SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Sioux Falls man accused of operating a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency investment fraud has been charged with 28 federal felonies.
Benjamin Paul Wiener, founder of Benaiah Holdings and related investment companies, was arrested by federal authorities last week and made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Monday. Prosecutors allege Wiener operated a Ponzi-style scheme that defrauded investors of tens of millions of dollars.
According to reports, the indictment includes eight counts of wire fraud, 18 counts of money laundering, one count of bank fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft…