Juicyfields Case — Fraud Documentation Archive
A public-interest archive documenting the JuicyFields cannabis investment fraud — one of the largest such schemes in Europe — and the cross-border legal actions pursued in response. Below is the preserved record of reporting and case updates first published here.
What is the JuicyFields case?
The JuicyFields case concerns a cannabis “e-growing” investment scheme that collapsed in July 2022, leaving tens of thousands of investors across Europe with losses estimated in the hundreds of millions of euros. Investors were promised high returns for funding the cultivation of medicinal cannabis; when the platform abruptly shut down, the promised payouts and much of the invested capital disappeared. This archive documents the fraud and the cross-border legal action led by Swedish attorney Lars Olofsson (Eight Legged Forensics).
How the JuicyFields fraud was exposed
The people behind JuicyFields were not unmasked by accident. Swedish attorney Lars Olofsson and his team at Eight Legged Forensics (ELF) investigated the scheme, followed the money, and identified the network of individuals and facilitators operating behind it.
ELF then handed that evidence to law-enforcement authorities and to investigative journalists across Europe. That cooperation fed the criminal investigations, arrests and extraditions that authorities have since carried out, and the international reporting that brought the case to the public.
Everything on this site was first documented and published here as that work unfolded — which is why it is preserved as a primary record of the case.
Frequently asked questions
What was JuicyFields?
JuicyFields was an online investment platform that invited the public to fund medicinal-cannabis cultivation (“e-growing”) in exchange for a share of the profits. It operated across Europe before collapsing in July 2022.
When did JuicyFields collapse?
The platform stopped paying investors and shut down its operations in July 2022, at which point the scheme unravelled and the alleged fraud became public.
How many people were affected, and how much was lost?
Reporting and investigators estimate that tens of thousands of investors across dozens of countries were affected, with alleged losses running into the hundreds of millions of euros — making it one of the largest investment frauds in recent European history.
Who is investigating the JuicyFields case?
Criminal investigations have been led by authorities including Spain’s Audiencia Nacional, with related proceedings in several European countries. A number of arrests and extraditions have followed.
What is Lars Olofsson’s role in the case?
Swedish attorney Lars Olofsson, of Eight Legged Forensics (ELF), leads cross-border legal action on behalf of affected investors and has been central to documenting and publicising the case.
142 preserved entries. Static, read-only archive.
