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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"9fc34a71-4cbd-47c4-b12a-6a7c1f199011","kind":"publish","page_slug":"rathnakishore-giri","published_at":"2026-06-04T17:22:38.491Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Rathnakishore Giri","sections":[{"content":"On May 18, 2026, U.S. District Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley of the Southern District of Ohio sentenced Rathnakishore Giri to nine years in federal prison and three years of supervised release. Giri had pleaded guilty on October 4, 2024, to one count of wire fraud under case number 2:22-CR-223. The original indictment, filed November 18, 2022, charged him with five counts of wire fraud, each carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years. The prosecution was handled by the DOJ Criminal Division Fraud Section; the investigation was conducted by the FBI Cincinnati Field Office.","heading":"Criminal Conviction and Sentence","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ OPA: Ohio Investment Manager Sentenced to Nine Years for $10M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-investment-manager-sentenced-nine-years-10m-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ Criminal VNS: United States v. Rathnakishore Giri (case 2:22-CR-223)","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-vns/case/united-states-v-rathnakishore-giri"}]},{"content":"Giri operated his scheme from approximately March 2019 onward through two Ohio-registered entities: NBD Eidetic Capital, LLC and SR Private Equity, LLC. He falsely presented himself as an expert cryptocurrency trader specializing in Bitcoin derivatives and promised investors lucrative returns with no risk to their principal, guaranteed to be returned on demand. In reality, Giri had a documented history of losing investors' principal. He ran a classic Ponzi structure — using funds from new investors to repay earlier ones — while commingling customer funds with his personal accounts and accounts controlled by his parents. When investors requested withdrawals or asked about delayed returns, he misled them about the reasons. The CFTC's civil action, filed August 12, 2022, cited over $12 million solicited from more than 150 customers, including at least 10 Bitcoin. Promised monthly returns were represented at 5% to 10%.","heading":"Scheme Operation and Fraud Mechanics","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"CFTC Press Release 8572-22: CFTC Charges Ohio Man and His Companies with Fraudulently Soliciting Over $12 Million","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8572-22"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ OPA: Ohio Investment Manager Sentenced to Nine Years for $10M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-investment-manager-sentenced-nine-years-10m-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"}]},{"content":"The most unusual and aggravating element of the case is that Giri continued soliciting new cryptocurrency investors after pleading guilty on October 4, 2024, while on pretrial release pending sentencing. This conduct created additional victims beyond those harmed during the original scheme. Prosecutors described this as an aggravating factor that contributed to the nine-year sentence. Giri subsequently admitted to this additional post-plea conduct via an amended plea agreement before sentencing. He was arrested and detained pending sentencing on November 3, 2025, following the discovery of this continued fraud.","heading":"Post-Guilty-Plea Continued Fraud (Aggravating Factor)","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ OPA: Ohio Investment Manager Sentenced to Nine Years for $10M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-investment-manager-sentenced-nine-years-10m-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ Criminal VNS: United States v. Rathnakishore Giri","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-vns/case/united-states-v-rathnakishore-giri"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Briefing: Ohio man sentenced to 9 years for $10M crypto Ponzi scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/ohio-man-sentenced-crypto-ponzi-scheme/"}]},{"content":"On August 12, 2022, the CFTC filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Giri, NBD Eidetic Capital, LLC, and SR Private Equity, LLC. The CFTC also named Giri's parents — Giri Subramani and Loka Pavani Giri — as relief defendants, alleging that customer funds were commingled into accounts they controlled. The CFTC alleged fraudulent solicitation of over $12 million and at least 10 Bitcoin from more than 150 customers, and sought restitution, disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, and permanent trading and registration bans. The civil action preceded the November 2022 criminal indictment.","heading":"CFTC Civil Enforcement Action","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"CFTC Press Release 8572-22","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8572-22"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinGeek: CFTC charges Ohio man who allegedly solicited $12M in BTC investment scam","type":"news_article","url":"https://coingeek.com/cftc-charges-ohio-man-who-allegedly-solicited-12m-in-btc-investment-scam/"}]},{"content":"According to the CFTC civil complaint and reporting based on court filings, Giri used investor funds to finance a lavish personal lifestyle. Documented expenditures allegedly include two Lamborghinis, an Audi R8, a Tesla, high-end watches valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, private jet flights, luxury vacation rentals, and yacht rentals. His parents were named as relief defendants on the basis that customer funds flowed into accounts under their names.","heading":"Misappropriation of Investor Funds","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"CFTC Press Release 8572-22","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8572-22"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinGeek: CFTC charges Ohio man who allegedly solicited $12M in BTC investment scam","type":"news_article","url":"https://coingeek.com/cftc-charges-ohio-man-who-allegedly-solicited-12m-in-btc-investment-scam/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ABC News: Ohio man charged