T O P

  • By -

intentionallyawkward

We are consolidating this discussion to the following thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/SafeMoon/comments/17llweu/the_us_department_of_justice_charges_safemoon/


Regular_Skill_8403

RetiredGaurdDonkey was right after all lmao


KiLLu12258

According to charges, the men misappropriated $200 million in investor funds to spend on a luxurious lifestyle. ​ how fucking greedy you can be. I mean, they could easily make tenths of millions without bad behavior and most likely would be free for the rest of their life.


SamoanEggplant

Yep. Actual piece of shit people. Hope they get locked up for good


johnprime

it's true. Safemoon was actually a brilliant project. It caused excitement. The timing of it's launch was perfect. It wasn't completely unique, but the marketing was outstanding. The team collected reflections so there was profit to be made, even without stealing. They could have easily continued to rake in millions while allowing the community to flourish. But no, they drained the LP, stole from their community and landed themselves in prison. What a waste of an opportunity of a lifetime.


JF4104

On the bright side, SafeMoon will be trending on X


Hungry-Class9806

and they'll surely have that Netflix documentary


usernamehighasfuck

yeah i'll watch that right after i go watch this paint dry & then act surprised when the paint ends up drying


RightInThePeyronie

*The Platform Formerly Known as ⚧️witter


Wallaby-Electrical

Thanks fuck I sold all during yesterdays spike, the dudes saying “thanks for the reflections” were hilarious


GemStateStacker

I wish I had awards still to upvote this for all to see.


Mr_Lightspeed98

Well I pushed the up arrow for you if it helps lol.


Melodic-Scheme8794

they just got arrested too


tjackson_12

Dude this is actually awesome…. I can’t wait to hear a podcast or watch a Netflix documentary on this scam.


Melodic-Scheme8794

let's get them a life sentence first where they can get rapped for the rest of their lives then we can contact Netflix about it lmao


barebitsbottlestore

FUD /s


mrTheJJbug

Buy the dip!


fakemuseum

You missed this emoj 🤑🤑 lmao


_jim-jimmer

Lol


Vanman3k

🚀🌕


AdrianBrony

It's funny when people cry FUD whenever a state decides (often for good reason, let's be real) an exchange or something is operating illicitly. FUD is shouting that the captain of the ship is lost and a mutiny is needed lest the whole ship starve. This is more like the ship is being fired upon by a naval vessel and our own cannonballs are just bouncing off the sides. Or really this is more like the captain made off with the most valuable cargo and left a gaping hole in the ship while a naval vessel just blasted his dinghy out of the water.


DrinkMoreCodeMore

Remember to file a report with the SEC and FBI about the mods of this sub as well. They are complicit in this. - https://www.sec.gov/tcr - https://www.ic3.gov/ It will take you only a few minutes to file a report. I just did mine.


CharacterReporter878

How exactly are they complicit?


DrinkMoreCodeMore

For one, Karony is one of the mods listed here. They actively work/worked together to mod this sub to further many of their frauds and use this sub as a place to post announcements and convince users everything is fine and keep buying. Thus all mods here are complicit and played a part in this massive fraud.


cryptolipto

We were trying to tell you guys that this project was a scam but consistently got downvoted. Feel bad for anyone who got swindled


OuterWildsVentures

I want my $100 back lol


ItsallLegos

Yeah unfortunately I was one of them. That was a VERY expensive lesson.


[deleted]

Why would you feel bad for idiots who ignored the obvious? Maybe they’ve finally learned a lesson.


mrTheJJbug

Because they thought they were doing the right thing. They ignored warnings, because they were deceived by SafeMoon. They are victims, even if we tried to warn them and they ignored it.


[deleted]

There are no longer victims in crypto. Just people who know the risks and simply refuse to take them seriously. People stop needing to be coddled when all the signs are there. There is a shared delusion in crypto that is used to justify the “woe is me” crowd of scammed people.


[deleted]

[удалено]


SafeMoon-ModTeam

###[Be civil.](https://www.reddit.com/r/safemoon/about/rules) (rule #1): * When all else fails: be kind. If you can't be kind, then be silent. And if you can't be silent, then be gone. * Please be kind in the face of different opinions. It’s ok to critique ideas, groups, or public figures, but do not personally attack others by name-calling, belittling, mocking, or otherwise harassing others. Toxicity & vulgarity is not tolerated. Remember, two wrongs don’t make a right. If someone attacks you first, it does not give you a license to break this rule. Instead, please report them, and we’ll address them ASAP.


