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Crypto Scammers Targeted Immigrant Communities
New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked a court to order the founders of collapsed crypto trading platform NovaTech, Cynthia and Eddy Petion, to pay nearly $1.4 billion in damages, disgorgement, and interest. The couple fled the country after a default judgment in August 2025. Four top promoters, including Martin Zizi, Frantz Ciceron, Ricardo Roy Sr., and James Corbett, have also been settled with nearly $6 million each. The Petions targeted immigrant communities, particularly Haitian New Yorkers, through prayer groups, social media, and WhatsApp chats, using ads in Haitian Creole and religious messaging. More than 11,000 New Yorkers were among the hundreds of thousands of investors worldwide.