U.S. prosecutors announced on Wednesday criminal fraud charges against two former chief executive officers of Linqto over their alleged roles in a $450 million scheme to defraud thousands of investors hoping to cash in on private companies before they went public.
- US prosecutors have charged two former CEOs of Linqto, an online investment platform, for a $450 million 'pre-IPO' fraud scheme targeting investors in private companies.
- The scheme allegedly involved creating 'false scarcity' and imposing excessive markups on investments in companies like Anthropic, Ripple, and SpaceX, with one CEO pleading guilty and cooperating.
- Linqto has since filed for bankruptcy, and the case highlights regulatory scrutiny and potential fraud risks in the private markets.
Topics: Asset types, Legal regulatory, Private market, Alternative assets, Securities law classification, Private equity vc
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