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Commodities Fraud

CEO From Valley Stream Charged In $59M Cryptocurrency Scheme CEO From Valley Stream Charged In $59M Cryptocurrency Scheme
CEO From Valley Stream Charged In $59M Cryptocurrency Scheme A CEO from New York is facing charges for his role in a $59 million cryptocurrency scheme where he touted phony technology to garner additional funding, federal officials announced.  Long Island resident Eddy Alexandre, age 50, of Valley Stream, the leader of a purported cryptocurrency and forex trading platform called EminiFX, has been charged with commodities fraud and wire fraud offenses, according to US Attorney Damian Williams. It is alleged that Alexandre solicited more than $59 million in investments from hundreds of individual investors after making false representations in con…