FBI Visits ‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ After Memecoin Meltdown: You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!

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Meet Haliey Welch, the “Hawk tuah girl,” who recently found herself in a bit of a pickle—one that involved the FBI and a memecoin disaster that could make even the most seasoned crypto enthusiast cringe. 😬

In a riveting episode of her “Talk Tuah” podcast, Haliey recounted the moment the Federal Bureau of Investigation decided to pay a visit to her grandmother’s house. Yes, you heard that right! They were there to chat about the Hawk Tuah (HAWK) crypto token, which, let’s just say, has been labeled an exit scam by more than a few crypto commentators. 🕵️‍♂️

“After the coin launch, the feds came to granny’s house and knocked on her door, and she called me, having a heart attack, saying: ‘The FBI is here after you, what have you done?’”

Haliey, in a moment of sheer panic, handed over her phone to the agents who proceeded to interrogate her about everything crypto-related. Because, you know, nothing says “trustworthy” like a memecoin that loses 90% of its value faster than you can say “blockchain.” 💸

“They cleared me, I was good to go,” she said, probably still shaking from the whole ordeal. But wait, there’s more! Haliey also went viral for her rather candid remarks about an oral sex technique in a vox pop interview. Because why not add a little spice to the mix? 🌶️

The HAWK memecoin, inspired by her viral catchphrase, launched in early December and, surprise surprise, plummeted in value almost immediately. It seems that blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps had a field day with alleged insider wallets and snipers buying up and dumping massive quantities of the token. Talk about a rough start! 📉

Haliey mentioned on her podcast that the Securities and Exchange Commission also wanted a piece of the action and requested her phone. She sent it off for “two or three days” before being cleared. Because nothing says “I’m innocent” like a phone handover, right? 📱

Her lawyer, James Sallah, told TMZ that the SEC “closed the investigation without making any findings against, or seeking any monetary sanctions from, Haliey.” So, at least there’s that! 🎉

“I trusted the wrong people”

In a moment of brutal honesty, Haliey admitted she knew very little about crypto before diving headfirst into the HAWK memecoin. “I trusted the wrong people,” she lamented, as if she were recounting a bad date rather than a financial disaster.

She claimed a company, which she couldn’t name for legal reasons (because, of course), was in full control of her X account, posting videos of her promoting the memecoin. It’s like handing your car keys to a toddler and hoping for the best. 🚗💨

On the day of HAWK’s launch, she had a gut feeling something was off. She was whisked into a room where a team of people told her to go live with YouTuber Stephen Findeisen, aka Coffeezilla. “Coffeezilla got on there and they’re like ‘Mute it, mute it,’” she recalled. “Nobody warned me about this guy at all, like nobody at all, they didn’t tell me he was like a crypto wizard, that’s exactly what he is — he ate me the fuck up.” 🍽️

Haliey only received a marketing fee and “did not make a dime from the coin itself,” which she said had been completely devoured by legal and public relations fees. Because who doesn’t love a good money pit? 💰

Despite being cleared of any legal wrongdoing, Haliey took some accountability, admitting she let down many fans who invested in the coin:

“It makes me feel really bad that they trusted me, and I led them to something that I did not have enough knowledge about. I did not have enough knowledge about crypto to be getting involved with it. And I knew that, but I got talked into it, and I trusted the wrong people.”

Meanwhile, a group of HAWK buyers decided to sue the alleged creators of the token, claiming that Alex Schultz, the token’s backing Tuah the Moon Foundation, and its founder Clinton So promoted and sold HAWK as an unregistered security. But don’t worry, Haliey wasn’t named as a defendant. Phew! 😅

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2025-05-21 07:13