Washington state grand jury has indicted a pastor on 26 counts of fraud for allegedly stealing from more than 1,500 investors through the sham crypto scheme Solona Fi — which supposedly came to him “in a dream.” The Justice Department said on Jan. 9 that Francier Obando Pinillo was arraigned at a federal court in Washington for allegedly using …
Read More »Pastor who saw crypto project in his “dream” indicted for fraud
A pastor at a Pasco, Washington, church has been indicted on 26 counts of fraud for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded investors of millions between 2021 and 2023. The US Department of Justice says the pastor, Francier Obando Pinillo, 51, used his position to recruit investors into a fraudulent cryptocurrency venture called “Solano Fi,” which he told them “came to …
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