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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- against -
MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY,
Defendant.
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, SS:
17M934
To Be Filed Under Seal
COMPLAINT AND AFFIDAVIT IN
SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR
ARREST WARRANT
(18 u.s.c. §§ 371)
JON LIRO, being duly sworn, deposes a;nd says ~hat he is a Special Agent with
the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), duly appointed according to law and acting as such.
Upon information and belief, in or about and between July 2017 and October
2017, both dates being approximate and inclusive, within the Eastern District ofNew York and
elsewhere, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY, together with others, did knowingly and
willfully conspire to use and employ manipulative and deceptive devices and contrivances,
contrary to Rule 1Ob-5 ofthe Rules and Regulations ofthe United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, Title 17, Code ofFederal Regulations, Section 240.lOb-5, by: (a)
employing devices, schemes and artifices to defraud; (b) making untrue statements ofmaterial
fact and omitting to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made, in light
ofthe circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (c) engaging in acts,
practices and courses ofbusiness which would and did operate as a fraud and deceit upon
investors and potential investors in REcoin Group Foundation, LLC ("REcoin") and DRC
World, Inc., also known as Diamond Reserve Club ("Diamond") (collectively the "Companies),
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in connection with the purchase and sale of"tokens" or "coins" in the Companies, directly and
indirectly, by use ofmeans and instrumentalities ofinterstate commerce and the mails, contrary
to Title 15, United States Code, Sections 78j(b) and 78ff. In furtherance ofthe conspiracy and
to effect its objects, within the Eastern District ofNew York and elsewhere, the defendant
MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, together with others~ committed and caused to be committed overt
acts as described herein.
(Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 3551 et seq.)
INTRODUCTION
The source ofyour deponent's information and the grounds for his beliefare as
follows:
1. I have been a Special Agent with the FBI for approximately one and a half
years. I am currently assigned to an FBI squad which investigates securities fraud, wire fraud
and other financial crimes. During my tenure with the FBI, I have participated in numerous
financial fraud investigations and have participated in all aspects ofinvestigations, including
conducting surveillance, executing search warrants, debriefing defendants and informants,
interviewing witnesses, reviewing and analyzing recorded conversations and analyzing telephone
toll information. During the course ofthese investigations, I have served as the lead investigator
in the investigation and prosecution ofpersons involved in securities fraud, among other crimes. .
2. I have personally participated in the investigation ofsecurities fraud
conspiracy by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, among others, as discussed below. I
am familiar with the facts and circumstances ofthis investigation from, among other things:
(a) my personal participation in this investigation, (b) discussions with other law enforcement
agents involved in this investigation, (c) my review ofbank records and public records, among
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other sources ofevidence, and (d) my review ofthe defendant's testimony before the United
Stat~s Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
3. Except as explicitly set forth below, I have not distinguished in this
affidavit between facts ofwhich I have personal knowledge and facts ofwhich I learned from
other law enforcement agents. Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose
ofestablishing probable cause to arrest the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, I have not set
forth each and every fact learned during the course ofthis investigation. Instead, I have set forth
only those facts that I believe are necessary to establish probable cause for the arrest warrant
sought herein. In addition, where the contents ofdocuments, or the actions, statements and
conversations ofothers are reported herein, they are reported in sum and substance and in part,
except where otherwise indicated.
PROBABLE CAUSE
I. Background
A. Relevant Regulatory Principles and Definitions
4. The term "Initial Coin Offering" or "ICO" is a fundraising event during
which an entity offers participants a unique "coin" or "token" in exchange for consideration.
The consideration often comes in the form of"virtual currency" or "crypto currency." ICOs are
typically announced and promoted through the internet and e-mail. Issuers usually release a
"whitepaper" describing the project and the terms ofthe ICO. In order to participate in the ICO,
investors are generally required to transfer funds to the issuer. After the completion ofthe ICO,
the issuer will distribute its unique "coin" or "token" to the participants. The tokens may entitle
its holders to certain rights related to a venture underlying the ICO, such as rights to profits,
shares ofassets, rights to use certain services provided by the issuer, and/or voting rights. These
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tokens may also be listed on online platforms, often called virtual currency exchanges, and be
tradable for virtual currencies.
5. The term "virtual currency" is defined as a digital representation ofvalue
that can be digitally traded and functions as (1) a medium ofexchange; and/or (2) a unit of
account; and/or (3) a store ofvalue, but does not have legal tender status. In other words, virtual
currency is not issued by any jurisdiction and functions only by agreement within the community
ofusers ofthat particular currency. Examples of virtual currency are Bitcoin and Ethereum.
6. The term "security" is defined under Section 2(a)(l) ofthe Securities Act
and Section 3(a)(l0) ofthe Exchange Act as an "investment contract." An "investment
contract" is an investment ofmoney in a common enterprise with a reasonable expectation of
profits to be derived from the entrepreneurial or managerial efforts ofothers. Pursuant to
Sections 5(a) and 5(c) ofthe Securities Act, a company or individual conducting an offer or sale
ofsecurities to the public must file a registration statement with the SEC.
