BitClub Network

BitClub Network scammers Matthew Goettsche and Joby Weeks have been denied temporary release from prison. The pair had asked to be released based on “particularly harmful implications” related to the COVID-19 pandemic. They complain that they are exposed to increased health risks and that the measures undertaken to curb the spread of the virus will […]

The arraignments of Matthew Goettsche, Jobadiah Weeks and Joseph Abel were held on January 15th. All three BitClub Network defendants pled not guilty to the charges the DOJ has leveled against them. Silviu Catalin Balaci, a fourth defendant in the case is believed to still be in custody in Germany. German authorities arrested Balaci at

As the DOJ’s investigation into BitClub Network continues, the company’s website has now gone offline. As at the time of publication, attempts to load BitClub Network’s website throw up a 522 HTTP error (connection timed out). At present we don’t have specifics as to what exactly lead to BitClub Network’s website going down, but it’s

The unsealing of the BitClub Network case docket confirms that, as of December 20th, co-founder Russ Medlin is still on the run from authorities. We first learned of the DOJ’s $722 million dollar Ponzi fraud case against BitClub Network on December 11th. At the time three defendants were named, Matthew Goettsche, Jobadiah Weeks and Joseph

The DOJ has gone after five individuals connected to BitClub Network. Matthew Brent Goettsche, 37, of Lafayette, Colorado, and Jobadiah Sinclair Weeks, 38, of Arvada, Colorado, are charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and Goettsche, Weeks, and Joseph Frank Abel, 49, of Camarillo, California, are charged by indictment with conspiracy to offer