The founder of the collapsed crypto platform Celsius has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars. Alexander Mashinsky was initially arrested in …
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Former Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
by shayaanby shayaanIn short Alex Mashinsky was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison. The former CEO of Celsius Network promised two costs …
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Mango Markets Exploiter Avi Eisenberg Sentenced to 4+ Years in Prison for Child Porn
by shayaanby shayaanNEW YORK, NY — Mango Markets exploiter Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg, who stole $110 million from the now-defunct decentralized finance protocol in 2022, …
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Long Island Man Sentenced to 18 Years for $12M Father-and-Son Crypto Fraud
by shayaanby shayaanLong Island resident Eugene William Austin Jr. has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a $12 million …
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US prosecutors file over 200 victim statements in their case against Celsius’s Alex Mashinsky, to be sentenced May 8
by shayaanby shayaanUS federal prosecutors have submitted more than 200 victim impact statements to a Manhattan federal court in the criminal case against Alex …
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Leaders of $190M Brazilian Crypto Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to Over 170 Years in Prison
by shayaanby shayaanA Brazilian court has sentenced three executives behind the collapsed crypto scheme Braiscompany to a combined 171 years in prison, concluding one …
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Operator of Brazilian Crypto Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to 128 Years in Prison
by shayaanby shayaanThe Brazilian justice system sentenced Joel Ferreira de Souza to 128 years, 5 months, and 28 days in prison. Souza was identified …
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In brief Three men in Brazil were sentenced to a combined 170 years in prison this week over a Bitcoin investment scheme …
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Crypto Firm Sentenced for AI Token Wash Trading After DOJ Undercover Sting
by shayaanby shayaanFederal agents posed as a crypto startup to expose CLS Global’s role in AI token wash trades, revealing deceptive algorithms used to …
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Crypto influencer sentenced to 45 months for swindling $2m from investors
by shayaanby shayaanThomas John “T.J. Stone” Sfraga was sentenced in federal court for scamming real estate and crypto investors through a business inspired by …