DJ Khaled and boxer, Floyd Mayweather have been sued by people who claim the stars took part in an illegal cryptocurrency scam that ripped investors millions of dollars.
Floyd and Khaled were influential celebrity endorsers who promoted the virtual currency, Centra Tech, on social media.
Social media posts from Floyd encouraged people to buy the coin and he said he was so excited about it, he wrote;
“You can call me Floyd ‘Crypto’ Mayweather from now on.”
Khaled on his on part also called the company and its products a “game changer.”
The Securities and Exchange Commission says the company behind the coin was operating illegally, misleading investors and claims several of the execs listed on the company website don’t really exist.
The lawsuit claims, Centra Tech raised $32 million in backing during the initial coin offering in 2017 thanks, in part, to the celeb endorsements.
The founders of the company were arrested back in April and are facing several charges including securities fraud, wire fraud and some conspiracy charges.
In the suit, investors are going after the company founders and the celeb endorsers for fraud and they’re seeking to get their millions of dollars back plus damages.
One interesting note from the lawsuit investors say the value of the coin has plummeted over the past year. It was worth roughly $1 per coin in February and after the arrests in April, it’s dropped to less than $0.02 per coin.