B. The Defendant and Relevant Entities
7. The defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, a resident ofBrooklyn, New
York, was the sole owner ofREcoin, a company that issued virtual currency that was purportedly
backed by investment in real estate. The defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY was also the sole
owner ofDiamond, a company that issued virtual currency that was purportedly backed by
investment in diamonds. From approximately July 2017 to October 2017, the defendant
MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY fraudulently raised at least $300,000 from investors through various
material misrepresentations and deceptive acts relating to supposed investments in digital
"tokens" or "coins" offered by REcoin and Diamond during their respective ICO processes.
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8. REcoin, with its purported principal place ofbusiness in Las Vegas,
Nevada, was a limited liability company organized in or about July 2017 in Nevada. REcoin
purportedly engaged in the business ofinvesting in real estate and developing real estate-related
"smart contracts." REcoin was run by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY along with the
help ofothers. In or about July 2017, REcoin, through the defendant MAKSIM
ZASLAVSKIY, its sole owner, conducted an ICO, in which REcoin made generalized
solicitations seeking investment using statements posted on the Internet and distributed
throughout the world~ including in the United States. In order to carry out the ICO, REcoin
launched a website, https://lOlrecoin.com, which marketed REcoin as the "First Ever
Cryptocurrency Backed by Real Estate." REcoin offered to sell and sold unregistered securities
to the general public.
9. Diamond, a corporation with its purported principal place ofbusiness in
Puerto Rico, was incorporated in or about September 2017 in Puerto Rico. Diamond was run by
the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY along with the help ofothers. Diamond purportedly
engaged in the business of investing in diamonds and obtaining discounts with product retailers
for individuals who purchased memberships in Diamond. In or about August, 2017, Diamond
announcedthe start ofa purported Initial Membership Offering ("IMO"), which as alleged
below, for all intents and purposes functioned as an ICO, for September 2017. As part ofthe
ICO process, Diamond promised investors "a range ofopportunities," and "access to more online
and offline platforms." According to a Facebook post, membership in Diamond was to be
"tokenized through Diamond Reserve Coin, which [was] hedged by real physical diamonds." In
order to carry out the ICO, Diamond launched a website, http://drc.world, through which
Diamond offered to sell and sold unregistered securities to the general public. A GoDaddy.com
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domain name search in or about October 2017 revealed that the registrant name associated with
the Diamond website is "MaksiM Zaslavskiy," and the registration address is listed as "2729 E
23rd St, Brooklyn, New York 11235."
C. The SEC Complaint
4. On or about September 20, 2017, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY
provided testimony to the SEC regarding his participation in the REcoin and Diamond ICOs.
5. On September 29, 2017, the SEC filed a civil complaint ("the SEC
Complaint") in the Eastern District ofNew York charging REcoin, Diamond and the defendant
MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY with, inter alia, securities fraud, in violation ofSection l 7(a)(l)-(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 18 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(l)-(3)), Section lO(b) ofthe Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 18 U.S.C. § 78j(b)) and Rule 10b-5(a)-(c) (17 C.F.R. §
240.10b-5(a)-(c)), and engaging in the unlawful offer and sale ofsecurities, in violation of
Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act (15 U.S.C. 18 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a), 77e(c)). See United
States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Recoin Group Foundation, LLC, et al., 17-CV-
5725 (RJD). On the same day, the SEC filed a request for a temporary restraining order
("TRO") in the case. Id.
6. The SEC Complaint alleges that from July 2017 to present, the defendant
MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY, together with others, utilized material misrepresentations and
deceptive acts related to supposed investments in digital "tokens" or "coins" offered by REcoin
and Diamond during the companies' respective ICOs. The complaint further alleges that the
ICOs were illegal offerings of securities for which no registration statement was filed and as to
which no exemption from registration was available. The TRO sought to restrain the defendant
MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY, and others, from continuing to solicit and to raise funds under the
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guise ofselling "memberships" in Diamond, which at the time the SEC complaint and TRO were
filed was still actively being promoted by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY.
II. The Fraudulent Scheme
A. RECoin
7. In or about July 2017, numerous online advertisements began emerging
marketing REcoin as the virtual currency founded by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY
"backed by real estate investments in developed economies such as the United States, U.K.,
Switzerland, Australia, Canada and Japan." The press releases issued by REcoin provided that
REcoin would be an "easily accessible financial platform through which people from all over the
world can.convert their savings into a real estate backed currency for the potential ofhigh
returns." REcoin was specifically advertised as a virtual currency that unlike other such
currencies was backed by real estate investments.
8. In or about July 2017, a website, https://lOlrecoin.com, marketing REcoin
was launched. The REcoin website prominently featured the defendant MAKSIM
ZASLAVSKIY as the CEO and founder of REcoin. The website also featured four employees
ofREcoin, including in the positions ofmarketing and development. Furthermore, during his
SEC testimony, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY acknowledged that he operated the
REcoin we~site along with a team ofemployees who worked on the project. Throughout his
SEC testimony the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY referred to his work with other
individuals, many ofwhom are based in the Ukraine, in running REcoin.
