Overview
- Police found 24-year-old Mohamed Coulibaly in a Harrison Township swimming pool during a July 31 welfare check after family members raised concerns.
- A mid‑July Barron’s investigation identified Coulibaly as the alleged organizer of a scheme that sold stakes in Shopify stores that reporters say showed sales that were manually entered in the backend to appear real.
- Multiple former NFL players told reporters they lost more than $1 million combined, with Tae Crowder saying he invested $500,000 of his savings into one of the stores.
- Coulibaly denied wrongdoing and said missing returns were due to an expected acquisition payment, and the pitch documents obtained by reporters named public figures without proving those people invested or lost money.
- No criminal charges have been filed to date and the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing the death while victims and journalists continue to press federal and state regulators for action.