iComTech Ponzi scammer Moses Valdez has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison.
Valdez, who sought time served, was sentenced on October 22nd, 2025.
iComTech
was an MLM crypto Ponzi that collapsed in mid to late 2019.
Following
his arrest
in November 2022, Valdez is believed to have pled guilty under seal in mid 2024.
Valdez pled guilty to three counts of wire fraud, and one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business.
In addition to prison time, Valdez is jointly liable for $789,218 in restitution with co-defendants
Marco Ochoa
,
Juan Arellano
,
David Brend
and
Gustavo Rodriguez
.
Upon completion of his sentence, Valdez will be subject to three years of supervised release.
As with David Brend, Valdez informed the court he’d filed an appeal against his sentence on November 6th.
All iComTech defendants have now been sentenced but I’ll continue to check the docket pending the outcome of Valdez’s and Brend’s respective appeals.
🤖 Quick Answer
What happened to iComTech's Moses Valdez in his criminal sentencing?Moses Valdez, a key figure in the iComTech MLM crypto Ponzi scheme, was sentenced on October 22, 2025, to 366 days (one year and one day) in federal prison. He pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
What was iComTech and when did it collapse?
iComTech was a multilevel marketing cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that collapsed in mid to late 2019. The platform defrauded investors through fraudulent crypto-related promises. Several individuals, including Moses Valdez, Marco Ochoa, Juan Arellano, David Brend, and Gustavo Rodriguez, were subsequently arrested and prosecuted for their roles in the scheme.
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