A federal trial over one of the biggest alleged frauds in recent memory won't happen until April 2026—eighteen months away from now.

The SEC is suing OnPassive founder Ashraf Mufareh and his wife for allegedly defrauding consumers out of $108 million. They deny everything. But getting there will take time. A lot of it.

A court scheduling order issued September 13th locked in the April trial date after a judge rejected Mufareh's attempt to dismiss the case in August. That same month, Mufareh and his wife filed their official response to the SEC's fraud allegations—still claiming innocence.

The two sides had been negotiating a settlement while waiting for the judge's decision on the dismissal motion. That didn't happen. Now they're gearing up for a long fight.

The real problem is discovery. Both sides filed a joint request in mid-September asking for more time to gather evidence and take depositions. The SEC wants to question OnPassive employees in India. That's complicated. The court might need to issue formal requests to India's government to compel witnesses to testify, a legal process that can take months to work through.

The two sides can't even agree on who should be deposed. The SEC wants to question up to 14 foreign-located witnesses, many of them former employees at OnPassive's overseas operations. Mufareh's team is pushing back. They haven't provided the SEC with all the requested documents either.

Critical evidence sits overseas. The defendants claim to have software code that the SEC needs to see before experts can file reports and before certain depositions can move forward. Getting that material stateside takes time.

There's a backstory here worth considering. In June, OnPassive employees working in India went public about not being paid for six months. Whether those workers have received compensation since then remains murky. An organization this deep in financial trouble—and this entangled with a federal fraud investigation—likely has serious internal problems beyond what the lawsuit documents reveal.

The court's latest scheduling order gives both sides until various deadlines through 2025 to complete discovery. Depositions are expected to wrap up by January 2026. Expert reports come after that. Then the trial.

For consumers who claim Mufareh took their money, the wait continues. For Mufareh, a trial date means the case won't go away quietly. The SEC is putting significant resources into this. They're not backing down.

🤖 Quick Answer

When is the OnPassive SEC trial scheduled to take place?
The federal trial in the SEC's civil fraud case against OnPassive founder Ashraf Mufareh and his wife is scheduled to begin on April 6th, 2026. The date was established through a court scheduling order issued on September 13th, 2024, following the denial of Mufareh's motion to dismiss.

What are the SEC's allegations against Ashraf Mufareh and OnPassive?
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that Ashraf Mufareh and his wife defrauded consumers out of approximately $108 million through OnPassive. The defendants have denied all allegations and filed an official response maintaining their innocence against the SEC's fraud charges.

Why was the OnPassive trial delayed until April 2026?
The trial was scheduled approximately eighteen months out due to

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