Monday, August 10, 2026

NFT startup Few and Far founder charged with fraud

Mr Tarsha was the founder and sole equity owner of Few and Far, a startup that claimed to be developing a decentralised marketplace for non-fungible tokens.

• August 10, 2026
Taj Tarsha
Taj Tarsha

Taj Tarsha, the founder of Few and Far Limited, has been indicted on securities and wire fraud charges for defrauding investors in the crypto startup he founded by making false and misleading statements about the use of investor funds and subsequently misappropriating those funds.  

Mr Tarsha was previously arrested on June 6, 2026. The case has been assigned to U.S. district judge Lewis Kaplan.

“Taj Tarsha is alleged to have concealed fraudulent conduct behind his crypto startup, using investor funds for personal benefit,” said FBI assistant director in charge James Barnacle, Jr. “Protecting the integrity of our financial markets is a priority, and the FBI remains steadfast in its commitment to conducting thorough and fact-driven investigations into potential financial offences.”

Mr Tarsha was the founder and sole equity owner of Few and Far, a startup that claimed to be developing a decentralised marketplace for non-fungible tokens.  

Beginning in February 2022, Mr Tarsha solicited investments in Few and Far through Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFTs), under which investors paid upfront for rights to receive FAR tokens—a proprietary token meant to be integrated into the marketplace—at a later date.  

The offering materials promised investors that their funds would be used to advance the development of the Few and Far marketplace and the FAR tokens. Through these sales, Mr Tarsha raised over $10 million from the sale of 95 million FAR tokens to at least 67 investors.

Almost immediately, however, Mr Tarsha began misappropriating investor funds for his personal use, including gambling at an online casino and purchasing speculative cryptocurrencies.

Mr Tarsha also siphoned nearly a million dollars of investor funds under the pretext of legitimate compensation in the form of two bonuses—which he deliberately hid from investors and a co-founder—and a high salary that he acknowledged was unreasonable in light of Few and Far’s lack of product and “zero revenue”.

In June 2023, an audit uncovered the misappropriation. Mr Tarsha falsely told investors that the bonuses were tied to predetermined FAR token presale targets and all transactions were done for the benefit of Few and Far. He claimed all investor funds were still needed to complete the company’s mission. 

In reality, he had fired nearly all staff and instructed the remaining contractor to do work that merely created the appearance of continued development of the marketplace.  

For at least another year, he used investor funds for personal expenses, including cryptocurrency purchases, a Miami condominium loan and interior design services, and his DJ hobby. When he finally launched the FAR token in May 2024, it was effectively worthless and soon ceased trading.

Mr Tarsha, 34, of Miami, Florida, was charged with securities fraud and wire fraud, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by congress and provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge.

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