NY Seeks $1.37 Billion Judgment Against Operators of NovaTech Crypto Ponzi Scheme | Black Bird Media.37 Billion Judgment Against Operators of NovaTech Crypto Ponzi Scheme Two successive crypto frauds took investors for more than NY Seeks $1.37 Billion Judgment Against Operators of NovaTech Crypto Ponzi Scheme | Black Bird Media.1 billion. Now New York's attorney general is asking a court to make the operators pay it back—with interest. This post ">