US Government Spearheads Proactive Citizen Welfare Measures while Busting Ponzi Schemes.

Washington DC; February 2026: A Florida man is accused of running what federal investigators call a massive, multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme out of a downtown Orlando office tower. Federal agents have arrested Christopher Delgado, alleging he orchestrated a $328 million investment fraud through his company, Goliath Ventures, also known as Gen-Z Ventures. Delgado could face up to 30 years in federal prison.

Investors might have thought they were getting returns on their money, but investigators say it was a classic Ponzi scheme. Federal agents arrested Delgado for wire fraud and money laundering. They said he ran a company called Goliath Ventures, also known as Gen-Z Ventures. The website for Goliath says it works with high-net-worth investors and gives them access to cryptocurrency and Bitcoin mining opportunities.

The federal agents said Delgado would get people to invest large sums of money, promising them monthly returns from what they called “cryptocurrency liquidity pools”. But in reality, investigators said Delgado was actually paying past investors with money from new investors.

In all, they believe he got at least $328 million. He allegedly used the money to buy multi-million-dollar properties in Winter Park, Sanford and Windermere. He is now out of custody after posting a $1 million bail bond.

In another incidence; A federal jury in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, convicted an Illinois woman and man for running illegal multimillion-dollar pyramid schemes in at least four different states.

“Today’s verdict holds Candice Cunningham and Joseph Johnson Junior accountable for their lies to steal from victims through their pyramid schemes”, said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The defendants stole millions of dollars from victims across America with false guarantees of earnings and refunds. This trial conviction reflects the dedicated work of the prosecutors and agents who brought this case to vindicate the victims. The Criminal Division will continue to investigate and prosecute those who prey on, trick, and defraud people”.

“The defendants ran illegal pyramid schemes in multiple states over several years that caused millions of dollars in losses to victims”, said Special Agent in Charge Alan Karr of the FBI Milwaukee Field Office. “The losses sustained by the victims resulted in financial and emotional devastation that will bring lasting harm. The FBI remains steadfast in our commitment to working with our partners to combat financial fraud schemes”.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Candice V. Cunningham, 38, and Joseph E. Johnson Junior, 53, both of Chicago, operated a series of pyramid schemes that were advertised to victims under various names including Wealth Partners Publishing, Wealth Wise, Zero to Profit, 30 Day Success Formula, Lav Label, Beckett Group, and Dreams To Reality Group. Marketing materials for the pyramid schemes misrepresented that if a victim-participant invested money in one of the schemes, that victims would receive payments from other participants he or she recruited.

The materials also falsely promised that if a victim did not receive payments from other participants, the victim was guaranteed that his or her initial investment would be fully refunded. Most victims did not receive any payments from other participants and were denied the return of their initial investment. Cunningham, Johnson, and others generated $5 million in proceeds as a result of these schemes.

Cunningham and Johnson were each convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and six counts of mail fraud. If convicted, they each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each count. They are scheduled to be sentenced on June 23rd. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

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