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US Sends Crypto Promoter to Prison for 20 Years in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

A cryptocurrency promoter was sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, particularly in Spanish-speaking U.S. communities. The scheme, disguised as a…

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CFTC Sues Over $3.6M Digital Asset Fraud Targeting Asian Americans

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has initiated legal action against a fake trading platform and its associates for defrauding investors out of $3.6 million. The scheme, which targeted…

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Bitcoin Investor Faces Prison Time for Underreporting Crypto Gains

A bitcoin investor has pleaded guilty to underreporting his cryptocurrency gains, including $3.7 million from BTC sales, resulting in a tax loss to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of over…

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US Court Imposes $209 Million Penalty in Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ordered an Oregon resident and his entities to pay over $209 million in penalties for running Ponzi schemes disguised…

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Ex-Banker Sentenced to 41 Months in US Prison for Crypto Fraud Scheme

Rashawn Russell, a former investment banker, was sentenced on Thursday to 41 months in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud scheme that caused $1.5 million in investor losses. From November 2020…

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Bitconnect Victims to Receive Over $17 Million in Restitution From Ponzi Scheme

More than $17 million in restitution will be distributed among investors in the pyramid scheme Bitconnect under a court order in the United States. The notorious crypto investment scheme defrauded…

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