Two men leading a Hong-Kong company that raised money for (claimed) development of graphene-based chargers for mobile devices have recently been arrested as the entire operation seems to be a scam. They organized fundraising events in Hong Kong, Macau and on the mainland, and lured people to "invest" in the company's project. To become part of the fundraising, investors had to put in at least US$10,000 (HK$78,000). The name of the company remains undisclosed at the moment.
Similarly to the Xefro incidence, this is another sad example of wrongful exploitation of graphene's potential and promise. Cases like these cast shadows on the entire field, which is otherwise filled with honest, hard-working men and women that work tirelessly to develop actual graphene applications. Hopefully these cases will cease to occur as real graphene applications continue to emerge.