2 月 15 日，据美国司法部官网，Profit Connect 公司创始人 Brent C. Kovar 被控利用人工智能挖矿为幌子实施加密货币投资诈骗，非法吸收 2400 万美元资金，涉及至少 400 名投资者。检方指控，科瓦尔承诺 15%-30% 固定年回报率，并谎称投资受 FDIC 保险保障。实际资金被用于支付旧投资者、购房、送礼等非投资用途。
Kovar 面临 12 项电汇欺诈、3 项邮件欺诈、3 项洗钱罪，最高或被判 330 年监禁。案件将于 2025 年 4 月 8 日开庭审理。FBI、FDIC OIG、IRS-CI 共同调查，案件由美国助理检察官 Daniel Schiess 起诉。
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