DENVER (AP) — A Colorado pastor for an online church who is accused of defrauding investors of more than $3.2 million through a cryptocurrency marketplace he ran with his wife says “the Lord” helped him orchestrate the venture.
“What we're praying for, and what we're believing for still is that God is going to do a miracle," he added.
Everyone that has come in for money is going to be able to receive money back,” said Regalado, who preaches for the online-only Victorious Grace Church.
In an August 2022 update video for his investors and followers, Eli Regalado stated: “The Lord brought this cryptocurrency to me.
The Regalados, who had no previous experience selling cryptocurrency, are accused of violating the anti-fraud, licensing and registration provisions of the Colorado Securities Act.
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