UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

C A SE N O .

i 18 U.S.C. j 13,43

18 U.S.C. j 981(a)(1)(C)

UM TED STATES OF AM ERICA

VS.

EV AN D AM EL TR O M P,

D efendant.

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INFORM ATION

The United States Attorney charges that:

GENER AL ALLEGATIONS

At a11 tim es relevant to this Information:

Quanta Capital B.V. was a Clzraçao coporation, incorporated in 2018, with its

principal place of business .in Curaçao.

Operational and Financial Advisory, LLC was a Floridg cop oration, incop orated

in 2009, with its principal place of business in M inm i, Florida.

Quanta Nominee, LLC was a Florida corporation, incorporated in 2018, w1111 its

principal place of business in M inmi, Florida.

Defendant EVAN DAM EL TROM P resided in the Southern District of Florida

and was the M anaging Director of Quanta Capital B.V., tlw M anaging M ember and Re/istered

Agent of Operational and Financial Advisory, LLC, and an Authorized M ember and Registered

Agent of Quanta Nominee, LLC.

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D elinitions

lGBitcoin''wasa type ofclyptocurrency.Bitcoin were generated and controlled

through computersoftwareoperatingviaadecentralized,peer-to-peernetwork.Bitcoincouldbe

used for purchases or exchangçd for other currency on currency exchanges. Bitcoin was

com monlyknownasGCBTC.''

6. Gtcryptocuzrency m ining'' was the process that Bitcoin and certain other

cryptocurrencies used to generate, or ûçm ine,'' new coins and verify new transactions.

Cryptocurrencymininginvolvedvastdecentralizednetworksofcomputers,sometim esreferredto

asElmining machines,''arotmd the world thatverified and seclzred blockchains. In retlmlfor

contributingtheirprocessingpowerandverifying transactions,com puterson thenetwork cotzld

l berewardedtlroughneFlycreatedcryptocurrency. I

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Ep A .(POnzi''orGponzischem e''is an investm entgaud schem ethatinvolvesthe

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r paym entofclaim edrettzrnstoexisting investorsfrom fundscontributedbynew investors.Ponzi

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schem e organizers often solicitnew investors by prom ising to investftmds in opportunities

claim edto generatehighretat'nswith littleornorisk. In many Ponzischem es,theparticipants

focusonattractingnew m oneytom akeprom isedpaym entstoearlier-stageinvestorstocreatethe

falseappearancethatinvestorsareprofitingf'rom alegitimatebusiness. Ponzischem esrequirea

consistentflow ofm oney from new investorstocontinue andtend tocollapsewhen itbecom es

diftk ulttorecruitnew investorsorwhenalargenumberofinvestorsaskfortheirm oneyback.

COUNTS 1-4

W ireFraud

(18U.S.C.j1343)

Paragraphs1through 7oftheGeneralAllegationssection ofthisInform ation are

re-allegedaldincorporatedbyreferenceasthoughfullysetforthherein.

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From inorazotmd2017,throughin oraround2022,inM iam i-DadeCotmty,ilthe

Southez'nDistrictofFlorida,andelsewhere,thedefendant,

EVAN DANIEL TROM P,

didknowingly,andwiththeintenttodefraud,devise,andintendto devise,aschem eandartifice

to deâaud,and to obtain m oney and property by m eans ofm atedally false and fraudulent

pretenses, representations, and prom ises, lcnowing that the pretenses,representations, and

prom iseswerefalseandfraudulentwhenm ade,and,forthepurposeofexecutingtheschemeand

artifice,didknowingly transm itandcausetobetransmitted,by meansof'wirecomm tmication in

interstatecomm erce,certainwritings,signs,signals,picturesandsollnds,inviolationofTitle18,

UnitedStatesCode,Section 1343.

PURPOSE OF THE SCHEM E AND ARTIFICE

The purpose ofthe schem e and artifice was forEVAN DANIEL TROM P to

unlawfully enrich him selfby soliciting investorm oney through materially false and âaudulent

representations,andtheconcealmentand failtlreto statem aterialfactsconcerning,am ong other

things,theprofitability ofand safety ofinvesting in QuantaCapitalB.V.,.operationalarld

FinandalAdvisory,LLC,andQuantaNominee,LLC,thetruenatureofthebusinessoperations

ofhisentities,lzisuseofinvestorftm dstopayoffobligationstoexistinginvestorsandllisdiversion

ofinvestorftmd!tohisownpersonalaccounts.

SCHEM E AND ARTIFICE

Themannerand meansby which the defendantsoughtto accom plish thepurposeofthe

schemeandartificeincluded,am ongotherthings,thefollowing:

From inorarqtmd2017,throughinoraround2020,EVANDANIELTROMP

opened and maintained bank accountsin thenam eofOperationalandFinancialAdvisory,LLC

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andinhisnameatfinancialinstitutionslocatedintheSouthernDistrictofFlodda. TRO M P had

solesigningauthorityandcontrolofthesebnnkaccotmts.

