USI-Tech co-founder Ralf Gold has been found dead in Brazil.
As per a
June 19th article from Radio Acesa
spotted by the FaceBook group
USI-Tech – Now What!?
, Gold, 59, was “found dead inside the Clube do Tiro” on Wednesday.
“Clube de Tiro” is a shooting, hunting and fishing club in Cambota, Valenca.
Valenca is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro, a state along Brazil’s east coast.
A search of Gold’s rented car at the scene revealed
two 9mm and .380 caliber pistols, a 357 revolver, an intact 9mm pistol magazine, twenty-seven 9mm cases, six bank cards, R$860 in cash (~$157 USD), a luxury watch, cell phone and weapons papers.
Gold’s cause of death has not been made public. Radio Acesa reports the case has been forwarded to authorities for investigation.
USI-Tech
was an MLM forex turned crypto Ponzi launched in 2016. The scam was co-founded by Gold and accomplices Horst Jicha and Joao Severino.
Jicha was
arrested on USI-Tech related fraud charges
in the US last December. Severino remains at large.
Cited as co-conspirators in Jicha’s indictment, it’s assumed both Gold and Severino have also been indicted under seal pending their arrest.
Gold is now obviously out of the picture. The whereabouts and status of Severino remain unknown.
The fourth ringleader in USI-Tech was top promoter Mike Keifer.
Keifer, a German national, is
reported to have “unexpectedly” died
last August.
US authorities allege USI-Tech defrauded consumers out of “approximately 1774 bitcoin”.
At the time of USI-Tech’s
third and final collapse
in January 2018, the haul came to roughly $26,8 million USD.
At the time of Jicha’s arrest in December 2023, the haul was worth $77.8 million.
How much in stolen USI-Tech investor funds Ralf Gold, Joao Severino and Mike Kiefer made off with is unclear.
How much will ultimately be recovered through Horst Jicha’s expected conviction remains to be seen.
Pending any further updates on Gold’s death in Brazil, we’ll keep you posted.
🤖 Quick Answer
Who was Ralf Gold?Ralf Gold was the co-founder of USI-Tech, a multi-level marketing company operating in the forex sector. The 59-year-old German businessman was found dead in Brazil in June, sparking investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death and the company's operations.
Where was Ralf Gold found?
Ralf Gold was discovered dead inside Clube do Tiro, a shooting, hunting and fishing club located in Cambota, Valenca, a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state on Brazil's east coast.
What items were found in Gold's rented car?
Authorities discovered two 9mm and .380 caliber pistols, a 357 revolver, an intact 9mm magazine, twenty-seven 9mm cartridge cases, six bank cards, R$860 in cash, a luxury watch, a cell phone,
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