9. Similar to the online advertisements, the website described REcoin as the
"First Ever Cryptocurrency Backed by Real Estate." The website allowed purchasers to buy
REcoin using their credit card, virtual currency or through online funds transfer services such as
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PayPal and Stripe, which permit users to purchase goods and services from websites and mobile
applications using the methods stored in that user's account, such as their credit cards or direct
debit bank accounts. The investments offered during the REcoin ICO were "securities" within
the meaning ofSection 2(a)(l) ofthe Securities Act (15 U.S.C. § 77b(a)(l)) and Section 3(a)(l0)
ofthe Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. § 77c(a)(l0)).
10. The REcoin website provided early investors with a 15% discount. The
discount decreased as certain threshold levels oftokens were sold, until the close ofthe ICO, at
which point one token would be sold at one dollar. According to press releases and the
defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY's statements to the SEC, the REcoin ICO was set to run
from August 7, 2017 through October 9, 2017.
11. The REcoin whitepaper,1
which investors could access from the website,
contained additional statements about the supposed REcoin token, which the whitepaper
described as "an attractive investment opportunity," which "grows in value." The whitepaper
identified the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY as the founder ofREcoin. The whitepaper
provided that the coin currency could grow "at least in two ways through the steady increasing
value ofthe real estate investments that REcoin is used to purchase, and a higher REcoin value
when the demand for REcoin rises." The whitepaper touted that "REcoin is led by an
experienced team ofbrokers, lawyers, and developers and invests its proceeds into global real
1
At least two versions ofthe whitepaper have been made available to investors
through the website. The above references the original version made public on the website from
at least July 2017 through at least mid-August 2017. Notably, on or about August 17, 2017,
only two days after the SEC first contacted the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY to provide
sworn testimony about the REcoin ICO on August 15, 2017, the REcoin whitepaper including
the false statements outlined herein was substituted on the website for another version. The
second version ofthe whitepaper continued to make some ofthe same misrepresentations to
investors, but eliminated others.
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estate based on the soundest strategies." The whitepaper also provided the following
guarantees, among others:
(a) "RECoin's activities are in full compliance and governed by
United States law;"
(b) "100% ofour proceeds from REcoin sales minus maintenance
costs are invested into real estate;" and
(c) "The REcoin Purse is secured by the latest cryptocurrency
tools and designed to be user-friendly and convenient."
12. Furthermore, users who wished to invest in REcoin were required to
register on the REcoin website by providing an email address. Once a user did that, he or she
received periodic communications from the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY ("Max
Zaslavskiy from REcoin") using the email address info@lOlreco.in.com. One such
communication announcing Diamond indicated that REcoin raised over $1.5 million in direct
REcoin token purchases during the first three days ofthe presale.
13. According to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY's statements to the
SEC, approximately 1,000 individuals invested in REcoin tokens since its launch.
14. As set forth herein, the statements made to investors in connection with
the ICO were materially false and misleading, causing investors to buy REcoin tokens. First,
contrary to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY's, and his co-conspirators', false
representations, as outlined above, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY testified before the
SEC that neither he, REcoin or any ofits employees ever purchased any real estate, either before,
during or after the REcoin ICO. Second, contrary to the pronouncement in the whitepaper that
REcoin was led by an experienced team ofbrokers, lawyers and developers, the defendant
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MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY testified before the SEC that he never hired, let alone consulted, any
broker, lawyer or developer to engage in the supposed real estate investments. Third, a counter
near the top ofthe REcoin website stated, as of late August and early September 2017, that over
2.8 million "REC" had been "already purchased." However, based on the defendant M}KSIM
ZASLAVSKIY's own statements to the SEC, REcoin had only obtained approximately $300,000
in funds from investors. Furthermore, while investors transferred funds to the defendant
MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, his co-conspirators, and REcoin and received certificates in return
indicating their ownership in REcoin tokens, according to the defendant MAKSIM
ZASLAVSKIY's statem,mts to the SEC, no token or coin for REcoin has ever been developed,
and therefore, investors never received any form ofdigital asset, token or coin.
15. Interviews with investors revealed that individual investors relied on the
representations made by REcoin in its marketing materials, on its website and in its whitepaper,
among other sources, in deciding to make the investment in REcoin. Interviews with investors
revealed that some were particularly influenced to make the investment in REcoin because it was
guaranteed by real estate, which, as described above, was never purchased or seriously explored
by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY or any ofthe REcoin employees.
B. Diamond
16. In or about July 2017, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, along
with others, began to market Diamond. The marketing materials for Diamond provided that the
"basis for the Diamond Reserve Club tokenized membership is the ownerships ofDiamond
Reserve Coin (DRC), which is hedged by physical diamonds."
17. In or about September 2017, a website, https://drc.world, marketing
Diamond was launched. The Diamond website identified the defendant MAKSIM
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ZASLAVSK.IY as the founder of Diamond. Furthermore, during his SEC testimony, the
defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY acknowledged that he operated the Diamond website along
with a team ofemployees who worked on the project. Throughout his SEC testimony the
defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY referred to his work with other individuals, many of whom
are based in the Ukraine, in running Diamond. Based on the defendant MAKSIM
ZASLAVSK.IY's SEC testimony, the team running REcoin and Diamond was largely the same.
