The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Press Release on January 12th, 2023. According to the PR, “a federal district court in San Diego ordered that over $17 million in restitution be distributed to approximately 800 victims from over 40 different countries due to their investment losses in BitConnect, a massive cryptocurrency investment scheme, which defrauded thousands of investors worldwide.”
Source: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2023/01/13/bitconnect-fraud-victims-receive-over-17-million-in-restitution/