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Ex-Goliath Ventures CEO Pleads Guilty in Alleged $328M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Delgado admitted he took in nearly $500 million and agreed to forfeit $250 million in assets and pay $250 million in restitution, prosecutors said.
- On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado pleaded guilty in Orlando to wire fraud and money laundering charges for operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.
- Between January 2023 and January 2026, Delgado defrauded at least 1,000 investors out of at least $250 million by using new investor funds to pay older ones while funding a lavish lifestyle.
- As part of his plea deal, Delgado must forfeit $250 million in assets and cooperate with federal investigations into unnamed co-conspirators mentioned in the agreement, his attorney Sean Shecter said.
- Delgado faces up to 50 years in prison at his sentencing scheduled for Oct. 8, though he remains under home confinement at his $8.5 million Isleworth mansion until the hearing.
- Prosecutors have identified around 1,600 potential victims, though some investors remain skeptical about recovering their losses as the government continues identifying and verifying those impacted by the scheme.
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Former Goliath CEO Pleads Guilty to Crypto Fraud, Money Laundering
Former Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado admitted to fraud and money laundering in a scheme that took in at least $400 million and caused at least $250 million in investor losses.
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Christopher Delgado pleads guilty to running Ponzi scheme, defrauding more than 1,000 people
A 34-year-old man charged earlier this year with defrauding investors out of at least $250 million pleaded guilty Tuesday to running a “Ponzi scheme.” Christopher Delgado could face up to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering Tuesday.
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Cryptocurrency News | Cryptocurrency Prices | Market CapCentral Florida Ponzi schemer Chris Delgado pleads guilty to fraud
Orlando businessman Christopher Delgado pleaded guilty Tuesday to being the ringleader of a massive cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, one who used his investors' money to live a lavish lifestyle.
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