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Crypto mogul Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in prison over billion dollar Celsius fraud
Mashinsky’s sentence is among the longest in a criminal case arising from the 2022 meltdown in cryptocurrency markets.
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in multi-billion-dollar crypto fraud case
Mashinsky’s downfall mirrors the fate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Binance’s Changpeng Zhao and Do Kwon of Terraform Labs.
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky gets 12 years prison for crypto fraud
NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former chief executive of bankruptcy cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, was sentenced ... who led the FTX exchange, is serving ...
Celsius CEO sentenced to 12 Years for fraud, market manipulation
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton announced Thursday that Alexander Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of the Celsius cryptocurrency platform and Bitcoin mining company,
Founder of crypto lender Celsius sentenced to 12 years in prison
The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after a prosecutor labeled him a predator who “preyed on hope” by enticing vulnerable customers to risk their life savings for a supposedly safe investment.
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for “unbank yourself” scam
Mashinsky pleaded guilty to securities fraud and commodities fraud. Federal prosecutors slammed him for reaping $48 million in profits while causing billions in investor losses by artificially inflating the value of his network's token,
Former head of crypto platform Celsius sentenced 12 years
The founder and former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform Celsius, Alexander Mashinsky, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison on fraud charges.
Celsius CEO Jailed! Alex Mashinsky Gets 12 Years For Crypto Fraud
Former Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky received a 12-year prison sentence on Thursday for misappropriating Celsius customers’ funds and manipulating the price of the lender's token, CEL. Mashinsky,
Celsius founder sentenced to 12 years in prison
The founder of cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday. Alex Mashinsky, the company’s former CEO, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and commodities fraud in December.
Former FTX exec's wife says gov't 'induced a guilty plea'
Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, who faces federal campaign finance charges, is ...
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Biden-Era Prosecutors Accused of ‘Deception’ — and Targeting Republicans — in Breaking Plea Deal With Sam Bankman-Fried’s Top Lieutenant
The ‘America First’ wife of a former FTX executive alleges that she never should have been charged after her husband pleaded ...
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Michelle Bond Alleges ‘Stealth and Deception’ in Prosecutors’ 7-Year FTX Plea Deal
Michelle Bond says prosecutors used stealth and deception to secure Ryan Salame’s plea, breaking a promise not to charge her ...
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Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in crypto fraud case
Alexander Mashinsky, founder and former CEO of ... mirrors that of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of stealing around $8 billion from customers and sentenced to 25 years in prison.