WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
PORTLAND, Ore.- A Ukrainian national was extradited from Thailand to the United States last Friday to face charges for her role in a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme.
Olena Oblamska, 42, has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
According to court documents, Oblamska and her co-conspirators advertised Forsage as a decentralized matrix project based on network marketing and "smart contracts," which are self-executing contracts on the blockchain. The defendants falsely promoted Forsage to the public as a legitimate, low-risk, and lucrative investment opportunity through Forsage's website...