Complaint Review: Robert Lyle Buckhannon

Less than three months after Robert Buckhannon was indicted in federal court on various charges relating to a “conspiracy to obtain money by means of false and fraudulent pretenses”

for allegedly converting business loan proceeds that were intended for Battle Creek’s On Deck Sports Bar & Grill, he visited Michigan with a new investment scam—and two familiar partners in

crime: Chris Paganes and Zia Shlaimoun.  In my opinion, the actions violate the terms of Buckhannon's current release on federal fraud charges, and the product (Shlaimoun's purported KryptMiner

PowerDrive cryptocurrency mining system) doesn't really exist. Buckhannon, and alleged co-conspirator Kelly DeMoss, were each charged on August 8, 2018 with a total of five counts: one count

of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. If convicted, maximum penalties range from 10 to 20 years, plus mandatory restitution.

In the new scam, Buckhannon is actively soliciting investments, promoting six-figure opportunities in a cryptocurrency mining company. Buckhannon is a convicted felon, and is not registered

as an investment advisor anywhere in the United States. The activity Buckhannon undertook, jointly with partners Paganes and Shlaimoun, has its roots in 2018 with the launch of Shlaimoun's

KryptMiner PowerDrive and PowerServer system.