Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried's arguments to dismiss cryptocurrency charges are meritless

Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers made meritless arguments in a bid to convince a judge to toss out criminal charges alleging that the FTX founder stole from investors in his multibillion dollar cryptocurrency fund, federal prosecutors said Monday. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors responded to early May filings in which Bankman-Fried’s lawyers insisted that the United States overreached in its case against Bankman-Fried, making federal crimes out of regulatory issues. “The cha

• 2023-05-30
• federal prosecutors cryptocurrency FTX criminal charges Bankman-Fried defense lawyers

Ohio Man Steals 712 Bitcoin From Brother, Sentenced to Prison

Gary James Harmon will spend four years in prison after stealing crypto assets that law enforcement tried to seize from his brother.

• 2023-05-01
• U.S. Department of Justice Larry Dean Harmon Bitcoin James Harmon criminal charges Treasury Department