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Russian Court: Bitcoin Theft Not a Crime
3.7.2020
A Russian district court has dismissed bitcoin theft as a crime since cryptocurrency is not regulated in Russia and there is no legal status for bitcoin. The accused were found guilty, sentenced to prison, and ordered to return only the fiat money stolen — not cryptocurrencies....
Crypto Founder Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $25 Million Scam
17.6.2020
A federal court in Manhattan sentenced the founder of a $25 million ICO scam to 87 months and a fine of up to $250,000
Satoshi Nakamoto Candidate Paul Le Roux to Start Bitcoin Mining Business After Prison Time
16.6.2020
A possible Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Criminal mastermind Paul Le Roux told the judge that upon his release he plans to “start a business selling and hosting bitcoin miners,” claiming that his ASIC chip design will...
Drug Dealer Just Sentenced to 25 Years Hoped to Build a Better Bitcoin Miner
12.6.2020
Paul Calder LeRoux, an admitted drug dealer with a background in encryption, planned to build a bitcoin miner had he beaten the rap
Two Canadians Sentenced to Prison Time in US for Bitcoin Theft
18.3.2020
Two men impersonated HitBTC support staff on Twitter, convincing an Oregon resident into allowing access to their email and cryptocurrency exchange accounts
YouTuber Sentenced to 50 Years for Kidnapping and Bitcoin Ransom
4.3.2020
A former YouTuber has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for masterminding a kidnapping that demanded $100,000 in BTC for the victim’s safety
CabbageTech CEO Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison After Pleading Guilty in Fraud Case
16.1.2020
Patrick McDonnell was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay victims $225,000 after pleading guilty to charges he defrauded investors in his crypto trading platform, CabbageTech
Cryptojacking Malware Devs Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
9.12.2019
Two members of Romanian hacker gang Bayrob Group were sentenced to two decades in prison after their malware mined crypto on 400,000 infected computers
US ICO Scammer Sentenced to 18 Months In Jail
19.11.2019
The first person convicted for a fraudulent ICO in U.S. criminal court has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars
Brooklyn ICO Promoter Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison
18.11.2019
The fraudster used diamonds and real estate to whisk away $300,000 in other people's money in 2017
South Korean Exchange CEO Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
13.11.2019
A South Korean district court has sentenced executives of a local crypto exchange to prison. The CEO of the exchange got a 16-year jail sentence while other executives and their accomplices got between six and 11 years. They duped thousands of investors, promising them up to 200% return within...
CoinUp Officials Sentenced for Fraudulent Crypto Schemes
13.11.2019
CoinUp, the reputed cryptocurrency exchange from South Korea, is yet again taking the internet by storm, but this time for all the wrong reasons. According to a news report, several officials (60 to be more precise) from the CoinUp cryptocurrency exchange were arrested for a fraudulent...
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Sentenced Over Illicit Crypto Mining
25.10.2019
The last of three Russian scientists caught illegally mining bitcoin at a top-secret nuclear lab has been given a prison sentence
Drug Dealers Who Used Crypto Sentenced to Prison
28.8.2019
Five drug dealers who used cryptocurrencies to launder their funds were sentenced to varying jail terms on Monday