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Cases / Crypto & digital assets

Bright with Silver Inc.

Stanley Pophal

ReportedJun 12, 2026
LocationWausau, WI
Amount$14,250,000

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Company / entity
Bright with Silver Inc.
Industry
Promissory notes tied to crypto, real estate flipping, AI, gold, silver and emeralds
How investors were recruited
Investors signed contracts styled as promissory notes; 190 investors
Pitch & red flags
Guaranteed return of "at least 20%"; claimed "connections in the finance, commodities, and real estate sectors"; principal "never at risk"

Pitch phrases from this case

Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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