An Anthony Falco lawsuit search can land on several unrelated matters, because more than one person by that name (plus a Vincent Falco and a Sheriff Louis Falco) has been in court over the past decade. The cases that show up most often are a 2025 cryptocurrency fraud suit against Digital Currency Group, a former Hoboken police chief’s retaliation claims against Mayor Dawn Zimmer, a Delaware broker-fraud case tied to a company called LifeBrand, a FINRA raiding arbitration involving a Chicago-area broker-dealer, and a Rockland County corrections-officer retaliation case against Sheriff Louis Falco. Each is summarized below with how it ended.
Vincent Falco v. Digital Currency Group
The newest and most searched matter involves Vincent Falco, a California cryptocurrency investor, not an Anthony Falco. He filed suit on May 6, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Digital Currency Group (DCG), its founder Barry Silbert, and former Genesis Global Capital CEO Soichiro “Michael” Moro. The case was docketed as No. 1:25-cv-03771.1CourtListener. Falco v. Digital Currency Group, Inc.
Falco had lent 3,000 BTC to Genesis on October 5, 2022, at 5% annual interest for a six-month term. Those tokens were worth roughly $60 million at the time. After Genesis filed for bankruptcy in January 2023, he recovered about 1,758.5 BTC through the estate and remained short more than 1,200 tokens.2ALM / assets.alm.com. Falco Lawsuit Coverage
His complaint alleged that DCG, Silbert, and Moro ran a coordinated misinformation campaign during the 2022 “crypto winter” to convince lenders that Genesis was financially sound when it was effectively insolvent. Central to the alleged scheme was a $1.1 billion promissory note DCG issued to Genesis after the collapse of borrower Three Arrows Capital. The complaint alleged DCG portrayed the note publicly as an infusion of liquid capital when in fact it was a 10-year instrument bearing 1% interest.3ALM / filehandler.lbr.cloud. Falco v. Digital Currency Group Complaint
The case did not last. The defendants moved to dismiss on July 2, 2025. Judge Denise L. Cote ordered Falco to file an amended complaint by July 25 and to justify the court’s diversity jurisdiction. Instead, Falco filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on July 25, and the court entered the dismissal order on July 29, 2025.1CourtListener. Falco v. Digital Currency Group, Inc. A related adversary proceeding DCG had filed against him inside the Genesis bankruptcy (Adv. Pro. No. 25-01111) was also dismissed voluntarily by DCG on August 8, 2025.4PACER Monitor. Digital Currency Group, Inc. v. Vincent Falco et al. No public filings show a refiled fraud claim in another court.
Anthony Falco Sr. and the Hoboken Retaliation Cases
Anthony P. Falco Sr., a former Hoboken, New Jersey, police chief, brought both federal and state lawsuits against former Mayor Dawn Zimmer, the City of Hoboken, and other officials, claiming political retaliation for supporting one of Zimmer’s opponents.
The Federal Case
The federal suit, Falco v. Zimmer (No. 13-cv-1648, D.N.J.), was filed in 2013. The district court dismissed it in 2017. In 2019 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit partially revived it, finding that while most of Falco’s grievances were “petty,” he had stated viable retaliation claims tied to the filing of the lawsuit itself and to his testimony against Zimmer in an unrelated matter. On remand, some claims were cut on summary judgment; the surviving claims settled on March 15, 2022, on undisclosed terms. The case was dismissed with prejudice on May 17, 2022, “without costs to either side.”5Bloomberg Law. Hoboken Ex-Police Chief, Mayor Settle Speech Retaliation Suit
The State Case
Falco’s parallel Hudson County Superior Court case ended differently. Judge Martha D. Lynes dismissed it in full on September 6, 2018. Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and former Mayor Zimmer called the litigation “frivolous.”6City of Hoboken. Falco State Court Lawsuit Dismissed in Full
Anthony Falco Jr. and the LifeBrand Investor Suit
Anthony J. Falco Jr., a broker registered with J. Alden Associates, Inc., was sued in July 2024 in the Delaware Court of Chancery by a group of investors that included former NFL tight end Brent Celek. The complaint, Georigi et al. v. Falco et al., Case No. 2024-0733, alleged that Falco fraudulently induced high-net-worth individuals to buy stock in LifeBrand, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based AI software company selling social media monitoring tools. The plaintiffs alleged Falco misrepresented LifeBrand’s revenue, client relationships, and valuation, and collected undisclosed commissions in the form of company stock, while LifeBrand’s actual gross revenues were under $500,000 a year. Named-plaintiff investments exceeded $6.1 million.7Docket Alarm. Carl Georigi et al. v. Anthony Falco et al. – Complaint
FINRA BrokerCheck records indicate the matter as to Falco was settled in March 2026 for $500,000, paid by the firm’s insurance carrier at policy limits. Falco denied the allegations, stated he paid nothing out of pocket, and was not found guilty of any wrongdoing.8FINRA. BrokerCheck Report – Anthony J. Falco Jr. The Delaware case continues against other defendants; as of January 2026 the claims against several individual LifeBrand insiders and affiliated entities were dismissed with prejudice by stipulated order.9Docket Alarm. Carl Georigi et al. v. Anthony Falco et al. – Stipulation of Dismissal
Anthony Falco II and the Noyes FINRA Arbitration
A different Anthony Falco, Anthony Falco II, is the current president of Monere Investments, Inc., a broker-dealer in Schaumburg, Illinois.10FINRA. BrokerCheck Report – Monere Investments, Inc. In 2015, his former employer, David A. Noyes & Company, filed a FINRA arbitration (Case No. 15-01217) accusing Falco and several colleagues of raiding the firm when they left to form Monere. Noyes sought roughly $2.6 million.
In July 2016 a FINRA panel found Falco and his co-respondents jointly and severally liable for $640,000 in compensatory damages and $40,000 in monetary sanctions for discovery abuse. Counterclaims filed by Falco and a co-respondent, alleging they were pushed out by compliance problems and poor management at Noyes, were not sustained.11Broke and Broker. Noyes FINRA Arbitration Monere Investments remains registered with the SEC and FINRA with no disclosed regulatory events on its BrokerCheck record.10FINRA. BrokerCheck Report – Monere Investments, Inc.
Rockland County Officers v. Sheriff Louis Falco
Seven former Rockland County, New York, corrections officers sued the county and Sheriff Louis Falco III, alleging they were forced out in retaliation for supporting Falco’s political opponent. They said they were hit with questionable disciplinary charges tied to jail logs and suicide-watch monitoring. Most resigned after learning they could face criminal prosecution; former union president John Cocuzza and officer Jacquelin Millien pleaded guilty to criminal charges.12Daily Voice. Corrections Officers Accuse Rockland Sheriff of Retaliation
The lawsuit settled for nearly $3.5 million as of December 2021. Individual shares were not publicly disclosed.13Lohud / Journal News. Correction Officers Get Millions in Lawsuit Settlement Against Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco has served as Rockland County Sheriff since 2012 and remains in office.