Authorities in Venezuela have arrested Era Zoe promoter César Julio Gómez López.
Following an investigation by the Scientific, Legal and Criminalistic Investigation Service Corps (CICPC), Lopez has been charged with fraud associated to “false investments”.
As reported by Elpitazo, Lopez is a part of the “Los Captadores de Zoe” group of Era Zoe buyers.
The gang provides residents of Argentina, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela to put money into cryptocurrencies by recruiting victims to put money into the pyramid firm and use the Ponzi scheme.
Douglas Rico, head of CICPC, had this to say of the Ponzi scheme;
These criminals provide talks, conferences, journeys and conferences with professionals about investing in cryptocurrencies backed by gold mines, thus getting their victims to put money into the fraudulent negotiation and function pyramid schemers.
Along with Lopez, CICPC are on the hunt for 4 extra Era Zoe promoters; Blanca Torres, Martina Reyes, Patricia Sulbaran and Yomary Rivas.
Era Zoe was a easy crypto smart-contract Ponzi scheme.
After Era Zoe collapsed in February 2022, an worldwide manhunt was launched in opposition to founder Leonardo Cositorto.
Cositorto was arrested within the Dominican Republic in April. He was then promptly extradited to Argentina.
Cositorto is going through legal expenses in relation to his operation of Era Zoe. He’s at the moment in pre-trial custody, having had three bail functions denied.
