U.S. Department
of Justice
United States v. Ahmad Haris Tajyar
United States v. Ahmad Haris Tajyar (1:24-CR-472)
Court Assigned: This case is assigned to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001.
Latest Update:
A motion hearing is set for October 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM before Judge Randolph D. Moss via Zoom.
On November 8th, 2024, defendant Ahmad Haris Tajyar pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Criminal Charges:
On October 17, 2024, Ahmad Haris Tajyar, the owner and managing partner of an investor relations and corporate communications firm, was charged in a criminal information with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
According to the information, between about November 2019 and June 2021, Ahmad Haris Tajyar, 49, allegedly defrauded investors in the publicly traded securities of Minerco by, among other things, issuing and causing to be issued press releases about Minerco, at least some of which contained materially false and misleading information in an effort to make Minerco appear as a legitimate company and increase the share price of Minerco stock. Minerco traded publicly under the stock symbol MINE in the Over-the-Counter-Markets as a penny stock. Minerco was promoted as being in the business of developing and distributing psilocybin mushrooms, also known as magic mushrooms or psychedelic mushrooms.
The chief executive officer of Minerco, Julius Jenge, was arrested earlier this year on charges of securities fraud related to a scheme to defraud investors in Minerco.
Bobby Japhia also known as “Robert Samuel Shumake, Jr.,” also known as “Robert Japhia,” also known as “Shaman Bobby Shu” was also indicted earlier this year on charges of securities fraud related to a scheme to defraud investors in Minerco and obstruction.
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Victim Impact Statement: If you would like to submit a Victim Impact Statement, you may do so by mailing the Victim Impact Statement to: Victim Witness Unit, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Bond Building, Room 453, Washington, DC 20530-0001. You also may submit the Victim Impact Statement via email at VictimAssistance.fraud@usdoj.gov or by fax at: (202) 514-3708.
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