18. Similar to the REcoin website, the Diamond website contained a link to a
whitepaper for the Diamond ICO. The supposed benefits ofmembership in Diamond were not
clearly defined in the whitepaper, nor in other communications with the potential and actual
investors in Diamond. The Diamond whitepap'er provided that the goals ofthe "Diamond
Reserve Club are: to offer unique opportunities and benefits...; to indefinitely prolong the
lifespan and development ofthe Diamond Reserve Coin to increase its liquidity, visibility,
enhance its credibility worldwide..." The whitepaper proclaimed that the Diamond coin "is
hedged by physical diamonds which are stored in secure locations in the United States and are
fully insured fo~ their value."
19. The Diamond website permitted users to buy Diamond tokens using credit
cards or virtual currency. On or about August 31, 2017, the Diamond website announced the
start ofan IMO. The announcement linked to a Facebook post announcing the Diamond ICO
for September 7, 2017. Diamond tried to distinguish the IMO from an ICO. For example, a
Facebook post stated that "IMO is a brand new instrument offacilitating tokenized membership
in a digital community or a club. Although, it appears to be similar to ICO or IPO, the
similarities are scarce, not nonexistent." However, Diamond was an ICO because it provided
investors with an expectation ofprofits to be derived from the purchase ofdiamonds, and the
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investments offered during the ICO were "securities" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(l) of
the Securities Act (15 U.S.C. § 77b(a)(l)) and Section 3(a)(10) ofthe Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. §
77c(a)(l0)).
20. A release dated September 11, 2017 on Reddit (the "Reddit Release"),
titled "official statement" by the "founder and CEO ofREcoin," proclaimed the supposed
success ofthe REcoin ICO by reiterating the false statement made in prior releases that, after the
REcoin ICO began on August 7, 2017, "over $1.5 million in direct REcoin token purchases
[were made]." The Reddit Release announced the end ofthe REcoin ICO and the conversion of
a REcoin token into a Diamond token. Potential Diamond ICO investors were offered a
discount similar to the REcoin ICO discount, such that investors purchasing the Diamond token
during the first stage ofthe Diamond ICO would receive a 15% discount. As with the REcoin
ICO, the discount decreased as certain threshold levels oftokens were sold, until the close ofthe
ICO, at which point one token would be sold at one dollar. The Reddit Release stated that
"members" ofthe "club" were "entitled to all the opportunities and benefits they were promised
at the time ofjoining the REcoin community." It went on to offer individuals that invested in
the REcoin ICO either a refund oftheir investment, or the ability to convert their REcoin token
into a Diamond coin at a discount. The release encouraged investors to stay with the project and
stated that the diamonds backing the investment are "especially stored in secure locations in the
United States and fully insured for their full value."
21. Furthermore, just like with REcoin, users who wished to invest in
Diamond were required to register on the Diamond website by providing an email address.
Once a user did that, he or she received periodic communications from the defendant MAKSIM
ZASLAVSKIY ("Max from DRC") using the email address info@drc.world. In these
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communications, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, along with others, attempted to
induce investors to purchase the Diamond token by stating, for example, that Diamond "forecast
a minimum growth of 10% to 15% per year." In another email, the defendant MAKSIM
ZASLAVSKIY urged investors to buy Diamond and stated that "negotiations with different
exchanges" were ongoing so that investors could trade Diamond "on external exchanges and
make more profit."
22. According to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY's statements to the
SEC, Diamond has secured approximately $100,000 in individual investment since its launch.
The majority ofthese investments were transferred from REcoin.
23. The statements made to investors in connection with the Diamond ICO
were materially false and misleading. As an initial matter, the Reddit Release began with a false
description ofthe amounts raised during the REcoin ICO. As the defendant admitted in his
testimony to the SEC, he only raised approximately $300,000 from the REcoin ICO, not "over
$1.5 million." Furthermore, according to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY's own
statements to the SEC, neither the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY nor Diamond had
purchased any diamonds nor identified any storage locations, as touted in the whitepaper and the
Reddit Release, and there was no insurance taken out on the non-existent diamonds. Similar to
the REcoin ICO, contrary to what was stated in the whitepaper, the Reddit Release and email
communications to investors, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY admitted in his SEC
testimony that no tokens or coins had ever been developed with respect to Diamond, and those
investors who transferred funds to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, his co-conspirators
and Diamond during the Diamond ICO were given no coins or tokens in return.
III. CONCLUSION
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WHEREFORE, based on the foregoing, your deponent respectfully requests that
an arrest warrant be issued for the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY so that he may be dealt
with according to law.
Because public filing of this document could result in a risk of flight by the
defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, as well as jeopardize the government's ongoing
investiga6on, your deponent respectfully requests that this complaint, as well as any arrest
warrant issued in connection with this complaint, be filed under seal.
