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Goliath Ventures / Christopher Delgado

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Summary

Goliath Ventures, Inc. (formerly Gen-Z Venture Firm), based in Apopka/Orlando, Florida, operated a cryptocurrency investment Ponzi scheme from January 2023 through January 2026. Its founder and CEO, Christopher Alexander Delgado, was arrested on federal charges in February 2026 and pleaded guilty on June 30, 2026 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, admitting to at least $250 million in investor losses from a scheme that raised approximately $400 million under false promises of returns from cryptocurrency liquidity pools. Sentencing is scheduled for October 8, 2026.

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  • Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/16/2026, 11:09:05 AM

    Official SEC litigation release LR-26608 filed August 11, 2026 — four days after the existing page was last updated. Combined with the parallel CFTC complaint on the same day, this establishes the full dual-agency civil enforcement record and Delgado's bifurcated settlement terms.

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  • Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/15/2026, 11:06:43 AM

    On August 11-12, 2026, the CFTC and SEC filed parallel civil complaints against Goliath Ventures and CEO Christopher Delgado over an alleged $397 million crypto Ponzi scheme, constituting a major new enforcement escalation beyond the DOJ criminal charges already in the system; the CFTC complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the SEC filed a simultaneous civil action on August 11.

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  • Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/13/2026, 4:09:55 PM

    New August 11, 2026 SEC + CFTC parallel civil filings documenting $21M in personal misappropriation detail — complete the regulatory record for the existing Goliath Ventures page.

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  • Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/13/2026, 11:11:58 AM

    Official CFTC press release for the August 11 civil action — new regulatory filing representing the formal government civil case not yet on the existing entity page.

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  • Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/11/2026, 4:12:39 PM

    Official DOJ guilty plea press release — July 1, 2026 conviction on wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering in $400M Ponzi scheme; sentencing October 8, 2026

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Timeline(10 events)

October 2021

Alleged domain registrations for both Goliath Ventures and My Liquidity Partner entities within 20 days of each other, per independent investigative reporting.

Danny de Hek investigative reporting

January 2023

Goliath Ventures (formerly Gen-Z Venture Firm) begins soliciting investors under false promises of monthly cryptocurrency liquidity pool returns, per DOJ and IRS-CI.

IRS-CI Arrest Press Release

September 2025

Investigative journalist Danny de Hek begins publishing articles and videos alleging Goliath Ventures is a Ponzi scheme.

Danny de Hek / dehek.com

January 2026

Goliath Ventures ceases operations; scheme collapses.

DOJ / IRS-CI filings

24 February 2026

Christopher Alexander Delgado arrested on federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering. IRS-CI and Homeland Security Investigations are lead agencies. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces charges.

IRS-CI Arrest Press Release

February 2026

Federal authorities begin seizing assets traceable to the Goliath Ventures fraud scheme, including an Isleworth mansion.

DOJ Civil Forfeiture Press Release

12 March 2026

Investors file proposed class action lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging the bank processed approximately $253 million in Goliath-linked deposits while ignoring fraud indicators.

CoinDesk

16 March 2026

Goliath Ventures files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, reporting $1M-$10M in assets against $100M-$500M in liabilities.

Crowdfund Insider

30 June 2026

Christopher Alexander Delgado pleads guilty in federal court in Orlando to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Admits to at least $250 million in investor losses.

DOJ Middle District of Florida

21 October 2026

Sentencing hearing scheduled before U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell at Orlando Federal Courthouse, Courtroom 5A. Delgado faces potential maximum sentence of up to 50 years.

DOJ Middle District of Florida Case Page
Provenance & Audit Trail

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 events). 19 of 20 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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generated: 8/6/2026, 5:08:10 PM

last updated: 8/25/2026, 11:09:03 PM

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