The Crypto Program

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Summary

The Crypto Program (also styled CryptoProgram or CryptoProgram.me) was a multi-level-marketing cryptocurrency investment scheme operated between June 2022 and August 2023 that solicited more than $165 million from thousands of investors worldwide with promises of a guaranteed 25% monthly return from "digital advertising packages." U.S. federal prosecutors and multiple securities regulators allege it was in fact a Ponzi scheme; its alleged operator, Edward Anthony Zimbardi, faces a 25-count federal indictment (wire fraud, money laundering, and money laundering conspiracy) after being deported from Fiji in August 2026. This dossier concerns the scheme/entity itself; a separate dossier covers Zimbardi as an individual.

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Timeline(9 events)

June 2022

Edward Zimbardi allegedly begins operating The Crypto Program, soliciting cryptocurrency from investors in exchange for promised 25% monthly returns from "digital advertising packages."

U.S. Department of Justice / multiple news reports

March 2023

The British Columbia Securities Commission issues a public securities-fraud warning about CryptoProgram.

BCSC Investment Caution List

28 June 2023

California DFPI issues a Desist and Refrain Order against CryptoProgram (aka CryptoProgram.me) and Edward Anthony Zimbardi for alleged unqualified securities offerings.

California DFPI enforcement action page

July 2023

CryptoProgram allegedly rebrands under the name "Amsys" following regulatory actions (low-confidence, sourced to an industry-watchdog blog).

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August 2023

The Crypto Program's operations reportedly collapse; the alleged fraud period recognized by prosecutors ends.

U.S. Department of Justice / multiple news reports

July 2025

Zimbardi allegedly becomes aware of an FBI investigation into The Crypto Program and flees to Fiji.

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8 July 2026

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia indicts Zimbardi on wire fraud and money laundering charges related to The Crypto Program.