Category: Pleads
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Celsius Founder Alexander Mashinsky Pleads Guilty To $4.7 Billion Fraud Charges
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Alexander MashinskyThe former CEO of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, and faces a possible maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. This development comes on the heels of multiple charges filed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), which originally charged him with…
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Paxful Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to AML Program Failures
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Arthur Schapak, Paxful co-founder and former CTO, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to willfully fail to establish, develop, implement, and maintain a compliant anti-money laundering program as required by the Bank Secrecy Act. In a statement, the US Department of Justice’s Office of Public Affairs revealed that Shabak failed to collect…
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Juan Tacuri Pleads Guilty in $8.4 Million Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme
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Juan Tacurri, 46, of Greenacres, Florida, a top promoter of the Forcount cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District of New York. The scheme, which netted $8.4 million from primarily Spanish-speaking investors, has been described as one of the most shocking scams…
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Former BitConnect promoter pleads guilty to criminal charges
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Former BitConnect promoter John Pegaton has pleaded guilty to one felony count of providing unlicensed financial services. Pegaton Back He appeared before the Sydney District Court on May 16, where he admitted providing unlicensed financial services on behalf of another person. This is a breach of section 911B(1) of the…
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Former BitConnect promoter pleads guilty to criminal charges
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Former BitConnect promoter John Pegaton has pleaded guilty to one felony count of providing unlicensed financial services. Pegaton Back He appeared before the Sydney District Court on May 16, where he admitted providing unlicensed financial services on behalf of another person. This is a breach of section 911B(1) of the…
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Aussie Frontman of BitConnect Pleads Guilty
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BitConnect’s national promoter in Australia, John Pygaton, has pleaded guilty to his role in promoting the scam three and a half years after being charged. He promoted the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme on social media, hosted seminars across the country, and held face-to-face meetings with victims to convince them to invest…
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Crypto Influencer ‘T.J. Stone’ Pleads Guilty To $1M Wire Fraud Scheme
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In federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday, cryptocurrency personality Thomas John Sferaga, also known as “TJ Stone,” pleaded guilty to… Wire fraud charges Charged with defrauding more than a dozen victims out of more than $1.3 million. Reveal the fake scheme According to To the US Department of Justice, from…
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Crypto Influencer ‘T.J. Stone’ Pleads Guilty To $1M Wire Fraud Scheme
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In federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday, cryptocurrency personality Thomas John Sferaga, also known as “TJ Stone,” pleaded guilty to… Wire fraud charges Charged with defrauding more than a dozen victims out of more than $1.3 million. Reveal the fake scheme According to To the US Department of Justice, from…
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Crypto personality ‘T.J. Stone’ pleads guilty to wire fraud
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Thomas John Sferraja, known as “TJ Stone,” pleaded guilty to fraud charges in federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday. According to the US Department of Justice, he was a traveler Accused By deceiving investors by promising returns of up to 60% within three months through a digital cryptocurrency wallet that…
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Crypto personality ‘T.J. Stone’ pleads guilty to wire fraud
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Thomas John Sferraja, known as “TJ Stone,” pleaded guilty to fraud charges in federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday. According to the US Department of Justice, he was a traveler Accused By deceiving investors by promising returns of up to 60% within three months through a digital cryptocurrency wallet that…
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BTC-e founder pleads guilty to laundering stolen Bitcoin
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Alexander Vinnik, co-founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, has admitted to conspiracy to launder money, marking a significant development in a long-running legal saga. Vinik’s guilty plea comes in the wake of a broader investigation that revealed widespread illegal activities at the stock exchange from 2011 to 2017. BTC-e:…