SEC起诉高收益投资骗局：募资逾600万美元，逾240万美元本金被挪用
2026年4月8日，美国证券交易委员会（SEC）发布第26522号诉讼公告说，委员会已于4月7日向位于佛罗里达州坦帕的联邦地区法院（佛州中区）起诉，指控一个所谓的高收益投资计划骗取投资者逾600万美元。
被告是住在佛罗里达州 Sarasota 的 Michael Peter Gianoplus、由他控制的 Gianoplus Consortia LLC，以及住在德克萨斯州休斯顿的 Traci Leigh Bransford-Marquis。SEC 说，Bransford-Marquis 在计划中担任托管律师与付款人。
按 SEC 诉状，这个高收益计划声称能让投资者进入海外平台、交易冷门金融工具，并承诺短期内获得极高回报，至少8名投资者投入了逾600万美元。投资协议写明，投资者的本金会存放在 Bransford-Marquis 的律师信托账户里受到保护，计划结束后返还，被告的报酬只从计划利润中出。
SEC 指控，该计划在相关期间从未产生任何利润，被告却违反协议，挪用了逾240万美元投资者本金。委员会指控三名被告违反1933年《证券法》第17(a)(1）与（3）条、1934年《证券交易法》第10(b）条及第10b-5(a）与（c）款规定，案件编号 8:26-cv-00993。SEC 在公告中提醒，诉状中的内容是执法机关的指控，是否违法有待法院审理认定。
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SEC Charges High-Yield Investment Scheme: Over $6 Million Raised, More Than $2.4 Million of Principal Misappropriated
On April 8, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced in Litigation Release No. 26522 that it had filed charges on April 7 in federal court in Tampa, Florida (Middle District of Florida), alleging that a purported high-yield investment program defrauded investors of more than $6 million.
The defendants are Michael Peter Gianoplus of Sarasota, Florida, the entity he controls, Gianoplus Consortia LLC, and Traci Leigh Bransford-Marquis of Houston, Texas. According to the SEC, Bransford-Marquis served as the program's escrow attorney and paymaster.
The SEC's complaint says the program claimed to give investors access to exclusive overseas platforms trading obscure financial instruments with the promise of extraordinary short-term profits, and raised more than $6 million from at least eight investors. The investor agreements stated that principal would be protected in Bransford-Marquis's attorney trust accounts and returned after the program concluded, and that the defendants would be compensated only from the program's profits.
The SEC alleges the program generated no profits during the relevant period, yet the defendants nevertheless misappropriated in excess of $2.4 million of investors' principal, in direct contravention of the agreements. The complaint, No. 8:26-cv-00993, charges the defendants with violating Sections 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c). The SEC's allegations remain to be decided by the court.
来源：美国证券交易委员会
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