- Joby Weeks, a defendant in the BitClub Network Ponzi scheme case, is filing a counterclaim against the federal government, alleging constitutional rights violations and government misconduct.
- Weeks and other defendants were convicted in a $722 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme involving the BitClub Network, which operated from 2014 to 2019 and misled investors with fake mining earnings.
- Weeks claims the case should have been dismissed, accusing the government of violating his rights and those of over a million BitClub members, while asserting his innocence.
- Representing himself, Weeks invokes multiple legal statutes, including the Tucker Act and RICO, and alleges kidnapping, fraud and illegal government intervention in a "multi-billion dollar" lawsuit.
- Despite his bold claims, legal experts highlight the risks of self-representation and skepticism about the viability of his constitutional and obscure legal arguments in court.
Joby Weeks, one of the main defendants in the high-profile case alleging that the cryptocurrency firm the BitClub Network operated a Ponzi scheme, is filing a counterclaim against the federal government, alleging violations of his constitutional rights.
Weeks is relitigating the case United States vs. Matthew Brent Goettsche et. al., a controversial cryptocurrency case wherein Goettsche, Weeks and three other defendants were found guilty in a $722 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme over their firm known as the BitClub Network, which operated from April 2014 to December 2019. (Related: CRYPTO WARNING: FBI arrests three men accused of running a $722 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded thousands of "investors.")
During the lifetime of the BitClub Network, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey claims the defendants allegedly solicited investments in fraudulent cryptocurrency mining schemes.
The defendants, including Weeks, allegedly misled investors by fabricating mining earnings and operating an unregistered securities scheme. The case has been a landmark in the crackdown on cryptocurrency fraud, with prosecutors securing guilty pleas from several defendants, including Weeks, who pleaded guilty in September 2021.
Weeks claims his rights and rights of BitClub members were violated
However, the latest filings reveal a dramatic shift in strategy. In a series of documents, Weeks claims to have uncovered evidence of government misconduct and constitutional violations.
"I have never spoken for the record on what actually took place with evidence," Weeks stated in one affidavit. "As you can see, I did nothing wrong, harmed no people and didn’t break any laws that I was subject to."
Weeks argues that the case should have been dismissed long ago, accusing the government of trespassing against his rights and those of over a million BitClub members.
Week's counterclaim is rooted in a deep distrust of the legal system. In one document, he dismisses his attorneys, comparing them to "allopathic doctors" who treat symptoms rather than root causes, and will be representing himself in court.
"Most Bar attorneys are compartmentalized," he wrote. "They only know statutes and codes, not the true common law of the land."
He claims to have spent 10 hours a day for a year reading over 30,000 pages of law, a feat he says no lawyer or judge has accomplished.
"You will learn more about the law reading this document than all lawyers learn in four years of law school," he asserted.
The counterclaim, described as a "multi-billion dollar" lawsuit, invokes a range of legal statutes, including the Tucker Act, RICO, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the 13th Amendment.
Weeks alleges kidnapping, fraud and illegal government intervention, demanding damages on behalf of himself and the alleged victims of the BitClub scheme.
"This is the biggest Bitcoin case ever," he declared. "David vs. Goliath. Remember when Jesus flipped the tables of the money changers in the temple? Well, I’m flipping the tables now too."
The defendant’s claims, while bold, face significant legal hurdles. Legal experts note that self-representation in complex federal cases is fraught with risk, and the counterclaim’s reliance on constitutional arguments and obscure legal theories may not hold up in court.
Weeks, who pleaded guilty following a deal with prosecutors back in 2020, is scheduled to be sentenced on March 12 following bail violations that voided his plea deal.
Watch this video featuring Joby Weeks' full statement regarding his countersuit.
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