Joshua David Nicholas
Associated companies: EmpiresX
78Scam score
$100.0MDocumented losses
40,822Reported victims
Profile
Joshua David Nicholas served as a Master Trader at EmpiresX, a fraudulent trading platform that defrauded investors of approximately $100 million. He was subject to SEC enforcement action resulting in a $300,026 judgment against him for his role in the securities fraud scheme.
Timeline
- 2020Operated as Master Trader at EmpiresX trading platform
- 2021EmpiresX scheme collapsed, leaving investors with $100 million in losses
- 2022SEC filed enforcement action against Joshua Nicholas and other EmpiresX operators
- 2023Court issued $300,026 judgment against Nicholas in SEC case
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is Joshua David Nicholas?
- Joshua David Nicholas served as a Master Trader at EmpiresX, a fraudulent trading platform that defrauded investors of approximately $100 million. He was subject to SEC enforcement action resulting in a $300,026 judgment against him for his role in the securities fraud scheme.
- What is Joshua David Nicholas's fraud risk rating?
- Joshua David Nicholas has a scam score of 78/100 (critical risk) based on open-source intelligence, regulatory records, and investigative reporting aggregated by ScamTelegraph.
- What companies is Joshua David Nicholas associated with?
- Joshua David Nicholas is associated with the following companies or entities: EmpiresX.
- How many investigations mention Joshua David Nicholas?
- ScamTelegraph has published 19 investigative articles mentioning Joshua David Nicholas, including: SEC granted permission to serve Pires & Goncalves via email; The EmpiresX criminal indictments; CFTC initiates Hague service on EmpiresX scammers in Brazil.
Coverage on ScamTelegraph
- SEC granted permission to serve Pires & Goncalves via email
- The EmpiresX criminal indictments
- CFTC initiates Hague service on EmpiresX scammers in Brazil
- EmpiresX settles Ponzi fraud with CFTC for $64.3 million
- SEC moves for alternative service on MCC defendants
- $300,026 judgment in Joshua Nicholas’ EmpiresX SEC case
- Emerson Pires & Flavio Goncalves cop $45.8M SEC judgment
- EmpiresX’s Nicholas confirms SEC NovaTech FX investigation
- Joshua D. Nicholas to pay $3.3 million in EmpiresX restitution
- Default judgment against EmpiresX scammers in civil case
- Joshua D. Nicholas sentenced to 51 months for EmpiresX fraud
- Joshua David Nicholas pleads guilty to EmpiresX fraud
- Joshua David Nicholas settles with EmpiresX class-action
- EmpiresX victim class-action filed in Florida (Receivership?)
- EmpiresX Ponzi shuts down, selling investor data?
- EmpiresX’s master trader banned by the NFA for 8 years
- TelexFree Trustee puts up ~40% recovery plan for vote
- Mark Scott’s OneCoin trial rescheduled to November 4th
- Konstantin indictment stay suggests DOJ cooperation