Strum v. Mardam-Bey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JONATHAN D. STRUM et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 24-401 (TJK) IBRAHIM MARDAM-BEY et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER As Jonathan Strum describes it, in May 2022, Ibrahim Mardam-Bey pitched him on invest- ing in cryptocurrency markets because they were down at the time. Strum says that later that month, he transferred $50,000 to Mardam-Bey to invest in a cryptocurrency fund. But according to Strum, that money never reached the fund. Instead, Strum alleges that his money was used for World Cup tickets in Qatar for…