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Prosecutors seek harsh punishment for a scammer behind a celeb-endorsed ICO
US federal prosecutors are requesting US District Judge Lorna Schofield to sentence a fraudster behind a celebrity-endorsed ICO to a long term in prison. A report unveiled this news on November 4, noting that the prosecutors filed a sentencing submission on October 31, demanding a harsh sentence against Robert Joseph Farkas, the co-founder of Centra Tech. дальше »
2020-11-4 15:27 | |
Russian National’s Bitcoin Ransomware Trial Begins in Paris
Alexander Vinnik, accused of being the mastermind behind the theft of $157 million in bitcoin, began trial in France on Monday. French prosecutors say the Russian national created the “Locky” ransomware, which forced companies to pay up (usually in bitcoin) or lose their data. дальше »
2020-10-20 20:20 | |
Five Keys to Inner Strength From Five Years in Prison
October 1, 2018, marked five years since I was imprisoned. My physical surroundings today are ironically similar to what they were after my arrest back in 2013. I’m in the SHU again (Special Housing Unit, aka “the hole”). дальше »
2019-5-29 22:50 | |
$9 Million Bitcoin Scam Defrauded More Than 250 Victims
Jon Montroll, the man behind BitFunder and WeExchange, was charged with fraud last February. He pleaded guilty last July, and will be sentenced in April. Montroll reportedly hid the theft of over 6,000 BTC from his platform in 2013, and went to great lengths to hide the hack – even lying to investigators. дальше »
2019-3-29 19:40 | |
Uber’s off the hook for its self-driving car’s fatal accident — but what about human drivers?
Uber‘s been let off the hook by prosecutors in a case involving one of the company’s autonomous test cars that fatally struck a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona last year, reports Reuters. However, the back-up driver behind the wheel will likely be referred to local police for further investigation, and that could potentially see him face charges of vehicular manslaughter for the accidental killing of Elaine Herzberg. дальше »
2019-3-6 16:13 | |
Mt Gox Ex-CEO Likely to Spend Next 10 Years Behind Bars
CoinSpeaker Mt Gox Ex-CEO Likely to Spend Next 10 Years Behind Bars The former CEO of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is now facing a decade jail term, as prosecutors claim he transferred millions of clients’ funds to his personal account. дальше »
2018-12-13 04:15 | |
Guilty Plea for Fraud Entered by Crypto Stock Exchange Operator
The man behind two now-defunct cryptocurrency investment sites has pled guilty to securities fraud and obstruction of justice charges. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the guilty plea on Monday, coming days after it was reported that Montroll was close to a deal with prosecutors. Jon Montroll was arrested back дальше »
2018-7-24 02:03 | |