From in orarotmd 2017,through in orarotm d2018,EVAN DANIEL TRO M P

solicited investorsto investin his çntities,Quanta CapitalB.V.,Operationaland Financial

Advisory,LLC,andQuantaNominee,LLC,aswellasinBitcoin,othercryptocurrencies,and

cryptocurrency m ining services and trading.TROM P solicited investors by phone,e-m ail,

W hatsApp m essages,and in-person.TROM P falsely and fraudulently represented he would

m anagetheseinvestm entopportunitiesaspartofltissolicitationtoinvestors.

To solicit investors, EVAN DANIEL TROM P m ade false and fraudulent

statementstoinvestorsregardingtheuseofinvestorftmds1yrepresenting,oralyandinm'iting,

thattheirm oney would beusedtoptlrchasecryptocurrencym iningequipment/m achineslocated

in M iam i,Floridaand Sweden;thatthesem achineswould beused tom inecryptocurrency that

wouldthenbetradedontxpryptocurrencyexchanges;andthattherewouldçGvlttuallyEbejnodskof

losingtheinvestedcapital''giventheGlmultiplestop lossesinplace.''

Contrary to hisrepresentations,EVAN DANIEL TROM P did notuseinvestor

fundstoptzrchasecryptoctuw ncyminingequipmentortotradenewly-mintedcryptocurrencyon

cryptocuaencyexchanges. Instead,TROM P falsely andâaudulentlyusedinvestorfundstopay

forpersonalexpenses,tomaketransfersto,andwithdrawalsâom ,hispersonalbnnkaccounts,to

enrichfnm ilym embers,andtom akepaym entstoexistinginvestorswithnew investormoney.

EVAN DANIEL TROM P instnzcted investors to invest in his entities by

transferring fundselectronically via interstate wiresto a bnnk accountthathe controlled in the

SouthernDistrictofFlodda.

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9. EVAN DANIEL TROM P operatedhisbusinessasaPonzischem ein which he

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usednewly-raisedinvestorproceedstopayoffobligationsowedtoexistinginvestors. ThisPonzi

m odelallowedTROM P toconcealthefraudulentnatlreoftheschem ealdtofurtherconcealhis

failtlretogeneraterevenueorprofitsf'rom hisbusinessoperations.

10. To induce investorsto investin his entities,EVAN DAM EL TROM P made

m ateriallyfalseandfraudulentstatem entstoinvestors,andconcealedandom ittedtostatem aterial

factstoinvestors,including,nm ongotherthings,thefollowing:

M ateriallvFa%.çStgte-m epjl

;

(a) thatinvestorproceedswouldbeusedtoptlrchAsecryptocurrencyminingequipment

thatwouldbeusedtominebitcoin andothercryptocurrencies;

(b) thattheminedcryptocurrencywouldthenbetradedoncryptocurencyexchanges

suchasCoinbaseandKraken;

(c) thatinvestorscouldexpectaretu'nontheirminingequipmentinvestmentswithin

approxim ately6-7m onths;

(d) thatinvestorswouldreceivemontlypaymentsontheirinvestments;

(e) thatinvestorscouldreceiveareturnontheirinvestmentaslighas20%,.and

(9 thattheinvestmentopportmitythatTROMPwasofferingwassafe,secureand

profitable.

Concealm entand Om ission ofM aterialFacts

(g) thatTROMPdivertedinvestorproceedstopayforllispersonrlexpe'nses,tomake

transfersto,andwithdrawalsfw m ,hispersonalbank accouhts,tom akepaym ents

tofam ilym embers,andtomakepaym entstoexistinginvestors;and

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(h) thattherewerenocryptocurrencyminingmachinestoselandthatasaresult,

TROM P couldnotrettu'ninvestorstheircapitalinvestment.

USE OF W IRES

Onoraboutthedatesspecifiedasto each countbelow,inM inmi-DadeCounty,in

theSouthernDistrictofFlodda,andelsewhere,thedefendant,

EVAN DANIEL TROM P,

forthepurposeofexecutingandinfurtheranceoftheaforesaidschem eandalificetodefraud,and

to obtain m oney and property by m eans of materially false and âaudulent pretenses,

representations,and prom ises,knowing thatthepretenses,representations,and prom iseswere

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falseand fraudulentwhenm ade,didknowingly transm itandcausetobetransmittedin interstate

comm erce,bymeansofwirecommunication,certainwritings,signs,signals,picttzres,andsounds,

asdescribedbelow:

..'Count Apjroyybaie ' .. ' ,',

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, .Dèketiption ofW ite' '

1 Febt'uary26,2018 InvestorR.R.wired $20,000from BuenosAires,Argentina,

to EVAN DANIEL TROM P'S Operationaland Financial

Advisory,LLC,corporate Chase bnnk account ending in

#3513locatedintheSouthem DistrictofFlorida.