Dated: Brooklyn, New York
October 27, 20 I7
Sworn to before me this
27th day of October, 2017
TH: . ~r-...tT J. BULSARA
UNITE~ lA f ES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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JONLriiO
Special·Agent, FBI

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United States vs. Maksim Zaslavskiy

  • 1. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 1 of 14 PageID #: 1 • JMK/JN F. #2017R01809 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------X UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - against - MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY, Defendant. ------------------------------X EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, SS: 17M934 To Be Filed Under Seal COMPLAINT AND AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR ARREST WARRANT (18 u.s.c. §§ 371) JON LIRO, being duly sworn, deposes a;nd says ~hat he is a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), duly appointed according to law and acting as such. Upon information and belief, in or about and between July 2017 and October 2017, both dates being approximate and inclusive, within the Eastern District ofNew York and elsewhere, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY, together with others, did knowingly and willfully conspire to use and employ manipulative and deceptive devices and contrivances, contrary to Rule 1Ob-5 ofthe Rules and Regulations ofthe United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Title 17, Code ofFederal Regulations, Section 240.lOb-5, by: (a) employing devices, schemes and artifices to defraud; (b) making untrue statements ofmaterial fact and omitting to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made, in light ofthe circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (c) engaging in acts, practices and courses ofbusiness which would and did operate as a fraud and deceit upon investors and potential investors in REcoin Group Foundation, LLC ("REcoin") and DRC World, Inc., also known as Diamond Reserve Club ("Diamond") (collectively the "Companies),
  • 2. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 2 of 14 PageID #: 2 in connection with the purchase and sale of"tokens" or "coins" in the Companies, directly and indirectly, by use ofmeans and instrumentalities ofinterstate commerce and the mails, contrary to Title 15, United States Code, Sections 78j(b) and 78ff. In furtherance ofthe conspiracy and to effect its objects, within the Eastern District ofNew York and elsewhere, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, together with others~ committed and caused to be committed overt acts as described herein. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 3551 et seq.) INTRODUCTION The source ofyour deponent's information and the grounds for his beliefare as follows: 1. I have been a Special Agent with the FBI for approximately one and a half years. I am currently assigned to an FBI squad which investigates securities fraud, wire fraud and other financial crimes. During my tenure with the FBI, I have participated in numerous financial fraud investigations and have participated in all aspects ofinvestigations, including conducting surveillance, executing search warrants, debriefing defendants and informants, interviewing witnesses, reviewing and analyzing recorded conversations and analyzing telephone toll information. During the course ofthese investigations, I have served as the lead investigator in the investigation and prosecution ofpersons involved in securities fraud, among other crimes. . 2. I have personally participated in the investigation ofsecurities fraud conspiracy by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, among others, as discussed below. I am familiar with the facts and circumstances ofthis investigation from, among other things: (a) my personal participation in this investigation, (b) discussions with other law enforcement agents involved in this investigation, (c) my review ofbank records and public records, among 2
  • 3. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 3 of 14 PageID #: 3 other sources ofevidence, and (d) my review ofthe defendant's testimony before the United Stat~s Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). 3. Except as explicitly set forth below, I have not distinguished in this affidavit between facts ofwhich I have personal knowledge and facts ofwhich I learned from other law enforcement agents. Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose ofestablishing probable cause to arrest the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, I have not set forth each and every fact learned during the course ofthis investigation. Instead, I have set forth only those facts that I believe are necessary to establish probable cause for the arrest warrant sought herein. In addition, where the contents ofdocuments, or the actions, statements and conversations ofothers are reported herein, they are reported in sum and substance and in part, except where otherwise indicated. PROBABLE CAUSE I. Background A. Relevant Regulatory Principles and Definitions 4. The term "Initial Coin Offering" or "ICO" is a fundraising event during which an entity offers participants a unique "coin" or "token" in exchange for consideration. The consideration often comes in the form of"virtual currency" or "crypto currency." ICOs are typically announced and promoted through the internet and e-mail. Issuers usually release a "whitepaper" describing the project and the terms ofthe ICO. In order to participate in the ICO, investors are generally required to transfer funds to the issuer. After the completion ofthe ICO, the issuer will distribute its unique "coin" or "token" to the participants. The tokens may entitle its holders to certain rights related to a venture underlying the ICO, such as rights to profits, shares ofassets, rights to use certain services provided by the issuer, and/or voting rights. These 3