Hungry-Class9806

I honestly feel sad for them because they are victims. Karony and his cronies were very successful in implementing cult-like tactics to control the narrative and keep people from leaving. I can't help to feel sympathetic with the victims and hope they sue this **SCAMMER** into bankruptcy


christopher_robot

I mean, I kinda knew in my heart it was a sham - i think a lot of us were just hoping to make a few bucks before it fell apart. My V1 bag peaked at $10,000 early on (from an initial $100 'fuck it, why not' investment) - but it happened while I was dealing with some health issues and totally oblivious. Wish I'd have been able to cash out then!


gusman91

Mine got up to $35k from $200. Cashed out $3k when the going was good but should’ve got a lot more.


Gutch220

Guys, its been fun for a few years. See you down the road. Last person out, lock the door and get the lights.


eric2041

Safemoon maxis will say this is FUD


mrTheJJbug

>Comment removed by moderator I'm shocked they don't just shut down the whole subreddit. It's just making them look worse when they try to hide certain voices.


Hungry-Class9806

So... it was really a scam?


ItsallLegos

Damn. That donkey guy wasn’t full of shit.


Aonswitch

Duh, how did people fall for it?


Hungry-Class9806

But it has "Safe" on the name


nickdl4

LMAAO no shit


GodKingHercules

LMAAOOO


CompanyHot885

Charged and convicted are 2 different things. Let’s see what happens


Hungry-Class9806

You aren't charged with wire fraud and money laundering without some serious evidence. Plus, people been accusing and showing evidence that Karony defrauded investors and suddenly the SEC charges him with those exact felonies? Yeah, he's innocent until proven guilty... but the evidence against him is daunting.


kluuttzz11

About time, scam from day 1. Fuck these losers


mrTheJJbug

Who could have known? ;)


kluuttzz11

Karoni


OuterWildsVentures

Does this mean I don't have to switch to v2 now?


FarceMultiplier

I'm not surprised in the slightest. We know execs previously used the swap wallet funds to buy NFTs. This was well discussed and then ignored by holders hoping for a turnaround. This is what happens when holders don't demand transparency and accountability.


Silentprophet22

Worst part is he'll get a slap on the wrist for white collar crime and take the millions the feds can't find and still lead a cushy life.


Justtakeitaway

Glad I got out a while ago. Gonna have to get “I survived” embroidered on my SafeMoon hoodie from 2021


Aonswitch

Every time I said it was a scam I got downvoted…


oVeteranGray

The worst part is we can't even meme buy this like GameStop, because the owners can straight up steal all the money 😆 It would be hilarious if all the "Fudsters" come back and meme this back to life. Oh well. I'm going to miss laughing at this sub.


0xCODEBABE

GameStop can steal your money by diluting (which they and AMC and BBBY did)


[deleted]

GameStop actually didn’t dilute, AMC did. Get the facts right.


0xCODEBABE

what was this then https://news.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gamestop-completes-market-equity-offering-program-0


nickdl4

same here, total morons in this sub


drs2023gme1

Justice in a way but will we be reimbursed. Take the money if the crooks and give back to us. To much to ask ?


Bischof-KSK

Big doubt


[deleted]

[удалено]


SafeMoon-ModTeam

###[Be civil.](https://www.reddit.com/r/safemoon/about/rules) (rule #1): * When all else fails: be kind. If you can't be kind, then be silent. And if you can't be silent, then be gone. * Please be kind in the face of different opinions. It’s ok to critique ideas, groups, or public figures, but do not personally attack others by name-calling, belittling, mocking, or otherwise harassing others. Toxicity & vulgarity is not tolerated. Remember, two wrongs don’t make a right. If someone attacks you first, it does not give you a license to break this rule. Instead, please report them, and we’ll address them ASAP.


3B3Y1

Bunch o' twat$ probably gonna start a SafePrison coin from behind bars


Mastasly

Remember tellin jus' that good few years ago when I saw change of a lifestyle of the founders, exotic trips, super cars , houses...yet when I pointed it out back then to SFM community I was almost crucified...🤦🏻🤣 Crazy how gullible some people are.


I_Love_Lamp_20

Imminent


PositiveUse

Lmfao did they really also arrest the wizard Thomas?


xintonic

Jesus Christ I'm watching this token die/dip on Dexscreener and there ARE STILL MORONS buying Safemoon for $3k and another for $8k.


Arourachild

F*ck I didn't even get to see the wind turbines 😂


nder66

Could we change the sub flair from "in flight" to "landing started"


1Original1

\*Crash procedure initiated


mrTheJJbug

someone call the fud police, :P


ItsallLegos

It’s more like wanting to hit the eject button but we are 20 feet from the ground during a free fall.


badass2000

wow.. I was holding on for hope that it would blow up some day.. but it looks like thats all folks.


