NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – The owner of a Miami body shop was arrested on multiple felony charges after investigators uncovered an alleged scheme involving fraudulent mechanical liens on at least 16 vehicles, according to an arrest report.
Jesus Ramon Nunez-Salgueiro, owner of Nunez Body Shop Painting, Inc., was arrested at his business on Northwest 27th Avenue. He faces charges including racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, organized fraud of $50,000 or more and second-degree grand theft.
Authorities said the investigation, led by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, found that Nunez-Salgueiro allegedly filed fraudulent liens claiming extensive vehicle repairs that were never performed. The report states the scheme generated about $409,163.35 in financial gains.
Detectives said the investigation began with a complaint involving a 2019 Tesla Model 3, where a lien was…
THE HASHFLARE “CLOUD MINING” PONZI SCHEME (GLOBAL/ESTONIA)
Date: February 13, 2025 (Guilty Pleas) Perpetrators: Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin
Case Description: This $577 million cryptocurrency fraud remains one of the largest digital asset scams in history, with major legal developments concluding in 2025. Potapenko and Turogin operated “Hashflare,” which they marketed as a massive cryptocurrency mining operation. Hundreds of thousands of victims worldwide purchased “mining contracts,” believing they were renting hash power to mine Bitcoin. In reality, the duo was running a sophisticated Ponzi scheme.
They created fake customer dashboards that showed “real-time” mining profits, but the money being paid out was simply the capital of newer investors. They laundered the proceeds through shell companies to purchase luxury real estate and a fleet of high-end vehicles. After a massive international investigation involving the FBI and Estonian authorities, the pair agreed to forfeit over $400 million in assets. This case underscores the “Cyber-enabled Fraud” warning issued by the FATF in early 2026: as technology evolves, the scale of fraud moves from local millions to global billions in the blink of an eye.
Link to Original: ACFE – High Profile Fraud of 2025