USI-Tech

2016-01-01

USI-Tech founded as a forex auto-trading MLM by Horst Jicha, Joao Severino, Ralf Gold, and Mike Kiefer.

2017-05-01

USI-Tech pivots from forex to Bitcoin, launching the BTC Package product promising 140% return over 140 days.

2017-10-01

USI-Tech launches TechCoin ICO; users transfer more than 11,500 BTC into the token presale.

2017-12-20

Texas State Securities Board issues Emergency Cease and Desist Order against USI-Tech, Clifford Thomas, and Michael Rivera for unregistered securities sales.

2017-12-21

Government of New Brunswick issues consumer alert against USI-Tech.

2017-12-01

British Columbia Securities Commission adds USI-Tech to its Investment Caution List; similar alerts issued by Nova Scotia and Manitoba.

2018-01-01

USI-Tech halts BTC payouts to U.S. and Canadian investors; withdrawal requests go unprocessed.

2018-01-12

Guam Attorney General issues caution notice regarding USI-Tech.

2018-01-26

Government of Saskatchewan issues Cease Trade Order against USI-Tech.

2018-02-15

Ontario Securities Commission issues temporary cease trade order against USI-Tech, Eleanor Parker, and Casey Combden.

2018-03-01

USI-Tech BTC packages no longer available for purchase or generating returns; SEC begins requesting documents from participants, confirming an active investigation.

2018-03-16

Quebec's Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers issues cease order against USI-Tech.

2018-04-09

Spain's CNMV adds USI-Tech to its list of unauthorized firms.

2018-08-16

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority issues warning against USI-Tech, stating the entity 'bears the hallmarks of a scam.'

2019-02-22

Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal issues permanent order prohibiting USI-Tech from trading in any securities or derivatives.

2019-03-01

USI-Tech domain redirected to Eyeline Trading, a successor scheme also linked to R&D Global.

2023-08-23

Federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returns sealed indictment against Horst Jicha on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy.

2023-12-23

Horst Jicha arrested at Miami International Airport upon entering the United States for the first time in more than five years.

2024-01-01

Jicha arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn, released on $5 million bond with home-detention conditions.

2024-06-19

USI-Tech co-founder Ralf Gold found dead at the Clube do Tiro shooting club in Cambota, Valenca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, age 59. Cause of death not made public.

2024-10-03

Horst Jicha allegedly tampers with his ankle monitor; becomes a fugitive.

2024-10-04

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, issues federal arrest warrant for Jicha for violating pretrial release conditions. Jicha subsequently added to FBI Most Wanted list.