Europol, the EU law agency, cracked down on Vitae, a Belgian Ponzi scheme. Europol raided 17 locations related to the website, promoted as a social media site with its own cryptocurrency. The company operated in Switzerland under the name VITAE AG. Law enforcement officials recovered €1.1 million in cash and €1.5 million in cryptocurrency during this action. Europol Shuts Vitae Down Europol took action against a group of individuals that used the Vitae platform to run an alleged Ponzi scheme. The European law enforcement agency coordinated the actions with the Belgian Federal Judicial Police under the jurisdiction of the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office to organize a joint criminal investigation. This joint force raided 17 houses related to the case, mainly in Antwerp, West Flanders, and Limburg. According to reports, Swiss police conducted other searches. Five people were arrested for their alleged participation in the Vitae scheme. Europol also closed the Vitae website and re...
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