ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly filed lawsuits on October 9 against four cryptocurrency companies suspected of fraud and market manipulation, including Gotbit Consulting, ZM Quant Investment, and CLS Global. Two lawsuits were also filed against individuals related to the case, with a total of nine individuals being charged, some of whom agreed to settle separately.Gotbit Consulting and its market director Fedor Kedrov are accused of manipulating the market through wash trading on behalf of individuals promoting cryptocurrencies named Saitama and Robo Inu. The other two companies, ZM Quant Investment and CLS Global, face nearly identical charges, all related to a token called NexFundAI. NexFundAI was created by the FBI. ZM Quant and four individuals associated with Pham are also charged in connection with another cryptocurrency asset, SaitaRealty coin.The Department of Justice listed 18 individuals and another company, MyTrade MM, which also provided services for NexFundAI, facing charges in these consolidated cases.The individuals involved in this case are distributed across multiple countries, including the United States, Russia, and India, reflecting the complexity and breadth of the case.