  • 4. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 4 of 14 PageID #: 4 tokens may also be listed on online platforms, often called virtual currency exchanges, and be tradable for virtual currencies. 5. The term "virtual currency" is defined as a digital representation ofvalue that can be digitally traded and functions as (1) a medium ofexchange; and/or (2) a unit of account; and/or (3) a store ofvalue, but does not have legal tender status. In other words, virtual currency is not issued by any jurisdiction and functions only by agreement within the community ofusers ofthat particular currency. Examples of virtual currency are Bitcoin and Ethereum. 6. The term "security" is defined under Section 2(a)(l) ofthe Securities Act and Section 3(a)(l0) ofthe Exchange Act as an "investment contract." An "investment contract" is an investment ofmoney in a common enterprise with a reasonable expectation of profits to be derived from the entrepreneurial or managerial efforts ofothers. Pursuant to Sections 5(a) and 5(c) ofthe Securities Act, a company or individual conducting an offer or sale ofsecurities to the public must file a registration statement with the SEC. B. The Defendant and Relevant Entities 7. The defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, a resident ofBrooklyn, New York, was the sole owner ofREcoin, a company that issued virtual currency that was purportedly backed by investment in real estate. The defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY was also the sole owner ofDiamond, a company that issued virtual currency that was purportedly backed by investment in diamonds. From approximately July 2017 to October 2017, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY fraudulently raised at least $300,000 from investors through various material misrepresentations and deceptive acts relating to supposed investments in digital "tokens" or "coins" offered by REcoin and Diamond during their respective ICO processes. 4
  • 5. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 5 of 14 PageID #: 5 8. REcoin, with its purported principal place ofbusiness in Las Vegas, Nevada, was a limited liability company organized in or about July 2017 in Nevada. REcoin purportedly engaged in the business ofinvesting in real estate and developing real estate-related "smart contracts." REcoin was run by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY along with the help ofothers. In or about July 2017, REcoin, through the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, its sole owner, conducted an ICO, in which REcoin made generalized solicitations seeking investment using statements posted on the Internet and distributed throughout the world~ including in the United States. In order to carry out the ICO, REcoin launched a website, https://lOlrecoin.com, which marketed REcoin as the "First Ever Cryptocurrency Backed by Real Estate." REcoin offered to sell and sold unregistered securities to the general public. 9. Diamond, a corporation with its purported principal place ofbusiness in Puerto Rico, was incorporated in or about September 2017 in Puerto Rico. Diamond was run by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY along with the help ofothers. Diamond purportedly engaged in the business of investing in diamonds and obtaining discounts with product retailers for individuals who purchased memberships in Diamond. In or about August, 2017, Diamond announcedthe start ofa purported Initial Membership Offering ("IMO"), which as alleged below, for all intents and purposes functioned as an ICO, for September 2017. As part ofthe ICO process, Diamond promised investors "a range ofopportunities," and "access to more online and offline platforms." According to a Facebook post, membership in Diamond was to be "tokenized through Diamond Reserve Coin, which [was] hedged by real physical diamonds." In order to carry out the ICO, Diamond launched a website, http://drc.world, through which Diamond offered to sell and sold unregistered securities to the general public. A GoDaddy.com 5
  • 6. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 6 of 14 PageID #: 6 domain name search in or about October 2017 revealed that the registrant name associated with the Diamond website is "MaksiM Zaslavskiy," and the registration address is listed as "2729 E 23rd St, Brooklyn, New York 11235." C. The SEC Complaint 4. On or about September 20, 2017, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY provided testimony to the SEC regarding his participation in the REcoin and Diamond ICOs. 5. On September 29, 2017, the SEC filed a civil complaint ("the SEC Complaint") in the Eastern District ofNew York charging REcoin, Diamond and the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY with, inter alia, securities fraud, in violation ofSection l 7(a)(l)-(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 18 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(l)-(3)), Section lO(b) ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 18 U.S.C. § 78j(b)) and Rule 10b-5(a)-(c) (17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(a)-(c)), and engaging in the unlawful offer and sale ofsecurities, in violation of Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act (15 U.S.C. 18 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a), 77e(c)). See United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Recoin Group Foundation, LLC, et al., 17-CV- 5725 (RJD). On the same day, the SEC filed a request for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") in the case. Id. 6. The SEC Complaint alleges that from July 2017 to present, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY, together with others, utilized material misrepresentations and deceptive acts related to supposed investments in digital "tokens" or "coins" offered by REcoin and Diamond during the companies' respective ICOs. The complaint further alleges that the ICOs were illegal offerings of securities for which no registration statement was filed and as to which no exemption from registration was available. The TRO sought to restrain the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY, and others, from continuing to solicit and to raise funds under the 6
  • 7. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 7 of 14 PageID #: 7 guise ofselling "memberships" in Diamond, which at the time the SEC complaint and TRO were filed was still actively being promoted by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY. II. The Fraudulent Scheme A. RECoin 7. In or about July 2017, numerous online advertisements began emerging marketing REcoin as the virtual currency founded by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY "backed by real estate investments in developed economies such as the United States, U.K., Switzerland, Australia, Canada and Japan." The press releases issued by REcoin provided that REcoin would be an "easily accessible financial platform through which people from all over the world can.convert their savings into a real estate backed currency for the potential ofhigh returns." REcoin was specifically advertised as a virtual currency that unlike other such currencies was backed by real estate investments. 8. In or about July 2017, a website, https://lOlrecoin.com, marketing REcoin was launched. The REcoin website prominently featured the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY as the CEO and founder of REcoin. The website also featured four employees ofREcoin, including in the positions ofmarketing and development. Furthermore, during his SEC testimony, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY acknowledged that he operated the REcoin we~site along with a team ofemployees who worked on the project. Throughout his SEC testimony the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY referred to his work with other individuals, many ofwhom are based in the Ukraine, in running REcoin. 9. Similar to the online advertisements, the website described REcoin as the "First Ever Cryptocurrency Backed by Real Estate." The website allowed purchasers to buy REcoin using their credit card, virtual currency or through online funds transfer services such as 7
