EminiFX / Eddy Alexandre
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EminiFX Inc. was a New York-based cryptocurrency and foreign-exchange "investment club" run by Eddy Alexandre that regulators and prosecutors say was a Ponzi scheme which raised more than $248 million from tens of thousands of investors between September 2021 and May 2022 on a promise of 5% weekly returns. Alexandre pleaded guilty to commodities fraud and was sentenced to nine years in federal prison in July 2023, and in a parallel civil case the CFTC obtained a judgment against Alexandre and EminiFX for roughly $229 million in restitution plus, per a final judgment reported in October 2026, a civil penalty of more than $45.1 million and a permanent bar from commodity-interest transactions. Courts and prosecutors described the scheme as having primarily targeted Haitian-American investors, including members of Alexandre's own church.
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Timeline(10 events)
September 2021
EminiFX allegedly begins soliciting investor funds for its purported forex, commodity futures, and cryptocurrency trading "investment club," promising 5% weekly returns.
CFTC Press Release 8527-2211 May 2022
Judge Valerie E. Caproni signs an ex parte statutory restraining order freezing EminiFX's and Alexandre's assets and appointing a temporary receiver.
CFTC Press Release 8527-22May 2022
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announces parallel criminal fraud charges against Eddy Alexandre; he is arrested by the FBI.
CrowdFund InsiderMay 2022
The CFTC publicly announces its civil enforcement action against Eddy Alexandre and EminiFX, Inc., alleging a $59 million fraudulent solicitation and misappropriation scheme.
CFTC Press Release 8527-22February 2023
Eddy Alexandre pleads guilty to one count of commodities fraud and consents to a money judgment of $248,829,276.73.
BehindMLM18 July 2023
Judge John P. Cronan sentences Alexandre to nine years in federal prison and orders roughly $213-214 million in restitution.
Bloomberg LawAugust 2023
Alexandre is ordered to surrender to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin serving his nine-year sentence.
BehindMLMAugust 2025
Judge Caproni grants the CFTC summary judgment in its civil case, holding Alexandre and EminiFX jointly and severally liable for $228,576,962 in restitution and Alexandre individually liable for $15,049,500 in disgorgement.
Cointelegraph26 September 2025
The CFTC asks the court to impose a civil monetary penalty of roughly $45 million on Alexandre and EminiFX.
FXNewsGroupOctober 2026
Judge Caproni enters a final judgment ordering Alexandre and EminiFX to pay a civil penalty of more than $45.1 million to the CFTC, confirming roughly $229 million in restitution, and permanently barring both from commodity-interest transactions.
Bloomberg Tax/LawDecision Log
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generated: 10/13/2026, 8:27:37 PM
last updated: 10/13/2026, 8:27:37 PM
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