However, that was not enough to avoid legal action. Paul’s associates Danielle Strobel, Jeff Levin, Ebbie Ibanez, Jake Greenbaum and Ophir Bentov were also named as defendants in the filing.
The lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, Don Holland, is a Round Rock, Texas police officer whose son told him about CryptoZoo. He purchased $3,000 worth of digital currency from the company, according to the filing.
BuzzFeed News reached out to Paul’s legal representative, Jeffrey Neiman, for comment but did not immediately hear back. However, Neiman offered this statement to Time magazine ahead of yesterday’s presentation: “While Logan is disappointed with the way CrytpoZoo was handled, when all the facts come out, it will become clear that Logan always acted in good faith. Bad actors hijacked the project at the expense of Logan, as well as others, and we are confident that any claims of fraud will be discredited throughout this process.”
