It all began when Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Sarah Halleran received a complaint through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a public hub for reporting crime. The complaint was from a financial advisor against Adam Lowe, the owner of a Florida company called The Diamond Desk Corporation. Lowe claimed to be a supplier of natural, fancy-colored diamonds, but an FBI investigation team that included Halleran, forensic accountant Lavderim Hysa, CFE, CPA and Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Anton revealed him to be the mastermind of a complex multi-million dollar investment and Ponzi scheme.