UGustavo Rodriguez, owayengumgqugquzeli wenkampani ye-cryptocurrency i-IcomTech, wagwetshwa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ejele ngokuhlanganyela ekukhwabaniseni. IJaji laseSouthern District yaseNew York uJennifer Rochon uthole ukuthi uRodriguez wenza izitatimende ezingamanga enkantolo kodwa wakhipha isigwebo esilula kunaleso abashushisi ababesicelile.
Isungiswe ku-2018 nguDavid Carmona, i-IcomTech yaziveza njengenkampani yokuhweba yezimayini ne-cryptocurrency, ithembisa ukubuya okuqinisekisiwe kodwa yabandakanyeka kungekho msebenzi wangempela. Esikhundleni salokho, yasebenza njengesikimu sePonzi, lapho kwasetshenziswa khona izimali zabatshalizimali abasha ukukhokha ezindala.