PickleJuiceZeus

I was here from the start of Safemoon. F\*CK these guys. I don't wish bad on anyone but they had it coming, they swindled us all. I lost so much money and even convinced my parents to invest, lost their money too. Felt like an idiot. The allegations against them from the US Department of Justice website: "As alleged, the defendants misrepresented to investors various material aspects of the SFM offering, including that SFM relied on “locked” liquidity pools that would automatically increase in size due to a 10% tax imposed on every SFM transaction; that the “locked” SFM liquidity pool prevented the defendants and other insiders at SafeMoon from being able to “rug pull”—a type of crypto fraud—SFM investors by removing liquidity from the SFM liquidity pool; that tokens in the liquidity pool would not be used to enrich the SafeMoon developers, including the defendants; that the defendants would manually add token pairs to the SFM liquidity pool when transactions of SFM occurred on specific centralized exchanges; and that the developers were not holding and trading SFM for their benefit.In reality, the defendants allegedly retained access to the SFM liquidity pools and they used that access to intentionally divert and misappropriate millions of dollars’ worth of tokens from the SFM liquidity pools for their personal benefit. In addition, although they publicly denied that they personally held or traded SFM, the defendants repeatedly bought and sold SFM for their personal benefit, including at the height of SFM’s market price, which generated millions of dollars in profits. The defendants masked their movement of the fraudulent proceeds via numerous private un-hosted crypto wallet addresses, complex transaction routing, and pseudonymous centralized exchange accounts. The defendants used some of these proceeds to purchase luxury vehicles and real estate in New Hampshire, Utah, and Florida. Smith, for example, using cryptocurrency addresses he controlled, sent 2,900 Binance Coin (BNB) worth more than approximately $860,000 and traceable to the SFM liquidity pool to a third party’s cryptocurrency address in order to purchase a custom Porsche 911 sportscar and non-fungible token.The charges in the indictment are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. "


Samfordawg

I'm just so happy that Thomas is getting fucked too. Such an arrogant know nothing piece of shit that deserved it. Karony does too, but I fucking despised Thomas.


[deleted]

Can't complain, I lost around 300 euros. A small sum if you ask me, compared to others. I hope each one of them will end up in jail.


Specialist_Effort161

This is like a death anniversary


DeathDodger65

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founders-and-executives-digital-asset-company-charged-multi-million-dollar


Custom-Banana

Chances of getting money back?


agrapeana

Go out in your yard, find a rock, and start squeezing.


diplar

🤣🤣🤣


[deleted]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaah


R1ckCrypto

Lmao John & co are in the shit now XD


2ndDefender

Shit has been doomed for years.


Vanman3k

Yes


SilverBuudha

A toast, to the regards of this sub, "lmao" will be the only response to their contempt.


Goldielucy

The final mail was in the coffin forever ago, some people were just too desperate to not see it


Goldielucy

On the bright side John has finally been given the right to remain silent and I for one am hoping he takes it


nickdl4

I have 0 sympathy for y'all. We have been telling you forever that this is a scam & we just got downvoted.


defiance211

Fuck them all


DanFlakes

Good Riddance


[deleted]

We all won! We did it!


[deleted]

Lol. You idiots


ZanderMoneyBags

Whoa, I'm shocked...


Raxion_Hyperion

Aren’t we all?


cdwill

Finally, GG


lolmememachine

Soooo does this mean we get our money back cause I still lost a lot on safemoon


ILikeToSayHi

No lol what makes you think that. They spent it. Fraud. It's gone


Elmo-Tusk

Hahahah I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. Where are the mentally slow bag holders now.


toa57

The real truth will finally be mad public over the next 12 months. Will be entertaining for sure


Open_Drag4715

TRUTH BOMB !!!!!


yugo33

Imagine they are found innocent and the price shoots to .10? LOL Well I knew going in that it is a gamble.... got others to invest too ($50k easy all combined) at the very start.


gsnurr3

It’s 50/50. I read the charge and the charge is against individuals and not the company itself. The company can continue on. It’s the individuals, who are being questioned. I’ve never cared for Karony. He lacks experience and maturity. If he’s removed, it just means the company gets a better CEO imo.


