Sixteen Technology Zoe victims have filed a civil lawsuit in opposition to Technology Zoe and three US-based promoters.
Zoe International College is/was a Technology Zoe Florida shell firm, run by Florida primarily based defendants Pablo, Matias and Agustin Monteleone.
Named Plaintiffs within the initially filed July thirteenth, 2022 Florida civil swimsuit are;
- Andrea Martinez (Florida)
- Eduardo Silva (Florida)
- Jose Luis Mantilla (Spain)
- Luis Angel Mantilla (minor represented by father Jose Luis Mantilla)
- Jose Angel Mantilla (minor represented by father Jose Luis Mantilla)
- Victoria Teran (Spain)
- Alejandro Silva (Florida)
- Veronica Roach (Florida)
- Maria Jose Hrepich (Florida)
- Andrea Silva (Florida)
- Xiomara Mantilla (Chile)
- Gustavo Diaz (Florida)
- Candela Munoz (Florida)
- Maria Viera (Colombia)
- Andres Puente Viera (minor represented by mom Maria Viera) and
- Fabian Bucarrey (Florida)
As alleged by the Plaintiffs;
This case issues Plaintiffs’ provision of a whole lot of 1000’s of {dollars} to Defendants primarily based on Defendants’ fraudulent representations that they might make investments and handle Plaintiffs monies and supply to Plaintiffs exorbitant returns on Plaintiffs’ investments.
Defendants function a fraudulent enterprise enterprise often called “Technology Zoe” or “Zoe College.”
Technology Zoe was a smart-contract Ponzi cycler run by Argentine nationwide Leonardo Cositorto.
The final iteration of Technology Zoe was launched in 2021. The Ponzi scheme collapsed in early 2022.
Cositorto was finally arrested within the Dominican Republic and extradited again to Argentina.
We haven’t had any substantial updates on Cositorto’s felony case since mid 2022.
Plaintiff’s grievance references Technology Zoe and Zoe College interchangeably. As I perceive it, Zoe College was what the Monteleone Defendants recruited their Technology Zoe downline by means of.
Pablo Monteleone, Matias Monteleone, Agustin Monteleone, and Zoe International College, LLC represented to Plaintiffs that “Zoe College” has places of work worldwide situated in varied nations, and that Defendants opened a “Zoe College” workplace in Miami, Florida.
All through the summer season and fall of 2021, throughout in-person conferences at Defendants’ “Zoe College” Miami places of work which occurred between Plaintiffs and Defendants, in addition to by means of written brochures and different paperwork, phone calls, texts and emails, Defendants fraudulently induced Plaintiffs to supply substantial sums of monies to Defendants.
One a part of the “danger free” grift allegedly noticed Pablo Monteleone supply $200,000 “Multi Millionaire In” funding positions.
Underneath the Multimillionaire Pin funding, an investor would pay to Defendants the quantity of Two Hundred Thousand {Dollars} ($200,000) and, in alternate, Defendants would pay to Plaintiffs One Thousand One Hundred {Dollars} ($1,100) per day for 4 years, after which Defendants would return the preliminary funding of Two Hundred Thousand {Dollars}.
Pablo Monteleone additionally falsely represented that, if an investor bought a Multimillionaire Pin, the investor would acquire entry to Defendants’ varied properties situated in South America for holidays.
Additional, Pablo Monteleone falsely represented that buyers within the Multimillionaire Pin would have entry to airways and planes owned by Defendants in order that the buyers may journey to locations of their selecting without charge.
Pablo Monteleone additionally falsely represented that buyers within the Multimillionaire Pin can be invited to Defendants’ annual convention in Singapore.
Collectively, the sixteen Plaintiffs allege they misplaced $847,159 to the Monteleone Defendants.
Defendants by no means invested Plaintiffs’ monies in shares, crypto currencies and companies as promised by Defendants.
Moderately than investing Plaintiffs’ monies as Defendants falsely represented they might, Defendants stole and absconded with Plaintiffs’ monies and transformed Plaintiffs’ monies to Defendants’ personal use.
Plaintiffs have sued the Monteleone Defendants throughout eleven counts of fraud:
- conspiracy
- fraudulent inducement
- negligent misrepresentation
- violations of the Florida Misleading and Unfair Commerce Practices Act
- conversion
- unjust enrichment
- unregistered supply and sale of securities
- violations of the Florida Securities and Investor Safety Act
- violations of the Securities Act of 1933
- rescission and
- breach of contract
On September twenty ninth the Monteleone Defendants filed their solutions to Plaintiff’s Grievance.
Regardless of seemingly misappropriating nearly 1,000,000 {dollars}, the Monteleone Defendants declare they
do not need cash, since we have been scammed by Leonardo Cositorto, similar to the Plaintiffs.
For that reason we began a felony case in Argentina, the place Leonardo Cositorto’s firm operates.
The Monteleone’s go on to allege the Plaintiffs invested in Technology Zoe previous to their getting concerned.
It must be famous that the plaintiffs started their investments earlier than Zoe International College LLC existed, since they’d a cope with Leonardo Corsitorto earlier than Could 2021.
On September thirtieth, the Monteleone Defendants filed the referenced “felony grievance type”.
On January 10, 2020, Pablo Sebastian Monteleone and his brother, Matias Monteleone, joined ZOE, contributing … a capital of $300 and $1000.
Within the yr 2021, Pablo Sebastian Monteleone decides to settle in america of AMerica, particularly within the state of Florida the place he owned a property, which was transmitted by him to these accountable fro ZOE Argentina.
Cositorto … had informed him about the opportunity of opening a department in Miami.
Inside the framework of the conferences, each Corisotro and (Maximiliano) Batista proposed … to open a department of ZOE in Miami.
Supposedly on the cash facet of issues Technology Zoe “nation leaders” obtained 10% of country-wide funding. Workplaces just like the one the Monteleone’s ran have been alleged to obtain 5%.
Cesar Quinteros and Daniela Solarte are cited as US nation leaders for Technology Zoe.
Purportedly, Zoe College took in $12.1 million from US buyers. Outgoing funds dried up as Technology Zoe collapsed, and the remaining is historical past.
Complete US International Zoe losses stay unknown. To this point US authorities haven’t signalled the Ponzi scheme or its prime US promoters are beneath investigation.
Trying ahead within the Florida case, a “particular set listening to” has been scheduled for March third.
I’ve added the Technology Zoe Florida lawsuit to BehindMLM’s case calendar. We’ll hold you posted on any updates.