Yas Casetellum’s Tin Quoc Tran is on the run after learning of a pending CFTC action against him.

Notwithstanding, the regulator believes Tran is aware of the lawsuit and has requested permission to proceed anyway.

News of Tran fleeing first surfaced in an April 4th Status Report, filed by the Yas Castellum Receiver.

On the morning of Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the Receiver and his team joined representatives from the CFTC, a process server, and law enforcement to take possession and control of the assets of Defendant Tin Quoc Tran, who was believed to be living at [removed] (the “Katy House”).

Unfortunately, the Katy House was vacant and listed for sale with a broker.

According to the neighbors, the Katy House was vacated by Defendant Tran the week before the SRO was entered.

The Receiver had numerous discussions with the broker who listed the Katy House for sale in an attempt to locate Defendant Tran, but Defendant Tran’s whereabout remain unknown.

The Receiver has since seized Tran’s “Katy House”, preventing it from being sold. The CFTC has also
“frozen several bank accounts owned or controlled by Tran or his businesses.”

The CFTC details its own efforts to serve Tran in an April 14th filing.

The CFTC and the Temporary Receiver learned that the real estate agent who listed the property for sale, Thuylinh Nguyen, is a business associate of Tran.

The CFTC alleges Nguyen received over $275,000 from Tran over 2021 and 2022, tied to Tran’s Yas Castellum Ponzi schemes.

Tran transferred the Katy, TX property to a company owned by Ms. Nguyen in or around late January 2023.

For reference, the CFTC filed its Yas Castellum enforcement action on January 31st.

The Temporary Receiver asked Ms. Nguyen about Tran’s whereabouts and told her to have Tran contact the CFTC about this lawsuit, but Ms. Nguyen did not specify Tran’s whereabouts.

Beyond Thuylinh Nguyen, the CFTC has also attempted to contact Tran directly.

On February 7, 2023, the CFTC attempted to contact Tran on his last known phone number.

The CFTC left Tran a voicemail message notifying him that a lawsuit had been filed against him in this Court and asking

him, or his attorney, to return the call.

Tran has not returned the CFTC’s call.

On February 7, 2023, the CFTC obtained the phone number of Tran’s wife/partner, Minh Dang, from one of Tran’s neighbors.

The CFTC contacted Ms. Dang by phone and left a message requesting that Tran contact the CFTC about this lawsuit.

Tran has not responded to that message.

In February and March 2023, the CFTC refreshed its investigative reports obtained from publicly available and paid websites and communicated with banking institutions in an attempt to obtain Tran’s current whereabouts.

Those efforts led the CFTC to an address in Biloxi, Mississippi.

During the week of March 15, 2023, the CFTC sent a copy of the Complaint and Summons by registered mail to Tran at [removed] Biloxi, MS, an address used by Tran from 2020-23 as documented in

🤖 Quick Answer

Who is Tin Quoc Tran and why is he being pursued?
Tin Quoc Tran is a defendant associated with Yas Castellum who fled after learning of a pending CFTC regulatory action against him. In February 2023, authorities including the CFTC and law enforcement attempted to seize his assets at his residence in Katy, Texas, but found the property vacant.

What happened during the asset seizure operation?
On February 7, 2023, the Yas Castellum Receiver, CFTC representatives, a process server, and law enforcement converged on Tran's Katy House to take control of his assets. The residence was empty and listed for sale, having been vacated by Tran approximately one week prior to the operation.

When did news of Tran's disappearance become public?
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