{"id":11056,"date":"2024-05-17T20:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T20:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11056"},"modified":"2024-05-17T20:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T20:05:49","slug":"two-texas-cattle-traders-promised-epic-returns-on-investment-now-theyre-accused-of-a-161-million-ponzi-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11056","title":{"rendered":"Two Texas cattle traders promised epic returns on investment. Now, they\u2019re accused of a $161 million Ponzi scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-cy=\"article-content\">\n<p>In 2021, two Texas entrepreneurs started marketing a creative idea. For just $2,000, you could buy a cow from your couch. You wouldn\u2019t ever touch the animal\u2014their company, Agridime, would use your money to house, feed, and ultimately slaughter and process it. A few years down the line, they\u2019d sell the beef, pocket a small fee, and give you back your money\u2014plus <a href=\"https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/1777a853\/files\/uploaded\/Agridime%20Complaint%20Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/1777a853\/files\/uploaded\/Agridime%20Complaint%20Final.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\">at least 15% annual interest, guaranteed, and potentially up to 32%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>There was just one problem: The entire thing was a Ponzi scheme. That\u2019s according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/media\/10701\/enfagridimecomplaint051024\/download\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/media\/10701\/enfagridimecomplaint051024\/download\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\">lawsuit filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission last week<\/a> accusing Agridime\u2019s two owners of lying about their business model and swindling thousands of investors out of $161 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCustomers\u2019 funds were\u2026used to pay approximately $11 million in undisclosed commissions to Agridime personnel,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/media\/10701\/enfagridimecomplaint051024\/download\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/media\/10701\/enfagridimecomplaint051024\/download\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\">wrote the CFTC in a court filing<\/a>. \u201cAgridime used customer funds from the sale of new cattle to pay previous customers\u2019 principal and returns, in the manner of a Ponzi scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agridime was already under scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which obtained a restraining order against the company last December, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agridime.com\/information-on-the-agridime-receivership\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.agridime.com\/information-on-the-agridime-receivership\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\">freezing all of its assets and stopping it from doing business.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately for investors, the investment offering was too good to be true,\u201d wrote the SEC in a <a href=\"https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/1777a853\/files\/uploaded\/Agridime%20Complaint%20Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/1777a853\/files\/uploaded\/Agridime%20Complaint%20Final.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\">court filing<\/a>. \u201cAgridime has only been able to return principal and pay promised returns by making Ponzi payments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agridime\u2019s business model sought to disrupt the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/topics\/animal-products\/cattle-beef\/sector-at-a-glance\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/topics\/animal-products\/cattle-beef\/sector-at-a-glance\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\">$88 billion cattle production industry<\/a>, but the execution was flawed from the start. First, according to the SEC, Agridime never actually went out and purchased a head of cattle for every customer who ordered one, so they dipped into new customers\u2019 payments to cover interest for earlier investors. Second, the company paid undisclosed commissions to senior salespeople, senior executives, and their spouses\u2014to the tune of over $11 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the company\u2019s cash balances of less than $1.5 million as of September 30, 2023, and insufficient operating revenues, it appears that Agridime\u2019s Ponzi scheme will soon implode, unless it continues to raise money from new investor-victims,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/1777a853\/files\/uploaded\/Agridime%20Complaint%20Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/1777a853\/files\/uploaded\/Agridime%20Complaint%20Final.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\">wrote the SEC.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Agridime is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/crypto-ponzi-schemes-2022-cbd3c63\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/crypto-ponzi-schemes-2022-cbd3c63\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\">surge in the frequency of Ponzi schemes over the past three years<\/a>, many of them involving cryptocurrency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurtailing Ponzi schemes and holding accountable the individuals responsible for these scams is a vital component of the SEC\u2019s enforcement program,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/spotlight\/enf-actions-ponzi.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/spotlight\/enf-actions-ponzi.shtml\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\">the agency says.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Fortune<\/em> could not reach Agridime for comment; the company\u2019s phone line was disconnected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-83cd12c6-0 gjLFAy article\" data-cy=\"subscriptionPlea\">Subscribe to the CFO Daily newsletter to keep up with the trends, issues, and executives shaping corporate finance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortune.com\/newsletters\/cfodaily?&amp;itm_source=fortune&amp;itm_medium=article_tout&amp;itm_campaign=cfo_daily\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.fortune.com\/newsletters\/cfodaily?&amp;itm_source=fortune&amp;itm_medium=article_tout&amp;itm_campaign=cfo_daily\" class=\"sc-bec953bd-0 gsodiL\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up<\/a> for free.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021, two Texas entrepreneurs started marketing a creative idea. 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