with $10 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://abcnews.com/US/ohio-man-charged-10m-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme/story?id=93630035"}]},{"content":"The scheme primarily targeted investors in and around Columbus, Ohio. The CFTC identified more than 150 customers as victims of the civil fraud. The DOJ confirmed that the continued post-plea solicitations created additional new victims, though neither the total victim count after sentencing nor the court-ordered restitution amount was disclosed in public records available as of June 2026.","heading":"Victim Profile and Geographic Concentration","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"CFTC Press Release 8572-22","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8572-22"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ OPA: Ohio Investment Manager Sentenced to Nine Years","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-investment-manager-sentenced-nine-years-10m-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ OPA: Ohio Investment Manager Sentenced to Nine Years for $10M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-investment-manager-sentenced-nine-years-10m-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ Criminal VNS: United States v. Rathnakishore Giri (case 2:22-CR-223)","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-vns/case/united-states-v-rathnakishore-giri"},{"credibility":1,"name":"CFTC Press Release 8572-22: CFTC Charges Ohio Man and His Companies with Fraudulently Soliciting Over $12 Million","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8572-22"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Block: Ohio man sentenced to 9 years for running $10 million crypto Ponzi scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/401761/ohio-man-sentenced-to-9-years-for-running-10-million-crypto-ponzi-scheme"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Briefing: Ohio man sentenced to 9 years for $10M crypto Ponzi scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/ohio-man-sentenced-crypto-ponzi-scheme/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoTimes: Ohio Man Sentenced to Nine Years for $10M Crypto Ponzi Scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/19/ohio-man-sentenced-to-nine-years-for-10m-crypto-ponzi-scheme/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoNews.net: Ohio man sentenced to 9 years for $10M crypto Ponzi scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/legal/32889098/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinGeek: CFTC charges Ohio man who allegedly solicited $12M in BTC investment scam","type":"news_article","url":"https://coingeek.com/cftc-charges-ohio-man-who-allegedly-solicited-12m-in-btc-investment-scam/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ABC News: Ohio man charged with $10 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://abcnews.com/US/ohio-man-charged-10m-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme/story?id=93630035"},{"credibility":2,"name":"crypto.news: Bitcoin Ponzi trader gets 9 years for $10M Ohio scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://crypto.news/bitcoin-ponzi-trader-gets-9-years-for-10m-ohio-scheme/"}],"summary":"Rathnakishore Giri, also known as 'Ravi' Giri, is a 31-year-old Ohio investment manager convicted of wire fraud for orchestrating a Bitcoin-derivatives Ponzi scheme that raised over $10 million from at least 150 investors between 2019 and 2022. Operating through two entities — NBD Eidetic Capital, LLC and SR Private Equity, LLC — he falsely promised guaranteed, risk-free returns while using new investor funds to repay earlier ones and diverting proceeds to fund a lavish personal lifestyle. On May 18, 2026, he was sentenced to nine years in federal prison after an aggravating factor emerged: following his October 2024 guilty plea, and while on pretrial release, he continued soliciting new cryptocurrency investors, causing additional harm and prompting an amended plea agreement.","timeline":[{"date":"2019-03-01","event":"Giri begins fraudulently soliciting investors through NBD Eidetic Capital, LLC and SR Private Equity, LLC, promising guaranteed Bitcoin derivatives returns.","source":"CFTC Press Release 8572-22","source_url":"https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8572-22"},{"date":"2022-08-12","event":"CFTC files civil enforcement action in the Southern District of Ohio against Giri, NBD Eidetic Capital, SR Private Equity, and Giri's parents as relief defendants, alleging over $12 million fraudulently solicited from 150+ customers.","source":"CFTC Press Release 8572-22","source_url":"https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8572-22"},{"date":"2022-11-18","event":"Federal grand jury indicts Giri on five counts of wire fraud (case 2:22-CR-223, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division).","source":"DOJ Criminal VNS: United States v. Rathnakishore Giri","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-vns/case/united-states-v-rathnakishore-giri"},{"date":"2024-10-04","event":"Giri pleads guilty to one count of wire fraud before Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley; released on pretrial supervision pending sentencing.","source":"DOJ Criminal VNS: United States v. Rathnakishore Giri","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-vns/case/united-states-v-rathnakishore-giri"},{"date":"2025-11-03","event":"Giri is arrested and detained pending sentencing after prosecutors discover he continued soliciting new cryptocurrency investors while on pretrial release following his guilty plea.","source":"DOJ Criminal VNS: United States v. Rathnakishore Giri","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-vns/case/united-states-v-rathnakishore-giri"},{"date":"2026-05-18","event":"Chief Judge Marbley sentences Giri to nine years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for one count of wire fraud. An amended plea agreement had been entered acknowledging the post-guilty-plea solicitations as additional criminal conduct.","source":"DOJ OPA Press Release","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-investment-manager-sentenced-nine-years-10m-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"}]},"v":1}

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