2 M m'ch26,2018 lnvestorR.R.wired$50,000from BuenosAires,O gentina,

to EVAN DANIEL TROM P'S Operationaland Financial,

Advisory,LLC,cop orate Chase bnnk account ending in

#3513locatedintheSouthernDistrictofFlozida.

3 July25,2018' lnvestorF.O.wired$18,000from SanFrancisco,'California,

to EVAN DANIEL TROM P'S Operationaland Financial

Advisory,LLC,corporate Chaàe bnnk account ending in

#3513locatedintheSouthem DistrictofFlodda.

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4 August7,2018 lnvestorR.R.wired $45,000from BuenosAires,Argentina,

to EVAN DANIEL TROM P'S Operationaland Financial

Advisory,LLC, corporate Chase bank account ending in

#3513locatedintheSouthel'nDistrictofFlorida.

Inviolation ofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1343.

FORFEITURE

(18U.S.C.j981(a)(1)(C))

The allegations in this Inform ation are re-alleged and by this reference fully

incop oratedhereinforthepurposeofallegingcrim inalforfeituretotheUnited StatesofAm erica

ofcertainpropertyinwhich thedefendant,EVAN DANIEL TROM P,hasaninterest.

Upon conviction ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 1343,asalleged in this

Inform ation,thedefendantshallforfeittotheUnited Statesany property,realorpersonal,which

constimtesorisderived f'rom proceedstraceableto such violation,pursuantto Title 18,United

- statesCode,Section981(a)(1)(C).

Al1ptzrsuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section981(a)(1)(C)andtheproceduresset

forthinTitle21,UnitedStatesCode,Section853,asincop oratedbyTitle28,UnitedStatesCode,

Section2461(c).

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ASSISTANT UNITE STA E AT RNEY

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UNITED STATESDISTRIG CoURT

SOUTHERNDISTRICT OFFLORIDA

W TED STATESOFW W CA

EVAN DANIELTROMP,

Defendant. /

Courtpivision:(SelectOne) Newdefendants) I--IYes I--INo

F7-IMiamiN KeyWestN FTL Numberofnewdefendants

N WPB N F'I'P Totalnumberofcotmts

1.1havecarefullyconsideredtheallegationsoftheindictment,thenumberofdefendants,thenumberofprouble

w itnessesandthelegalcom plexitiesoftheIndictment/lntbnnationattachedhereto.

2.lam awarethattheinformationsuppliedonthisstatementwillberelieduponbytheJudgesofthisCourtin

settingtheircalendarsandschedulingcrim inaltrialsunderthem andateoftheSpeedyTrialAct,

Title28U .S.C.Section3161.

CASENO.

CERT IFICAT E O F TR iAL ATTORN EYA

SupersedingCaselnformation:

3.Interpreter:(YesorNo)NO

Listlanguageand/ordialect

4.'Ihiscasewilltake 0 daysforthepatiestotry.

5.Pleasecheckappropriatecategoryandtypeofoffenselistedbelow:

(Checkonlyone) (Checkonlyone)

1 0to5days nz Petty E7l

11 6to10days (71 Minor (71

III 11to20days I71 Misdemeanor E1

IV 21to60days (7I Felony Uz

V 61daysandover (71

6.HasthiscasepreviouslybeentiledinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)No

Ifyes:Judge CaseN o.

(Attachcopyofdispositiveorder)

Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter?(YesorNo)NO

Ifyes:M agistrateCaseN o.

Relatedm iscellaneousnum bers:

Defendants)infederalcustodyasof

Defendantts)instatecustodyasof

Rule20from theDistrictof

lsthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo)No

7.Doesthiscaseoriginatefrom am atterpendingintheCentralRegionoftheU .S.Attorney'sOficepriorto

August9,2013(Mag.JudgeAlicia0.Valle)?(YesorNo)No

8.Doesthiscaseoriginatefrom amatterpendingintheNorthernRegionoftheU .S.Attorney'sOfficepriorto

August8,2014(Mag.JudgeShaniekMaynard?(YesorNo)No

9.Doesthiscaseoriginatefrom am atterpendingintheCentralRegionoftheU.S.Attorney'sOfficepriorto

October3,2019(Mag.JudgeJaredStrauss)?(YesorNo)No

*penaltySheetts)atlachi

Yisel aldes

AssistantUnited StatesAttorney

CourtID No. A5502330

REV 3/19/21

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UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENALTY SHEET

Defendant'sNam e: EvanDanielTrom p

CaseNo:

Cotmts#:1-4

W irefraud

18U.S.C.j1343

*M ax.Term ofIm prisonm ent:20years

*M andatoryM in.Term ofImprisonment(ifapplicable):

*M ax.SupervisedR elease:3years

*M ax.Fine:$250,000ornotmorethanthegreateroftwicethegrossgainorioss

*Refersonly to possibleterm ofincarceration,supervised releaseand lnes. Itdoesnotinclude

restitution,specialassessm ents,paroleterm s,orforfeituresthatm ay beapplicable.

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