The leader of the Crypto Scheme worth $ 30 million is guilty and threatens to regulate up to 20 years of prison
The leader of the Crypto Scheme worth $ 30 million is guilty and threatens to regulate up to 20 years of prison
The leader of a cryptocurrency program that has swindled over $ 30 million from investors has guilty of fraud, the US Justice Ministry (DOJ) said. He now threatens a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
leader of the $ 30 million cryptosystem is guilty of fraud
The US Justice Ministry (DOJ) announced on Wednesday that Michael Ackerman's wire fraud guilty. The Ministry of Justice described that Ackerman is the leader of a "fake cryptocurrency investment scheme". He "orchestrated a multimillion dollar cryptocurrency investment system" and "admitted to having caused victim losses of more than $ 30 million". The doj explained:
Ackerman, 52, from Sheffield Lake, Ohio, today owed guilty because of a wire fraud that is punished with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Ackerman was Chief Trading Officer of the fund; He personally checked the fund's primary trading account on a cryptocurrency exchange. He claimed that the fund's proprietary trade algorithm brings about 15% profit for investors every month.
by December 2019 he claimed that the value of the fund investment pool, which consisted of around $ 37 million in original investor contributions, has grown to around $ 315 million. "In reality, however, the primary trading account used by Ackerman had an account balance that never exceeded about $ 5 million," said the doj.
In addition, the Ministry of Justice stated: "Instead of investing and acting on behalf of the fund, Stahl Ackerman stole at least $ 9 million in investor contributions and used it to finance a wasteful lifestyle that comprised the purchase of several real estate, hundreds of thousands of dollar to Tiffany jewelry, vehicles, travel and personal security services." The doj came to the conclusion:
According to the conditions of his plea, Ackerman approved a reimbursement of at least $ 30,667,738.79. Ackerman also agreed to withhold $ 36,268,515, including the millions of dollars in cash, real estate and jewelry that were obtained or bought by victims.
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