The first Serbian member of Kristijan Krstic’s Ponzi empire has been extradited to the US.

Antonije Stojilkovic was arrested in July 2020 in Belgrade, on behalf of US authorities.

Stojilkovic consented to extradition, and was escorted by FBI agents to Texas on February 4th.

Stojilkovic is now
facing charges
related to participation in Krstic’s $70 million+ Ponzi empire.

Stojilkovic’s was indicted in July 2020 by a Grand Jury, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The DOJ has linked Krstijan Krstic’s Ponzi empire to “more than 20 fraudulent investing platforms”.

These include
Options Rider
, Bancde Options,
Start Options
, Dragon Mining Tech (made up of
Crypto Mining Space
, 
Palilula Mining
, 
BTC Trader Online
, 
BTC Mining Factory
 and 
Coin Pool Mining
),
Trinity Mining
,
Bitcoiin
and
Hedger Tech
.

According to the DOJ’s February 5th press-release, over a dozen members of Krstic’s Ponzi empire have been indicted.

Mr. Stojilkovic and more than a dozen other alleged fraudsters were indicted by a Dallas-based federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in July 2020.

His coconspirators include Kristijan Krstic, Xenia Faye Atilano Krstic, Marko Pavlovic, Uros Selakovic, and Nenad Krstic, all arrested during the Serbian police operation in July.

One U.S. based coconspirator, Haojia Miao, was arrested in California in October 2020.

From their home bases in China, Serbia, and elsewhere, the defendants allegedly targeted investors around the globe – including several in north Texas – soliciting “investments” in binary options and cryptocurrency mining.

A common methodology used by Krstic (right) and his accomplices, was the use of of fake identities to promote their scams.

The defendants concocted profiles – complete with names and photographs, mostly female – for these non-existent investing companies’ officers and chair people, and even used fake names during video conference calls in order to convince potential investors the company was legitimate.

An early example of this is “Bob Roberts”, the fictional operator of Options Rider. Krstic
killed off Roberts
after Options Rider collapsed in late 2015.

Possibly pending extradition or Krstic himself, the indictments are currently under seal.

What we do know is if convicted, Krstic and his accomplices are facing up to twenty years in prison each.

As of October 2020, Krstic was fighting extradition to the US. The SEC
confirmed a few days ago
that Krstic is yet to be extradited.

Stay tuned as we continue to track the case.

Update 17th March 2023 – 
Antonije Stojiljkovic has been
sentenced to three years in prison
.

🤖 Quick Answer

Who is Antonije Stojilkovic and what are the charges against him?
Antonije Stojilkovic is a Serbian national extradited to the United States in February 2021 for his involvement in Kristijan Krstic's Ponzi scheme. He was indicted in July 2020 on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, allegedly participating in a fraudulent operation exceeding $70 million.

What is the connection between Kristijan Krstic and fraudulent investing platforms?
The US Department of Justice has identified Kristijan Krstic's Ponzi empire as operating through more than 20 fraudulent investing platforms, including Options Rider, Bancde Options, Start Options, Dragon Mining Tech, and various cryptocurrency mining services designed to defraud investors.

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