The SEC filed go well with in opposition to high BitConnect promoter Craig Grant again in Might.
Fairly than defend himself, Grant fled the US for Jamaica.
Grant fleeing the US because of the SEC’s filed lawsuit was confirmed in a movement filed by the SEC on August sixteenth.
The Fee workers believes that shortly after the Fee commenced this motion, Grant relocated to Jamaica, at an tackle and for a period at present unknown.
Of their movement the SEC requests an extension of time to serve Grant.
In help of their movement, the SEC states;
The Fee filed its Criticism on Might 28, 2021.
On June 1, 2021, Fee workers emailed the Summons and Criticism, and associated filings on this continuing, to 2 electronic mail addresses for Grant, certainly one of which … Grant had beforehand used to speak with the Fee workers in the course of the investigation that preceded the submitting of the Criticism.
An exhibit accompanying the SEC’s movement reveals Grant sharing communication between himself, Treyvon James and UK BitConnect scammer “Roy Murphy”.
The SEC’s movement continues;
Though the Fee acquired a reply from the opposite electronic mail tackle claiming it was the unsuitable tackle, the Fee acquired no reply, or supply error message, from the Grant E mail
Deal with.
Along with emails, the SEC despatched Grant summons paperwork by mail. The paperwork have been delivered and haven’t been returned up to now.
On June 3, 2021, the Fee additionally engaged a course of server to serve Grant at his dwelling tackle in Kissimmee, Florida.
The method server tried service on June 4, and was met on the door by a girl who said that she was Grant’s former girlfriend.
She additionally advised the method server that two days earlier, Grant had gone to California with the FBI, and that Grant was at present in Jamaica.
Appears sort of odd that if Grant was picked up by the FBI, that they’d simply let him waltz off to Jamaica.
Whether or not Grant and his girlfriend Yuliana Avalos have really damaged up is unclear.
Grant continues to add movies of Avalos working their Florida bounce home enterprise to YouTube:
Avalos will be seen working with staff. Previous to Grant fleeing for Jamaica he and Avalos labored the enterprise collectively.
The final bounce home video that includes Grant and Avalos working collectively was uploaded on June sixth, 2021.
On June ninth Grant uploaded a video exhibiting him consuming at Sushi2 in San Diego, California.
The following video Craig Grant would seem in was filmed in Jamaica and uploaded on August 2nd.
Since then Grant has uploaded a collection of movies detailing renovations to his new residing house.
In a single video, dated August tenth, Grant movies while carrying on a dialog with Avalos.
The footage suggests the couple haven’t damaged up and are continuously involved through video name.
I initially thought this may be a case of mendacity to federal brokers, which is unlawful. Studying again although it appears Avalos lied to a course of server.
Whether or not the SEC has since questioned Avalos as to Grant’s whereabouts is unclear.
In a single video Grant will be seen in his new house, exterior of which a Volkswagen sedan is parked bearing the license plate “3446 JX”.
Grant will be seen driving the identical automobile in one other video.
On August nineteenth Grant uploaded a video titled “Tropical Storm in Jamaica – August 19, 2021”.
Within the video Grant stands on what I imagine is Most important Avenue, Christiana. Christiana is a city in Manchester Parish.
I imagine Grant is staying inside quick driving distance on this space.
Trying ahead, the SEC
has just lately engaged the companies of an impartial investigative agency to find Grant’s Jamaica tackle, in order that the Fee can impact service of him.
To that finish the SEC requested a November extension to impact service on Grant.
On August seventeenth the courtroom granted the SEC’s movement, giving the regulator till November twenty fourth.
Within the occasion the SEC can’t find Grant and serve him personally, service will likely be effected through different means.
Replace eighth December 2021 – Craig Grant has deleted all movies referencing Jamaica from his YouTube channel.
As such I’ve needed to take away two beforehand accessible hyperlinks to referenced movies on this article.
Grant deleting Jamaica movies follows the information US authorities are seemingly seeking to indict him on BitConnect associated fraud fees.