  • 8. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 8 of 14 PageID #: 8 PayPal and Stripe, which permit users to purchase goods and services from websites and mobile applications using the methods stored in that user's account, such as their credit cards or direct debit bank accounts. The investments offered during the REcoin ICO were "securities" within the meaning ofSection 2(a)(l) ofthe Securities Act (15 U.S.C. § 77b(a)(l)) and Section 3(a)(l0) ofthe Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. § 77c(a)(l0)). 10. The REcoin website provided early investors with a 15% discount. The discount decreased as certain threshold levels oftokens were sold, until the close ofthe ICO, at which point one token would be sold at one dollar. According to press releases and the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY's statements to the SEC, the REcoin ICO was set to run from August 7, 2017 through October 9, 2017. 11. The REcoin whitepaper,1 which investors could access from the website, contained additional statements about the supposed REcoin token, which the whitepaper described as "an attractive investment opportunity," which "grows in value." The whitepaper identified the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY as the founder ofREcoin. The whitepaper provided that the coin currency could grow "at least in two ways through the steady increasing value ofthe real estate investments that REcoin is used to purchase, and a higher REcoin value when the demand for REcoin rises." The whitepaper touted that "REcoin is led by an experienced team ofbrokers, lawyers, and developers and invests its proceeds into global real 1 At least two versions ofthe whitepaper have been made available to investors through the website. The above references the original version made public on the website from at least July 2017 through at least mid-August 2017. Notably, on or about August 17, 2017, only two days after the SEC first contacted the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY to provide sworn testimony about the REcoin ICO on August 15, 2017, the REcoin whitepaper including the false statements outlined herein was substituted on the website for another version. The second version ofthe whitepaper continued to make some ofthe same misrepresentations to investors, but eliminated others. 8
  • 9. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 9 of 14 PageID #: 9 estate based on the soundest strategies." The whitepaper also provided the following guarantees, among others: (a) "RECoin's activities are in full compliance and governed by United States law;" (b) "100% ofour proceeds from REcoin sales minus maintenance costs are invested into real estate;" and (c) "The REcoin Purse is secured by the latest cryptocurrency tools and designed to be user-friendly and convenient." 12. Furthermore, users who wished to invest in REcoin were required to register on the REcoin website by providing an email address. Once a user did that, he or she received periodic communications from the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY ("Max Zaslavskiy from REcoin") using the email address info@lOlreco.in.com. One such communication announcing Diamond indicated that REcoin raised over $1.5 million in direct REcoin token purchases during the first three days ofthe presale. 13. According to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY's statements to the SEC, approximately 1,000 individuals invested in REcoin tokens since its launch. 14. As set forth herein, the statements made to investors in connection with the ICO were materially false and misleading, causing investors to buy REcoin tokens. First, contrary to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY's, and his co-conspirators', false representations, as outlined above, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY testified before the SEC that neither he, REcoin or any ofits employees ever purchased any real estate, either before, during or after the REcoin ICO. Second, contrary to the pronouncement in the whitepaper that REcoin was led by an experienced team ofbrokers, lawyers and developers, the defendant 9
  • 10. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 10 of 14 PageID #: 10 MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY testified before the SEC that he never hired, let alone consulted, any broker, lawyer or developer to engage in the supposed real estate investments. Third, a counter near the top ofthe REcoin website stated, as of late August and early September 2017, that over 2.8 million "REC" had been "already purchased." However, based on the defendant M}KSIM ZASLAVSKIY's own statements to the SEC, REcoin had only obtained approximately $300,000 in funds from investors. Furthermore, while investors transferred funds to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, his co-conspirators, and REcoin and received certificates in return indicating their ownership in REcoin tokens, according to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY's statem,mts to the SEC, no token or coin for REcoin has ever been developed, and therefore, investors never received any form ofdigital asset, token or coin. 15. Interviews with investors revealed that individual investors relied on the representations made by REcoin in its marketing materials, on its website and in its whitepaper, among other sources, in deciding to make the investment in REcoin. Interviews with investors revealed that some were particularly influenced to make the investment in REcoin because it was guaranteed by real estate, which, as described above, was never purchased or seriously explored by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY or any ofthe REcoin employees. B. Diamond 16. In or about July 2017, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, along with others, began to market Diamond. The marketing materials for Diamond provided that the "basis for the Diamond Reserve Club tokenized membership is the ownerships ofDiamond Reserve Coin (DRC), which is hedged by physical diamonds." 17. In or about September 2017, a website, https://drc.world, marketing Diamond was launched. The Diamond website identified the defendant MAKSIM . 10