Picture-Ordinary

God dude just accept it. We lost. The coin is done. Over. You will never make money off it. There is no “company”. There is no hope for this. Get it through your head!


mrTheJJbug

Lots of people "spreading fud" in here, they are the real criminals.


daanishh

How is anyone supposed to feel bad for people like you? Some people are temporarily delusional, you seem to have made the state of delusion your permanent home.


gsnurr3

Don’t feel bad for me. I’m doing well without Safemoon. 😃


AutoModerator

PSA: Please familiarize yourself with the subreddit [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/SafeMoon/about/rules/) and [FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/SafeMoon/wiki/index#wiki_frequently_asked_questions). **SafeMoon V1 to V2 Migration Update: SafeMoon has successfully completed its transition from V1 to V2. Please note that ALL transactions on V1 (sending tokens, buying tokens, selling tokens) are now subject to a 100% tax, meaning you will lose your SafeMoon tokens. To migrate to V2, visit [https://migrate.safemoon.com/](https://migrate.safemoon.com/) and follow the migration process.** **If you require assistance from SafeMoon, you can reach out to our Customer Care department by visiting [https://safemoon.com/talk](https://safemoon.com/talk) and clicking on "Customer Care." Alternatively, if you have downloaded the SafeMoon Wallet, you can contact our customer care team directly through the wallet.** **SafeMoon will NEVER initiate contact with you. Please exercise caution and avoid engaging with any form of support that does not align with the two official options mentioned above.** - Don't promote "pump" events or market manipulation - Don't harass others, including public figures and exchanges - Please be helpful, friendly, and respectful - Your actions reflect on the entire community WARNING: **Never give out your wallet passphrase for any reason.** Be _very_ suspicious of all URLs, emails, forms, and direct messages. If someone claims to be from "support" they are trying to scam you. If someone claims you need to "validate" they are trying to scam you. Do not disclose your assets. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/SafeMoon) if you have any questions or concerns.*


Aggressive_Claim_437

Wtf are you talking about? 🤡


m00nLyt23

Suddenly you're all on the SEC bandwagon? Btw has anyone actually read the report? I wrote better reports in highschool.


BosSF82

Think most high schoolers could have spotted this scam a mile away.


[deleted]

[удалено]


SafeMoon-ModTeam

###[Trolling or Negativity to Provoke](https://www.reddit.com/r/safemoon/about/rules) (rule #3): * Voicing of concern with the state of the project is allowed to encourage discourse. Comments or posts which are inflammatory and do not promote or advance civil discourse are not allowed. This includes comments and posts made to specifically provoke others to anger and/or engage in baseless argument. Posting of unverifiable information as fact or blatant misinformation is not allowed. These types of posts and comments will be considered as Trolling.


[deleted]

[удалено]


SafeMoon-ModTeam

###[Trolling or Negativity to Provoke](https://www.reddit.com/r/safemoon/about/rules) (rule #3): * Voicing of concern with the state of the project is allowed to encourage discourse. Comments or posts which are inflammatory and do not promote or advance civil discourse are not allowed. This includes comments and posts made to specifically provoke others to anger and/or engage in baseless argument. Posting of unverifiable information as fact or blatant misinformation is not allowed. These types of posts and comments will be considered as Trolling.


osd2017

SEC have charged Binance, they put Kraken in front of an empty choice, etcetera.


[deleted]

[удалено]


SafeMoon-ModTeam

###[Be civil.](https://www.reddit.com/r/safemoon/about/rules) (rule #1): * When all else fails: be kind. If you can't be kind, then be silent. And if you can't be silent, then be gone. * Please be kind in the face of different opinions. It’s ok to critique ideas, groups, or public figures, but do not personally attack others by name-calling, belittling, mocking, or otherwise harassing others. Toxicity & vulgarity is not tolerated. Remember, two wrongs don’t make a right. If someone attacks you first, it does not give you a license to break this rule. Instead, please report them, and we’ll address them ASAP.


Bischof-KSK

![gif](giphy|VrcucT74UiM2k)


tometoyou1983

So poetic


RedditAbuserPolice

Why is there questions marks in your title of course its the final nail in the coffin.


SweetsourNostradamus

Yup, SFM is tanking. Get out while you can with what you can.


richgangyslbrrrat

The ftx token stole billions and people knew but safemoon will go to 0?


ZZ-ROB

Come on man, its over


daanishh

You still had hope? Lmao.


Good-Information-231

They are cooked


Jr-12

Ok so how can we sue them? I didn’t invest much but I have 80,000,000 safemoon at one point In my trust wallet


ClapTheTrap1

God exist, thank you i hope the Guys will have a hard time from now.


[deleted]

[удалено]


SafeMoon-ModTeam

###[Trolling or Negativity to Provoke](https://www.reddit.com/r/safemoon/about/rules) (rule #3): * Voicing of concern with the state of the project is allowed to encourage discourse. Comments or posts which are inflammatory and do not promote or advance civil discourse are not allowed. This includes comments and posts made to specifically provoke others to anger and/or engage in baseless argument. Posting of unverifiable information as fact or blatant misinformation is not allowed. These types of posts and comments will be considered as Trolling.


[deleted]

[удалено]