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Founders of Multimillion-Dollar Global Crypto Ponzi Scheme ‘Airbit Club’ Plead Guilty
10.3.2023
The founders and promoters of multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Airbit Club have pleaded guilty to various criminal charges. Airbit Club victims were promised “guaranteed daily returns on any membership purchased,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) detailed. Airbit...
Pressure Mounts on FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried as Former Director of Engineering Pleads Guilty – Here's What You Need to Know
1.3.2023
Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges, agreeing to cooperate with the investigation into FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
Singh pleaded guilty to six conspiracy charges, including conspiracy to commit wire...
Former FTX Director Pleads Guilty to Charges of Fraud, Money Laundering, and US Campaign Finance Violations
28.2.2023
Roughly 11 days ago, it was reported that Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, was working with federal prosecutors to arrange a plea deal. On Tuesday, Singh pleaded guilty to criminal charges and stated, “I am unbelievably sorry for my role in all of this.” Singh Cooperating...
Former FTX Engineering Director Nishad Singh Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges: Reuters
28.2.2023
Former FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a New York court on Tuesday
Crypto, forex platform CEO pleads guilty in $248M fraud scheme
13.2.2023
Eddy Alexandre, the CEO of the purported crypto trading platform EminiFX is facing as much as 10 years behind bars for his part in the fraudulent enterprise
Russian Charged With Laundering Ransomware Proceeds in Crypto Pleads Guilty in US
10.2.2023
A Russian national accused of processing cryptocurrency payments from ransomware attacks has pleaded guilty to money laundering in the United States. The man who was extradited from the Netherlands in mid-August, last year, will be sentenced in April. Russian Crypto Launderer Pleads Guilty in...
Coinbase Insider Trading Scandal Rocks Crypto Community – Former Employee Pleads Guilty
8.2.2023
A former employee of major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has pleaded guilty to insider trading, marking the first crypto-related insider trading case in the US....
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Former Coinbase product manager pleads guilty in insider trading case
7.2.2023
United States prosecutors have labeled this as the first insider trading case in cryptocurrency
Alleged Crypto Money Launderer Tied to Ransomware Attacks Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
7.2.2023
Denis Dubnikov, an alleged Russian crypto money launderer arrested in the Netherlands last summer, pleaded guilty to a charge of "conspiracy to commit money laundering" on Tuesday
Former Coinbase Manager Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Charges: Reuters
7.2.2023
Wahi had previously pleaded not guilty to federal charges of insider trading
Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Bitcoin ‘Seized’ by US Government
9.1.2023
An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to stealing over 712 bitcoin that was “seized” by the U.S. government in another criminal case. He has agreed to forfeit some bitcoin, ether, and dogecoin as part of his plea. “Due to the increase in market prices, the total value of these...
Brother of Criminal Bitcoin Mixing CEO Pleads Guilty to Stealing 712 Bitcoins From IRS
6.1.2023
An Ohio family now has not one but two felons facing potentially lengthy prison sentences for crypto-related crimes
Chinese Communist Party official pleads guilty to helping Bitcoin miners
29.12.2022
Xiao Yi, Communist Party Secretary of the City of Fuzhou, financially aided Bitcoin miners between 2017 and 2021
Today in Crypto: Israel to Seize All Crypto in 150 Wallets, Nigeria to Recognize Crypto Usage, OneCoin Co-founder Pleads Guilty
19.12.2022
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$4B OneCoin scam co-founder pleads guilty, faces 60 years jail
19.12.2022
The co-founder of the fraudulent scheme is set to be sentenced in April 2023 on charges relating to wire fraud and money laundering
Onecoin Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges in US
18.12.2022
Karl Sebastian Greenwood, a co-founder and operator of Onecoin, has pled guilty to his part in building the notorious crypto pyramid. The fake cryptocurrency’s “global master distributor” has been in custody since 2018 when he was arrested in Thailand and extradited to the United States....
Crypto Markets Today: Co-Founder of OneCoin Pyramid Scheme Pleads Guilty; CoinDesk Market Index Drops
16.12.2022
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Co-founder of OneCoin Pyramid Scheme Pleads Guilty, ‘CryptoQueen’ Still Wanted
16.12.2022
One of the founders behind OneCoin pleaded guilty to federal U.S. charges on Friday after one of the largest financial scams of all time, according to the Department of Justice. The purported cryptocurrency project was fraudulent from its 2014 beginnings, prosecutors said, with OneCoin – co-founded...
New York Man Pleads Guilty to $2M Crypto Mining Fraud
29.11.2022
Chet Stojanovich, 38, went to great lengths to pose as a broker of crypto mining equipment and hosting services – but kept his customers’ money for himself
US Announces ‘Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure’ as Silk Road Bitcoin Thief Pleads Guilty
8.11.2022
The man who stole over 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road marketplace has pleaded guilty. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “the seizure was then the largest cryptocurrency seizure” in the history of the DOJ and “remains the department’s second-largest...