  • 11. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 11 of 14 PageID #: 11 ZASLAVSK.IY as the founder of Diamond. Furthermore, during his SEC testimony, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY acknowledged that he operated the Diamond website along with a team ofemployees who worked on the project. Throughout his SEC testimony the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY referred to his work with other individuals, many of whom are based in the Ukraine, in running Diamond. Based on the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSK.IY's SEC testimony, the team running REcoin and Diamond was largely the same. 18. Similar to the REcoin website, the Diamond website contained a link to a whitepaper for the Diamond ICO. The supposed benefits ofmembership in Diamond were not clearly defined in the whitepaper, nor in other communications with the potential and actual investors in Diamond. The Diamond whitepap'er provided that the goals ofthe "Diamond Reserve Club are: to offer unique opportunities and benefits...; to indefinitely prolong the lifespan and development ofthe Diamond Reserve Coin to increase its liquidity, visibility, enhance its credibility worldwide..." The whitepaper proclaimed that the Diamond coin "is hedged by physical diamonds which are stored in secure locations in the United States and are fully insured fo~ their value." 19. The Diamond website permitted users to buy Diamond tokens using credit cards or virtual currency. On or about August 31, 2017, the Diamond website announced the start ofan IMO. The announcement linked to a Facebook post announcing the Diamond ICO for September 7, 2017. Diamond tried to distinguish the IMO from an ICO. For example, a Facebook post stated that "IMO is a brand new instrument offacilitating tokenized membership in a digital community or a club. Although, it appears to be similar to ICO or IPO, the similarities are scarce, not nonexistent." However, Diamond was an ICO because it provided investors with an expectation ofprofits to be derived from the purchase ofdiamonds, and the 11
  • 12. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 12 of 14 PageID #: 12 investments offered during the ICO were "securities" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(l) of the Securities Act (15 U.S.C. § 77b(a)(l)) and Section 3(a)(10) ofthe Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. § 77c(a)(l0)). 20. A release dated September 11, 2017 on Reddit (the "Reddit Release"), titled "official statement" by the "founder and CEO ofREcoin," proclaimed the supposed success ofthe REcoin ICO by reiterating the false statement made in prior releases that, after the REcoin ICO began on August 7, 2017, "over $1.5 million in direct REcoin token purchases [were made]." The Reddit Release announced the end ofthe REcoin ICO and the conversion of a REcoin token into a Diamond token. Potential Diamond ICO investors were offered a discount similar to the REcoin ICO discount, such that investors purchasing the Diamond token during the first stage ofthe Diamond ICO would receive a 15% discount. As with the REcoin ICO, the discount decreased as certain threshold levels oftokens were sold, until the close ofthe ICO, at which point one token would be sold at one dollar. The Reddit Release stated that "members" ofthe "club" were "entitled to all the opportunities and benefits they were promised at the time ofjoining the REcoin community." It went on to offer individuals that invested in the REcoin ICO either a refund oftheir investment, or the ability to convert their REcoin token into a Diamond coin at a discount. The release encouraged investors to stay with the project and stated that the diamonds backing the investment are "especially stored in secure locations in the United States and fully insured for their full value." 21. Furthermore, just like with REcoin, users who wished to invest in Diamond were required to register on the Diamond website by providing an email address. Once a user did that, he or she received periodic communications from the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY ("Max from DRC") using the email address info@drc.world. In these 12
  • 13. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 13 of 14 PageID #: 13 communications, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, along with others, attempted to induce investors to purchase the Diamond token by stating, for example, that Diamond "forecast a minimum growth of 10% to 15% per year." In another email, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY urged investors to buy Diamond and stated that "negotiations with different exchanges" were ongoing so that investors could trade Diamond "on external exchanges and make more profit." 22. According to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY's statements to the SEC, Diamond has secured approximately $100,000 in individual investment since its launch. The majority ofthese investments were transferred from REcoin. 23. The statements made to investors in connection with the Diamond ICO were materially false and misleading. As an initial matter, the Reddit Release began with a false description ofthe amounts raised during the REcoin ICO. As the defendant admitted in his testimony to the SEC, he only raised approximately $300,000 from the REcoin ICO, not "over $1.5 million." Furthermore, according to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY's own statements to the SEC, neither the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY nor Diamond had purchased any diamonds nor identified any storage locations, as touted in the whitepaper and the Reddit Release, and there was no insurance taken out on the non-existent diamonds. Similar to the REcoin ICO, contrary to what was stated in the whitepaper, the Reddit Release and email communications to investors, the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY admitted in his SEC testimony that no tokens or coins had ever been developed with respect to Diamond, and those investors who transferred funds to the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, his co-conspirators and Diamond during the Diamond ICO were given no coins or tokens in return. III. CONCLUSION 13
  • 14. Case 1:17-mj-00934-SJB Document 1 Filed 10/27/17 Page 14 of 14 PagelD #: 14 WHEREFORE, based on the foregoing, your deponent respectfully requests that an arrest warrant be issued for the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY so that he may be dealt with according to law. Because public filing of this document could result in a risk of flight by the defendant MAKSIM ZASLAVSKIY, as well as jeopardize the government's ongoing investiga6on, your deponent respectfully requests that this complaint, as well as any arrest warrant issued in connection with this complaint, be filed under seal. Dated: Brooklyn, New York October 27, 20 I7 Sworn to before me this 27th day of October, 2017 TH: . ~r-...tT J. BULSARA UNITE~ lA f ES MAGISTRATE JUDGE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 14 JONLriiO Special·Agent, FBI