Ohio Man Charged in Alleged $35 Million Cryptocurrency Scheme (1)

The DOJ charges Michael W. Ackerman of Sheffield Lake, Ohio, with fraud and money laundering in connection to an alleged cryptocurrency scheme that the DOJ says bilked more than 100 people out of more than $35 million.

• The SEC also files charges concurrently, alleging Ackerman targeted in particular physicians through two entities, the Q3 Trading Club and QE I LP; SEC’s complaint is filed in federal court in New York
• Ackerman will be presented Friday in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio, DOJ says
• DOJ: “Allegedly touting monthly returns of over 15%, Michael Ackerman was able to raise ...