Wanda Geter-Pataky’s case is heading to trial rather than resolving through a plea. I respect that every defendant has the right to have their case heard, and I won’t comment further on the specifics of an ongoing legal matter — that is for the court, not for politicians, to decide.
What I can say is this: the last time Ms. Geter-Pataky was asked directly about her conduct, back in October 2023, she invoked her Fifth Amendment right 71 separate times rather than answer even the simplest questions. Nearly three years later, this trial may finally force a full accounting, in a court of law, of what happened to Bridgeport’s absentee ballots.
Bridgeport has already paid a heavy price for what happened in our elections, and this is not the first time. Three different Connecticut judges have thrown out Bridgeport Democratic primaries over absentee ballot irregularities — in 2017, in…
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