Juan Tacuri

What the public record shows

Juan Tacuri was a senior promoter of Forcount (later rebranded Weltsys), a purported cryptocurrency mining and trading company. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and was sentenced on October 15, 2024 to the statutory maximum of 240 months (20 years) in prison. This is a criminal conviction — not an allegation.

The scheme

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York:

• Forcount spanned the globe and ensnared thousands of victim-investors, in the United States principally targeting Spanish-speaking communities.
• Promoters falsely promised guaranteed daily returns and that investments would double within six months — an impossible rate of return.
• As complaints mounted, the scheme pivoted to selling a proprietary crypto-token (“Mindexcoin”), which Tacuri claimed would eventually be accepted by companies as payment and become highly valuable — in reality, another way to inject new money and keep the scheme alive.
• In truth, Forcount conducted no real cryptocurrency trading or mining. Victim money paid other victims and enriched the promoters; Tacuri personally profited enough to buy Florida real estate and luxury goods.

Why language- and community-targeted fraud spreads so effectively

Schemes marketed within a specific language community exploit both trust within that community and, often, limited access to independent English-language regulatory resources. The same due-diligence tools (FINRA, SEC, court records) exist regardless of language — the barrier is often awareness, not availability.

Why we rate this 1 / 10 — Avoid

A guilty plea and the statutory maximum 20-year sentence for a scheme built on impossible guaranteed returns, deliberately targeted at a specific linguistic community.

Red flags this case teaches

• “Guaranteed daily returns” or “doubles in six months” are mathematically impossible promises regardless of what asset is involved.
• A “new token” launched to solve a scheme’s cash problems is a sign the original business never existed.
• Regulatory resources (SEC, FINRA, state regulators) are available in Spanish and other languages — use them regardless of what language the pitch was made in.

Bottom line

Convicted and sentenced to the maximum 20 years. Guaranteed daily returns and doubled money in six months are impossible in any language — verify any investment through public records, not through community trust alone.

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