Tag: Guilty plea
Estonian Nationals Guilty in $577M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Estonian Nationals Plead Guilty in Massive $577 Million Crypto Ponzi SchemeIn a shocking turn of events, two Estonian nationals, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, have confessed to orchestrating a staggering $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi...
HashFlare Co-Founders Plead Guilty in $577M Ponzi Scheme
Two Estonian nationals, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, have recently pleaded guilty to a $577 million Ponzi scheme involving their company Hashflare. The scheme, which defrauded hundreds of thousands of investors worldwide, resulted in...
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty in SEC Bitcoin Hack
On a February night in 2025, Eric Council Jr., an Alabama man, found himself at the center of a high-profile case involving a cyber breach of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The...
CEO of Wolf Capital Admits Guilt in $9.4m Crypto Fraud Case
**CEO of Wolf Capital Admits Guilt in $9.4m Crypto Fraud Case**Travis Ford, 35, the CEO of Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC, based in Glenpool, Oklahoma, has confessed to his involvement in a fraudulent cryptocurrency...
