Information for Victims in Large Cases
United States v. Onur Aksoy a/k/a “Ron Aksoy” a/k/a “Dave Durden” (Pro Network)
From 2013 through 2022, the defendant, Onur Aksoy, ran a massive operation, broadly named “Pro Network,” to traffic in counterfeit and fraudulent Cisco networking devices. Aksoy and his coconspirators then resold these devices in the United States and around the world, falsely representing them as new, genuine, and high-quality Cisco products. Aksoy trafficked in and resold tens of thousands of such counterfeit and fraudulent devices, which carried an estimated retail value of more than one billion dollars.
United States vs. Matthew Brent Goettsche et al.
Defendants Goettsche, Balaci, and Weeks have been charged with conspiracy to engage in wire fraud in connection with their roles in BitClub Network. From April 2014 through December 2019, BitClub Network was a fraudulent scheme that solicited money from investors in exchange for shares of purported cryptocurrency mining pools and rewarded investors for recruiting new investors into the scheme. Goettsche, Balaci, Weeks, and others conspired together to solicit investment in BitClub Network through fraudulent means, including by providing false and misleading figures that BitClub investors were told were “bitcoin mining earnings” purportedly generated by BitClub Network’s bitcoin mining pool. Goettsche, Balaci, Weeks, and others obtained the equivalent of at least $722 million from BitClub Network investors.
Defendants Goettsche, Balaci, Weeks, and Abel also conspired to sell BitClub Network shares—which were securities—notwithstanding that BitClub Network did not register the shares with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Weeks and Abel created videos and traveled around the United States and the world to promote BitClub Network and recruit others to invest.