Benjamin Paul Wiener
Last changed 2026-11-01 · Fact-check review — Fact-check review (verdict: approve): the reviewer checked the page's claims against its sources; the trust score did not change. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| The subject's own conduct | -70 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -0.8 |
| Long-running | +10 |
| Accepted community evidence | -5.9 |
| Sum | -2 |
- No established finding that it defrauded anyone, so it stays out of the red band (26 or above).
Score: 26/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Page reliability: Fact-checked 2026-11-01 · 8 of 8 claims confirmed
anchored·5F8je5…YWMcSummary
Benjamin Paul Wiener is a Sioux Falls, South Dakota crypto investor indicted by a federal grand jury in 2026 on 29 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with an alleged $20 million Ponzi-style scheme run through a network of 'Benaiah' entities. A separate 2025 civil lawsuit led a federal judge to appoint a receiver over the entities, and Wiener's pretrial release was later revoked after he was allegedly arrested for contacting witnesses. He has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent; the outcome of his case is not confirmed by any source found in this review.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 60 linked investigations- Benaiah Capital / Benjamin Wiener→mentioned with→Kraken(65%)
Connected Through
1 shared actor · 84 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
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Community submissions
- https://cryptobriefing.com/south-dakota-crypto-investor-20m-fraud-indictment/(cryptobriefing.com)
“[Scout] Crypto Briefing reports that Wiener's Benaiah entities raised approximately $25.1 million from investors, of which prosecutors allege $5.7 million went directly to Wiener's personal expenses, under a 29-count indictment including wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft; his trial is set for September 15.”
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“[Scout] A federal grand jury indicted Benjamin Paul Wiener on 29 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft; the government alleges the estimated total loss is approximately $20 million. Wiener appeared before a magistrate judge on July 10, 2026, pleaded not guilty, and a trial date of September 15, 2026 has been set.”
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- https://www.theblock.co/amp/post/408654/us-jury-indicts-south-dakota-crypto-investor-29-counts-alleged-20m-investor-fraud(www.theblock.co)
“The Block Tier 1 indictment coverage -- page needs trial outcome follow-up for the September 15, 2026 scheduled trial”
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7 submissions awaiting moderator review.
Timeline(11 events)
2018
Benaiah entities allegedly begin raising investor funds, per later reporting on the fraud case.
Value The MarketsApril 2025
Wiener allegedly obtains a $1 million line of credit from a Sioux Falls financial institution using falsified documents and another person's identifying information, forming the basis of the bank fraud count.
IRS-CI press release15 August 2025
U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler grants a motion to appoint a receiver over the Benaiah entities and Wiener individually in a civil suit brought by the Timothy A. Kinnetz Revocable Trust.
Leagle.com court orderNovember 2025
The Dakota Scout reports that the fraud probe into Wiener and Benaiah Holdings has expanded to cover more than a dozen related companies.
The Dakota ScoutJune 2026
A federal grand jury returns a 29-count indictment against Wiener.
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota10 July 2026
Wiener appears before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy and pleads not guilty to the indictment.
IRS-CI press releaseJuly 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota and IRS-CI publicly announce the indictment.
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South DakotaJuly 2026
Wiener is arrested for allegedly violating the conditions of his pretrial release, including alleged contact with witnesses.
The Dakota ScoutJuly 2026
A federal judge revokes Wiener's pretrial release, per a Dakota Scout report published that day.
The Dakota ScoutSeptember 2026
Trial date reported as scheduled; no source located confirms whether the trial occurred, was postponed, or concluded.
The Block / Value The MarketsDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (11 decisions). 6 of 10 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 7/22/2026, 1:57:42 AM
last updated: 11/1/2026, 5:52:06 PM
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